PHEW!!! Almost 10 minutes long, over 140 shots... it's a biggie.
Hey y'all! Been a looooooong time comin' and it's almost complete. But I wanted to share with you the current animatic progress for our "backstory" chapter.
Obviously it's mostly placeholder stuff here, and there will be original music composed by Noah.
Current runtime is 5:01 and we're still only about 70% done. There's a few additi...
2022-05-01 21:24:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Not a whole lot of new information here in this video, considering the patreon updates. The newest bits and bobs would be:
Hey hey hey! January is getting close to wrapping up and I wanted to drop a little update on both myself and BSV.
I know my life has been a bit of a rollercoaster since last Spring, but the ride is over. Health is in order, my personal life has simmered down, and I've come away with a better sense of self and an adorable pup. Time to crank...
2022-01-25 01:59:51 +0000 UTC View PostAvast, me hearties! The new year is upon us!
2022 is right around the corner, however, I wanted to quickly recap this year, as 2021 has been quite the journey!
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We completed 2 chapters of BSV
About 13 minutes of animation, a little over a minute-a-month on average. Despite not being a bad amount ...
2022-01-01 02:37:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys!
Wow... things have been nuts. 2021. For a lot (if not, all of us), for sure, but specifically (in regards to this post) my life and BSV. For anyone who has followed the events of the year or deduced others, I promise... there's been so much more going on in the background. That said, your patience continues to inspire and a...
2021-11-29 19:22:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks so much for your patience, y'all! This is pretty much the chapter :D
Next is the final pass : scene/art asset tweaks / composition tweaks / final sound effects and voice lines / sorting out credits / and music.
Before I go public with the final version, I'll make a post to confirm credits :D
I'll have a lot ...
2021-10-16 18:35:36 +0000 UTC View PostHey y'all! Wanted to wait til the chapter was done, but seeing as we're almost into the second week of October, I wanted to let you know the progress.
Currently there is 1 shot that needs animation (I ended up saving the two most animation heavy scenes for last, smart I know)...
There's 3 shots that need a few additional assets...
2021-10-07 20:06:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all! So as promised, I wanted to get the current progress to you guys before I head off to Texas for 2 weeks (ya, I thought it would be broken up into 3 trips... turns out it's 2). I'll be back around 8/24 to hopefully plug in the assets and wrap up chapter 003 before having to fly back at the beginning of September for just a couple days....
2021-08-11 00:24:19 +0000 UTC View Post
**Good lord, have mercy! The video was the problem, not Vimeo or Youtube... fixed! **
All the personal details are in the video. But I'll be posting here again in the next couple days the current progress so you guys can see where we're at.
Thanks for your amazing patience and support, y'all... been a weird few months lol
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Hey hey hey!
So it's July, and I continue to plug away at Chapter 003. So I missed the June deadline I set for myself...
I cancelled my trip to Texas, as this is a priority...Needless to say this chapter is taking a lot longer than I originally planned. Likely because there's more "people" in each scene, more animation, and the...
2021-07-03 19:24:59 +0000 UTC View Post
This month is it. No matter what. Chapter 003 is happening.
As I mentioned before, I have a commercial commission I’m working on this month, and just after 4 days (June 1-4), I’m like 70% done, so not too bad (certainly better than I’d expected).
I sent in a chunk of progress today to the client, and this will free me up to jug...
2021-06-05 23:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!! Been continuing to crank on chapter 003. Turns out it has almost double the shots of chapter 002, despite having a similar runtime... oof.
Continuing to work on base assets (the still drawings that I later/sometimes animate or add lip-sync to), but overall, we've got a lot done. Really really hoping to have this chapter complet...
2021-05-09 20:30:48 +0000 UTC View Post
The animatic is finally done! It's rough... REALLY rough. But it has the basic layout of shots in place.
A quick breakdown: Runtime is around 5:40 // roughly 110 shots.
Like a said, it's rough and there's a ton of stuff missing:
Hey gang! First off, welcome to the new patrons! If yer unfamiliar with my updates, just a warning: there are spoilers. Just a heads up!
Uploaded here (above) are just some VERY ROUGH shots from 003. Just basic assets in place for several shots, still gonna tweak the ones shown.
But before getting too much into the ...
2021-03-02 19:43:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey crew!! We did it!! Chapter 002 is pretty much wrapped! Just getting final touches in before release in a couple days (I think... waiting on something).
In the meantime, if any of you so desire, please check your names listed in the credits. The video doesn't have them, but you can see them on the site (I just updated the patreon listin...
2021-02-20 04:38:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon video embed acting weird? Here's a link : https://youtu.be/rlliQIIszTE
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Dunno why I started with the 2nd half of the chapter, but it's pretty much done. There's gonna be a lot of touching up and tweaking. Also still missi...
2021-01-17 03:08:16 +0000 UTC View Post
First off — IT'S A NEW YEAR!!! I hope you all were able to celebrate in the best way you could. I won't lie, while 2020 was a hard year for us all, I can't ignore the highlights. Overall, it's been a productive year, and it just feels right to start the year off with more BSV progress <3
I'd made a video on twitter talking about how I...
2021-01-01 23:13:06 +0000 UTC View Post
So there's still a bunch of missing sounds and and tweaks to be made. But the majority of it is in for timing and shot placement.
Voices are also mostly just temp. I know I said that last time, but (in 001) with Old Sangrio being a pretty small character with virtually all the lines, I figured it made sense. This time, I already got some f...
2020-11-15 21:06:05 +0000 UTC View Post
*Temporary sound starts at around 50 seconds*
SUPER ROUGH but you get a sense of the first couple minutes. Still need to include a few more character intros, then the town and the opening scene in the village. Probably gonna run around 5-6 minutes... still longer than I thought, but I think the process is gonna be much quicker.
Consi...
2020-11-05 02:21:05 +0000 UTC View Post![BSV Ch.001 [Complete] - Patreon Preview](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/1/jg/im/4e9b88-019e87f6-5d03-705a-9ac7-872612e01678.jpg)
There's a few things I need to fix in this, but it's finally done.
Been a long time coming, and I can't thank you guys enough for your patience. I still need to get the credits and stuff together for the final release. Also the dub-ready version.
There will also be a follow-up video update where I talk a little about the process so f...
2020-10-27 18:48:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Here we go! The last update before we wrap this baby up!
Most of the sound, all the shots are planned (but not completed). Still a ton to do, but I'm aiming to wrap this up in October... AIMING! If I can get more help on animation, it won't be a problem at all... the issue is simply finding people that work in the style... but I...
2020-10-02 02:19:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey y'all!
Roughly a month ago, I had shown off about 4 minutes of (almost) completed animation. Here we've got about 8 minutes of (almost, but less) completed animation, with an additional 2 minutes of (very rough) progress.... that puts us at around 10 minutes.
There's still probably another 2-3 minutes to go... so, once agai...
2020-09-08 03:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, hope yer all healthy and safe and sane. Weird times.... bizarre even...
Bad puns aside, I promised earlier that I'd post the progress (the first half of the first chapter) for those interested in seeing it coming along.
Still missing some final touches, but it's pretty much there. I've also already another +2 minutes pretty...
2020-07-22 00:26:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes! Yes! Yes!
I can't express the utter relief I'm feeling right now.
For the past two month I've been juggling a couple animation commissions (Cherry Insurance and Advance Solutions)...and as of this weekend, they're pretty much done. Cherry, for sure, but still haven't finalized Advance. As fas as I'm concerned it...
2020-06-16 01:08:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month of progress, another month of "thanks for being patient."
Chapter 001
Chapter 001 continues to balloon in size. Like I've mentioned, I have no doubt the following chapters will move much quicker (and will also be shorter), but seeing as this is the beginning of a the whole she-bang, add...
2020-05-10 18:57:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! Been a few weeks! And I wanted to hit you guys up and let you know where we're at!
So in terms of assets/animation we're def over halfway. The image gallery attached doesn't include all the assets I've done (and even some of the shots above are not cleaned-up).
"Well this sure is taking a while!" Yes. And while the...
2020-03-31 18:16:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey gang! Just poppin' by to share some footage of the project. It's not finished footage, still needs some tweaks to composition and the addition of lip-sync and stuff, but you can get a sense of the look and feel (at least for this chapter).
In terms of assistance with the project... I initially thought allotting $2,000 a month for backg...
2020-02-04 02:05:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Production has officially began (since 2 days ago). Here's what's up:
- 113 shots for the first chapter.
- Still no luck with finding clean-up assist, or background assist.
- Moving ahead with animated boards + sound design
So... not finding help wasn't a dream start for the year, but I anticipated plenty of roadblocks before ...
2020-01-03 01:15:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The last two chapters are mapped out, but super rough. That said, it's gonna be a long while before we get to animating those last chapters of Episode 3, so I'm not about to hold up the whole process because of it.
I leave for Seattle to visit my family tomorrow, and will be there til December 29th. While I'm there I'm going to secure a ba...
2019-12-14 23:45:34 +0000 UTC View Post