It's gonna be on Hannibal. I've had it half-written for over a year haha. Might start a new series called "StrucciTV" which will be more somewhat analytical reviews rather than just straight video essays on a specific topic.
Thanks as always for support!!
2016-07-18 23:57:39 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to get something together to submit to a small comedy festival kind of thing and so I made this. It didn't make it in so here it is. I am not charging y'all for this don't worry lol
2016-07-06 09:47:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I also talk about my other channel where I also just uploaded an old video essay- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZT1xa5-Xs
2016-06-30 10:02:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are all of the takes Catty sent me for the Jack Warner bit in the new Film Nerd episode. Enjoy!
2016-06-24 18:34:06 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally done!!
2016-06-24 15:38:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm gonna be an attending professional at Dragon*Con??? I'll def keep patrons updated as far as if I'm gonna be on any panels or anything. This is really cool.
2016-06-07 00:22:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Script is actually almost done for episode 5!! I'm having trouble because I'm trying to synthesize both film movements as a concept, the way that the film industry is often cyclical, and current accessibility of filmmaking technology in a way that is cohesive and in a video around 10-11 minutes (I feel like the concepts aren't big enough in this ca...
2016-05-30 01:33:45 +0000 UTC View Post
wow!!!
I got hit on the head pretty hard earlier and I apologize if that had an impact on the commentary lol
2016-05-27 10:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally captioned ep 2. I am working with people to translate the captions into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and French. It feels pretty cool to have people who want to help my videos reach a bigger audience :)
Shannon
2016-05-25 09:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Y'all I went to a YOUTUBE CREATOR DAY event I was invited to on Friday. It was fun but super weird and very network-y. There was a strong emphasis on collaboration but 90% of the people there did beauty/makeup tutorials and I don't have a lot of common ground with them, haha. A lot of the YouTube advice seemed cool but a lot of it is really "o...
2016-05-17 03:49:39 +0000 UTC View Post
New video! Thanks so much for the support!!
2016-04-30 17:02:23 +0000 UTC View Post
this wasn't intentional but it made me laugh a lot
Pretty much done editing the video apart from titles. Debating on even putting titles on this one since it's not as explicitly educational and because there's a lot less variety in what I'm showing (rather than picking from a million different things in a way that would cause confusion). Look...
2016-04-30 04:05:18 +0000 UTC View PostIn an effort to at least get SOMETHING done so I won't have gone so dang long between videos that aren't updates, I'm going to try to get a little personal video about how a certain movie changed my life done before the end of the month. Gonna try to finish writing tonight, recording/editing tomorrow, and have it up by Saturday morning. We'll see!!...
2016-04-28 21:25:27 +0000 UTC View PostWorking on the Film Nerd 5 script for the first time since January. I'm also playing with the idea of a video essay on the movie that got me into film just so I can do something that isn't so research-heavy (and because a side series on stuff that influenced me a ton as an artist/media consumer/person is an idea I've had for ages- I even mention it...
2016-04-25 01:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Featuring short clips of me being mean on podcasts! And my friend Matt!!
2016-04-19 15:18:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Just guested on another film podcast!! It should be dropping within the next couple days and I'll link when it does. In the meantime here's a list of all the times people have kindly asked me to come on and yell about movies!
I had hoped to get ep 5 out before my one year anniversary but I didn't. As a consolation, here's a goofy short video with some updates!
2016-02-26 14:00:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Some notes I wrote while waiting on my bus in Chicago. My friend said it looks like something a serial killer would have written. It kind of does. I take this same notebook with me wherever I travel. Lots of notes and drawings in it! I usually write scripts in my phone but I needed to conserve battery at the time.
2016-02-01 04:23:53 +0000 UTC View PostStarting to write FILM NERD episode 5 today! This one is about film movements, trends in different film cultures, film technology, and how budgets affect content (and how some content can't get a budget, haha). That's what I'm setting out to write about, at least. There's usually at least SOMETHING different by the time I finish the script and even...
2016-01-14 22:06:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Recording VO is my nightmare. I was tired/hungry when I recorded this one and should have just taken a break and eaten something. I-it usually isn't this bad, lol.
2016-01-04 23:44:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow! Here it is. Let me know if it's blocked in your country or if there are any similar issues- at this point I'm used to filing copyright claim counter-reports, haha.
Thank you all so much for the support.
Next up is probably the film movements FILM NERD episode. I think the one after that will be about suspension of disbelief/"pl...
2016-01-04 22:12:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Shot a little bit for the "Hi, I'm Shannon!" portion of the video. Might reshoot but I'm happy with the concept. Maybe I'll find a brighter part of the house so the solar-powered flower actually dances...
2015-12-28 19:42:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Recorded the VO for the game video. The file is over forty minutes long because I'm a perfectionist who constantly messes up takes. I restructured rewards and got rid of stretch goals. Now you get commentary at the $1 level and video/audio at $10. I think I had accidentally released commentary under the $1 tier before anyway. If you want to lower ...
2015-12-15 04:02:55 +0000 UTC View PostI think the video games script is done. I want to do more research and add to it but it's already longer than I'd like and I need to stop. It's a tight script though. I hate taking this long on stuff but I also like having the chance to slow down and really think about what I'm saying instead of rushing through anything.
When I was 19 I wrote...
2015-12-11 10:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Between packing and moving boxes I've been reading this as research for the film movements Film Nerd epiosde. Been posting excerpts on my personal twitter. It's a fascinating book and a fun read. I was lucky enough to have a friend recommend it to me when we were at a big warehouse kind of place of used books, DVDs, etc in Nashville. Definitely che...
2015-12-01 21:20:45 +0000 UTC View Post
The brief "Hi, I'm Shannon" intro is going to have this thing in it as an Undertale reference. The game has a smiley talking flower character named Flowey who isn't as benevolent as you'd first expect and I keep being reminded of Flowey when I see decorations/toys like this in stores. Not sure if I'll film myself doing a double take, recoiling, or ...
2015-11-27 08:32:48 +0000 UTC View PostVideo games script is mostly written. Need to do more research and tighten it up but I've figured out what I'm trying to say with it. It's hard to narrow examples when there's so much I love and want to talk about. I've been catching up on little weirdo indie games I've meant to play and have watched a couple game docs and stuff as research and it'...
2015-11-12 11:59:20 +0000 UTC View Post
This SHOULD work. Please let me know if it's blocked.
2015-10-27 07:43:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Haven't even added a proper title to it and it's being blocked, haha. Should be an easy fix though and then episode 2's commentary will be available soon! Ep 3 (the actual ep, not commentary) was recently blocked I'm the US but I contested it fairly easily. Happened with 2 before too.
2015-10-27 07:32:20 +0000 UTC View Post