My spring break came and went, and all I worked on in the video department was my next Team Fortress 2 project. Unfortunately, it remains incomplete because I currently lack enough footage. (I mean, for fuck's sake, all I have to do is stitch clips together.) Again, it'll have a similar style to "The Gunslingin' Adventures", starring footage from careless 2fort sessions I enjoyed and filmed during my time at home. The video won't be extraordinary, but it will feature a larger variety of schemes and will be enjoyable for any TF2 fan.
The tweet linked above states a possible May release for the video, but I can already tell that it's not going to happen due to schoolwork and lack of time at home. Even nowadays, I still get carried away and slip out information prematurely, so some of these blog entries wind up being clusters of what-ifs and useless date predictions.
So... what am I sure of? Well, I know that my upcoming summer vacation will leave more potential for new videos. I can safely say that this TF2 video will pick up with production once I return home for the break, beginning mid-May. Lastly, I guarantee that Gmod videos will at least be on my mind during those three months off from college. Everything else is a mystery at the moment.
I know I don't have to apologize, but I'm just as annoyed with my recent lack of showcasing as any subscriber of mine. I can only hope for the best from this upcoming summer.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
March 2013 Update
Damn, it's March already—and we're half-way through it. As soon as I know it, I'll be sitting back in my old room again, freeing my mind and saying "fuck you" to the hot weather outside my window.
Admittedly, I feel very productive at times, but I usually don't have a creative outlet for those moments. As much as I'd love to produce projects on my laptop, video production burns through time like a high metabolism and would interfere with my college lifestyle. Don't forget that I would have to downscale my production quality, since I only have a laptop in my possession. Living on college campus, my weekend visits home are only semi-monthly, and I usually spend that time on bad habits to relieve stress from college courses.
Fortunately, with spring break coming up, I'll be spending more time at home at the end of the month, and I plan to be more productive. In fact, during my last home visit, I recorded some hilarious Team Fortress 2 footage with a close friend via demos/replays. Hopefully, by next weekend, those demos will still work when I return home so I can capture them in AVI form for proper editing. If everything goes as planned, expect another great TF2 video coming soon, with a similar style to "The Gunslingin' Adventures".
My Black Mesa trailer is still on the board, and I'll hopefully resume working on it when my break arrives. In fact, during my time away, I've written down some revisions for it that'll help speed up the process. This project has been focused on the revising process, which is something I didn't do much in the past, and ensuring audio quality. For example, I've been careful to not overdo the number of slow-motion shots and post-processing, something people criticized about with the last trailer. As for audio: I finally started using earphones to check my editing. (Some previous videos are roughly stitched together on the audio level.)
At the bottom of the priority list is an ancient, abandoned Fortress Fortress project that a third-party handed down to me to finish. For the sake of surprise, I'm not going to go into details, but old members of the Fortress Forever community will shed tears of nostalgia. Though, being the lowest priority, this project won't be touched for awhile. (Its footage isn't going anywhere!)
No worries; Garry's Mod has not been forgotten. As my ideas list slowly shapes over time, I continue to ponder on how I'll present them. After evaluating my mistakes with UnKnown Moments 5, I hold a more skeptical attitude towards new ideas in order to improve them. Evolution, baby.
Another concept that's been in the back of my mind is creating a Minecraft LP series. For months, the idea has been incidentally evolving over time. Knowing how I am, you can assure yourself that it would have an interesting twist. If it'll ever sprout into video form, this summer would be a decent guess for it to happen. Don't hold me to it, though.
So, there you have it. While I am kept away from my glorious computer that's back at home, my mind is still churning.
Admittedly, I feel very productive at times, but I usually don't have a creative outlet for those moments. As much as I'd love to produce projects on my laptop, video production burns through time like a high metabolism and would interfere with my college lifestyle. Don't forget that I would have to downscale my production quality, since I only have a laptop in my possession. Living on college campus, my weekend visits home are only semi-monthly, and I usually spend that time on bad habits to relieve stress from college courses.
Fortunately, with spring break coming up, I'll be spending more time at home at the end of the month, and I plan to be more productive. In fact, during my last home visit, I recorded some hilarious Team Fortress 2 footage with a close friend via demos/replays. Hopefully, by next weekend, those demos will still work when I return home so I can capture them in AVI form for proper editing. If everything goes as planned, expect another great TF2 video coming soon, with a similar style to "The Gunslingin' Adventures".
My Black Mesa trailer is still on the board, and I'll hopefully resume working on it when my break arrives. In fact, during my time away, I've written down some revisions for it that'll help speed up the process. This project has been focused on the revising process, which is something I didn't do much in the past, and ensuring audio quality. For example, I've been careful to not overdo the number of slow-motion shots and post-processing, something people criticized about with the last trailer. As for audio: I finally started using earphones to check my editing. (Some previous videos are roughly stitched together on the audio level.)
At the bottom of the priority list is an ancient, abandoned Fortress Fortress project that a third-party handed down to me to finish. For the sake of surprise, I'm not going to go into details, but old members of the Fortress Forever community will shed tears of nostalgia. Though, being the lowest priority, this project won't be touched for awhile. (Its footage isn't going anywhere!)
No worries; Garry's Mod has not been forgotten. As my ideas list slowly shapes over time, I continue to ponder on how I'll present them. After evaluating my mistakes with UnKnown Moments 5, I hold a more skeptical attitude towards new ideas in order to improve them. Evolution, baby.
Another concept that's been in the back of my mind is creating a Minecraft LP series. For months, the idea has been incidentally evolving over time. Knowing how I am, you can assure yourself that it would have an interesting twist. If it'll ever sprout into video form, this summer would be a decent guess for it to happen. Don't hold me to it, though.
So, there you have it. While I am kept away from my glorious computer that's back at home, my mind is still churning.
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