Progress Report on Upcoming Video

Hey everyone! 

It's been a while since I've written a progress report, so I wanted to check in. The new video is going well, and I'm optimistic that this one will be a banger. It's taken a bit longer to come together than I initially expected, mostly due to a language barrier and many of the story's more outlandish details being difficult to corroborate, but I can't remember the last time I've had so much fun researching a topic. Immersing myself in this world has been a blast, and I'm hoping my enthusiasm will come through in the finished product. 

So far, the structure has been the most challenging aspect, as is the case most of the time. It's not always obvious where to start a particular story, and what shape it needs to take in order to be the most compelling. This one is no exception, and I'm still not 100% sure what event I'm going to start with to draw the viewer in. Straight linear is not always the answer, I've discovered. Often, it's best to start somewhere in the middle, then go back and give backstory/context to catch us up before resuming where I left off. There are so many moving parts to this story and figuring out how to braid them all together has been my number one focus recently. 

 If I had to compare this upcoming video to any of my previous ones it would likely be The Animators Who've Spent... Although, this new video has quite a bit more drama, the stakes are considerably higher, and it has more of a traditional beginning-middle-end story arc. But there are tons of similarities, and once you see the video you'll get what I mean. 

No release window yet, as anything I'd give at this time would be wildly inaccurate, but it'll definitely be a quicker turnaround than the last one. I'll write another update here in a few weeks once I'm a little further along. 

Thank you all for the continued support. I hope you're all doing well, staying safe, and remembering to take time for yourselves every day.

Talk soon, 

AG