Progress Report 4/21/21

Hey everyone!

Hope you all are doing well. I thought I'd write an update on the upcoming video since things are going well. Lots of progress is being made daily, and I'm well into the editing phase of the video. Should only be a few more weeks, realistically, before it's ready for beta watching and final revisions. I think you all will enjoy this one. It's a nice blend of character study, outsider artist, Internet saga, and a little bit of mystery thrown in. In other words, a nice blend of all the elements that draw me to topics in the first place. Can't wait to share it with you. 

Of course, research for this one hasn't been without its snags (what video is?). Most of this saga takes place in the late 2000s, early-2010s, and I've been trying to track down several resources that, at this point, I worry have been lost to time (audio interviews from defunct podcasts, old forums posts from message boards only half-archived on the Wayback Machine, etc). I try to be as resourceful as I can with these things, sending emails to people who I think might, by some shred of fortune, have them somewhere on their hard drive or at least know who would. Sometimes, I get lucky, but other times--not so much. But no worries, I already have plenty of resources to tell the full story; I just like being a completionist.

As far as the Breatharians video is concerned, it should be back up... any day now? YouTube approved my counter notification on the 8th, and said it could take 10-14 business days before the video is back up (enough time to allow the offended party to obtain a court order to keep the video down, basically), and we're approaching that timeframe now, so keep an eye out. I know some of you have asked me about potentially uploading elsewhere, and although I haven't done that yet, if for some reason this counter notification falls through, the video will be uploaded again--either on YT or elsewhere. I have contingency plans, and I will not allow it to be gone forever. But YouTube allowing the original back online with all its views and comments in tact is the preferred outcome. 

Lots of big things planned for other future videos, and I'm dividing some of my time to making preliminary plans for those projects as well. Without giving too much away, I think a longer, much more high-effort documentary might be in the works, assuming I can find a way to gain access to the information I would need to make it happen. This will be something that I'll likely be working on in the background over the course of many months and maybe years, in tandem with more normal uploads. I'm starting to like the feeling of having multiple projects of various intensities going at once, so if things have stagnated with one, I can shift to another. This allows me to be more productive on a day-to-day basis.

That's all for now. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. It means a lot. Seriously. I hope you're all staying safe, and I'll see you in the Discord. Til next time, 

AG