SKIPPING (THIS WEEK) FOR JOY...

Hello, you lot. I’m skipping both Digi and BYAMPOD this week, which does mean that the Digi Halloween Special will now just be a regular Spooky Special. It’ll be worth the wait though. There’s still a bit to film with Gannon, but it’s already feature-length – just like last year’s one was. So far, it’s one of my favourite videos we’ve done for a while. Not only is there an exorcism, not only were we on form, but Sanja and I taste the worst thing either of us has ever put in our mouth.

Something I’m realising is how much I enjoy the creative process when our videos are a bit more on the creative side; when it’s a Digi Deluxe, or there’s a character, or set dressing going on. Something I can get my teeth into. It takes time to do stuff like that though, but I think the end result is more satisfying than the times when we feel we *have* to get a video done every week. I’ll have to mull over what that means.

It’s odd, but Digitiser continues to buck the trend of perceived YouTube wisdom. It seems that our longer videos do better than our shorter ones, we’ve just had a massively successful crowfunder despite having a relatively small audience, and I’m wondering whether we’d actually benefit from changing our video schedule a bit, to give me more time to work on each video, and kind of alternate between really simple chatty vids that don’t need a lot of editing or thought, and more complex ones, like the Supernatural Worlds, or Golden Beans. Don’t know. All food for thought.

Anyhow, yes… you’ve probably seen that the Kickstarter is now done and dusted, barring the collection of the donations. Absolutely amazing result. Thank you to those of you who contributed.

Though that’s obviously for Digi Level 2, I think you should see some knock-on benefits to the regular Digi eps. Basically, once the money arrives, we need to spend as much of it as we can right away, so that we reduce the inevitable eyewatering VAT bill. We’ve started making a list of the kit we need for the series, and that kit will obviously also be available for the filming of our usual weekly episodes.

I suspect we might also be trying out some things on the regular eps before we do them on Digi Level 2. One of the big changes we’re considering is moving over to shooting on iPhones. The new ones are so good for video, and so simple to use. The Canon DSLRs we currently use are, by comparison, clunky and limited. You can only film for 30 minutes at a time for a start. iPhones are just kind of point-and-shoot. Anyway. We’re thinking about it.

That’s it for now. Just a quick update. Have a super-natural Halloweeeeeeeen, and you’ll see us next week.

Paul