I had so much fun making the latest 280z video that I wanted to talk about the visual effects, audio design, and everything else that went into it :)
2023-09-16 20:43:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the first new camera that I've ever bought for myself! I've wanted one of these for years, but have never been able to justify buying one... until now! I learned when making the Fiero update video that it's extremely hard to film cars in motion without a team of people. I was able to get a few shots of the Fiero driving with just a cheap, used GoPro suction cupped to Elyse's car, but...
2023-06-27 18:36:47 +0000 UTC View Post
After jumping through quite a few hoops, the 280Z is finally legally allowed to be on the road!
It passed inspection with no problem whatsoever, however getting it titled in my name turned out to be quite the hassle. I’ll talk more about it in the video, but let’s just say that the original owner never put his signature on the back of the title and it wasn’t exactly possible to track him down and to get it… But hey! I still made it to the other side.
The only (kinda) bad ...
2023-06-21 20:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Just wanted to share this milestone with you all!
The last "checkpoint" I'm trying to hit for the upcoming 280Z video is to get the car to pass inspection and then register it, then it's video making time!
This whole process took much, much longer than I anticipated. I have over 23 hours of footage! Finding a way to condense all of that down to 20-30 minutes and still be a cohesive, captivating story is going to be fun, but will absolutely take some time. However I am sti...
2023-06-06 20:13:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Still working on the Z! Also got some new merch designs coming out soon too :)
2023-05-27 15:46:06 +0000 UTC View Post
If you ever wanted to hear me ramble, boy oh boy do I have the video for you.
Also, I say in the video that that I haven't posted one of these updates in a few months but I just remembered that I literally posted one in March. I'm losing it. LOSING IT!
2023-04-27 18:12:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Really happy with how this one came out.
Should it have taken as long as it did to come out? That's beside the point.
Either way, hope you guys enjoy this one :)
2023-04-19 23:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Trees are really hard to make in 3D, okay?
But ayooo I'm finally wrapping up the next video! Editing is almost done. Just a few more animations to finish up, a few more "talking head" scenes to film, plus the filming of the video game sequence... but it should be out tomorrow :)
Also, I should ad...
2023-04-18 18:39:13 +0000 UTC View Post
With every video, there's always at least one joke/idea/thing that just doesn't make the cut, and this is one of them. It didn't fit based on the narrative/pacing that I ended up with, but I thought it was just too silly not to share.
2023-04-10 21:19:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Next video is coming right along and wanted to share some things about it :)
2023-03-17 22:11:56 +0000 UTC View Post
The next big milestone for the garage renovation has been hit! The rafter ties were limiting the amount of usable vertical space, so I completely nixed them and added a super huge LVL beam running across the ridge!
The newly added collar ties are almost 4 feet higher than where the rafter ties were, leaving the total usable height to just over 11 feet! That might actually be the same amount of height I had in the big red barn, but either way, there's actually room to throw a motorcycle ...
2023-03-05 20:49:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hopefully this was worth the wait!
Happy to be done with the video and very excited to move onto the next steps of the overhaul! I'll be sure to keep you guys updated as I make progress :)
2023-02-18 00:51:45 +0000 UTC View PostOver the past few days, I've been working on animations for the first episode of the workshop renovation series, and it's been so much fun!
I liked the ones I made for the GPZ series, but there was never a suuuuper consistent design language between them. Plus, the very basic line drawings just didn't have the same "fun" factor that these realistic textures have. And these wood texture...
2023-02-07 00:29:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys! It's been a bit since I've made an update post, and with lots of new faces around here, I figured what better time than now? As you may or may not know, I've been working on converting our detached garage into a proper workshop.
I'm happy to announce that the first stage of the process is 100% complete! It's open, has electricity, and the most recent development is that it's clean. I ...
2023-01-31 23:19:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Took me long enough to write/edit this first episode, but it's finally done! Hope you guys enjoy :)
2022-12-17 15:56:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Progress has been slow, but things are still moving forward!
2022-10-28 23:27:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Got a little Patreon exclusive videos for you guys!
I take you through what it took to get this car going again after sitting dormant for 3 years.
2022-10-13 19:01:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Should I have made this September update video earlier than the day before October 1st?
Nah it's okay!
Isn't it technically already October 1st for people in other time zones?
Hey shut up
Hope you guys enjoy this one!
2022-09-20 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Little update on what's been happening and what will be happening! Didn't have a game plan before I started recorded so sorry if it's a bit rambly haha. Also, the audio is super weird when I used the front facing camera on my phone, so sorry about that too!
2022-08-30 00:16:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Only took me a million months to get this one out, but it's here :)
EDIT: Crap! It was always the plan to post it here today (Fri) and make it public on YouTube tomorrow (Sat), but I just realized I made the date in the announcement picture for today :(
I really wanted to get it out a day early for you guys but I think I need to make it public for everyone right now.
2022-08-12 15:50:19 +0000 UTC View Post
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." - Ronald Reagan, 2022, referring to the wall in my garage and forgetting that my last name is Finger.
Holy cow guys! It's gone. The old laundry room has ceased to be. It is now just.... garage.
Where the concrete gets cleaner and the back wall changes to beige is exactly where the wall sat. That was 120 sq. ft compartmentalized, but no more!
A whole heck of a lot of work to do this - Removed all old knob-and-tube wiring, a...
2022-07-23 00:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Long overdue! Wanted to keep you guys up to date on what I've been doing these past 2 months and what the future entails.
2022-07-08 20:42:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Got a lot of comments about this, so I thought I'd throw a little video together :)
2022-06-04 14:59:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Really happy with how this one came out! Enjoy :)
2022-05-20 19:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Whoops! Had to re-upload this due to some technical issues, so sorry if you got two emails about this.
Just wanted to give an update on where things are at and give a little tour of the new space!
2022-05-04 17:04:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally out! As always, hope you enjoy it :)
2022-03-26 00:26:54 +0000 UTC View PostHello! I know my uploads are few and far between (though that wasn't supposed to be the case for this series), my update posts are usually pretty frequent. Clearly, that hasn't been the case as of late.
Well, Elyse and I bought a house together! It’s a 1940s home, and with that, a bit of a fixer-upper.
I mentioned a while back that pretty big life things ...
2022-02-24 22:39:09 +0000 UTC View Post
