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Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 16

Hey peeps,  How's it going?

Here's the next one...

I'm unsure about this one tbh.  Little bit nervous lol.  On the one hand - I think it's got a pretty funny visual gag in it.  One of my best, maybe?  But on the other hand - It also showcases my limitations.  I don't have the skillset to animate some of the things that happen in this chapter.  It's these moments where I just feel a bit 'amateur'

Anywho - Not great news yesterday.  1900...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 15

Hey peeps,

Here's the next one.  5 Chapters to go until the series is complete

Did you hear the news last night?  Chronicle Volume 4 has been announced.  That's a very pleasant surprise.  Although, as I said in my discord; the fact that it's apparently covering MoP, WoD, Legion, BfA AND Shadowlands in 224 pages makes me a little bit concerned

But I'll defo be doing a series on that.  There's 24 chapters to Well of Eternity so I have a feeling I may n...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 14

Hi folks,

Pretty exciting episode, I think.  Warcraft would make such a bloody good TV show.  Or a planned-out saga of movies like the Marvel ones.  With each 'phase' culminating in The First War. The Second War. The Third War. etc

Can you imagine how much the crowd would lose their shit as 'the stranger' peels back his hood and reveals his identity?  It annoys me that Hollywood studios were so desperate to get in on the whole 'Cinematic Universe' thing a few y...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 13

Hi folks,

Here's the next one.  I did a fart joke.  I apologise.  Surely I'm allowed one a year?  I stopped doing them a while back because I know some people get weirdly angry about them.  I said to myself - "Only if it feels natural".  Because it's dangerous to force them at my age.  And I couldn't hold this one.  It was better out than in.

…Pretty sure that's gonna be the pinned comment for this video.  lol.  You should see my...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 12

Hi peeps,  How's it going?

Here's the next one.  In case you missed the pinned comment for Episode Eleven; this one will go out for everyone else on the 9th Jan.

It's probably a bit 'on-the-nose' but, in my mind, Drek'thar was always going to have one of two voices:  Yoda or Gandalf.  Yoda would've been more fitting but also a bit too silly imo.  Plus I think my Sir Ian McKellen impression is probably better than my Frank Oz one.

In other news - Hope...

Kinda Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 12 Audio

Hey peeps,

I wasn't gonna post anything this week but then I got a little bit over-excited about sharing this one. You may be able to guess why if you have a listen.  I didn't know I could do that impression.  lol

Anywho - I should have this episode completed by next Friday.  Have a good Christmas!

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 11

Hey folks,

Here's the next one.  I'm not sure whether to put this one out on the 26th or the 2nd of Jan.  Either way - I'm definitely gonna wind down for the holiday season now.  I will work on the next vid but at a much more leisurely pace without worrying too much about a deadline

Since there likely won't be an Early Access post next week - I hope you all have a lovely Christmas.  Hope it's not too stressful for you.  Stay safe if you're travelling. &nbs...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 10

Hello there

Here's the next one.  It's weird; I actually took a day on Monday because of the Man-Flu.  And yet managed to get this one finished a day earlier than usual.  I genuinely thought I was being lazy this week.  Very strange.

So that's all the pre-Christmas uploads taken care of.  However, I will try and get another one done before taking a break.  Maybe even two.  I dunno.  lol.  We'll see.

Anywho - Short and sweet rather...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 9

Alright mates,

Here's the next one

I'm ill again.  lol.  Another cold.  It's just one thing after another at the moment.  Really irritating.  I don't remember getting ill at all during the entire pandemic.  Now I'm ill every bloody 5 minutes.  But i'm determined to power through it this time because it's way too close to Christmas to faff about and delay and all that sorta stuff

I reckon I can probably squeeze out a few more episodes before...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 8

Hi folks,

Here's the next one.  

Credit where credit is due - I think Christie Golden did a really good job of writing an incel origin story about 20 years before incels were a thing.  Aedelas has now become quite a scary villain, I think.  I mean - Yeah; he's not a god.  Or a demon wizard.  He's not the most powerful, imposing figure.  But he's a narcissist that now believes himself to be a victim

In other news - I randomly decided to check out...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 7

Hi folks,

Here's the next one, nice and early

I think we're about a third of the way into the book now.  Just getting into Act 2 / the 'Initiation' part of the Hero's Journey.  He's 'departed' the life he knew.  Now he shall do tasks and face ordeals as he is 'initiated' into the real world.  And then he shall 'Return' at the end but he'll be a changed man or something.

Ending of Dragonflight was a bit weird, eh?  I mean - I don't need to add my voic...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 6

Hi folks,

Not quite as short as I thought it was going to be.  But still too short for that additional mid-roll ad so basically this video is not going to make any money whatsoever.  lol

So how did you guys feel about BlizzCon / The War Within?  SlvrPhox asked me how I felt about it in last weeks post.  As I said in the pinned comment, I'm "Cautiously Optimistic".  I'm not gonna bloody jump for joy.  Barely jump for joy over anything.  I'm Britis...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 5

Hi folks,

Here's another episode.  So you're back to being a week n a half ahead again.

I think the 'guy chanting Thrall one too many times' pretty much epitomises my sense of humour.  Really tickled me.  I know you're not supposed to laugh at your own jokes but it kinda happened by accident anyway.  I was mixing the chant together and missed the extra Thrall at the end.  And it just sounded so pathetic that I had to leave it in.  We've all been there...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 4

Hey folks,

I'm no longer full of the sniffles so episode 4 is complete.

We're now entering the part of the story where Aedelas doesn't even try to hide how much of a dick he is anymore

I'm kinda dreading one of the upcoming chapters to be honest.  Chapter 6 I think it is.  I don't have the acting chops to deliver some of things Taretha says.  It's bad enough in the Arthas book when Aedelas sends Taretha to Arthas' room to 'service' him.  This book implies...

Quick Update

Hi folks,

Apologies but the Episode 4 video is gonna be a little bit delayed.

I'm not sure when it'll be done.  Unfortunately I've got this nasty cold that's going round.  And although I can work through a cold cos I'm a grownup and stuff - I basically can't record the audio because I sound disgusting lol.  And my voice is kinda shot.

I'm just thinking in terms of the SuperCut.  Might be a bit weird if people start watching that video and then about 25 mi...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 3

Hi folks,

I was a bit worried that I wasn't gonna get this one finished today but... then I did.  So everything's fine.

This is a weird book.  lol.  It's good; don't get me wrong.  But practically none of the characters have an in-game model.  Most of their wowpedia pages are like... 1 paragraph long.  With 'subsequent fate is unknown' at the end.

The Wowpedia page for Sergeant is an interesting one though.  Doesn't look like anyone ever bo...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 2

Hi folks,

Episode Two is now complete so I'm ready to go!  Series will start for everyone else on Tuesday me thinks so that means you guys are about a week n' a half ahead again.  I'll try to maintain that but no promises.

In other news - You watched any of that Gen V?  Tis a 'The Boys' spinoff on Prime.  It's actually better than I thought it was gonna be.  I assumed it was gonna be one of those teenage angst shows.  You know the ones.  Where ri...

Early Access - Lord of the Clans Ep. 1

Hi folks,

Here's the first episode.  As per usual, I'd like to get the second episode finished as well before the series 'goes live' so to speak.  So this is probably VERY Early Access in comparison to future episodes.

I dunno how or why I always end up being unintentionally relevant to current-goings-on.  lol.  If anything, I try to avoid that.  But recently, I've finished Day of the Dragon just as that book became a bit controversial.  Finished Of B...

Here's a script...

Hey folks,

Going at a very leisurely pace at the moment but I am gradually preparing the next series.

Attached is a script for the first episode.  Obviously subject to change if any particular ideas pop into my head or anything.  The dialogue seems a bit janky but I'll see what it feels like when I get round to recording.

Anywho - I don't need to write an essay.  lol.  Thanks, as always, for your support.  And I'll hopefully have something more subst...

Early Access - Of Blood & Honor SuperCut

Hello,

SuperCut is done and ready to watch.

Since the series is finished; I will probably make the remaining videos public next week.  It would be weird if I made everyone else wait weeks.  Especially for the final episode considering that one is only about 3 minutes long

So I'll probably put Episode 7 out on Tuesday and then Episode 8 Wednesday or something.  And maybe the SuperCut next Friday.  I dunno.  I don't wanna rush em' out too quick cos the...

Early Access - Of Blood and Honor: Episode 8

Hi folks,

Had a feeling this last chapter would be a pretty easy one to edit

So that's it.  Another series finished.  Should hopefully have the SuperCut put together and rendered by the end of this week.  So I'll upload that and share it with you guys asap

Takes a bit of time because I have to render each episode individually (sans intros and outros)… then put them together and render into one big video.  And then upload (which takes a few hours in itse...

Early Access - Of Blood & Honor: Episode 7

Hey folks,

Here's the next episode.

The way this chapter ends has me thinking... I might do Lord of the Clans next

Feels right, you know?   I know that a few people want me to do the War of the Ancients Trilogy but I'm not ready to commit to that giant 'Knaak' project just yet.  It's too much and too soon

I was kinda avoiding Lord of the Clans for a while anyway because I remember Skoll Shorties (now Ban'orak) mentioning ages ago that he was planning on ...

Just to let you know...

Hi folks,

Still working on the Chapter 7 vid. It's the big 'climax' of the story (cos Chapter 8 is more like an epilogue) so it's taking a bit longer to finish.

I will hopefully have it done before the end of the weekend but I figured I'd best let you know in case you're sat wondering where the bloody hell the Early Access post is tomorrow.

Sorry for the slight delay.

Early Access - Of Blood & Honor Ep. 6

Hi folks,

Here's the next episode.  Not a great deal happens but it's still pretty important.  You've gotta have these emotional moments... otherwise why would anyone care that Tirion has been exiled.

I probably shouldn't have undercut the one scene with silly snore sounds though.  I do worry, sometimes, that i'm a bit like the Marvel films.   Any opportunity to add a bit of depth to the story is ruined by a little quip or a silly sound effect.  But t...

Early Access - Of Blood and Honor - Episode 5

Hey folks,

Here's the next episode.  Had a lot of fun with this one.  The 'gasping crowd' idea popped in my head whilst I was writing the script but I wasn't entirely sure it would work / turn out the way I wanted it to.

I think it worked out quite well though.  lol.  This is probably in my Top 10 favourite videos that I've made.  Just the combination of the gasping crowd gag and the really awkward ADR gag about Arthas that I couldn't resist adding whilst ...

Early Access - Of Blood and Honor - Episode Four

Hey folks,

Here's the next episode.

Halfway through the story already.  I wish all of the books were this short tbh lol.

I'll make this post short too cos I'm gonna bugger off to the gym in a minute.  I'm growing muscles so I can beat up some nerds!  lol nah i'm kidding.

I've been doing a Jeff Nippard 'Fundamentals' lifting programme for the past 6 months.  But I'm not like... swole now or anything.  I probably don't eat enough protein.  P...

Early Access - Of Blood & Honor - Ep. 3

Hey peeps, here's Chapter 3.

Tirion and Karandra talk to each other weirdly, don't they.  lol.  There's a trope (that I hate) where the 'love interest' character gets all "myuh" because the hero is keeping secrets.

I really, really dislike it.  Reminds me of all the shitty CW shows I used to watch.  Where writers needed conflict to happen in an episode so characters would just suddenly become really unreasonable narcissists. 

Plus I'm not a trained o...

Early Access - Of Blood & Honor Episode Two

Hi folks,

Tis my birthday today.  I'm going out for Thai food later but that's about it.  Tomorrow I'll be going to see Oppenheimer.  I'm quite excited considering it's a 3 hour biopic about a physicist.  But I do like Christopher Nolan movies usually.

Now that I'm two episodes ahead; I'll start putting the vids out.  I like to upload on Tuesdays so I guess we'll start then.  lol.  And if all goes to plan; this series will be finished in about 6 ...

Earl Access - Of Blood & Honor Episode 1

Hi folks,

Here's the first episode.  I tried to make a bit of a joke out of the fact that the first 4 minutes are pretty boring to watch but... they can't all be bangers lol.

I remember Hiru once saying that his policy is to try and make sure that all relevant info is in the video.  Even if it's stuff you've spoken extensively about in the past.  Cos you can't assume everyone that's watching has seen ALL of your videos.

So that's why I went all in with the big...

Script - Of Blood and Honor - Episode 1

Hey peeps,

I'm back from France.  Got back yesterday evening and now I'm ready to get started on the new series.  So here's the script for Episode 1.

It's probably not gonna be the most visually interesting episode.  Mostly just Tirion sat on a horse walking through different forest backgrounds.  But there's only 8 chapters to this book so the rest of the story will be fairly fast-paced.

And it's kinda nice to know that the first episode will be fairly st...