This is actually day 65. Last time should have been day 64. #ICanCountIPromise
The sheet music is attached, woot! Thanks for the reminders ;)
2018-03-13 11:04:22 +0000 UTC View PostThis is our first recording of the Fish song – tell us what you think!!
2018-03-10 09:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Seriously – should we shoot the song in our standard style, or "cool" fashion?
Let us knowwwwwwwwwwwwww in the comments.
LISTEN TO DA SONG
2018-03-10 08:49:37 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, I (Edward) spiel about two cool projects in the horizon (a webinar on March 14th, we'll give more details soon) and getting ready to record "Try Different (The Fish Song)" at the YouTube space. PLUS - I share (in discombobulated bits and pieces) the recent productivity success Jess and I have had using a check-in, check-out daily system.
2018-03-08 10:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Also yes, that IS our Christmas tree still in the background.
2018-03-07 08:35:43 +0000 UTC View PostWelp, it's pretty much done! Special thanks to ukelele (and violin, and guitar, and mandolin) legend/brain Sean Rosenberry for helping me flesh out the song a bit more and for transcribing it for everyone to be able to play if they'd like!
This is me stumbling through it using the sheet music, so if I stop playing and keep singing I'm probably scrolling down :D But this should give you a sense of what the final song will sound like!
I thought it might be interesting to see the twisty-turny way that some episodes evolve. This was our most challenging/complicated episode ever, but a lot of the time an idea sparks 2 months or more before the episode actually posts.
Art isn't magic. It's work.
REJOICE! REJOICE! For the video is done!
Bahahahahahahaha *clonks to sleep*
Secret link to the video:
2018-03-03 08:40:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Edward here. Some days you don't have any clever things left to say. Some days it's one in the morning, and you are almost done with a very late episode, but not quite, and then you turn on the camera. It can be a bit wobbly - Jess said it made her a little nauseous (but she did cry watching it), so if you are susceptible to the "camera shake flu," you can totally just listen. No pretty visuals, other than my GORGEOUS FACE. Big hugs everybody, here's to doing it again tomorrow. - E
2018-03-02 10:12:36 +0000 UTC View PostAs promised, the chord progressions and lyrics for the song as it stands. I included a rough recording so it makes more sense since I tweaked it a bit more today. I think it's close but still needs polish and practice. I'll update this when it's totally done :D
For the most part, I'm strumming then fingerpicking each chord. (this changes to just strumming in every prechorus & chorus after the first)
ALSO -- Formatting is WAY off on this, I went through and fixed it all and as s...
boredDev asked on Discord, I answered!
2018-03-01 10:25:02 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a super rough performance of what I think is pretty much the final fish song! Let me know your thoughts, good and bad — this is the last chance for notes :D
Extra big hugs and thanks to those of you who contributed ideas for the lyrics, I totally wove some of those idea threads into the final song.
BTW, Edward's calling it "Try Different (the fish song)" -- we're open to other titles too!
In this installment, Edward demonstrates the absolutely lunatic number of steps it takes to make Jessica appear to be on her usual background, but with a time portal added. Also, there is a second Jessica.
This isn’t sounding so lunatic now.
2018-02-24 10:57:54 +0000 UTC View Post
The song is still a work in progress, but I've worked out the pre-chorus & chorus and put it to music!
Is this how you write a song?
Let's go with it.
2018-02-22 08:41:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Who’s good at rhyming? I need your help! ***SPOILERS***
This is a starter attempt at writing a song, I figure even if I don't use it it's good to get the practice :D
I'm not sure it's totally what I was going for, but there's something there. Maybe. I could look at it tomorrow and be like WHAT was I thinking and WHY did I share it with people. Ah, the creative process.
2018-02-17 07:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post
New episode coming, plus I get to go out to dinner on Valentine’s Day for the first time in TEN YEARS OMG THANK YOU ALL SO EXCITED AGHHHHJHHHHH
2018-02-15 04:25:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been working on a song for Valentine's Day that's supposed to be funny and sweet (this is what I'm going for. I am very new at songwriting so we'll see how it actually goes :D ).
It's about why I love this community. This is today's realization about what I'd really like it to be about.
(BTW -- Edward finished the cut for "Habits" today but there's so much special effects he needs to do still we'll probably end up posting both next week)
After months of research and searching for the right rescue puppy to add to our happy tribe, today we got a very exciting phone call. Meet Luna!
2018-02-09 07:28:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Edward here! We are neck deep in multiple Jessicas as we push through the first pass of the Habits video, featuring Jessica, with a guest appearance by Jessica!
Big moments to watch for: Jessica, waving flu-ly in the corner, nifty info about eyelines in movies, and a sneak peek of one of the scenes from the new episode!
Project Evaluation Worksheet (thanks Lacey for linking me to my own worksheet roflllll seriously I needed it):2018-02-08 06:32:18 +0000 UTC
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Busy day, so just a quick update!
2018-02-07 07:45:47 +0000 UTC View Post
This was a really long one.
2018-02-06 09:31:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This looked too cool not to share, so here ya go! Edward working his magic!
2018-02-03 06:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post
