I've been on YouTube making documentaries for a while now and just reached a huge benchmark! My first documentary episode ever just passed 1 million views!!!
Its really cool to look back and see the progress I've made. While the passion has always been there, the production value has dramatically increased. Thanks for helping me continue to evolve and improve!
2017-11-11 17:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The reward for donations of $5 and up includes HD art downloads from the documentary projects. These amazing scenes from Spartan life were produced by Milek J.
Thanks again for supporting our documentaries and making it possible to hire such talented artists!
We have just released the latest Moments episode which takes a closer look at the claims propping up the Spartan Myth. Thanks to your support we were able to actually pay for a PhD Historian to help with the research and come on afterwards to do a follow up livestream to field questions and answers.
If you have any questions you would like to bring up for the episode you can post them here and we can use them as a part of the discussion in the livestream.
2017-10-28 17:28:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Our next video will be on the Spartan Myth! (Note that the Cleopatra video will follow) We will be diving into the real story of the Spartans and see how they actually matched up to their reputation. I plan on releasing the episode this week. Here is the current draft of the opening:
Misunderstood Moments in History - The Spartan Myth
The Spartans; A group practically worshipped by popular culture and military institutions for producing the ultimate warrior. Badass super...
2017-10-20 16:54:29 +0000 UTC View Post
With Assassin's Creed Origins coming out next month, I have decided to put together a documentary exploring its historical setting. This image is a part of the discussion about the Ptolemaic army of the time. Definitely a huge shout out to Robbie McSweeney for his amazing work in support of the upcoming "Misunderstood Moments in History - Cleopatra's Egypt"
2017-10-06 03:25:31 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to give everyone an update on our plans for upcoming videos. At the moment we have a lot of episodes in development but the release schedule will be driven by some of the sponsors I am lining up.
We have a good chance of getting sponsored by Assassin's Creed Origins so expect a video on Cleopatra's Egypt! Additionally I am working with Call of Duty to see if they can get behind an episode on the Huertgen Forest of WWII. Lastly the Great Courses Plus would like me to plug one of ...
2017-09-16 17:35:43 +0000 UTC View Post
The reward for donations of $5 and up includes HD art downloads from the documentary projects. These amazing scenes were produced by Robbie McSweeney. I am so grateful for his work and your contributions which have made this possible.
2017-09-04 18:18:10 +0000 UTC View Post
I am supremely happy to release the newest video on Alexander the Great. It features some of the best artwork we have seen to date courtesy of Robbie McSweeney. Please know that THIS is where the Patreon funds are going.
I would also like to mention that the release of this video will now trigger the first round of charges on Patreon. I will be following up shortly to fulfill the rewards tiers. Enjoy : )
2017-09-04 18:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I am happy to report that the next Moments episode is a couple days away from completion! Here is a quick teaser. Let me know what you think
2017-08-31 15:18:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe script for the episode has finally been completed along with the majority of the artwork. I will now be able to advance to the editing phase. This will likely take a week or two as this episode is a bit longer than most and I will be including more maps than usual.
Once the episode goes live it will be our first Patron sponsored documentary!
2017-08-22 15:00:44 +0000 UTC View Post
A week ago we were approached by Satyr Productions who suggested we use their music in our documentaries. Typically they charge $150 for each soundscape package but we have negotiated a $70 price tag in exchange for some promotion. Below are some interesting excerpts of their work:
(The Heroic King) Main Theme #2 02:07
(The Heroic King) ...
2017-08-13 03:15:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Three of the references I am using for the upcoming Moments episode on the 9 lives of Alexander the Great. For those interested, the book are:
(Left) "Alexander the Great" by Phillip Freedman - http://amzn.to/2uu0K8K
(Right) "The Campaigns of Alexander" by Arrian - http://amzn.to/2vKwKoY
(Bottom) "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great" by Michael Wood -
2017-08-11 01:12:25 +0000 UTC
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I was recently reached out to by the director of Satyr Productions. They were suggesting that I consider using their "Heroic King" score for our documentaries: https://lmaw.bandcamp.com/album/the-heroic-king
It looks to be $150 for 29 tracks of varying length. There may also be an opportunity for us to commission specific themed music in the future.
Curious if you guys think we should go for it? If so...
2017-08-05 19:05:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I am happy to announce that both the script and artwork are under development for our next Moments episode: "Alexander the Great's 9 Lives" which will focus on the many times the Macedonian commander cheated death. In this awesome piece of art by Robbie McSweeney we witness Alexander being shot through the chest at close quarters while storming a Malli fortress in India.
2017-08-03 15:24:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The reward for donations of $5 and up includes HD art downloads from the documentary projects. I am going to be retroactively sharing some of the awesome work that was done in previous videos.
In the future, expect to receive the art in this format with an announcement banner and attached files. Please let me know if you would like me to modify the format in any way. Enjoy : )
2017-07-30 17:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostI am extremely proud to announce that within a week we have been able to reach 25% of our funding goal for the entire quarter! Thank you all for your support and contributions.
This money will be spent to increase the amount of books we can access for our documentaries. These will not only be used by our research team but also by the art team as reference material to make the visuals even more historically accurate!
Once again, thank you all so much for making this possible : )
2017-07-27 20:03:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone!!! I want to introduce you to the Patron Feed. This is a private communication channel where I can send out messages and conduct polls for exclusive members : )
Now that we are alone I want to give you a sneak peak of what is being worked on. I have three prospective "Moments" episodes in the works. They are as follows:
"Unexpected Moments: Alexander the Great's Nine Lives"
"Decisive Moments: The Empire's Last Gamble"
"Ingenious Moments: The Poison King" 2017-07-26 02:22:20 +0000 UTC View Post
We just came out with a new documentary! The research was conducted by a college team led by White & Walsh. The artwork was done by Robbie McSweeney who does amazing work (http://bit.ly/2trU7iD). These are the types of individuals your contributions will be supporting.
Please note that this video will not be charged to Patrons as it was already in production prior to our launch of the campaign
2017-07-23 21:46:29 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to thank everyone who has contributed to this campaign! As we speak I am working on putting the finishing touches on a documentary that will hopefully drop in the next few hours. This episode involved an external researcher and artist as contributors and will be a model for how I do collaborative work in the future. With your help we will be able to replicate this model to great success : )
I can't thank you all enough!!!
I also want everyone to know that I will be following up ...
2017-07-23 17:08:40 +0000 UTC View Post