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Production update 2020-02-03

Hello,

I feel like I've finally hit my stride. Editing has been going well, and I'm done ironing out the kinks of working with a new game to get my footage. I now have 9 minutes of completed video and the pace is only getting faster. I actually still haven't finished recording all the audio, but I make sure to record every now and then to stay ahead of where I am in the editing.

Unfortunately, due to the sheer length of the project, I think I will miss the February 15th deadline I...

Production update 2020-01-27

I just made about 10 GIFs frame by frame, placing each sprite by hand. Thankfully, the result looks pretty cool, in my opinion, but it did take me an entire day of work just to make one screen (that, thankfully, will stick for more than a few seconds).

Anyway, I am now almost done editing the first minute of the video. This sounds like very little, but I spent most of the week putting finishing touches on the script, as well as recording the audio. I also played around with a tool to he...

Production update 2020-01-22 and updated roadmap

Hello,

So, it turns out, the new version of the OoT practice rom is actually not ready for release, so I am still waiting. I've now fully committed to doing the TAS explanation first, and OoT after. So, here's an updated roadmap for the coming weeks!

February 15th: TAS explanation (we're looking at another 40+ minute video)

February 22nd: OoT Wrong warp explained part 1

March 7th: OoT Wrong warp explained part 2

As of right now, I had to do more polishing work on...

Speedrun Explained Explained

There it is! The finished version. As promised, this is a bonus video so no charge to you guys.

Should I update the way patrons are credited in my videos?

Under the current system, anyone who is currently pledging $5+ (no matter if they already paid or not) is credited in the video description of my videos, and everyone pledging $10+ per video is credited at the end of the video itself. This gives more incentive to people who have the means and the intention to support me more substantially, but it can also be exploited to be credited without actually pledging anything by simply retracting the pledge at the right time.

Under this possible...

Production update 2020-01-16 - Deadlines

Hello,

I am back from AGDQ, so you can expect the final version of the bonus video I made to come out tonight (unless something goes wrong). I also wanted to set myself deadlines, because finding the energy to fully dedicate myself into video production has been a chronic struggle. Once I get going, it's usually fine, but I'll go to great lengths to procrastinate as much as possible.

So! Here are my deadlines for the next couple of months.

January 25th: Firs...

Speedrun Explained Explained - Early access

Hello,

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to finish the bonus video in time before leaving for AGDQ. I decided to release the almost finished version exclusively for all Patreon supporters, and to finish it for a public release when I come back after AGDQ. I think the unfinished part will be quite obvious. I will take this version down when the video is publicly released.

Enjoy!

Production update 2019-12-21

Hello!

I made a decision: instead of waiting around for the OoT practice rom update, I would instead make a quick video that goes through my process. It's not a huge project, but I figured it might shed some light and help people who would like to try their hand at it but who might feel discouraged or clueless on how to start.

I wrote the script in two days, recorded in a day, and I'm already editing! I'm hoping to get it out during the holidays, but my schedule is being filled wi...

Update 2019-12-09 - My schedule for the next month

Hello everyone!

So, as you may know now, I am delaying the OoT Wrong Warp video a bit, but I'm still working on things I can work on for now. 

This week I fixed the script, rerecorded everything I needed for Part 1, and I began working on the script of the next video. It's gonna be a big one. The SM64 TAS video had 35 points I wanted to cover, this one has at least 45. Thankfully, the overall insanity level is a bit lower so it should still be manageable, but you can see the ...

Production update 2019-12-02

Wow, another week already!

Alright, here's what's been going on.

I spent quite some time trying to set things up to be able to record good quality footage for the video. I eventually settled on using glank's OoT Practice ROM. BizHawk kept crashing when trying to record a TAS, the practice rom macro tools are kind of barebones and a bit annoying to use on emulator (since the save/load functions require an SD card on an everdrive), so I settled on good old Mupen with Jabo. Doesn't l...

Production update 2019-11-27

Sorry for being silent for so long!

Update 2019-10-13

Hello everyone!

First of all, thanks a lot to all the patrons on the SMB1 Warpless video, and thank you to all the new patrons since that upload!

Quick reminder: I talk in the Patreon channel in my Discord server. I post updates here, but I'll be talking a bit more often about the video I'm working on over there, since it's pretty easy for me to type something like "hey 10 minutes done already!". You can find the link to the Discord server here:  2019-10-13 16:23:48 +0000 UTC View Post

The followup: The future of Super Mario Bros. warpless!

New video! Super Mario Bros. Warpless World Record Explained

It's finally here!

Update 2019-09-18

Great news! I'm progressing really quickly now. I will try to release the video this Friday, but I'm getting increasingly doubtful about being able to do that. 

What I might end up doing instead is finish it during the weekend, then start working on an appendix to this video that will come out shortly after. Then, I will release this one on Friday, and the followup shortly after. I might even reference the followup in the main video, so I'd like to release them close together.

Update 2019-09-12

I had to move my desk to another room, but I should be ready to resume video production now. I'm a bit over 11 minutes in. I'm a bit frustrated with how slowly things are progressing to be honest.

Hopefully I'll have better news soon!

Update 2019-09-02

Hello everyone,

This is another update on production and what's going on around it. The script is done and fully recorded, and I am roughly 15% done with the editing.

I am in a bit of a break right now because I am submitting games to AGDQ and I want to finish up good videos to fit with the submissions. I am submitting:

- DK64 101% as a co-op run with Znernicus (I would play about 40% and him 60% of the run).

- DK64 Lookout bingo and regular bingo. Lookout bingo is a s...

The Journey to 18:59 (Commissioned video for Kosmic)

I forgot to show you guys this one. Kosmic commissioned me to edit a compilation video for him. I worked on it for a couple of days and the result is this!

Quick update 2019-08-26

Sorry for being quiet on here, I've been giving updates on Discord but it's time for a post on here for people who aren't in my Discord server.

After having to scrap the video I was working on, I tackled the SMB1 Warpless 18:59 WR. The script is 80% written and 75% recorded so I'm eager to start editing soon. However, my house is in renovations. Long story short, I live with my parents because it's financially ideal and I would like to be able to skip the apartment step and buy my ...

Update 2019-07-15

Hello everyone!

I have been quiet for a while since the release on my last video. I took a bit of a break with the release of Super Mario Maker 2 and have been playing it a lot, sometimes streaming on Twitch as well. I was in the Super Mario Maker 2 Invitational tournament organised by GSA yesterday.

That being said, I am about halfway done with the script of the next video, which is going to be more similar to the first one I made about SMB1, but this time about a WR in a differe...

Super Mario 64 1 Key TAS Explained

This is my biggest project so far! Enjoy!

Production update

Hey guys! I'm not making a video update so that I can go back to working on the Super Mario 64 video. I made tremendous progress and I am ahead of my best case scenario. The video will release THIS WEEK! I will be out of town on Friday, so I'm still unsure if I will be able to release it this Thursday, or if I will wait until Saturday instead. I will announce it publicly pretty soon as well, to gather some hype before the release.

It will also be premiered on YouTube. The time is still ...

Production update! 2019-06-10

Update 2019-06-03

How to create the perfect speedrun - Tool-assisted speedrunning explained

Here's my newest video! Monday, I am starting production on the next one, which will be a pretty big one!

New video coming out tomorrow!

My new video, "How to create the perfect speedrun - Tool-assisted speedrunning explained" is coming out tomorrow at 19:00 EDT. It will be a baseline of knowledge to understand what TASing is, and it set things up nicely for my next video, which is going to be, you guessed it, not a WR explanation, but a TAS explanation.

I will make a public announcement for this video tomorrow in the afternoon. The video will not be premiered, but I am considering using the feature for my bigger project...

Progress

About 70% done on the next video!

First Update!