Feb Update (Jak video Progress and Patreon Reward Updates)

Hey guys!

Let’s cut to the chase, the Jak video is almost fully edited, but after putting it on its feet over the last couple weeks I’ve not been happy with how the script worked out again, and ended up doing another rewrite. The overall structure was fine but the order of some points and way I’d stated certain ideas felt kind of sloppy, things you don’t really notice until you’re watching the work back in full and going huh, that doesn’t actually make sense to anyone outside my head.

 The process of re-writing mostly consisted of properly setting points up, moving paragraphs around, better delineating certain statements and doubling up on any research I might have missed, as well as making sure the video’s flow better serves the whole point it wants to make. I’m a lot happier with that, and thanks to my existing edit it’s easier to visualise how that’s going to work, so once the new audio is completed it shouldn’t be too long before the new edit is complete. I’m personally looking within a two week window at the latest. Don't worry about the gap at the end there- had a very specific idea for a long time about how this one ends, but wanted the entire video sorted before I settled down to make that part happen. It'll become clear once it goes live, I promise!

As easy as it would be to just hash out the rest of the edit and go with what I’ve already got, it wouldn’t be right, especially when I can already see what doesn’t work and how it can be improved. Better I feel to take that opportunity now and make that possible so we get a better video rather than one I’ll regret. It’s only really a shame to me because I’ve been promising this one for absolute ages and really wanted a video out every month this year, but 28 days turned out not to be enough to see where this needed to go.

To quote a morbidly obese crime boss- ‘aaaahhhh well.’

But the fact we’re this far in is still good and there’s more positives on the way. This will tick off another video on the roadmap, with Two left to go that I’ll be switching focus to fast. After that, we’ll be gearing up for the Marvel Project, which I’ve made some more strides towards and will hopefully begin production on in a few months. I’m thinking of explaining the logistics of why this one is taking so much longer through a community post and through something else I’ve wanted to kickstart for a while…

Patreon exclusive behind-the-scenes videos.

I keep promising patrons different tier rewards, with all patrons now able to access these update posts, and one of the things I want to do for 3-5 dollar patrons is some videos on behind the scenes content, seems like something I can deliver on that would be appropriate for those tiers and not feel like I’m gating off main videos, more personal stuff that I know I can deliver. Was hoping to have the Jak one done first before making an announcement but I guess now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling!

Audience tier will unlock all the update blogs and insight posts on Patreon. Quick access to all my thoughts in written form, and I’ll be going in soon to make sure previous posts are now open to those tiers.

Usher tier will unlock extra videos with behind the scenes thoughts and musings on my project progress, the first of which will be me casually talking about where I’m at with this edit.

ASM tier will unlock some other videos, including stuff from my past and commentaries/discussions of older projects that I'll announce here soon. Names will still appear at the end of BP videos.

I’ll be announcing these in an update on the channel hopefully after the Jak video goes public. I told myself this will be the year I release more content, and it’s only because I was so convinced this one would be finished this month I haven’t already gotten to it, but no matter, I can see the end coming up, so we might as well start. There may be changes to these tiers in terms of including some additional content or moving things around based on feedback, but that will become apparent later down the line.

And that’s all I got for ya. I’ll be back soon with that behind the scenes video for the Ushers and ASM’s, and then will return with the Jak video in full. Catch you all then!

- B