Hello friends, I have spent every waking moment of the last two weeks getting this one finished in time for today, Future Day! I'm sorry that just this once I wasn't able to bring it to you a full day...
2015-10-21 12:22:32 +0000 UTC View Post
The shoot went well. Here's an exclusive, super secret sneak peek at the alternate future Captain D. Please don't share... or it may irreparable damage the spacetime continuum!
As I scram...
2015-10-12 03:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you all for your suggestions! But after careful consideration, deliberation and regurgitation, I've decided to scrap Halloween and instead pay homage to another date, relevant on this particular...
2015-10-10 04:49:09 +0000 UTC View Post
If you like long, detailed step-by-step, click by click lessons on how to do an effect well, then make it a little better, then keep perfecting it, then perfect using yet another method... then this o...
2015-10-06 00:48:15 +0000 UTC View PostI'm brainstorming ideas for this month. I rarely do "themed" episodes aside from a TAM special once in a while because, you know, I want my work to be TIMELESS. But I wonder if it might be fun to try ...
2015-10-04 17:32:12 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-10-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
By request, from today's video. Feel free to share :)
2015-09-28 20:51:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Man oh man! This was, unexpectedly, the most difficult month to get the episode finished on time. A small side job on a commercial turned into a nightmare (as sometimes happens when a client doesn't k...
2015-09-28 04:41:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Since this month's video is another Quick D, it was shot vlog style, with me talking on camera throughout the whole thing. I tend to end up with an unhealthy shooting ratio when I do these. Take a loo...
2015-09-20 04:17:50 +0000 UTC View Post
It's quick, but it might save your life. If you are on a life support machine that's powered by the pulling of high-quality chroma keys.
2015-09-08 18:41:13 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a "Quick D". I'll need a weird polka-dot shirt for one joke, but we couldn't find anything at Goodwill, so I sharpied some circles onto a plain white shirt.
Have a Merry Labor Day! 2015-09-07 03:07:11 +0000 UTC View Post
[UPDATE: now open to BTS tier]
Not exactly a tutorial, but I'm posting this in the feed of tutorial-level patrons, for only YOU will have the patience to sit through something so str...
2015-09-02 13:05:57 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-09-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
These caricatures from the Million Date Challenge sign were drawn using ProCreate on the iPad (my absolute favorite painting app). I sketched and painted them there, but subsequently made a few tweaks...
2015-08-30 15:06:42 +0000 UTC View Post
This sign hung in the background during the Million Date Challenge scenes of the Amazing Water Trick Debunk episode. Created in Photoshop and printed as a 48"x36" foam board sign.
Click a...
2015-08-29 20:15:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a little backlogged treat - the soundtrack from the June "Charlie Charlie Poetry Challenge" episode. I don't recall if I mentioned this, but it's an original piece of music timed to the various...
2015-08-27 18:07:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, patrons! Like no other video before, this one was ONLY possible through your support. (Mainly because the entire month's pledges, plus a little extra out of pocket went into its creation.)
The video is finished! Uploading now, will be up for you patrons shortly.
Aaaaah! I can't believe this unending project is actually finally completed :)
2015-08-26 21:36:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Well that was torturous. The greenscreen effects were not as easy to do as I hoped, but after staying up 'till 2AM for a few nights, I got them all done. Today I graded (color-corrected) the episode t...
2015-08-25 00:47:57 +0000 UTC View Post
For the past week, I've been digging visual effects tunnels on the episode. There are so many shots. I've mostly ordered them from toughest to easiest. The image shows the current edit of the episode....
2015-08-20 02:31:57 +0000 UTC View Post
In the last 2 days I turned 1 hr 40 mins of footage into an 8-minute rough cut of the episode.
This is simply an edit that decides all the performance takes and timing. Sort of a backbone...
2015-08-13 17:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post
So the plan was to shoot Saturday and Sunday, but for various reasons on Saturday we decided to push ourselves and finish filming everything! It was exhausting, but I'm proud to say we completed the p...
2015-08-13 00:28:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, the stage is set, the make up is applied, the crew is ready. It's time to film!
I hope I survive this.
2015-08-08 11:54:25 +0000 UTC View Post
After a lengthy process of brainstorming, searching for and trying different outfits and accessories, we finally settled on a full body look for Holly. The only thing missing is a hideous scar along t...
2015-08-02 21:14:19 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-08-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Having to put on my producer's hat now to plan and make arrangements for the shoot. We're purchasing some items for the unusual needs of this episode, (such as making the room temporarily look like a ...
2015-07-31 02:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
It's midnight and I'm very excited. I've finally finished the script for next month's episode which happens to be unusually complex. It marks the return of Holly, a character that's only appeared once...
2015-07-30 04:21:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a detailed look at the visual effects pipeline we had to tackle to make "Mickey Mouse" visit Captain D.
In case you missed it, this was featured in the 'Disneyland Ghost DEBUNK' ep...
2015-07-29 03:42:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying to expand into that lucrative ADD sufferers demographic. This will be the new style for Quick D videos. Let me know what you think!
2015-07-11 22:18:53 +0000 UTC View Post