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Update!
🕑 Added 2020-12-09 07:24:49 +0000 UTCHey folks! It's been a while since I checked in and this one video has taken forever, so I thought I'd give an update on progress.
The Sonic Video
This thing is a monster, y'all. All footage is recorded, the script is final and much of the preparatory edit work is done. At this point, it's just down to narration recording and editing the video itself.
For reference, the longest episode of New Frame Plus I've made to date (the Pokemon Battle Animations video, which has a runtime of 27:46) had a script that was just under 5,000 words long.
The Sonic script is over 18,200 words.
I think the video edit will actually move relatively fast despite this, as I've already selected most of the clips I want to use (from the 60+ hours of recorded footage), but the sheer size of this thing is the reason you haven't seen any videos in a bit! Even just recording the narration is taking numerous sessions, because my voice keeps wearing out. XD
If I were doing this all over, I'd have probably separated this into multiple videos, but I'm proud of the messy epic it's becoming and I can't wait for you all to see it. I WANTED to get it done before the year ended, but I suspect it's going to drift into January? We'll see!
Favorite Game Animation of 2020 Video
THIS video, however, will DEFINITELY come out before year's end! I've been investigating the animation in tons of recent games, I've got a pretty solid list put together, and I aim to have the episode ready before New Years.
Future Videos
Once the Sonic monster is defeated, my next step is probably a return to the 12 Principles series alongside some smaller videos (thank goodness). I've also made a ton of progress on Final Fantasy footage gathering lately, and I'm excited to finally get that series launched (especially now that this Sonic episode has taught me some tricks for approaching larger videos).
Apologies again for the long production time on this silly hedgehog analysis, but I very much hope the wait will be worth it. Thank you all, and stay safe!
Comments
I just joined the New Frame Plus Patreon crew (no idea why it took me so long), and this is EXACTLY what I was hoping to see! Looking forward to all 3, Dan.
Greg
Looking forward to the Best Animations video. I bought one of my favorite PC games (VA-11 Hall-A: Cypberpunk Bartender Action) because I saw a few seconds of it on your last Animations of the Year video and fell in love with the style.
