Update for and of and pertaining to May. (For paid patrons only!)
Sections are labeled for your convenience, and there is a tl;dr at the end that sums up all the important info.
Robotnik Destroys Steven Universe - SNEAK PEEK #6:
Click here to see the latest Sneak Peek of "Robotnik Destroys Steven Universe"!As with all Sneak Peeks, you should avoid watching it if you don't want spoilers for the full nideo!This is the section of "Robotnik Destroys Steven Universe" that I intended to share last month before running out of time due to several unfortunate irl issues. On the bright side, thanks to the additional time, I was able to polish it up substantially with some swell improvements! Got even more done for this particular scene, but I made sure to cut it off before things got too wild and funky. Gotta save some stuff for the full nideo!Also, I realized that the thumbnails I've been using for my Sneak Peeks might be a bit spoiler-y for the folks who like to go in blind. I apologize for that. Going forward, I'll avoid sharing any screenshots from the Sneak Peek in the thumbnail, that way anyone who doesn't want to be spoiled can remain sacred and pure for the full nideo.
Nideo Progress:
• Fesh Pince:Much like last month, I bounced between working on the mysterious credits sequence, and attempting to implement new ideas/improvements to the rest of the video. Ran into issues with the latter (as usual) but I still managed to get a nice little chunk of new/updated material this month.I can't help but feel like some of my older FP4 edits are not at the same level of quality as the newer Robotnik edits. I've been working on this Fesh bastard for so long that I'm creating a quality creep with the older scenes. Not exactly a huge issue or anything - just something that's been on my mind. I've made an effort to revisit many of the older segments to spruce 'em up, but I'm trying not to get out of hand with it. I need to maintain a balance so I can actually get this damn nideo out the door and in the hands of the Fesh people.I'm also thinking about reallocating my editing time to be more skewed towards working on FP4. I've maintained a good 50/50~ish balance this month, but I'm thinking I need cut back on Robotnik just a tad so I can focus more on FP4. That'll be my goal for June.• Robotnik Destroys Steven Universe:Work on Robotnik and his destruction of Steven Universe has been going quite well! Got lots of new stuff done. Some of the scenes are very heavy with visual edits, and as a result I've been creating a ton of new assets. It takes a significant amount of time to do these elaborate visual edits, but I've been having a blast making them.At this point, I have a pretty massive chunk of the nideo fully complete, but there are still a lot of scenes that I need to finish. I've reigned in the scope, and have a fairly solid outline of everything that I want to include - with only a small handful of segments that I don't know what I'm going to do with yet. My biggest challenge will be be achieving some of the sentence mixes that I have planned for the upcoming scenes. I'm really hoping I can get them to work without too much trouble.Besides that, it's just a matter of putting in the time to get the rest of the big visual gags completed. It may take a while, but I'll keep at it.• Reminder about the delay for FP4 in relation to future nideos:
My next nideo after FP4 won't take nearly as long to complete as FP4 is taking. It's very important for me to make sure FP4 lives up to the legacy of the previous installments, so I'm taking as much time as necessary to come up with worthy edits, and to polish the hell out of it. FP4 is also significantly longer than my usual nideos - adding to the delay. After it's complete, I'll focus on making nideos that aren't as absurdly long, and my upload cadence will be more reasonable.
Random screenshot from FP4:Click here for the screenshot!
Miscellaneous/Closing Thoughts:
Last month I mentioned some family medical issues, and while things actually got worse for a good chunk of this month, I'm happy to report that everything is mostly fine as of now. There were a few big scares, and one of the issues cost me a pretty penny (it was gorgeous) but I'm just happy everyone is OK for the time being. While these last two months have been very stressful for me, I was able to use editing as a distraction from all the turmoil. It serves once again as a reminder of how grateful I am that you swellveteens offer your support towards my pooping passion. I appreciate you all very much, and I look forward to updating everyone next month with whatever shenanigans June holds for me. Hope it goes well for all you fine folks!
tl;dr:
-Posted a new Sneak Peek for "Robotnik Destroys Steven Universe"! Click here to see it!-Fesh Pince editing was decent. Worked on more stuff for the credits sequences, and was able to get a nice little chunk of new/updated material for the rest of the nideo. Gonna try to spend a bit more time on FP4 than the Robotnik YTP next month. -Robotnik nideo editing went well too. Scope is reigned in, and I have a fairly solid outline of everything that I want to include. Heavy visual edits are taking a lot of time, and I still have several scenes I need to do, but much of the nideo is already finished and I'm making good progress.-Family medical issues got worse for a while this month, but everything is mostly alright for now. I was forced to sacrifice a pretty penny. Been a stressful couple of months with everything going on, but editing has been a good distraction for me.-Reminder: Once Fesh Pince 4 is complete, I'll be uploading nideos at a more reasonable pace. FP4 is long as heck, and needs extra time in the oven to maximize smiles.-Appreciate you all immensely for supporting me! Hope ya have a jolly good June!