Episode 11 Update - 08/16/22

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I'm now deep into doing the layout passes for all scenes, making sure the camera and timing is right for everything.  I have A, B, C, D, and F to do.  I now have most of B done and a good bit of C.  Already, I'm noticing a lot of time being added to the runtime to accommodate the action.  I'm pretty sure we're gonna hit the 30 minute mark with the episode.  I cannot work on 'A' right now, as the 3D artist I have working on it seems to be really dragging his feet finishing up the set.  However, I have plenty to work on right now and am further behind than I'd like to be.

Once I get these layouts done, I can really start delegating the work to more animators, but currently I'm a bit bottlenecked here.  I'm also getting a bit frustrated because my perfectionism is kicking in with a lot of these, and I'm nitpicking with the timing, which can be necessary, but it also means not getting these done as fast as I really hoped for.  However, I'm getting into the swing of things, and they're starting to go smoother the more I do them.  I'm hoping to get at least half the episode timed out by the end of the month.  I'll have a better idea of where we're at by next update.

Moving forward, I'll be updating every two weeks until I'm able to go back to weekly.  I'm slowly picking up steam, even if I'm not working as fast as I really want to be right now.  I'm scheduled to get my wisdom teeth pulled out tomorrow and I'm really hoping it doesn't set me back work-wise.  Thank you for your patience.  I've come out of a deep mental block recently and things seem to be getting better for me as of late.  I hope things continue to go well and I can get more and more efficient as I continue moving forward.