OMG! That's right, I'm still working on the "Shadow: It doesn't Matter" music video. I have finally gotten through verse 1 and I'm now working my way through the first round of the chorus. Am I happy with what I have so far? You bet your butts! Have I been working hard? Well, let me put it this way, even scenes that will only be seen for a second and a half are detailed enough to be individual pictures. I'm squeezing as much detail into characters and important props as my skill level and patience will allow.

For the backgrounds, I'm using a mixture of relatively low detail drawings and sprite scenery, using 100% one or the other when the situation calls for it. This is actually working out rather well visually, as you'll see when the finished video is finally uploaded to the portal, hopefully within the next month (Before my birthday if things continue to go as well as they have been going). I'm using this method simply to ensure the action doesn't get lost in the backgrounds, but I also don't want the backgrounds to be boring.

During production, I've been making an effort to use most, if not all, of the things I've learned about making movies in Flash so far, as well as a good portion of the things I've learned about animation in general and computer art. This is mostly to put everything into practice to make something great. I guess this film could also be used to guage my overall skill level as an animator, artist, and film maker as well. But, this is not a stopping point, only a starting point. After I finish this video, I plan to start right on another. This next film will either be 100% sprites or 100% drawn and, yes, it will feature characters from the Sonic universe. More details on this project will come to light as I develop my ideas more.

So, the end of another great issue. Hey, you even got some indepth behind the scenes coverage too, you lucky rascals, you! So, until next time, never stick you tongue into an electrical socket, it burns.