Last post, I talked about the jump to YouTube and with that I posted the first “Build It” video. The second is now up on The Angry Cast channel. I have one more left to edit and a surprise add on, as well. Meanwhile, I’ve been recording footage for the “Mongo Smashes _____” series and one episode is in the can. I don’t want to release it until I’ve finished the first Build It project.
Why?
Well, for one, I did the first video on President’s Day. The second went up this past weekend. That’s five days in between. I want to have some level of consistency with releasing videos as to not build expectations… I know… Like there is any, right? Still, when I first started the blog back in 2008, I posted five entries a week. That lasted all of two months and then I backed down to three a week, sometimes less. I don’t want to hit a deadline, just to hit a deadline. My schedule isn’t set and I play when I can. Editing sometimes takes hours, if not days. I don’t want to post all I have, now and then go three weeks with nothing.
The second issue is that the Build It series takes far longer to produce. Me just playing a video game, badly, is fairly easy. But to record a build, edit it, narrate it, add sound, and publish takes time and I’ve got footage for one more section of the Shrine I did, plus a walkthrough of the other buildings I did for the Modern Empire server. I want to space those out along with regular videos.
In essence, I’m creating a backlog of footage, so I can use a timed release method for publishing. Slow and steady, folks. It’s one of the rules I have set down for myself.
The others being:
Have fun or don’t do it.
Fail early. Fail often.
Put some time into it. Add sound and titles.
Don’t be afraid to record lots and edit out the horrible parts where you ramble or derp.
With that, I give you Part 2 of the Beacon Shrine Build It Series.
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