Recurring events have led me to come to the conclusion that I've let you down, and I've let myself down as well. Here's why:
So as you may or may not know I had plans to release a new original short film in July, which ended up hitting snags (Due to outside forces and my own faults) and I had to indefinitely postpone a project into which I had already invested so much time and effort and resources. I just didn't have what was necessary to complete it.
Well it's happening again. After so much set building and writing and puppet making, so much time, because of ONE THING I can't finish it in time. You could say that I have plenty of time to figure it out because I haven't said when it was going to be released, but no, because I have to stay on schedule with other projects after this one.
Let me inform you about my work area:
That space in the front is technically what I have for animating. A 4x4 foot square area, and on the other 4x4 foot side is where I shoot Cranbersher's Guide, with the top-down camera for filming any handy things. I also only have one camera for everything, besides my webcam, which means I can only film one thing at a time and have to constantly move it for different necessities. I am okay with this, I'm lucky to have a camera and a table in the first place.
However, these big projects take over the entire table, and I have to keep my camera in one spot for long periods of time for animating, which means no Guide for a long, long time. This makes me feel like I'm letting down people who enjoy that series, and I really want to give it to you.
So I can't linger on stuff even if there is no set deadline if that makes sense (Sorry I'm just typing up a storm here so bear with me haha.)
There is also a pressure, whether it's just in my head because of recent Youtube "fame" (God not at all but I'm not sure how else to put it.) Or because I know people really want another animation. I feel like I need to go bigger than before each time, and... I just can't do that. I don't have the resources or the money yet. I need to find a balance.
So I'm taking a step back. I'm going to keep things small. Projects that I've postponed might resurface later. They might not. I do not know. But for now it'll just be small, quaint projects that I can manage and that don't linger on and cause stress. I do hope you enjoy them, but if not, I guess I understand.
Thanks for reading,
-Oliver
