Happy Holidays everyone. It's time for my annual blog about what I've managed to accomplish this year.
2022 has been an OKAY year. It's had its up and downs. I managed to fully complete MILO, a TV series that was bloody fun to work on. The team was great and I seriously have no complaints about them. It's a series that I would happily jump back on if I ever got that opportunity again.
Milo is an adventurous five-year-old cat who loves to use role-play to explore the amazing world of vocations with his best friends, Lofty and Lark. The show went on to win awards including the British Animation Awards for Best Children's Series. I remember hearing about BAA throughout university. So to have been part of a team that won is a great feeling.
Shortly afterward. I decided to give myself a well-deserved break after the whole YouTube and Production grind. So I took a lovely trip to France and met some of my online people whom I've been friends with for several years and played CSGO with.
I think I suffered quite a bit of burnout (and other things happened) so I decided to take it slow and work on freelance and commissions throughout the summer. I'm still finding my roots when it comes to pricing but I've been lucky enough to avoid big scary bills. It won't last forever, so I'm making some plans and changes for the future while I'm looking for my next big series.
If you're looking for animations, twitch emotes, telegram stickers, or looking for an art/animation piece. Please DM me and I will happily try to come to some arrangements.
In 2020, I hosted my first collab called Resident Evil REANIMATED where a team of animators reanimate the opening FMV from the game. It was a project that I am super proud of and happy to see a few animators go on to do amazing things afterward. Now released this year with a bigger team, more talent, and featuring some legendary animators from online and in the industry...Resident Evil 2 REANIMATED.
Some rough seas, but after my experience from the first collab. I was able to predict and handle any issues better this year. I wouldn't have to worry about someone sitting on their shot for several months, doing them favors, and getting nothing but promises...only for them to leave at the last minute and cause a big delay. Frustrating the whole team. But luckily there weren't any major disruptions and we got it out for Spooky Season. It turned out great, the feedback has been fantastic and it sits comfortably on Newgrounds.
But something did happen. Shortly after I uploaded it onto my channel, a Soundcloud network tried to Content Claimed the collab on YouTube. When I explained to them that this collab has zero connections to them. They MANUALLY rejected my claim and tried to profit off the collab for audio that they don't even own. Quite horrific and very scummy. These companies have existed for a long time and do not play by the rules. But I ain't no bitch. I fought back at them and told them I am willing to go the extra mile, take the legal steps, and be ready to fight this if they tried to fraudulently profit off my team's work.
They wussed out and their claim was dropped.
It was a great victory. I felt like it was one of those fights that I had to win. Not just for myself but for my team. I love them and they have worked hard on RE2 Reanimated and I ain't going to let these dweebs hiding in an office at Hollywood thinking they can push me down.
Finally. A long in the making. But I finally released WEEK ZERO Part 3 on YouTube.
One of my longest animations and it took longer to make than usual. Mainly because I was busy fighting off bogus fraudulent claims and also dealing with app devs ripping my whole animation to promote their scamming apps. But I was lucky to get informed by fans and able to get the scamming apps taken down.
Watch it Here - https://youtu.be/u9CsMXN0UP8
I'm going to take a break from the Friday Night Funkin animations and focus on making other content. I loved that people enjoy them and Week Zero has been a great success. However, I feel like I want to expand a bit and work on different ideas that I wanted to make for a long time. I don't personally want my YouTube just to be known for FNF animations.
I've made a list of potential projects that I want to make and share with you in the future.
My next animation will be based on my years of experience with CSGO.
So that pretty much sums up what I managed to accomplish in terms of animation and what I did online. So what are my plans for 2023? Well;
- Find my next big series to work on.
- More frequent content and animations (At least 3)
- 1k Fans on Newgrounds and 200k Subs on YouTube.
- Arrange a Charity Event.
- World Domination
Overall. It's been an okay year and I welcome 2023 for any new challenges and goals. Merry Christmas to everyone here on Newgrounds and I wish you a relaxing Christmas and all the best with your goals and accomplishments!
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