Tom's being cruel and unusual, holding the series results until very last.
I can't wait to see if Planetoid made the cut.
I suppose I'll just have to wait a few more days to find out :)

It's almost been 12 months since I posted Chapter 1, and I like to think I've come a long way, in quality of animation. Although, I swear, it's been the fastest 12 months of my life.

On the topic of the Planetoid Series, I've finally started Chapter 4, and I'm going to try and give it my best.
I've decided on a deadline. :O
12/10/09
Which is the anniversary of Chapter 2.
I am going to do my best to have it ready by then.

Here, have a screenshot, and tell me what you think.
(That's amidst a bit of FBF work, I might add. That's why it looks a bit choppy)

***Edit***
Oh, I forgot to mention, if Planetoid does well in the treasure hunt (if it makes it in), I'm going to make a bonus side chapter that I have planned.

**ReEdit**
Technical difficulties have delayed production, but I intend to get it out before the end of the year.

So, I put out a 'new' movie the other day, and didn't get that much attention.
You should watch, rate (5) and review it, for sure. (pleaasee? D: )

Also, I've been working on a quick Halloween Animation, and what I've learned about textures from from redoing Planetoid is coming in mighty handy. (check out the screenshot below).
I hope I'll be able to get it done in time.
It'll be the first animation that's not in the planetoid series, which will be nice.

Speaking of which, I'm currently also working on Chapter 4 and the Prologue.
So, hopefully, you will see them soon.

Tell me what you think about the screenshot! :O

---Edit---
Yes, I ran out of time.
I'm going to finish it off, then hold onto it for next year.
Crazy, I know.

In honor of the Treasure Hunt I am 'Digitally Remastering' Planetoid - Chapter 1, and uploading it as a new animation.
It will be released over the weekend.

In other news, I will try and get a Halloween animation out, but no promises.
I've started on one, but there's been a few delays, with trying to get voice actors, etc, that it may come out well after the end of this month.
But it is inevitable.

In life, I feel a bit overwhelmed.
Drowning in work.
which sucks.

Check back here early next week if you want to see the refreshed Planetoid, then I'll try for the week after to get the next installment out.

Fun fun fun.
Also, in reworking the animation, I found a shot of what it was originally going to look like.
It's come a long way.

I haven't stopped work on the Planetoid series.
I've just been preoccupied.

So, I've been working on one or two projects.
Power of Three seemingly fell through with my team, probably my fault, though I'm not sure.
Communication just seemed to stop happening, and to TheMasterOfSprites, sorry.

I'm currently doing a collaboration with RedHotPoker, which he currently has information about on his news post(although he fails to mention that it's a collaboration), where one person animates approximately 10 seconds, then hands it to the other person, to do the next ten.

Basically, when it's not my turn, I'll be working on Planetoid.
The Prologue isn't far off, and Chapter 4 isn't that much further behind.

And then, FINALLY, I will be onto the final installment, the whole reason I kept on animating this darned series.

When I'm not animating, I'm going to be writing (or at work or uni, but they don't count), as I am hoping to get a head start on a book this half of the year.

Also, I'm on twitter.

</shameless self-promotion>

What have you guys been up too?
Anything interesting?

Penciled Waterfalls
A man, with the sunrise in his hair,
His brain on the computer screen,
Does little to raise flames from his chair,
A lone voice, in a helmet, goes unseen.

The gates to the long roads seem closed,
With peace as the forgotten destination.
The penciled waterfalls look opposed,
As a dead man will lose the confrontation.

The streaming river of information runs dry;
Only from the failure of drinking, it loses rain.
All eyes see the same goal, afraid to try,
To walk the road alone, is to walk with all but pain.

A frosted looking glass leads the world astray,
The straw, through which we destroy ourselves,
Left a hole in the bed, from where it lay,
Is prized as our destruction, and kept upon the shelves.

Sometimes, it's the desperate that save us all,
As, in their hair, the sun begins to set.
Old, wearied, fallen from walk to crawl,
Our batteries all expire, repaying our only debt.

Colourless Rainbows arc the paper skies,
In the book, forgotten, lying on the floor.
Beyond imagination, the story flies,
Of how peace can exist, it's what we fight for.
By Rion Brodie (Nightbreaker)

Tell me what the words are trying to say, in comment form.
I know what the meaning was for me, as I was writing it, but each person seems to have their own view on it, their own meanings.
that's the beauty of poetry, I suppose.

Also, be sure to watch the Planetoid series, I'm puttering along at getting the fourth one out.
They haven't really had much attention.
That would be awesome, thanks.

I'm going to be going away for ten days towards the end of this month. Otherwise I would've set the release date for Planetoid - Chapter 4 for then, but, as such, I'm pushing it forward a few days, and claiming that the release date will be the 8th of July.

Now, if you were on the band wagon with the making of Planetoid - Chapter 3, you would know that the release date we abolished fairly quickly, and pushed forward, repeatedly, for about two to three months.
And I endeavor not to do that again. I hit real turbulence with number 3, and it shouldn't happen again, so we should be good.

I have a Power of Three team. My team mates are F-777 on the music and TheMasterOfSprites on coding.

I also have a Power of Thirty team. And am working very hard so that it will work. As it is a very ambitious project, and I really do hope it will work.

I'm also working on one or two other flash projects. But they're secret.
super secret.
super awesome crazy secret.

And that's about all I have to say today.
Nightbreaker

I have started on Planetoid - Chapter 4.
I hope to get it done quickly.
A lot quicker than Chapter 3.

And, with each episode, I guaranteed a different style, and this one isn't going to miss that mark.
Here is a sample.

Tell me what you think.

Nightbreaker

As the title suggests, I am looking for a programmer for the Power of Three.
F-777 is seemingly happy to do the music, but I've told him it will have to come down to whether or not we find an actionscripter.
So if you are one, and you're free, or you believe you're good enough to be on more than one team, give me a yell. it would be greatly appreciated.

Okay, so my next few projects.
Obviously, Planetoid - Chapter 4 is in the works already, after Planetoid - Chapter 3 was found to be a bit more popular, yesterday.
Two other projects, (three if I get power of three going, which would become top priority), include one about a tissue box, and a music clip to a Cats Stevens song, of all people.

It's nice to be able to post to the front page now, as this is the first time I've had this opportunity.

Thanks for your time.

Nightbreaker

Yes, you saw correctly.
It is done.
it is dealt with.
it is out of the way.

I am estatic.
HERE. IT. IS.

I'm fairly contempt with it.
There's a few shots that I grew impatient with, and didn't want to improve, that really should have been. Some shots don't go with the flow all that well, but I just wanted to get this out of the way.

An apology must go out to Zero123Music, who had edited one of his songs especially so I could use it for this animation, but it was cut within the last week of animating. Sorry. :(

4 days short of 6 months since the first one came out. It took waaay too long, and I apologise.
I feel that the reason for that could be because, plot-wise, it wasn't all that interesting :/
but it was a necessary evil.

Now onto number 4 =.=

In other news, I need a programmer for Power of Three.
Anybody out there?