Twice The Blog, Double The Fall

I almost removed an entire menu from the DVD today simply because it was too dense.  In truth, it makes a better short film than a menu -- some of these are really, really elaborate -- but I hate to water it down any, or make a new, emptier one.  I'm wrapping up all the buttons tonight and by tomorrow, I'll be able to just open the project and perform the voice work.  Dah! <3 

On another note, in between rendering, I've been easing back into my obsession of fan-made Flash videos tonight.  The best are a collaborative series of short clips based on the Sonic the Hedgehog games.  I believe the fifth collection just hit Newgrounds -- no small feet, given how many animators contribute and how many shorts they stuff into these ten-minute videos.  It makes you realize what an awful lot of talent there is lurking around the corners of the web...

It also makes you feel a little sad not to be contributing.  I'd love to be part of the team producing these shorts, and the content is not unlike the style of my earlier work.  I guess we all make our choices and set our priorities, and I've ended up putting emphasis on DVDs and superhero movies over Flash video game parodies... but it's got me thinking about how nice it'd be, for a change of pace, to dabble back into gaming satire again...

Maybe once these summer DVDs are done and Batman and Spider-Man is completely wrapped, I can afford a brief hiatus this fall for some game-culture loving...