Off-Grid Progress and Office Tour Video!

Finally back to my normal schedule after almost a month away from it! Two weeks I took for vacation and the other two were spent doing undistracted "off-grid" work on Spirit Blade: A World Of Shadows.

At long last I am thrilled to say that I have begun mixing scenes! I've spent the last 6 months working on the songs for the project, which are now all at the point where they are either 80% complete or as far as I can take them for now. (For a couple I'm waiting on instrumentalists to record.) For all songs, however, the bulk of the uphill creative work is done, which is a huge relief. This means its time to take a break and work on scenes for a few months before I come back and finish off the songs with fresh ears.

As I continue making progress, I plan to make some videos of my work sessions from time to time that I will share with you on the Spirit Blade Productions Youtube channel. I also plan to present some behind the scenes videos of recording sessions with Michael Tully, Randy Hesson, myself, and even Holly Frandsen, the voice of Ebony Ravenloft (and also my wife), who has successfully dodged interviews and video cameras... until now. ;-)

In the meantime, I've posted a new video on our channel, featuring Michael Tully (Raan Galvaanik) who helps me present a video tour of my work space.

Enjoy!

Awesome!  Nice geek cave you've carved out for yourself there.

Is it just me, or does "phantom power" sound like it ought to derive from a chunk of Kryptonian crystal?

Also, I'm compelled to ask- what is up with the horned hat Tully's wearing at 1:45?

Rohelf wrote:Awesome!  Nice geek cave you've carved out for yourself there.

Is it just me, or does "phantom power" sound like it ought to derive from a chunk of Kryptonian crystal?

Also, I'm compelled to ask- what is up with the horned hat Tully's wearing at 1:45?

  
Totally right! I think from now on I'll call it "The Phantom Drive" and tell actors to brace against something while I turn the mic on.

The hat is something my wife Holly got for participating in "The Warrior Dash", a distance run with obstacles built into it. At some point I threw it into a bag of cloth types I keep around for foley work and Tully must have seen it and made it his toy for the day.

Nice.  Thanks for sharing.  I too was wondering about the horned hat.  And I recognized Walvoord's book on the floor at 8:01.  I have that book, as well!  And sometimes it is also on my floor.  :)

Great video! Really enjoyed seeing it!

I think the key thing to take away from this is that there’s normally there’s an xbox in there, but it’s downstairs at the moment.   

PhoenixFire wrote:Great video! Really enjoyed seeing it!

I think the key thing to take away from this is that there’s normally there’s an xbox in there, but it’s downstairs at the moment.   

Yeah, the TV downstairs has a bigger screen and better sound. Of course now that 360 is dead and I'm borrowing a friend's...which I hope to return to him in the coming months as I move on... but that's a different thread entirely, isn't it?