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Blog: (03/21/22-03/25/22)
🕑 Added 2022-03-28 15:07:55 +0000 UTCApologies, I meant to post this blog on Friday but I completely forgot!
Monday, March 22nd
Today was a risky day of filming! I had to shoot b-roll for various Mario toys. One of them is this little boat. It has a battery-powered motor and shoots bubbles out of the top of the blue tank.
I thought I could film this from outside the tub, but the angle was awkward. I needed to get eye level with it. So I put my camera on an old tripod and put it in the water!
I had to be super careful, but I ended up getting the exact shot I wanted.
I had a great day of editing too! I should have a rough edit of Part two done by tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 22nd
A rough edit of Part two is done! For the rest of the week, I'll be adding background music, adjusting the pacing, fixing a few narration mistakes, and more. I'm over halfway done with this project!
Wednesday, March 23rd
I wanted to find a fun way to show the evolution of Yoshi. So instead of just showing sprites on-screen, I decided to make the pixel art by hand on graph paper with colored pencils. I thought it made everything a little fancier! I actually streamed myself completing this work over on Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/gaminghistorian).
I actually started coloring this yesterday, but I ran into a problem: I didn't have a pencil sharpener! So I ordered an electric one from Amazon with one-day shipping. It saved the day!
Thursday, March 24th
I finalized about half of Part two today. I shot some extra b-roll, recaptured some game footage, and added background music.
In the shot above, I show various block types found in Super Mario World. Again, I didn't want to just show the sprite on-screen. So I scanned the Super Mario World instruction manual and put the blocks into an image. Then I went to a FedEx Office store and got the image printed. I know it seems silly, but I think it just looks so much better than showing a sprite.
Friday, March 25th
I wasn't able to finish Part two, but I'm almost done! I had to do some other stuff today as well. I made a TikTok about Kingdom Hearts, cleaned the office, and answered e-mails.
Here is the upcoming Footnotes schedule for April!
April 4th - Gamecube Component Cables
April 11th - April Console Game Sales
April 18th - Super Metroid 28th birthday
April 27th - Kirby's Dream Land 30th birthday
See ya next week
- Norm
