Dear Patrons,
It has been a bit of a week. The journey to release apparently needs to include both exploding cars, one-man-moving-missions with a sprained foot, and the most high-stakes game of midnight crane ever. The tempo has been high, and the amount of sleep has been low, but rather than dwelling too much on the obstacles, I want to share what has been achieved.
You may already have seen on Twitter or Youtube, but I thought I would share some of Matthew's work in here as well. Right now we're hard at work on finalizing the sound for Flickering Lights.
You can also watch a preview of the companion piece to this track her2022-08-14 12:16:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I hope you'll forgive me for not giving you an exclusive preview clip this month. After all, we are now just about one month away from the final release of the episode, so I thought it'd be a bit redundant. Instead, here's the trailer!
It's not news to those of you who have been following along on the monthly updates: Tales of Zale 'Flickering Lights' (AKA. Episode 3) ...
2022-08-03 19:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
You may have seen me tweet about it, but just dropping a quick reminder that the 'making of' book will be sent off for design and print this coming week. In the thank-you section is named all the patrons that have supported me during the production of 'Tales of Zale - Flickering Lights' --- BUT, if you want your name to be something other than your Patreon user name, now's the tim...
2022-07-27 18:16:29 +0000 UTC View Post
If you didn't get enough good news from that last update, here's some more! 'Tales of Zale - Flickering Lights' is now officially set to screen at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Norway!
It actually came as a surprise to me too when they posted it, since the acceptance email has gotten lost in my spam folder. I'm super stocked to be able to look forward to seeing it on the big s...
2022-07-17 20:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
I'm still alive! If there was any doubt - I just feel like I've been offline for a good while. But that's certainly not because I've been idle. I'll try to be brief and to the point because there's plenty of work to get back to!
THIS MONTH'S PREVIEW:
2022-07-09 17:57:05 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons,
Hope you're all doing well! I'm writing this on a rainy summer day. The sort of day where it's nice to stay inside with a cup of tea and write a Patreon update.
THIS MONTH'S PREVIEW:
Admittedly, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a good month...
2022-06-06 13:41:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I was sifting through old material and came across this old production trailer from 2017. Those of you who have been following for a while may recall, but for those who haven't: I've in fact attempted making this Tales of Zale episode 3 twice. I jumped right into it back in 2016 right after having finished episode 2, and it was my intention to keep a quick pace of production. Many things held m...
2022-05-27 19:26:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This evening I decided to do a spontaneous draw-this-in-your-style challenge on my Instagram page. I always wanted to do one of those, but since I animate more than I illustrate, there's rarely an occasion. To give you the Patreon insider-scoop, the reason that I did have an illustration at hand now, is because I'm doodling and testing some different merchandise ideas to put out around the rele...
2022-05-11 22:42:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Happy May to you all! Springtime is upon us - at least if I am to believe my own eyes, looking out the window. Summer is fast approaching, and with that new endeavours for me in the form of moving and directing a new visual development session for Tales of Zale. The latter has especially been weighing on my mind recently. But I'm getting ahead of myself - lets look at one th...
2022-05-08 11:31:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A slightly delayed preview this month, but hopefully you can forgive me. As you could see from my bonus post, I got a bit busy with some commissioned work for a couple of weeks. That's one reason for the late post - the other is that I was awaiting some exciting news... so let's get i...
2022-04-10 21:20:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
This is usually the time of the month where I make a new update post and show you a preview from Tales of Zale. But I'm holding out for some news that should hopefully be arriving by the end of the week, so in the meanwhile I'd like to share some behind the scenes from this animation piece I was commissioned to do for Slush Entertainment.
I don't usually take on a lot ...
2022-04-04 19:03:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
A little extra animation that I have been working on on the side - a sort of outlet for the past few weeks of news. I've posted it on my Twitter and Instagram along with a link on how to help Ukraine as a foreigner, and subm...
2022-03-13 20:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
There aren't many words I can write that suffices to address the gravitas of the events taking place out in the world right now. I know humans gotta human, but like so many others I'd been hoping for just one relatively quiet year without the structural pillars of our society being thrown into disarray. Still, we have to stay firm in our belief in a better tomorrow, because ...
2022-03-06 18:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
First month of the year cleared! It's both been a quick and slow one in different aspects. Let's get into it!
APPLICATION MANIA:
Hey, so remember how I wrote about putting together an application for a work grant last month? I was staying well ahead of schedule on that one, but it sure did end up swallowing a chunk of weekend time towa...
2022-02-06 22:43:49 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
Hope you've all had some wonderful holidays and a happy New Year! With Christmas in-between, it feels like quite a while since I've sat down and written an update. Such are the quirks of time perception I guess. I myself have just finished my first week of work at the new job. So far it's proven quite manageable, even if I'm still getting accustomed to a new software and tec...
2022-01-07 19:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post
This is not a news update! Just a lil' "Christmas card" wishing you all some happy holidays. Whether you've been sticking around the Patreon for just a little while, or much longer, I really really appreciate all your support! It's been very grounding throughout the long episode 3 grind.
I'm looking forward to sharing more cool updates with you all in the near future! Meanwhile, as ...
2021-12-19 22:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy holidays dear Patrons!
I hope you are doing well and in good spirits. Here, the snow has started to fall, so I've got my fingers crossed for a white Christmas (that'd be a first for me)! Some warm news all around, so let's jump right into it!
THIS MONTH'S PREVIEW:
We're getting to a point where there are only a few scenes that I haven't shown ...
2021-12-04 21:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Another month has passed! We're chugging along on the final stretch of the Tales of Zale episode 3 production, progress has been made on the TV-series development - and there are some life updates that I'll sprinkle in towards the end of the post too. Without further ado, let's jump right into it!
THIS MONTH'S PREVIEW:
This month we're...
2021-11-06 18:06:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons!
Just a teeny tiny bonus post. You might have seen this shot as I worked on it at posted it to social media. I had some extra exports from the process lying around, and I thought it could be interesting to show the different steps. In terms of stuff happening on-screen, it's fairly simple, but the animation still took me a while. I look forward to showing you this whole scene...
2021-10-12 13:38:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Hope you're doing well! It's been a month that has felt both like an eternity and like it's gone by in a flash! It's been filled with back-and-forths between Viborg and Copenhagen and has encompassed the whole Viborg Animation Festival underway! It was so great to see so many familiar faces again and enjoy some good wholesome animation. And, I gotta say, quite therapeutic. I...
2021-10-06 13:53:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
How are you doing? Not too long time since last, given the mid-month update, but I hope you've all been well nonetheless! I'm back at it with another update, before I'm off for a quick trip to Copenhagen to celebrate my birthday with friends and family. Let's jump right into it!
THIS MONTH'S PREVIEW:
2021-09-02 15:36:15 +0000 UTC
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Dear Patrons,
A bit of a deviation from the monthly posts! Reason being that I had this small scene that I've been working on, that I was really eager to share, but I already posted too much of it on social media to suffice as a full preview-of-the-month, but I still really wanted to show it in full, so you know... It's just really fun to see it all come together in the compositing!
Dear Patrons,
This month's update is coming at you on the very first day of the month! Although there's not so much to update with on the pitching front yet, I was just really excited to show some of the compositing I've been working on.
Apart from the very first shot (which has such a huge layout that I'm saving it for last), I've finished the initial compositing on the very ...
2021-08-01 17:59:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Hope you're still enjoying the warm summer months. I'm finally back in Viborg, after some time in Copenhagen catching up with friends and family and getting a change of scenery. It's nice to be back now! Let's see what we have on the program...
TALES OF ZALE WEB-EPISODE 3:
Though it went a bit slower during the Copenhagen stay, I've st...
2021-07-10 14:08:47 +0000 UTC View Post
During the 3 months of funded writing on Tales of Zale, I dove into a bunch of different resources. For anybody else interested in writing their own screenplays, short stories, or whatnot I thought I'd give some personal recommendations. I may add to this list as I discover more along the way or recall something that I might have missed. So feel free to check back from time to time!
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Dear patrons,
Hope you are all well! Here in Denmark summer has hit us big time - well, at least as "big time" as it gets on this end of the hemisphere. I've traveled to Copenhagen to stay at my mom's place for a sort of semi-summer-vacation. It's been a long time since I've taken that sort of time off, and I've got plenty to catch up on with friends. It's also a nice way to clear the min...
2021-06-04 10:17:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear patrons,
As always I hope that you are doing well! First animated preview in colors in quite a while. Exciting, huh? Well, there's a lot more where that came from coming up! But for now, let's jump into the updates :)
TALES OF ZALE WEB-EPISODE 3:
I just love it ...
2021-05-05 19:44:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
As always I hope you're doing well! March flew by so fast, and now we are already in April! I had the pleasure of actually going on an Easter Break for once, so that probably sped up my time perception quite a bit as well. Anywho, so the most part things are progressing just the same as in my previous update, but here are some further insights.
TALES...
2021-04-10 22:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear Patrons,
Hope you are having a happy March! It's been another busy month - but again, busy in the good way! I think this is one of those months where it makes sense to go over things point by point, so without further ado...
TALES OF ZALE WEB-EPISODE 3:
