For this week's update, I thought I'd share a still frame that I made for a scene in ep.12.
In the script, we have Duo shouting after Heero, but there's obviously no actual shot of that happening. Originally I was just going to edit Heero out of the room and make it look like Duo's just shouting from his bed, but I thought the joke would have way more impact if we saw Heero walking away and Duo chasing after to give him a piece of his mind.
To make this wall, I actually used the f...
2023-03-03 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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So I haven't shared a song before it's finished before, but I just got this proof of concept from the artist we're commissioning (Valileo, check them out here). And I think it's so cool that I wanted to share with you all in this week's update!
It's unfinished and more just the bare bones "is this what we're going for?" attempt, and I'm not going to spoil what the song is for. Just know that you'll hear the finished ...
2023-02-25 02:24:15 +0000 UTC
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After hearing from you all on what you'd like for progress updates, I've decided to stick to a schedule and offer small updates on progress, previews, or behind the scenes looks every Friday from here on out. Rather than worry that an update is "big enough" to warrant sharing, I'll just share something new from what we're working on every Friday. Cool? Cool.
First up is this look at my recent edit for ep.12. We all know Heero's infamous introduction speech. But the footage that's availa...
2023-02-17 20:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Simple question. I'd like input from every Caper who sees the poll.
Since I'm now working on three episodes at once (though ep.11 is baaaaaaaasically done minus the parts I don't have lines for, which is like a third of the whole thing) I'm wondering what sorts of updates I should give. We want to keep you all more involved and up to date than we did between ep.9 and ep.10, but I'm also worried about spoiling surprises or sharing too much too early about later episodes.
So what wo...
2023-02-15 18:59:10 +0000 UTC
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Since we're shifting focus to working on three episodes at once while we search for a new voice actor, I felt inspired this weekend to work on thumbnails for the coming episodes, and thought I'd share with you guys.
As a bonus treat exclusively for Capers, here are the final episode titles as well. Just so you can theory-craft on what we're going to do in each one.
Ep.11 - Sandrock of a Sad Color: Navy Blues
Ep.12 - The Great Heero Yuy: A Figure of Speech
Ep.13 - How...
2023-02-05 23:00:59 +0000 UTC
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Hey all. I figured we should share this update now rather than later.
Due to circumstances that will remain private, we need to recast our Quatre. We're thankful for all the work Egamar has done and were really excited about his performances so far for ep.11, but he will no longer be able to perform for us and had not finished recording for this episode. We wish him all the best, but the show must go on.
As such, we'll recast Quatre in the near future and re-record all of his part...
2023-02-02 22:06:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Recently in our Cool Capers channel on Discord, someone asked how I layer my edits, and it made me think that sharing a behind-the-scenes look at this scene would be cool.
Remember that ep.10 preview that was cut from the episode? Obviously Trowa can't be in Wing in the middle of Antarctica, so we altered the script to put him drifting in space when Quatre calls him. This meant we needed to find a shot of Trowa alone in space, and the closest we had was a moment in ep.19 when h...
2023-01-14 20:27:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey, Cool Capers! Here's a two-minute finished preview of Ep.11 exclusively for you guys, for all your support. I wanted to release it at Christmas, but we fell behind getting Santa With Muscles done and had to focus on that. (If you haven't watched our Christmas Movie Night Mondays yet, then... well, I guess you have to wait until next year, huh.)
This clip is only the ...
2022-12-31 18:01:00 +0000 UTC
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I think it's been long enough now that all of you have had a chance to watch Ep.10. I've been holding off talking about my favorite part of this episode so as to not spoil anyone. But now, let's talk about it!
We chose to bring Sylvia back because we were so impressed with Natepeach's performance on such a minor character in Ep.9, where she honestly stole the show. Originally we had no plans to make her any more than she was in the original show: a single-episode character meant to be a...
2022-11-13 20:21:54 +0000 UTC
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Hello all! Blue here! First I just wanted to say, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all who continued to support us through the rough drought of content, and thanks to all newcomers as well!
Now that episode 10 is out I'm letting Grey take a rest after all his hard work and I'm taking over the Patreon! My goal is to update you all every two weeks with current ongoing projects and any news they bare. This post will be made public for any who check our Patreon to see what kinda cont...
2022-10-27 00:36:17 +0000 UTC
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It's been too long, and we're happy to finally have a new episode for all of you who stuck with us. We also made sure to include everyone who has been a patron in the last two years in the end scroll, even if you aren't currently a patron. We felt it was only fair considering how long we made you wait. Everyone contributed, and everyone deserves a shout out.
So! What did you think of the episode?
2022-10-23 21:11:44 +0000 UTC
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Ep.10 will release this Saturday. It'll be available on both our website and Vimeo. If you have a different idea for where to release it as well (that isn't Youtube), let us know in the comments.
This only happened because of fans like you guys sticking with us and encouraging us to keep going. I cannot possibly thank you enough.
I just hope you love it.
2022-10-20 02:11:33 +0000 UTC
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As we did for Ep.9, we want to celebrate the impending release of Ep.10 with a handful of finished screenshots from the episode with absolutely zero context. This'll be our new tradition right before new episodes release, so all you Cool Capers have a sneak peek that doesn't outright spoil things.
As for Ep.10's release, I don't yet have a release date because we're waiting on one of our actors who had some personal life issues come up. Outside of that character's final scene, E...
2022-09-30 18:00:07 +0000 UTC
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Hey all! Exciting news to share:
MSAGW Ep.10 is nearing completion.
Our final recording date is tomorrow, and barring any unforeseen problems, we're on track for release in the first week or so of October. We're very excited for you to see it, and will decide as we get closer to release how we'll actually release it. As always, it will be available on our website, but we might also make it public on Vimeo or even just dump it onto Megaupload so it's easier for you to...
2022-09-24 00:00:05 +0000 UTC
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So, I realize it's been like a year and a half since my last edit update, but I decided to still name this one "#3". If you forget #2, don't worry, that scene was cut from the script. Whoops.
I wanted to showcase this visual edit because it was made entirely by LuckyBlue, who is taking a more active role in working on MSAGW to help me make progress faster. He did a stellar job with this one, and I wanted to show it off before the episode comes out!
In case it's been awhile since y...
2022-09-01 17:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Quick post to share for everyone who wasn't able to make our panel discussion on the Gundam Wing fan server on Discord yesterday.
In case you weren't there, we finished the Q&A with a little surprise: the opening eyecatcher for Ep.10 (with Hiroko Moriguchi's fantastic jazzy cover of Just Communication) followed by an announcement:
Episode 10 will come out this October.
There's no concrete date yet because we still have a few actors to record and...
2022-08-29 17:32:03 +0000 UTC
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As promised, we have one last video preview for the upcoming episode ten of MSAGW. I wasn't originally planning on making another preview, as I don't want to spoil too much of the episode before you get to see it in its full context, but in case you missed it, our last episode preview actually... uh, isn't in the episode anymore. We had to cut it and move the majority of that scene to ep.11 instead.
So! Here's a finished bit to reward all your patience. The aud...
2022-08-24 18:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey all. For your patience while we get our act together, I want to give you an update on where ep.10 of MSAGW stands, when we expect it to be ready, and what you can expect between now and then.
Ep.10 was rewritten, but the script is now 100% FINISHED.
Those of you who have kept up with our previous updates should know that we've recorded various individual scenes as we tried to piece together a whole episode from different ideas. Unfortunately, a lot of...
2022-08-15 23:04:13 +0000 UTC
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Hey guys. First, I want to give you all an enormous THANK YOU for sticking around, whether you're a paying patron or someone subscribed for public updates. You have no idea what your commitment means to us, and to me personally.
But secondly, I want to let you all know that shortly, I'll be reposting our April Fools video from last year-- Heero's Effin' Playlist-- because it never actually made the jump to our new channel after the original one was Buster Rifle...
2022-04-01 20:08:50 +0000 UTC
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Today is LuckyBlue's birthday (go harass him on Discord, he loves that!) and for the occasion, I wanted to give something to all of you who have continued to support us after our channel was taken down. It's a short minute and a half clip from Ep.10, made entirely with edited still frames. It's fully finished, though I may do a couple retakes when we get back in the recording studio.
If you'll recall from the original show, Trowa takes Heero's Wing Gundam off to stand guard while Heero ...
2021-11-30 20:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone.
It's been a bit since we gave you any updates. That's entirely my fault. Some changes have come to my life that I wasn't prepared for, all while I waited for the Youtube situation to resolve itself. It clearly hasn't, and I believe now we truly have no choice but to continue without getting our channel back.
With a member of our team moving out of state, we now need to use the funds you provided to get them a recording setup where they live so they can continue being...
2021-11-01 02:46:29 +0000 UTC
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I apologize for the lack of updates in the last couple weeks. I've been trying to stay focused and work on content with as much free time as I can while simultaneously trying to get our Youtube channel back.
But I'm happy to announce that our next Movie Night Mondays video will release today at 5PM EST on both Youtube and our website! Blue was the main editor and director this time, freeing up time and energy for me to work on ep.10 of MSAGW.
The ...
2021-08-23 17:08:55 +0000 UTC
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So this is the first three minutes of the episode, minus the eyecatcher opening. I may make some tweaks to lipflaps I don't like before release, but otherwise, this section is the final product.
We've had this bit recorded since March but it's a difficult part to edit due to all the motion. The hallway in particular took me over a week by itself. (I'll go into the details of what I did and why it's difficult in another post later.)
This is far from all that's done on the episode, ...
2021-08-01 17:01:05 +0000 UTC
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While I was visiting my parents this past week, I had my old PC fixed up and shipped there so I could work on Ep.10. Overall, I probably got about 30hrs of total work in, and I'm happy to share that I'll have a full, finished three minute preview of the episode for you by this weekend.
This preview includes the clip you see above, which I'll dive into how I edited in detail after we release the clip. In short: it was hard as hell and I regret writing it that way. The fr...
2021-07-29 16:13:11 +0000 UTC
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Assuming you've watched our newest Sowing Discord today, you no doubt have questions about the ending. Questions like:
What is "G-Unit"?
"Dual Story G-Unit" is a manga set within the Gundam Wing universe, but in a different part of space. It stars an entirely new cast protecting Colony MO-V from OZ Prize. It was published shortly after the conclusion of Gundam Wing, and has recently even seen a continuation in Japan for Wing's 25th anniversary. You may be familiar wi...
2021-07-22 23:00:03 +0000 UTC
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In the wake of our problems with Youtube, we felt inspired to revisit our first ever Sowing Discord, which was in itself a tongue-in-cheek response to our problems with Youtube two years ago. Think of this as sort of a direct sequel to Sowing Discord v.1, starring all the Gundam pilots.
We recorded this script alongside ep.10, making it easier and cheaper to do, and we kept the visuals fairly simple so that I could pump it out within a small timeframe. The video is done except for all t...
2021-07-21 19:06:57 +0000 UTC
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Now that we've migrated most of our video content to OPMeat.com and our new channel (here, if you haven't resubscribed yet) we're shifting focus back to making new content. All of our free time we can spend is being used right now to make update videos, Movie Night Mondays, Q&A Highlights and, yes, Ep.10 of MSA:GW.
This weekend, ...
2021-07-14 20:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey all. Sorry for having nothing but bad news lately. It's been too difficult to work on Ep.10 with the specter of a copyright takedown hanging over our heads.
As you've likely noticed, our channel was taken down this morning. I'm still waiting on the Youtube Copyright Team to give me any update whatsoever on our counter notification status (that's a whole other barrel of worms I'll dive into later, probably in video format), and until they do something, the channel is down for the for...
2021-07-06 18:01:01 +0000 UTC
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With our channel's future currently up in the air, I spent the last few days putting together a professional-ish looking website to host all of our content safely away from Youtube. The only reason I was able to do this so quickly was because I decided not to work on it from scratch, which was the original plan. Instead, I purchased a Wordpress layout and GoDaddy server with the funds you all provided. Because of you, we now have three years paid for on this website, so thank you!
While...
2021-06-30 17:01:04 +0000 UTC
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As many of you have probably noticed-- I mean, a lot of you were talking about it with us on Discord already-- multiple videos have been removed from our channel in the past few days. I want to keep all of you updated on what's happening so you know the immediate future of our channel and MSA:GW.
Bandai Namco's official Japanese Youtube Channel seems to be claiming copyright on all of our MSA:GW videos. They have requested these videos be removed immediately and hit us ...
2021-06-30 02:23:22 +0000 UTC
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