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Green Hair Algae Clean up Crew Experiment (Comparison of Snails) : ALGAE HUNGER GAMES
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Thanks for the Challenge. That gives me motivation.
The more folks show that they are still interested the more the effort is worth it!!
BTW. The last Eposide of Star Wars came out a year ago. Now next Episode is coming out a year later. That was a army of Hollywood Masters. We are just a two man team. So if we pull off next Episode of Algae Wars, then we are on track.
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Yet it will. Off next week!!
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Alage Wars- EPISODE 2 (STARTED) Teaser Trailer to be released very shortly
Wow, after a year my brain has gotten rusty.
But after some review of material, I'm organized again.
Editing has started.
Small Sample Teaser to be released in a day or two to prove this is not Another False Promises.
This Episode with take place on Central Command, Copepodius, Frag Rock. The Weapon will be revealed, and it will be FIRED!!
Will the Rebels and Corals be destroyed? Tune in and find out.
Wow, after a year my brain has gotten rusty.
But after some review of material, I'm organized again.
Editing has started.
Small Sample Teaser to be released in a day or two to prove this is not Another False Promises.
This Episode with take place on Central Command, Copepodius, Frag Rock. The Weapon will be revealed, and it will be FIRED!!
Will the Rebels and Corals be destroyed? Tune in and find out.
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There will be no riot needed.
Working Eposide 2 every moment I have.
It is going fast, but I will slow down as it comes together to add some funny dialogue, and meat to the plot. Plus quality.
Might even be finished this weekend.
I took a peek at YouTube, and notice 36 fresh view since I announced Eposide 2 yesterday. That Gives me encouragement.
Spread the word, I need a audience to make more efforts (like adding sound).
Post a quick Hello post here, to give me a pulse if I haven't lost my viewers or critics.
Working Eposide 2 every moment I have.
It is going fast, but I will slow down as it comes together to add some funny dialogue, and meat to the plot. Plus quality.
Might even be finished this weekend.
I took a peek at YouTube, and notice 36 fresh view since I announced Eposide 2 yesterday. That Gives me encouragement.
Spread the word, I need a audience to make more efforts (like adding sound).
Post a quick Hello post here, to give me a pulse if I haven't lost my viewers or critics.
. . Rabble. RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE !
But seriously, it was strangely interesting watching it play out the first time. I just gathered a CUC myself, nothing too exotic but those Tiger Trochus are amazing.
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I've actually changed my whole thinking about CUC. I find that you can't mix larger crabs with anything since they kill snails, or even have attacked my sand sifting starfish.
I found that many small crabs all get bigger, and eventually dangerous pests.
And too many snails leads to the dying and polluting tank. A vicious cycle that leads to Algae Blooms, and waste of $ on CUC refresh.
Yes, I still have a few of Trochus snails.
And actually, I still have that Tiger Cowrie from last year (but not in my my DT since he did attack Corals)
THe other resoning behind not having any crabs in my mixed tank, is they have picked at new High Priced Zoa intros (single polyp) and haven't given them time to take off. I lost a few!!
I like the small Blue Hermit Crabs if any crabs (not for Algae, but for left over food). The bigger crabs I've retired to Sump to do their work there.
My new approach is "If you can't Beat Algae" "Make Algae, in a controlled way" !!! Not in Display tank. In Sump.
I built a totally new SUMP and inside is a BUILT IN ALGAE SCRUBBER so Alage Grows there, not in my tank. Tiger Cowrie lives in the Scrubber, and is in Heaven (Bottomless Buffet
).I haven't had a spec of Algae in the tank for months, but make about 110 Grams of Algae in the Scrubber every other week. And I can feed the fish/corals all I want.
Here is the (IN SUMP) Algae Scrubber - Sump Build. IN SUMP ALGAE SCRUBBER BUILD (THREAD)
BTW. I put in some serious time on Episode 2 Intro. Will be released tonight, or Tomorrow. 100% (will released EP-2 in small parts, to keep everyone Entertained over Holiday Break)
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ALGAE WARS MOVIE ( Episode 2) Update: ( ALMOST FINISHED THE WHOLE EPISODE)
Hang in there. Been working hard. Going faster than I expected.
I have almost finished the whole Episode 2, so don't want to release anything partially to make the story flow and be entertaining.
Hoping it will be done Sunday Night.
Hang in there. Been working hard. Going faster than I expected.
I have almost finished the whole Episode 2, so don't want to release anything partially to make the story flow and be entertaining.
Hoping it will be done Sunday Night.
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ALGAE WARS (Episode-2) Update: (1 more scene to go)
Working day and night (since off from work).
1 more scene to go, and then title pages, rendering begins.
It will be worth the wait, since this Episode is turning out much more/better than I hoped for. Way more than Episode 1 on content.
Something for Holiday break viewing.
Working day and night (since off from work).
1 more scene to go, and then title pages, rendering begins.
It will be worth the wait, since this Episode is turning out much more/better than I hoped for. Way more than Episode 1 on content.
Something for Holiday break viewing.
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Episode 2 Moving along. Getting a bit tiring (but fun). I won't stop.
I wish I Learned one of the modern video tools. But everything I tried isn't geared toward Frame by Frame. More Video based.
Episode 1 and 2 were done By Hand (Frame by Frame).
Basically I am using PowerPoint to put the scene Frames together (Which were shot by Still Camera, or Time-lapse). A bit of Paint.net for graphics and speech bubbles. Then doing Screen shot and saving Frame for MS MovieMaker to stitch together the frames and sequence the various display rates.
I have the highest respect for those early days Disney Artists, who did each Frame by hand (no copy/paste/move/stretch like I have).
I wish I Learned one of the modern video tools. But everything I tried isn't geared toward Frame by Frame. More Video based.
Episode 1 and 2 were done By Hand (Frame by Frame).
Basically I am using PowerPoint to put the scene Frames together (Which were shot by Still Camera, or Time-lapse). A bit of Paint.net for graphics and speech bubbles. Then doing Screen shot and saving Frame for MS MovieMaker to stitch together the frames and sequence the various display rates.
I have the highest respect for those early days Disney Artists, who did each Frame by hand (no copy/paste/move/stretch like I have).
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ALAGE WARS - Episode 2 (INTRO) Published on You Tube
Just running a test to ensure Graphics Rendering/Publishing is properly working.
At this point testing the Intro.
Everyone is welcome to see it.
https://youtu.be/BZeqMMtuqL0
Don't expect much since the Real Movie will be published as COMPLETE.
Also sampling to see how much of a Audience we have. More viewers, more motivation to speed up completion. Target is still by the weekend.
Wally.B
Just running a test to ensure Graphics Rendering/Publishing is properly working.
At this point testing the Intro.
Everyone is welcome to see it.
https://youtu.be/BZeqMMtuqL0
Don't expect much since the Real Movie will be published as COMPLETE.
Also sampling to see how much of a Audience we have. More viewers, more motivation to speed up completion. Target is still by the weekend.
Wally.B
BUT YOU PROMISED THE MOVIE WOULD BEGIN SHORTLY! I DEMAND SATISFACTION!
Just kidding, I actually read your post before watching. Looking forward to the final result, and hopefully you and your son are enjoying the production (the most important part of the process; the fun, not the production!).
Just kidding, I actually read your post before watching. Looking forward to the final result, and hopefully you and your son are enjoying the production (the most important part of the process; the fun, not the production!).
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Hang in there. I actually have a few parts rendered but passing it by a friend to see if the Cartoon Dialogue flows (Quality Control).
SHOULD I RELEASE (EPISODE2) PART BY PART?
THERE ARE 9 Parts, 3 Parts completely done and could be Put On You tube right now.
Or is everyone want to see if from Start to Finish in a couple more days.
THANKS FOR WATCHING Intro. Hmm. Only 15 views of the EP2 Intro on You Tube. I need to PM the old crowd from last year.
Maybe I should release it when I get to 25 or so, but then you'd be just hitting reload
I figure when the whole thing is out I'll post a NEW THREAD to get some attention. All this work deserves a audience.
It is looking good. Better than Episode 1.
