BlackUniGryphon

I mostly want to wrap up my old ideas. I have stuff that's unfinished. Doing Film festivals was the most consuming of my time, Creative-wise.

I want to shift HARD into#Animation again, especially #TraditionalAnimation w a hybrid that includes CGI. Traditional Animation is my GREAT LOVE, as well as Traditional ART, and Fantasy.

This one will probably be the next all consuming one, but I'm redoing some aspects of it. I don;t like her arms, and I'm doing a Traditional Animation Version... PROBABLY.

I have ideas for other characters as well.

I didn;t like her arms, and I also didn;t like the face. So, I've been reworking it.

I would really like to my Qilin Project, but it's 1 of those things I REALLY NEED BIG FUNDING FOR, because the way I want it, and THE QUALITY I WANT IT AT just needs FUNDING.

The version of THIS video with the FEMALE "OM" Chants actually did pretty well. It needlessly took WAY TOO LONG to edit the audio tho, due to the summer heat. It actually did way better than my Djehkäujaa version, which doesn't have the "Om" chants.

So, I'm highly likely to cut an "Om" version of all versions together, maybe a 3 Hour Video.

Another one I NEED TO FINISH.

Summer was a total blur. I ended up spending a month w my parents in Southern Delaware.

So, I still have some unfinished projects that i need to render out & publish, but couldn't due to the heat, and the CONSTANT barrage of Pokemon Go events.

I hit #Level48 in #PokemonGo which was no small feat, when I was down in Delaware, n they have a very low Pokemon spawn count down there, so I missed out on the good boosted fossil shinies, n it dragged on way longer than I'd wanted.

1 day, I finally just went over to this community center, bought several lures, n Lucky Eggs, then caught EVERY POKEMON w an EXCELLENT THROW for about 3 hours until I hit Level 48. I kept running out of balls, n often the Pokemon spawns were EXACTLY the kind that were low catch rates. PAINFULLY TEDIOUS! THEN, because I STILL had the Lures up, n the Lucky Eggs on, I stood their in the humidity catching until it all ran out because I overshot what I needed, when before I'd under estimated multiple times.

NOT LONG AFTER THAT, Pokemon Go had events w high amounts of XP n I blew through that amount I needed previously LIKE IT WAS NOTHING. Typical!

I'd presumed my animation/video projects to be done last month, but I was constantly bogged down by extreme heat, extreme humidity, and Ultra Unlock bonuses in Pokemon Go, as well as new players.

I'd also signed up to try and become an Official Niantic Community Ambassador for my local area, which was totally folly, and a waste of my time to bother.

I haven't decided what my actual art plans will be yet for this fall, but I am wanting to do some sewing, finish up some painting projects, and finish up some animation stuff.

I don't know whether i can hit Level 50 this year, which was my goal, but it is possible that I might hit Level 49!

I have a number of just unfinished project stuff I'd like to just finish.

Well, I don't exactly know when all of this happened, but recently I noticed that even without promoting some of my uploaded artwork, I'd come back later and the views were already in the hundreds. So, I guess my algorithms are changing.

There were a number of projects I pre-planned since the end of last year, that were totally screwed this entire summer due to an unstoppable bleeding bleeding problem that caused me to be severely anemic. My OBGYN threatened this autumn to put me in a hospital for 3-4 weeks, LOCKED IN, if I didn't get my iron levels up. It often causes me fatigue. And sometimes I struggle to mentally function.

I was mainly planning on doing some art techniques & teaching tutorials that I planned on directing & producing myself. After several setbacks, and bad weather, I eventually had to give up, because I still wanted to do Go Fest.

The main goals I had for this year, was I wanted very much for my 2019 Indie Animated Short Film "Succor Forlorn" to be able to get into Film Festivals. OH BOY, DID IT EVER!

I got scouted on Twitter, then it won in Hollywood, and the film's been screened all around the world. There were 5 Cannes Festivals also inviting me, but they took my money, then dumped me last min. I also got dumped in Italy at a big one, but other than that, it was a major hit globally.

I lost count of how many festivals it got an Official Selection at, and I also don't remember what my last Award Count was.

I also got a big Trophy from Istanbul Turkey from The Gladiator Festival and an Honor from Ridley Scott. Crazy, right?

I actually, almost totally, lost this entire film forever due to hackers just after I'd created it.

So, I just got it submitted, and passed, for world wide distribution on Global Streaming Platforms, and its still in process now. You should be able to see it on any number of streaming platforms. I also had to manually cross check ALL of the translations I possibly could. Utterly EXHAUSTING!!! Generic Auto-translate STINKS! So, I'd often need to cross check EVERYTHING.

I'm mostly interested in my film being niche, Artsy, Indie, and in the "weird" crowds, as well as animation. I'm NOT that interested in it becoming ultra mainstream, altho there's a strong chance it might make it to mainstream platforms. I'm NOT against it. But, I kinda like the oddities of the Indie spheres, and the rule bending aspects of it.

Being an #IndieFilmmaker means u got SO MUCH HOMEWORK TO DO. It's sometimes like college level homework & research. EXHAUSTING!

But, my goal was to be a legit, Indie Director & Producer years back, and now I am. I also am "not a sell out".

Other stuff I've done this year was furthered my goals for my Brand Channels. Like the uptick in views SHOT UP like crazy, but I also need to grow the subscriber Counts.

A number of algorithms shifted a few times this year. Like ASMR did either very well, or marginally well, then they realized SOME kinds of ASMR were borderline PORN, and they changed that, WHICH SCREWED ME.

Also the concept of "LoFi" is somewhat subjective. I also found out, by accident, that #Trance was highly sought after, but at some point, it sort of stalled. #LoFi

But I did hit SOME of those goals this year. My progress also stalled when the summer heatwave hit, because I was bleeding a lot, but also I can't do graphics when the heat rises, even with the AC on. It can destroy the video card & GPU, but also, many things won;t work anyway, or even load. Not even Photoshop.

My Biggest Video hits on my ASMR & Relaxing Music Channel "Oppressed By Purple" this year were:

I was very shocked these did as well as they did, so I made more to keep up with it. I'm also working on doing Autumn Versions of similar things.

Here's a Trance Mix One:

Trance Music is Hit or Miss. Especially with Live Streaming because it does VERY WELL when LIVE STREAMED.

My OTHER Brand Channel "Oppressed By Violet" is doing WAY BETTER in the View Counts. That actually surprised me A LOT. I even had people tracking me down asking about my Film "Succor Forlorn".

My MOST POPULAR Videos on this channel this year were:

This winter, I had 2 videos that were actually STARTING OFF PRETTY WELL, but in the middle of it gaining traction, NATO decided they wanted to reboot McCarthyism and go full on Russophobia n start a Propaganda Blitz N SCREWED ANYTHING that was RUSSIAN THEMED.

AND MINE WERE THEMED FROM SIBERIAN & MONGOLIAN SHAMANS. Much of my tags are also Russian Themed.

JEE THANX!

So, These 2 would've probably soared much higher in view counts, but the algorithm is suppressed really bad. They're STILL in the top view counts, but not by much:

Another thing that TOOK OFF for me this year was my #PokemonGo Content on my OLD Demonetized Channel, as well as Views on my Old Vintage Animation videos from the 90s, Y2K, n 2000s.

SO, YouTube offered me the chance to get demonetized if I can get my watch hours up over 4K hrs.

My #YouTubeShorts often go Micro Viral, and you never know just WHEN it will happen, because I could post something get like 3 views for days, then I come back in a week and its got over 1,000+ views.

If you want to see my YouTube Shorts they're HERE.

I always feel like I don;t do enough, I'm not productive enough, or I'm NOT GOOD ENOUGH. This is strange, because when I look back n evaluate all the stuff I did, IT'S A LOT!

I was planning on doing tutorials for ANOTHER CHANNEL HERE, but there's NOTHING THERE right now. I wanted to teach painting techniques & blending. But, everything got in the way. I swear its like this project is CURSED in Massachusetts!

I already shot an episode at a TV studio here, BUT IT WAS A DISASTER back in 2018, which was why I wanted to produce it myself, because the intro video was something I just slapped together in a day. A day??? No! More like an afternoon!

This stuff is so simple & basic, and I've taught this stuff since I was a teenager, but getting it on video, which isn't even hard, keeps having too many things getting in the way. Like bad weather, noise, criminal activities, fires in the buildings, impudent & disrespectful people, trouble makers, random illnesses, building renovations. Wrong paint pigments. Stolen stuff, or my stuff got broken. Need money for a new SD card, or the right paper. Stuff lost in the mail. IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING!!!!

Well, I want it to be done right, and not something I'm ashamed of.

I still don;t know if that's going to happen, and I don't have a plan for it at the moment, but potentially I'd like to have that done.

I have some other movies & projects I want to finish or start.

At some point in time, like 2018, I started to play Pokemon games again, and it cured my depression. Especially Pokemon Go. During the Pandemic Lockdown, for my birthday in 2021, my spouse bought me a Nintendo Switch, which I had to pester him to get me.

I actually didn't know that a lot of these games, altho intended to be played by children were mostly played by adults, and after much discussions with my IRL friends, I decided to play more games. I don't spend my life on Nintendo, but I do play it maybe a 2-4 times per week, often in the evening.

My Nintendo Switch Friend Code is: 0932-8585-6012

So, if anyone wanted, or needed, a friend to add, you can add me.

Mostly I play Pokemon Go on my phone, and I'm a Pro Player. I'm almost at Level 47, and hope to reach Level 50 next year. I also am very active in my local PoGo Community. And, I coach new players, and also specialize at coaching people into getting PokeStop Submissions. Its a community effort tho, so I can't take ALL the credit. But, as it stands I'm The #1 submitter in my entire part of town (My town is very large, and is divided into different sections with multiple zipcodes, even my own area has multiple Zipcodes and I'm on the South Side).

I was somewhat popular on Twitter in the PoGo Community. But, that was BEFORE Elon happened to Twitter.... so, many people left.

I TEND not to get the brunt of the TOXIC side of Twitter or Tumblr, tho I'm aware that its THERE. However, the toxicity of FB IS BUILT IN, and I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

In Pokemon Go, the majority of the player base is Adults, and its of all ages, including elderly players. I try to set a good example for everyone, and I've gotten people to work out their differences. The "cancel culture" thing DOES NOT WORK nor does it help in PoGo. It's WAY BETTER to learn things like tolerance, especially if u r unwilling to FORGIVE, but by being tolerant, IT CAN ACTUALLY heal things, and forgiveness CAN FOLLOW.

When doing T5 Legendary Raids, and other events, it benefits YOU, AND OTHERS, to just suck it up, play nice, and HELP OUT IN THE RAIDS. I find that people that are beefing can often get over it within 1-2 years of being tolerant. Just be civil, keep your mouth shot, play nice, and don't be snarky. Even if u HATE somebody's guts because they're a jerk, if u can just stick it out, u can get through it, n get your Legendary Pokemon or SHINY Potential. The PAYOFF is WAY WORTH IT.

I do also suggest talking it out, peer mediation, or even things like saying "I'm sorry." It's REALLY THAT EASY, even tho emotions can make it feel WORSE than it is.

It would mean a lot to me if you would FOLLOW MY CHANNEL!

Last year, YouTube finally allowed me to add LONGER VIDEO CONTENT to my channel "Oppressed By Violet" (and the other one "Oppressed By Purple") in 2020 & earlier in 2021 I could only have 10 min videos, but by the end of 2021 it finally allowed the longer videos, so I was experimenting with the long play content.

The odd name of my brand is kind of a bit of Zen humor. I used to attend Zen classes at UMASS Boston, which often seems like nonsense stuff to persons that don't mess around with Zen things... Zen has a lot of humor, even tho it often seems serious, and often does things for the opposite reasons. Anyways, brands like "Liquid Death" (canned mountain spring water) or "Urban Decay" (high end luxury make up with creepy, shocking, or gross names on the products) have a weird creepy name, but their products are good. Back in the 80s Michael Jackson had a song called "Bad" in which he brags about being "bad" even tho he meant "good".

Part of the point of these products is that it sounds 1 way, but the products are so desirable, like:

I shouldn't want this! BUT I REALLY REALLY DO!

I also liked the oddity of how high end products have strange avant gaurde commercials, like French Perfume commercials are so strange!

Zen Masters often deny they are Zen Masters, and seemingly trick students int following them to trick them into doing chores.... or, is it that there's more going on that actually doing chores??? Often mundane things become a a unique instance for becoming meditative, or even a meditation, and they even have styles applied to carpentry, archery, sitting, sleeping, walking, and so on.... yet, Zen masters when asked about what kinds of great wisdom they teacher, they just act shy, and say:

Well we really don't do much of anything. Most of the time we just waste time, and we're mostly just all bags of wind. We're not even that wise at all.

That's because its always some kind of joke, or punchline, and has humor as part of the inside humor.

Even a bullfrog could be the greatest thing on Earth, until 1 day its just a common trope, and everyone bursts into laughter.

Zen can take a commonly valued word, and chant it over & over, then you find it no longer means anything. A number of times, I went to my Zen classes and we recited a lot of creepy sounding texts about death & destruction, and vice. Sounds bad, right? But, it was actually pretty funny. If some one had walked in and knew nothing about Zen, they'd probably have thought we were demonic devil worshipers! But, after having chanted these creepy sounding words for a long period of time, the words just stopped meaning anything. After the class the instructors all started laughing about this.

Anyways, the main Logo/Mascot for Both Brands is a spoiled cartoon tuxedo cat. The color purple/violet is also viewed as a "spiritual color" but also was a color so expensive that only the wealthy could afford it, centuries ago, and can also symbolize over indulgence, greedy, decadent, avarice, hubris, etc. To go even further, the color purple doesn't even actually physically exist, your brain just makes you think it's real, and same thing with yellow. We just perceive it as a color due to a flaw in the brain.

I put a lot of thought & efforts into both channels. I also made 1 channel focus more on ASMR & Video B-Roll, and the other one one is Animation, LoFi, Ambient Audio, and Music.

However, I've also been experimenting with music on the ASMR Channel since Winter. I also experiment with all of it on my Twitch LiveStreams.

So I am finally starting to see some mild results on both channels.

I do have some Pokemon Go LoFi Content as well on the Animation channel.

The best results, lately, this year tend to be when I do Cherry Blossom Content. It seems to be doing better than I was expecting.

I'm STILL producing the #ASMR Content, which I'm expecting to do well in the long term, over time, similar to photography.

I've also been experimenting with Trance Music, which has different results on Twitch Live Streams than on YouTube.

I am hoping to do some Autumn Foliage Content that's similar to the Cherry Blossoms videos.

Overall, I'd like the content to get picked up in the YouTube Algorithms, n hopefully find its way to those whom value these types of content. I've worked VERY HARD on these projects, and already had these projects as goals since 2016, but it took a lot of planning to get to where it is now. The branding itself (the cat mascots) took so much time to ponder, think, research, design, and so on.

I also spent several years shooting the footage, video editing, VFS, compositing, Motion graphics, animation, research, practice, cover design, typography, learning software, earning money to pay for the software, etc.

• PLEASE FOLLOW BOTH CHANNELS:

"Oppressed By Violet" (and the other one "Oppressed By Purple")