Generally, this blog is for my Boho Chic, Gypset, Nemophilist, Wanderlust, Raver stuff, and other similar content... But, included in my WANDERLUSTING is my love for Playing Pokémon Go.
This is THE MAIN reason why I no longer suffer from depression. I'm completely cured. I haven't suffered from Depression even once since the end of 2018 when I went back to playing the game.
So, I did create some videos for the LoFi Music Niche, but so far they're in the 10 min range for my Brand Channel "Oppressed By Violet"
I am hoping to release extended long play versions of these videos by 2022 also, as well as the ASMR & Relaxation Content on "Oppressed By Purple" the OTHER Brand Channel.
Augmented Reality & LoFi Chill Out Music:
The Short Form Versions of Content on my ASMR & Relaxing Music & Ambient Audio Channel:
I am hoping to expand these channels, and the content. I'm hoping to break into this niche market, but not actually driven by money. I'm AN ARTIST, and I would like my content to find viewers that appreciate this style or relaxation content. I've been struggling to find enough views & viewers, but I have better internet now.
I plan on cutting long form versions of my videos, and probably hosting more live streams.
Something I was wanting to do VERY MUCH for years was have a side project, and possibly a brand that would mostly have a meditative or Chill-out style of down tempo or slower and meditative media and/or ASMR to help with relaxation.
I LOVE techno and fast up tempo music, but I also like things that are soothing. It depends on my mood, or if I need to relax. I have anxiety sometimes. Sometimes, i want something dreamy, sometimes I like nature, or far off locations. ASMR is also popular. I like mediation videos or so-called "zen" audio videos.
I wanted, originally, to have everything under my 1 brand Black UniGryphon, but it seems that people have completely different tastes than mine, and some things I love doesn't mean they will love ALL of the same things I do.
I've been tossing around SEVERAL ideas for these kinds of things since 2016, so I'd LOVE to indulge and realize ALL of these things. But, I might possibly need to create another channel for that.
Here's some of my Experimental Work mostly from or around the time of UMASS Boston (2016-2018):
This work is more slower, down tempo, chill, not fast or quick. It;s a different vibe than my usual peppy stuff. Academic Art stuff.
Motion Graphics Experiments:
Waterfalls Projects WIPs:
This was originally for a Video Projection Mapping project at UMASS Boston, but I was so fristrated with it, and the teacher ditched me before I shot the projection part, which he was irate over because it was awful.
Here was the botched Attempt at the Video Mapping due to my teacher frequently ditching us and going home on a whim:
I went through a LOT of trouble to create the Instillation Object piece and it was made to fit EXACTLY the video, but he just up & left, leaving me waiting n waiting n waiting many times.... I didn't know how to use the projector, had no supervision, no instructions, and so I gave up waiting for him since it was due the following day. He was so irate with it, that it was actually MEAN, but it was HIS FAULT and NOT MINE. So, he made me do something else, and start all over BECAUSE HE LOST FACE, and that was a MEAN thing to do.
So, I shot something else, WHICH HE ALSO ditched me with, so I went with a more comedic approach BECAUSE typical Generation X (me) deals with fucked up life with sarcasm and snark, as jokes and comedy. Typical Gen X making lemonade out of when life give u lemons.
The waterfall animation is by my friend David. ^,^ But the fire and other stuff on the wall was the teacher telling me what to do. I was so frustrated and annoyed that after the teacher ditched me AGAIN I just feel back on my old methods of doing things from AIPH or my old YouTube days in the GW Bush Era. So, I grabbed a mic n from the equipment place, and shot different shots, then slapped together and edit, venting my annoyed state, and making humor from it like a typical traditional animator....that I am...
So, it actually went over very well.... I'm still miffed about it, but I do find it rather funny.
After that, I made various experiments at UMASS Boston and was trying to learn After effects because no one actually knows that much about the program. It's my favorite program tho.
I was trying to figure out, and learn how to use 3D stuff in After Effects, and "Wiggle", as well as getting the illusion of plants growing with the cheesey Stroke Reveal stuff. I had ZERO guidance whatsoever, just very old YouTube videos that were outdated. Other people refused to help me because I didn't vote for HRC. (I voted GREEN Party... BECAUSE I'm A GREEN) Anyways, no one there knows how to do ANY of these things.Neither do any of my friends.... of if they sort of know how, they shunned me for NOT voting for HCR. Screw her! I'm NOT with HER! (I READ HER EMAILS on Wikileaks.)
Yeah... mood swing.... but, I like making relaxing stuff just as much as I enjoy making happy fun, and peppy stuff. I don't like things that are boring, and things that are SOOTHING are NOT boring to me BECAUSE ITS DOING something to me. NOT BOREDOM. Boredom is negative, or negativity, and destructive.
So, since then , I have done various experiments in motion graphics and animation, as well as shot a lot of B-Roll.
Here is the ACTUAL thing I wanted to learn how to do while at UMASS Boston with a waterfall, BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW, and that included PAID EXPERTS.... (whom weren;t really experts at all)
Anyways, its JUST an experiment. I feel like most people don;t fully understand how to use Particles in After Effects. But, if you can, the more you play with it the better you can become. I got this to work from a tutorial on YouTube, which was still frustrating to figure out, but I did it. It's so-so tho, but no one at UMASS (including people paid to be there and teach it) have no idea how to do this... in fact NO ONE at ANY colleges or art schools in ALL of Greater Boston can do it. I WOULD KNOW. I ASKED.... AND ASKED.... AND ASKED SOME MORE.... A LOT.
