I have recently been working on OFFICE SPIDER 5, and I hope this pleases many of you. Pete will be venturing to LA to try out for the part of Shelob in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. If you haven't seen the others, then go watch them! To many people's pleasing, I won't make anymore games. I'm not particularly interested in making them or having people judge and steal them. One day I do want to make an OFFICE SPIDER game, where u web people while collecting TPS reports, but that's most likely a long way away, unless there is a programmer out there interested in helping. I don't really know anything about that. But look out soon for Episode 5. It'll probably be a few weeks. I'm working on my METAL GEAR SOLID Collab entry, which I guarantee will be hilarious. But more news later.

This is my tag for MindChamber's Tag contest. Spray paint your mind onto a bus or train. It's fun. I love this pic. Here's the thread. Get going!

I'm nearing completion on The Roslin Station's sequel. I admit that the first one was a little bland and seemed to be catered mainly to LOST fanatics, like myself. Although the sequel, The ATLAS STATION, is catered to the same group, I am taking the advice of just about everyone and adding several puzzles and tricks. This game will be much more thrilling and engaging with more interaction with your hunter, now that you have realized that you are prey. The second game will begin just before the end of the first, giving you a chance to change your destiny and take the road to the right, back into the jungle and leading you to discover another completely original DHARMA staiton. I hope you all enjoy the story and make sure to read everything you find. Whenever there is a password needed, go find it. I hope it satisfies everyone's expectations.

The ROSLIN STATION is finished and online.

So I spent the majority of the week not sleeping and instead making this LOST adventure game that will count as my final Photo II project. It's filled with LOST references and some photoshop that I myself have done. This is my first time programming any sort of adventure game, so go easy on me! I hope you LOST fans enjoy it. This is your fix until the next episodes.

More later.

I'm beginning Episode Two of ALEX SERYOUA... as soon as I finish my comic page I'm doing for Han's ODD comic collab. And my part of the Pico Day Collab. And the TSAH3 segment. And my Photography II final Project. By the time I get to that I'll have to deal with Exams. From now till then I'll probably be writing some scripts and dealing with a few people that have approached me over PM's about voice acting. Might just get that out of the way before I head onto backgrounds and character designs. OFFICE SPIDER Episode 5 is still in the list.

And here's a large piece of news, KNEE DEEP IN DEATH 3 will appear as a Halloween special this year. I plan to work on that during the summer, on side with AS episodes. The third zombie cartoon will be very brutal and morbid compared to the other two. I've come a long way since KDID2. I want it to be really crazy and out of control. I already have Raining Blood by Slayer to be the background music. Can't wait to get that started.

Also, I will be appearing at Comic Con with the AlmightyHans and my uncle, who makes professional Halloween masks and has crazy makeup kits. I may even dress up as Indiana Jones for one of the days. It'll be awesome. Can't wait to meet Tom and who ever else is out there. I've never been past Colorado, so the whole California thing will be a new experience. I'm sure it's hot as balls. But that's all for now. I'll let you in on other news later.

Below is my entry for the Pico Day Art Contest, in which I redesigned the TANKMEN to look more realistic, while keeping the traditional tank in the picture.

I might make a cartoon about this. Because this is awesome.
This is one of the pieces for my final Photography 2 class. I'm going to turn them into large negatives by printing it on transparent material, and then putting it on a sheet of Watercolor paper that has a UV sensative solution on it. It'll make a large print that appears old fashioned. I can't wait.

If you have any awesome picture you want to share, post them in this thread!

Hey everyone, Dan here.

So ALEX SERYOUA has officially begun, and with a rocky start I might add. The majority of complaints were based around the animation style and disjointed walking sequences. I understand. I've hear you, for the 130th time. Almost went insane reading that over and over.

The majority of people were content with what little plot was revealed in this first installment, which is what I intended...obviously. I was really surprised by the amount of people that lashed out when they finished watching the movie and realized they knew next to nothing about what was going on. This is what I was going for. It's different. I didn't want to go by the books. Or the outlines that say "Present character, wait this amount of time before anything cool happens, show the viewer this so they understand." Honestly, that's boring.

But this is probably due to the fact that I'm a huge fan of LOST, and am perfectly content with knowing nothing. I love to theorize about the show, which is what I thought people would like to do with the first episode. Instead people interpreted the lack of info as plot holes, as if this cartoon was supposed to have a beginning, middle, and end within the 3 minutes. Yet what you don't realize is that everything that took place in the episode was intentional and had a purpose. Yes, some people assumed that she instantly knew how to use the suit, yet no one even considered that maybe it was the suit that was reacting. More on that in later episodes. There are things occurring in the facility that are causing the effects you witness. I gave you the reaction, later you will learn the causes.

So if you are interested in knowing what happens, then I'd be happy to see you there when I upload the next ones. But if it's not your thing, then don't bother showing up. I'm willing to say that I may have overreacted to several of the reviews, but people were just not understanding my concepts and accusing me of not knowing how to write or how to present from a director's point of view. I will also admit that maybe the shaky cam got out of control a few times. Nothing to scream about though.

I'm pleased with the turn out. A mixed reaction is always good. A lot of people actually gave constructive criticism instead of just pointing out everything bad. I appreciate everyone that supported the cartoon and voted. Stay tuned for the next installment, which will probably be in a couple of months.

Below is a picture drawn by ArmatureBoy on DeviantArt. Sweet fan art!!!

I'm almost done with the first episode of ALEX SERYOUA and have decided to upload the cartoon as I complete it.

This will make it possible for more viewers to catch the episode before the new one arrives and make it easier to keep up. Also, feedback helps any artist stay in the prime. I can only go so long without losing steam.

This summer I will have a lot of time on my hands and that will make it easier to pump out new material continuously. I'm really excited about how it's turning out. AlmightyHans is on board with a character's voice later on in the series. If you are interested in having a small part as well, let me know. I'm open to all the help I can get.

The poster below is the first promo. It's a more realistic representation, if it can be. She is much more cartoon in the actual thing. Expect it to be in the portal in two weeks or so.

Thanks for reading!

Dan

UPDATE: The first episode is currently 2:37 in running time. I have about 20 more seconds to animate. Then the rather short credits, should bring it close to 3 minutes. It's a good length. I'm satisfied with what I've accomplished within this first look at the new project. It should be completed and posted by FRIDAY! I'm doing the menu work tomorrow. It'll be complete tomorrow!

Today I went out on a shoot at the new Knoxville Skate Park. Had to do this for a photography assignment and I realized that I really like taking pictures of skateboarders. Had a few great shots of airborne dudes. Many of them were 14-16 with cigarettes hanging out of their mouths. Made me laugh. Inside. But take a look if you want. This is my flickr site. I may go back out soon.

Hello everyone.

I've made a lot of progress in just one week. The intro is complete and I'm getting into the good stuff. Did some voice recording with the female actor for Alex. Did some myself for a part. The animation in this cartoon series will be unlike anything I've ever made. This stuff is above and beyond anything I expected to make. And I don't want to sound like an egotist, but I'm putting a lot of work into this.

On another note, I've gotten some work done on my TSAH3 script. Been communicating with Wronchi, Hans, and Mike regularly. Hans may even have a voice part in the next OFFICE SPIDER.

HALOMEN will be discontinued. I'm no longer creating a third. A very essential joke was placed into the TSAH3 script that would make the third obsolete. So I'm moving away from that part of my animation history. I need to focus on my original characters and stories. ALEX SERYOUA is a big deal to me and I truly hope it will become a sensation here at Newgrounds.

Thanks reading everyone! Good luck on future projects.