TheStoryteller

I think [REDACTED] is mad.

[REDACTED] brand sent me another email today after I indirected them at the end of The Black Church video, trying to explain the situation with the sponsorship. It was interesting to say the least.

Who knows if I'll ever hear from them again.

The Cycle is Complete.

The One Piece was in our hearts the whole time.

THE BLACK CHURCH.

I wish I had more to say, but it's 5:30AM. And, I dunno, I kind of want to sleep.

New Exodus stuff coming. Probably in the morning? 

Fun stuff and previews soon.

"Black Victimhood???" [Joke]

I don't want patrons thinking I actually buy into this. Side video.

This was made on a whim, and it's essentially just a parody of played out black capitalist motivational speeches that sell people falsehoods and the American Dream. 

Attached below is the full version of The Story of OJ acapella. God, that was weird to record.

Last Preview.

Bonus Points to anyone who can recognise the characters.

Sorry the video is taking a while. I've been buried in programming for a while.

"...Just to be sure."

This one is a comic strip reference, like a bunch of them. Someday, I should probably go into a lot of the influences. Alas, someday is not today.

TOLERANCE.

New Free Huey out.

Rest easy.

Quit Playin'

New Negrocity after the new Free Huey.

Thank You.

I don't communicate this often, but I really do appreciate everyone who supports the channel and the things I create.

Last month my Dad lost his job, and we've been really struggling to keep afloat. He wasn't... well, he's not exactly wealthy. He worked as a cleaner for 30 years at the same company, and I'm really worried for him.

But, seeing the channel and the all of you support me for trying to do something outside myself gives me a lot of hope in these turbulent times. And, for that, I sincerely thank all of you. 

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Quick Update.

Apologies for the week without posts, I've been silently buried in programming and work recently and that's taken up a huge chunk of my time. God-willing, the next Free Huey should drop this month. 

I might also be recording Exodus episodes for Boondocks commentary in the Discord server, for those that are interested. More with time. Who is to say.

Just thought I should update people on what's going on.

Here Goes.

The Boondocks Video Game.

This one had a pretty fast turnaround time. Like, I'm honestly surprised at how quickly I managed to finish this one. My guess is when I'm not doing political stuff, it's easier to gather my thoughts. 

This is a fun filler video. Have fun with it.

Or not. I don't know.

It will be a fun video, hopefully.

I'm doing the thing where I spend too long working on assets again.

I'm in a video gamey mood, so I think it'd be fun to drop this video sometime soon. 

I know people want the new Free Huey and Boondocks video, but hopefully this helps bide time for the next video. In the meantime, check out this video by Mann of a Thousand Thoughts that I'm in.

It's a bunch of black creatives discussing how black animated characters impacted them and their relationship with them. It's really cool, and I think elevating the v...

Side Content.

Not 100% on how people feel to this stuff. Speak your truth.

I think people brought up some interesting topics though. New proper videos soon.

Poppin' Bottles

I think she mixed up the grape juice.

COLORISM | FREE HUEY

I'm so tired that I don't even know if this video is any good or not anymore. Goodnight.

This is probably dropping today or tomorrow.

I've been slightly quiet about this one.

But, I'm pretty happy with it, as I know people have been wanting me to talk about colorism for a hot minute.

Free Huey | Some New Design Assets

Made an "abridged" logo for on-screen, outside the regular one for the intro.

And, added a new means of creating a subheading, for the sake of clarity. I say this all the time, but design is everything with these things, cause' while they're tedious, it makes information a lot more digestible.

Think... uhhhh, what Aaron said regarding strategy and the means in which you communicate information.

Riley Jumpin'

I really like how dynamic this one looks. LJ did an incredible job, considering this was one of the ones I gave not as much direction for. 

Something Something Early Draft

This is one of the really draft drawings for Negrocity. Doing anything with Huey's afro is always gonna be difficult, but LJ is a monster so he can do anything.

The original inspiration for this illustration was this comic strip below:

Full Version:

Sketchy Sketchy.

Some of the initial concept drafting artwork for Remaking Boondocks Season 4. God, that video was a massive undertaking. Full Version Below.

Black B̶r̶i̶t̶i̶s̶h̶ | Free Huey

It's finally out. I can finally sleep.

Last preview, and I promise I'll focus on finishing the damn thing.

Even More Assets.

Apologies if this whole thing is taking a while again. I'm trying to push the style as much as I humanly can. 

Had to Make (and remake) Some New and Old Assets

I actually lost the original Free Huey logo assets on a corrupted USB, so just today I had to remake the logo. It's a shame, but it got me thinking about sharing more of my general assets.

My look for Free Huey videos is generally using orange, white and black. I decided to play around with the use of red and some purple in some of the latest stuff, so hopefully it gels well with the current look. There's a lot of thought that goes into the design for these things. 

Free Huey's general design was partially inspired by ESPN F...

Background Assets

If the visuals aren't engaging enough, people won't care.

Free Huey Soon.

Upgraded some assets for transitions, but I don't want everything to seem too alien.

Idealism.mp4

A patreon exclusive video reflecting on my own personal idealism.

Stylistic Influences on Last Video

For a few people it was obvious, but for those who don't know. Off The Record's look took a heavy influence from The World Ends With You's aesthetic, as I felt it fit the tone of what I was trying to do.

The transitions were inspired by Parappa The Rapper, and Jet Set Radio for the loading screen and record scratches. The theme song used at the beginning is from a game with the same composer, Bomb Cyber Funk.

I personally just find it incredibly interesting how easy it is to interweave different elements of video games into somet...