M dot Strange's blog

A few weeks ago a reader of this very blog sent me a link to a musical album he had just finished- I listened to the previews on bandcamp it was EPIC so I bought it and started rockin it- then he hired me to do the art for the album and I did- you can buy the cd here  with art by yer pal M dot Strange. Moonlight Funeral by Moon And Azure Shadow Sean Yoshioka is the super c00 d00d behind Moon and Azure Shadow- He wrote all the music, played all the instruments and recorded/mixed it all himself.  His contact info can be found on the bandcamp page- if you enjoy his music I'm sure he'd love to hear from you- he's also looking for other artists to collaborate with so hit him up! World of Shadows by Moon And Azure Shadow P.S. Sean was also the guy that translated the HSM subtitles into Japanese ^_^ I'd just like to say- Awesome work Sean! I'm looking forward to the things you create in the future ^_^

For a limited time the directors cut of my latest film HEART STRING MARIONETTE is available for free in 1080p on youtube. It will be up until January 2nd 2013 so please check it out while you can and share it with friends you might think will enjoy it OR people you want to give nightmares ^_^ This version is much creepier than the original in my opinion. Happy HORRORdays from yer pal M dot Strange!

Before the year ends I'll be putting out HELLA BAD JOKE #3 and BADASSERY #9... I have ONE more set model to finish furnishing and then EVERYTHING for I AM NIGHTMARE will be ready to go for animation... So two more HELLA STUPID shorts from me in the next two weeks ^_^ and then I'll start production on I AM NIGHTMARE early February most likely... Also to those of you who pre-ordered I AM NIGHTMARE or donated to the production ... I just got the blank postcards I need to draw on... so I'll start creating those and mailing them out soon ^_^ I've managed to streamline my SUPER FAST 3d production pipeline that I use for my raw short projects like Badassery, Darksided or these new Hella Bad Jokes ... I can produce about 5 minutes of finished/composited/edited animation per day in that style using my lip sync tool and some other template based/procedural short cuts that I will be sharing in the coming year.... I'm excited to get back into serious 3d animati

My pals Tony and Tim from Spite Your Face Productions in the UK are making an awesome looking sci-fi film called "Yvette Horizon" Their running an IndieGoGo campaign for it right now so please consider throwin down some dollarz for it and/or spreading the word- I've known Tony and Tim for a few years now and I can say with complete confidence that this film is going to be BAWSE!

If your ORIGINAL film moved someone enough to get a piece of it scarred into their flesh that's better than any award the film could receive-  MUSE MIKE's Heart String Marionette Tat If you're hardcore enough to get some imagery from my films tattooed on your body then imma have to post it on my blog ^_^ My homie out there MUSE MIKE who creates some bawSE music  btw sent me this photo today. If you haven't yet seen my latest film HEART STRING MARIONETTE you can get the download or the dvd here now.

The few... the strange... the people who read this blog ^_^ Sometimes I forget who I am and why I do what I do so I'd thank to thank you all for reminding me of why you started coming around here in the first place...  I'd like to share a video Choo Bin Yong posted in the comments of the last post- as its very relevant to all of us who chase our dreams despite the fact that they make us broke for now ^_^ I made a new section of this site called "More Strange Creative People" in which I'd like to share YOUR projects with whomever visits this site- so if you have a project/site/video you'd like me to add to that page  please email me your link/image(640 pixels wide)/or video link to helpmdot@gmail.com and I'll add it to the page. It's inspiring to see people out there doing their own original thing so if you feel like sharing your stuff send it to me! I also added a little chat box to this site- you can find it on the bottom righthand co

So far I've learned in my short career as a filmmaker that.... If a tree falls in a forest and there's no one around to market it.... it doesn't make a sound. I was talking to a publicist- he was ready to do an introductory campaign for Heart String Marionette for $7500- I could have put it on a credit card but I didn't - but why? If that's how successes are made than why am I not willing to do that? I don't really know the answer to that. I make films because I have too... because something forces me too... I have a game project in progress as well as a novel... I moved away from those for the time being and jumped into a new film with I am Nightmare. I WISH my passion was in line with something more marketable- but my strange introspective genre defying films it is- at a time where escapism and the desire to "turn off one's brain"  IS STRONG I'm creating films that require thought and challenge the viewer... great choice Mike ^_^ Yo

I just have to model one more building to finish the set for my new animated feature film I am Nightmare  which you can pre-order now btw ^_^ Those red boxes are the standins for the last building that I need to make I modelled the buildings with functional interiors as well- so the models took a bit longer to make as they have to work and look right inside and out. I still have add some small things around the town to liven it up and make it less sparse but those are small things I've already made like rocks, debris etc I use layer sets + xpresso + selection objects to switch the town from day to night- enabling/disabling the lighting schemes for night or day The whole film takes place in this tiny town and the forest just outside its gates... it is somewhat inspired by westerns like High Plains Drifter or the Samurai film Yojimbo as its me playing with the "mysterious stranger comes to town" motif... The last set piece/building is sort of complex so it'

Our obscure little animated feature filmmaking podcast got a little more obscure this week- as Jimmy Screamerclauz was banned from yet another social networking site for reasons unknown ^_^ This time he was banned from Facebook... Jimmy was the creator of the podcast's facebook page and he maintained it-  since he was banned the podcast page no longer exists... I don't have a facebook account so I'm not sure if it can be salvaged... So we'll have to find a new place that listeners can submit questions and suggestions... if you have any ideas please let me know in the comments... In other news... I've made a bunch of songs for the I am Nightmare soundtrack and I rewrote the end a few weeks ago....all signs point to EPIC with a side of teary eyed ^_^ If you haven't seen the I AM NIGHTMARE pre-order and donation page they are at the top right of this blog... There was a question about the pre-order price which is $25- I'm assuming people that will