ASX is back, working on Jon Snow video (Patreon)

Alt Shift X took a break for a few months – but now we're back, and the Patreon is unpaused.

We've been working on "The real Jon Snow" video – it'll explore Jon's story in the ASOIAF books, compare it to the GOT show, and speculate on Jon's future in TWOW and beyond. Similar to the "real Tyrion" video. So far we've researched and written a draft script up to halfway through Book 2 – it'll take several more months to finish the video. I reckon it'll be similar in length to the Tyrion video – around 90 minutes long. I talked through the script in a livestream for livestream-tier Patrons.

As with the Tyrion video, we're illustrating the Jon video with a mix of GOT TV show visuals, the official graphic novels, fan art, and commissioned artwork. For Jon, we're also using some AI-generated imagery – all the images in this post were generated with Midjourney. AI tools are super useful for producing gorgeous imagery, that matches how things are described in the ASOIAF books, to illustrate scenes where no fanart exists. But yeah we'll also continue to hire human artists to create custom illustrations – I'm hoping to have Bella Bergolts create the video thumbnail art, as she did for the "real Tyrion" and "real Dune" videos.

After the Jon Snow video is done, I reckon we'll make some more ASOIAF and House of the Dragon videos. Will maybe cover some new series – I'm gonna read The Three-Body Problem soon. And I'm open to your TV show and book suggestions!

Later in the year, we'll make more Dune videos, covering the new Dune movie in November, and finishing the "Philosophy of Dune" video.

For the latest video updates, check out the Patron Discord, where I often post bits and pieces in production. (Connect Discord to Patreon).

Also, Alt Schwift X did some recent livestreams with Glidus that you might enjoy, if three-hour-long discussions of Westerosi food are your kind of thing.

Thanks so much for your support! Hoping to make some of our best videos ever this year.

ASX

Links: YouTube, Podcast, Audio feed, Twitter, Insta, Patron Discord.