Busywork, Patreon, and Other Things (Patreon)

On a very frustrating note, my last talking head wasn't usable because the chroma key was no good.  The shirt I was wearing required too much matte generation and cleanup, which then started removing my hair, too.  Oops.

Unfortunately I've been somewhat delayed due to this mishap.  I rather stupidly shot the talking head and didn't touch it at all until I spent a spell with my parents, and with the footage spoiled I brought my laptop along for nothing, and couldn't proceed until I returned home.  Again, Oops.

Many of you probably got notice of how Patreon is shifting the cost of fees onto Patrons.  While I realize this is a creator-friendly initiative, I also understand that this change affects $1 patrons the most--the cost of your support increases by almost 40%.  Which is a bummer.  With that said, I understand why I've seen a few $1 pledges deleted.

As I'm not currently supporting any creators (that's an unwritten part of my $500 goal) I don't have much experience from the other side.  For instance, I am assuming that the change affects only the total of your support, and not the amount you support of every individual creator.  If it's the latter, I can imagine this could be very damaging to those who support many creators in small amounts.  I can only trust that Patreon will be monitoring the response to this, and see if adjustments are necessary.  I'm happy I only saw a few people go, and I'm equally happy so many of you have stayed on.  Thank you.

But for now, know that the current topic has been split into three parts!  Yes that's right, I included an odds-and-ends section which continues to get longer.  Without making that a separate video, the next video would be about 25 minutes long.  So, expect two upcoming videos on the topic of color television, with the second more of a bonus.

I'm taking a day of PTO this week at work, and with the way my hours are managed now, that means I only work Monday!  I have the entire rest of the week off.  So, I'll have plenty of time to tackle the increasingly mountainous housework I've been putting off, and make content for your eyeballs.  Stay tuned!