What's going on with Aspiring...

Sorry to leave you hanging for so long after that last update. There's been a lot of big changes.

First, what was happening. My original plan for shooting Aspiring was to get the whole first season in the can, edit it all together, and release each episode on a weekly basis. This was a good plan in theory, but not so much in practice. At the pace we were able to sync up availability, it would have taken months to get finished with filming. Basically, scheduling is an evil bitch, that'll suck the life out of you if you let her. So plans needed to be rethought.

And rethought they were! Here's how Aspiring is going to work now. We're going to film on a per episode basis. Once I got over the defeat of my initial plan, I quickly realized how this is beneficial on nearly every level.

We now have room to grow. I can look at each episode as it's finished, and see what works and what doesn't. Under the previous strategy, the entire first season would have had the quality of a first episode, since I was filming it all at once. Now, each episode gets 100% focus. And the story and episodes can now get bigger as needed. Better parts lead to a better whole.

Also, I now have much more freedom with storytelling. I can incorporate new ideas, new characters, etc. This has already taken effect, as what was going to be the entire first season, is now just the first act of the whole story. 7 episodes have been condensed into about 4. I know how Jack's story ends now, and what I need to do to get to that end.

So those are the changes. Now, where we're at. Episode 1 is wrapped! So, you WILL be seeing something. Soon. Specifically, in January. Going to start things off right in the new year. Right now, I'm working on final edit. I'd like to launch with the full website, but if I have to launch with a single page, so be it. Whatever gets it out to you quicker.

Thanks for keeping up, and sorry for the delays. I'll make sure to keep everyone more updated in the future.

- Chris