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Venice is coming...

Added 2018-12-09 12:38:21 +0000 UTC

Hello Patrons!

Quick update from me - work is nearly finished on the new Venice video. I've decided to divide the story into two parts, because as often happens, the deeper I went into the history, the more interesting stuff I wanted to share. I also wanted to get a video out before Christmas. So Part 1 - 'Rise of the Republic' will cover the history from the founding of the city to roughly 1500.

Animation is finished, narration is recorded, today I'm doing music and sound effects (mostly crows), and plan to release the video next week.

Here are a few exclusive screenshots, including circling crows as metaphor for the death of Pepin, son of Charlemagne... (caught marsh fever in the Venetian lagoons)

Couldn't not mention Venice's most famous son...

A 3D model of a Venetian galley, courtesy of a talented CGI artist from Crete... (former cornerstone of the Venetian empire)

And a schematic of the Venetian constitution during the heyday of the Republic...

I've also HAD to spend some time playing World of Warships, new sponsors for this video (I'm not kidding, it's a contractual requirement, but also a lot of fun)... check out this for a torpedo near miss -