DonaldDouglas 2000

Tomorrow, I will be livestreaming an attempt (and hopefully just one) at beating all 12 chapters of 'Piggy: Book 1' within an hour. It's going to be a wild ride! Set your watches and I'll see you there

1 month ago | [YT] | 11

DonaldDouglas 2000

Hey it's me again

I guess it's now time for yet another recap on where I've been, this unplanned hiatus being my longest one to date. And truth be told, it's nothing more than just burnout. We've all had in at some point. For me, it would still come up even after the schoolyear had finished (people who also have anxiety can attest). That being said, I've been using my free time in ways that are pretty fulfilling to me. I've been spending lots of time hanging with friends and seen quite a few movies. Right next to my profile is a link to my Letterboxd profile, which I've been very active on. I do apologize for the clunky plug but if you want to see stuff from me like film reviews, I haven't done much here on Youtube so there's that option.

For close to a year, I've been trying different things on this channel, most being a gratifying experience, plus a grueling one (looking at that dang video essay). After experiencing continued burnout, I finally decided to return back to my "old roots", and around July I began developing my next TTTE film. This one being an adaptation of 'Old Iron'. As of today, shooting has officially begun, and I'm really excited to get this thing made. I can safely say this is one of, if not, my most ambitious project yet. I have quite a lot of fun stuff planned for this, and I can't wait for yall to see it!

As for a release date, you probably expected this but I'm not entirely sure of a specific premiere day. I'm hoping to get this thing completely filmed within a month as I find that to be the most tedious step. If everything goes to plan (im not counting on it), I can hope to finish this around LATE SEPTEMBER to EARLY OCTOBER 🤞

aaaand that's everything I wanted to say here. If there's any questions, drop them down in the comments. I'm very happy to be back making things, and I'll see you guys soon!

1 month ago | [YT] | 12

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A good friend of mine has fashioned quite the story here, do check it out

4 months ago | [YT] | 9

DonaldDouglas 2000

Not that long ago, I found out the creator of "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends", Britt Alcroft, passed away yesterday.

Thomas has been such a huge part of my life as is with many others. It helped spark a love for filmmaking in me. It led me to meeting some of the best friends I've ever had who also shared the same passion and love for the show as I did. It honestly breaks my heart that I'll never be able to thank her for the creation of this show we all hold so dearly.

Rest in Peace

8 months ago | [YT] | 27

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{I can't believe I haven't been to my community tab in three months wow} Greetings, everyone! I hope the holidays have been treating you all well. I think it's about time I give an update to what's been going on in the last few months or so.


Since my video on "The Train" and the fiasco that came with it, I've been quite burnt out. I have also been putting a good chunk of my time into projects for a higher-level film class which I'm very grateful to be in! I've learned a lot of about different cameras, schedule coordination, as well as just getting a ton of experience.


That being said, the time I spend working on stuff for Youtube is pretty hit-or-miss (with homework and all). Every so often, I have a good chunk of time, but that is usually my down-time where I do what I want whether it be watching movies, calling with friends, playing games, etc. That's not to say that TTTE content creation isn't fun, it totally still is, but I just find myself expending that free time on other things besides the latter these days. All of this on to of working on a short film for a festival in 2025, which is going very well!


Speaking of films, I joined Letterboxd a few months ago so if there are any fellow movie snobs searching for opinions to invalidate, here you go 🙃: letterboxd.com/DonDoug/


So, what's happening right now? Well, I don't exactly have any plans for future 'Thomas' adaptations and films, but that will likely change within the coming months. I am however working on a small video on another movie I saw this year that should be coming out (hopefully) on December 10th, the 62nd anniversary of it's premeire. If you can guess what it is, sound off below. I also plan to record an audio commentary on "Rails of Ice" fairly soon. I really enjoyed working on "Gordon Goes On" as a small little step back into videomaking so I may adapt TheBuriedTruck's other RWS shorts.

And yeah I think that's all I wanted to say. I know I seem to have stepped away from making stuff on this channel, but I just haven't had as much time; it's as simple as that. Thanks for reading my TedTalk, and I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!

9 months ago | [YT] | 44

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So a few days ago, I submitted a dispute and put out that update. It was then REJECTED and I had to make yet another edit to which, of course, a different segment was claimed.

Right now, I’m uploading the 23rd draft of the video. Don’t expect much to change lol

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1 year ago | [YT] | 12

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Yeah so the video is gonna need to be shelved for a while. I feel like I’m getting close to trimming this down to MGM’s satisfaction, but I still need some time. I won’t give an official release until a draft gets cleared. I have a few people who are helping me out with this and I’ve been learning a lot about copyright avoidance. My family’s been EXTREMELY lenient as I’ve been chipping away at this for pretty much the whole weekend and I cannot thank them as well as you guys enough for being very patient. I was certainly hoping this wouldn’t take up the whole summer, but this video is a lot. To be cliche: The sun will rise on this video, just not today!

1 year ago | [YT] | 5

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Hey yall, so as it turns out the video may not be releasing today. The file formatting issue was resolved earlier yesterday, but now I’m in the process of fighting copyright claims and video blockage. With some tips a few people have given to me, I’m going to go through the video and re-edit a few clips followed by another upload attempt.

Chances are the video is probably not coming out today. Even if I were to finish it, I would probably premiere it tomorrow. If it’s not up within a few days, it’ll probably be a little while longer. I appreciate your patience and support through this! We’re (very) slowly making progress and this video will be seen!

1 year ago | [YT] | 7

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So here’s the deal. The video is basically finished, but I’ve had some troubles rendering it into a playable/upload-able file. I would select the format MP4 which is what youtube likes best. However like a lot of other projects, it exports into an MOV. Normally this isn’t a big deal as I could upload them as usual; that I cannot do with this one for whatever reason. The length of the video (an hour) could be the reason but I don’t see how.

Luckily, Resolve has render presets for YT which is what I’m trying now. As of typing this it’s the fourth draft.

I’ve been working pretty much all day on this, so after this draft is done I’ll head to bed. If it’s playable, I’ll upload it to YT for copyright checks tomorrow. If not, I have number of people who may be able to help me.

So am I delaying the video? Not yet. There’s the chance this could work out for the planned Monday release. That being said, don’t be surprised if I need to delay it. This is technically my longest video, so it needs a little more time.

If anyone knows possible solutions, please sound off! Thats all from me for now, cross your fingers 🤞

1 year ago | [YT] | 5