The 30 year anniversary for Edited to Hell is next year. So I figured maybe try to make an album with samples taken from that video.

It seems every time I attempt to play Ridge Racer, stuff along the lines of this happens. On normal "playthroughs" I cannot get a race in or barely select my car before the game freezes up or is so slowed down that it is the same framerate as a slideshow. One oddity is that all my other PS1 games run normally on the system, and so does Ridge Racer when it is in a PS2 or a PS3. On top of that, the disc isn't as scratched as other games I have that seem to run perfectly with many scratches. It could be an anti-piracy being tripped by the system. I remember getting a bootleg copy of Twisted Metal 2 when I was younger and it was a little less scrambled than this while still being able to play it.

This is an animation that had no business taking this long to finish. Mostly procrastination, but life just kinda happens. It wasn't until a few days ago where I figured out a half decent ending to this animation I started October of last year. There were some rendering glitches on the original file so I figured to glitch it up even more through the input switcher and tape degradation rather than try to fix them. Part of why it took so long is that months ago I wasn't proud of the end result but at the time and just started another animation. Fun fact: That one is almost finished.

This video was made possible with two VCRs and a slowly dying RadioShack video switcher. The most intense video distortion is on the 5th generation of the tape. I would have made this video earlier but I was busy animating. I figured a return to form would be fitting at this time of year, considering the same time in 2019 I was just beginning running my videos through a VCR. I got the source material for this video way back in August. This guy sold me a lot of 90s/80s aerobic tapes (some are still sealed) for $5. It was a deal I couldn't pass up. I am glad I drove the 200 miles for all of them because it just means some new videos to come in the following months/years.

My next animation is coming together with time. These days, I have way more screen time than previous years, making anything other than the required schoolwork feel like overkill. I have to take a break off screens for a few days before I feel up to animating or editing. This next animation is going to be a double feature so it will take longer to get to a point where I feel like I am satisfied with it. It's the first time I actually had to work out the logic of the events before I started animating, where everything the main character does effects him yet he doesn't know in the moment.

This is probably my best run on THPS 4 that I happened to capture on tape. There is going to be some more combo footage in the near future...

This is the first song in my first real album. I am taking samples from games and tv shows that I remember having a big influence on the music I listen to now because their soundtracks were so good. This album is a work in progress, I will be uploading as I go, and the music will improve with time. In other words, things are subject to change.

My recording equipment is a cassette recorder, aux cables, and my computer so if you hear a faint hissing, you know why...
Find the album here: https://pretendo64.bandcamp.com/

This is the second song in the album I am working on called Backrooms of '09. It is a work in progress and I am uploading new songs as they are completed.
Find the album here: https://pretendo64.bandcamp.com/

This video was my last hurrah for summer. I used two VCRs to make this video. One for recording the finished render onto a tape then the other for getting a capture back off of it. The tape I used has so many layers of past recordings from many years ago on it, which is why there is distortions like this. There is more to come in the near future. Stay safe with all those wildfires.
Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

When in situations of doom, grin bear it, and go to the moon (or at least try).

Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

It's been a while. This video was originally uploaded on March 13 of this year. This video somewhat reflects the optimism of that last normal day.
Merch:
https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

It has been a year since I originally uploaded this video. My friends told me this video introduced them to Purpan. I highly recommend Purpan. Their music is chill in every sense of the word. It's feel good music. So, here is a new edit of that original video. The VCR did a lot of the editing work with its distortions.
Merch:
https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

What happens when you see a big spider in your underwear drawer.
Merch:
https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

Yet another dive in the world of video feedback loops. These come out of pure boredom and wanting to nerd out on something. In the future though, i'd like to do some feedback loops with a projector. Until then, I will be enjoying summer, animating here and there, and hopefully filming some more skate videos.
Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

My camera I have been using since I have began youtube has failed me. The lens got stuck and in an attempt to fix it, I made it worse. This is a blessing in disguise because the camera now puts out such footage without editing. Before hand if I wanted this image, it would have been a good week of editing and tweaking the footage.

Another edit of mine using various clips from archive.org as well as some of my favorite movies including Goldeneye 007 and Diehard. I have some animations in the making. It is just slower moving in summer months because i'm out and enjoying the sun before its gone. Voices are probably the most time consuming part of it all. The rest is a few hours here and there drawing out frames and I am done...

Also, since these videos cost some money to make now that I run it all through a VCR, I decided to make some merch to help fund the various things that make this possible. I have it priced so I only make approximately $5 on each sale. There will be more selections coming in the near future so keep a look out for new items.
Links:
https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-t...

https://mediumispremium.bandcamp.com/

Animating in the summer is slower than in fall and winter. It's because I skate during the day and animate at night. I saw that I got a little over 100 subscribers so I made some merch.

Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/nitram-the-clothing-2

Another example of video feedback and tape degradation.

Sometimes the most tempting of things just happen to be the most shocking.

What happens when the clock hits twelve and you are the most unlucky person to turn 18.

This is last week's skate sessions filmed with a Hi8 camcorder.

This is a skate video I made when everything first shut down. All the street spots that were instant kick outs became free real estate. There will be more street edits in the future.

An edit I made around a remix made by DJ Kryptic.
DJ Kryptic's music: https://thesoundrebel.com/home

A video I edited together using what was on some old Hi8 tapes that were laying around.

A cowboy's problems with his mailbox.

I edited together a tribute to one of my favorite TV shows from my childhood.