May it be. An update about production.

Greetings everyone, it is time for another update. It’s a bit of a read, but I’d appreciate your undivided attention for this is important. I have a stream coming up, so read until the end to see when that will be!

Things have been moving very slow on “Sonic in Scared Stupid: The Final Chapter”. I am still having issues with YouTube, and as a result I haven't been able to work much on the movie. “Sonic in Scared Stupid: The Final Chapter” is still on the way, but very slowly. If things don’t improve soon however, I may have to put everything on hold until things get better. I have tried my best, but I can only do so much. We still fully intend on releasing a new “Christmas with Sonic” this year, but Scared Stupid is still a while away. I can promise you, it will be worth the wait. I have attached some pictures of our progress. We are hoping to premiere “Christmas with Sonic: Road Trip” at Sonic Expo in Dallas this November, so if you’re going be sure not to miss it!

There are some things YOU can do to help!

The very best thing you can do is join my Patreon. The more people who pledge, the faster animations get done. It’s only $1.00 a month, so please consider pledging here: https://www.patreon.com/c/balenaproductions/membership

If you don’t want to pledge a monthly subscription, but just want to toss a tip/donation my way, here’s my Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/balenaproductions

Hire me for Voice Acting. I do voice over full time alongside my YouTube channel. I’m always looking for work! https://www.stevenpagevoices.com/

Join my Discord so you never miss any news/announcements, and you can talk to me directly: https://discord.com/invite/balenaproductions

Watch older videos again and again. Relive your old favorites, check out some animations you may have missed and be sure to leave a comment! Even if you’ve commented before, leave another! Engagement drives older videos back into the algorithm! Maybe comment on how you felt about a video before, and how you feel now, or what your favorite part was! You can also share my videos with your friends/family.

There is still hope, but it’s going to take some effort from all of us to get over these hard times. I still have a LOT left in me, years worth of animations, but I cannot continue much longer with the current state of things. There is a very real chance that I may have to retire against my will.

To end this on a slightly more positive note, I am going to be doing a stream on the night of June 4th to celebrate my Birthday and the launch of Mario Kart. I’ll be streaming on YouTube. It’s been a while since I streamed and I love catching up and chatting with you all. It will be a bit of a late night stream, but I’m sure we’ll have some fun!

That’s all for now, thank you all for your patience. You mean a lot more to me than you can ever know. You’ve all made my life so special, and I am grateful for everything. We’ve got some challenges ahead of us, but I believe we can do it.

Take care

-Steve