well I'm glad a lot of you enjoyed the youtube trailer of the paladin game preview.

i'm happy to share with you a written review from Luksy of c404 of a VERY unfinished version of the paladin game.

SEE THE REVIEW HERE

notes on the version of the game that he played:
there was no finished boss, of flight system
there were minor flaws in combat that are being worked on

although it was unfinished it gave him a good idea as to how the game is played and the quality of which my very talented scripter and I aim for.

on another completely separate note, i completed a four day director's boot camp in the city the other day, scripting, casting, filming, editing and starring in a short film, it was a very fun event. It has motivated my to buy a nice HD camera and write up a little solo project i amd going to script, direct and shoot on weekends until i can share it with those of you interested.

PANTS

AWESOME NEWS!
I've put together a video teaser of the PALADIN game and its gameplay! it runs almost two minutes in length and shows a great amount of the work that has been done so far! feel free to vote and leave comments too guys!

im excited! CLICK HERE TO GO TO IT's PAGE

If youre excited about this game, please take the time to let me know on these forum topics, to keep others interested and aware!! :

paladin the game: progress
paladin the game: video teaser

I am lucky enough to have a very well established mentor, especially concerning music: Lisa Gerrard, who has composed music for movies like Gladiator, Man on fire, Whale Rider, the Insider, Passion of the Christ, and the list goes on.

anyhow, to cut a long story short, she used to be my next door neighbor and i visited her a couple of weeks ago and have a few times since, sharing my work with her (given her a paladin DVD :P) and been able to sit in on her recording.

heres some new songs i did.

Consecro Deus
a very orchestral piece, 16 layers of MIDI (me as the fake choir)

Whatever it takes
Not much to show for the MIDI samples, more of a 'me singing' song...

anyhow, i really didnt do the MIDI's justice but i really want to learn and will be doing so as much as possible...

ooooon another note, the PALADIN game is coming along remarkably WELL! with 8 acts planned, 6 bosses, and several mini movies, it should prove to be a very fun experience, due for release EARLY December. for some screenshots and more info check out the PALADIN GAME PROGRESS THREAD.
for those curious, yes i will be creating and recording all the original music for the game, and yes i will definitely be doing so with my great new MIDI's.

finally, no news post would be complete without an Ugg
Don't know what an Ugg is?

ask him yourself:

hey guys
I had a huge urge to draw last night and I liked the pic, and long story short I ended up opening a deviantART account and uploading a couple of my better images there. There will be more uploaded in due time but for now, feel free to go on and check them out. tell me what you think, feel free to leave comments on the art pages.

CHECK OUT MY DEVIANT ART PAGE!

Here's a sample of the pic I drew last night:

OK, I am officially BLOWN AWAY

for a flash that i made expecting it to get ignored and left in the dust, to become #1 of all time (for now at least) and have so many reviews and people favourite it, the least i can do is thank you all

I've had LOTS of requests for the sheet music to the main theme of my animation, which is surprising in itself because my composition isn't that brilliant. anyhow, i did what i could to write it up, and it's free for all to use.

here is the sheet music to 'the Composer'
ZIP file:
http://www.jazzastudios.com/downloads/
sheetmusic/sheetmusic.zip
HTML view:
http://www.jazzastudios.com/downloads/
sheetmusic/sheetmusic1.html

I'm not very good at writing music down, so I did the best I can, with a LOT of help from 'Sibelius' the music annotating program.
Remember, if you do anything like perform this live or record a version of some sort, you MUST MUST get me footage or a sample! I really love seeing my work influence others in some small way.
I hope the music is understandable, and I wish you all the best-

-JAZZA

After several months hard work, I have finished my latest animation! It's up and ready for you all to see!
CLICK HERE TO GO WATCH IT

To let me know what you think about the animation, feel free to post on this topic, and review the animation!

the song is also available for download on newgrounds and jazzastudios.

I worked super hard on it so i sincerely hope you all enjoy it!

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wow, i am amazed that this animation has been received so well! truly, i was expecting it to be ignored or attacked for being too serious. Main reason i came to that conclusion was coz most 'serious' animations ive done have been beaten out by silly stuff, IE: iltimate showdown beat pally 4, dad's work beat pally 5 part 1, blamformers beat pally 5 part 2, and so on...

naturally when i noticed that xombie 10, the series finale, was submitted a DAY before 'the composer', i expected my work to be forgotten completely...

i can't thank you all enough for your kind emails and reviews. i have read EVERY SINGLE REVIEW and will continue to do so, I also respond to any emails, so don't be shy! haha. anyhow, a big thanks to everyone for your immense support.

quick note to say i did not make this animation expecting it to be a hit. i made it to vent things going on in MY life, and in truth, the character in the composer is lightly based on me because i use music to vent and express in the same way.

let's hope madness day doesn't cause my animation to die early, haha...
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-JAZZA

calling all coders/action scripters who are looking for a great new projects
I am planning on creating a game based on the entire PALADIN series.

If you are not familiar with the series but are a scripter, all you NEED to know is that the game will be a fast paced sidescroller adventure fantasy game, with a level-up based system, spells, stats and story. I will be working extremely hard to create intense and captivating in game art and short cutscene movies. the last game i made took me 2 weeks with another scripter, and got over 3 million views web-wide, and this game will be much bigger and better.

the game will be finished this year depending on how good the coder is. I will do all the art i just need someone who has time, enough of it to help me with this. The creation of the game will begin in roughly a month (after I submit the animation i'm currently working on). It will be entered into the Armor games 'best original game' competition

whoever gets the job WILL get paid, via sponsorship and depending on the success of the game will also get money from competitions etc.

To Audition for the part of actionscripter, please email a resume to: audition@jazzastudios.com
send samples (or links to samples) of work you have done before and what your specialties are, etc.

keep it real-
-JAZZA

DVD re-released

Well guys, it's been a painful thing for me to wait to get fixed, but I just now got back the new approval DVD's and the audio problems are no more! The DVD works perfectly, and I'm getting ready to ship copies off to people who I owe (comp winners, voice actors, etc)

As for all YOU guys, I know that I hate it when people push for me to buy something so i'll simply let you know that the DVD is great quality, has all episodes of paladin, over an hour of bonus
material, and gives the watcher super powers.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SHOP!

As for whats coming next, I'm gonna get to work on an animation called 'the Composer'. It'll be a short story with a message, plus will let me explore my music input a bit too coz i'll be composing the music.

SO! thats it for now, feel free to check out the DVD, it'll be EXTREMELY supportive to
me if you buy it just coz i dont ge a
solid income.
Keep it kewl guys!

-JAZZA

Well, I must say it's an extremely surreal feeling having finished the
Paladin series. A process that has taken four years to come to an end,
hardly feels like it's over at all! As for what I'm going now, I have a few
nice little ideas for some animations, one I am keen on is going a short
story about a composer, and... Well, I will not give anything away for now, lol!

I also want to make a Newgrounds anthem animation like I did for Pico day, as
i'm trying to keep a patriotic Newgrounds feel present, specially with the redesign about I just think
this community and it's founders deserve at least that.

I need a little break from 'serious' series animations and crap, so I'll not start
anything too epic for a while. I do however still have a great series planned for
the future when I do get back into the swing of things, which will use the story of
'Paladin' as sort of a prologue.

With the paladin series it started cliché and I got hammered for it in reviews, then got hammered even more by trying desperately to lose the cliché's I used. NOW with the follow-up series I will make sure to have a completely original plot from the start, but thats a while away.

I get to work on the thext toon in a week, and it should be done in little over a month or so!
keep it cool newgrounds-
-JAZZA

WEELL!! Paladin 5 part 1 and part 2 are up and the Paladin DVD competition winners are as follows!:

1st prize: Andy Parker's 'PALADIN episode x'
An extremely well animated parody, which made me laugh non-stop!

2nd prize: Matthew Winquist's 'PALADIN: the final battle'
Short but funny, nice and random.

3rd prize: Chubbthehippo's 'PALADIN Episode 1 FO SHIZZ'
Spoof on the first episode of paladin!

4th prize: Michal Langer's 'paladin dress up'
A fun and large dressup game.

5th prize: Your Concience's Short Story
The most detailed and creative written entry!

Congratulations to the winners! You will all be contacted soon to get your adresses!

Thanks to all those who entered. It's an honor to have people take out the time to show some ammount of appreciation to the work I do. This was just my way of trying to give back.

If you are interested in learning more about the PALADIN DVD, check out the store.