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REport: Raincoat Incoming!

HeyJ, everyone! Sorry for a sparse update, but we're between projects a bit again. We're definitely planning some cool stuff, though, so stick around for details!

Beard Salute!
~AJ

REport: It's "Automated Dialogue Replacement," AJ

Hello again, fellow humans! AJ here with a super short update for you regarding this week's musical... and maybe a little extra. ;) We'll check in with you again soon. Thank you so much for your continued support of Random Encounters!

Beard Salute!
~AJ

REport: Filming Funkin'... NO JOKE!

Yes, the Friday Night Funkin' musical is REAL! I know a few of you out there were concerned that it was just an April Fools' Day joke, but here's actual footage from the filming that took place over the weekend! We would've shared this REport earlier, but didn't want to spoil the joke and ruin th...

REport: On Stage for Funkin'

HeyJ, everyone! Our stage is mostly set (HA, GOOD ONE!), and we're expecting our co-stars tomorrow evening. Things are moving along for some Friday Night funkin!

...am I using the word "funkin'" correctly? ._.

You guys have been super patiently waiting for filming progress, as well as...

REport: Working (?) Late on FNF

HeyJ, everyone. I forgot to upload this last night (it's... been a long few days...), but here's a quick check-in on our progress with the Friday Night Funkin' musical. We're expecting to be busy again this evening, so hopefully we can show you some additional progress shortly.

Beard Salute...

REport: Preparing for a FUNKY Date!

HeyJ, guys! Looks like you figured out our next project, so it's time to tell you a little bit more about it! We haven't made a ton of headway yet, but there should be more to share shortly. Thanks for sticking with us while we figure out how best to handle our 12th (13th?) pandemic musical. We'v...

REport: A Wild Third Channel Appears!

HeyJ, everyone! Super sorry to leave you in the dark about some of the massive changes going on (we literally were deciding several within the past 48 hours!)

We concluded, thanks in part to The Stupendium sharing some rough metrics with us, that uploading every Friday on RE indeed led to ...

REport: Channel Changes Planned

HeyJ, team. Got an update for you all as to where things are headed with RE. This week will move forward as normal, but the rest of March will be likely affected. Thank you all for your support and understanding while we do our best to continue making great content but also ensure it reaches ever...

REport: Welcome Aboard, Mateys!

We're so busy working on wrapping up this new musical that I almost forgot to post this REport! Enjoy one last look behind the scenes of our C+ Shanty before the musical premieres tomorrow!

Beard Salute!

~Nate

REport: OUTSIDE EXISTS?!

HeyJ, everybody! Using the combined powers of better weather, lower COVID numbers, and cutting edge MASK TECHNOLOGY, we were finally able to film out in public again since last summer ("Ice Scream Fun" was our last excursion into the unknown wilderness of Southern California, though it was only f...

REport: Late Musicals Get a C+

HeyJ, everyone! Bad news: we've fallen behind on production this week and are going to need an extra week to get our Animal Crossing sea shanty together. ;_; Check out the video for more details (and a little comparison of its music, which has gotten SWOL and piratey since you last heard it!)

REport: Welcome Back, Baby!

HeyJ, everyone! Excited to give you the next bread crumb along on our trail of progress! It's not the next episode everyone's been waiting for, but I think it's a good start toward the bigger things we've had sidelined so long. We're blitzing straight into February's musical this weekend, so keep...

REport: Baby's Getting Back!

HeyJ, everyone! We're working on a little micro-set and an updated costume for next Friday's FNAF-inspired video, but I swear there's more happening still behind the scenes! Thanks for sticking with us through the slowest part of the year while we get the gears turning for a few other fun things ...

REport: Sea Shanty Ahoy!

HeyJ, guys! Got a couple updates here for you, including some Animal Crossing puppets, the start of a sea shanty, and a little secret project we've been working away at behind the scenes... Thanks for your support on all of these things and more!

Beard Salute!
~AJ

REport: This REport is at Least a C+

HeyJ, team! Sorry for sparse updates. We're definitely still active and should have plenty to show you shortly. Here's a little bit to start the ball rolling!

Thanks as always for backing RE, especially during tough months like January. As always, we really appreciate your generosity, as w...

REport: WHO MADE THIS MESS?!

HeyJ, guys! Here's an update from on set of FRUIT NINJA: THE MUSICAL! And yeah, even Southern California gets pretty chilly (particularly at this time of year!) We ended up with snow flurries once we wrapped filming for the night!

Patrons who join us on Discord, please note that I will need...

REport: Raining on the Fruit Ninja's Parade!

HeyJ guys! Filming has started... but there's not enough to show you yet. :( We'll be back at it over the next few days, around the weather. Stay tuned for updates!

Beard Salute!
~AJ

REport: Gaze Upon the EVIL SHERBET SHOGUN!

Konbanwa, Encounterers! We're up late again doing costuming, music editing and more! Here's some of our progress on this month's (late blossoming) musical, FRUIT NINJA!

We're expecting to be filming in the next few days, so stay tuned for the first footage from on-set!

Beard Salute! 2021-01-22 09:17:46 +0000 UTC View Post

REport: WILL IT CUT?!

HeyJ, guys! It's time to truly test our katana's limits, and we've pulled out all the stops -- er, fruit -- to find out whether this bad boy will... *puts on shades* ...cut the mustard... 😎

Thanks for backing the channel and stay tuned for more details coming soon! 2021-01-20 00:35:25 +0000 UTC View Post

REport: The Great Katana Test

HeyJ, everyone! One quick update for you all: we've started getting some props in for FRUIT NINJA: THE MUSICAL... but one big problem we might face is how to -actually- cut through fruit... Our katana is more a replica than, er, a functioning instrument of death, which might inhibit how effective...

REport: Enter the FRUIT NINJA!

HeyJ, everyone! Thanks for all your kind feedback after the last (very long) REport. As you can see, we chose a project and moved forward, and we're expecting to have a lot of fun with it. We did see all your suggestions as well, though, and are certain some of them will be on the table in the fu...

REport: What Are We Doing?

HeyJ, everyone. This is a rather long and rambly REport, so let me give you the summary: we don't know what we're making still, and we're struggling to make much headway, as 2020 took a lot more out of us than we could have imagined. But month-long breaks aren't really a thing we feel good about,...

REport: Early Look at RE Awards 2020

Happy New Year! We were just finishing up filming the RE Awards video and wanted to drop you guys a line to thank you for your support and assure you there will be musical updates headed your way again soon. 🙂 We hope you all enjoyed safe and relaxing holidays!

Beard Salute!

~AJ 2021-01-03 12:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post

REport: Christmas Cards Away!

Merry Christmas, Encounterers! We're just finishing up some loose ends here before the holidays, but there's never a bad time to give you guys an update anyway. :) We hope you're enjoying a little time off, are staying healthy, and are looking forward to an exciting new year just around the corne...

REport: Granny's Final Night!

As promised, here's the final REport from filming Granny Chapter 3! With filming wrapped, we've been hard at work putting the project together and adding the finishing touches for its premiere! Hope you're all as excited for this release as we are! See you tomorrow!

Beard Salute!

~Nat...

REport: Eight Hours Later...

Here's part two from the last REport. Let's just say it was a very long night, but that we got through more of the project than we expected to and have since wrapped the rest of it. Keep an eye out for one more on-set REport soon (and the finished musical on Friday!)

Beard Salute!
~AJ 2020-12-16 22:37:49 +0000 UTC View Post

REport: On Set AGAIN... with Granny!

HeyJ, everyone! Thanks for sticking around waiting on updates. We had over 100 shots scheduled for this musical, but the sun ended up beating us before we could wrap... >_< So we have a bit more planned tonight and then some wild editing to whip through. There should be a couple more REport...

REport: Grouchy Goombas and their Three Day Lyric Session!

HeyJ team. We're extremely burned out from this project already, and I'm sorry we're not hiding it a little better... ^^; This one's taking a bigtime toll, but after filming this, we put in a few more hours and got it all mostly sorted. That means we're on track to record and get to filming so we...

REport: Secret PATREON PRIZES!

HeyJ, guys! Since it's been a hot minute and we covered a bit of ground in this, let's recap:

1) No Animal Crossing musical this year, but we'll show some updates once our current musical is wrapped.

2) This month's GRANNY CHAPTER 3 song is underway!

3) But our power is getting ...

REport: Tying Up AJ!

So yeah, this also happened...

...just another normal day at Random Encounters! Stay tuned for the Granny Chapter 3 teaser tomorrow!

Beard Salute!

~Nate