Ryan Schmidt

My tripod goes through a lot in the pursuit of snapping the perfect shot™️. What madness would demand such a dynamic and graceful pose? What lessons were learned in its execution? Well, all I'll confirm is that the framing worked, but... it wasn't as cool as I thought it'd be! 😂

YouTube video by Fobb Donkey Kong Bananza is EVERYTHING I Hoped For and More

I think I'm in love with Donkey Kong Bananza and needed to talk about it for a minute
youtu.be/wdiLVlK5GNU

July kicked off with a beefy break, but my personal project hours ramped back up as I dove into Davinci Resolve. I ended up being more ambitious with my first crack at it than originally planned, and I’m pleased with the results! Surely we’ll see more ahead, right? 📽️ #TogglTime

After the eighth game, the developers of Mario Kart World held a pretty common consideration: where do you go from there? Well, let me tell you, folks: I’ve thoroughly enjoyed exploring their answer to the question! 🏁 youtu.be/yALsuEppp74

My latest upload was edited with Davinci Resolve after a decade of working in Premiere Pro, so getting that one across the finish line definitely feels like a victory. There were a lot of twists and turns along the way, let me tell you! 😂🏁

I put together a 2025 Bingo Card for myself, and one of its squares is for reaching 1,000 personal project hours. It's still a lofty target, but its interesting to see that halfway through the year, I'm technically on track! 🥳

Thanks a bundle, chum! 🥳🎉

June saw swell output for my personal project hours, which was spurred on by deadlines aligned with my Adobe subscription's end. I managed to square away what I wanted before the month came to a close, and now it’s officially time to transition to new workflows! 🌅 #TogglTime

It's Schmidt Times' eighth anniversary, folks. Whether you’ve been here since the start or just joined recently, thanks for taking the time to enjoy the channel! To celebrate, I thought I’d share a cryptic look at a couple upcoming thumbnails. What could these projects be? 🎉

Plenty of personal project hours were logged in May, folks: I launched a test channel, slipped out of my comfort zone to try new tech, and did a dash of volunteer work to bring it all together. The hustle was only a couple hours shy of cracking triple digits, too! ⏱️ #TogglTime

I've started exploring, folks! 🔍

April saw a more balanced schedule through its run when it came to personal project hours. I kicked off some new experiments that I'll be exploring deeper in the months ahead, but it was generally just a solid hustle from start to finish! 🏁 #TogglTime

There's a lot of ways I could've approached adding a tongue to Hoothoot for this scene, but kitbashing with a tongueless section of Lickitung was an effective and goofy solution! 🎈

it's all collapsing

I accidentally mixed up a pair of numbers in today's video, so I replaced the upload with a new cut despite the hit to its growth. It would seem that I'm the April Fool today, but I'll take it if it means my upload is factually sound! 😤🎉

March really hit its stride on the homestretch, but modest progress was made throughout its run. The bulk of my personal project hours come from lightweight tasks, but I balanced that out with heftier productions by the end of it! ⚖️ #TogglTime

The main channel has seen a good balance between scripted and commentary lately. That juggling act is going to be tough to keep up next week, but with any luck we'll see another pair come together soon! 🎉

Sign me up, chum! 🎉

Despite being the shortest month of the year, I definitely got my personal project hours into gear. While I’m still plugging away at my heftiest production, a handful of others saw the light of day and my main channel feels like it’s in good shape as a result! ☀️ #TogglTime

Hi there, it's lovely to be with you!! I'm a video editor looking for work of all kinds, both freelance and something more permanent!

I've worked with tons of cool people and strive to entertain in my personal videos too! I once graduated university & I'm frequently called the best in the bizz!

Much of what I tackled in January was off the clock, but there were still personal project hours to log along the way. Lightweight edits for a stream of daily uploads was chief among them, but I also put some solid dents into a few larger uploads on the horizon! 🪂 #TogglTime

TONIGHT in OTTAWA!!

Pirate Software - Game Jam 16 A game jam from 2025-01-17 to 2025-02-14 hosted by Pirate Software. What is a GameJam? A Game Jam is a short event where you and others work together to create a small game. Most Jams have some kind o...

The 16th #PirateJam starts soon!

You don't need to finish a game to compete and you don't need to know anything to start. If you learn anything during the jam then you've more than won.

Go Make Games

#Sponsored by @gamemaker.io 💜💛
itch.io/jam/pirate

There’s a hefty storm on the horizon and I feel uncomfortably confident that my humble little ship could capsize this year, but I’m going to be doing what I can to stay afloat and turn those tides. It’s time to ride some rocky waves, folks! 🌊

2024 is officially over, folks, and I’m happy to report that I pulled off over a thousand personal project hours before it came to a close. My main channel claimed the biggest slice of the pie, but my miscellaneous business managed to scoop up a solid slice, too! 🥧 #TogglTime

December proved quite light when it came to personal project hours, but I wouldn’t say that’s surprising. I had a lot going on between the festival at the start and the holidays on the homestretch, but I’m hoping they’ll take priority again in the new year! 🥳 #TogglTime

The Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival celebrated its 20th Anniversary December 6th-8th, and I was there in a communications capacity to capture, package and share the proceedings. Instagram was our primary platform since that's where filmmakers are the most engaged! 🎬🎉

A character with a green circle for a head in a blue cloak standing in a surreal environment. The environment has a bunch of targets with eyeballs. The environment is pink, white and grey.

The team is still working on Revertices!! Next year is going to be a big push on development. Things are starting to really come together and it is exciting!! Boss battles are starting to reach the finish line, the narrative is getting fleshed out, and the game is really finding its footing.

We're closing in on the end of the year, folks, so there's no better time than now to take a moment and just... reflect! 💡