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Postby MaboroshiStudio » Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:14 pm

I did 4 Gundam trailers...

08th MS Team
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz featuring the 2 mix song which was fun...

War in the Pocket
Stardust 0083

The last 2 I really liked, but due to Bandai's tiny budget they didn't have the time nor money to go into the studio and edit them. I was really upset since the existing ones for these series blow.

I have also done the following trailers...
Dark Soldier D (live action flick)
Big O
Hack / Sign

Overall like u said it is fun to get to do them, but not all that. Usually the music is rancid and the process is way different vs making an amv.

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:
MaboroshiStudio wrote:So true Vlad... I felt the same about the trailers I made for Bandai as well.


Hey Joe, which trailer did you do? Just curious...

Vlad
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Postby Chaos Angel » Thu Feb 06, 2003 5:38 pm

Well, doing anything as a paid project is going to be different than if you do it because you feel inspired/motivated/driven to do it. When you are calling all of the shots, and it's your project, yeah, it's fun. But, when you are simply seeing through someone else's vision, it's not fun. It's just something you do to help pay the bills. Creating for a profit isn't as enjoyable as creating because you want to (with exceptions, of course. There are always exceptions). True with video editting, true with anything else.

Although, I am surprised to hear you both say that it does not pay very well. One would imagine that something as technical as video editting would pay at least nicely, if not well. Meh. What do I know?
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Postby Nightowl » Thu Feb 06, 2003 8:16 pm

I have two things to say - first, working through someone else's vision can be a lot of fun! Sure, it's their vision, but more often than not that person will rely upon you to give creative input to make the best possible project. Film is a collaborative effort - you have your bosses, but more-so than any other field, people will listen to you. You'll find there are a lot more exceptions than you'd realize. Of course, there are so many different fields of editing you can work in, every environment is different.

It's the wedding videos you have to do when you haven't worked in six months that tend to hurt.

Second, editing can pay VERY well. I believe what Vlad and Joe are talking about are American anime companies, which pay between 1/4 and 1/8 the typical salary.

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