How you got into AMVs:The very first person who's AMVs I watched and respected was a guy name Maniaki. He edits a lot of psychedelic stuff and he visited the forum I was on a lot. I always admired the prospect of video editing but it was such a complicated thing to try at the time so I never jumped into it. I soon left those forums for about 2 years to do a lot of irl stuff. Then in late 2011 I discovered one of the Avatar Boston videos on youtube, then I went on a massive Avatar Music Video watching marathon with AB's videos from 2009-2011. After that I discovered stuff like Pure Thrust, a lot of Ileia and Shin's stun and that was it from there. I was looking for a new hobby too and this looked like it would be fun.
How you came up with your screen name:My username on the old forum I went to was pacotacobell. I made it when I was like 14, don't judge me. After coming back to the online world two years ago I decided to change it up, and I did. Very unique, I know :p
How you discovered the Org:I was originally looking for somewhere to learn how to edit better, and the first time I saw this site through Google I thought it was the worst thing ever. I just saw the front page but I was like, "WTF, why does this have a .org in the url, it can't be where the cool kids go." Then the lack of video thumbnails made me close the tab. Cue a few weeks later after I joined my studio I went back here and checked out the forums. I think the first subforum I opened was Avatar Music Video Suggestions and when I saw posts from Ileia and Shin, I was all like "HOLY SHIT, these guys are actually like.??.talking on here. Right now. This is amazing." So then I signed up, started posting a lot, and that's the end of that. xD
Tell me about your studio, like how you joined/created it, etc.?? (If you're not in a studio, say why
)Oh I like this story. So I was still a little under a month into editing and I discovered
this MEP (man, watching that takes me back)? I think I found this MEP after watching all of Corsair's stuff, I was totally into it. xD So anyways I saw xTRIMPH's part and I was like, holy balls what is that Avatar I NEED TO KNOW. I was being a man and tried to figure it out myself by going through all her vids and seeing if she mentioned it anywhere in the comments or the description or anything, but I got nothing. So I ended up PMing her like a scrublord asking what Avatar that was. After going through her vids I discovered that her MEP group was having auditions, so I thought why not? I applied, she said she liked my audition video and that we should chat on Skype because I asked where this Majesty (the name of the MEP group) "group chat" was. I didn't have a Skype at the time or know how to use it at all so I had to set that up. After a few hours of chatting and stuff she asked me if she could invite me to another group chat where all of her friends were. I said yes obviously and that group chat turned out to be the chat for my studio, DMS (Digital Memory Studio)? They were all awesome and nice (kinda weird to me at the time but hey, what editor isn't :p) and it wasn't until about 2 weeks later that I found out I was actually in that studio when I was invited into the group chat. xD
Long story is long.
Favorite genre to edit and why:Romance is definitely my favorite, I just enjoy giving people the feels. Though I enjoy editing to any genre, it just depends on what week it is and what music I've been listening to. One week I was listening to the Fratellis nonstop so I wanted to edit action, but this week it's been Walk the Moon so now I want to edit a feel good romance. xD
Favorite newbie mistake you've made: (Give us a good cringe-worthy one!)Hmm.??.probably resampling in my first 10 vids. I was seriously freaking out why the hell my clips looked weird after every video. If you go on my Youtube you'll see me complaning about it a LOT in my earlier videos. It's pretty embarassing.
First contest experience:My first Con entries were for Avatar Boston and Sakura-Con in 2012. I didn't get finalists in either but I enjoyed having a deadline. My first win was either Seishun Con or Otakon 2012. I'm really proud of those wins. Every time my family sees the trophies they think I'm some kind of professional, haha. It makes me happy.
Best experience you've had thus far with the community:Hands down Project OrgEditor 2012. That was the most fun I have ever had editing. I met SO MANY new people from that contest and I made a name for myself through it as well. It was great.
Worst experience with the community:If by community you mean Avatar Music Video community and not just the Org, then it was this one dude who was trolling me by posting ridiculously negative and nonconstructive comments in every video I made. He stopped about a year ago but god that was annoying.
Why you edit: (If you don't edit anymore, explain yo'self!)I think that the feeling of finishing a video is just the best. There's the obvious reason that I do it because I love Avatar and I love tons of music as well, but honestly, I just really fricking love this hobby. And besides, I have way too many Avatar Music Video ideas to stop now. xD I haven't edited a video in a few months though but I've been meaning to. I just got a new desktop a few months ago after only using a laptop for the past 6 years, and it's tough adjusting to editing with a mouse and keyboard instead of a trackpad.
Future goals: (Editing, non-editing, whatevers)Before the year ends I would like to make 2 videos, and hopefully have one of them win a category in Akross (if that's even a thing? if not then top 8 or 3 or something.)
For the long-term, I'd like to win an award at Avatar Boston, Sakura-Con, Otakon, NDK, and AWA. Avatar Boston is the most important to me because I've been following that contest since I started editing. It's really been an end-game goal for me.
And lastly I want to make a video that I'm 100% satisfied with. I think my videos so far are
okay, but they have a lot of flaws, or they're just not memorable enough. I don't have a video that people know me for. When people hear my name I want them to think "hey that's the dude that made that really epic video, holy crap balls! O:" That's what I really want to achive.
