Well I had downloaded a few videos that a friend recommended, and one day I began screwing with an episode of Trigun when I found out how to use iMovies.
My first video (Trigun: There, There) was very crude, and has very poor cutting and video quality (I didn't know how to do the former well and I didn't know about divx back then). I also ended up cutting the song up pretty bad, and I had no idea about any use of transitions- so all fade-ins are done because the anime had them. I also used a few images at the end of the video because I didn't know how to take a still picture from a clip.
Yeah, it was pretty terrible.
My second video (Cowboy Bebop Everlong) was far better, and I had an improved sense of timing, I knew how to make cuts, I didn't need to edit the song, I was able to transition fairly well, and I was able to tell a much more (though still not too terribly) coherent story. It was when I really started loving doing this as a hobby, and I began work immediately on a third video.
My third was an ill-fated project that used FLCL's fifth episode and Queen's "You're my best friend" in a comedic way... but wasn't funny at all. It was scrapped even though I had completed it.
Then I did Lain - Out of My Depth and Iris right in a row. Iris remains my most popular video with over 3300 downloads and my only video to ever hit the top 10%, giving me a short-lived sort of popularity. Also, dethmajor was kind enough to host it on his website, which greatly boosted hits. I'm not completely proud of it, as I think it's too hokey/cheesy, but I am glad that people enjoyed it since I put a lot of effort into it.
After that I began work on a Spirited Away video, and I'm still wanting to finish it. It began in December of 2003 and I'm racking my brains for ways it could be done.
So I hit a sort of creative snag. There were a lot of ideas that came and passed, a Trigun/Call Me, Call Me vid, a CB/Bittersweet Symphony vid (which I actually had started on and quit), a Lain/Fiction request vid, and a few more. Earlier this year I finall started remaking a video that I had loved, and came out with Cowboy Bebop Everlong Redux. It told a much more cohesive story while still rockin', and despite its problems, I still love it.
Recently I made good on an idea and made a video to FFVIII using Seal's "Crazy." Though only 11 people have given me any sort of feedback whatsoever (star ratings), it's been pretty positive so far (out of 15 downloads). I had fun making it about halfway through when I began going crazy myself looking for scenes to fit the sound and lyrics of the song. Eventually I had to edit the last part, but it isn't too noticeable unless you're looking for it (I hope).
And in the future I have a couple ideas. I want to get started on two right now, but I don't have the right sources yet. And like I previously said, I still wish to finish my Spirited Away video, though it feels incredibly dated.
So... yeah. Sorry for turning this into the AniHawk: True Hollywood Story. I tend to ramble on when it gets late like this.
