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Re: CascadaThon [4 Slots Open] | Links Fixed | 2nd Beta due Apr5

Postby Hagaren Viper » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:43 pm

TC's beta looks pretty good to me. I'm still not sure about the little boxes, but I think the last one should stay, if nothing else.

For the record, I'm going to be gone all weekend on a mini vacation, so no internet for me.

LA DIDN'T MENTION MY BETA HE MUST HATE ME BAAAAAAAWWWWWWW ;__________;
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Re: CascadaThon [4 Slots Open] | Links Fixed | 2nd Beta due Apr5

Postby Inan » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:48 pm

my beta was from when the mep was letterboxed xDD
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] | Links Fixed | 2nd Beta due Apr5

Postby Ghet » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:11 pm

ITT people think i actually cut out those characters =|

people dont know how lazy i am =|
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby TwilightChrono » Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:38 am

Yeah, I'm going to fix up that beta as best as I can. The next beta should be the final when I finish it.

I couldn't resist using that anime. It's just too amazing not to use. XD

I should have a new beta for you all tomorrow. XD

Also.....LA, get on AIM as soon as you see this. I needa talk to you.

My cousin Craig has something for us XD

*EPIC FORESHADOWING*
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby LittleAtari » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:09 am

TwilightChrono wrote:My cousin Craig has something for us XD

*EPIC FORESHADOWING*

:uhoh: *Is very scared of epic foreshadowing*
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby LittleAtari » Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:57 am

LittleAtari wrote:
TwilightChrono wrote:My cousin Craig has something for us XD

*EPIC FORESHADOWING*

:uhoh: *Is very scared of epic foreshadowing*


I nao knows the name of the 'Instrumental' track....

...Neverending Dream (Instrumental)

The funny thing is that I listened to Neverending Dream before wondering if that was the track. :uhoh:

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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby TwilightChrono » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:52 pm

LittleAtari wrote:
LittleAtari wrote:
TwilightChrono wrote:My cousin Craig has something for us XD

*EPIC FORESHADOWING*

:uhoh: *Is very scared of epic foreshadowing*


I nao knows the name of the 'Instrumental' track....

...Neverending Dream (Instrumental)

The funny thing is that I listened to Neverending Dream before wondering if that was the track. :uhoh:

Spoiler :
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Hahaha. Epic rainbows XD How is everyone doing on their tracks so far? Anything new to report?
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby sakuraslight » Sun Jan 18, 2009 8:54 pm

nothing new to repot sir busy with other things at the mo sorry

but will be getting back to my second track soon
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby Vivaldi » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:23 pm

Sooo... right I was supposed to review TC's track 12 beta.

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0:04, I think the flash could be refined more, perhaps dragging it out over a longer time, as the instruments do.

The boxes seem completely pointless, they're not even showing an important scene, it just feels like a way of shoehorning in more footage. The exception is the last box, in which case the footage has meaning, but still feels out of place.

0:17 The flash needs to fade into the next scene, it feels too awkward


~0:13 it's not really precisly synced, it doesn't fit the pace of the rest of the clip. you cut to and from the same clip 3 times, and altogether it was just headshots of the same two people, So I don't really see relivency to the lyrics or the rest of the amv. Personally I would say use only one or clips with a more sweeping camera motion to get the emotion across, but I don't know the source, so whatever works.
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby TwilightChrono » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:24 pm

The boxes seem completely pointless, they're not even showing an important scene, it just feels like a way of shoehorning in more footage. The exception is the last box, in which case the footage has meaning, but still feels out of place.


Actually, that first box, portrays him looking out over the sky, and then when she says:

"Surrounded by the comfort and protection of a highest power......"

He get's surrounded by his friends. It's not a useless scene or just a way to add extra footage.

0:17 The flash needs to fade into the next scene, it feels too awkward


I realize this. That will be fixed.

0:13 it's not really precisely synced, it doesn't fit the pace of the rest of the clip. you cut to and from the same clip 3 times, and altogether it was just headshots of the same two people, So I don't really see relivency to the lyrics or the rest of the amv. Personally I would say use only one or clips with a more sweeping camera motion to get the emotion across, but I don't know the source, so whatever works.


It does fit the pace of the song, and the lyrics. And also, it's not the same scene....it just looks like the same scene is all. Everything I used in this beta is from the disc that had the best footage for me to use. I am in the process of fixing what I can. I will more than likely overlay the boxes. If that doesn't look good to me, then I am taking the box out entirely and more than likely if I can't find something to replace it (like a scene or whatnot) then I will just let it run through the clip. As, the theme is kindness, happiness, friendship and a sort of mysticism. So, everything fits in together so far, in terms of theme and story.

Anyway, I will have a new beta for you all pretty soon.

How is everyone else's beta's coming?
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby Inan » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:42 pm

i almost have 50 seconds only not really
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby Hagaren Viper » Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:56 pm

I haven't had time to work on it anymore, and I'm probablly going to to miss a deadline for another MEP D:
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby Vivaldi » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:04 pm

TwilightChrono wrote:
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Eh, I'd concede some points, but I'll stand by other's. Your track though, so it's up to you.



As far as my track, I've made some changes. I've taken a temporary break to work on a solo project, but I'll make the next beta deadline fine.
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby LittleAtari » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:25 am

TwilightChrono wrote:
The boxes seem completely pointless, they're not even showing an important scene, it just feels like a way of shoehorning in more footage. The exception is the last box, in which case the footage has meaning, but still feels out of place.


Actually, that first box, portrays him looking out over the sky, and then when she says:

"Surrounded by the comfort and protection of a highest power......"

He get's surrounded by his friends. It's not a useless scene or just a way to add extra footage.

I pretty much understood it when I started to see a couple of people come in at 0:14, meaning I didnt understand it until that point and I feel that you could cut out the part of him standing alone before everyone gets there, but still boxes are a no-go :nono:. The only time boxes are ever used like that are for like 'TV-in-TV' and it could be relevant in a comedy amv. What you can do and I feel that this would better convey things to the audience is instead of showing the guy carrying the old women on his back, you could show that scene that you had in the box (but not in box form, it would be a normal clip). So right at "I was surrounded", you fade into that scene. That scene is more important and therefore a lot more focus should be given to it. I personally, feel that it would be a better way to get the point across to an audiences that has not seen the anime.

TwilightChrono wrote:
0:13 it's not really precisely synced, it doesn't fit the pace of the rest of the clip. you cut to and from the same clip 3 times, and altogether it was just headshots of the same two people, So I don't really see relivency to the lyrics or the rest of the amv. Personally I would say use only one or clips with a more sweeping camera motion to get the emotion across, but I don't know the source, so whatever works.

It does fit the pace of the song, and the lyrics. And also, it's not the same scene....it just looks like the same scene is all.

I agree with vivaldi on this one. TC, you're reading too much into the voice of the song. Yes, she says 'pleasure' pretty quick, but the harshness in the scene change throws off the viewer because even though 'pleasure' is said quickly, it doesnt have that really harsh/jerking feeling when you hear it. It's on of those things in a song that you should just skip over for the sake of flow.


IrAePyUrDrEaMz wrote:i almost have 50 seconds only not really

Is Clannad ready yet?
Hagaren Viper wrote:I haven't had time to work on it anymore, and I'm probablly going to to miss a deadline for another MEP D:

Not this mep though :awesome:
Vivaldi wrote:As far as my track, I've made some changes. I've taken a temporary break to work on a solo project, but I'll make the next beta deadline fine.

|:> You're beta pretty much could practically be submitted as a final as it is. So you just got a couple of things to straighten out. A lot of things said on your beta were meant for tweaking purposes.

I wrote a beta review for Hagaren Viper and sakuraslight but then my computer crashed before I could post it. :x I'll rewrite it soon.

As for my beta? I'm messing around with drawing more emphasis on the background of what's going on when Train is running because it is my main focus, basically, what I'm trying to do there is to recreate the scene in a different way (no really there are spoilers to the series in this):
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When Train is running through the city looking for Saya before Creed kills her, he is recalling the times he had with or I'm making the audience remember the times he had with her. Generally, I'm editing my track to revolve around that episode, in Train's last night with Saya.

I'm messing around with the running to try and draw less attention to it. I took Kazemon's advice and I'm getting the running to sync to the beat by slowing it down. I'm also going to move it from center screen by lowering it and see what that does for it. However, if I cant get it to work, I'm tossing out the running idea.
Another thing is that I'm fixing some of the slowed down parts so that you're not getting this frame by frame thing going on like at :09.

Also, Vax contacted me asking if I wanted to him to make some sigs and a new banner. So expect to see something soon.
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Re: CascadaThon [3 Slots Open] Betas due April 5

Postby TwilightChrono » Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:55 am

I'll be sure to look at all the things everyone mentioned in that beta. Also, LA.....I found an anime movie I have, that I really wanna use, and the animation style fits perfectly with the Godannar art style. I kinda wanna use it in my Godannar track.

This goes along with the fact that I wanted to redo the beginning half of it anyway. More than likely I won't redo it, I will probably tweak it. But in the case that I do redo the beginning half of my track, I would like to add:

Inuyasha: Fire On Mystic Island to my list of sources.

It's just an idea though. I'll let you know if I'm gonna do it before I actually start re-editing the first half.

Just a thought I would run by you.
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