[AWAExpo Best Storytelling/AAC Best Drama] A Life Well Lived

[LantisEscudo]

And a few more videos I've done this year:
Video: AAC 2012 Contest Entry: What Would You Do For a Box of Pocky?
Category: Parody, Fun
Source: Original Footage
Song: Various Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Creator: LantisEscudo (Honou Productions)


Video: Speed Reading
Category: Parody, Fun
Source: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Song: Reading Rainbow Theme Song
Artist: Tina Fabrique
Creator: LantisEscudo (Honou Productions)

[DriftRoot]

Video: A Life Well Lived (Preview)
Category: Drama, Sentimental, Instrumental
Anime: Cat Returns, The, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (movie), Whisper of the Heart, etc. (+7)
Song: Forbidden Friendship
Artist: John Powell
Creator: LantisEscudo (Honou Productions)

Great story and great music. At times I felt like things were lingering a little too long on random activities, and I couldn't wait to see what "age" was going to be next so I sort of zoned out until that occurred, but this was a wonderful idea overall. A nice touch would have been making sure her hair color remained more consistent throughout. I'm now somewhat inspired to make a parody of this AMV... take that as a very high compliment, if you want. LOL

4/5

[BasharOfTheAges]

I Speed Reading - and not just because it was my idea.

Really great stuff all around, and well deserved wins for A Life Well Lived.

[bombush]

@Life Well Lived: I really loved the concept and the music but I think it was a little slow in the beginning, while jumping through the heroine's later adult life too fast. Also applying some selective color correction to the hair would do miracles. I already had to try a lot to ignore the art style changes between Ghibli, Kon and Hosoda parts.

That said, great concept and fitting music somehow hold the video together .