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• Member: Rider4Z
• Studio: Otaku Lounge Productions
• Title: Lord of the Anime
• Premiered: 2009-01-01
• Categories:
  • Action
  • Drama
  • Other
  • Fun
  • Dance
  • Instrumental
• Songs:
  • Ronan Hardiman Cry of the Celts
  • Ronan Hardiman Nightmare
  • Ronan Hardiman Victory
  • Ronan Hardiman Warriors
• Anime:
  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Kiki's Delivery Service
  • Laputa, Castle in the Sky
  • Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
  • Princess Mononoke
  • Spirited Away
  • Whisper of the Heart
• Participation:
  • AKROSS Con 2008, AKROSS Con 2008 (2008-09-15)
  • Ohayocon 2009, Ohayocon 2009 AMV Contest (2009-01-29)
  • FanimeCon 2009, Fanime Music Video Contest 2009 (2009-05-24)
  • Anime Evolution 2009, Anime Evolution AMV Contest (2009-06-12)
  • Anime Expo® 2009, Anime Expo® 2009 AMV Contest (2009-07-03)
  • Animethon 16, AMV Contest (2009-08-08)
• Comments: Comments as seen on 2008-11-26 21:05:40:
  
  Prepare yourself. You are about to embark on an epic journey into the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki and the talents of Michael Flatley. This unprecedented cross between animation and live dance will leave you breathless and on the edge of your seat.
  
  how's that for a build up! ^_^ hehe
  
  this video is definitely not for the short attention span viewer. at almost 6 minutes, this video will take you for an emotional roller coaster. it has it's soft moments, fun moments, dramatic and heart racing moments.
  
  About the Lord of the Dance:
  Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, also its star. Music to the show is written by Ronan Hardiman. ~Wikipedia
  
  The audio for this video is my own mixture of four separate tracks which include:
  Cry of the Celts (0:00-2:17)
  Warriors (2:17-2:52)
  Nightmare (2:52-3:54)
  Victory (3:54-5:51)
  
  There are several elements of the Lord of the Dance i wish i could have included in this project. But my purpose was to glorify Miyazaki's animation and to use the Dance as an enhancer. If you enjoy this video, i strongly recommend you purchase the DVD and/or the soundtrack. It all takes on a much more intense feeling when you can actually hear the taps of the dancers overlaying the music.
  
  Beta/gamma testers (THANK YOU):
  Nighthawk
  Ryvannis
  Castor Troy
  Inaaca
  
  editor's notes
  at almost 3 months in the making, this video has more thought, effort, and attention to detail than any other video i've made to date. i wanted so much to make my own Miyazaki tribute, and i simply adored the soundtrack from Lord of the Dance, so i cut together 4 of my favorite tracks (and what i thought would make the best story). i don't remember exactly at which point i decided to add in actual footage from Lord of the Dance, but it was the smartest move i could have made.
  i didn't know every scene i wanted before i ripped, so i just ripped EVERYTHING. i really wish i could have included the movies Totoro and Porco Rosso, but my poor computer was hardly able to handle the 7 movies i had already ripped. plus there weren't any scenes i pictured were dynamic enough for me to include. but they are still indeed movies worth owning.
  
  it's funny, it's as hard for me to pick a favorite miyazaki movie as it is for me to pick a favorite track/dance from Lord of the Dance.