Only the Ordinary

lynit · Post by **lynit** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:56 am

I swear it's like the great AMV race... who can create the most in 1 year... unfortunately Kickass takes the prize.
I'll get this 2knight

He used steriods and you know it.

Emong · Post by **Emong** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:42 am

I gotta see this. I gotta see this right now.

EDIT:

CrackTheSky wrote:It doesn't tell a chronological story; instead it's an exploration of concept.

And the way you did that was just plain awesome. I loved that aspect of this AMV. It was like a mental puzzle. A very cool and original concept you had there, and it was really darn well explored

I couldn't have catched it if I hadn't read the video description but that doesn't really matter. The thing that you know what this video is about is another way to bring the video closer to the viewer. I just loved that concept and your story-telling methods. In fact, those were the best things about this video. I will have to watch this more times to grasp them better, and I expect this to grow on me for quite a while.

Technically.. Well, I liked the flow. Nice use of fades. Some of them weren't exactly properly placed but tat's just really nit-picky. You actually made some visible improvement on the use of cross-fades and fades in general from your previous video. And I thought the previous one was already quite good. I've seen a better fade-flow before but this was still quite exceptionary

The lack of "intensity" on the faster and heavier parts of this song is what bothered me. Not much but I still noticed that on the first view. But they're fine the way they are now, too.. And the use of effects. Not much effects here but I liked how you kept them down-to-earth and only used them when needed.

Good job!

4.5/5

- Kael · Post by **- Kael** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:58 am

This is a simple video, maybe too simple to me. I think editing is rather easy.
It rest nice to watching but not really my cup of tea ^^

3/5

kikai_saigono · Post by **kikai_saigono** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:36 am

I GUESS I HAVE SOME OBLIGATION TO GET THIS SO VERY WELL

:D

Koopiskeva · Post by **Koopiskeva** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:28 am

It be good times

Magnus · Post by **Magnus** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:57 am

seems interesting =] *clicks*

EDIT: LuLuLu. Great job dude, I really enjoyed it. I'll hand ya a op later. 4.5/5 ^^

Reigna · Post by **Reigna** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:42 am

Crackerzzzz

Honestly, I *really* enjoyed this video. Probably one of the best FLCL vids I've seen in a while. There were a few times where it felt scenes weren't quite intense enough for the music, but overall I thought you did a good job syncing up music/anime as far as mood and atmosphere go. Even though you did use a song from the anime, it still felt that the video was taken in an original direction. Besides, you win for using this song because of just how awesome it is. Nice work indeed.

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:48 am

Not the most original combination, but nevertheless very enjoyable to watch. I think I'll keep it.

CrackTheSky · Post by **CrackTheSky** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:06 am

`Eclipse wrote:It's been a while since I've seen something different
I thought your concept was an interesting one, albeit something different (At least it was to me). The quality's really good, and same goes for some effects you used sparingly. My only complaint is it seemed to slow down a bit somewhere in the middle, but otherwise, excellent vid Crackers. Instant win

Thanks Eclipse! Hearing that it's something different despite the fact that I used an FLCL/Pillows combo is indicative that I did something right, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video

Kitsuner wrote:FLCL with the Pillows? Way to be original

inorite

NerdStrudel wrote:I'm... I gotta be honest, I'm extremly hesitant to get this, I mean.. I've been in this thread liek 4 times, but Ever since seeing fire starter.. an FLCL vid with no fighting.. and well done, I'm just kinda afraid this is gonna..be to similar, but aww what the hell.

/gets

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edit 2: Blain likeys eet.

Yeah, I was really worried people would compare this to Fista in terms of doing something out of the ordinary with the source. Fista was a huge influence on getting me to actually start this video, because it almost had that feeling I was looking for, but it just wasn't quite there. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Fista, I watch it constantly and has made its way onto my top 100 list, but I felt like I needed to make a video to fit my vision, and luckily my video ended up being completely different from Teo's.

And I'm glad you liked it

UnlimitedRice wrote:why is the aspect ratio in 3:2 instead of 4:3 ??

but yeah, cool stuff.

Um...the AR is 4:3...I used the Resize Calculator thing to upscale the .mp4 to 800x528 from 720x480 o_O Other than that I didn't touch the AR. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Emong wrote:Lots of cool stuff.

Thanks for the awesome feedback, Emong! I'm very happy you could at least see the outlines of my concept, and I hope the video does grow on you

As for the intensity during the fast parts...see my reply to Reigna below.

Kael_ wrote:This is a simple video, maybe too simple to me. I think editing is rather easy.
It rest nice to watching but not really my cup of tea ^^

Thanks for watching and commenting!

Kiki wrote:I GUESS I HAVE SOME OBLIGATION TO GET THIS SO VERY WELL

WELL I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. ALSO, GET ON IRC MOAR KTHNX.

Koopiskeva wrote:It be good times

That's what yer mother was screaming last night O:

ZetZu wrote:EDIT: LuLuLu. Great job dude, I really enjoyed it. I'll hand ya a op later. 4.5/5 ^^

Hey, thanks for checking it out! Glad you enjoyed it!

Reigna wrote:Honestly, I *really* enjoyed this video. Probably one of the best FLCL vids I've seen in a while. There were a few times where it felt scenes weren't quite intense enough for the music, but overall I thought you did a good job syncing up music/anime as far as mood and atmosphere go. Even though you did use a song from the anime, it still felt that the video was taken in an original direction. Besides, you win for using this song because of just how awesome it is. Nice work indeed.

Wow, thanks for the awesome reply Gina! The intensity during the choruses and near the end is definitely something I struggled with, believe me. Probably over half of FLCL's footage was unusable to me based on the concept I wanted to convey, and ALL of the fight scenes were out of bounds for me...this left me with VERY few usable scenes for the heavier parts of the song. I actually used up every action-y clip I had in this video, and all that wasn't even enough, to give you an idea of how little really good footage I had to work with. So I made do with what I DID have, and the result was some slower-paced/edited scenes. So I apologize for that, but in my defense I really had nothing else to use

Still, thanks for watching and giving me awesome feedback!

Janzki wrote:Not the most original combination, but nevertheless very enjoyable to watch. I think I'll keep it.

Hehe, I know. Being the originality Nazi I am, it wasn't easy for me to do this anime/music combination, but absolutely EVERYTHING about the song was EXACTLY what I needed for my concept (except maybe the lyrics, which I don't understand), so I just kinda had to hope that the concept was original enough to carry the video. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for checking it out!

NS · Post by NS » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:13 am

Don't worry. Your vid was definately way diffrent then fista