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Songbird21 · Post by **Songbird21** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:06 am

AHHHGGG! I can not make Mai Hime work. I'm switching to Naruto. Mai Hime's storyline is just too complex for a vid this short. Hope ya'll don't mind.

Songbird21 · Post by **Songbird21** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:13 am

Coffee 54 wrote:Thanks for the comments all. (blushing)

I hope I don't get too many tomatoes throw at me for saying this but...I don't get it. Is it supposed to be abstract?

I really like the opening and the flickers on the drum rolls are great, but the rest kinda escapes me. It just doesn't seem to go with the music to me. If I'm just artisticly stupid feel free to thwap me with a dead fish, but there just seem to be so many hits that are missed.

Please don't be mad. *Runs away and hides*

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:23 am

Watch it a few more times - it does feel somewhat off the first time you see it but, like I said - it certainly grew on me. Although I'll admit the advantage of having seen and really liking that anime episode, but I think the structure gets quite obvious once you look it over.
To me, possibly the most interesting track in the project to date, even if outwardly a little offbeat (or, perhaps, because it's outwardly a little offbeat).

I like the two new changes. Both cut down the length of the mostly-static shots that were there before, which already improves the pacing.
I'm close to finding some nitpicks, but I really don't know if I should butt in to your editing style like this - as, in a sense, it's already quite functional.

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And Songbird - well, no need to do the whole story of a whole story of an anime! You could just do a chunk or an aspect, as the rest of us mostly did. Or perhaps just flip everything on its' head, as I would frequently approach anime when the story doesn't work with my ideas!
But anyway, not to discourage you from going with Naruto. It could work quite well too

Songbird21 · Post by **Songbird21** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:28 am

Otohiko wrote:And Songbird - well, no need to do the whole story of a whole story of an anime! You could just do a chunk or an aspect, as the rest of us mostly did. Or perhaps just flip everything on its' head, as I would frequently approach anime when the story doesn't work with my ideas!

Hmmm. Not a bad idea. I'll play with it that way and see what I get.

ROSE- Don't know if this has been addressed or not, but are we allowed to use FX to change the shape of the viewing area of our segments or would that hurt the continuity of the vid?

Coffee 54 · Post by **Coffee 54** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:25 am

Songbird21 wrote:I hope I don't get too many tomatoes throw at me for saying this but...I don't get it. Is it supposed to be abstract?

It's not suppost to be abstract, but thanks to my editing style and not exactly top of the line story telling it kinda comes out that way. So long as the viewer gets that its two people who meet as children and end up married with kids, that's enough.

Songbird21 wrote:I really like the opening and the flickers on the drum rolls are great, but the rest kinda escapes me. It just doesn't seem to go with the music to me. If I'm just artisticly stupid feel free to thwap me with a dead fish, but there just seem to be so many hits that are missed.

As to the editing itself, my style has always been loooonnngg cuts. As such, this remark has come up alot. Some people, like me, really like it, others don't mind, and the rest can't stand it. All are legitimate opinions. Therefore, I am still looking for places where I may be able to tighten up the editing, to make my segment appeal to a wider audiance.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:32 am

Songbird21 wrote: >>>ROSE<<<- Don't know if this has been addressed or not, but are we allowed to use FX to change the shape of the viewing area of our segments or would that hurt the continuity of the vid?

ROSE?!?!?!

(psst... Pen-Pen is in charge here and rose is not involved this time

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bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:03 am

Otohiko wrote: U CAN DO IT!
Heh, sorry - I'm no expert at making things too small and anything more compressed hurt my eyes/ears....

wmv9. its quick, simple and dirty.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:07 am

bum wrote:
Otohiko wrote: U CAN DO IT!
Heh, sorry - I'm no expert at making things too small and anything more compressed hurt my eyes/ears....
wmv9. its quick, simple and dirty.

What compresses that? I don't have any WMV converters, but if you can point me to one - 'sho nuff.

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:28 am

Render it straight outa premier. A 512k render nice and realy crapy looking. but I aint gona complain.

Actualy, stuff it. I'l just dl the 8MB version when I have the time.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:37 am

Heh, at this rate you might want to wait for my next beta then - I'll probably fix it up within a day or two...