So I thought I'd be original and do an Akira AMV...

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Thing is, I was ACTUALLY going to try my hand at effects. Normally I'm all timing/story/mood type editing, but I want to dirty my hands for once for the sake of growing as an editor.

Any good song suggestions that would allow for varied effects? Seemingly I tend to choose good lyrical songs that don't seem to give much opportunity for many effects, though maybe that's just a testament to my lack of skill. D:

PS: The title was sarcasm. I don't intend to be original. Unless it's by accident.

PPS: Just kidding. Maybe.

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Ugh. Couldn't find the edit button. I must be blind.

Also, want to try my hand at masking. I have Vegas 9.0 PRO (x64). Anyone know of any good tutorials for masking in pro? I've found a few, but they were very vague and I still don't know the button layout by heart yet. My apologies for being a n00b. *bows*

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Okay, I tossed the Akira music video due to falling in love with my current song/clip combo...prepare yourself...

Wait for it...wait for it...

Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" to FLCL. Yes, the same song from Where the Wild Things Are. I don't see many emo FLCL vids...(I hope that is the case) so I thought this would be a good chance to use some simple effects/timing to make something at a higher quality than the crap I've produced up till now.

I would love any suggestions unless you'd rather wait on the beta. Effects? Scenes?

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Well, semi-emo. The lyrics are emo as hell, but the song gets oddly upbeat.