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TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collaboration

Post by TwilightChrono » Sat Jun 09, 2012 11:35 am

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Hey guys. TwilightChrono here. Today, I'm bringing you guys something cool. A big shoutout to NoneLikeJoshua for mentioning me in the song and giving me an opportunity to edit to his awesome music. Haven't heard of NoneLikeJoshua?...........Why haven't you?

Before you ask, this version of his song was mixed to fit with the movie used in the video. As you will be able to tell by the dub of the anime at one point in the song. Meaning that this can be used at Cons, since it is actually a part of the song itself.

Check out his channel here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NoneLikeJoshua

And sub to him. Heck, buy his CD. IT'S AWESOME!

Anywho, guys. I hope you guys really enjoy this video. Special thanks again to NoneLikeJoshua.

Peace out guys. ENJOY!

Let me know what you think. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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Re: TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collabora

Post by DriftRoot » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:21 am

Well, I can say I got interested in this because I haven't seen an Inuyasha AMV in quite awhile. Hopefully at some point (maybe soon) it will have a revival sort of like Utena is going through, in that enough time will have passed since it wore out its welcome that people actually edit well with it again and their audience doesn't reject what they're watching simply b/c it's Inuyasha. Maybe you'll be a trailblazer!! Only time will tell! :D

I know we're not supposed to comment on song choice, but since that's clearly a factor here I'll throw it out that the lyrics were difficult to understand and the pacing of the visuals did not help in this regard. Having watched it twice, I still don't really know specifics of what the song or video is about, other than a lot of action scenes and a message about laying the smack down in the face of adversity. Perhaps there is a correlation between the lyrics and the visuals, but the song itself was not clear and the editing too fast-paced to provide much context.

As far as the editing and video components...the sync right in the beginning kept my interest and my hopes up, but around the 1-minute mark I experienced a sinking feeling b/c I realized things had become really repetitive and tiring. You built up all this crazy energy, but then there was no path to come down from it so the AMV could ramp up again later on. Obviously the song keeps things way up there, but the beat sync could have been toned way down and more internal sync employed. This would have given more time to clarify a story, break up the repetitive sync and focus attention on the really dramatic scenes so they got the punch they needed. Everything was pretty much equal in this AMV, whether it was Kagome and Inuyasha snuggling by the fire or Naraku getting eviscerated. A little later on in the AMV the editing did break things up a bit, but I'd have liked to see much more.
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Re: TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collabora

Post by TwilightChrono » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:04 pm

DriftRoot wrote:Well, I can say I got interested in this because I haven't seen an Inuyasha AMV in quite awhile. Hopefully at some point (maybe soon) it will have a revival sort of like Utena is going through, in that enough time will have passed since it wore out its welcome that people actually edit well with it again and their audience doesn't reject what they're watching simply b/c it's Inuyasha. Maybe you'll be a trailblazer!! Only time will tell! :D

I know we're not supposed to comment on song choice, but since that's clearly a factor here I'll throw it out that the lyrics were difficult to understand and the pacing of the visuals did not help in this regard. Having watched it twice, I still don't really know specifics of what the song or video is about, other than a lot of action scenes and a message about laying the smack down in the face of adversity. Perhaps there is a correlation between the lyrics and the visuals, but the song itself was not clear and the editing too fast-paced to provide much context.

As far as the editing and video components...the sync right in the beginning kept my interest and my hopes up, but around the 1-minute mark I experienced a sinking feeling b/c I realized things had become really repetitive and tiring. You built up all this crazy energy, but then there was no path to come down from it so the AMV could ramp up again later on. Obviously the song keeps things way up there, but the beat sync could have been toned way down and more internal sync employed. This would have given more time to clarify a story, break up the repetitive sync and focus attention on the really dramatic scenes so they got the punch they needed. Everything was pretty much equal in this AMV, whether it was Kagome and Inuyasha snuggling by the fire or Naraku getting eviscerated. A little later on in the AMV the editing did break things up a bit, but I'd have liked to see much more.
I appreciate the crit. Been a while since I've seen such a long crit post :)

Yeah, the problem I had with the song from the get go was that it was really fast, and I was worried about not being able to keep the visual pace up. After I finished and uplaoded, I watched it a few times, and I was like "Damn this is fast" I too think i had it a little too fast editing wise, but I still think I did a good job on the video.

Thanks for your input. I'll remember to tone down the pace next time :)
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Re: TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collabora

Post by jade_eyed_angel » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:36 pm

Cool video, nice idea in terms of collaborating with with the artist, and as DriftRoot said it was nice to see an Inuyasha AMV again, I think I made something like 15 of them when I first started editing! xD

But otherwise actually my feelings are a bit similar, I had a hard time understanding most of the lyrics (though my laptop speakers may be a bit to blame here). I did catch key words every once in a while at which point there was definitely lyric sync (something about archery and swords and so on haha). Otherwise the song is nice, though really my type but the video was enjoyable either way. It was a tad fast so I couldn't really follow any concrete story (I'm not sure if you meant to have one or not?) and I have seen this movie several times, but anyways it was enjoyable as a nice action piece! I was definitely never bored (I tend to get bored with action videos as I don't really care for them much) and it felt like it went by really fast which is always a good sign. :)
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Re: TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collabora

Post by jade_eyed_angel » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:36 pm

And this stupid thing freezes and then posts twice. Just ignore this post :D
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Re: TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collabora

Post by Pikachew » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:01 pm

Hmm...I liked it but at the same time, I couldn't really connect with it :< it was as though the music was tugging me in one direction, and the footage was tugging me in another- it conflicted, I feel, more than it flowed. The visual editing was good, don't get me wrong, but when it came to flowing WITH the music, I felt it lacked a bit in that department. Aside from that, great effort :up: :>

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Re: TwilightChrono & NoneLikeJoshua (DJEphixa) AMV Collabora

Post by TwilightChrono » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:46 pm

Thanks for the input guys. Means alot. I'll be sure to remember next time I edit.

If anyone else has any crit, please post yoru thoughts. I would love to know what you guys think. Would mean a lot :)
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