Three videos, all for the price of a single thread!

Dagda · Post by **Dagda** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:13 pm

While I've remained an active editor since my first video's debut last june, I haven't been doing the best job of putting them on the org. So here are three videos that I held off on uploading, one because I was hoping the MEP would finish soon and two because I was waiting until their debut at Sakura-Con.

Section 9 Space Marines
Anime: Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Song: Janne Roivainen - "Hangarmageddon"
Description: Created for the Doom MEP as a tribute to all the superficial elements of the Doom series- science experiments going wrong, hapless footsoldiers getting slaughtered and heavily armed individuals mowing down everything in their path. It's made to entertain, not convey any deep insights as to the source material.

Advent Fight Theme
Anime: Final Fantasy 7 (VII): Advent Children (OVA)
Song: Reveille - "What You Got"
Description: Yes, it's an advent children action video. Nevertheless, I hope you'll give it a chance- you could be pleasantly surprised. There's lots of lip sync, for starters.

Through Children's Eyes
Anime: Final Fantasy 7 (VII): Advent Children (OVA)
Song: Marilyn Manson - "Resident Evil Main Theme"
Description: Another advent children video, but this one is a little more unique; for example, Cloud never appears in it. This is the final version- the one that premiered at Sakura Con was a last-minute rough draft. The coolest compliment I got at the con was a girl who told me that this was the only Advent Children amv she'd ever liked.

Hope you enjoy! All comments and criticisms welcome.

Autraya · Post by **Autraya** » Tue Apr 10, 2007 8:28 pm

Haha It's OUT!

And it's got friends, me gets all

dling..... will edit later

*edits*

Ok Major complaints.... your final encode really stuffed up your visual quality (I think the fight theme beta looked cleaner lol)

GITS SAC video needs more cuts and sync in the fight scene some of it just runs on to much.

Both AC videos are different from what I've seen before...
fight theme - I still say it needs something more to make it stand out

... the lip sync looked slightly off... did it loose sync during your final encode? I really like the end credits looks much better with titles lol

hmmm that's about all i can think of at the moment

flynnstudio · Post by **flynnstudio** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:31 am

Amazing work Dagda. World class.

Esrhan · Post by **Esrhan** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:49 am

They were all quite mediocre for my taste. I didn't quite get into the GitS 2 AMV, and the Advent Children ones were nothing I haven't seen before.

Niotex · Post by **Niotex** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 7:11 am

Too generic for my taste roughly 6/10 for each.

Dagda · Post by **Dagda** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 3:55 pm

Thanks for the comments- flynnstudio, I still think you need to broaden your horizons a little more before you offer compliments like that, though it's still nice of you to say. Esrhan and Niotex, I apologize if I led you to expect anything revolutionary

. On a side note, could you recommend me any Advent Children videos similar to Through Children's Eyes? I've tried to find some in the past, but haven't had any luck beyond character profiles of Cloud like Pwolf's Forgiveness.

Niotex · Post by **Niotex** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:23 pm

/me saves face =|

lulz

Dagda · Post by **Dagda** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:30 pm

I was more responding to Esrhan, since he said he'd seen videos like Through Children's Eyes before. I've had little luck finding sentimental Advent Children vids in the past and was hoping he might be able to name a few.

flynnstudio · Post by **flynnstudio** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:01 am

Dagda wrote:Thanks for the comments- flynnstudio, I still think you need to broaden your horizons a little more before you offer compliments like that, though it's still nice of you to say.

No problemo - I sort of agree to a limited extent, but I genuinely think they're great - and what's worth bearing in mind is you got to remember I'm 'an outsider' to the 'hi-art' in this kind of video editing so I'm looking at this like a member of the 'public' - a 'true fan' - I have no pre-conceived opinions - what you collectively rank as mediocre is based on a group of peers ranking subjectively and through the eyes of someone who's 'seen it all'.

Every artist is individual and will acquire their own sense of delivery and style - this can not be judged subjectively by others - they either like it or they don't. Once you are above a certain technical level - style and taste is all your left with and that has to be individually cultivated regardless of peer review. In the end all that matters is what your fanbase thinks of it not what your peers think.

I can only give an example in music - for example the 'popularity' of Ferry Corsten led 90% of commerical 'trance' music to be judged against his work - it effectively killed the genre as anything unrecognisable a or too distant from 'corsten' sound was deemed to be 'crap' by the public.

So never give up Dagda - Keep on working and one day you'll break on through to the other side!...

Above all - above absolutely everything else - do you like it and is it entertaining!!

Dagda · Post by **Dagda** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:55 pm

Autraya wrote:I liked the texture (bevel?) on some of the Naruto scenes

...Naruto? Are you sure you aren't getting your credits confused?