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2006-07-09 12:52:56
Back from the Outer Banks. They've got ocean (tm). I did nothing remotely AMV-related except read moderately large amounts of Bleach and Death Note. Now caught up with the US releases of DN and almost caught up with the US releases of the Bleach manga, which means I'm ONLY about sixteen years behind the fandom. ;D This only bothers me when it comes to seeing AMVs at cons - I'm not one of those OMGSPOILERSPOILERAHHH people, but in the rare occasion that I do start reading/watching a series without knowing what's going to happen, it is pretty nice to let the story tell itself for a change. There's story structure! And suspense! And character development! It's cool!
I have been spoiled for DN - not an issue anyway because the movie isn't out yet IIRC - but with Bleach it is a minor problem. Bleach, as we know, is fantabulously popular, and people love spoilers in AMVs. Which is great for online distro and mildly inconvenient in con viewing.
I don't CARE per se; I'll just feel like an idiot covering my eyes or something equally stupid during Bleach action/drama videos. :P
I have decided to go to Otakon, but I won't be going as an AMV editor. Tried that last year; it didn't work. Nor will I be going as a cosplayer, because I Don't Have A Thing to Wear thanks to a handful of unexpectedly painful commissions. So... I'll be going as myself. With a group of Pittsburgh friends. I've never done that before. It's kind of...weird. Attempting to bandwagon a group you don't belong to (mode 1) is awkward and painful, but it gives you a reason to be there. Cosplaying (mode 2) removes you from yourself by one layer - you aren't judged by who *you* are, but how close you are to the original. So if people hate me it's not because I'm an ugly person, myself, so much as because I'm not cute enough to be Kagura / whoever. The conclusion is the same - you suck and need to die - but it dodges the "personal-ness" of the judgment a little.
So now we have a) no justification for being there b) nothing to shield myself from judgment of my self as a person by the masses. It's scary. But my traveling companions are superawesome, and their group will probably gather enough people along the way that I will slide into the background and not annoy the hell out of anyone.
Hopefully.
And it's only a month away, which gives me basically no time to worry about it. I still have to finish the Inuyasha-Kagura commission LIKE RIGHT NOW - uh, in fact I'm slacking off it right this second - and that should occupy my spare mental energy.
Hopefully.
;)
AMVs? Yes. Short piece I might work on later if I need another break. Next long piece may actually be the cynical one rather than the fluffy one. The idea insists on jumping the queue. I think I'm ready for it. I'll have to wait till after Otakon, when I'll most likely have the source back, but that's no problem. -
2006-06-29 20:07:11
Turns out it's pretty much already been done. Oops. Hey, GMTA right? :P
Odd thing - Able Sisters is getting absurd traffic. Well, absurd for its very limited scope and target audience. I wonder whether it's from throwing it in my org sig and coincidentally spamming the hell out of the forums, or if it's getting hit with depraved search engine terms. Do I really want to know? I don't really want to know.
Laterz y0 lololol.
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2006-06-27 20:16:32
http://sarahtheboring.livejournal.com/555419.html
Feedback wanted on crackheaded mini-MEP idea!
Funny thing about the next small project - I tried to make a video like everyone else's videos just to see if I could. It didn't work, so (following a great suggestion) I slowed it down to half-speed - using half as many clips that are twice as long. It works, but now it looks like one of my own videos and not like everyone else's anymore. D'oh.
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2006-06-14 23:07:17
I have a title problem. Sometimes it works, but it takes a good long while to think of something that doesn't sound boring. And regrettably, some of my videos are saddled with REALLY boring titles. I feel for them, but at the same time, blargh.
As mentioned on Teh LJ, Video-After-Next is titled now, and that makes me happy. Which is what precipitated this little rumbling on titles in general.
It's not the most important factor, obviously. But I think it focuses my... uh, focus to have a clear explanation of what I'm shooting for. What do I want people to remember? When they see this, it'll remind them right away of the video itself. I hope.
I also think it may relate to the clarity of the concept, although it may relate more to the *simplicity* of the concept sometimes. Which, in some cases, isn't necessarily bad. Simple can be powerful too.
Anyway, I do wonder where people get their ideas - brainstorming? Thinking about what you want to accomplish? Waiting until the name just presents itself? I'd start a thread sometime, but meh. :p -
2006-06-13 23:15:37
In the meantime, I am so not feeling the Video That Looks Like Everyone Else's Videos Because I Feel As Though I Should At Least Try to Make a Real AMV Someday. I love the song and the anime, and it's pretty, but I'm still not feeling it. It feels like an obligation. I'm not doing it because I enjoy doing the style; I do it because I feel as though I have to do it, at least once. It's what everyone else does. And there's nothing wrong with that, but it's just not me.
Maybe it's because I have no eye for, well, anything. ;) So it doesn't come naturally to me at all. I think, uh, this should be flashing? or spinning? or something? I don't know. Uh?
Anyway, it IS pretty, so until the materials for my other idea come in the mail, I'll give it a shot. Then it's back to non-AMVs that entertain me and only me. Whee.
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