- And the Creator Bug strikes again 2003-04-10 16:22:58 Well, this summer will be yet another AMV binge. Besides progressive work on Operation Rebirth, I've got an Evangelion video set to "Mugiwara no Jolly Roger" from One Piece, and a Bloodlust video to "Music of the Night" from Phantom of the Opera (which I've been outting off due to lack of resources). Hopefully tomorrow Best Buy will be able track the receipt so they can replace my laptop >.>
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Writers' Block strikes again
2003-03-10 12:44:52
Now that I actually have some free time, I'm poking at chapter 14 of an FF7 fic I started a long time ago. I pity the poor people waiting for the last 4 months for an update >.> Interested? It's hosted here: http://www.geocities.com/rachel_the_treize_fan_from_hell
And in the course of this, I've discovered Sephiroth really is a big, shameless pervert.... -
MegaCon!
2003-03-02 22:00:18
Since I'm feeling lazy, I'll just cut-n-paste my MegaCon report from the Forum:
It wasn't as much fun as 2000, but it was still as decent as can really be had in the southeast without being an exclusive anime Con (MegaCon is really aimed more toward comics and sci-fi).
1) Cosplay (sponsored by Anime Sushi) -- A circa 3-hr affair that I had not the energy to attend, nor did the room have seating to accomodate. Instead, I stalked cosplayers on my own before and after the contest. This year's exceptional participants included a Kingdom Hearts trio (Sora, Rikku, and Cloud), the entire Hellsing crew, Yomiko from Read or Die, a well-done D, assorted Harry Potter cast (including a really good Draco), Tifa Lockhart, and a Vash the Stampede.
2) Anime - What no respectable Con can go without. Screenings included Gundam SEED, RahXephon (Rah-ZEH-fon. I'm sick of people mispronouncing it), Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Full Metal Panic!, and many more.
3) Dealer Room - The best and worst part of any Con. Sad to say that the percentage of anime vendors went down considerably from last year. Although in a way it's a good thing. I actually came home with money. Though in truth I only bought 3 items. The Gundam SEED OST, the Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust OST, and "How to Draw Manga: Couples".
4) AMVs - The section you've all been waiting for! The contest was actually pretty damn good. Out of 39 entries, 17 judges' picks were screened before announcing the 7 winners. Two of the honorable mentions escape me, but one of them was Marlex's "Spike's 11" (way to go! I laughed my ass off at that one!). Best of Comedy went to "Behind the Pirate" (hilarious!). Best of Drama went to Kwasek's "A Thousand Miles" (MoreThanToast RULES!). I forgot who won Best of Action, lack of sleep is setting in. I think it was "Angelic Gear Perfect", though. Best in Show went to Tom the Fish's "Quite a Crowd" (go Tom!).
I didn't win anything, but I still had plenty of fun. Truth be told, I only entered the contest to get my vids up on that big screen ^_^ And it paid off! Both of my vids made it into the 17 judges' picks that preceded the winners! (mine were the two Squaresoft videos for anyone who was there). My friend was sitting next to me, and when my vids came up, she was about to point to me and yell "she did it!" I told her I'd hold her Sesshoumaru plushie for ransom if she pointed me out. I'm actually glad I didn't win. I HATE being singled out of a crowd. Not to mention I'd feel weird being snuffed out as the only female AMV creator at the Con -_-
And apparently whoever made the playlists for the viewing rooms loved my "Best of Squaresoft" video quite a bit, as it was used as filler between a lot of anime. Ironically, I caught it for the first time on Saturday just before the screening of Gundam SEED (the video's song was the ending theme). I walked in on the end of it, thinking "That scene looks damn familiar....Holy crap, that's MINE!" Not to mention I met a couple of people at the Con who had my videos sitting on their hard drive ^_^ And when "Best of Squaresoft" was screened at the contest, there were people cheering down front at the beginning. I feel so loved! Though I find it a very strange surprise that that video got a better audience reaction than "What God Has Sent", which took me over 150 hours to make (and my first video o.o). Not to say everyone hated "What God Has Sent", but it didn't as much applause as "Best of Squaresoft" did ^_^
My other honorable picks included "Appetite for Dynamite" (I can't remember the creator's name!), Tom the Fish's "The Messenger", Rozard's (I THINK...he can kick me if I'm wrong) Ghost in the Shell to The Cars' "Drive", and a Big O video to a Fatboy Slim song (I don't know the title).
Well, that's my MegaCon report! Congrats to all who entered the contest (you got your videos screened at some point in the weekend, no matter if it was part of the contest or just filler)! -
Finally some GOOD news
2003-02-27 11:12:01
Well, it seems I won't have to skimp as much at MegaCon as I thought, so my financial worries are over for the time being. Accomodation worries are slightly alleviated. Since my roomate's ok with my friend and her sister staying over just to sleep, I'm in a considerably better position. Considering my roomate's going to Disneyworld and SeaWorld this weekend anyway, I think it'll work out alright.
AMVs are put on hold for the moment, due to my slavedriver of a professor. Why our team's saddled with half of another team's work I'll never know. -
Damn!
2003-02-26 17:01:26
::cursing the lack of an edit button on journal entries for godsake::
That last line should read:
An award at MegaCon this weekend would be nice, and I sure wouldn't decline, but I don't need one to have confidence in my work or myself.
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