- Good Point 2005-04-20 10:47:37 I was talking to a friend yesterday, (also an AMV-er.) And i was talking about me and my sucky banners and the video I did in 5 hours that has a better star ratingthan all my other videos, and he made a point. I do much better when I don't think and just do. When I just start putting stuff together w/o thinking and just going off of intuition and my subconscious artistic instinct, I usually turn out something much better than when I actually think about it and try. Which would explain why I turn out sucky banners. I'm actually trying. (though you really can't help but think a little bit when you do banners to make sure you're within the guidelines. If it gets rejected, forget it. Then it has your full undivided attention, which doesn't work for me.) And maybe I thought my last video sucked and my 1st video should have a better score than it b/c I did spend more time on the 1st and became more attached to it, as opposed to my last vid where it just came out and didn't mean anything to me, and I was setting too high standards for myself and my software. I guess even if your video doesn't come close to being in the same league as videos like Euphoria, or it really isn't your cup of tea, that doesn't mean it isn't a good video. I have no clue. I still think ReDemon sucks, but if people like it, more power to them. As for the banners, well. . . they suck. I tried putting a banner through that said "Banners, The highest form of torture." but admin didn't like that. I didn't think they would, but hey, it was worth a try. So I just kept it the same but put "If it's not painful, You're not doing it right!" on it. They accepted that one. Plah! I can't wait to get my new software so I can start doing videos again. I would also like a life. Then I can get off of the whole compter artsiness thing and leave the poor administrators alone w/ my terrible banners. Maybe I should go back to doing icons. Oh well, I think that's the extent of my rambling for now. Later!
- Really need to stop doing banners! 2005-04-18 15:36:18 Well, since I've put off doing videos until I get my new software, i've been doing banners. I have no clue why I'm torturing myself if not for boredom. I haven't had a single worthy banner out of all the ones I've put through. Not that I can really blame people. I don't know what it is. i can do icons and I just did my sig, and it's awesome!!! But when i go to do a banner, i think w/ all the pressure, I guess I just try too hard, and just kinda choke and end up w/ a sucky banner, as opposed to the icons and my sig, I just took an idea, and it just comes out naturally. I guess cause i know I'm just doing for myself (or for a friend, who I know what they like, and they won't yell at me or turn their back on me if I do a bad one. They'll just tell me what i want changed.) W/ the banners, i know I have to try and please a lot of people, and i only get one shot. Plah! I can't wait to do videos again. Go figure, I am better at doing a 3-5 minute video involving several types of software and hours-days of work than I am at turning out a 468x60 pixel still image banner that uses one type of software and might take an hour or 2 tops. But i guess that's just how i work. On that note, my 5 hour video has a higher star rating than my 2 day video and my one week video. Which is cool, but still makes me laugh. A friend of my friend wants me to do a sig for him, and my friend says he might ask me for one too. YAY!!! A break from banners. (What is it w/ me and my need for computer artsiness.) Maybe I should go back to doing icons. Less torture that way. These banners are killing me. Well, i think that's about it. Later!!!
- CLEAN CUPS!!!! 2005-04-15 18:00:17 Ok, i really need to stop putting effort into videos. Full Metal Angst and reDemon both have scores of 3.2. Hmmm, 5 days+a couple days of contemplation before beginning. . . 5 hours from the time i got the idea to the time i finished. . . same score. Right! The whole effort thing should really be funny once i get premiere. Random idea+RandomClips that almost go+More effects=RIGHT! I'm not complaining about reDemon's score. I still just think it's really funny.
- WTF?! 2005-04-13 17:38:51 OK! I offically am confused. reDemon, the video I got bored and did in about 5 hours start to finish, including bathroom, food, my b/f talking to me, phone, email checking breaks, that I put right on the comments that it sux and you should have a few drinks before hand, currently has a star rating of 3.11. Either people followed my advice and had a few, I am no where in touch w/ what people like and what is still considered a good video, it is being watched by Inu Yasha fangirls who will rate anything Inu Yasha decently, or the world has gone mad. Oh well. I'm not going to complain. If people like it, that's great. I just think it's funny that a video I put next to no effort into is doing almost as well as a video I put a lot of thought and effort into. Oh well. Like I said before, life is not supposed to make sense. I still appreciate the ratings, but I am confused by them. Oh well. I just thought I'd share that. Later!
- OK! 2005-04-13 08:29:20 Um, i submitted 2 banners yesterday. (# actually, but i noticed after I uploaded it that there was a spelling error. So i fixed it and resubmitted) I submitted one first thing in the morning, then another one in the afternoon (Actually 2 in the afternoon, but yeah!) The one I did in the morning is still pending approval, but the afternoon one (w/ the correct spelling!) has already been approved and is waiting to be voted on. When i checked my email and looked at the rejection email, it put the reason for rejection being duplicate banners. Said nothing about spelling errors. Though the error isn't apparent at first glance, so maybe they realized it after they sent the email. I don't know. The whole thing (approvals and rejection emails) just kinda had me scratching my head, but oh well. Life isn't supposed to make sense.
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