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Little more bit of work
2011-02-18 20:53:40
Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do
Pre-Edit: 9
Edit: 10
The Good: I'm still working on it.
The Bad: Not hard enough.
The Ugly: If AX is going to announce a cash prize, why couldn't they have done so back when we all had ample time to put together appropriate videos? I'd pull out most, if not all, of the stops if I had a chance of winning a few thousand dollars. Maybe put a dent in my Takeout-generated bills. :|
And for the record, I do not really like the idea of cash prizes for AMVs. I thought we were all (ok, most of us) just doing this for fun and glory.
Also, death in the family. AMVing probably put on hold for the next month or so at the very least. -
Ugh
2011-02-01 19:49:36
I need a new title for this video of mine. Maybe that should be the title? Or...
"What to Call it?"
"Driftloose?" nOoooOOooo! GAHCK! Bleck!
"Kick 'Em In the Nuts" :| mmm...no.
"F-U" ...And my true feelings for Advent Children begin to shine through...
No no, this must stay PG-13 at all costs...
"Up Yours, Cloud" Yes? I mean, once the cat's out of the bag with this video, it will hopefully be totally out of the bag. If it's not, then I'll have failed miserably. Going for subtlety would be a very short-lived tactic and not one I ever planned on. Though...this could be a flaw in my plans...damnit. -
Little bit of work
2011-02-01 19:31:41
Don't Tell Me What I Can't Do
Pre-Edit: 7
Edit: 10
The Good: Rummaged through most of my footage, searching for what I'd anticipated would be key scenes, and discovered they're not really there. Surprise surprise. This meant a major change in plans, possibly accomplished without too much difficulty...
The Bad: at the expense of my original plans, which were very good. *sigh* As one door shuts, however, often another one cracks open and a new possibility has occurred to me. Only problem is that I really want to kick things off with a bang and things just aren't banging very hard, yet.
The Ugly: Starting to have some serious back/shoulder issues again related to excessive computer use. Not a good situation for AMV editing. -
*grrrowwwlll*
2011-01-24 20:20:02
I AM NOT A GUY. AARRGHH!! What do I have to do, change my nickname or something?? What can't Driftroots be female? Is it my videos? Does something about them emit a masculine vibe??
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That's what I can do: flash the audience at an AMV competition. Have it be hidden way in there somewhere... *twitch* It'll be like a subliminal message...yeah...if I can get all the male audience members on my side, I just may be able to overcome the ubiquitous fangirl factor... -
Ruminations on AMVing
2011-01-23 11:47:55
After taking a break from all things AMV, I was kind of feeling in the mood this morning so...
Wait, let me back up. If one goes back to some journal posts of mine months ago, one will note a renewed determination to make another AMV (even a good one, maybe). I had it all figured out - I've had it all figured out for a long time, just not the mindset to do anything about it - and then the holidays arrived and I got a little sidetracked. So I did my holiday thing, went on a cruise, bought a gym membership so I can fit back into my size 8 jeans and generally started the New Year off well.
So I was kind of feeling in the mood this morning to resume my AMV hobby, if one can even call it that where I'm concerned, and I decided to come here and download the latest and greatest. See what I've been missing. What I'm up against.
GOOD GOD, I CAN'T COMPETE WITH THIS STUFF!!
It's like a PLAGUE of uber-talented, uber software-savvy video editors swooped in and just overran the place! Looking at it from my critical, concept-is-king standpoint, I suppose it's the same-old, same-old, but now it's getting all artsy and stuff. :(
I need to back up once again. At some point during my AMV break, the desire to make another video, nevermind a good one, sort of vaporized. Several things factored into this:
1. I am being confronted more and more with the great divide between things I would love to be good at...but just am not. I am very envious of individuals that are good at doing something they enjoy. It sounds silly, but look at my AMV track record: I've hated just about every second of it, in large part because I hate hating it. I would be very happy just being happy making AMVs, nevermind making halfway decent ones! But no, I can't even have fun making crappy videos.
Perhaps there would be fewer crappy videos in the world if people were less happy making them. I think I've really hit on something important, here...
2. I don't really care. AMVs are not more important to me than spending time with friends and family, getting outdoors, reading a good book, whatever. Making a video takes me away from other things which I currently feel are far more worthy of my time.
3. I'm too old. Eventually my age was going to catch up to me...even watching anime is getting to be a bit of a chore. I typically lag about 7-10 years behind the curve, as far as my interests go. This means that - in an alternative universe - I got hooked on anime when I was 10-11 and am now in my mid-20s, feeling like that stuff doesn't interest me as much as it did because I've grown out of it. 'Cept I'm actually in my mid-30's, watching all these whipper snappers coming up through the ranks and kind of getting grumpy because they've got a decade on me.
I actually feel it's sort of a good thing I didn't start getting into AMVs until "late" in life. My level ofobsessiondetermination would have been off the wall if I'd started as a teenager. :|
So...who knows. I'm not too worried because I don't really care too much. I guess I've accepted "defeat" finally, except I don't even consider it defeat. More like a natural waning of interest. ^_^
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