Level Up

Member: vivafruit
Title: Level Up
Premiered: 2021-11-03
Category:
- Sentimental
Song:
- Vienna Teng Level Up
Anime:
Comments: I made this in 2021 while fighting against COVID depression. I wanted something that would lift me out of it, so I went back to an old favorite, Level Up by Vienna Teng. I found editing to this song extremely challenging, and a part of me wishes it had come out just a little bit better. The flow doesn't quite hit right as is. When I submitted it to Pro, I knew it probably wasn't going to win anything, but I was hoping it would make at least one person cry tears of joy. Mission accomplished. :)

One particular thing I struggled with was matching the lyrics while also matching the flow of the song. The lyrics are important here, so I didn't want to just ignore them. But finding a balance is tricky, especially when you can't expect the viewer to understand the lyrics of the song as they're watching the video. Both this and the Aggretsuko amv suffer from this flaw, and since then, I've moved away from lyrics-heavy songs. It's just much easier to work with stuff that either has simple lyrics or is instrumental.

For all its issues, I still think the climax hits hard, especially if you know the song well enough to follow the lyric sync.