IT'S FINALLY UP!! 8DD
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(It took only 5 minutes to upload this on my aunt's internet connection; it would've taken 4 HOURS at home. >.<)
Okay, it IS kinda stupid to post a Christmas video in February, and on Super Bowl Sunday at that, but that's just how it happened. I was too happy with how the Axel/Saix portion of it turned out to just dump the whole
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Yesss. I loved my idea so much, I got carried away with it xD; It was partly a venting piece as well. ^^'
I was worried that it had gotten TOO sad, thus why I followed it with the silly. :P
I came up with that line at the last minute, believe it or not. I was trying to come up with a good, semi-poetic way to describe Saix's end and the ending. At first it was like, "When that was broken, he devotes himself even more fully to, and places his trust in, his goal: Kingdom Hearts, which fails him anyway." I had the basic idea behind the ending in my mind, I just had a hard time conveying it clearly in words at first. ^^' Then the line I've heard Dr. Phil say on TV so many times popped into my mind: "Do you want to be happy, or do you want to be right?" and thus I had a line that would sum things up nicely. It's harsh, but unfortunately it's also true. U.U
Haha, my matching Zexion with Sheldon of The Big Bang Theory's a bit of a fan favorite. :P I did it in my Christmas vid last year, too. Big Bang Theory's pretty much my favorite current sitcom right now (the only one that I'll take time out to watch, anyway), it's pretty much about a group of geeky guy friends, and an average girl who moves into the apartment next door (the girl who I cast as Xion). Sheldon (the guy I cast Zexion as) is pretty much the star of the whole thing; he's a really smart guy, but he's also really obnoxious, prone to rambling, and socially-dysfunctional. xD; He's kind of annoying at first, but his silliness grew on me. I cast his friend Leonard as Demyx because 1. I like the actor who plays him (he was the guy Darlene dated in the 90's sitcom Roseanne), and 2., it amuses me to think of Sheldon and Leonard being a couple. xD;
It amazed me when I found out just how well Sheldon's lines fit Zexion. :o Often they fit Zexion better. :p I found that Grinch-themed clip last year and had been dying to use it with Zexion ever since. xD
Thanks! I've been doing lip-synching for years; I learned from the former YouTube AMV-maker AxelObcessed and went on from there. It isn't too hard for me now, especially when I use my favorite characters, because I'm more familiar with their scenes. It gets kind of intuitive after a while xD;
I just take a bunch of clips that might work, dump them in, cut them down, and test them. I also take into consideration the emotion I think will fit the lines and the mood of the song, so that narrows things down, too. (Like Axel's rant in the "Xion and Axel Face Off" scene from 358/2 Days fit the mood for a lot of portions of the video, especially the "I thought you were someone to rely on" part) Plus I try my hardest not to repeat clips. ^^' (Though with characters like Demyx, sometimes you have to. :P) Lately I've tried slowing down portions of video to get the sync to time out right, something I wasn't able to do when I started AMV making (on an ollllld version of WMM), which makes things easier. I guess it takes a little longer than just synching scenes with the music/lyrics, but not too much. I'm obsessed with good timing, so when I land a good lip-sync, I do a little victory fist pump xD
The only time I hate lip-synching is when it's with Sora. >.< I think it's because he's got TOO many clips, and since I've spent most of my time in the fandom not liking him as a character, I haven't bothered to pay much attention to him in cutscenes, either. Plus, he doesn't get a lot of "facetime" shots, the ones that are good for lip-sync. Often the camera's out far enough to include at least Donald in the shot, which sometimes leads to the animation of him talking being of lower quality. His dialogue scenes don't stick out in my mind because they usually aren't very visually interesting. Either that, or like I said, my bias. xP
And I damn near wrote another blog with this comment, eek! ^^;;
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I think you conveyed it perfectly. Saix just got betrayed by everyone. (Curse you Axel/KH/Xemnas...!)
Ah, well I'm a little more familiar with Big Bang Theory and now I want to watch it :D (Ooh look, they have it on Amazon UK...) This Sheldon guy sounds right up Zexion's alley. I think it's funny how Zexion's hand gestures seem to coincide just right with the context of the clips you've put with him. He really does look like he's giving you this holier-than-thou lecture and the voice is a great match ^_^ I remember you put him in the last Christmas video you did too with pagans and Christmas traditions XD
I'd imagine you'd get sick of having to watch the same clips over and over again to get them to match sound :o But I guess it's a bit like fic writing in the sense that you go over it relentlessly until you get used to the procedure.
Axel's rant to Xion in Days is perhaps my most favourite Axel cutscene. It's just...daaaaw, you just feel so sorry for him and the mess he and Xion and Roxas are in. And isn't he quite the emotional one for someone without a heart?
Eh...I'm a bit indifferent of Sora. I found him a bit too generic and a cutout of your standard hero, which was only heightened after SquareEnix made you play as Roxas. But yeah, since he's the main character, there's quite a big pool of cutscenes to choose from. I for one wouldn't know where to start :S (I think I'll just stick to writing, much easier XD )
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(in case you're wondering, the song I ended up pulling out of it was "Oh Santa" by Mariah Carey. UGH I HATE THAT SONG. >.< I wanted to do something Sora/Namine with it, but the song just grated on my nerves too badly. DX)
Besides, it's my very first AkuSai vid, I wanted it to see the light of day somehow. :]
Thank you! Yeah, I'm still getting used to sympathizing with Saix and seeing things from his perspective, but he did get a pretty raw deal in life.
Nice! :D Give it a try! It's fun, really. The characters make little geek/fandom references often, too, which makes it more fun. ;p
Yes! Like I said, it shocked me when I found out just how well Sheldon's lines fit Zexion. xD It just so happened that there were dialogue scenes with Zexion that fit nearly all the audio clips well, with the gestures and expressions and whatnot, so I got REALLY lucky there.
Ahaha, yeah, I almost always have the headphones plugged into the compy so I don't annoy others around me when I'm editing ^^'
OMG, YES. 8D That scene is TOTALLY my favorite Axel scene, too. It was just so raw and emotional, you could really see the impact that losing Roxas had on him.
AkuRoku shipper's opinion ^^'
I was shocked that that was his MOST emotional scene of the series so far, too. :o Understandable though, just having lost Roxas and all, and Xion saying she wants to off herself. U.U
Yeah, I found Sora annoying and mostly uninteresting for most of the series (that occasional cockiness, grr >| and the way he let out his frustrations on Demyx of all Nobodies...), I DEFINITELY liked playing as Roxas much better than playing as Sora, I think I remember being sad to let him go. :[
Lately I've been trying to like him more, to see the positives in him, since according to Nomura, we're probably going to be stuck with him 'til the end, but, like adjusting to NOT hating Saix after 4 years of doing so, it's a difficult adjustment. ^^'
I barely know where to start, either. :s I usually end up picking from either the beginning scenes (after he comes out of the egg thing in KH2), or The World That Never Was parts. Or whatever random Disney world scenes that I can find something decent in. :/ Either way, it isn't very fun, and even though I occasionally have ideas for Sora lip-synch, it's usually a lot harder than I'd imagined it to be. :s
(Ha, yeah, I think I just have a talent for this kinda thing; I had matched up songs with scenes and storylines in KH2, and another game previous to that, for some time before I first discovered an Axel AMV on YouTube. When I found out that it could actually be done, I decided, "I want to do that!" And even though I had, and still have, dial-up internet, and no one to teach me how WMM worked, I worked for months until I brought my dream to life :] My dad helped a lot, too; he downloaded the longer cutscenes for me at work xD; I like fanfic writing too, though. :])
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And I bought The Big Bang Theory to watch and am looking very forward to it! :D I feel like watching something new as recently I've only been re-watching episodes of Doctor Who. I think I'm going to really associate Sheldon with Zexion though...!
Yeah, that scene was definitely a star moment for Axel. I was pleasantly surprised by Quinton Flynn's voice acting for that bit because I wasn't expecting it to sound so raw and heartfelt (if you can use that word with Axel). On a lighter note, my favourite Axel scene is when he's fighting Roxas at the start of KH2 and says "Two?" That face he pulls and the way he sounds just makes me giggle (when I don't think it should).
Yep, agreed. I still remember playing KH2 for the first time and after defeating Demyx, I was expecting him to admit his loss and traipse back to the Castle with his tail between his legs. Not actually DIE. I hated Sora after that, and right through to the end of KH2, he just offed the Organisation without a second thought. Personally, I thought that really conflicted with his super good!personality where he tries to help everyone find their happy ending. I mean, for one moment he was trying to convince/help Xemnas by explaining a heart; and then he just randomly decides to kill him.
But like you say...we're stuck with him. I think I'll just wind up apathetic to any of his involvement in KH. Roxas was a far stronger character in comparison.
Aaah, well it's good that you kept up with your amv-making because at the end of the day, it's very rewarding and you're making a lot of KH fans happy and hopefully yourself too :D
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