Monday, December 24, 2007
Youtube's View System Is Jacked
Look at the number of views and the number of comments (zoom in for better quality):
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This one for stepchild, look at the rating and the views:
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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Kingdom Hearts Fix You by Soraku101
Pretty kick-ass.
Before I watched the video, I went and checked out how many others the creator of it had made, and to my surprise, the number I found was 58, almost all of them Kingdom Hearts amvs. This guy/gal is a hardcore fan, and so I didn't really know whether it was gonna be a crappy upload of "I'm-just-making-this-cuz-KHIII-aint-out-yet", or an epic work of dedication to the wonderful folks who developed KH (you know I love yah).
So I press the play button and am treated to quite a few exceptional and experimental things right up front. Most notable is the fact that she/he blended the music of Udata Hikaru with Coldplay's song in the beginning of the amv. The resulting tune resembles techno, and I guess I kinda liked it.
You'll see a lot of fades watching this amv, and they both help to keep things moving but also keep the action tame enough to walk with such a calm song. That's pretty much it, I really enjoyed the amv, keep it up.
Before I watched the video, I went and checked out how many others the creator of it had made, and to my surprise, the number I found was 58, almost all of them Kingdom Hearts amvs. This guy/gal is a hardcore fan, and so I didn't really know whether it was gonna be a crappy upload of "I'm-just-making-this-cuz-KHIII-aint-out-yet", or an epic work of dedication to the wonderful folks who developed KH (you know I love yah).
So I press the play button and am treated to quite a few exceptional and experimental things right up front. Most notable is the fact that she/he blended the music of Udata Hikaru with Coldplay's song in the beginning of the amv. The resulting tune resembles techno, and I guess I kinda liked it.
You'll see a lot of fades watching this amv, and they both help to keep things moving but also keep the action tame enough to walk with such a calm song. That's pretty much it, I really enjoyed the amv, keep it up.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Christmas Shoes kingdom hearts style by tummer37
Inventive, but not without it's flaws.
tummer's newest amv is an interesting one, and the best way to describe it would be to compare it to a Christmas play. There's the actors, in this case Sora, young Sora, and Kairi, and then the characters, in this case the people portrayed in the song. It's not exactly a dub, because there are characters assigned to certain parts, and it's not exactly an amv, because the characters are speaking.
It's interesting to see how the author relates the song to the story, he tries to portray Kairi as a poor, sad woman, and I think what he wanted to get across was that Kairi is in shambles without Sora. The older Sora is talking about shoes, and how he must get them for his mother, Kiari, who he thinks really needs them. After thinking about it for a while, I came to the conclusion that the shoes represent Riku, who Sora is after so that Kairi can be at rest again. Maybe I'm thinking too hard, but if I'm not, Tummer is a kick-ass editor.
Speaking technically now, there are a few problems in his amv. I found it to be a little repetitive, for he mostly used the same clip for one character when it was time for that character to speak, and because he did, it wasn't lip-synced as well as it could've been. However, I understand why he did this. Maybe it was to better establish that one character, for example, Sora, was actually a character in the song, which would otherwise be hard to understand
Tummer's amv had a great theme and story, and although it had a few problems here and there, one can try and overlook them to see the bigger picture.
31/2 / 5
tummer's newest amv is an interesting one, and the best way to describe it would be to compare it to a Christmas play. There's the actors, in this case Sora, young Sora, and Kairi, and then the characters, in this case the people portrayed in the song. It's not exactly a dub, because there are characters assigned to certain parts, and it's not exactly an amv, because the characters are speaking.
It's interesting to see how the author relates the song to the story, he tries to portray Kairi as a poor, sad woman, and I think what he wanted to get across was that Kairi is in shambles without Sora. The older Sora is talking about shoes, and how he must get them for his mother, Kiari, who he thinks really needs them. After thinking about it for a while, I came to the conclusion that the shoes represent Riku, who Sora is after so that Kairi can be at rest again. Maybe I'm thinking too hard, but if I'm not, Tummer is a kick-ass editor.
Speaking technically now, there are a few problems in his amv. I found it to be a little repetitive, for he mostly used the same clip for one character when it was time for that character to speak, and because he did, it wasn't lip-synced as well as it could've been. However, I understand why he did this. Maybe it was to better establish that one character, for example, Sora, was actually a character in the song, which would otherwise be hard to understand
Tummer's amv had a great theme and story, and although it had a few problems here and there, one can try and overlook them to see the bigger picture.
31/2 / 5
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Kingdom Hearts AMV: "Leave Out All the Rest" by BeautifulCerberus
Fairly good.
I have to admit, BeautifulCerberus' 10th amv took me by surprise, when you see Linkin Park in the title, you expect something briskly paced. Instead, this amv has some of the longer, more cinematic scenes in Kingdom Hearts I and II.
Lets start off talking about the music, and whether or not it is put to good use. The song is "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin Park, and can be found in their 7th album, Minutes to Midnight. It's a great song, and although it helps to add atmosphere to BeautifulCerberus' amv, he doesn't relate it to the story of Kingdom Hearts. It would've made more sense if the amv was about Riku, who has done some pretty fucked up shit. Ah well, we can make do with Sora and Roxas.
Technically, this amv is fairly impressive. It's original, because the song is kind of a fast one, but the amv is slow. You see a lot of long, drawn out clips of Sora/Roxas jumping and falling, which surprisingly works with the song. I did find a few "glitches", like when a scenes about to fade out, you see the character beginning a new movement. I only spotted it a few times though, so it doesn't bother me too much.
Overall, it's a cinematic amv that you're sure to enjoy, but you won't take anything from it. It doesn't have as much meaning as it could've, but sometimes, we crave a grandeur` look and feel more then a preachy message.
4/5
I have to admit, BeautifulCerberus' 10th amv took me by surprise, when you see Linkin Park in the title, you expect something briskly paced. Instead, this amv has some of the longer, more cinematic scenes in Kingdom Hearts I and II.
Lets start off talking about the music, and whether or not it is put to good use. The song is "Leave Out All the Rest" by Linkin Park, and can be found in their 7th album, Minutes to Midnight. It's a great song, and although it helps to add atmosphere to BeautifulCerberus' amv, he doesn't relate it to the story of Kingdom Hearts. It would've made more sense if the amv was about Riku, who has done some pretty fucked up shit. Ah well, we can make do with Sora and Roxas.
Technically, this amv is fairly impressive. It's original, because the song is kind of a fast one, but the amv is slow. You see a lot of long, drawn out clips of Sora/Roxas jumping and falling, which surprisingly works with the song. I did find a few "glitches", like when a scenes about to fade out, you see the character beginning a new movement. I only spotted it a few times though, so it doesn't bother me too much.
Overall, it's a cinematic amv that you're sure to enjoy, but you won't take anything from it. It doesn't have as much meaning as it could've, but sometimes, we crave a grandeur` look and feel more then a preachy message.
4/5
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Kairi's Everything *SoKai* by Namixas
Simply overwhelming, this amv is the best I've seen in a very long time. Behind every clip, there is deep emotion. Namixas has worked hard to ensure that his/her first amv is not a useless lump on top of millions that don't stand out. What makes the amv great isn't the technical editing, but instead the thought that's lying just under the surface of every frame.
To understand the theme and subtext, you first have to understand the song. I suggest watching the amv twice, the second time with the lyrics. The song starts out with the singer talking about the amount of time it's been since her lover left her. Namixas must have a warehouse of Kairi clips, because for every line of prose, there is a clip of Kairi to match it's meaning. Why Kairi? Listen to the song and you'll know instantly.
I don't want to spend too much time talking about the theme because I might ruin it for you. However, I can still talk about the technical editing. The author used what I like to call "clean cuts". "Clean Cuts" means that there are long clips, but the author worked to make sure that all that happens in each clip is matching to all that happens in the song. So instead of using fast cuts, in which the author would just cut to a different clip for each beat, she used clean cuts, to make sure that the message is clear.
The problem with "Clean Cuts" is that it's extremely difficult to have a long clip still time to all of it's beats. In most songs, there are plenty of instruments, and so it is very difficult to have clean cuts. However, Namixas has done it quite well, with scenes that may be long, but have actions to match the beat. For example, in one clip she can match up maybe 4 actions to beats. That's pretty impressive, especially since this is her first time making an amv. She still needs to practice her timing, and there were a few transitions there that weren't necessary.
Overall, the amv was a great. I really enjoyed watching it and reviewing it.
41/2/5
To understand the theme and subtext, you first have to understand the song. I suggest watching the amv twice, the second time with the lyrics. The song starts out with the singer talking about the amount of time it's been since her lover left her. Namixas must have a warehouse of Kairi clips, because for every line of prose, there is a clip of Kairi to match it's meaning. Why Kairi? Listen to the song and you'll know instantly.
I don't want to spend too much time talking about the theme because I might ruin it for you. However, I can still talk about the technical editing. The author used what I like to call "clean cuts". "Clean Cuts" means that there are long clips, but the author worked to make sure that all that happens in each clip is matching to all that happens in the song. So instead of using fast cuts, in which the author would just cut to a different clip for each beat, she used clean cuts, to make sure that the message is clear.
The problem with "Clean Cuts" is that it's extremely difficult to have a long clip still time to all of it's beats. In most songs, there are plenty of instruments, and so it is very difficult to have clean cuts. However, Namixas has done it quite well, with scenes that may be long, but have actions to match the beat. For example, in one clip she can match up maybe 4 actions to beats. That's pretty impressive, especially since this is her first time making an amv. She still needs to practice her timing, and there were a few transitions there that weren't necessary.
Overall, the amv was a great. I really enjoyed watching it and reviewing it.
41/2/5
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