Goodnight (Kanda x Allen AMV)

Sunday, January 10, 2010

I've probably used up half of my life span creating this Anime Music Video. I don't know what's so fascinating about wasting precious time on my terminally unresponsive Windows Movie Maker which, might I add, enjoys giving me some not-so-pleasant surprises but I suppose the song 'Goodnight' by The Birthday Massacre was simply too addictive that I HAD to make a music video out of it. Does that make sense? No? I thought so.



This seemingly short 4 minutes AMV took up... (yes I counted so screw you) approximately 12 hours of my life. Why, you might ask? Because Windows Movie Maker is an emotionally unstable program, that's why! I mean, come on' just let me publish my short music video will ya?

BUT NOOOO... WMM, a stubborn fella he is, disobeyed orders and clashed with my downloaded codec. This incompatibility issue not only impelled me to dedicate 6 hours of my already shortened life span to troubleshooting but also forced me to REMOVE ALL my downloaded WMM effects.

So there ya have it, my effect-less AMV which I spent 12 hours on with nothing but transitional flashes of Kanda and Allen. Curses, Windows Movie Maker! Thou shalt remove you someday!

Aside of my habitual rambling...I've found a new synthrock/Gothic Rock band to obsess over - The Birthday Massacre.



GOODNIGHT

First place on a classroom wall.
Every turn of the face can help to break the fall from a domestic disgrace.
Every rumor displaced is lost and found.

A lack of discipline.
One hand to cut the other.
So unprofessional,
You're not a friend,
You're just a lover.

Nothing exceptional.
This is correctional.

Mirror on the wall.
Frame the picture.
Reflect this kiss to wish us all goodnight.

First day in a victim's chair.
Every surface replaced can help to keep you fair for a corrected gaze.
Every feature displayed will match your crowd.

A loss of innocence.
One hand to wash the other.
Be a perfectionist.
You're nothing if
You're just another.

Something material.
This isn't personal.

Mirror on the wall.
Frame the picture.
Reflect this kiss to wish us all goodnight.

We're all dancing to the same sad song.
And we're not sleeping, but it won't take long.

Illicit conviction.
Confessions incomplete.
Correction.
Submissive restriction.
Instructions will repeat.
Direction.

Mirror on the wall.
Frame the picture.
Reflect this kiss to wish us all goodnight.

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posted at 9:44 PM

My first Anime Music Video

Thursday, January 8, 2009





I've been working on it since 8 pm yesterday, grumbling and then cursing the troubleshooting problems of Windows Movie Maker. Mag was always there, keeping me company till the wee hours of the morning so I dedicated my first AMV to her. :D

My first New Year resolution: Make a Kanda AMV. (DONE)
Second New Year resolution: Complete holiday assignments. (20% complete)

"I told you I would be abusing my new desktop," said I, furiously editing my clips and then slicing them. "It's my way of commemorating the birth of my new computer, so leave me be!"

You could almost imagine the furious looks on my parent's faces.

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posted at 9:27 PM

Anime Music Video

I'm getting bloody frustrated and grumpy over the fact that I've spent the past 4 hours downloading divX codecs, torrent files and other miscellaneous stuff which, my dear McAfee has politely popped up "Warning: Adware!". Good heavens! I'm about the one and only primitive being who installs a whole list of weird, potentially harmful programs into my new desktop. My sister said I can't be trusted with new things, shoved me away and started downloading Norton Anti Virus.

Me: I loathe and despise everything to do with technology!
Sister: Are you sure you wanna say that?
Me: ....Am I not allowed to?
Sister: For someone who abused her previous computer and stares at the same damn screen 24/7, you sure have a lot of nerves.
Me: (puffs) I'd have you know that I love my computer. Very much indeed.
Sister: I don't care. Tell that to your new friend when you've unwittingly downloaded adware and viruses. Firewall can't help you now!

So yes, I'm still bloody frustrated. How in heaven's name do you create an Anime Music Video (AMV)?! I'd pay for a personal tutor if I have to! GOD DAMNIT. (inward gasp) Rain swears!

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posted at 12:22 AM