⌠Windswept⌡ - Collab w/ xSnowflakes for Laura Kaeldri 2020-10-09 | “My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It's happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive--I'll find love again.” - Paulo Coelho----------------------------------------------------Happy Late Birthday Laura! This was meant for your birthday but we couldn't get it done quite in time, but that's ok! It's the thought and effort that count most. I hope you had a great day though and that things have been going well for you during these crazy timesThe video idea was that of Cloud dealing with his internal issues/problems and how he comes out of it through the help of the people around him, past and present. Learning to move on and grow despite the loss in life. That's how I imagined it being anyway. Other interpretations are fine too. :) My parts are (generally) the parts with Tifa and Cloud. I think this mep turned out quite nice, and I hope you enjoy it too Laura and anyone else who may be watching. I did this with my collab partner Alicia, and I think her song choice and parts were so spot on! Thanks for letting me join in your project! xSnowflakes Ver: youtu.be/QztUl0E-G80Enjoy!----------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Crisis Core, and Advent ChhildrenSong: WindsweptArtist: Crywolf----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠For the One⌡for Alicia Kaeldri 2021-10-20 | “Through thick or thin, I’ll accept you at your strongest… yet love and support you at your weakest.” - Anonymous-------------------------------------------------------------Happy Birthday Alicia! I hope you have a day that suits you best and that you did something that you felt like doing and enjoyed doing. ❤ I know this video isn't much to express my gratitude and appreciation for you after all these years of friendship, but know that I was thinking of you and I am so grateful that you are my friend. If you ever need anything from me, please never hesitate to ask. I know this video isn't anything special, unique, or clever, but I mostly wanted to create something simple and sweet with these two pairings. I considered including BingQiu/SV but there just wasn't enough content to squeeze them in with what we have right now. Shame really. In any case, Hualian and Wangxian are so precious and I'm glad I was able to do a sweet mix video for them. There were still so many scenes I wish I could use, I guess that just means I'll have to do more videos for them in the future to include more scenes I didn't get to put in. I followed a structure going from the idea of "Loneliness" to "Meeting" to " Suffering" to "Love". Nothing really beyond that.. it's pretty straightforward. Enjoy~(Also, support the Official English release for these MXTX novels in December!)------------------------------------------------------------- Donghua: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation), Tian Guan Ci Fu (Heaven Official's Blessing)Artist: Zhou Shen, HOYO-MiXSong: RubiaIcon Images: StarEmber------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Birds of a Feather⌡ {collab w/ xSnowflakes} Kaeldri 2021-09-21 | "The differences that separate human beings are nothing compared to the similarities that bond us together." -Sophie Gregoire Trudeau-----------------------------------------------------------Now that I'm finally uploading this a month after we finished...-cough- We decided to do this Re Zero collab to highlight these two characters and their individual stories/journey's but also to show how they connect with each other and how they come together. The character I edited with was Emilia. It was a lot of fun using her footage, especially since she got a lot of good stuff in the second season. Thanks for doing this collab with me Alicia! I'm glad we did it as well as finally finished it up. xSnowflakes Version: youtu.be/pcgPqcIwxjgEnjoy~-----------------------------------------------------------Sources: Re Zero, Heaven Official's Blessing (that tear drop is so useful)Song: MockingbirdArtist: Jonathan Thulin (feat. Kevin Max & Shine Bright Baby)------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠March with Giants⌡ {collab w/ xSnowflakes} Kaeldri 2021-07-28 | "I don't need friends. Only one kind of person has the right to stand by me, and that is my rival." - Yan Wushi-----------------------------------------------------------A spur of the moment weekend IC (Indigo IC to be specific) that I joined with xSnowflakes. Had a ton of fun editing to this, and overall just had a good time. I forgot what a blast it is to edit with CGI footage. I love all the parts in this and it was great trying to link footage / transitions, etc. Plus Thousand Autumns is so incredibly flowy and has such great action scenes. It's a shame I couldn't include more of them. The video is pretty straightforward. No super complicated plot here.. Just some sWoRn bRoThErS conflicted and fighting each other and a perfectly innocent disciple RESPECTFULLY gazing at his Shizun... Respectfully of course. Nothing lustful there, nope, naughta. Just a sweet little white lotus admiring his teacher.xSnowflakes Upload: youtu.be/Wh9Cq4hxEU0The icon is completely random, I just wanted to use chibi's. -shrug-Enjoy~-----------------------------------------------------------Sources: Thousand Autumns (Shan He Jian Xin, QianQiu), Scumbag System (Scum Villain's Self Saving System)Song: Marching with GiantsArtist: Black Math------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.(Also Yan Wushi is such a slimey bastard and I love him)
⌠Made in Heaven⌡ Kaeldri 2021-03-18 | "Only after having met you did I rediscover that it's such a simple thing to be happy." - Xie Lian ---------------------------------------------------------------I've actually edited to this source and song before in an mep I took part in from Aria (link: youtu.be/LEcs_dDkAFo). I fell in love with the combination, but I wondered if I would be able to pull it off with how little the donghua covers from the story (only 20ish chapters of 240 something.. yikes). I decided to try anyway because this series and characters have been living rent free in my head for quite some time. I wanted to edit to this pair so much I just had to try. They have easily become probably my all time favorite OTP. They are just.. so perfect and I love them. I had hoped that editing this would help me work it out of my system but it actually made it worse...Whoops. I decided to keep the video itself rather simple, light and fluffy...with a bit of angst in the middle. Oh how I can't wait to edit a full angst video with this series. All I could do here is hint at what's to come using MDZS scenes, but that will do for now. The change in tone is abrupt, but I don't care. I had fun editing this video overall so who cares if it's a bit all over the place? The audio had to be distorted to get this video up because the last half of the track was being copyrighted by something with the name 'squirrel' in it. I am still baffled and puzzled on whatever it is, but regardless, I profusely thank my friend Alicia for helping me work past the copyright of the Squirrel. No matter how I pitched it, it got blocked worldwide. I almost gave up on uploading this one at all, but then she stepped in and found the solution. Take that Squirrel! Thank you so much again Alicia. -bows-As for the title... I suck at titles but I decided to do a play on words of the phrase "Match made in heaven". It works for several reasons cause 1.) They are perfect together 2.) The song is called Handmade Heaven.. and 3.) He's literally a god. How could I not name it "Made in Heaven" after all of those reasons. Heh.Anyway, I'll stop rambling. Enjoy!------------------------------------------------------------Series: Heaven Official's Blessing (Tian Guan Ci Fu), Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Mo Dao Zu Shi), Kara no Kyoukai, My Hero Academia, FF Type-0Song: Handmade HeavenArtist: MARINA------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Work of Arte⌡ Kaeldri 2020-12-09 | "Art is the window to man's soul. Without it, he would never be able to see beyond his immediate world; nor could the world see the man within." -Ralph Waldo Emerson---------------------------------------------------------------------------------I couldn't resist with the title.. I love puns too much. LolSomehow I made it into the final round of Project Org Editor. Shocking, I know. The final rounds theme was to create a video that exemplifies a period of time from the past.' I debated back and forth on what I wanted to do. Creating a video based in the WWII region would have been incredibly easy, but I wanted to challenge myself a bit. I ended up going with the Italian Renaissance. The only anime I knew that was set in this time period was the series Arte. So, I binged it in one night and got started the next day. I really, REALLY wish Arte was better animated. So many static scenes...Made it quite the challenge to edit with and to make look nice. I did the best I could, hope I was able to make the video flow. D: Regardless, I was able to try out new techniques and things I don't normally do for videos so it was educational and different for me. It was quite the learning experience. The video story is basically a 'flashback' to the story/origin of the creator of the portrait the present day character in the museum is stunned by. I wanted to really emphasize the setting, as well as the struggle it was for a woman artist to be recognized. I wanted to show how hard she had to work in all aspects of her life; from chores to practicing her art. Of course, I also wanted to show her creating the portrait from the beginning. It was difficult cramming that all in there, but I did the best I could. Hopefully I met the theme/goals of what I set out to do. xD It was quite a challenge finding a song that could work with my video idea. I went down a crazy rabbit hole of medieval to 16th century music (look up bardcore and medieval covers, they are epic). I took a chance on a 30 second sound clip from a song I found on amazon from the album "Fire and Ice:Love songs from the 16th Century" I had no idea the song had lyrics when I bought it. It really turned out perfect for what I had in mind. I also have no idea what the lyrics are talking about or singing. The only thing I know is that "Dura Passion" means something along the lines of "Tough passion" which, in a non romantic sense works for this video because she had to work hard for her passion. I'm just going to go with that and say it matches. Enjoy------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Arte, Banana Fish, Sing "Yesterday" for Me, Garden of Words, Great Pretender, Your Name, The Wind Rises, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette, KuroshitsujiSong: Dura Passion [frottola à 4]: anonArtist: Musica Antiqua of London------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Through Thick and Thin⌡ Kaeldri 2020-11-18 | “Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.” ― Vincent van Gogh------------------------------------------------------------TRIGGER WARNING! THERE ARE SOME SCENES OF ABUSE SO PLEASE DON'T WATCH IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO SUCH CONTENTWith that out of the way....This is likely the final video I'll do for Project Org Editor 2020 as I seriously doubt I'll make it into the finals with this. The final rounds theme was "Dynamic Duo". Instead of choosing an iconic, famous, or superhero duo, I chose to choose a duo that is so obscure few people will even know who they are or what they are from. These two are also incredibly 'normal' compared to other duos. They aren't together to take on the world, they are together to help each other in what ways they can. Whether it's giving each other strength to fight personal demons, to be there to share a laugh, to hug in a moment of failure or disappointment..They'll be there for each other 'Through Thick and Thin'. To me, this is what makes a truly iconic and dynamic duo. That unbreakable connection even in the simplest of things. I wanted to display how together it didn't matter if they succeeded or failed, what matters is they were together. Toma and Maki's relationship is honestly one of my favorites in recent memory. They are one of those 'honest' depictions of friendship and partnership that is rarely seen in media. I can't say too much beyond that because there aren't really words for it. I feel my story is pretty straightforward, but it's free to interpretation. I've always wanted to edit to Stars Align ever since I first watched it last year. It's a criminally underrated series, that got it's two cour season cut in half and ended on the absolute worst cliff hanger you could ever imagine. It's such a shame too because this show is one of the most heartfelt, honest, sincere, and beautiful series I've ever seen. Its characters and messages are some of the most realistic and emotional I've ever encountered in anime. It's also not afraid to go to very dark places and touch on subjects that are often skirted around because they are uncomfortable. If you want to watch an anime that is different than most others, this is a good place to start. It is NOT a typical sports anime. Don't let the soft tennis fool you. It is dark, and it is emotional and it also has a terrible terrible cliffhanger. Also, this song is super repetitive. Enjoy------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Stars Align (Hoshiai no Sora)Song: The Greatest Artist: Sia covered by Kendrick Lamar------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠A Warriors Pride⌡ Kaeldri 2020-11-12 | "A sword wields no strength, unless the hand that holds it has courage." - Zelda; Twilight Princess ------------------------------------------------------------Here is my third entry for the POE contest. R5's theme was to focus on tools/devices that are as important as the characters that use them. I decided to go with "swords" for my focus, and what better fit than Demon Slayer? They'd all be dead without their swords. Pretty important if you ask me. Lol. I wanted to have the video mostly be about Tanjiro and his growth as a character and how he had to work through his weaknesses, fear, and loss and become one with his sword to overcome the trials he faced. I decided to intermix it with other characters as them being the "prime" examples of what he must become. Courageous, fearless, undaunted, but how they also have their own weaknesses that make them who they are. It's a bit messy going back and forth between them but I don't care. It was a fun action video for me to make (even if I did whine all the way through it.. sorry Alicia) I'm also proud I've kept up my streak of having a different genre for each round. I doubt I can continue that, but it's been fun while its lasted.On a final note, it's so hard cutting Demon Slayer fights.. they are so pretty.Enjoy------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer), Sword Art Online, Ao no Exorcist, Sacred BlacksmithSong: Pride (Warrior's Way)Artist: Damnation Angels------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Flap My Jack⌡ Kaeldri 2020-10-29 | "I like Pancakes" - Brandon Mull-------------------------------------------------------------Here is my second entry for the Project Org Editor contest. The prompt was to go with a season, holiday, or special time of the year. I chose the holiday "Pancake Day". Which yes, is a real thing. It's also known as Shrove Tuesday, but Pancake Day is just a lot more fun sounding. I don't do comedy/random videos often, so it's usually pretty entertaining for me when I do. The inspiration and idea for this video came from this lovely improve scene: youtu.be/7a3SOt8gv6U It also became the title as homage. LolI was only able to create this video with the help of a very useful tumblr page. fuckyeahanimefood.tumblr.com It gave me examples of the food scenes I needed, but also what series and episode the shot was from. That's a godsend for trying to find things like this. I never would have been able to find all of these pancake shots otherwise...Also this is one of the few videos where the majority of the scenes I used I haven't even seen the series. My favorite is still the grenade pancake. I have no idea what that was about..Anime sure can be strange at times. Also discovered what appeared to be a spider scaring a bunch of girls scene. I don't know why that isn't a more common scenario in slice of life/comedy series...On a final note, after making this video, I really want pancakes. Anime food can look so appetizing at times. Enjoy!------------------------------------------------------------- Anime: Eureka Seven Ao, Darling in the Franxx, Aikatsu, Atelier Escha & Logy, Yuru Yuri, Luck &Logic, Amnesia, Kaguya-sama, Wake Up, Girls!, Upotte!!, Charlotte, Flying Witch, Shirokuma Cafe, Kimi no Na Wa, Koe no Katachi, ReZero, Kyoukai no Kanata, Black Rock Shooter, Cardcaptor Sakura, Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card, Ao no Exorcist, Alice to Zouroku, Kakushigoto, Flip Flappers, Happiness Charge Precure!, Is the Order a Rabbit, Little Busters! Refrain, Parasyte the Maxim, Tamayura Hitotose, Soul Eater, Ouran Highschool Host Club, Yuri on IceArtist: Parry GrippSong: Pancake Rocking------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Hollow Heart⌡for Alicia Kaeldri 2020-10-20 | “All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.” - Tahereh Mafi-------------------------------------------------------------Happy Birthday Alicia! I hope you have a nice day despite all the crazy this year. ❤ You wouldn't believe how much I wanted to share this with you while I was making it. So many times I wanted to ask for your opinion on scenes or things like that.. You're the Yuki expert, after all. It took all I had to hold myself back.Ever since Yuki's arc has been fully animated, I've really wanted to do a video about just him. To really go into his loneliness, his sadness, how he felt worthless and isolated, but how he also learned that there are people who love him and who will accept him for who he is (people that aren't just Tohru lol). His emotional growth throughout the series is so good, and I just had to try and capture that with an amv the best I could. There need to be more AMV's about just Yuki. He's a great character, and one that I feel is super relatable in a lot of ways. I love him (as I love them all honestly haha)I had a really nice time making this video, and I fell in love with this song the minute I heard it. I had never heard Citizen Soldier before, but they are a very emotional, and amazing group. I'd definitely recommend them if you want something to pull at your heart strings.Thanks to all the people I annoyed and pestered with while I made this video. Your listening hears and opinions helped me a lot! Enjoy!------------------------------------------------------------- Anime: Fruits BasketArtist: Citizen SoldierSong: Would Anyone Care------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Two Feet Apart⌡ Kaeldri 2020-10-15 | "How can you simply be friends with someone when every time you look at them, you're thinking about how much more you really want" - Dawsons Creek -------------------------------------------------------------Here is my Round One video for Project Org Editor 2020. I've always wanted to join a Project Org but never got around to it, so this year will be my first! I hope I'm able to make at least 3 of the rounds. The first prompt was "Body Parts"; I chose to go with "feet". Basically it's a story about these two lonely/lost people coming together and connecting due to his interest in shoe making and drawing, even if their relationship could never be, they still meant so much to each other and will always be just a 'few feet apart' (lol); As a friend summarized; "They met because of feet and they fell in love because of feet". Pretty self explanatory actually. Editing this video really helped me appreciate Garden of Words and how well it depicts the intimacy of the scene where he measures/draws her foot. It was just so softly done and so wholesome, guess I never really thought much about it before. Two Shinkai film amv's in a row. Didn't really mean for that to happen but here we are.Enjoy!------------------------------------------------------------- Anime: Garden of WordsArtist: Dabin & TroveSong: Lights (Acoustic)------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠I am Found⌡ Kaeldri 2020-07-27 | "If I were the rain. . . that binds together the Earth and the sky, whom in all eternity will never mingle. . . Would I be able to bind two hearts together?" -Tite Kubo-------------------------------------------------------------I entered this into the NCS Summer 2020 AMV contest. It ranked #5 overall, got 3rd place in Drama, and 1st place for Cat-sama's judges choice (I was so surprised by that one, thank you Cat-sama!). I honestly expected to place near the bottom, so it was legitimately surprising to be in the top 5. Not too bad for a 3 day edit... Thank you for enjoying and watching everyone! Video backstory: I jumped on the Weathering with You band wagon and made this AMV. It was really easy to make and the scenes fell into place so easily. It was a lot of fun to make even if it is a bit straightforward. ------------------------------------------------------------- Anime: Weathering with You Artist: The IrrepressiblesSong: In this Shirt------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Light in the Dark⌡ Kaeldri 2020-04-27 | “If you can do nothing else, do whatever is in your power to make the people in your life feel completely unashamed of who they are.” ― Sam Killermann-------------------------------------------------------------2-day video I made for an IC with the editing group I'm a part of, Aria. Was a lot of fun, and it kept me busy while I impatiently waited for the FF7R. The raw timeline has been done since the 9th but I just got around to finishing it.. I'm lazy, I know I also know that some of the scenes have a bit of a lag/jitter...Don't know why, my source files were just like that and I was too lazy to find replacements. Laziness is a common theme with me. I have always wanted to make a Fruits Basket ensemble video, and voila, here it is. I really like how it turned out for the most part. It's simple, but that's ok. I wanted to show how the Sohma family was suffering and dealing with their own trauma's and heartaches and how what they needed to start the healing process was a light in their lives. Enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Fruits Basket (Reboot)Artist: LedgerSong: My Arms------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Behind the Mask⌡ Kaeldri 2019-12-31 | "What is depression like? It's like drowning. Except you can see everyone around you breathing."------------------------------------------------------------This is my final video for 2019 and of the past decade. This video was very difficult for me to do because there were so many things I wanted to express through it: what it feels like to be depressed, what it feels like to be hurt, what it feels like to be lonely, what it feels like to lose family, what it feels like to feel worthless, what it feels like to be abandoned when you need someone the most.. Those are only a few of the things I wanted to express though it, and some of them are incredibly vague and hard things to represent because they are 'invisible' and not something everyone experiences. I know I didn't complete succeed because I had to rely on outside 'forces' (like death, abuse, implied assault) to help increase impact (and there is only so much walking around scenes I could use before it became super repetitive) But I tried. Anyway, the full on story for the video is that the character is suffering from depression and loneliness and he hides his feelings and covers them up, trying to fight through it himself, to feel worthy when someone comes into his life that is so bright and vibrant and he thinks to himself that he can trust her and so he lets all of the bottled up emotions, experiences, and words out and she can't handle him so she leaves him when he needed help the most. Leaving him even more broken and alone than before. That's a rough summary anyway. Happy story right? March Comes in Like a Lion is a very beautiful series whose main character I connected with many times. How it depicted his experiences and feelings was truly heart wrenching and beautiful at times. It is, of course, much more hopeful and light than reality is, but it's nice to have that dream right? -------------------------------------------------------------Anime: March Comes in Like a Lion (3 Gatsu no Lion)Artist: Nathan WagnerSong: Lonely------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠This is Us⌡ - Collab w/ xSnowflakes Kaeldri 2019-12-07 | "Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you" - Misty Copeland----------------------------------------------------------------------------Was asked to join an IC as a collab with Alicia (youtube.com/xSnowflakes1515), and so this collab was born. (This scenario happens a lot I've noticed..) We participated in the Heaven and Hell section where we had to pick a song from a randomized music folder; where the songs were either great to edit with [heaven] or terribly difficult to edit with [hell]. Thankfully we had some really good 'Heaven" songs to choose from and this was the one we settled on. It was a lot of fun to edit with and super easy. My favorite part was the instrumental.. it was super addicting to sync that section, I could have easily done that whole section myself! I had to share of course. Lol.This AMV is about friendship and support. My sections were about how Carole and Tuesday were there for each other whenever they felt bad about whatever it was (doubt in their abilities, bad past, bad relationships, whatever) and how they helped support each other in becoming musicians even when it seemed the world was telling them to quit. It's pretty straightforward.We won first place in the Heaven and Hell category.. Huh. Wasn't expecting that. xD EDIT: Ok, it was the entire IC. Now I'm REALLY surprised. Thank you AMV-Netherlands team. ;__; Enjoy!----------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: NANA, Carole & TuesdaySong: This is MeArtist: Keala Settle, The Greatest Showman----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
KyoAni Tribute MEP Kaeldri 2019-08-24 | In honor of all of those talented people who lost their lives on July 18th, this is but a small way to show how much their work, dedication, and effort have meant to people across the globe. It was truly a tragedy what happened, one that should never be repeated. May all those who were left behind find solace and peace in the days to come.Thanks to all the editors who came together to create this MEP. It turned out beautifully and is exactly how I imagined it to be. -------------------------------------------------------------Song: Hikari to Yami to Toki no HateArtist: CueiEditor/Anime:Part 1: UnlastingDreams - Koe no Katachi Part 2: alchemyminiAMV - Munto Part 3: xSnowflakes - Free! Part 4: Kaeldri - Violet Evergarden Part 5: Cami - Hyouka Part 6: Kaeldri - Liz and the Blue Bird Part 7: SkyUchihax- Air TVPart 8: xGeminii - Hibike Euphonium Part 9: Drango - Clannad Part 10: xtonina1981 - Kyōkai no Kanata Part 11: Saika - Kanon 2006 Part 12: PirateNinjaKitteh - Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai ------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Lovers⌡ Kaeldri 2019-07-09 | "I wish I could stop loving you so that I could free myself of the pain of you not being able to love me back." - Cian Kim------------------------------------------------------------I joined the Summer Rave IC hosted by Illuminated Studios, and this video was the result. Surprisingly won 2nd place too. There were a lot of good entries so I'm genuinely shocked by the results. I was super uninspired for this video, and so it was like pulling teeth trying to finish. But I made it, and here we are. The song matched the show super well, so I just followed that. Nothing too inspiring there. It was nice focusing on the respective 'lovers' and how they were completely unrequited and how Mugi and Hanabi still yearned for them, even at the end. I had to end it bitter. It's a requirement I've found.Anyways, enjoy!-------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Scum's Wish (Kuzu No Honkai)Artist: EchosSong: Leave your Lover------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Light your Way⌡ Kaeldri 2019-04-15 | "Maybe there's only a dark road ahead, but you still have to believe and keep going. Believe that the stars will light your path, even a little bit." -Kaori Miyazono---------------------------------------------------------------------------I was invited to join an IC for Illuminated Studios, and this video is the result of four days work. I could have taken an extra day, but I did all I wanted. I was initially not going to join, or was going to drop, but I heard this song and it caught my interest. I've always wanted to make a music video for Your Lie in April, but I could never find a song that worked for me. I didn't want to create a typical video for the series, I wanted to create something different with it. Hopefully I was able to accomplish that, I think I did the best I could. The story is basically that Kousei is having his way lit by a spirit or guardian or whatever you want to interpret Kaori as. He comes out of his depression and abusive past and is able to see things in a new way. That's the basic premise. Thank you Toya (youtube.com/xGeminii) for inviting me to join the IC, even if I was hesitant at first, and thanks to Alicia (youtube.com/xSnowflakes1515) for inspiring me with her own video. Which can be viewed here: youtu.be/H1DGoxiUdLQEnjoy~---------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April), Angel Beats, Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia),Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice), Final Fantasy VIIIArtist: Signals in SmokeSong: Coming Up for Air----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Inherited Will⌡ Kaeldri 2019-03-03 | "If you feel yourself hitting up against your limit, remember for what cause you clench your fists...Remember why you started down this path, and let that memory carry you beyond your limit" - All Might ---------------------------------------------------------------------------I've been wanting to make a My Hero Academia video for ages now. I wanted my first video to be something special, but I guess that'll have to wait for the future because I made this in just a day. It's messy in places, and I didn't get to explore all the ideas that I wanted to, but it works I guess. This video was for Soul's Team IC XV (#STICXV). Each of us in the team had to edit a separate video in different genres. I obviously edited action. Check out their videos here, they turned out fabulously:Alicia [Drama]: youtu.be/_uHi2Ozkec8Toya [Fun]: youtu.be/DuoeIS_VNW0Anyways, enjoy---------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: My Hero AcademiaArtist: All Good ThingsSong: Fight----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Do Androids Dream⌡ - Collab w/ xSnowflakes Kaeldri 2019-02-13 | "The time has come for us to raise our heads up, and tell humans who we really are" - Markus (Detroit Become Human)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------This was for the ENP Blizzard Heat IC held from from 2-1-19 to 2-3-19. We placed 19th overall, and 3rd in the NANI category. I did the collab with Alicia (youtube.com/xSnowflakes1515) Basically we just started editing randomly and went with it. We both used each of the games so good luck figuring out who did what since there is no rhyme or reason to our sections. Alicia's upload: youtube.com/watch?v=Tz6bYYfFjy8Enjoy---------------------------------------------------------------------------Source: Detroit Become Human, Nier AutomataArtist: Black MathSong: Lapse----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Ballad of the Fallen⌡ Kaeldri 2019-01-31 | "I felt like I was watching a dream I'd never wake up from. Before I knew it, the dream was all over." -Spike Spiegal------------------------------------------------------------------------------First (solo) video for 2019!Basically this is a week long video I decided to make. I finished Red Dead Redemption II, and this song was stuck in my head afterwards. I realized that it would be a really nice fit for Cowboy Bebop, so here we are. It was a pleasure being able to edit a full video with Cowboy Bebop as well. Such a classic.For the video, I wanted to try some different effects and coloring. It may not look great, but it was fun to attempt. I would like to thank Toya (youtube.com/user/xGeminii) for helping me get some butterflies. They were quite handy~Anyways, enjoy---------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Cowboy Bebop (Also Chrono Crusade, Kara no Kyoukai, My Hero Academia)Artist: Woody JacksonSong: See the Fire in Your Eyes----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Guiding Light⌡ - Collab w/ xSnowflakes Kaeldri 2019-01-12 | "When he's near me... His kindness and honesty, his warmth... It flows right through me. It made me complete." - Ash Lynx------------------------------------------------------------------This is a spur of the moment collab with Alicia (youtube.com/user/xSnowflakes1515) The song was so soft and nice, and I had just finished watching Banana Fish and I thought it would match well with this song that Alicia linked me and one thing led to another and voila, this collab was born. I'm glad she let me do this with her. It was a lot of fun, I love the end result, and it came together so quickly! I wanted to show the growth of Ash from someone who was always alone and isolated, to when he found someone who made him happy and his journey to be able to open up and accept love. Alicia on the other hand, used Yuri on Ice to show the personal growth of Yuri and how Victor was able to help him build his confidence to accomplish things he never thought possible. I like the varying idea of having someone else help one find oneself. In whatever way that may be. This is also our first real 'romance' video...though of course I had to end my portions bittersweet. Can't have a video without that right? Regardless, I like that our first romance genre collab was for 'non-traditional' couples. It was so nice portraying them as normal and natural relationships where it isn't overly sexualized and instead shown as people who simply love one another and care deeply. Equal treatment and all that. I think we did a good job of making something delicate, soft, and gentle.Alicia's Upload: youtube.com/watch?v=pBSpA2VJIx8&feature=youtu.beAnyway, enjoy~---------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Banana Fish, Yuri!!! on ICEArtist: 위수 - WISUE - Song: 햇빛처럼 빼어난 - As Beautiful as the Sun - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Bound Hearts⌡ Kaeldri 2018-12-25 | "A "jian" is a bird from Chinese mythology that only has one wing and one eye. Two jian must fuse together to create a whole bird. The pair are completely dependent on each other to fly, and if one half should falter or die, the other is soon to follow."--------------------------------------------------------------------------Nothing quite says 'Happy Holidays' like crushing and destroying hopes, dreams, and love. That's basically what this video is all about. In all seriousness though, it's a pretty straightforward plot and video so I won't say too much about it. I had fun making it, and the song is beyond perfect for this series.I want to thank Alicia (youtube.com/user/xSnowflakes1515) and Toya (youtube.com/user/xGeminii) for helping me out with things from testing to titles. You both helped me out a ton for this video, couldn't have finished it without you both. Thank you so much. Enjoy!---------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Darling in the FranxxArtist: StarsetSong: Starlight (Acoustic)----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Alternate Title of the Video? Crushing Love with a Mecha.
⌠Cant Stop Twinkling⌡ Kaeldri 2018-07-31 | "I just use my muscles as a conversation piece, like someone walking a cheetah down 42nd Street" - Arnold Schwarznegger--------------------------------------------------------I originally joined the Indigo Team IC 3 #RunForYourLife that was from July 20 to July 22...but I failed miserably. (It didn't help that I also chose to edit an MEP on the 21st, and the fact that I worked the first two days of it) Yet I liked what I had started on it so I decided to finish it for my July video. I had a lot of fun with the concept and idea for it, and I tried some new things so that was good too. Overall it's a garbage video, but that's alright, I'm garbage too. Me and this video are made for one another~ I'll leave the 'story' of the video to the viewer, I think it's pretty clear cut what it's about. I do feel bad about one thing though... My first time using My Hero Academia in a video and I completely corrupt Izuku. I made that poor innocent child into a pervert. (Admittedly fun to do though..) I swear I'll make a serious video for it in the future. (where I don't make Izuku into a muscle and butt-loving perv)On a side note, you wouldn't believe the google searches I made to try and think of scenes (or to find new scenes). Things like "Anime Male Characters Muscle", "Anime male bath scenes" or "Sexy anime males" were just a few examples of searches I made.. There were quite a few....and there is some stuff better off not found. I actually did find quite a few of my scenes this way though. The title of this video derives from this:78.media.tumblr.com/06f3f5c92f44a706ed5c28d16a11018b/tumblr_p47hy0MSgE1wxklzdo1_500.gifWhy? Because why not. That's why. They just can't stop twinkling!------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia), Yuri on Ice!!!, Is this a Zombie? (Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?) , One Punch Man, Free!, Kill la Kill, Blood Blockade Battlefront (Kekkai Sensen), Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji), Food Wars!(Shokugeki no Soma), Rebuild of Evangelion, Terror in Resonance, My Love Story (Ore Monogatari), Noragami, Fairy Tail, Persona 4, Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodSong: Stand OutArtist: A Goofy Movie (Tevin Campbell)----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠State of Unrest⌡ Kaeldri 2018-06-30 | “We, all who live, have a life that is livedAnd another life that is thoughtAnd the only life we have,It's the one that is divided In right or wrong.” ― Fernando Pessoa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------I finished this video in essentially three days. I had very little inspiration or will to want to edit and it was a week away from being the end of June. I didn't want to give up though but I had no ideas, so I decided to treat this month's video like an IC. I had Toya (xGeminii) pick a song for me which I then edited to. (Thank you for helping me out with that!) This song had a really nice atmosphere to it, and at first I felt it didn't have much of a climax or build up, but it was a very fitting mood for Tokyo Ghoul, so that's what I did. Since the first season of RE: just finished up, it was a perfect fit. I wanted to focus on the inner turmoil and mental issues of the lead characters of Kaneki/Haise. I never realized how difficult it is to edit an almost 'multiple personality' video like this. It may be confusing since Kuroneki, Shironeki, and Haise all look very different (I didn't even get to include the Black Reaper either... Ken has such serious issues), but I tried my best to just try and show that 'conflict'. 'A coin may have two sides, but it's still one coin' - or something. It's nowhere near perfect, but I like the results well enough. On a side note: Last months video was about a person coming to terms with reality and forming a sense of 'peace of mind' while this months video is about a character that fails to come to terms with reality and is destroyed by their own mind. Yay for weird connections / opposites!...and I ended the video with the main character dying. All is well with the world.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Tokyo GhoulSong: Until We Go DownArtist: Ruelle-------------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.PS: This video's alternate title is "Losing your Shit"
⌠Peace of Mind⌡ Kaeldri 2018-05-31 | "Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions." - Gerald Jampolsky--------------------------------------------------------------------------This was originally supposed to be April's video, but stuff happened and I got demotivated. I almost didn't finish it in time, but I made it. I was 90% sure that this would be the final month that I made my little 'challenge' video, but voila, here I am on to another month. It worked out though that this was May's video because a major focus in it was a mother, and Mother's Day was this month. Life is weird. The idea for this video was to show a girl (Chise) so wrapped up in her own past, trauma, and despair that she fails to see the beauty of the world around her. She's then pulled out of it and is able to see what she couldn't before: that there was happiness in her past, that there were people who cared, and that there is a future in front of her. I also wanted to show the development of Chise and how she was able to move on from her past, and forgive her mother for the pain that she caused. Or something like that. I had been wanting to use a Sleeping at Last song for quite some time, and once I watched Ancient Magus Bride, I matched this song up to it fairly quickly. It was a lovely match. Of course, I wish I could have used more Elias in it, but he didn't work for the overall theme and image. It just didn't click. (Sorry Elias, maybe next time) I also tried a lot of new things for this video, and I put a ton of work into it. It's nowhere near perfect by any means (in fact, it's quite messy if you look close enough), but it was fun to do. I felt accomplished doing stuff I hadn't tried before. I don't know if it paid off, but it was (mostly) enjoyable for me. I almost killed my computer running Vegas and AE at the same time though... Poor thing.Thanks goes to Alicia for listening to me whine and moan about this video. I'm sure it was obnoxious. HahaEnjoy!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Anime: Ancient Magus Bride (Mahoutsukai no Yome), Tales of Zestiria the X, Sword Gai: Thet Animation, Violet Evergarden, Kara no Kyoukai, Tokyo GhoulArtist: Sleeping at LastSong: Saturn-----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.PS: I hate coming up with titles.
⌠Thank You, Farewell⌡ Kaeldri 2018-04-30 | "Grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you..I loved you so- ’twas Heaven here with you.” – Isla Paschal Richardson---------------------------------------------------------------This video...I had originally started it months back for my dearest friend who lost her beautiful cat who meant the world to her. It was devastating for her, and I completely understood the pain she was feeling. I had wanted to do something to try and help, so I started this video. Unfortunately, I lost confidence in it and thought it'd be too painful to share for her or anyone else so I had dropped it. Then on April 17th, 2018, I too lost another pet who was dear to me. After that, I wanted some way to express my own emotions and gratitude towards the lives of animals that have touched my own heart. (plus I was a bit emotionally drained to continue the project I had already begun for this month) So, I finished this video. It's short, very short, and simple, but it will have to do. For My Dearest Friend, I'm sorry it took me so long to finish this, and that ultimately I finished it because of my own loss, but it's still meant for you as well. I hope this video doesn't cause you to remember things you'd rather forget, and instead prompts you to remember the love instead.For all those who have lost an animal who left a powerful impression on our hearts. For those who understand what it feels like to lose something so important. They may be gone, but they are always with us if we remember them and the unconditional love they showed in their short but important lives. Try not to feel sorry for the hole felt from their absence, but rather thank them for the time spent together. Cherish it always.--------------------------------------------------------------Song: You Are My SunshineArtist: Jasmine Thompson (Cover)Anime: She and Her Cat - Everything Flows---------------------------------------------------------------Thank you Phoebe, for a wonderful 18 years you spent with me and my family. You will be dearly missed, and always remembered in my thoughts and memories.-----------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Memories of Mine⌡ Kaeldri 2018-03-31 | "Sweet is the memory of distant friends. Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart." - Washington Irving-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I thought this would be the month where I gave up on my 'video-each-month' project, but here we are. I did more than a minute of another video but abandoned it because it didn't feel right, and felt pretty heartless. I honestly had no clue what to do, and then the Life is Strange: Before the Storm bonus episode came out and that solidified what I'd be doing this month. The moment I heard this song it always reminded me of Max and Chloe. It fit so perfectly with them, that I knew this was the one I had to use (plus I love Shinedown so it works quite well). I hated having to cut the song so much, but there just wasn't really enough to work with with LiS..I hope the cuts aren't too bad or obvious. I had finished Life is Strange a while back, and I started it due to gentle propaganda/hinting from a friend who wanted me to play it (Thank you for that Alicia xD) and it was a wonderful game. The music, characters, story, emotions.. it is quite an experience and I'm glad Chloe and Max's story is finally complete and wrapped up. Their relationship felt so real and heartfelt...I wish there were more stories/characters that had even a small portion of the raw emotional power LiS had. For this video, I wanted to give the video an almost 'nostalgic' or 'dreamlike' feeling so I added some coloring and light effects to try and reflect that. I'm not sure if it worked all that well, but it was fun to play and experiment with. I'll have to keep experimenting for future videos too. Though I'm not that good with it. ^^;Anyway, hope whoever watches this enjoys----------------------------------------Source: Life is StrangeSong: MisfitsArtist: Shinedown----------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Live and Love⌡ Kaeldri 2018-02-28 | “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” — Lao Tzu-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NCS AMV Contest 2018 (Winter edition):Overall Ranking: 6thDrama/Romance: 2ndHonorable Mention: Niwa - "Well presented story and a nicely edited video that goes well with the music, any fans of the show will love this." "Balls, But on Ice"-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Here's my second video for the year! When deciding on what to do for February's video I realized the Winter Olympics start in February so I chose to do a Yuri!!! on ICE video. It doubly works out because it's a more 'romantic' video which also coincides with Valentines day. (even if it wasn't uploaded on Valentine's Day..) Plus I've wanted to do a YOI video for quite some time... BOOM. Three birds, one stone. I didn't think I'd be able to do almost a 4 minute video with YOI considering how much of the scenes in it are other competitors and such, but here we are. When I was trying to find a song, and heard this one it was too perfect to pass up. The fact that the piano is very similar to the music in YOI itself, it was a perfect match really. It was hard cutting it down from the original 7 minute length though. (Plus the fact that the song is named "Sparkle" and I used an incredibly sparkly and gay anime....match made in heaven. The alternate title to this video is "Sparkle!!! on ICE") I feel quite proud in the fact that I used minimal skating until the end and instead had the majority of the focus on Yuri feeling like he was 'never enough' and then how his relationship with Victor gave him the confidence to skate his best. It was actually quite hard keeping most of the skating in the end because it just flowed so well with the song earlier on too, but I did it! Also.. it feels weird for me to do something so... happy. Normally whenever I do something that has a couple or romance or anything even slightly happy someone will die, someone cheats or betrays the other person, or they just end it for some reason. As told by my friend Alicia, it feels Disney like. I find that to be the best description for it. Enjoy~--------------------------------------Source: Yuri!!! on ICESong: Sparkle (English Version)Artist: RADWIMPS----------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
⌠Do or Die⌡ Kaeldri 2018-01-31 | “I will be my undoing,If I become my obsession.I will forget the ones I love,If I do not serve them.I will war with others......Until I disappearAnd only God remains.” ― Veronica Roth, Divergent-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------My first video for 2018 and also my 100th video of my editing life. Can't believe I've made that many videos... Just crazy.. After I finished playing Nier Automata I really wanted to do a video to it because it was a fabulous game. I wanted to do something with action, but also had emotion since the characters had so much of it throughout the course of the game. This video is mainly focused from 9S's perspective (though it will go back and forth to 2B and A2). I wanted to show how love leads 9S to his own destruction where all he can do is seek revenge and to end up dying alone.Honestly this isn't my best work, but I enjoyed making it so that's what matters I think. I had fun doing some of the transitions and effects and I felt the bleached look was nice for the coloring. It's fun doing an action video every once in a while and Nier Automata is great to work with. I absolutely adore this song too. When I heard it I knew I had to edit with it, I'm glad that I got to do it. (sorry for that terrible song cut though..ugh)Thanks goes to Alicia for helping me out (per usual xD) I probably would have given up on it if it wasn't for her. Her own video gave me tons of inspiration and made me want to keep going with it, and she gave me her thoughts and opinions on things. So thank you! :')Last thing, my goal for this year is to try and make a full video every month and release it on the final day of the month.. Let's see if I can do it!Enjoy!--------------------------------------Source: Nier AutomataSong: Battle CryArtist: Imagine Dragons----------------------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Connection Kaeldri 2017-10-16 | "The world is so empty if one thinks only of mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone who thinks and feels with us, and who, though distant, is close to us in spirit, this makes the Earth for us an inhabited garden." - Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAwards: Desucon 2018 - Best Visual This video.. is sort of a personal one for me. It was meant for someone, and for me it was my own form of 'venting'. However, I made it in a way where many different meanings and interpretations could be seen in it. I left it ambiguous enough to maybe reach as many people who have maybe felt something similar. If I had to narrow down the theme of the video to a simple sentence, it'd be: "Learning to connect with people and forming meaningful relationships". Of course, it's much more complicated than that, but that's really all I'll say on the matter. I want whoever watches this to come up with their own opinion.I really love Amazarashi, they are slowly becoming one of my favorite bands. Their lyrics and music really get to me somehow. So cryptic, so poetic, and so honest. I love them a lot. The minute I heard this song, I knew I had to edit to it. Effects wise, I wanted to try something a little different to create a unique atmosphere. I don't know if I succeeded or not, but I like the result. The closed captioning includes the translation of the lyrics for this song. I'm also including them here in the description.I'd like to thank Alicia and Talz for giving me advice/help, and for helping me make it all the way through the video when I wanted to give up many times on it. I'm glad I made it to the end.Also for helping me keep to the 'theme' of connections with people. Please enjoy.-----------Lyrics:If I hid somewhere dark, I thought I wouldn't be found out by anyone But to think that I'd lose sight of my own self- now that's a problem I don't know the truth, I don't know even though I keep thinking I can't be a kind person; I'm a calculating, cunning sluggardKicked out of the world, killing my breath and hiding myself With my once in a lifetime revenge, I thought I could laugh from the bottom of my heart I sneered at the world as much as I was laughed by the world But then I felt very empty, and even more miserableLike the series of small rivers eventually reaching the sea Our unromantic guilt flowed out as our tears The defiled sea cannot be forgiven; it's the same with defiled tears I can't help but be sad. It isn't like I want to be hated.The apology from us who can't live up to expectations If we keep hurting each other, we can't trust anyone I'm sorry; could I say it right? I'm sorry; could I say it right?Talking behind people's backs, showing my tongue, lying and getting hurt It's the same even when I'm grown up, it's the same how I'm still sulky I can't run, wherever I go; I can't run from myself I'll be reborn from tomorrow- that's what I've said to reach todayThe apology from us who couldn't live for anyone To her, who forgave everything about me who lives as he pleases The apology from us who's ordinary and can't seem to ever change To the world that accepted me no matter how much I hated it I'm sorry; could I say it right? I'm sorry; could I say it right? I'm sorry; I'll have to say it right.Anime: Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi No Uso), The Princess and the Pilot, Your Name, Clannad, Gai Rei Zero, 5 Centimeters Per Second, A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi), Yurii on Ice!!, Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (Ano hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai), Okami-san and her Seven Companions (Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi), Munto, Garden of Words, Blue Exorcist (Ao no Exorcist), The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no shoshitsu), Black Butler ( Kuroshitsuji), Tokyo Ghoul, Skip Beat, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Rebuild of Evangelion, Noragami, Bakemonogatari, Fate Stay Night (Original series), Ouran High School Host Club, Scum's Wish (Kuzu no Honkai), Beyond the Boundary: I'll be Here - Future (Kyoukai no Kanata: I'll be here - Mirai-hen), Fullmetal Panic: Second Raid, EF: A Tale of Memories, Nabari no Ou, Magi, Place Promised in Our Early Days, Kanon, Black Cat, Artist: AmazarashiSong: ApologyDISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.----My Dearest Friend, I'm sorry I let you down. Still, thank you for everything.
「信義」 Twisted Affection (collab w/ xSnowflakes) Kaeldri 2017-10-01 | I'm really late to this uploading party...Was invited to do a weekend collab with Alicia. We forged ahead with a rough consensus on the idea for a video, and voila. This video was born. youtu.be/5UHGHnyAczA (her upload of the collab)It was a lot of fun doing this type of collab with no defined parts and we just did what we wanted. We never really had conflicts with scenes or anything either! I've wanted to edit with Noragami again too so it really worked out (Plus no Yukine for once! lol) The story can be tweaked and interpreted different ways but how I see it is Yato falls for Hiyori even though he knows that Nora would go crazy if she found out and Nora does find out and then torments Hiyori and hypnotizing (or something like that) Yato who then kills Hiyori (or severely wounds her?). Good times. Enjoy!Anime: Noragami (also Scum's Wish and Kuroshitsuji...)Song: I Walk the LineArtist: HalseyDISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second; Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Broken Bonds Kaeldri 2017-07-08 | "Evil is always devising more corrosive misery through man's restless need to exact revenge out of his hate"Here is my entry for the final round of the Quickening. It's... really nothing special honestly, but at least I finished because I was thiiiiis close to not editing to this awful song. EDIT: Somehow won first place in the Quickening... Honestly have no idea how that happened, I know of a person who it should have gone to more. Oh well.Thanks to Alicia for listening to my whining and moaning about this video. It was greatly appreciated. xDIt's also sad that my first Seraph video is to Satan's Mixtape®, but what can you do....Anime: Seraph of the End Artist: The QuemistsSong: Run You---------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」F*** You Im Done Kaeldri 2017-06-26 | "Betrayal was what I felt, my heart broken not just by a guy I was in love with, but also by, as I once believed, a true friend." Here is my entry for Round 2. I almost didn't finish this, but somehow I was able to do it...Shockingly... Don't know how, but I did. It was pretty difficult to do, and it didn't come out exactly how I wanted, but with the time I had I like the results. EDIT: Placed 2nd in the 2nd round of the Quickening.The story is about Nagisa finding out Tomoya has been cheating on her. She remembers all the time they spent together, and Tomoya comes back to try and make things work, but she always has a doubt in her mind about the authenticity of their relationship, which is proven correct when he keeps ditching her to be with other women. Finally, she decides "F*** You I'm Done" and leaves Tomoya. Tomoya afterwards realizes what he lost and is now alone, but Nagisa can finally look forward to something better. So that's the story in a nutshell. xDSo yes, please enjoy "F*** You I'm Done" Anime: Clannad (and Scum's Wish for two scenes)Song: Shadow PreachersArtist: Zella Day---------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」Resist! Kaeldri 2017-06-11 | “Each of us, right here, right now—we are the resistance.” - Jaye L. KnightThis is a non-competing entry for Group B for this year's The Quickening competition. I wasn't originally going to do it.. but then I kind of wanted to, so I did. If someone drops from group B I'll have a chance to be a backup, so that could be fun. Guess we'll see.EDIT: There was one drop out for Group A so I made it in. I ranked 2nd for the round. Overall, this took me roughly....10 hours to do? Something along those lines. It just came so easily and the sources were incredibly fun to work with. I have a fondness for Polygon Studio's work... It's very unique and flashy. Not much of a story this time, just a group of human's fighting to survive against violent machines that are set on destroying them. It's kind of structured in a way where they start off fighting small enemies and then BOOM! Final boss appears. Yeah. I've been playing too many JRPG's....Anime: Blame!Song: This is Who We AreArtist: Damnation Angels-----------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Silent Hell Kaeldri 2017-04-25 | 「This video contains mature themes depicting child abuse, rape, assault, bullying, etc. If you're sensitive to these types of images, I advise you not to watch this. Fair warning.」So I decided to join Illuminated Studio's IC. The theme was Shadow vs Radiance, and you pick a side and edit to a song from their lists in four days time. I did this video in two days because of work.. Also I'm sure it's pretty obvious which side I chose. Lol. For a while now I had been wanting to create a video depicting the hell and horrors that many people suffer at the hands of others. I wanted to be brutally honest about how these types of things effect the victim, and how it's a never ending nightmare that so few seem to notice. It's a sensitive and unpleasant topic, but I also think to completely cover your eyes and pretend it's not there is foolish and naive. Even reaching out to someone who seems alone can make all the difference. After all, we never truly know what's going on in other people's lives. I think the video itself is pretty self-explanatory so I'm not going to do that here. Just watch and come to your own conclusions. I tried some new things out in terms of the actual editing department, mostly with the effects, it was a lot of fun. This video isn't perfect by any means, but I'm quite pleased with the results I came up with.Artist: CrywolfSong: AnachronismAnime: Attack on Titan, Kara no Kyoukai, Fullmetal Panic, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Shelter, Durarara, Angel Beats, Clannad, Ao no Exorcist, Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi, Kuzu no Honkai, Nabari no Ou, X-1999, Tokyo Ghoul, Kanon, Munto, Kuroshitsuji, Black Cat, Berserk, EF Tale of Melodies, K, Eden*, Mouryou no Hako, Erased, Piano no Mori, Hellsing Ultimate, Sword Art Online II, Perfect Blue, End of Evangelion, Re Zero, Noragami, Gai Rei Zero--------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Nights Sorrow Kaeldri 2017-01-03 | "Noct, you are King. One cannot lead by standing still. The King pushes onward, always, accepting the consequences and never looking back." - Ignis ScientiaMAJOR SPOILERS FOR FINAL FANTASY XV! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!So long have I wanted to make a full video with this game.. Years and years. Noctis has been appearing in my GMV's since I had access to footage to edit with Final Fantasy. It's a pleasure to finally be able to make a full video just for him, and for his game to finally be released. I wanted this video to portray the struggles, turmoil, tribulations, and sorrow Noctis had to face on his journey. I also wanted to show that Noctis grew and learned through all of his experiences, and by the end of it, he accepted his fate.Once I heard this song, I knew I wanted to edit it to it with Noctis. It's so perfect of fit, and it portrayed everything that I wanted to. I regret not being able to use many scenes, but I did what I could. I love that I was able to edit again, and that I was able to have fun doing it. Happy New Year everyoneAlso, thanks to Alicia for giving her thoughts, suggestions, and encouragement on the video. I appreciate it greatly.Footage: Final Fantasy XV, Kingsglaive, TrailersArtist: REDSong: If I BreakVoice Over: Ray Chase as Noctis Lucis Caelum (who does a phenomenal job bringing the character to life.. he's amazing)--------------------------DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 2016 MEP Collection Kaeldri 2016-12-31 | Here are all the MEP's I did this year. I didn't care about making it a fancy presentation. It's just the mep's, bare-bones. On to 2017Link to full MEPs 1. youtube.com/watch?v=vi75HaqrGBcAnime: Rebuild of Evangelion2.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ajduZETi8Anime: Noragami3.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ajduZETi8Anime: Durarara!4.youtube.com/watch?v=vi75HaqrGBcAnime: C5.youtube.com/watch?v=BP2-MEUs9-oAnime: Chrono Crusade6. youtube.com/watch?v=BP2-MEUs9-oAnime: Cardcaptor Sakura7. youtube.com/watch?v=Bt8S05ht694Anime: Tales of Symphonia8. Link Unavailable NowAnime: Angel's Egg9. youtube.com/watch?v=41mRyvEUw_wAnime: Place Promised in Our Early Days10. Link UnavailableAnime: Kabanari of the Iron Fortress
「信義」Tempus Finis [w/xSnowflakes] Kaeldri 2016-11-16 | "Reflect on your childhood. Your words. Your Emotions. Time, it will not wait. No matter how hard you hold on, it escapes you."Spoilers, duh.After talking with Alicia about this song and how much she loved it, I suggested a collab with it because it really is a nice song. There's an MEP coming out with this song as well (which we are both in too). However, the story and idea is very different from that. I thought that using the idea of time travel with several anime and the characters trying to save their loved ones would make for an interesting video. Especially with this song. I'm going to copy and paste Alicia's description of the story. "We focused on the main characters trying to save their loved ones from death, by manipulating time, in some way or another, time jumping and going back to save them. Thats the connection between all the stories. And as you'll see by the end of the video, it doesn't go well at all, and they end up being "lost in time" themselves, existing in their own reality, outside of the normal timeline all alone. Tempus Finis - translates roughly to end of time. (The reference to Final Fantasy was not the only purpose we swear, lol). " The reference was not the only purpose, but it certainly was one of them. xD I edited with ReZero and Stein's Gate. Alicia edited with Erased and Charlotte. Enjoy!Alicia's Link: youtube.com/watch?v=w1b5QRvzn-U&feature=youtu.be--------Main Sources: Stein's Gate, Charlotte, ReZero, Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Erased)Background Sources: Type-0, Tales of the AbyssSong: Don't Lose Your HeartArtist: Dream on DreamerDISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Et Immortalis 「The Immortals」 Kaeldri 2016-05-29 | "One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive" -Friedrich Nietzsche Spoilers. Obviously.After binge watching Ajin on Netflix, I decided I wanted to edit to it. I know people complain about the art because it's a CG style, but honestly I really like it. It's unique and there is a ton of expression in the eyes. So much is portrayed in a split second, and I find that very impressive. I knew I wanted to edit to it when I saw it. Then when I heard this song I knew it was the perfect match for Ajin. And boom. After a few weeks, and a crap load of GB's taken on my hard drive, this video was born.I tried out some new things editing wise, and it was a lot of fun. I know I probably went crazy with transitions and the amount of clips but honestly I kind of don't care. I edit for fun, and fun this was.End note: Sato is our Friendly Neighborhood Terrorist-------Anime: Ajin: Demi-Human, Nakamura Shinya Incident OAD, Tokyo GhoulSong: Everybody wants to Rule the WorldArtist: Lorde (Original: Tears for Fear)Credit: Nakamura Shinya Incident OAD courtesy of http://yamsguchi.tumblr.comDISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Ashes of Eden Kaeldri 2015-12-25 | "Reality isn't so kind. Everything doesn't work out the way you want it to. That's why... As long as you don’t get your hopes up, you can take anything... You feel less pain." - Final Fantasy VIII: Squall LeonhartSPOILERS! MAJOR SPOILERS! THIS INCLUDES EVERY MAIN NUMBERED FF AS WELL AS CRISIS CORE AND TYPE-0. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!2015 was the 'year' of Final Fantasy for me. I decided I would play one of the main numbered games each month. I ended up finishing incredibly early, but I still accomplished my goal. It was such an experience to play through the main series like that. It's amazing to watch the evolution and how much actually changes between each game. Having done so, I have more respect on the amount of effort the creators put into each of their creations. People may not like each of the games, but that's okay! They are all so unique and different it'd actually be surprising if everyone DID enjoy each installment. I personally enjoyed them all, but I too have my favorites. Anyway, I created this video to depict my favorite aspect about these games: The emotion, themes, deeper meanings, and the character development/growth. It's pretty easy to rely only on the action scenes in the Final Fantasy franchise, but the level of emotion and the messages each game tries to tell are captivating in their own right and I feel they are often forgotten for other details instead. So this video is my tribute to that.I was able to use each of the main numbered Final Fantasy at least once except I and V (and the mmo numbered games, I didn't play those because it costs money and I'm cheap) because there animation and scenes simply did not match at all. I also realize the animation style and quality varies drastically as there is only so much that can be done with some of the footage, but I hope that doesn't detract too much from the experience. I wanted to keep it simple, but I actually put quite a bit of work into it. Please enjoy my tribute to my favorite game franchise~Also, Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!"Everything will be fine now... Because I'm not alone. If I call out... They will answer." -Final Fantasy VIII: Squall LeonhartVideo Source: Final Fantasy Song: Ashes of EdenArtist: Breaking Benjamin_______Many of the video sources are from Katichan1212. Thank you for your awesome work getting the CGI cutscenes of many of the games. It is highly appreciated!_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」Distorted Reality [SpeedProof IC w/xSnowflakes1515 ] Kaeldri 2015-11-01 | So my good friend Alicia (xSnowflakes1515) wanted to edit something after having not edited for some time, and so she asked me if I wanted to join her in Aeon's SpeedProof IC. Needless to say I agreed as I have no life, and thus this video was born!Here is her copy of the video: youtube.com/watch?v=C52pVWjeLzIWe decided to join the category of Aeon Special which was a category where you had to edit with anime from 1999 or before as well as select a song from a pack the judges put together. Alicia went with Lain (1998), and I went with NGE (1995) So we each edit the respective anime in the video, so it's easy to tell who did what. There is a certain charm to editing to older anime. It's a shame people don't do it as often because it's a "challenge".I had a lot of fun, but this was incredibly difficult to edit. The song itself has a wacky structure to it, and using NGE but NOT showing the Evangelions is really, really, REALLY hard. It gave me a chance to try out some new things though, and it was overall a good experience. The concept we were going for was to show two individuals struggling with their reality. The fun thing with this video is it's up to the audience to interpret the video because it will likely be different for everyone.So enjoy our lovely little collab!Anime: Lain & Neon Genesis Evangelion Song: My Shadow SelfArtist: Mortal Love_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Delusional Duo Kaeldri 2015-08-03 | "Do you want to stay in this boring reality or do you want to come with me and change that reality?"Quickening - Finals2nd PlaceI really can't believe I made it into the finals.. I'm 100% certain it's because there were so many drop outs otherwise I would never have made it this far. Out of all the rounds for this contest this has been both my favorite song and edit. The song isn't "annoying" to me per se, it's perfectly fine to listen to, but to edit it is a huge pain in the back end because the song never slows down. It has not pauses or moments to catch your breath to add another level of 'emotion' into it. It's just the same thing all the way through. It's kind of sad really, but oh well. I did the best I could with it, and I'm satisfied with the results so that's all that matters.I tried to go out of my comfort zone and edit differently than how I normally do, so there are masks, different effects, etc. etc. I even used Adobe After Effects and Photoshop! (some of those lovely drawings are my handy work). Also, a big thanks goes to Alicia (xSnowflakes) and Anna (xAnicsi) for beta testing, helping me out with effects, and just being patient with me as I griped, moaned, and complained.Enjoy~Anime: Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai! (and Ren) or Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions, Soul Eater Song: I Must Be Out of My MindArtist: Royal Republic_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」Family is Forever Kaeldri 2015-07-16 | "No matter how cold and distant people may become, on the inside something warm and precious always remains, something that never changes. To me, that’s what family is like." - ClannadQuickening Semi-finalsGroup AB - 2nd PlaceSo funny story. I had originally dropped from this round of the Quickening because I thought I wouldn't have time to do it, and then 8 hours before the deadline I got some time where I could edit it, and so I then un-dropped and completed this in less than 8 hours. Not too bad of job for such a rushed job. I'm pretty proud of it for that, it truly was the 'Quickening'. Anime: ClannadArtist: Betty WhoSong: Somebody Loves you_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」The Monsters are Due on Yomiyama City Kaeldri 2015-07-02 | "There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill, and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children, and the children yet unborn." -the Twilight ZoneSPOILERS FOR ANOTHER! You'd think people would know by now though that amv's almost always have spoilers..Group A: Round 2: The Quickening Entry. 1st place in this round.The idea for this video comes from the Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street". Basically, aliens mess with a street of people and make them paranoid and start accusing and killing each other because they think one of them is an alien. That's what this video is based on. The idea that paranoia and fear of something will lead people to become the very thing they fear. The text at the beginning of the video is a direct quote from that episode of the Twilight Zone (with Maple street replaced for Yomiyama city) It was a fun idea to work with, but it seems so few people actually know the Twilight Zone anymore.. Those were the days man... 1960's... Anyway, enjoy the video!Anime: Another (Also Monster, and Noragami)Artist: FireFarm and TerranautSong: Pyronaut _______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」Memory Replay Kaeldri 2015-06-17 | "If I would've had a normal life, I wonder if when I got older, I would've married you" -MenmaSpoilers for Ano Hana, you've been warnedGroup A: Round 1: The Quickening. DUN DUN DUNI got second place this first round, on to round 2~Omg.. when I first heard this song I dreaded it so much. This is NOT my type of song at all. Plus I don't have any anime to really match this type of.. 'song'. So after going through random videos on youtube I came across Anicsi's "If I never" amv : youtu.be/u76QgZ06cXo and I thought.. "I could maybe pull this off with Ano Hana" And this video is the result. Pretty much ignoring the lyrics because there is only so much you can match to a song saying it wants to listen to another song on replay..over.. and over.. and over... =__=''' As I was editing I kept telling myself that the song wasn't so bad, but by the end my false self-assurance was dead and my brain was mush. A big pile of mush. I know I went overboard with the zooms and camera motion. I apologize, but the end is when I do all of my transitions and my brain = mush. I'll hopefully hold my self back next round. Enjoy this piece of crap if you can~ *flies away*Anime: Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (and the movie) (also cardcaptor sakura the 2nd movie.. lol)Song: ReplayArtist: Zendaya_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Kogare Kaeldri 2015-06-04 | "I'm afraid when something is truly lost, one can never get it back again." -Ciel PhantomhiveSPOILERS FOR BOOK OF CIRCUS AND SEASON 1. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED SO NO COMPLAININGSo instead of continuing the Lelouch video I had started up again, I decided, on a whim, to make a new video for Ciel. I have wanted to do a Suilen video for Kuro for quite some time, and out of the blue I finally got inspiration to do it. This video is the result. Unfortunately for me, I decided to do this right before Quickening.. I ironically finished this video in the same amount of time a Quickening video would take....Least I know I can do it. Thanks goes to Alicia (xSnowflakes1515) for giving me her opinions, ideas, and patience. Man I must be annoying (on many different levels, not just editing, you know what I'm talking about). LolxSnowflakes1515's Sister-Ciel-Video: youtu.be/isB-MSdYj5ILyrics: Romanji:Mi hate nu jitsu hate nu (repeat)Kogare te masu Ao murasakiiro no suimen ni ukabu hitotsu Dekiru no naraKono mi o shiroi arawa ni kae te shimae Izanau hito yo yoru o tokasu Itoshii hito yo yoru o kakeruEnglish: (A really rough, and likely inaccurate translation)Look to see the end, look for real hate (repeat)You have 'Kogare' (have scorn or frustration for the situation)One that floats on the surface of the blue violet waterIf it can do,once you reveal the changes, there is only your whiteThe good is faded by peopleCaused by you, dear peopleMore info on "Kogare" (because I find it interesting and relevant): Kogare (pronounced koh-GAH-reh) is a curse word in an archaic Japanese dialect, used to express frustration, contempt, or scorn at the current situation. While the true meaning of Kogare is subject to dispute, most linguists believe it was originally a "sound effect" word to describe the churning of one's stomach during an event of shock and terror.Anime: Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler), Book of CircusArtist: SuilenSong(s): Hakuro, Kanashimi_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 Two Hearts (collab w/ xSnowflakes1515) Kaeldri 2015-04-08 | Spoilers for Type-0 and other Final Fantasy's but mostly Type-0. You've been warned. I was very happy to do this collab with Alicia (YouTube.com/xsnowflakes1515). It was fun bouncing ideas off of each other and seeing how it all came together so quickly. And the fact that we extended our original cut is pretty impressive too. That very rarely happens. Having brought poor Alicia into my spiral of Final Fantasy destructive obsession. mostly XV, as she has stated, but others have been discussed too.. this video was born. On Easter.. Happy Rebirth everyone! Anyway, there were so many characters and scenes that we wanted to use... but the point of it all is that there are so many strong, and equal characters in these games and it doesn't matter if they are male or female. What matters is the relationships in them. So many types of relationships are present. Love, friendship, brotherhood, sisterhood, i'm-gonna-kill-you... It's just all so lovely Enjoy! (doesn't feel like writing a cognitive description right now)Song: Two Hearts by Thomas BergersenSources: Final Fantasy: IV, VII (Dirge, Crisis, and Advent), VIII, X, X-2, XII, XIII, XIII-2, XIII-3 (Lightning Returns), XV
「信義」 Periit Vita 「Lost Life」 Kaeldri 2015-03-06 | "Why is it that the beautiful things are entwined more deeply with death than with life?"SPOILERS! Spoilers for the first season of Tokyo Ghoul. If you don't want to have certain things ruined for you, don't watch it. Simple as that. I put the translation of the lyrics as captions in the video, but if you don't want them, just turn them off. I have also included them in the description.Video I started awhile ago, I meant for it to be just a day or two video but it turned into much longer than that. It took 7 hours alone to get the stupid transitions and effects right, it was so crappy without them, but now it's done, so hoorah.The video is a.. tribute of sorts to the tragedy known as Kaneki Ken. That's all I really need to say about it. The song will be from Final Fantasy XV, as far as I'm aware, it's sort of the 'theme' for that game. I absolutely loved it though and wanted to edit to it, hence this video's existence. (On a side note, so psyched for XV..I need that demo already)Ehm,There is tons of symbolism in this series, it's probably one of the reasons I like it so much. Anyway, here are a couple that are rather important for this video's subtext:_______Symbols: Carnation: The carnation, in general, is a symbolic flower that has to do with the bonds of affection. It is a symbol, also, of health and energy, along with fascination and love. White Carnation: White carnations symbolize sweetness and loveliness. They are also symbols of innocence and pure love.Red Spider Lily: Associated with loss, longing, never to meet again, abandonment and lost memories_______Enjoy the video.Lyrics:Tellus dormitet liberi in diem faciuntnumquam extinguuntne expergisci possintThe kingdom sleepsand children sacrifice themselves day by dayuntil they extinguish,and they will never awake. Omnia dividittragoedia coramamandum quaeThis tragedy destroys,in front of them,every beloved thing.Et nocte perpetuaehem vel vera visionepar oram videbo temane tempus expergiscendiAnd in this never-ending night,Look there, the real visionon the edge; I will see youand the next morning the time will awake._______Anime: Tokyo GhoulArtist: Yoko ShimomuraSong: Somnus Nemoris (translation note: Somnus=sleep, Nemoris=Forest)_______DISCLAIMER: First off, I'm not making any money from this, and second;Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
「信義」 MEPs & Betas [2014] Kaeldri 2015-01-02 | Happy 20XV y'all. Here are some of the mep's and betas of the year. I didn't include one beta because I'm semi close to finishing it, so you can just wait. MEP's1.) Art of War - hosted by xSnowflakes1515Anohana I really liked doing these parts, it was fun.2.) Art of War - hosted by xSnowflakes1515 Sword Art Online II Again, this was fun. lol 3.) AS - HomeTokyo Magnitude 8.0 I loved doing this part because sibling love is the best 4.) AS - Rise AgainEvangelionI struggled with this part... Not too fond of it actually. 5.) Laura B-day MEP NoragamiThese parts were fun.. but I'm not a huge fan of the music (I begged for decent parts otherwise I would have gone mad. lol 6.) Laura B-day MEPShinsekai yoriSame as #57.) Helena B-day MEP NoragamiThis was fun, I even masked. *le gasp*8.) POTF MEP - hosted by Anicsi X/1999 Me and this part have a bad history... that's all I will say. Video Betas: 1.) Last Dance - WT Fairy Tail This one was fun, but I need more clips to finish it. Le sigh. 2.) Let the Flames Begin - ParamoreFairy Tail I really love this one, I'm sure I will finish it but I'm debating on waiting now for the anime to catch up to the manga because.. lots of useful clips.. 3.) War - POTF Fairy Tail I sure do love me some Fairy Tail. These ones are very rough and very minimal. Still rather fun though. 4.) Beverly Hills - WeezerNoragami Just a fun one I started, doubt I'll finish it though. 5.) Remember Everything - FFDPCode GeassI WILL finish this one, I absolutely loved what I had so far and I've never made a video for just Lelouch. It's necessary. And that's all folks. Have a good new year. Wheee
