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I really want to make a Supernatural vid. I'm sick of having ideas (especially this current idea) and not being able to do anything with them. So, my question is:
Do you think that I should try to make something with MS Movie Maker (which I believe I can get for free) or do you think I should wait until I can afford better software? What's the consensus out there amongst people who are good at this kind of stuff?
Timelines and Clothing Catalogues
I'm still waiting on my S6 DVDs. I should be getting them soon though. Then I can confirm the timeline, start cataloguing S6 clothing, and do my rewatch posts.
Of course, sadly, I don't have a bluray player...which means I don't have access to the bluray features. So, if anyone out there has the bluray and notices any timeline information in the bluray extras, please let me know!
I'm also thinking of maybe doing a "Knowledge Timeline" - that records things like the fact that Sam and Dean hadn't encountered a demon before Phantom Traveller - or that they didn't know that a demon killed their mother until Scarecrow....facts like that. It's just an idea. Mainly because I'm tired of pre-series fics that have them naming Azazel when they're 15, even though they didn't actually know his name until after he was dead. And I know me doing a timeline won't change other people's inaccuracies, but at least I'll know that I'm contributing to solving the problem! Anyway yeah, just an idea...I don't know where I'd get the time for it really, but it sounds like a fun project (to me, because I'm crazy and I really like making timelines.)
Fic
I'm being extrodinarily slow, and I apologize. I've got one piece nearly done and ideas for more demented'verse related snippets. I've also got a major non-fanfic writing project in the works, which I'll tell you more about in October.
Life in General
I still don't have a job, but I'm working on it. I have to find a job soon or I'm screwed...but I'm trying not stress too much.
I really want to make a Supernatural vid. I'm sick of having ideas (especially this current idea) and not being able to do anything with them. So, my question is:
Do you think that I should try to make something with MS Movie Maker (which I believe I can get for free) or do you think I should wait until I can afford better software? What's the consensus out there amongst people who are good at this kind of stuff?
Timelines and Clothing Catalogues
I'm still waiting on my S6 DVDs. I should be getting them soon though. Then I can confirm the timeline, start cataloguing S6 clothing, and do my rewatch posts.
Of course, sadly, I don't have a bluray player...which means I don't have access to the bluray features. So, if anyone out there has the bluray and notices any timeline information in the bluray extras, please let me know!
I'm also thinking of maybe doing a "Knowledge Timeline" - that records things like the fact that Sam and Dean hadn't encountered a demon before Phantom Traveller - or that they didn't know that a demon killed their mother until Scarecrow....facts like that. It's just an idea. Mainly because I'm tired of pre-series fics that have them naming Azazel when they're 15, even though they didn't actually know his name until after he was dead. And I know me doing a timeline won't change other people's inaccuracies, but at least I'll know that I'm contributing to solving the problem! Anyway yeah, just an idea...I don't know where I'd get the time for it really, but it sounds like a fun project (to me, because I'm crazy and I really like making timelines.)
Fic
I'm being extrodinarily slow, and I apologize. I've got one piece nearly done and ideas for more demented'verse related snippets. I've also got a major non-fanfic writing project in the works, which I'll tell you more about in October.
Life in General
I still don't have a job, but I'm working on it. I have to find a job soon or I'm screwed...but I'm trying not stress too much.
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:21 pm (UTC)I know nothing about making vids. *sadface* I hope you get an answer because I'd really like to see what you'd make!
Good luck on the job hunt! *fingers crossed*
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:23 pm (UTC)Keep up the good work!
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-17 10:29 pm (UTC)In my head!canon, Bobby built the panic room BECAUSE Dean went to hell...because he was sitting there drinking, mourning his pseudo-son, and thinking "if only I had a demon proof safe-room that I could have locked him in..." so he built it...and then sat in there thinking, "too little too late, Singer."
Uh...sorry, that got depressing. What I meant to say was: I agree completely.
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:35 pm (UTC)I can't tell you how many pre-series fics I've read where the guys hunt demons (when clearly the first one they ever encounter is in PHANTOM TRAVELER) or where they use salt-loaded shotgun shells.... Dean clearly states in the PILOT that it's something he and John figured out while Sam was at Stanford....
*headdesks*
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:37 pm (UTC)I just really want to make this freaking vid.
And thanks for the good wishes on the job hunt and the support for the additional timeline :) Much appreciated!
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:39 pm (UTC)So yes, definitely a need for the knowledge timeline. I will pencil it into my schedule. ;)
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Date: 2011-09-17 10:40 pm (UTC)Thanks for the encouragement!
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Date: 2011-09-17 11:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-17 11:32 pm (UTC)It's only a matter of time now...
I'm such a timeline freak....
Date: 2011-09-18 02:23 am (UTC)And, also, detailed information about alternate Earths, even if I have no involvement in the fandom other than reading about them... I don't know... it's a fetish or something.
So, I say: If you wish to spend the time, then for goodness sake get busy! I HAVE SPOKEN [in my own mind, that means something].
As to the VID, I alas, have never made the attempt. I, though, would also love to see what you could come up with. You're so detail oriented, so I've no doubt you could find songs that fit your images perfectly and perhaps in clever or unexpected ways. I just have one request [and, this means something in my own head] ... NO MORE Evanescence!
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Date: 2011-09-18 02:53 am (UTC)I think in consensus Sony Vegas is the best vid maker so far; the things that can be done with that takes your breath away. HOWEVER, most of it does rely on the filmmaker's vision of the vid, cuz it doesn't help if you have a great software and your vid went in all directions. WMM is the basic, maybe you can meddle around with that to test the waters?
Sony Vegas is the best vid maker so far....
Date: 2011-09-18 03:22 am (UTC)For BTVS/AtS, it is Charmax76
For a combo-verse, I haven't found anyone that I favorite a lot, though I do have favorited YouTube vids.
I agree whole-heartedly
Date: 2011-09-18 03:29 am (UTC)This is very true. If you're going to do this '_acre', or anyone, you need to really *know* where and what you're trying to highlight.
As a veteran YouTube watcher, I can tell you that a great song isn't enough. Neither is picking out 'highlights' of a favorite series. You need to have an overall theme or storyline in order to really make a video pop. A completely random series of clips because you liked the music and thought those clips were 'cool' or 'the best' won't work. If you're disorganized, your video is going to look disorganized. If you love certain moments, and it doesn't match the song or the overall feeling you want to portray, the best thing you can do is leave them behind for a different video.
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Date: 2011-09-18 04:25 am (UTC)Re: I'm such a timeline freak....
Date: 2011-09-18 06:24 am (UTC)Me and my bestfriend were once going to write a story that took place on an earth that was sun-facing...like, half of it was always in the sun and half of it was always in the dark, and you could really only live in between.
And don't worry, I will not use Evanescence! :P At first I was thinking Sarah McLachlan, now I'm thinking Stone Temple Pilots - I've got a theme, so I have to find a song that fits it...and oddly enough, those two artists so far have the only two viable songs I've found. I'm still keeping my ears open though.
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Date: 2011-09-18 06:27 am (UTC)But yeah, don't worry, I have a vision, and I don't think it's going to go off in all directions. :)
And another vote for the knowledge timeline! Looks like it's happening eventually... ;)
Re: I agree whole-heartedly
Date: 2011-09-18 06:30 am (UTC)I really like the stuff that Loki/Secretly-to-Dream comes up with...of course, that's probably a standard that I could never match with, but it's always good to strive for something brilliant.
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Date: 2011-09-18 06:34 am (UTC)My mum first got a cellphone around 1995, I believe...haha, but yeah, we definitely weren't calling each other in the '80s. This is what happens when teenagers write fic ;) I remember the big thing was that we had a portable phone in the house that had a range that went half-way down the block. So technically, we could take calls in our friend's house.
Re: Evanescence....
Date: 2011-09-18 06:39 am (UTC)There was this one DS9 YouTube vid about Ziyal (Dukat's daughter) that used this song. I can't find it now, so I guess the creator was deleted or banned or whatever...
... The point is that this song would be PERFECT for Dean Winchester.
So, you may use this ONE song... because I can't find the video that I really loved that used it. [Yes, I know. It is supremely arrogant to think I can tell you what you 'may' or 'may not' use; I'm not delusional, I just like to think I am because life would be awesome that way :-o )
Anywho - Dean and "Field of Innocence" would be frikkin' awesome. In fact, I can actually see Sam as the main character in this, considering S5 and the Lucifer deal.... Or, even (man, I miss her) Ellen ... or Bobby (but it might be harder to come up with images that would fit the song).
{When I said "no Evanescence" I should have included Sarah as well... it was done, and already in BTVS. God, I'm such a demanding bitch! But, I also feel I'm right.}
You know what? Forget me. Just do what you feel. Just remember, the "cool images ain't enough" still stands. Go with a definite theme or story.
[Oh, here is the lyrics too: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/evanescence/fieldofinnocence.html]
Re: Evanescence....
Date: 2011-09-18 06:44 am (UTC)And don't worry, the song I would want to use by Sarah is NOT one of her most well-known ones (ie: the ones that have been done to death)...and in any case, I'm leaning more towards STP, just because they fit the music of the show better. So, YES, you are demanding bitch, but you DO have a point. :P
And again, I TOTALLY have theme, if I can figure out the software, I assure you that my vid would be kick ass!
Argh... it's so sad when you're so behind...
Date: 2011-09-18 06:47 am (UTC)It took forever to even get a cordless and that is only because the *ex? current but living somewhere else? It's too complicated to go into here* bought it for "us" for X-Mas.
Cripey, I'm so behind everyone else. I'll just get to Twitter when no one else even remembers what that is...! *Sigh*
;-p (No, seriously, though. I'm tragically always behind the times.)
Re: Argh... it's so sad when you're so behind...
Date: 2011-09-18 06:49 am (UTC)I tend to pick a decade that I can afford to live in and then stay with it!
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Date: 2011-09-18 06:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-18 06:54 am (UTC)Ohhhh....
Date: 2011-09-18 07:01 am (UTC)And, your boyfriend must be awesome, too. Mine never did get my Buffy-obsession.
(Not that this is bad, sometimes being so different can be a strength)
Re: Ohhhh....
Date: 2011-09-18 07:03 am (UTC)I have a best-friend, but he lives in China, and also, he already knows that I'm crazy. :)
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Date: 2011-09-18 03:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-09-18 07:31 pm (UTC)It's inconsistent in canon anyway, because Dean had his first sawed-off when he was still a kid, and in the show they almost always only use salt-rounds in the sawed-offs...so, yeah...I think that's one aspect of canon that people can play around with a bit, because the line in Hookman was very obviously just explaining to the uneducated audience that there was such a thing as salt-rounds.
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