The Duck the prince and the raven, a fairytale

Niwa · Post by **Niwa** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:25 am

O:
I've seen this somewhere

/gets when im coming home

Ingow · Post by **Ingow** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:19 am

My criticism here definately goes out to the writing itself, you based so much on it and it really feels like you spent more time on text design/typography than on the actual words. Most of this reads like a 12 year old's work so it gets very very predictable very soon. And yes, I am aware that it's supposed to read like a children's book but writing good children's books is actually pretty damn hard and not just writing a story like a kid would do it.

As for the main effect, it didn't feel for me like it got too boring since a lot of changes would've just been distracting. The story just could've really needed to touch me more as in there were not many emotions considering the pace at which your plot progressed. Also the Whisper of the Heart scenes felt pretty random since they could be switched with any other anime that's got a book reading scene in it.

IMO you picked a pretty hard concept to pull off right, I think you were just holding too much onto the basic AMV rules, maybe it would've been better to balance between AMV and movie or something I dunno.

Pas · Post by **Pas** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:15 am

Maybe I'm just too immature, but I fekken loved the shit out of this AMV. The concept was great, and I think you did a fantastic job of pulling it off. Really reminded me of those fantasy books I used to read when I was a kid.

I did have to focus on the text quite a bit in the first part, but I guess you get used to that from watching subbed anime. The feel of the AMV was good, and your pace was very nice. Makes me wanna watch the anime D:

So, a well deserved 5/5 from me

Kevmaster · Post by **Kevmaster** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:43 am

Awesome.

But your Posters in your Vid Descriptions always fuck up the Page.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:55 am

this isn't ayumix >:[

Emong · Post by **Emong** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:18 am

I didn't really dig this. It was your every-day fairy-tale with all its predictableness and dullness. You could have delivered something with the images, not by using texts all the time. Watching this video was something like reading a very short (and a bit dull..) fairytale with this music on the background. The images on the background didn't really deliver anything to it....

However, it had a somewhat original mood to it. But the video was based on that, which was kinda like a turn-off for me.. Not much technical work either, other than making the clips look a bit smooth so they wouldn't bother reading the superficial summary of a fairy-tale.. Sorry to say this, but it was a disappointing video for me. You're a great editor and I didn't expect this from you..

2/5..

sry

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:57 pm

I pretty much expected mixed reactions to this vid, so its all good.

I was experimenting with this one, as I usually do for all my AWA Pro vids, and I am pretty happy with the effect I was going for. I'm not realy one for writing stories, so I don't expect the story to be all stellar or what not, what I was aiming to accomplish in this vid was the effect I did with the video inside the book, (effect using the fractal noise plugin in AE, and adjusting the framerate of the footage with a slight ghosting effect to acheive a similar effect to the opening of "Gantestsu - count of monte christo" which is what gave me the idea originally. ) which I am pretty happy with the result of.

Thanks for the comments!

JenCM18 · Post by **JenCM18** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:15 pm

Oooooo. I'll have to check it out of course. I really need to work on some other videos I haven't finished

but I'll get to them when I have more time and motivation.

Knowname · Post by **Knowname** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:34 pm

was one of my favorite vids on the pro discs, now I'm sure it's MUCH better *holds rubber knife blade to 'deshi's throat*.... oh, and about that Ayumix...

Knowname · Post by **Knowname** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 6:02 pm

Emong wrote:It was your every-day fairy-tale with all its predictableness and dullness.

aaah... somebody just wasn't swaddled enough as a child o.0

lmao! It was good again, Desh, very good. So he gets away with only a scratch (... because I felt like delivering him a scratch is all...) now bring me back Ayumix goodness- SHNELL!!