Bitchy bitchy bitchy

[maristu]

Yup, I'm bitchy today. I'm PMS-y, I have cramps, I'm sleep deprived and my face is full of acne (don't ask me why). And Trader's Haven is down. Wah! Where am I going to get my eps now? (This is me being totally selfish. In reality, I'm just glad that she only got a C&D and a few confiscated CDs/VHS tapes.)

But! Sloddy liked her b'day vid! And lots of people sent me feedback, and mosself said it was clever, and Boni said it was quirky! So that made me very very happy :) Also, I bought clothes today... *happy sigh*

So all in all, the day kind of balanced out. I'm still sleep deprived, though, so I'm thinking I should go to bed.

But! Before I go... I need your help (again). See, I'm thinking of making a vid as a present to the folks at the Aikido-l mailing list, using the footage from the 2000/2001/2002 seminars. But I can't think of a song to vid it to... So, I need suggestions of songs (preferrably with a nice fast punctuated rhythm) that talks about beating or hitting of flying or falling or... Oh, know what? Just take a look at the clips here (especially the one called "...tip me over, pour me out") and here (the Hiroshi Ikeda and John Costello one is pretty good) to get an idea of what this will be like... :)

I'm also thinking of vidding Clex to "Come What May" (Moulin Rouge). Lex as Christian and Clark as Satine... *g* Someone talk me out of this by telling me how stupid this idea is? Someone? Please? It's not like I don't have a huge list of other vidding ideas...

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[silviakundera.livejournal.com]

Someone talk me out of this by telling me how stupid this idea is? Someone? Please?

um. It's one of those songs I already read people talking about, when they're complaining about things they never want to see vidded to ever again?

(not that I share this opinion, having only seen one myself. but. yes. am being helpful!)

[maricats.livejournal.com]

You most certainly *are* being helpful! Thanks :) Personally I've never seen a vid to that song, but then I haven't watched nearly enough vids, especially not outside the SV/HP fandoms, so... But I knew it was a bad idea. A *really* bad idea. Which is why I needed to be talked out of it :)

So yeah! Thanks!

[boniblithe.livejournal.com]

No, no, no, do not use that song. Begging you :)

You want fast-paced and jumpy for your Aikido vid? Use the Lady Marmalade remix from Moulin Rouge, if you've got an itch for it. Or, hey, you could do the big cliche thing and go with "Kung Fu Fighting". Dynamix/Love Dominates (Original Mix) has several minutes of really awesome percussion at the beginning that would kick butt if it was a very action-y vid.

There's always Kazaa, and we can fire up the DC hub with more people. Don't lose hope!

[maricats.livejournal.com]

No, no, no, do not use that song. Begging you :)

Ok, I won't... But just because you begged ;)

As for the aikido vid, I think I'll stick with "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen (another Queen vid! Yay!), my husband suggested it and it has a nice beat and I can work with the lyrics a little. Aikido isn't really high impact, unless you count impact with the mat ;) But thanks for the suggestions! This is my first forray into home video editing, which I'm thinking is possibly a whole different beast than working with edited professional footage... We'll see if I can pull it off :)

And yeah, the DC hub! Yay! And Kazaa too, but I'm always afraid that that too will be shut down, like Napster and other P2P software...

Oh, and apparently Smallville is being aired here in Brazil! So, as soon as I get a capture card, I'll be able to capture my own source, without subtitles :) Of course, it's over a year behind the US airing, but still. It'll be nice to have *some* control over the quality of the source...

Also, I think I'll ask Roach if she'd host the vidding database... She has lots of space now, and the database is going to be huge! I'm hoping we can work something out. The other day it hit me that if it does turn out to be a multi-fandom thing, it would be a big help for cross-over vids too! So yay! Now we just have to, you know, *make* it. Heh. ;)

[akacat.livejournal.com]

Someone talk me out of this by telling me how stupid this idea is?

Umm. Because CLex + Sap = Bleah?

Seriously, I'll watch anything you create, but this'll probably be near the bottom of the list.

Not speaking of which, I just got around to watching 'Money'. It cracked me the *hell* up.

[maricats.livejournal.com]

Umm. Because CLex + Sap = Bleah?

Hee! Yup, that's exactly what I needed :) Okay, promise not to make sappy Clex... Or at least I'll try my best to stay away from it!

And wow, you'll watch anything I create? That is so cool! Thanks! I'll try to make better stuff, then ;)

Not speaking of which, I just got around to watching 'Money'. It cracked me the *hell* up.

Thanks! I don't know what's happened to me, I started out all serious-like, with Bohemian Rhapsody, and now all my vids are just plain silly. But they're just *so* much fun to make! I'm working on a few more serious ones, though. Maybe next week, when I have my computer back...

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[akacat.livejournal.com]

Silly is good. Especially if it involves MR in any way. {g}