You ever come up with an idea for something really ambitious but way outside of your skill level? I had a moment like that a few years ago listening to the track Embryo (https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/track/embryo) where I was struck by the feeling and how it connected to one of my favorite films: Angel's Egg. I then went about the thing any good weeb adjacent person would do, make an AMV :bleh: .
I'd never done one of these before but I thought it turned out decent. The stupid thought after that was "What if I made it pixel art?"
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Was this a good idea? Probably not from several angles but I sure did spend a lot of time doing it! So much that I haven't worked on it in over a year bc I kind of hate working on it now. But who knows! Maybe once I do other things I'll pick it back up refreshed. Or maybe not! I still have over 6 mins of animation to go 😵 and I don't think it'll get too much easier. At this point sunk costs are the biggest reason for me to continue.
this is fantastic, thanks for sharing :smug:
oh wow that is a stunning AMV, and those are some gorgeous pixels
when she held onto the egg, i felt that.
that's not even really a joke. i bet there's symbolism here? (cuz, there usually is?) but in both the literal and symbolic sense, holding onto something like that is relatable?
much to consider...
Thanks, it means a lot 🙂. The two source materials are very special to me and I really tried to put them both together in ways that highlighted and emphasized their emotional impacts. If you haven't seen the movie I cannot recommend it higher, only with the caveat be prepared to be confused. I viewed it several times before I think I got a good grasp of it. It also helps to look at a biography of the film's main creatives Oshii Mamoru and Amano Yoshitaka (but only after watching). I'm not sure if its on any conventional streaming services but uh let's just say there are wonderful classic anime archives on the internet
i will endeavor to to do so
so, i watched the film. might take awhile to process that, but it was very visually good and i think i got the basic themes and symbolism
i might watch it again. it's really really good. but i want to see if i can get further into it
One thing that helped me understand it that I only found out a good bit later is that there are multiple versions of the film with some important differences.
Spoiler: at the start of the film when the girl is moving her hands, one of the versions has more adult looking hands that then suddenly crunch and shrink as opposed to the other version that starts with her hands small
oooh, gonna have to watch a different version too.
i like how there isn't much dialog until the second half. at one point i was wondering if there would be none at all, now that would be cool :smug: