Updates and More: December 2009

Monday, December 28, 2009

Almost 2010

Wow! It's almost a new year. And with the new year, comes a new year for me. That is, one year older. I'll be fifteen on December 30th! Along with dear DannyDomoSan. Be sure to wish him a happy birthday!

It's been a little while since my last update. My back is slowly and steadily getting better, which is nice, which also means that I can work on videos more and more often. I feel terrible that I wasn't able to participate in several MEPs/WORMs, but it honestly couldn't be helped. I'm just happy that I'm getting back on track with some collabs.

I've been slaving almost all day on my collab with DannyDomoSan, "See Who I Am". But out of working all day, I just reached the first verse about an hour ago. Yes, I've been working all day on that thirty second introduction. It's probably the hardest thing I've done in awhile. But I explained this to Danny, but I'm a perfectionist and have OCD when it comes to my videos. I can't upload something half-baked. So, I'm killing myself over it, trying to make it the best it can be. Plus, I'm trying to redeem myself from the crappy AMV I made with "See Who I Am" back when I used WMM. I mean... it was terrible. So, this is my way of apologizing to myself. Therefore, it has to be perfect.

Other than that, I'm also working on a quick collab with Rose, that was meant to be for Christmas. She called me on the 23rd and said, "Hey, let's do a Christmas collab!" You have to forgive me for being late with it, because it's the most freaking chroma keyer I've ever done in one video, and the coloring is hard to work with. So, hopefully I'll finish up the last part and upload it before the new year.

Last project, my "Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here" MEP for Unknown Studios. The parts are due New Year's Eve, but I talked to the owner, and she said it was fine that I'm late because of my back stuff. So, that'll be the first thing I finish in January. I've been dying to make a video with that song, so when she took my suggestion and made it the group's first project, I was ecstatic. Then bummed that I couldn't finish on time. So, I'll do my absolute best on that part! And thanks to her, for letting me rest up!

Other than that stuff, January will mostly be dedicated to my other collab with ChasingReality2009 - our Pendragon trailer. We've been planning it for awhile now, and we agreed to let January be our month to work on it. It's such a major project, we need to work in order, back and forth with each other to make it look good. Meaning, I'll have to do the first thirty seconds, send it to her, wait for her part before I can work on the next part. It'll be crazy, but worth it. Plus, it'll probably be a project that takes us months. We want it to look good, so we'll be working like mad on it in January. So that, and a couple studio audition videos will be taking up most of my time in January, plus the few MEPs I participate in (Evil Angel for Never Forgetting Memories).

Bittersweet Lullaby Production's auditions end on January 15th! Rose and I don't want to have to make extentions, so please audition if you have a chance! And if you have time, please send it out to some of your friends. We'd appreciate it! Thank you!

Join the Worthless Smiles Beta Battle Tournament! They're shooting for forty-four members before they begin, and we're nearly there!

Featured Art:
http://murasaki-hoshi.deviantart.com/art/SS-airi-in-the-wonderland-148306864

Featured Song:
Tears in the Rain - Kingdom Hearts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHiUpDpgn4

Featured Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNdw56uZOvc

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Links for people, groups, songs, and videos I mentioned~
http://www.youtube.com/user/DannyDomoSan
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChasingReality2009
http://www.youtube.com/group/TheUnknownStudio
http://www.youtube.com/group/memoriesneverforget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs9oF7LULso
http://www.youtube.com/group/worthlesssmiles
http://murasaki-hoshi.deviantart.com/art/SS-airi-in-the-wonderland-148306864
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNdw56uZOvc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKHiUpDpgn4

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Well...

Um, my back is worse.

That is, worse than it's ever been.
Ever.
In my history of back pain.

Honestly, I'm now at a loss of what to do about it. All I'm really doing is putting a heat patch on every day and then, nothing makes it feel better. So... don't expect very many videos. Like I said, Allison's birthday video and my Christmas video are probably all I can pop out this month.

Actually, that's a lie. Maybe those will be late too. Because now, something's come up, and I'm dropping everything to work on a new video.

As a lot of you might know, we lost a dear friend on Sunday. Maddie (Pokeycookiex3) died in a car accident. I didn't know her very well, but I was in a few studios with her and she was one of the sweetest people I've ever met. I'm taking it pretty hard myself, so I can't imagine how the people who were really close to her must feel like right now. I'm dumping all projects right now and making a video for her, because she deserves that. I've looked on her page a few times and I've noticed people are unsubscribing to her. I don't think I could ever do that. Maybe I'm just hoping it's all a misunderstanding and she'll upload something saying, "Sorry for the accident! I'm alright!" Maybe I just don't have the heart to press that button. I don't know anymore.

Anyway, I'm making a dedicatin video to her with all her friends in it. Once again, I don't know how many people read this, if any. But I have to say something. I'll miss her. I don't care if it kills me, I will finish a full video for her.

Visit her page and leave a note or something. Somebody will read it. A family member, a friend, anyone. They'll feel the warmth of your comments.

For people I know in real life - I don't know if I'll be as "Thalia-ish" as I normally am because I've been really thrown off-guard. I don't want to talk about it, because every time I mention it at all, I start to cry. Um, so... I want to apologize ahead of time for my probably-going-to-be non-talkative behavior. I'm just... drained. Physically, and now emotionally.

Plus, there's some family stuff going on right now that I'd rather not mention to anyone. But, that's been bugging me. I won't go into real detail on it right now, but if it gets worse, I'll let you guys know. Considering it could seriously effect my behavior. I just don't know right now.

PS - If you knew Maddie and were friends with her, drop me a note and let me know what character you'd like to be represented by in her video. I already have a few that are taken, and I'll let you know if that person's been assigned already.

Thanks.

Just keep breathing,
Thalia

Featured Song:
Never Be the Same - RED - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so6IQ4GYm2o&feature=PlayList&p=96FED385F1A3F297&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2

Featured Art:
http://monislawa.deviantart.com/art/Forever-In-Uncertainty-146948578

Featured Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12XMXRn0yYM
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Links for people/groups/videos/music I've mentioned:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TearWorkshop
http://www.youtube.com/user/Pokeycookiex3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so6IQ4GYm2o&feature=PlayList&p=96FED385F1A3F297&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=2
http://monislawa.deviantart.com/art/Forever-In-Uncertainty-146948578
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12XMXRn0yYM

Monday, December 14, 2009

Pain (Again)

So, most of you know by now that my back pain has struck again. Well, it's back (haha, a pun) again, due to extra pressure I've been taking by carrying three textbooks, two notebooks, and a binder to three classes in my backpack at school for the last month or so. I don't have time to stop at my locker between classes, so I've been carrying everything with me for the past little while. It finally caught up with me, so now I'm not able to even walk without lots of pain.

Fun, right?

Anyway, my two main projects to finish right now are 1) my Christmas video and 2) Allison's birthday video, since it's already late as it is. I have permission from most of the groups I'm in to be late with MEP/WORM parts because I can't work on videos very often right now. At least, the ones I've heard back from have told me that it's fine, and the people who haven't contacted me about it yet will just have to deal, since I'm not going to be able to do it. Considering the only one that really Christmas-y is the LoveLight Production WORM, which I'll do my best to complete on time.

So, other than that, I'm doing fine, haha. Expect things from me soon! Maybe.

Just keep breathing,
Thalia

Featured Song:
Fighting - Yellowcard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA3fj0uiw3A)

Featured Art:
http://ophelias-overdose.deviantart.com/art/Embattled-146759373

Featured Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R3zpL_bU-k

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Links for people/videos/music/groups/websites I mentioned.
http://www.youtube.com/user/TearWorkshop
http://lovelightstudios.webs.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA3fj0uiw3A
http://ophelias-overdose.deviantart.com/art/Embattled-146759373
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R3zpL_bU-k

Sunday, December 13, 2009

100 Video Challenge - Links!

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

A Busy Holiday

I promised myself I'd update at least once a week, so here I am again. I'm beginning to wonder how many people actually read this. But I suppose it doesn't matter, since it really just helps me keep my head on straight with all the projects I'm working on.

Once again, Allison's birthday video is on HOLD. And her birthday is Sunday. Ugh! Maybe I'll have to end up doing what I didn't want to do, which would suck and probably ruin everything. But if it all comes down to it, I'll do what I have to to go with my plan. And only Rose will know what I'm talking about!

MEPs on top of that. Divinity of Oath Studios (http://www.youtube.com/group/divineoath2) will be starting an MEP, that'll be due... Christmas or a little after, I believe. I'm not sure what we're doing, just that Rose contacted me and told me she'd be sending parts out soon. So, I'll be kept posted on that, hopefully. Due - who knows when.

Meanwhile, LoveLight Productions (http://www.youtube.com/group/lovelightproductionn) is also hosting a Christmas MEP, which I believe I mentioned last time. I'm still debating whether to use Monster Buster Club or Ouran High School Host Club clips. Any suggestions? Please? I need help desperately! Due - December 22nd

Lastly, I just have to make a wishlist. Never Forgetting Memories Studios (http://www.youtube.com/group/memoriesneverforget) is putting all the members wishlists together, so I need to have one done by the twentieth. Due - December 20th.

Danny and I are collabing for our birthday on the thirtieth. I'm mega excited, because we're using a song that I did a video with WMM for, and I'm hoping to redeem myself with this. I'll do my best to make it epic, Danny!

Unknown Studios (http://www.youtube.com/group/TheUnknownStudio) is also doing an MEP with "Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here" by 65daysofstatic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZEcg8NLtM). I have a really epic part somewhere in the middle, so I'm really excited. I've always wanted to make a video with this song, but I wanted to use it in an MEP first to get a feel for editing this type of music. I'll be trying out a new style with it, so bear with me. Due - December 30th-January 1st

Finally, Dangerous Diamond Studios (http://ddstudio.ning.com/) is also hosting a Lady Gaga WORM. Unfortunately, all the songs by her I ever listened to (a grand total of three) were already taken, so I'm using "Starstruck" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Ftg24_IZc). Due - December 22nd.

Other than that, nothing much is going on. January has been reserved mostly for mine and Rose's Pendragon collab, because it's been planned since October and neither of us have been able to work at all on it. It'll probably be months before it's finished, though. Just a fair warning that we might not be as active in other stuff.

Yes, I know I promised a couple entries back that I wouldn't take on any more WORM/MEPs until I finished all the other stuff I had to do. I lied, I suppose. But I just couldn't not participate around Christmas time. But I swear, I'm doing as little as possible.

That being said, Never Forgetting Memories is also doing an MEP with "Evil Angel" by Breaking Benjamin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjQgExXH6A).

And take part in Worhtless Smiles Beta Battle! http://www.youtube.com/group/worthlesssmiles Tons of amazing editors are taking part! Be one of them!

Audition for Bittersweet Lullaby Productions! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs9oF7LULso We'd love to have more people try out! Deadline is January 15th!

Check out my back-up channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/ThaliaAnderson

~Just keep breathing,
Thalia

~Featured Art
http://hizuki24.deviantart.com/art/OC-The-Spellbreaker-146121142

~Featured Song:
Pop Princess - The Click Five (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcYKnZ9fig)

~Featured Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXrrk6mIQQ
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Links for people/videos/studios/websites/songs mentioned:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TearWorkshop
http://www.youtube.com/user/ChasingReality2009
http://www.youtube.com/group/divineoath2
http://www.youtube.com/group/lovelightproductionn
www.neverforgettingmemories.webs.com
http://www.youtube.com/group/TheUnknownStudio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZEcg8NLtM
http://ddstudio.ning.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Ftg24_IZc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjQgExXH6A
http://www.youtube.com/group/worthlesssmiles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs9oF7LULso
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThaliaAnderson
http://hizuki24.deviantart.com/art/OC-The-Spellbreaker-146121142
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcYKnZ9fig
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXrrk6mIQQ

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Christmas Time!

It's December! Which means Christmas is coming! Which means, tons of new projects!

First off, Allison's (TearWorkshop) birthday is the thirteenth! Everything is on hold until I get her birthday video finished. I hope she'll like it. I'll be working like crazy on it until I finish it, and I'll probably be putting just as much effort into it as I did for my "Demon" video (which is TONS). But, there are some other things I have to get done to start working on it, so it'll be at least another day or so until I can actually finish. It'll be a long process, and sadly, her present won't probably be ready until after her birthday. I'm sorry, Allison! I'm doing the best I can! Really!

Secondly, the AMV Maker Army is hosting a Secret Santa project that I'm mostly in charge of, so I'll be doing a lot of work with that this month. I'm hoping I can get more members to participate - it seems everyone so far is really busy. Maybe it'll turn into a New Year's Eve project or something. And with that is a wishlist for Never Forgetting Memories. Kill two birds with one stone, right?

Lastly, I have an MEP part due, as well. An Ouran Christmas part, to be exact. Yes, heaven help me. You can find AangelProduction's video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi8LMf2RGSE). I'm part thirteen, so you can image the horror I will be going through - considering the only anime clips I have/are familiar with are my Ouran episodes. Wait... maybe I can do Monster Buster Club! I'm not sure that'd blow over so well, considering my part, haha.

Whoops! One more thing! I'm taking part in another MEP. You can ask rini106 about it (http://www.youtube.com/user/rini106) since she's the one who notified me about it in the first place. That, and I can remember/find the original video. So just ask her if you want to participate, because I think there are still parts open! You select a pairing and just do your part based on that pairing. I have a chorus, and I'm using Leon/Aerith, since I'm addicted to that pairing now, because of Angel (http://www.youtube.com/user/xAyaBreax). Thanks, Angel!

Featured Song:
All I Wanted - Paramore

Featured Art:
http://raynkazuya.deviantart.com/art/Vocaloid-Sonika-145484941

Featured Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h6geOMTpMs