Switchback MEP part 6
Hey y'all! Here's my part for the Switchback MEP for @EnrichedHeartEuphoria , which I had hosted. Funnily enough, i was the last person to finish their part for this MEP ^^''
Regardless though, i'm still super happy that i got the chance to host this one, and it was a lot of fun uwu This song is an ultimate classic, let's go!!
Making this one was a bit of an up and down experience. My first obstacle was realizing that I can't even use Maria in the Shadow clips, because I originally wanted to use a scene of Maria looking to Shadow on the ''too late'' lyric to create a sense of urgency in the clips. So i fiddled around, but i knew that i wanted to create a pleasing flow in the clips. I decided rather early on that i wanted some random masks, which i, surprisingly, ended up sticking with lol
I definitely had a nice experience when i found some new-ish clips that fit my visions better. For instance, the first Silver clip on the ''switchback'' lyric. I had originally intended on using that second scene of Silver in place of the one of him looking up. But i also really liked the impact that his psychokinesis blast created! So after looking around, i found a nice closeup shot of Silver's eyes that kinda matched Shadow's. So i kept both of the clips in there ^^
I was actually inspired by SonicFan140's Switchback part when it came to setting or re-setting my clips for the second ''switchback'' lyric ^w^ Originally had used a different scene of Shadow, and the scene of Silver gripping his hand into a fist was actually the original clip used in ''switch-'', and i think the scene of Silver clashing with Shadow came before said clip. I believe this change helped improve the flow a little :3
The coloring and some of the overlays were very quick to add, but i had some kind of, disconnect, between what i wanted the effects to be like. They felt a bit uninspired at first. One of the main ideas being the part revolving around a bit moving fisheye effect, but i decided not to use that, as that would've been too visually, odd, to look at for a long time, and too different from everyone else's parts. But i decided on a couple consistent things i could do, like ghost zooms or tv simulator glitches upon displacement glitches, for the most part. Also brief spins. And i wanted to keep the second half looking clean because the lyrics and overall sound of that bit is quite clean ^^
On days where i didn't have much energy or mental strength to edit the part forwards, i slowly continued my masks.
A part of me thinks that i could've done a bit more with this part, but the other part of me thinks that it would've been a bit much to add anything else.
There's apparently this small ''background'' slip on the second Shadow mask if you look at the quills - i hadn't noticed that while editing, maybe because i hadn't switched to ''full'' preview quality, but eeeEEHHH, i didn't wanna go about rendering this again, so i kept it like that.
It had been quite hard to edit this due to being kept busy basically all semester by uni, but i pulled through. Really tried to still train my creative skill and knowledge too ^^ And i wish to continue doing so.
I believe i had speedrun finishing this part and then putting the rest of the MEP together in the same night. Everything was finished quite painlessly :3
This shall be my last upload of the year - Happy new year, everyone! i wish us all a good, safe, and happy new year, may things improve the most that they can, and may this new year bring us happiness, inner peace, and clarity!
All and all, i am happy with my part, and I'm very happy with everyone's work and the full MEP, too uwu
Please check it out if you can! c:
I hope y'all enjoy this little part, and i wish you all a very pleasant and safe day/night! ^w^
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Full MEP: • Video
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Song: Celldweller - Switchback
Program: Vegas Pro 18
Layers: 21
Media: Shadow The Hedgehog, Sonic Heroes, Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)
Time taken: ~1 month and 1 week