charmax | Vid speed challenge: Combat Honey (Tomb Raider)

Video Title: Combat Honey
Song Title/Artist: Combat Honey - The Wannadies
Movie: Tomb Raider
Summary: One geek's love for his warrior woman.
Length/Format: 2.28 (Xvid)
Notes:
I am a teenage boy in a grown woman’s body.

This vid came about because both myself and

astartexx are in the process of heavy, time consuming vid projects and needed a way to let off steam. Yes, it's kinda weird to undertake another project with such little time to conceptualize/edit but I suppose that’s where half the fun is, just go with the flow and have fun! That's purely what this vid was about. It allowed me to just be frivolous and not be all heavy-thinky about it.

So the main points of the challenge were that we both exchanged various songs for various movies and gave a prompt for each. We had a full 48hrs from start to finish to get ourselves organized and to have the finished product ready. Oh and the vid should have been 2 mins or under but because the song I picked was just over that mark it seemed silly to edit it down just for the sake of it. I'm sure you don't mind, do you, Astarte! ;)

And did I have a good time making this? Yes, surprisingly I did. I feel good about it and I'm glad I did it. Heh maybe I work better with a deadline? *holds lids open with matchsticks*

I am seriously intrigued to find out what you went with for your challenge

astartexx.

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‘Combat Honey’ is such a feel good song and I hoped that you would take this one on and you didn’t disappoint in the ‘roundhouse kick and explosions’-department, even when you foiled the silliness. Is there something more adorable than geek love? Because this was pure unaltered ass-kicking fun – I’m loving it.

Your spin on the classic action vid was awesome, the soft edge you gave it with the sweetness of your narrator and that you had fun with it shines through, you did as expected an fantastic job under pressure and hey, who needs sleep, if you have a vid to finish? And we both cheated out on the under two minutes rule, so it’s all fine, it’s the one rule nobody minds breaking. Okay, I have a full house, I get back to you later, love, just wanted to let you know that you rule the universe in light speed! *bows to her Charmax shrine*

Thanks, Astarte.

I don't think there is any love as pure and true as geek love and there is definitely a good deal of self mockery in there.

The song was a great gift and really let me go to town. I got to play in the shallow end of the pool which, let's be honest, is where I'm happiest.

This speed challenge was great fun. I even found time to do a tiny bit of obsessing about 16 frames that didn't look quite right. It wouldn't be vidding without that, right?

I nearly went with the "Lessons Learned" idea which I found really intriguing but my Kill Bill source has gotten corrupted somehow. So I think I'll hang onto that one and shelve it away until I have the DVDs. It would almost certainly have been beyond me for the speed challenge anyway so it's probably for the best.

Yeah, I felt the same way about some ideas I had with your options and I will soon get back to them, this is less demanding than doing a series, which equals more fun on my part. This speed challenge just had the perfect feel of 'Dive in and let the tide take you to your destination!' and I don’t think yours was the shallow end of the pool, my dear!

Plus doing a ghosting blend just because you can and the music fits is kinda shallow too. And obsessing is part of the game, I don’t think anyone will notice the single frames I put in there, but they are MEANINGFUL! *shakes fist in scary manner*

And next time we make it a threesome and let Xandra kick our asses!

It'll be interesting to see what else you use. It was definitely easier doing films so pretty and so short!

Of course you realise that if you vid Brad and I vid Angelina than when Xandra joins in that leaves her with Jennifer Aniston. eek!

Vid speed challenge: Combat Honey (Tomb Raider)

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