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Hey all! It's that time again~ Incredible submissions this week! Sorry this is a bit late.

This Week's Judge(s): Stardust

1. Ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ Ｓｏｕｌ ♥ [ˢᵗᵃʳᶫᶦᵍʰᵗ²⁰¹¹ˢᵗᵘᵈᶦᵒˢ ᵃᶰᵈ ᶜʳᵃᶦᵍᵃᶰᵈʳᵉʷ¹⁷]


Submitted by: PrincessKairixXx
Song: Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney
Details: Short but sweet! Nice use of effects here; the colors especially look very nice. Well done!
Link: http://kh-vids.net/media/Ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ-Ｓｏｕｌ-♥-ˢᵗᵃʳᶫᶦᵍʰᵗ²⁰¹¹ˢᵗᵘᵈᶦᵒˢ-ᵃᶰᵈ-ᶜʳᵃᶦᵍᵃᶰᵈʳᵉʷ¹⁷.498/

2. [KH] - That'll Never Be Me
Submitted by: FurySp4rk
Song: Otherside by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Details: Incredible editing! When I first saw what song you used I was a little skeptical to be honest; songs like this can be really difficult to work with considering the lyrics. But not only was it edited very seamlessly, you did a pretty good job working with the lyrics too. My only real complaint is that sometimes the contrast was low enough that it was hard to see, and it perhaps could have been adjusted more for certain clips.
Link: http://kh-vids.net/media/kh-thatll-never-be-me.501/

3. Fix You
Submitted by: sonicfan23
Song: Fix You by Coldplay
Details: Great atmosphere, good fit to the lyrics, and smooth editing make this a really nice watch. A few effects and transitions weren't my cup of tea (ex. I felt some of the flashes could have been softened) but overall excellent video!
Link: http://kh-vids.net/media/fix-you.504/

4. I Become Dull {Day by Day}
Submitted by: Ankoku
Song: Haru Haru by Big Bang
Details: Nice job on this! Solid editing. The text was a little hard to read though, and I felt as though some of the overlays were a bit murky; don't be afraid to experiment with the chroma key to get results that are sharp! Nice touch at the end with the flatline, this was a really cool watch.
Link: http://kh-vids.net/media/i-become-dull-day-by-day.500/

5. King
Submitted by: cstar
Song: King by Lauren Aquilina
Details: Good work with the lyrics & impeccable atmosphere! Short, but very nicely constructed.
Link: http://kh-vids.net/media/king.503/

Congratulations to all who placed this week!
Haven't placed yet? Don't give up! Your video certainly was not bad, and you may place in a future week.

For those who tuned into today's E3 Sony press conference (June 10th 2013), you will find that Kingdom Hearts 3 has been officially announced for the Playstation 4 and Xbox One by Square Enix themselves.




YouTube video down? Try the official Sony upload.

Footage and details to follow.
Let the fangasms begin.

Update: Kingdom Hearts III will also be available for the upcoming Xbox One:
Source

Not another!

Hello friends & welcome back to the podcast! As many of our regulars know we opened up questions for the fourth Staff Questions podcast last week, and here's the episode!

Today Misty stole hosting duties from Peace and War (though she let him appear anyway), and interrogated staff underlings Llave, Ienzo, Mish, libregkd, and Forsaken.

Enjoy and we'll catch y'all on the flippity flop.


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Welcome to another week of Top 5 (even if I am a couple days late). We had plenty of good entries and it was really hard to narrow it down to 5, much less rank them. And as an added bonus it was heartwarming to see all the community building with many collabs and tribute videos. So without further ado let me present our winners.

This Week's Judge(s):Mixt

1. ＮＥＶＥＲＬＡＮＤ; ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴏɴɪᴄғᴀɴ23



Submitted by: starlight2011studios
Song: Neverland by U-Kiss
Details: A very bright and energetic piece. There wasn't much of a story to it but there didn't need to be for this piece (even if you translate the lyrics, there isn't much to run with) My only real issue was that it was too much at points and I couldn't quite tell what was happening other than brightly colored objects flashing across the screen.
Link: http://www.kh-vids.net/media/ＮＥＶＥＲＬＡＮＤ; ᴅᴇᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴏɴɪᴄғᴀɴ23.494

2. Safe and Sound
Submitted by: minicoop55
Song: Safe and Sound covered by Sam Tsui & Kurt Schneider
Details: This one had some nice consistant flow to it with effects that were noticeable without being overwhelming. There were some points that seemed to me like you were unsure of what you should be doing, but I am thankful that you gave it a swing anyway instead of making a short video.
Link: http://www.kh-vids.net/media/Safe and Sound.491

3. Kingdom Hearts, End of Me
Submitted by: Leblonk
Song: End of Me by Ashes Remain
Details: Very similar to video above, but with darker tone to match the different song. From a technical standpoint it would be nice if you applied some cropping so that there is a consistent aspect ratio throughout, but how the clips were used I don't imagine most people would notice or mind. The audio overlays were done very cleanly and served well to support the video's story, though in the future you may want to play with the volume a bit to make sure they don't get buried under the music.
Link: http://www.kh-vids.net/media/Kingdom Hearts, End of Me.488

4. Ｌｏｖｅ Ｔｈａｔ Ｙｏｕ Ｄｅｓｅｒｖｅ [ᶠᵒʳ ᴰᵃʳᵏᴿᵒˣᵃˢˣˣˣ]
Submitted by: PrincessKairixXx
Song: Love Song Requiem by Trading Yesterday
Details: Rather simplistic and straightforward but it was played to your advatage to result in a video that had a softer tone and smooth flow. I esspecially liked the soft lighting overlay to give a bit of consistancy across the transitions.
Link: http://www.kh-vids.net/media/Ｌｏｖｅ Ｔｈａｔ Ｙｏｕ Ｄｅｓｅｒｖｅ [ᶠᵒʳ ᴰᵃʳᵏᴿᵒˣᵃˢˣˣˣ].496

5. sʜᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀs; ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ♥
Submitted by: starlight2011studios
Song 1: Airplanes / Brick By Boring Brick covered and remixed by Michael Henry & Justin Robinett
Song 2: Everything About You by One Direction
Details: A nice, upbeat, celebratory video quite fitting for the event it was made for. Though it did get to be too busy at various points, most notably for me was the blue particles in the first half. Perhaps if they were slower and/or more transparent it may have worked better, but when they came nearer to the camera the rapid motion provided more action than the song called for and masked the video behind it. Interestingly though the pink particles in the second half were done very well. And the use of still images durring the trasition was perfomed nicely as well.
Link: http://www.kh-vids.net/media/sʜᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀs; ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ♥.495



Congratulations to all who placed this week!
Haven't placed yet? Don't give up! Your video certainly was not bad, and you may place in a future week.

Seems we get to celebrate E3 a little bit early this year. The Remix's E3 trailer seems to have been leaked online, so enjoy!