Mirage of Blaze - Everything You Want V.2

MoB contains a malexmale pairing. If you're offended by or scared of this then do yourself a favour and don't watch. ;)
x_X I worked sooooo hard on this one. I wanted to use this as an excuse to try out a few new things and chuck out a remake of an old video at the same time. I was a lot more adventurous with MoBs footage this time around. Its a rather dark/adult anime and so it doesn't rely on fast camera angles and frantic fight scenes to appeal to its fans. Because of this it can be really hard to make an interesting video for it. The animation itself is stunning but its just not enough by itself. It requires you to be able to see facial expressions clearly to help people understand whats going on (because the story is complex enough as it is) and so my effects were placed with that fact in mind. The video was made to really emphasise certain facial expressions or motions with the song.
I think the lyrics are absolutley perfect for these two characters. I'm increasingly tired of relationships in anime these days, with male and female its always so incredibly predictable and creators are afraid to take a leap of faith with their pairings. With male/male pairings i find it to be even more tedious because so many times you'll see the whole point to the couple is simply that they're both male. I'm not belittleing the plots or characters, its simply an observation that MoB seems to be one of very few stories out there that disregards gender to build the relationship between 'people'. Which to me, is such an interesting concept and YEARS ahead of its time.
Although i do focus on these two characters (because they're just fantastic to watch/ read about) its commendable that their unique relationship is actually not the whole point of the story and merely another interesting layer of icing of the cake that is Mirage of Blaze. It annoys me when i see people saying ''oh look, its a yaoi'' without realising exactly what yaoi translates to and without knowing anything about MoB. Its not male/male sex or fluffy boy love, its a dark, intense and sentimental story featuring a very unique and well written relationship between two men. Its a shame the anime is nowhere near on par with the novels but you wont find me complaining, im just glad it /was/ animated.

[@idontknowyoumitch]

I'm going to cry... You are the only person to realize that MoB isn't just OMG male x male

[@Zorbelth]

Thank you. This is beautiful. I can clearly see that you put some effort in it. This video really deserves the 5 stars I give it. I am also happy that you can see the unique touch this story has.

[@shadowcloud5]

Wow the effects are really great and i love the choice of song with this anime relationship it really fits great.^_^Great job.

[@SakuraHanora]

Thankfully, after reading your description, I did and I really liked it. Your use of effects as always is outstanding, the darkness and angst really came clear, and it didn't feel like I was watching yet another yaoi vid. Thank you, these are really hard to come by, and it reminds me of the earlier days of my anime veiwing when yaoi was so much more special and meanigful. ^^

[@w60is26]

Thank you very much for the foreword))) And it's one of the best fan-made videos I've seen.

[@Northstar1109]

I totally and utterly agree with you! Those are my sentiments too, which is why i enjoy MoB so much. Its yaoi elements are very subtle and created to work with the plot line instead of dominating it which makes it much more enjoyable. :)

[@Cassius31]

Wow! An amazing AMV!! Congratulations!! Keep on bringing them

[@Godamie]

the first time i heard this song was in a final fantasy 8 video. u used a beautiful song for this vid :X

[@Freespirit711]

Wow! You are so awesome with your vids!I saw this show and the song fits it perfect!The colors in the graphics were beautiful!I loved the whole thing!Thx a bunch!*__* I'll send it out to my friends!

[@Northstar1109]

I can't believe someone actually knows who Northstar is x_X You're like the second person ive ever met that knows of him. xD

[@Northstar1109]

Gosh i hadn't thought about this video in years. I really miss this series, wish they would've done more with it from the novels. Thanks for the comment. :)

[@Ron1320]

*sings*-I love it-*end of singing* great job.

[@Zer0432]

Amazingly done! ^_^ I'm not watching the same scenes over and over to Evanescence. Thank you for this gift to the KZbin community! I agree with all you on all of your little rant. You sure showed those yaoi fangirls! =P

[@WannabZoologist]

thats a kickass vid!!! love the effects

[@CloverSchilling]

This is beautiful and shiny and golden and I love it. (And this anime is wonderful too. I need to watch more of it soon) Is your username a reference to the gay X-men character? :D

[@Northstar1109]

xD Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[@Northstar1109]

Well i'd never seen any other AMVs with the song and it has such an interesting tune, i mean it can really fit with a lot of different moods. I didn't really do it justice the first time around so i thought id try harder with this one. xD

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you, its really nice to hear. :)

[@Northstar1109]

Most of the time i will use RAWs because its a thousand times nicer but i couldnt get any for MoB. When i cut out subtitles i just use zoomuntil theyre out of the picture. It roughens/pixelates the footage depending on how much you have to zoom so afterwards treat it with some blurs/glows or brightness/contrast effects to get it looking okay again. Adobe After Effects can handle zoom aspects better if theres a scene that comes out particularly bad. This is just my method though. xD

[@hinata967]

Awesome video star!!!! i cant believe i didnt see this in my subscription box!!! and hey star can u pm me how to use bittorents plz?

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you kindly.

[@KillaTequilla83]

amazing!

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you ^__^

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you. ^_^

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you :)

[@Northstar1109]

Ah, that wasnt an effect, it was an animation i made using a particle emitter with some edits to the colouration, brightness and contrast. :3 Theres lots of different ways of making them, but they aren't free. Most are plugins for use with programs like Adobe after effects and premiere pro.

[@Northstar1109]

Hooray for Northstar/Iceman shippers! The world really needs more of 'em so someone down at Marvel will take the hint and actually write it in. xo

[@Twee9000]

Awesome tribute. Were do u get this anime? BTW 5/5

[@CloverSchilling]

Just checked your profile. Had I done so earlier, my question would not needed to have been asked. -_-; Great background, tho.

[@Northstar1109]

=D Thank you very much.

[@Northstar1109]

Thanks. :)

[@Northstar1109]

Usually with a lot of time, patience and painkillers. xD

[@Northstar1109]

Thanks :)

[@Northstar1109]

xD Thank you!

[@Northstar1109]

[@CloverSchilling]

That would be blindingly awesome. (There is an lj community for them tho. It's called speedsicle, I think) Man this song is awesome. It's too bad Iceman was straight. D: I was suprised. Marvel has like...a TON of gay characters. :o

[@Northstar1109]

Oh right. Sorry you feel that way o.o

[@Northstar1109]

@Zer0432 xD Thank you

[@milkman451]

uhh what software did u use 2 make this?

[@Northstar1109]

Umm, i used bit torrent to get my episodes, mininova or isohunt should have the torrent file for them i think. :3

[@Northstar1109]

I dont mind, everyones entitled to their opinions and i never really expect any guys to watch these videos anyway, let alone like them. xD The genre can be a bit full on sometimes, certainly not to everyones tastes.

[@Northstar1109]

XD i meant about the effects.

[@Northstar1109]

Adobe Premiere Pro

[@CloverSchilling]

I can't remember how I got to know of him - through the fandom, probably, but was it a fic...? Then I started shipping Northstar/Iceman. -_-; Oh no; I remember. I found him on Wikipedia while in school. :3

[@SilverChimera]

Completely awesome, as I've come to expect from you. I haven't seen MoB (nor even heard of it before) but now I have to go out & watch it. Yay for finding a new anime! Please watch & critique my new AMV, if you get a chance. It's the first one I've made, & my effects are absolutely minimal (as in, I'm technologically-challenged), but if you could give me pointers so I might someday make a beautiful masterpiece like yours, I would appreciate it. Thanks for your help! Again, beautifully done.

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you ^__^

[@Northstar1109]

Thank you :D

[@Northstar1109]

Thanks. :)