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SAMMYYYYY honey i’m officially giving you a new score. you scored low on a test i made specifically for people who know me and see me in real life :(( (and you got right the ones that most other people didn’t - a lot of people assumed i wasnt happy in life right now and almost no one got my ao3 handle.) so i’m hereby upping your score <3

hi fellas!! if you know me or youre just whimsy you should take this silly uquiz i made about me <3

and also you can tell me what you get if you want :)

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hi fellas!! if you know me or youre just whimsy you should take this silly uquiz i made about me <3

and also you can tell me what you get if you want :)

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any ships that I was a fan of before SFTH pale in comparison after seeing these two voice-act pigeons mating and having an argument while hunched over the same microphone (/lh /respectfully)

(featuring Tom and AJ's very valid reactions to what their ears just went through)

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ABSOLUTELY BASED TOM

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things i love about when the sfth boys break:

luke is most likely to absolutely fold and we love him for that. loud laughter from offstage always. who needs a audience when you've got luke. also he's pretty good at snapping back into character lol

sam does the most hilarious expressions when he's trying to hold back his laughs lmfaoo. when he breaks he breaks HARD

aj has such a brilliant smile?? like i'm not even joking he looks like a model every time he flashes a grin after he says smth funny. it's a very nice smile ok

tom scrunches up his entire face bc he refuses to laugh in a scene and it's so endearing. rarely do we get the low chuckle when he's offstage and i love it when we do

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i was just sitting out on the balcony using my tablet to play music while writing christmas cards, and there were two guys in their mid twenties sitting on the grass across the road having a picnic and generally being very cute. they started singing country roads take me home together, and because i had it on my playlist i put it on loud for a joke (it wouldn’t have been super loud for them) but they noticed it and pointed and continued singing holding hands 😭 random but i thought it was sweet. i have no idea if they’re a couple but i love them

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Just a heads up, AMVs are a bit different from edits: AMVs usually take all of a song or most of it, and set it to arranged clips formed to tell a bit of a story. They're longer and typically made using a movie editing platform like Adobe, Final Cut, or applications like that. Edits are shorter, they tend to use repeating clips or 'poppy' filters/transitions, and they're usually made on platforms like Capcut which require a lot less effort and experience. They're both super cool and valid, just different. If you want advice on edits, there are so many cool editors out there and I'm sure one could help you with resources.

I primarily use Final Cut Pro, but I'm pretty sure this stuff will work in most video editing platforms. I use a computer to edit.

So for the ones that i've done, i start with picking what media i want to make the amv out of (raeda, arcane ect.) and then i go to Spotify and scroll through my playlist to try and find a good song. that's a really hard part for me, but some criteria I use to pick is: finding a song with defined beats (good for scene changes), interesting lyrics, and not too long/short. You can usually shorten the beginning or ending or the song, so don't worry about it too much. Then I listen to the song on repeat a few times, and decide what the theme of the amv will be - sad and slow, energetic and fast, hopeful? That's just to get an idea of how you want your finished product to be.

Then (I'm not sure this is the best way and I'm open to suggestions but this the only way I've figured out how to rn) I go to a music platform like Soundcloud or Spotify, copy the song link, then use a platform like spotifydown.com or similar to convert the song to mp3 and download it. Try to make sure that the artist you're using lets their song be used on platforms like Youtube copyright free.

After that, I start compiling clips. There are two ways I know how to do this. 1: You can search up [Fandom/ship] screenpacks or compilations on Youtube and then go through them, screen recording clips you think will look good in your AMV. Shots with action and shots where the camera is moving are best in my opinion. Try to make these fit the theme of your song (sad, happy ect.). You will need way more than you think you will, and you'll likely have to go back for more. On a computer, these will save to files, which you can then drag and drop into the media section on your editing platform. 2: Some people (usually on Instagram or Tumblr) have high definition downloadable full episodes/movies of your media. With credit, you can generally download them and drag and drip them into your editing platform.

Once you've got your clips in the media section, drop your mp3 file in and put it in the section where you actually work on your video. You'll have to have some knowledge of how your own application works - most of that can be found online. Choose where you're going to start your music, and then begin dragging all your clips into the timeline. (If you dragged in whole episodes, clip them down first and delete unnecessary parts.) Then start arranging them and cutting them down so they work with the beat of the song. Continue this until the whole thing is clipped.

After that, you'll want to crop the borders of all clips to be the same size (i only know how to do this in fcp, sorry). For colour filters, they'll differ with each platform so I suggest looking up a tutorial for your platform. For making the words you put look good (I'm assuming you mean lyrics), there'll likely be a lot to choose from in your app, but the main thing is to make sure they show up at the same time as they're sung in the song - too early or too late is a big turn off, and you can change when they show up by dragging them back and forth on your timeline. Really common text effects like the purple sparkles or comic sans usually look a bit cliche.

For blending scenes with each other, just changing over scenes without a transition is fine. That's probably what you'll do in the beginning. It looks better on fast paced things, especially when you've got movement in your scene (ei. someone swings a hammer from left to the right edge of the screen, and it quickly cuts to someone moving in that same direction in another clip). You can also experiment with transitions that fade into one another, and a whole bunch more. These will be pre-made, and can just drag and drop them where you want.

Keep remembering to watch your AMV back from the beginning, tweaking things and making sure to change anything that makes you feel 'uncomfortable' to watch, whether that be a clip going on too long or being too short, or not having enough movement. Don't be afraid to delete clips if they're not working, and switch them around to try new things. It'll take a lot of trial and error to figure out, but it's so fun so definitely give it a go!! Hope this was somewhat legible and helpful, and feel free to dm me if you want to know something specific, i can probably show you on my mac and if not we can figure it out together :)

For the love of GOD someone needs to sit my ass down and teach me how to make amv’s bc I NEED to make a Raeda edit to Hoziers Cover of Do I Wanna Know that starts from Raines perspective and turns to both of theirs BECAUSE THAT WOULD HIT!!! Or GOD FORBID “BE RUDE TO ME” BY GIGI PEREZ

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aaah yay!!! say happy birthday to Doggy from me. i love stuffed animals so much, even if i dont have them in my room anymore.

i still have to write a few cards and get something for my secret Santa, but i ammmm looking forward to crimeus too. hopefully i'll be back to good health by then as well x

yess we adore a good bake sesh. do you bake much?? we did a batch of crostolli which were pretty great and im planning on trying to make gingerbread soon which shall be fun if i get around to it

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HI SAMMMMM i love you, how are you ?? how has your week been? are you looking forward to christmas if you celebrate it? ive been baking with my grandma while i stay with her and looking at the ocean and it's been really nice. i hope you're doing well and having an enjoyable time, you're very awesome and fantastic <3

i've been on a tally hall kick and i'm still watching a lot of Shoot From The Hip, plus drawing. sadly i havent written much since october still but i had an idea for a sweet Raeda fic and i'm hoping i find the will to work on it !!

hope you have a fantastic morning/afternoon when you see this!!

Awww 🥹🩵

This makes me feel so happy <3 I love you too, max!

My weeks been okay, we got most of our presents wrapped and waiting; I just gotta put together my presents for my brothers and I think I'm golden!

I am looking forward to chrimbus! The most wonderful time of the year (that sounds familiar 🤭)! It happens to be my childhood teddy's birthday, he comes down with me every year, his name is Doggy and he doesn't get to move about as much anymore (he's getting on in years, he's gonna be 18 by this time next week 🫠) but when he does he knows its a special occasion!

Ooooo! What things have you baked? I love a good baking session!

That sounds like a fantastic view for anytime of the year 😊 I wonder what pretty colours were on display ☺️

Ooooh! I've seen a bit of STH, mostly some of their YouTube shorts, I do find them very funny when I do happen upon them.

And YES! Love a good reaeda fic <3 well, anything related to them tbh (I don't tend to read many fics involving women cause I personally prefer m/m. But I'd definitely read this! I love your writing style, very pretty. You have a way with words, my dear <3)

And I hope you have an even more wonderful, dare I say ✨️WHIMSICAL✨️ day/night when you read this <3

Fair thee well my dearest friend 🩵✨️

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i was too stupid for that i wrapped it like an egg dude T-T

fighting for my life trying to giftwrap a squishmallow 😩🫡

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Why was I today years old when I learned that lead compounds taste SWEET and THAT'S why kids eating paint chips back in the day was a concern?

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i've been experimenting with learning how to make amvs for the last couple months!!!! i am by no means great at it but i do understand a way to do it now and its so fun. if anyone has questions i can do my best to answer them - im definitely not super educated but no one really told me how so i kinda figured it out myself and i can pass on tips :)

For the love of GOD someone needs to sit my ass down and teach me how to make amv’s bc I NEED to make a Raeda edit to Hoziers Cover of Do I Wanna Know that starts from Raines perspective and turns to both of theirs BECAUSE THAT WOULD HIT!!! Or GOD FORBID “BE RUDE TO ME” BY GIGI PEREZ

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Hey uh. Can this destroy anyone else

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youre always on my mind

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& you know what it actually IS lifechanging to smile at strangers & say please & thank you & goodmorning & compliment someones outfit & help someone in need & be more accepting of loving other people just because they are other people!!!