#lipsyncing is so difficult:“)

[yaboiferalzzz]

Hulloo. Posted this on tiktok and didnt get much attention. So heres hoping tumblr folks like it^^ Its my first fan animation

[masquayla-the-splendid]

Bolts4Brains Update 1/6/25

New poses unlocked! (1 normal frame and 2 smears)

This scene requires the "camera" to move from a distance behind Circus Baby, to in-front and up close. The background of this scene is only that of a spotlight and few other rays of color, so giving the scene a sense of rotation was quite difficult. Luckily, I took the "I was covered in glitter" part of Circus Baby's storytime to my advantage, and added falling glitter as another object to be affected by this motion. I did paint different backgrounds (underneath the pink light) individually, even if you'd hardly see them.

Since the camera movements are a bit more complex, I put each background frame together first, and then I plan on layering each Baby on top of them, rather than one fully baked image that might have a mix up, taking a whole new jpeg to fix. (If anything, this is actually closer to cel animation.)

I really hope this bit won't be the new "Foxy Fatigue." It's around the same length, and meets the points of what made that scene so tiring, but there's more movement, which should negate a lot of tedious work. Otherwise, I'll call this one 'Baby Burnout.'

Three aforementioned poses used in the animation. (Slowed for easier perception) (lipsync will be added later. "Teeth-sync," I guess.)

[onlysushicat]

Forgot to post here this little segment of an animatic I started, planning on doing the full thing BUT its the first time I would actually do animation

So dont expect me to finish it lmao. Also, 1st time doing lipsync ;3c its difficult af

[dojae-huh]

Fancon Mute: Day 1

(261024)

3J, Ten, MarkHyuk and Woo came. And Jungs (?)

Jaehyun cried in the end. I like this comparison of Rookie Jae and soloist Jae.

Setlist

Roses • Forever only • Horizon

ment 1

Because i love you (by Yoo Jaeha) • (They long to be) Close to you (by Carpenters) • Can’t take my eyes off you (by Frankie Valli) • Completely

VCR 1 •

Smoke

ment 2

Easy • Flamin’ hot lemon • Dandelion

VCR 2

ment 3

Unconditional • Can’t get you

ment 4

Try again

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One word: cutie patootie. Haha. Before Jae's solo promotions I used to think he grew up more, became harsher/less childlike, but nope, he just learnt to put on a mask well.

Looks like it was very touching, a real fanconcert (an evening for and with fans).

A thread with official socmed promo posts.

Roses: 1, 2, 3 Forever only: 1, 2, 3 Horizon: 1, 2, 3, 4

Because I love you: 1 Close to you: 1, 2 Can't take my eyes off you: 1

Completely: 1, 2 Smoke: 1

Easy: 1, 2 Flamin’ hot lemon: 1, 2 Dandelion: 1

Unconditional: 1, 2 Can't get you: 1, 2, 3

(Lol, not the ferris wheel that is Doyoung's symbol)

Try again: 1, 2, 3

VCR VCR2

Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4 Hips don't lie

A letter from a fanboy,

Proud Hyuk and Mark, parents?,

A flying kiss, crying Jae, parting words, leaving the venue.

I wonder how hot the lights were, poor Jamal was sweeting so much!

Jaehyun performed 10+1 of his songs and 3 covers. Some songs had many lipsyncing parts. Before starting real concerts Jaehyun should work on his vocal endurance to not need to rely on backtrack so much. A full concert is 20+ songs, and he will dance for sure, so... He tried to play it off, make fun of himself for being out of breath, but it won't fly with non-core fans.

Of course, Jae had a heck of a October schedule (he should be very tired physically and mentally) and didn't have enough time to prepare, still...

Everyone wants concerts for their faves, but the reality is that not all neos are Doyoung or Taeyong (who almost always raps during all difficult choreos). Jaehyunie is not ready yet. Hopefully, the army band experience will help him.

Ah, but Jae's voice really suits songs like Try again...

[usedpidemo]

so i went to my first ever concert and...(storytime!)

Generally speaking, I don't like the concept of concerts. For the longest time, I've never had any interest in attending one. I've been disillusioned by the idea of them as a whole, with no disrespect to people who attend them. Even before the global pandemic that shut down live events, ironically, despite being on my headphones/speakers 90% of the time, I don't like crowds and extremely loud audiences. It also doesn't help that many live artists nowadays are just not good stage performers or lipsync or in some cases, aren't as pleasing to hear as the studio mix that I could easily play on Spotify. My mantra, which has always been my mother's as well, was "Just listen to the CD." This also explains why I don't really buy CDs anymore and stick to streaming instead.

It's now 2023, and as the old adage goes, things change. I've become a K-pop fan, live events are back, and there's this push to have me leave my house a lot more than I should. I'm no recluse like Bruce Wayne, but I certainly don't like going out when I could be relaxing and playing video games in my spare time even as an adult. Growing up made me realize that there's plenty of things that I should do, even at least once. I'm nowhere close to dying—I think so at least—but I definitely felt the need add some spice into my life and have some fresh memories to keep now that the pandemic's over.

Anyway—I've never been to a concert, and my older sister's only concert experience was seeing Fall Out Boy when she was in her teens that she desperately begged mom to see, and she was all the way up into the nosebleeds. Now obviously I can't go and see IZ*ONE anymore (sadblob) and every big act carries extremely large demand for them. My sister failed to secure Blackpink tickets for their tour even with the membership presale, and the experience was so frustrating and damning that she stopped listening to the group for a while. There's so many things that can go wrong even as early as ticket sales, so I understood that any concert I wanted to go to should be absolutely worth it.

It was during our vacation back in February when IVE announced that they would be bringing their fan concert around Asia, with June as the set date. I can remember seeing it trend on Twitter while waiting in the car; the hype was fucking real. I knew I had to be there by any means necessary. The campaign began as soon as we got back to our hotel. They said yes.

One thing I want to say is: fuck online ticketing. It sucks, big time. Anything that can go wrong, can and will go wrong. Yet some part of me was so uncertain and wanted to test the murky waters again. I got in touch with a third party way before they announced the ticket selling date, and I was so fixated on the success rate of the seller, against the advice of my family. It wasn't until two days before ticket selling that I was given a proper talk, saying that it could be a potential scam and that I should camp out the night before to get the best chances. Ultimately, I gave in and settled at a hotel close to a hotel without many fans. They ended up being right. I ended up first in line and got the best package for a little over $200. It was so difficult to keep my composure the moment I got the tickets all the way till I got home.

Fast forward to a little over a month. The family also booked me a nice hotel close to the venue days before the show so we wouldn't have to face insufferable traffic. I couldn't sleep the night before the show—not because I was excited and all, but I was genuinely feeling restless. It ultimately didn't matter as my mood and overall energy never diminished once I woke up 2.5 hours after finally sleeping.

You just know it's gonna be a good day when the first sign is making new friends out of nowhere. At breakfast, I befriended two Japanese tourists for some reason. My smile was wider than it normally was. It's so weird greeting people with amped up optimism that at times, it felt like main character energy, which was typically uncharacteristic of me. Mind you, I only had 2.5 hours of sleep.

An hour later, venue time—at least close to it. The concert organizers and local fanclubs held a fanhub that was already filling up the floor with a line that stretched around in a loop. So I bailed and went to the cafe across the street from where the actual concert would happen to get free shit. Saved myself almost $25 dollars from buying the I'VE IVE album because of a cupsleeve event being organized by a remnant of WIZ*ONEs. A big W if you ask me.

I even met up with some of my readers too! Cray and Nomad, if you're reading this, it was great finally meeting you. It was awesome to fanboy and connect with guys I've been talking to online for the past two years in person.

Afterward, we went inside an hour before show start, and people were already screaming like they showed up and it was just staff bringing out towels and water bottles. Then the lights went out and holy shit, everyone lost their shit. It wasn't a sold-out show but the audience's energy made it feel otherwise. They were singing instead of following fan-chants.

It should surprise no one that everyone killed it. Yujin is the 4th gen ace and no one can tell me any different. Wonyoung was absolutely fantastic in crowd control and drawing the audience in and lived up to the center title. They added both title tracks from I'VE IVE and changed up two of the cover songs for the unit stages, otherwise the set remains mostly similar to the ones in Korea and Japan, the only difference being new outfits and alternate color ones.

I'm gonna dedicate this section specifically for Liz. Consider me bias wrecked. She was not only an elite vocalist but she performed like the rent was due, holy shit. Blue Blood (my favorite stage of the night) in particular really gripped me and never let go. I was genuinely shook at how terrific she showed out in the performances. If anything, she's the 2nd best performer of the group after watching the footage.

There was an emotional moment at the end as the show was winding down. The members were lined up for the group photo when a fan video played and half of the members cried. Leeseo, Rei, and Yujin all cried and it was a wholesome scene. Rei mentioned how this was one of their first performances as a full group following her health hiatus and she was moved by the overwhelming support of the fans. Wonyoung also promised they would return—hopefully later than sooner I'm not loaded at the moment—which invalidates the stupid argument international Dives were having on Twitter. The girls felt their support, cried their heart out, and that's all you need to know.

After the event, there was a hi-bye session for all VIP ticket holders. They sent everyone else out, so it started 20 minutes after the actual ending. They kept reminding us that we weren't allowed to record or take photos of the event, but apparently someone at Starship was filming the whole thing? So there's a possibility that I might end up on YouTube, heh. Since we were on the left side of the stage, we were among the last to go up and meet them.

Holy fuck dude. I wasn't nervous while watching everyone else go up and meet IVE, but once the staff told us to form a single line and we slowly made our way around the stage, my heart began to go buckwild. You just don't know what to say or do when that moment comes—like how do I make this memorable or at the very least, not cringe? One thing I do know was that we all agreed, as a section, to walk past them as slow as humanly possible; five seconds was not enough. I was so unsure of what to do as I slowly walked up the steps to the point I was practically mouthing 'Jesus take the wheel' or else I'd melt into a puddle, lose my shit, do something stupid, or maybe all of the above.

Jesus Christ. They looked so fucking flawless. You honestly couldn't tell they were sweaty and exhausted after performing for 2.5 hours.

From left to right, it was Rei, Gaeul, Wonyoung, Yujin, Leeseo, and Liz. Liz was the first member I met, and she completed my half-heart gesture. From there, my brain blanked for a good three seconds. My mouth was still uttering 'Kamsahamnida' but that scene seemed to stick long past that moment. I couldn't register Leeseo, Yujin, and Wonyoung's reactions—I knew they were smiling and waving—but then my brain suddenly went back up as I met Gaeul and Rei's eyes right as we made our way out. I went to the bathroom and uttered a relieved, awestruck 'Holy shit.'

God. I don't know if I will ever move on from such an experience. I'm still thinking about the interaction as I write this little thought diary, and my mind keeps replaying the interactions with Liz, Gaeul, and Rei. All of them had lovely smiles and were so happy even though they clearly were gassed out, and I was in utter shock trying to comprehend what had happened. Famous streamer IShowSpeed met his hero Ronaldo the same day as the concert and if you've seen his video, he practically plays out all the emotions I wanted to feel after meeting them. I've not played any K-pop after the concert aside from English versions of songs and most certainly I've avoided IVE songs aside from rewatching my concert fancams because I'll just melt into a giddy pile of goo watching it, telling myself 'I was there.'

My sister only listens to Blackpink. She agreed to take me to the venue provided I buy her tickets, so this was a consolation or redemption of sorts after failing to secure tickets for the Born Pink tour. She's a Dive now. She couldn't stop raving over Wonyoung's beauty but she eventually found all the members to be cute and beautiful. It feels great to finally share a sweet moment with my sister despite the turbulent relationship we have.

In an ideal world, I'll be watching Le sserafim and the other IZ*ONE members when they perform/arrive here. Of course, there's many obstacles in the way, and I'm not loaded with disposable income. Seriously, these tickets were more expensive than a veteran group and they're supposed to be rookies! But the entire experience—the energy, the performances, and the ending—made every coin I spent worth it. If this ends up becoming the only concert I attend in my entire life moving forward, I'm glad it was an unforgettable one.

Gaeul, Yujin, Rei, Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo, thank you for making my year and giving me a core memory I can fondly look back on. I fucking love you guys.

[thealexchen]

Thanks for answering! Was interesting hearing your thoughts espeiclaly about TC and LIS2 (totally agree about Cassidy and Finn’s hair - even at the time felt weird but tbh I’ve soured on their romances especially Cassidy’s as times gone on).

Wanted to ask another question (more positive this time) but what parts of LIS franchise do you think has aged the best? Moments, plot lines or even characters count 😄

No problem! By far, the theme of nostalgia has aged the best in the original LiS. I don’t think Dontnod even intended for the game to age so well because they were a struggling studio at the time not sure if this game would garner a following, much less a 10-year long legacy and dedicated fan base. But since nostalgia is so dependent on time passing and the players’ memories, it’s brilliant that a game all about nostalgia would develop its own meta nostalgia over time.

The sense of nostalgia is aided in part due to setting (time and place) and characters. Firstly, all the games are set in the recent past, making the players nostalgic for 2013 even when the game first came out in 2015. Two years is just far back enough for players to think back on that time, maybe in their own lives, and reflect on how people or events may have changed since then.

On top of that, Max and Chloe are both extremely sentimental characters. They are constantly reminiscing about their childhood together and again, it encourages players to reconsider how much of their early lives they may have forgotten. Who have they lost touch with? What do they regret? How much has their life or their worldview changed since they were 18? At the same time, Life is Strange is a classic coming of age story with some sci-fi elements. Max is in an extremely pivotal and transitory stage of her life, on the brink of adulthood, and the plot proceeds to plunge her into difficult and eventually traumatizing situations. Another theme of the game is innocence, and as Max makes some of the best and worst memories of her life in that one crazy week and loses some of that youthful innocence, it reflects the dual happy-sad nature of nostalgia itself.

Finally, the art direction has aged quite well. Stiff facial expressions and lipsync aside, Dontnod has such a precise command of color and light in this game. The magical, perpetual golden hour and hazy skies contribute to this romanticized depiction of reality, as if the events of the game are through a nostalgic filter. Basically: the vibes are still immaculate.✨

Thank you for asking!

[jellilly]

‼️DRAG RACE FRANCE SEASON 3 SPOILERS‼️

Just caught up with drag race france s3 and.. CHOICES

Le Filip was robbed all season and the editing made it seem like the judges didn't vibe with her at all when imo she should've won the rusical, she could've won the ball (but i think Misty was also robbed on that episode), and she should've been high for the makeover and not btm3! + i also thought the phone twist was a terrible idea especially on the semi-final. They should've just had the episode be the roast, given the win to Le Filip, and moved tf on!

Even though Le Filip was my favourite all season (alongside Norma Belle), i was on-board with Ruby on the Nail winning the crown because it made sense. She had an underdog storyline in which she clawed her way from a terrible track record in the first half of the season to the frontrunner in the second half. She had a GREAT snatch game (i'm not even french but i still enjoyed her performance and i laughed a lot even when i didn't understand the references). She's funny, had great runways, and is an amazing lipsyncer, essentially an all-rounder.

Come the finale, I think Ruby and Le Filip had the best solo performances of the night (despite half the fandom disagreeing) so them being top 2 made sense to me and even though i still felt bad for Lula, Le Filip just has this energy about her that is so charismatic and loveable that you can't help but root for her. The lipsync for the crown was honestly just alright. I don't think either queen did unquestionably better than the other but i'm at peace with that.

But i just don't understand why they would crown Le Filip when they paid her dust all season? It's not a satisfying storyline when the winner of the season didn't get the flowers they deserved during challenges and was only recognized at the tail-end of the season. It's so out-of-left-field to me. It shouldn't have been difficult to create a winner storyline for Le Filip especially when she was doing so well all season long and she's revered in france's drag scene.

I think the only logical explanation for this flub was that production failed at identifying Le Filip as THE season's fan favourite before it was too late and they didn't expect this level of fan support for her (which i cannot fathom how they couldn't see that, she's so charming). DRF's production also dropped the ball with Magnetica, Norma Belle, and Piche so it seems like they actually need to get better at recognizing potential fan favourites.

Regardless! I'm so happy for Le Filip, she's still a great winner despite production doing her dirty with the edit, and I'm excited for her reign! Despite a mediocre season, the queens still showed out and worked hard to entertain us with great drag and great artistry and for that i am always grateful 🙇‍♀️

[hatboyproject]

First, you are a legend. Second, I have finally broken down and started playing thru the ME trilogy thanks to (a) my ability to take a sabbatical, and (b) a friend buying me the legendary edition, and (c) threats of violence from my loved ones should I not play it. I've finished ME2 and I am 100% not booting up ME3 if there's snowball's chance in hell that the LE version of your mod is dropping any time soon.

*sings* you're not our bitch and you're not a machine * I'm a fic writer, I expect nothing. And I know this stuff takes forever and I 1000% expect the answer to be 'no' but the only thing I am inquiring is whether there is an updated ETA for your mod. OR if you have need for a legendary edition beta tester. OR if I can send you cash money to help offset the time being spent on a labor of love. OR if I should say -f- it and get my hands on the original edition of ME3 so the hatboy mod you've already (gloriously) provided us, works.

Also thank you for giving me hope that I will get to play a Shoker option, which makes the most sense thematically and narratively and I am aghast at what bioware chose to do with Joker (and EDI, wtf). You're doing god's work.

Just this week, I got some of the updated synths I've been waiting for, but I'm still waiting on BroShep.

I am still working on HBLE, don't you worry! In between writing fic myself, doing a painting, and a playthrough of ME3 to refamiliarise myself with its pacing, I have been going in and putting some necessary setup stuff in place, which is all very boring and un-exciting and not really showcase-able. Big chunks of the structure have been built, but most of the audio work has to be done, still.

In the OT, a lot of work had been done before I had the ability to read a line to the synth myself and have it transpose the voice directly, which noticeably improves delivery. So much so that it is difficult to use a lot of the previous edition's takes. This has the knock-on effect of the line needing to be re-animated because, of course, the timings of everything are now different with the new audio. There are very few lines whose takes will not be re-done.

Fortunately, however, I have my lipsync automation tools, and I'm much better at animating now than when I started. So it takes a lot less time this go-around... but still time!

Sadly and wonderfully, this is a massive mod and is much more than just a straight port. If it was a straight port, it'd have been done already. I would apologise for that, but I like to think the end result will be worth it, haha!

I am adding new content this time, including an entire conversation about his sister that you can unlock by completing some vanilla dialogues.

I am so glad that you've been enjoying your time with Mass Effect and that my mod is on your list of things to do. In what I am sure is the most shocking statement of the century, I agree that Joker is the most thematically satisfying romance for Shepard. I can't wait to get it to you! I promise, I am doing my best and there's nobody who wants it in your hands more than me.

Regarding testing, it's not quite in a state where it can be tested just yet. A few conversations work (first convo, EDI body convo, EDI discussion, some ambients) but nothing else yet.

Regarding supporting me, I do have a Ko-Fi. You can find a link to it in the pinned post, and donations absolutely do help my creative efforts, and I go a little feral when I see someone has donated. But as always, I want to make it clear; The Hatboy Project is free and will never be gated in any way. Everyone gets the same release at the same time. All you have to do is own a legit copy of the game... Which you already do!

Excitement like yours helps keep me going. Thank you so much.

Edit: lmao my link is not in my pinned post lol rofl it's hatboyproject.ko-fi.com tho

[h0n3yk1tt3n]

💙🩷🤎

💙 Blue: What inspires you to finish writing a fanfic, and what makes you quit writing one at any stage in the process?

For Store Playlist, it was the fact that it was part of a big bang and I'd feel gross for not finishing it lol. For Left 2 Chill, it was/is a multi-year labor of love that i wanted to see to the end. And the epilogue will be going up in like 12 days!! So we're nearly there! (Also the deadlines I had in my head of September-October 2023 and April 2024 for a 28 Weeks Later joke/reference kicked my ass into finishing... but good lord i still need to go back and make edits bc spell/grammar check has never been kind to me)

As for what makes me abandon one, the fact of the matter is that I don't seriously start enough fics/story ideas to make them feel.. real?? I've mentioned incomprehensible scribbles in my notes app, which were made either bc I wanted to make a comic for them or just write them down before I forgot them (cough cough royal pains manifesto). So like, it's hard to call them abandoned since they were never really started beyond Vibes (halo au... i can see like three scenes for it and no other story beyond that)

As for actual fics of mine that have been abandoned (one of which has gotten a weird influx of kudos despite not being updated since 2018) were from the era of the infamous Deleted Progress of 2019 from when my old iPod Touch was being a douche about its cloud storage. So many months worth of progress... just gone.. it still makes me sad...

Sooo short answer on reasoning for abandoning fics: not being able to commit or literal outside influence I guess lol

🩷 Pink: Do you find a certain character (or characters) easy to write? More difficult -- and if so, do you avoid writing that character (or those characters) when possible?

Jeremy and Zoe are generally easy bc they're just like me fr (oddly specific familial trauma what whaaat), but it really depends with other characters. I've done very little writing for characters other than the boyfs outside of l2c (which! I! Want! To! Get! Better! About!) so like.. the au versions of the characters are generally easy for me bc. I invented them for the most part lol

I guess it was harder for me to pin down Rich, since he was a "main cast" character whose head I spent about the least time in (next to Jared, but I've already gone on abt the meta reasoning for not getting in his head much, and writing him was less hard and more mentally taxing bc i kept fussing over potential readers Not Seeing The Vision) mainly bc the other characters had more interesting things to going on to pick apart

🤎 Brown: How did you decide to write for (or why are you writing) a certain story? (Asker, feel free to chose a specific story you're curious about. You can also let the answerer choose the story.)

I'm gonna speedrun a few bc I feel like it

Left 2 Chill: started playing Left 4 Dead 2 again. Doodled Jeremy saying one of the most metal lines from the game/trailer. Quarantine happened a month later. "Haha look at me writing an au about a viral outbreak during a viral outbreak I'm sure there's no correlation at all."

Store Playlist: worked at a grocery store and watched over the self checkouts. Fun songs played sometimes that I would dance/lipsync to. Funny customer/manager interactions. ("He's sixteen." "Nuh-uh! I'm fourteen!" — "Want some water? It tastes like roses. [...] Want some roses? They taste like roses." — [The cucumber thing]) "Hmm what if self-indulgent blorbo au?"

[Anything for the Weakness saga (hi becca)]: 5am brain rot, brain rot, gay, what if missing scene, 3am brain rot, gay gay gay hgfgvcgg g a y

[triceratopsgirlypop]

Im watching the In the Heights movie and I need to ramble so I'm doin it here I guess, this might just stay a draft we'll see

Ok so I love the musical, it really shows how good Lin Manuel Miranda is at storytelling and songwriting and lyricism and all that good stuff. And the movie has a lot of that charm, and its own new charms that I love, especially the focus on background characters having their own lives, thats like my favorite addition. Oh and all the actors do such a great job but I especially LOVE sonny. This is objectively not a bad movie. BUT I was raised by a film bro who had more 4k discs than friends so I have nitpicks (just kidding that was a joke i love you papa)

First off, the music is so obviously recorded beforehand and played over footage of the actors lipsyncing. And that's fine, that's really the best way to do a movie musical, but it really took me out of it.

Like, it's really especially with her. Does it look like shes singing here? Bc to me it kinda looks like shes kinda vaguely yelling. Especially on "champagne" And it's fine, it's a small thing but it's really not a super difficult thing to get right? Like just have them sing so that it looks like they're singing. They don't have to just lipsync. Buts thats just a pet peave, it really doesn't matter

I really just wish it had either committed to being like the artsy movie it was during the big songs that has big synchronized swimming numbers and talking mannequins that I couldn't even find a gif of

Or committed to the rest of the movie. Don't get me wrong, 96,000 is so good in this, but the bit at the beginning with the cartoons doesn't come back at all. It's just all very scattered. There's a bit in it won't be long now where big pieces of fabric falling from the sky? And she's running, but then it zooms out and it's in her eye. And none of that ever comes back, nothing like that. It's a kinda cool shot for one song and that's it. It really just feels like they got a different graphic designer to do each first act big number and they didn't talk at all. Like, in when you're home Nina draws a subway map on a fence and Benny blows it away playfully and it's all cute and that's that songs gimmick, right? And it won't be long now has the fabric, and the opening number has this really cute, like, scrapbook energy which I love by the way. BUT ITS ALL DIFFERENT. It's just so... It breaks my suspension of disbelief, to use a fancy film bro term.

ANYWAY I love Carla and Daniela so goddamn much they are in love lesbians are real like I don't know why but I'm crying over them

[cas-coding]

okay my speech is returning so heres a post abt it. i struggle with temporary speech loss and it all depends on a lot of factors. but usually my mouth kind of feels weird and then my thoughts slow down. starts as a “eh i kinda feel like being quiet” to a “fuck i cant speak or think clearly” thing in like ten minutes. sometimes preceded by a burst of lots of thoughts before “going dry.”

this time it was a burst of thoughts before i started losing speech, couldnt even lipsync my favorite song :( typing is hard too during these episodes, so maybe it’s more of a language or thought loss but i’d have to look into that. it’s difficult and slow to generate thoughts so i can still type fast in theory, but my brain has ahard time spelling and picking out words to type.

when this happens i just give in. speaking can be very painful and disressing and make it worse so if i don’t have to speak i don’t. simple. i also remove myself from environment and check myself for injury. i have a bodily disassociation constantly where some sensations, including certain types of pain, do not register in my brain. cute, huh?

i removed myself from my kitchen and went to my bedroom, and in the process my knee gave out on the stairs. put my knee brace on and five minutes later, boom. thoughts are returning! speech takes a bit longer, but i don’t need my voice tonight so maybe i’ll just rest it since my body wanted to earlier.

tldr: my speech was temporarily gone, i did my routine my therapist advised, and it is now coming back. problem solved, crisis averted, goodnight.

[myburntwritings]

Day 25: Ever been to the parties? Which was your fav?

I attended all of the official parties and Remix events. I didn't attend any of the Peep Lates, due to timing.

I can think of reasons why each of these events could be my favourite, and it's incredibly difficult to pick between them.

New Years' Eve Remix was not only the first Burnt City party I attended. It was the first Punchdrunk party. It also came at a time when I had spent the majority of the previous 2 years big dates at home on my own due to Covid. Holiday seasons had been spent at home or without big events, so going to a huge party in what was quickly becoming one of my favourite places with a number of my favourite people was not only exciting, it was a comfort I had been missing for a long time.

Similarly, Last Rites in September 2023 was a hugely emotional affair. This would be the last party/big event we had in this space. We had a week left of shows, and then I would undoubtedly not see many of the people I had come to adore so deeply. Or, at least, I would not see them as frequently, and I wouldn't turn up to find we were unexpectedly at the same shows. Everything would need to be planned in advance for the most part. The joyful chaos was ending.

The performances at Last Rites were incredible, and the inclusion of karaoke in Klub was a joyful one. By this point, Punchdrunk had a great grasp on what their audience wanted from a party, and were offering a wide variety of entertainments. I was also more familiar with the format, and so I managed to catch everything I wanted to see.

The Lipsync battles after Remix in August was so unbelievably fun and entertaining. I wish we could have had more evenings like this. Sunday nights where everyone can let loose a bit, enjoy some madness. Even without Remixing the show, having events in Peep once a month or so, and on Sundays where they wouldn't have had to go into their late-night quota, would have been spectacular, and I certainly would have paid extra for a Sunday ticket more frequently if they included post-show entertainment like this. It was such a simple idea, and yet it worked so unbelievably well.

But, for me, I don't think any of them can quite compare to Ascension in April. This comes from a combination, I think. It was the second party, meaning I still had the initial excitement to explore the set and take photos (trying to ensure I captured photos of things I'd only managed to get blurred pictures of at the last party.) But, being the second party, Punchdrunk had learned a lot from the first, and had incorporated a lot more.

The performances at Ascension were not only stunning from a visual, audio, and talent standpoint, but they were so themed to this idea of the religious festival for Persephone's Ascension for Spring, that they took on a mythical, mystical cult element.

As the audience, we stopped being something as mundane as a variety of individuals seeing a fiction theatre show. We descended into a fever dream. We ascended to a place where we became a cohesive and bonded cult of worshippers to this religion within the Burnt City. We celebrated our religious holiday with food and drink, with singing and dancing. We wore the ceremonial colours and made every effort to present ourselves looking our best to worship at the altar of our Underworld Goddess for our most sacred holiday.

Persephone ascended for us, and we were going to make damned sure she knew how much we appreciated it.

[crystalline-loptous]

Loser, Lyon

Plot: Lyon is feeling down in Askr and Julius cheers him up

the song used is Loser, Baby from Hazbin Hotel which can be found here

The amount of writing gymnastics I would have to do for some of the lyrics was difficult so if you have any ideas please let me know what you would substitute some of the lyrics as. (Maybe I’ll edit it in or just post a whole other version with proper credit to whoever suggested the lyrics) I’ll leave the parts as TBD.

Most if not all of the parts are lipsynced.

Note: the lyric baby is substituted out for Lyon as they are both two syllable words and feels much more direct for this.

Lyrics are in bold

-The scene opens up to Lyon sitting on the grass with his knees hugged to his chest, the castle walls are behind him. Lyon is not leaning against the wall.

(Julius)

So things look bad, and your back's against the wall

-Julius walks over to Lyon as he sings these lines, Lyon looks up but doesn’t say anything.

Your whole existence seems fuckin' hopeless

-The next frame focuses on Julius closing his eyes with his hands out in a shrug.

You're feelin' filthy as a dive bar bathroom stall

-This line focuses on Lyon looking at his reflection in a puddle (yes we’re going this scene deal with it :p) during the second half of the line you can see Julius’s reflection, he’s lip synced to the lines.

Can't face the world sober and dopeless

-Julius leans back with his hand to his forehead, his eyes are covered, during the “and dopless” part he walks forward, putting his hand down.

You've lost your way, you think your life is wrecked

-This part focuses on Lyon still sitting, behind him are flashes of his actions and eventual death (I have not played Fe8 so y’all can be creative with this part)

Well, let me just say you're correct

-The frame does back to Julius, his eyes are closed as he sings the “well let me just say you’re…” He smiles at the camera as he says “correct.”

(Lyon)

Wait, what?

-Lyon turns around taken aback.

(Julius)

You're a loser, Lyon

-during the line “You’re” Julius walks to Lyon’s left, Lyon turns towards that direction to see Julius doing a little dance as he sings the rest of the line.

A loser, goddamn baby

-Julius is still dancing. Lyon stands up after being called a “goddamn baby” with annoyance.

You're a fucked-up little whiny bitch

-Julius appears in front of Lyon and taps his nose with a smirk.

(Lyon)

Hey!

-Lyon attempts to grab Julius.

(Julius) You're a loser, just like me

-Julius avoids being grabbed by warping to Lyon’s right as he continues singing and walking away.

(Lyon) Thanks, asshole

-Lyon turns to the right with a glare

(Julius) You're a screws-loose boozer

-Julius is in front of Lyon again and pokes him in the chest during this scene.

An only one-star reviews-er

-Julius puts a one star on Lyon’s shirt, the star is a reference to the grand hero battles where you can get one star units. (Lyon doesn’t have one in the game but hey it was funny to put)

You're a power-bottom at rock bottom

-Julius then puts 2,000 feathers in Lyon’s hand (again a reference to feh where you earn feathers for clearing the battle)

But you got company

-Julius pulls out his own 2,000 feathers and winks at Lyon.

(Lyon) This supposed to make me feel better?

-Lyon throws the feathers and star aside while Julius smiles at him.

(Julius) There was a time I thought that no one could relate

-The scene focuses on a group of heroes all talking and getting along (random heroes, it’s completely up to your imagination) Julius is not present. I personally use Robin as one of them as they’re a vessel for a dragon but unlike Julius managed to overcome it (the no one could relate part)

To the gruesome ways in which I'm damaged

-The camera pans to Julius who’s watching the heroes with a dull expression during the first half. The scene goes back to the present as Julius holds the tome of Loptous which is opened during the line, “in which I’m damaged.”

But lettin' walls down, it can sometimes set you straight!

-Julius grabs Lyon and turns him towards Ephraim and Erika who are on the right talking to each other. On the left is Morgan who waves at Julius while Erika and Ephraim wave at Lyon (I can totally put some Morgius because I want to)

We're all livin' in the same shit sandwich

-Julius smiles contently as he sings this line, he waves back at Morgan.

(Lyon)

I sold my soul to a psychopathic freak

-Lyon sings this part while looking up with annoyance, during “psychopathic freak” he jabs a thumb to the left side of him where Fomortiis gives a little wave.

(Julius) Haha! And you think that makes you unique?

-Julius chuckles as he see Fomortiis wave and walks away, he quickly turns around during the “and you think” line. During the line “that makes you unique.” You can see purple threads tied around Julius with Loptous behind him, its eyes are flashing red and the purple threads are glowing.

Get outta here, man!

-The threads fade and the scene returns to normal as he smiles at Lyon.

We're both losers, Lyon

-This scene focuses on both Lyon and Julius’s deaths in their respective games.

We're losers, it's okay to be a

-this part focuses on Julius singing, during the “it’s okay to be a” he turns to Lyon expecting him to add on.

(Lyon) Coked-up, dick-suckin' ho? (TBD)

-This line definitely needs lyric substitution but since I have no knowledge of fe8 I’ll leave that to anyone who does

-In this scene Lyon adds on with a thoughtful kind of look.

(Julius)

Lyon, that's fine by me

-Julius shrugs with a happy kind of sigh like he’s heard it before.

(Lyon) I'm a loser, honey

-Lyon starts getting into it and sings along.

A schmoozer and a dummy

-I wanted to substitute schmoozer but I couldn’t think of a good one here, again I’ll leave that to someone else :/

-Lyon walks around as he sings about himself.

But at least I know I'm not alone

-He sings to Julius who smiles back.

(Julius) You're a loser

-Julius hold his hand out towards Lyon.

(Lyon and Julius) Just like me

-Lyon takes Julius’s hand, they smile at each other as they shake hands.

(Julius) I got an appetite for violence (I was gonna put children instead, should I? :/) Original line was gamblin’

-This scene just focuses on Julius surrounded by dead bodies and blood as he sings.

(Lyon) I got an appetite for samplin' every drug and sex toy I can find (TBD)

-Lyric substitution is needed here but again I have not played sacred stones so I’ll leave that to someone who has to fill it out.

(Julius) Go ahead Lyon, sing that song, come on!

-Julius is just seen clapping with a smile.

(Lyon) I got no holes left to deflower (TBD)

-Again I have not played sacred stones so I will be open to suggestions here!

-Lyon just sings this line with a more carefree expression as he’s getting more into song.

(Julius) I read a tome and got possessed (original line is I sold my soul to save my power )

-this scene just has a younger Julius opening the tome and darkness envelops him.

Now I'm on Loptous’s leash

-Julius has both hands on his head as if he’s fighting a headache while a dragon looms over him.

(Lyon and Julius) I'm trapped and it gets worse with every hour

-They both lean against the wall and look at each other in understanding, on the wall are Fomortiis and Loptous’s shadows loom over them.

(Julius) You're a loser, Lyon

-Julius is still leaning against the wall and turns his head to Lyon, his arms are crossed and he smiles.

(Lyon) A loser, but just maybe if we

-Lyon looks at Julius and smiles back.

(Julius and Lyon) Eat shit together, things will end up differently

-They looks forward as they sing the line, during the line “end up differently” there are small flashes of a better future. Erika and Ephraim holding Lyon’s hand smiling. For Julius he’s walking side by side with Morgan (yes! Morgius!) Alt: Julius, Julia and Seliph walking together.

(Julius) It's time to lose your self-loathin'

-Julius walks forward, the camera focuses on him as he looks up with a hopeful smile.

Excuse yourself, let hope in, baby

-The camera focuses on Julius’s back during this scene. Lyon also walks forward standing next to Julius.

Play your card, be who you are

-Julius puts his arm around Lyon’s shoulder and uses his free hand and stretches out his free arm.

(Julius and Lyon) A loser, just like me

-Julius waves Lyon goodbye as the latter walks away.

(End)

And that’s it, I know other characters could have been used instead but this is what I had in mind! I have very limited knowledge of Sacred Stones so I might not exactly be lore correct, I only know he dies while being possessed like Julius was. Julius is taking on the more understanding role purely because fe4 came out first XD other characters might have had similar stories but eh.

anyways I hope you enjoyed this!

[jentlemahae]

heavy on the "all it needs is to be interesting" part of that ask bcs i feel like that's why me and so many others have been so annoyed by lisa's choreos bcs there's literally no excuse for them to be this lackluster. jennie isn't even in the dance line and she ate the FUCK out of this mantra choreo. like she was actually given something interesting to do and she killed it and now i'm so excited to see her live stages!!!!! this is what it should be!!!! the dance doesn't even have to be difficult, it just needs to be creative and engaging but for whatever reason, sean isn't doing that for lisa. i saw bp live 3 times last year and lisa's solo stage was the highlight of every show for me but none of her newer live performances have given me that and it's not even bcs of her, it's down to the choreo. let's not lie, there's some very obvious audio problems that won't be fixed anytime soon, but i feel like even that could be overlooked if sean actually gave her something interesting to do onstage. all he has her doing is walking around and waving her arms a little. anon isn't even exaggerating, he is giving her the scraps!!! why is he able to create good choreo for tate mcrae, normani, victoria monet, literally everyone else, but his work for lisa is straight DOOKIE??? someone needs to force him to watch the lilifilms bcs what is going on over here? we all know she can do better bcs we've seen it before. fr i hope lisa sees the light soon bcs this is just not it

yep !!!!!!!!!! and i also think people would more easily overlook / ignore the sound issues lisa has been having and not immediately go for lipsync allegations if lisa’s choreographies were actually good and complex — it seems like that tate girl barely touches the mic when she’s performing but people don’t give her nearly half as much shit for it because her choreos are complicated and look actually demanding, so people dgaf if she’s singing or not. lisa’s choreos look boring and way too simple considering her skillset, so people are quicker to nitpick because there’s nothing about her performances that really wows them. and it’s not a lisa issue !!!!!! SHE is actually great !!!!!!!! plus, she’s barely promoting and performing as it is, so who even cares if the choreos were made for live singing ?????? new woman especially, cause they knew they were never gonna promote it in full!

mantra choreo is so great in itself but it also matches jennie’s style and vibe so perfectly, it’s so clearly made FOR HER!

[lifeofafangirl1]

Taylor definitely lip syncs at some parts of the eras tour cause I just sat for 3 hours trying to sing the entirely of the eras tour setlist and I’m no professional singer like she is and I haven’t been singing for 18 years like she has, but we need to take into account that…having to do that every night for over a year with no breaks is definitely gonna put strain on her vocal chords especially with some of her belter-ish songs.

And not to forget she also has choreography to do during her sets. If you’ve ever tried to keep perfect vocals while running on a treadmill you’ll know how difficult it is to lose breath really easily.

So I do think she lipsyncs for some of her more popular/upbeat songs where’s there more dancing and crowd interaction (shake it off, but daddy I love him, ready for it, I knew you were trouble e.c.t) to make it her easier to do it every night.

But this doesn’t mean I think that she doesn’t sing at all because she definitely sings live for her more chilled on the vocal chord or live performance songs (like all too well, enchanted and most of the folklore/evermore e.c.t) and the surprise songs.

And I honestly do not care! She needs to rest her vocals at some points. She’s still a great and amazingly talented singer and performer and we should grateful we saw her in the first place and her lip-syncing for a few songs doesn’t take away or differentiate the experience that is eras tour.

So why should we care?

[pekingin-ankka]

I chose to listen to The Lion King soundtrack as I write, and it's so difficult to keep myself focused on the story when Be Prepared is playing in the background. I'll probably find myself listening to it for a little while before I'm finally able to let it go and allow the next song to play.

Meticulous planning Tenacity spanning Decades of denial Is simply why I'll BE KING UNDISPUTED RESPECTED, SALUTED AND SEEN FOR THE WONDER I AM

Oh my god I love this part. And I have to tell myself that I can't sing, it's midnight after all. So I'm settling to just lipsyncing.

Ugghhh Scar is my favorite Disney villain.