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Final Work: More Inspiration

I took a look on the web today to see if I could find some other rotoscoping works to serve as inspiration for my final film. 

I’m finding the research process rather hard as experimental films don’t easily appear on youtube, and I remember John mentioning a site that was good for experimental films but I can’t seem to recall it. 

I did stumble upon this one video on youtube which I enjoyed. It’s a creepy rotoscope animation about a monster - what I enjoyed the most however was the way in which the ambient noise added to the off-putting atmosphere. 

I think this video is a good example of that ‘mist’ sound I found earlier, and it’s solidified me in the belief that I’ve made a good sound choice for my film. 

‘Glass of Water’ Short Rotoscope Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klyL-pX_8U8&ab_channel=Rightcolours

I also found this video, which I’m not sure if it is considered rotoscoping or not because it’s partially pixelated? It’s quite violent and graphic, and I’ll definitely not be taking inspiration from this style in my film - however it was interesting. 

Scary Rotoscoping: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_t80BtuqPI&t=4s&ab_channel=sassypenguin

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What are your opinions about the Third? Do you like him? Do you hate him? Do you just not give a shit about him lmao?

oooh thank you for the question... i would say i'm interested in him.

ough.

obviously morally he's abhorrent, and when watching his segments of the anime, i am frequently saying "jesus christ, this fucking idiot" and "i hate him" but, i am interested in him.

i like thinking about him because he's one of the few very villain characters in naruto who is both: 1) interesting, and 2) NOT coded as (or an outright) sex offender, as far as i can remember. (He does, unfortunately, have some creepy tendencies, however.) [edited for clarity]

It's no secret on this blog that I don't really find any of the akatsuki interesting at all. Orochimaru makes me furious. Danzō contributes some very compelling things to the narrative, but he himself is incredibly boring as a character...kabuto just makes me sad...i don't really know madara? or care about him at this point? Haku and zabuza were great but they also have been dead for like, ever.

Hiruzen is an absolutely heinous little man for sure, but the gaps in his character are interesting. I became immediately curious after i saw him pull out a fucking crystal ball, and then mention that, acting on the commands of the fourth hokage before him, he was sending anbu after anyone who mentioned the nine-tailed fox.

So, old man that everyone in the village except for naruto and his actual grandson seems to see as their respectable grandfather. Who also runs a surveillance state, of which a main purpose seems to be isolating the son of his predecessor. Does he understand that? Is he stupid?

Then, there's his relationship with the sannin. we never really see any of them interact with him in the present of the naruto narrative except for orochimaru, who just fuuuuuucking hates this guy. He thinks that his relationship with orochimaru was close, he considers himself tolerant and even affectionate towards orochimaru—clearly, orochimaru has a different perspective on that.

as far as I can remember, we don't see jiraiya or tsunade ever talk about wanting to go visit hiruzen, or talk to him. They don't seem to miss him when he's not around. At his funeral, we see jiraiya standing near a puddle, arms crossed. Does he miss Hiruzen? He never seems to talk about the old man.

Apparently he put one of his kids into anbu, and the other one, Asuma, kinda hated Hiruzen for a long time there.

The fact that nobody who was close to him seems like they can stand to be around him, through this reading of canon, is kind of a fascinating detail to me, especially since you have to juxtapose that with the other canon detail of everyone at his funeral kind of implying that they all think that he was like a grandfather to them.

on top of that, there's his relationship to danzō—danzō considered him a threat and a rival, but hiruzen didn't seem to hold danzō in the same regard lol. i don't even think he ever thought danzō was in his league...but at the same time, he seems to have some sort of weird protective feeling for danzō, because he routinely enables and allows danzō to do things like kidnap children, possibly frequently from konoha itself. and also make attempts on hiruzen's own life.

he seems to feel responsible for a lot of ills, but his responsibility doesn't seem to make the problems better. For both orochimaru and danzō, he just kind of enables them.

for naruto, he unquestioningly takes the 4ths wishes t heart, and actively creates a situation where naruto is as isolated as possible, barring iruka's interference.

Then, most meaty of all for me, there's his relationship to Tenzō (as Tenzō was not Yamato under his reign) Tenzō is essentially the product of two of Hiruzen's greatest mistakes, Orochimaru and Danzō. He's attatched, by his hashirama genes, to the senju family, to which tsunade his student, and tobirama, his teacher, both belonged.

and yet still, despite all this being evident to him the moment Kakashi tells him that this kid has the mokuton, he refuses to lift a finger to involve himself in the fate of this kid until kakashi forces his hand.

what the hell is YAMATOS opinion on hiruzen. that is what i want to know. i have no doubt that danzō would've told kinoe that hiruzen is weak, fallible and old, softened and sentimental, empathetic to the enemy and a danger to konoha—but is that the impression that tenzō is going to get?

hiruzen would've been happy to let tenzō rot in Root, it seems, except for Kakashi's involvement. That's not a bleeding heart! Hiruzen can be cunning too, and manipulative. And, as an anbu, Tenzō is going to interact with Hiruzen at Hiruzen's most brutal, as the missions he will carry out for Hiruzen are the vilest missions Hiruzen will assign.

i think that he's an old old man with a massive crevice in the core of his being.

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by SassyPenguin

A Witcher role reversal I found as a prompt on Tumblr. As soon as I can figure out how to link it, I will. Where Jaskier is a Witcher. Eskel, Lambert, Vesemir and Geralt are all bards.

Words: 510, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Jaskier | Dandelion, Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, Eskel (The Witcher), Lambert (The Witcher), Vesemir (The Witcher)

Relationships: Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier | Dandelion

Additional Tags: Role Reversal, Witcher Jaskier | Dandelion, Bard Geralt z Rivii | Geralt of Rivia, POV First Person

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I was tagged by @arohunk​

I’m tagging anyone who wants to do it!

Nickname: asshole Star sign: Aries Gender: Female MBTI Type: INFP Height: 5′9 Time: 10:17 PM Birthday: March 30th Favorite bands: PTX, Coldplay, or Gorillaz Favorite solo artists: Don’t really have one? Song stuck in my head: American Pie Last movie I watched: Ummm technically this movie on the book of Matthew that we watched in youth group as a joke. We refer to it as the White Jesus movie ( @sassypenguine​ knows what I’m talking about) Last show I watched: ...Naruto Shippuden... Other blogs: none When I created my blog: uh like at least 4 years ago? What I post about: fandoms, memes, and social justice shit. I’m all over the place Last thing I googled: national slap your annoying coworker day lol Following: 41 (Kris, you think you’re super picky?) Followers: 259 Favorite colors: ahhhh I love so many. pastels, purple, pink, dark reds Average hours of sleep: depends on if it’s the weekend or weekdays. Like 10 hours on the weekend but usually around 6 on the weekdays Lucky number: 3 Instruments: flute, piccolo, a little bit of piano, very minimal viola, saxophone What I’m wearing: gray all state t-shirt and pink athletic shorts How many blankets I sleep with: 1 Dream job: bruh I’m all over the place. Right now, voice actor or archaeologist or linguist or maybe just a talk show host who the fuck knows what I want Dream trip: don’t ask me these questions cuz it’s my dream to travel everywhere so like literally anywhere in Europe or Asia would be amazing Favorite food: gaaaaaahhhhh I love so many different foods. Ummmmmm seafood in general is awesome Nationality: American

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Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - if parents survived

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2rynOOh

by SassyPenguin

This is how I think the first book would have gone if Harry's parents had survived the attack in Godric's hollow. I've also posted this on FanFiction.net

Words: 2180, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Harry Potter, James Potter, Lily Evans Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin

Relationships: James Potter/Lily Evans Potter

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2rynOOh

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Merlin - If Freya lived

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2oUAmhb

by SassyPenguin

What I think would have happened between Merlin and Freya if she had survived. Starts after season five, with a few changes.

Words: 584, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Freya (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Percival (Merlin), Elyan (Merlin), Leon (Merlin)

Relationships: Freya/Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2oUAmhb

[mokutone]

Is there any chance you’d let others get your art tattooed? I saw some of your art and thought it made wonderful tat art of Kakashi and yams. If not let me know :)

sdsdhgksdgh i ??????? i suppose i dont have a problem with it?

mostly i'm shocked + flattered that anyone would like my art enough to have it on them constantly

[mokutone]

What is your opinion on Hiruzen 👀

oh interesting thank u for this question...i mean like anyone with half a brain i find him morally abhorrent. like dude literally enabled and orchestrated a genocide and is also like War Crime Leader Of War Town like. hes bad. hes fucking awful.

at the same time its not up for debate that a lot of the characters in this show loved and respected hiruzen (up to where im at in the anime anyway) and so that makes him fun for me to write or play with because **I** get to hate him and think hes dumb and pathetic and a horrible leader who cant take accountability for his actions on Any level (even his son and grandson both had tense relationships with him at best) but like. the characters i like are lost in the konoha sauce lol, its fun to maintain that clear disconnect when writing characters

as far as his relationship to yamato, i think that yamato would never fully be comfortable in his presence (years of hearing danzō talk about hiruzens failings and weaknesses would probably make tenzō hyperaware of both hiruzens shortcomings as well as tenzō's own critique of hiruzen-so he can never feel like he can trust his own judgement of the man. when he critiques hiruzen hes always just a little concerned that its just the voice of danzō that lives in his head)

hiruzen on the other hand, just like tsunade, feels like tenzō is His Responsibility Explicitly. tenzō was a product of orochimaru AND then exploited by danzō-both men that hiruzen allowed to continue doing evil due to his own personal weaknesses and failings. him keeping tenzō in anbu (as well as keeping any Telling Details from official documents) are not only to keep tenzō in a situation hes familiar with alongside a person he trusts (kakashi, obviously), or to keep him protected from danzō, but also to keep him under hiruzens direct power.

(at the same time, tenzō is only there at all because of kakashi's involvement. even this instance of hiruzen """taking responsibility""" is because kakashi twisted his arm by going "Okay. Well I Am Going To Fucking Infiltrate Root If You Won't Help Me.")

it should also be said the feeling that another person is ones "responsibility" is not necessarily a generous notion, in both the cases of Tsunade and Hiruzen feeling "responsible" for Tenzō/Yamato its fairly paternalistic and even somewhat possessive, but hiruzen is by every account a far worse individual, and tsunade isn't even interested in maintaining control since she hardly wants to be hokage in the first place.

[mokutone]

Thank you for posting so much Naruto content you keep my hyperfocus alive and well

ghsdkgjh i'm glad that you're enjoying it! Having this as a hyperfocus has been good for me too.

[mokutone]

The way you draw and describe every relationship in Naruto. Just 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 chef’s kiss i read every one of your tags because your way with words is tremendous and somewhat poetic

Your art is beautiful and heart wrenching

WAHHHHH 🥺🥺😭 TY...im glad that u enjoy my art and writing so much bqbdbakdjajjd 🥺🥺

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@sassypenguine WON'T LET ME NAME MY FUTURE DOG MOTHMAN. SOMEONE TELL HER TO STOP BEING MEAN

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