I made a story where Pikachu has to lose weight in order to beat his opponent, Mega Lucario. Pikachu and Ash go running throughout the city, and come back to beat Mega Lucario. I made this video by mashing together several videos, notably the Pikachu vs. Mega Lucario battle from the XY generation and the running scenes from the Latias and Latios Pokemon movie.
After downloading the videos from Youtube using Videograbby I used Premier Pro to cut the video clips apart and put them together. I also used it to make my subtitles (the pink bars).
My Video:
My inspiration for this was the running sequence from the Latias and Latios movie. I remember as a kid when I watched it in the movie theatre I was very impressed with how it looked 3D and how it seems like it's from Pikachu's point of view. I wanted to use those clips, so I built a story around it.
Pikachu is said to have lost a lot of weight throughout the series, as you can see above. As it's a well known fact among fans, I decided to use it in my video.
My goal with this video was for it to be a fun way to reminisce about Pokemon, which I loved as a child, as well as make a point about how subtitles can be completely wrong. As a bilingual, I often see subtitles that are completely wrong or at least misguiding, and viewers just accept them because they "look" and "sound" right. I wanted to show how easy it was to completely change the story.
Finally, my video can be considered a fan made video, or a "Fanvid". Many hardcore fans take material from their fandom to make videos that tell a story that they want or to highlight a specific part of the show. Compared to how many fanvids are showcasing a relationship or a love for a particular character, mine just tells an alternative story.
Next I went on Videograbby to download the videos.
I then moved them into Premier, where I spent a lot of time using the Razor tool and moving clips to fit together.
After I got the running scenes, I thought of my plot, and went back on Youtube to search for videos that would fit, like the one of Pikachu eating.
Overall, I'm happy with my outcome, because it makes me chuckle a little, which is what I was going for. The incorrect subtitles telling the story I want them to tell is also a touch that I like. It shows how easy it is to have subtitles that go with the video but are entirely different from what the original script.
Although some parts may jump around, I actually like that kind of disorienting fast-paced video, so I don't mind. However, I can see that I could still improve some transitions to make it appeal to a broader audience. Other than that, if I had time I would have made a longer video to flesh out the plot more. It would be have been fun to make a episode-length video, but I'm not confident I would have been able to make it hold the viewer's attention.
By doing this project I learned about how to use Premier more, and also how to put subtitles on a video. I've subtitled gifs before but not videos, so I'm glad that I know how to now.
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