August 2011 Contest Results

Just a quick update on the contests I entered after Anime Expo. A Glorious Dawn won the Coordinator's Award at Otakon 2011. No Rest for the Wicked won Best Action at Animethon 2011. I learned about both of these from comments on YouTube a few hours before receiving email from the contests themselves....

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Beta of new Studio Hybrid site now active

The old Studio Hybrid site has languished since 2008 without an update. There were a few attempts to build out a new site, but now I've decided to replace it with a Blogger site. This site will handle posts about my Anime Music Videos and any contests I enter. Other updates; Cosplay,RPGs, Video Games and such will still be hosted on Hyperion Edge Most of my AMVs have a post on the blog now, with links to YouTube if they are up there. I'll be finishing up some of the additional site over the next few months and bring over any data from the old site before long. Take a look around the site and let me know what you thi...

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A Glorious Dawn - Carl Sagan AMV

Anime: Captain Harlock, Char's Counter Attack, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell, Gurren Legann, Harlock Saga, Interstella 555, Macross Plus, Millennium Actress, Outlaw Star, Planetes, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Captain Tylor OAV, Wings of Honamase, Family GuyMusic: "A Glorious Dawn" by Carl Sagan/Symphony of ScienceDate: 4/30/2011Carl Sagan's cosmos first inspired me when I was young. When I saw the video Symphony of Science had made from their...

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No Rest for the Wicked - Cowboy Bebop AMV

Anime: Cowboy BebopSong: "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the ElephantDate: 04/30/2011I first heard this song as the opening theme to Borderlands on the PS3. I had considered a Trigun video because of the similar environment to Borderlands, but quickly realized that Cowboy Bebop was much more suited to the music and lyri...

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Building Steam - Steamboy AMV

Anime: SteamboyMusic: "Building Steam" by Abney ParkDate: 5/5/2010A Steampunk inspired A...

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You Know My Name - Code Geass AMV

Anime: Code GeassMusic: "You Know My Name" by Chris CornellDate: 05/01/2009New for 2009, this Anime Music video features video footage from Code Geass set to the song "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell, also recognized as the theme song from Casino Royale. This is primarily a straight cut video, punctuated with (a few) smash zooms on dramatic beats. There wasnt any heavily manipulation of the video source. This version of the song was from iTunes,...

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Baccano Swing! - Baccano! AMV

Anime: Baccano! Song: "Swing Shift" by Jumpin' Jimes This AMV combines the Anime Baccano! set in the prohibition era New York with the song "Swing Shift!" by the Jumpin' Jimes. The song has a Rockin' Swing sound that really suits Baccano...

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