Hi y'all! Recently, RWBY YouTuber Faboover made a new RWBY video in the style of the American programming block, Toonami. This time it's of volume 9, chapter 5 of the Japanese dub and I once again helped provide English translations. Please take a look.
End Card made by Samster299
Music: "Music: "Arpeggio" by Jackson and His Computer Band
Prior RWBY Toonami fan-made promo from Faboover that I helped provide translatons for:
(JP) RWBY Volume 9 - Toonami (Fan-Made) Promo
Music: "Rosies" by Amon Tobin
Other fan-made RWBY Toonami promos from Faboover:
English & Japanese versions of RWBY: Ice Queendom [Prologue] - Toonami (Fan-Made) Promo
Music: "Everything Is Under Control (DJ Kentaro Remix)" by Coldcut
English & Japanese versions of RWBY: Ice Queendom [Main Story] - Toonami (Fan-Made) Promo
Music: "Toxisphere" by Ethereal Universe
English & Japanese versions of RWBY: Ice Queendom Ep. 10 - Toonami (Fan-Made) Promo
Music: "Mayuri" by Gold Panda
Thoughts - RWBY Vol. 6: Design Pt. 2/2 (Feedback of editing of script provided by me)
The Apathy: Influences, Design & Implementation
Ruby VS The Furious Cat - The EVOLUTION of Shot | Reverse Shot
Yang VS Adam - A Brief Animation BREAKDOWN
Over-Analyzing Kissing in RWBY for ALMOST 15 Minutes
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I have my reasons as to why I’ve been largely quiet and inactive over in the realms of Tumblr, but one thing I want to mention is that I helped with the script behind-the-scenes for Faboover’s most recent video:
Thoughts: RWBY Vol. 6 - Design Pt. 2/2
This is something he has poured much time and research into, the kind that I really,
REALLY
wish I saw more of elsewhere in RWBY discourse. This video of his spends time getting into the nitty-gritty of how and why various visual effects in RWBY, past-&-present, turn out the way they day. Some things he covers include:
The various media software used for RWBY’s production across the years and what goes into what (hint: It’s NOT just Poser and then the Maya “engine”)
How compositing was done the first couple of years and how that changed since then
What cards and simulations are and how they have contributed to the production
How lighting effects have been done over the years
How maiden eyes were used in volume 5
How intricate compositing can be
Of course, this is all part 2, so do check out Faboover’s part 1 video first if you haven’t already done so.
Have I Gotten Better or Worse? The Numbers Say Worse
I have been making videos on RWBY for a good while now. I started with a crappy AMV (https://youtu.be/l4XP7OEKqR0) and then turned that into a Fan-Trailer (https://youtu.be/oA2GG86G8Ng). Ever since, I have been making Fan-Trailers for every Volume of RWBY. I already have a plan for what I'm going to do for Volume 7 once the Blu-ray releases later this year. (You can watch all the RWBY Fan-Trailers I made here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBqONa_FjUu6otFJlBTmc4EAcYSa7DGE)
In a change of pace, I have been making video essays/critiques/reviews/analysis for RWBY for Volume 4 up to Volume 6 since mid-2017 (I am currently in the writing process for a video about Vol. 6's Design). I can say that the Volume 4 videos did well with the Animation video becoming the highest viewed video on my channel as of right now.
RWBY Vol. 4 - Final Thoughts: https://youtu.be/78UeP6BkRxI (32 mins)
197 views, 4/0 likes/dislikes, 40 comments
There was clearly a diminishing return after the Animation video. The performance of those later videos is what I expected to get since these were the first set of videos discussing RWBY to come out of my channel. I can say that a fair amount of what I said back then are things I don't 100% agree with anymore. The Animation video did include a reference to a now controversial figure in the RWBY community that I have not referenced since and will not be referencing going forward.
The next two videos to come out in this style are the ones I wrote discussing the Character Shorts for RWBY Volumes 4 and 5. One video for the Ruby, Weiss, and Yang Shorts, and another for the Blake Short.
RWBY - The RWY Character Shorts: https://youtu.be/rXjujR6p8Rs (7 mins)
141 views, 1/0 likes/dislikes, 2 comments
RWBY - The Blake Character Short: https://youtu.be/x9TvfssSmxI (22 mins)
137 views, 8/1 likes/dislikes, 1 comment
Both performed as I expected. The Blake Character Short video is the most negative I have been about the series since I simply didn't like the Short. If you watch the video, only watch the first 10 minutes of it as the rest are pretty much worthless.
I wouldn't say that any of the videos mentioned so far in this series to be particularly great. That changes with the next set of videos I made for Volume 5.
RWBY Vol. 5 - Final Thoughts: https://youtu.be/09Rp88xEovo (27 mins)
81 views, 4/1 likes/dislikes, 4 comments
These videos, I would say, are the best set of video essays I have made for RWBY so far. I like what I did with them and I feel as though I was clear about my views as best as I could. One person did comment in the Design video wondering how I don't have more views. I'm just too small at this point.
I do wonder if the reason I don't get more views deals with the titles, thumbnails, or tags I use. I do promote these videos on my social media (Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Discord). This set in particular is when I started posting my stuff to this Subreddit, and they got 10 or less upvotes.
This brings me to the current set of videos I am still making for RWBY Volume 6. These videos have come out really late, as I usually have them all out between August and December. The Story video came out in December of last year (2019), and the Animation video came out in July of this year (2020).
Why did they come out so late? Well, I hit a writing block. I knew what I wanted to talk about, but I couldn't think of what I wanted to say or even how to put them into words. It was almost as if I forgot how to write. That and me getting a full-time job after graduating that just sapped my motivation to do anything when I would get home. So, the late and inconsistent releases can explain why they might not be performing well.
The Story video did alright, but the Animation video has definitely under-performed. I have gotten a fair amount of people telling me directly that the Animation video is very good with the 10 minute analysis of the Yang vs Adam fight being their favorite part.
I did post these videos on this Subreddit. The Story video got about as many upvotes as the previous ones did; however, the Animation video doubled that and currently stands at 15 upvotes (https://www.reddit.com/r/RWBY/comments/hjfjap/thoughts_rwby_volume_6_animation_and_editing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3). I did see it peak at 18 upvotes at one point. But, no one gave any responses to the things I brought up or the questions I posed at the end of the video, which I do for every video.
I felt I had brought up some very interesting topics and ideas, but I didn't get the response I was hoping for. The comments on YouTube are from 2 people who do address the things I bring up, but they are from people I expected to get comments from. I was hoping more people would engage with it.
I can say that I'm not the best writer when it comes to the Introduction portion of these videos. I'm pretty damn sure I started each Animation video out the same way, "RWBY's animation has always been a mixed bag." You would think I would come up with something different by this point, but it seems I'm not creative enough.
My channel has grown while I have been making these videos. I currently sit at 86 subscribers. Mom would be proud. This would be more than double what I had before I started making these video essays on RWBY. Even though, the Fan-Trailers would do well, they wouldn't get me subscribers. My Let's Play style content wasn't bringing people in either, but I digress.
I can't help but feel disappointed that the video essays I make on RWBY have performed less and less compared to how I started; even though, I feel as though I am getting better with each video. Do I need a better thumbnail? Do I need to utilize better tags? Do I need to spread the videos to more areas? I don't know what I need to do in order for them to perform better or, at least, as well as they used to.
I have currently finished doing a crap ton of research for the Design video I will be making for Volume 6. This will be done in a completely different way from all my previous videos. So, I hope you will find it enjoyable and informative when it finally comes out.
I'm sorry this was so long. I just wanted to express my feelings about the content I have been producing and to try and get some answers on how I can reach a bigger audience. This is not for money or clout, as none of the videos I make will be monetized. I just want to build a bigger discussion about RWBY.
All my Thought videos on RWBY can be found in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUBqONa_FjUt5Os2ybv8cL7kuMMfTK1-W
This has been months in the making. In this video I got over multiple aspects of RWBY's animation for Volume 6. Including, character and action animation, Squash and Stretch, Yang vs Adam, and more.
Please let me know what you think as I am pretty happy with how this video turned out. I did have to include a bit to correct myself about one of my arguments.
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If you ever get the Bluray or DVD of RWBY Volume 1, watch the Director's Commentary for the episode in which Jaune apologizes to Pyrrha. You will not be sorry! It is my favorite moment of Monty Oum ever.
I will let y’all know if I see it! Director’s Commentary is always fun to watch/listen to. Gives insight into the story and stuff. And y’all know how I feel about background info.
This video is very late, but finally after months of working on this, here are my Thoughts on the Story for RWBY Volume 6. This video focuses on the Main Cas...
This took way to long for me to finish. The bulk of the reason is because of how I found myself stuck in the writing process multiple times. I knew the topics I wanted to cover, but couldn’t put down into words what I thought and found about them. Hopefully, I won’t hit such a block when writing the rest of the videos for RWBY Volume 6
