Is it too late to jump on the shinkai train.prproj

Комментарий автора: Sorry about the English description, but I do not speak Russian and Google translate would probably be comically bad at translating this.

Awhile ago I was give the song and I fell in love with the vocals. I didn't know what he was saying, but the soulful quality of the lyrics and music was clear. So I went ahead and edited a video despite not knowing the lyrics. Otohiko gave me a rough translation of the song so that I could be sure I wasn't accidentally making inappropriate scene choices, but I didn't even attempt to lyric sync. I'm uploading it here because I'm interested in what people who do understand the song's language think of the video.

My general goal was to try a mood video and to focus on contrasts. The vague ill-defined effect vs the beautifully detailed anime. Past vs present. Muted color vs bright visuals. Blues for the start of the children relationship vs reds for the end. Happy kids vs sad adult isolated from humanity. Etc. I did spend a large amount of effort trying to make sure none of this was in your face (except the one obvious effect), so I kinda doubt anyone will notice I was trying for contrasts as well as mood.

Speaking of Otohiko, thank/blame him for this. He gave me the song. He did a *LOT* of beta testing for me. He convinced me this wasn't entirely a muddled mess that should be deleted. He even titled it when he suggested I go with the sarcastic offhand name I gave the project file, including the extension. Others also beta tested, but Oto was by far the biggest help. Some of what he said I intentionally ignored though, probably to the videos detriment. I was ripping his style off enough without taking his advice on how to do it even more. Anyway, it's all his fault. Thanks Otohiko.

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Аниме: The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Музыка: Аквариум - Имя Моей Тоски