My Videos

[羽之助]

I got a nice camera on sale a while back, and started making some videos ... I have crappy Windows Movie Maker as my editor, but if you'd like to see what a yakiniku party in Japan looks like, click here.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8707313469192536662

And the one I'm currently working on, my trip to Hong Kong.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4130867483012731371

[FOBulous]

Wow, that was very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to your follow ups.

[羽之助]

Thanks. I must warn you to expect jiggy camera action. I can't hold anything still, dammit.

[Frankey-eh]

wowowowwow...

when you said Ikebukuro, it reminded me of this flash:

http://www.mediatinker.com/yamanote29/archives/images/shinbashi.swf
ikkebukkuro~

and I've never seen Akihabara that quiet!!

[sacluded]

I actualy like WMM. I have the Sony Vegas suite, and Ulead suite, but I tend to use WMM the most. It has all the main features I need, and is simple and straightforward

[Masa the Masta]

I completely forgot you were canadian until you had begun to talk 'aboot' the emperor and royalty and all that with that one Japanese teacher lady.

The cat thing was pretty weird, as were the bunch of Japanese guys standing around that computer. I don't feel like watching it again, but what was it that they were waiting to open?

Lol, Rock On. :clap:

[Kusoyaro]

Haha, wow. I liked that. Link more, dude.

[King Kong]

That was entertaining stuff. You could start your own videoblog and load videos of your travels in a chronological order.

[羽之助]

Ahh, Shinbashi. Why do you think I said Ikebuuuukuroooooo?

The guys were waiting for Don Quixote, a giant electronics/cosplay store to open. Although half of them were waiting for the pachinko parlour next door to open.

And I do NOT say 'Aboot'! Fuck you, eh! :-p

And isn't Adobe Premiere the absolute damn best video editing suite?

[Ether_Elemental]

nah, you said 'aboat' just like all the other canadians i've ever heard :) but those were definately entertaining, in a weird mundane kind way. i think its because i've never been there and am wanting to go there. are you going to show us some more, eh? :D

[Frankey-eh]

Ahh, Shinbashi. Why do you think I said Ikebuuuukuroooooo?
eh...? because you did....? around 0:30. Like, in exact same tone and everything.

[NERD]

And isn't Adobe Premiere the absolute damn best video editing suite?

It;s either Premiere or Final Cut, though they have similarities and differences. Windows Movie maker sucks as in terms of getting files off of camcorder and editing, in my opinion.

[FOBulous]

I didn't want to make any comments about the "Eh" and "aboot" but yeah I heard them too. But I think you have a radio DJ type voice.

[akitaka]

You friend cutting that onion scared the hell out of me; another second more and a finger could've come off! She ought to at least buy a sharper knife.

Thanks for the vids.

[paul]

Yea, it also scared me.

I didn't hear "aboot" either oO, anyone else hear it?

Yay! Just like I remembered it! Hong Kong really DOES look like blurry pixels! :P

[King Kong]

LOL! Hot Mario Bros

I was doing the Japanese impression of that and it sounds so funny.

[LJGroh]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing! (And your friend in Hong Kong was damn cute, by the by.)

Yea, it also scared me.

I didn't hear "aboot" either oO, anyone else hear it?

Yeah. It was on the plane trip, when he was introducing the woman in the planeseat beside him. I'm thinking somewhere between 9 & 10 minutes into the second video. ;)

[羽之助]

Day Two is loaded.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1413253017998135087

Rather boring compared to the first one. And it may be blurry pixels but if you want the 200MB WMV you can set up a transfer :-p haha

Ikebuuukuroooo! Actually, Rika, I've been showing 'Shinbashi' in elementary schools here to much rioting.

[Rogue_7]

aye I watched day 1 from the blog. Hong Kong is certainly on my list of places to go. How much was the ticket, if you don't mind my asking? btw, nice beard. ;-)

[paul]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing! (And your friend in Hong Kong was damn cute, by the by.)


Yeah. It was on the plane trip, when he was introducing the woman in the planeseat beside him. I'm thinking somewhere between 9 & 10 minutes into the second video. ;)

What? There's nothing wrong with that "about". Its how I say it... and everyone else.

[羽之助]

I went around New Year's, so it was pretty expensive, about 60 000 round trip with Dragon Air (which was an ok airline) from Narita. This time I'm going in mid-March for about 30 000 round trip.

[FOBulous]

Why Hong Kong so much? Is that girl in your video your HK booty call?

[Masa the Masta]

I noticed you got Blazing Beat from Initial D playing. Are you a fan? :p

[Frankey-eh]

your second day was my birthday ^^
kinda familiar HK...we also rode on the second deck on the very first seat.

your change for two reminded me of one time, we wanted to get one-yuan bills by exchanging a five-yuan bill by buying an ice cream... We got to the ice cream parlor, and I just randomly picked one...it turned out to be five bucks! o.o

I noticed a lot of your Japanese's been translated literally... some things don't flow very well.

[Masa the Masta]

Scratch that, you have a bunch of Initial D in your video, but my question still stands. Are you a fan? ;)

[Frankey-eh]

Scratch that, you have a bunch of Initial D in your video, but my question still stands. Are you a fan? ;)
I think it may be the outside noise at that time. I know china's crazy about initial d for something reason.

it's funny, cuz the first time I saw it, I cried out "tou mo ji D!" and my cousins looked at me funny, and they said "you mean "tou ji mou D?" Cuz in Japanese, it's "kashira (tou) mo ji D", and in Chinese, it's the complete opposite.

but the Initial D anime they're showing on TV is quite hideous. it's not quite animated, but it's CG'ed. I've never actually seen the real D anime, so I don't know...is it suppose to be CG'ed?

[Masa the Masta]

It's cel shaded, at least 4th stage is. 1st stage was primitive compared to second, which pales in comparison to 3rd Stage, which is eclipsed by 4th stage.

1st Stage
http://www.nautiljon.com/images/anime/initial_d_first_stage/initial_d_first_stage_04.jpg


http://pages.sbcglobal.net/perry470/go2id/characters/images/a-takumi03.jpg


Second Stage

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/perry470/go2id/characters/images/a-takumi02.jpg

3rd Stage
http://mangajimatemp.free.fr/img/initiald_news.jpg

http://www.nautiljon.com/images/anime/initial_d_third_stage_-_the_movie/initial_d_third_stage_-_

http://www.nautiljon.com/images/anime/initial_d_third_stage_-_the_movie/initial_d_third_stage_-_the_movie_07.jpg


4th Stage

http://img39.photobucket.com/albums/v120/stador/stage04_04_12.jpg

http://img39.photobucket.com/albums/v120/stador/stage04_03_49.jpg


http://www.nautiljon.com/images/anime/initial_d_fourth_stage/initial_d_fourth_stage_12.jpg



Notice the beginning where it was just nasty blocky 1990's cgi, to 2nd stage where they made the CGI better, along with the anime (no more slam dunk animation!). They then went to 3rd Stage, which had much more quality in animation, and even the CGI backgrounds were removed, mixing in the CGI with the animated backgrounds and characters.

4th Stage increased the quality by cel shading everything, making seamless transition between cars and everything else.

[羽之助]

Fan of the Initial D music, I guess. As for the anime, I only saw about half of First Stage before I just forgot about it (hey! I'm busy!). But I quite like that kind of music.

And yeah, I know the Japanese is very literal and doesn't flow well. That's because a)I'm translating it myself so I KNOW it'll have tons of mistakes b)I HATE using katakana words, if I can use any clunky jukugo compound I will rather than resort to the damned stuff and c)What I think in Japanese on how to translate what I just said in English is so long that it wouldn't fit in the subtitle ^^

[Frankey-eh]

And yeah, I know the Japanese is very literal and doesn't flow well. That's because a)I'm translating it myself so I KNOW it'll have tons of mistakes b)I HATE using katakana words, if I can use any clunky jukugo compound I will rather than resort to the damned stuff and c)What I think in Japanese on how to translate what I just said in English is so long that it wouldn't fit in the subtitle ^^

b) I wasn't talking about katakana words... more like, one of your shorter sentences. like "I'm in trouble", I would have said やばいかな, instead of 困るかな.
c) try to think in Japanese? don't think you're translating, but just telling your japanese friend the same thing. maybe that'll help it flow better.

[羽之助]

b) I think I had used やばいかな earlier and didn't want to repeat myself. I'm also translating for my Japanese friends/colleagues who have zero English and thus it doesn't matter if it's a little off (speaking as someone who loves pointing out the difference in spoken dialogue versus the subtitle in movies).
c) Thinking in Japanese assists B. I had considered doing all my commentary in Japanese but I have a larger English-speaking audience ...

Why Hong Kong so much? Is that girl in your video your HK booty call?

I refuse to answer that on the grounds that she might post the pictures she took when I was in the shower.

[FOBulous]

Well that's a good enough answer for me. Enjoy Hong Kong!

[LJGroh]

What? There's nothing wrong with that "about". Its how I say it... and everyone else.

I could be wrong, but I seriously thought (it's been a day or two since I watched it now, so I could be wrong) I heard, "Aboot." And I could tell he was Canadian from the first time I heard him talk (and not just because he has a Canadian flag in his signature. ;))--but that could be because one of my better friends is from Toronto.

羽之助 the song that's the lead-in to the second and third video (and maybe the first, can't remember), where is that from? I wouldn't ask, but it's eerily similar to Shenmue (the greatest video game ever)'s theme song for the second game (that takes place in HK).

[羽之助]

It's called 'Sirius', from a CD of erhue music that my friend lent me. Unknown if it is a ripoff of some game :-D

[FlareChiisu]

Wow! those are some very interesting videos ^^ Cant wait for more.

*flashes the rock on sign* X3

[羽之助]

Subtitles for day 3 are almost finished. Should upload it to Google tomorrow morning and then have it ready for public viewing the day after. By the way, does anyone know which is better, Google Video or YouTube?

[羽之助]

It's down!

[Kuri]

Cool Vid... It was cool listening to you speak a little cantonese

[羽之助]

Mandarin, actually.

[Kuri]

Oh, darn. I knew I would lose with my guess

I know like this much chinese

Ni Hao
Wo jiao Christian Michael
Wo shi xuesheng
Zaijian

And that's it ^^, I think chinese has same name order as Japanese..

[羽之助]

And that's it ^^, I think chinese has same name order as Japanese..

As far as I know all of Asia does.

[King Kong]

Oh Noes. Video unavailable for me. I was quite looking forward to it too :(

[羽之助]

Argh. Had a big subtitle error. Should be available in an hour or so.

[羽之助]

Ok, NOW it's back online.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6898013604837480751

[OaklandZoo]

I just watched the first day, and I know I'm a jerk for pointing at your subtitles, but....

動画機用記憶円盤？

You HAD to have done that on purpose.

[羽之助]

Yep. 死ね、カタカナ化外来語、死ね。

And WMM also needs to die for showing me a perfect sub and then conver
ting it to li
ne breaks in the vid
eo.

[JapaneseLever]

gotta say, man that was pretty cool. when i saw the third day it reminded me alot of shibuya and the like. or was it shinjuku?
anyways, keep on trucking. i am enjoying these.

[King Kong]

That video was very entertaining. Right now Im actually frothing at the mouth to visit Hong Kong, but can't due to student debts :(

[Akagaminosteven]

Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I just watched it and your Japanese is really good I think. Makes me envious.

[羽之助]

It's not dead. It's awaiting resurrection. Adobe Premiere slows my computer down to a crawl but I want to use something better than WMM. I'm also in the middle of moving my blog to a new server.

[羽之助]

Well, bringing this thread back to zombie life. I finished another video chronicling the fourth day ... FOUR FREAKING　ＭＯＮＴＨＳ ago.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2792894188715331259

[Langosta]

Yay another one, you've got a real talent for making these

[haterllnation]

Yeh, these are pretty interesting, especially the random stuff, like talking to that lady on plane and what looked like an ignore and the gay mario thing.. etc, etc. Watching them all right now.

Yeh, I here the accent BARELY with 'out' and 'about' but no big deal. Good Job.

[Intense]

great stuff. any more japanese stuff :D

[羽之助]

Heck of a lot of video taken at the onsen last week. I'll get around to it eventually.

[Masa the Masta]

Mosaics plz. >_<

[羽之助]

I like how you immediately and accurately assume.

[kilreli]

I completely forgot you were canadian until you had begun to talk 'aboot' the emperor and royalty and all that with that one Japanese teacher lady.
haha...thats exactly where i caught it....

[Crowley]

Love the video, favourite so far is the yakiniku party though ;)

[羽之助]

Well yeah, it's an actual Japan one. Maybe I should make another and save HK for next time.

[Crowley]

Whichever makes you happier! I've only managed to watch part 4 of HK so far due to wriggling 4 year olds on my lap, but it's quite atmospheric stuff :) I liked the bit where you try to get GF to say where you are, and she's calling you an idiot. Oh, and the random kung fu woman in the train station.

[FaR]

pretty cool videos man. i enjoyed them you are quite the linguist.

[羽之助]

I'm quite cunning, as well.

[羽之助]

I took a break from editing the Hong Kong videos and just threw together a few random shots I took one day when a school was having their graduation ceremony.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=471029255854215289

[Crowley]

That was excellent :) I love the fact that they're little windows on your life =)

[羽之助]

Stalker! (十字)

[Crowley]

Er, only slightly guilty. You're the one that found my livejournal even though I never linked it. Hah!

[Duke Luke of Juke]

I took a break from editing the Hong Kong videos and just threw together a few random shots I took one day when a school was having their graduation ceremony.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=471029255854215289
Hey, thank you for that, 羽之助! Was pretty cool to see what graduation ceremonies (albeit for younger kids) are like over there. Can't wait to see the video(s) you're editing now. ;)

[Yang]

I took a break from editing the Hong Kong videos and just threw together a few random shots I took one day when a school was having their graduation ceremony.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=471029255854215289

Dude! your video is the pwnage! thanks for sharing!!

the graduation ceremony is kinda touching...and it seems a great event...i was impressed by some student wearing traditional clothes... it's something very unusual(for me)...anyway..

the video itself owns dude! oh i think the japanese teacher is cute, i mean, the way how she talks in english to you lol...

good stuff!

[paul]

Is it just me, or do you have a "camera voice" in japanese, that is more emotion-filled than how the people you film usually speak?

[Intense]

i reckognized one of the songs in that. It's the theme song they used in the movie "Babe", the pig movie. Odd choice of song for a graduation ceremoney but it worked :D

[羽之助]

I probably do have a "camera voice". Gotta imitate the bloody announcers, don't I.

Anyway, I'm going to a school that's so far out there are no bus stops nearby and the total school population is 37 kids. I'm only going there about three, maybe four times for the whole year, so I thought I'd do something special. I'm recording the English classes and will eventually make a CD for the parents and teachers. I have a little bit of footage, so I made a "preview" video, just so they know I'm actually doing something constructive with the video I'm taking of their kids.

I do have other shots, like the car ride to the school and bursting out of the forest into a hidden valley of rice fields, but I'll save that for when I'm no longer going to that school.

Enjoy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-418802962517602914

[Masa the Masta]

just so they know I'm actually doing something constructive with the video I'm taking of their kids.

Mosaics plz. >_<

Anyway, I'd be watching these, but my computer's been on the fritz lately...maybe I'll buy a new one. *sigh.*

Financial aid money FTW!

[Langosta]

That last one was great too ^^

[Yang]

Mosaics plz. >_<!

lol...me rei con peticion de mosaicos denuevo jajaja

OMG!!! son niņos chicos! para que pides mosaicos?!?! XD XD!!!!

lol...Masa you can be so funny sometimes XD!

[羽之助]

All right, it's not the OP9 meeting in Tokyo, but it is a new video. Random Japan #2, actually. I promise I'll start work on the OP9 vid next.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6872199792372413577

[haterllnation]

I liked the graduation ceremony video in all, but mostly because of the very end. I think if I graduated with them, my favorite, memorable part would be the younger class congratulating me. I just liked them talking to each other in respect.

[羽之助]

This is posted in the "Tokyo Get-together" thread but I thought I'd throw it in here anyway. OP9 outing.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3573495247485037054

Edit: I have put up a video of a giant hornet or some other kind of insect that invaded my apartment and our silly attempts to kill it.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1802795821897625146

[羽之助]

New Hong Kong video.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6554210972836078173

[luke]

Nice work man. Loved the videos.

[Druid]

Drunk people singing is made of god and win.

[羽之助]

Got another one for you. This one has fire, too.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3682468644747376827

There's actually a part 4 in the series, but it's taking too long to process and my taxi picks me up in 45 minutes.

Edit: Woot, the ryokan I'm staying at has wireless internet!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4252607603705214803

[akitaka]

That sock apparatus was just plain wierd. I could see those guys getting stuck and dying while the fire burns itself out; though it still looked fun.

And once again, great music selection.

[羽之助]

Day Six of my Hong Kong trip ... from frikkin' nine months ago.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8877667394608547070

[羽之助]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4908586312252789875

A trip to Hangzhou, near Shanghai. I tried a "documentary-style" voiceover, so I come off as an arrogant prat.

And, posted in the Japan forums already, just walking around my apartment building playing with the neighbourhood kids.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=665958468005057400

[kilreli]

I tried a "documentary-style" voiceover, so I come off as an arrogant prat.

mission accomplished :yes:

/ :stirthepo

[akitaka]

Very interesting documentary. Your accent was quite sexy.

But in the outtakes, where did you set your camera to have the lady sit RIGHT IN FRONT of the lens?

[羽之助]

It was set on a railing of a closed tourist lineup. She just happened to pick that EXACT SPOT to stop and stand around.

And you, Kilreli, can suck mah balls! :yes:

[phenyl]

It was set on a railing of a closed tourist lineup. She just happened to pick that EXACT SPOT to stop and stand around.

And you, Kilreli, can suck mah balls! :yes:
http://images.southparkstudios.com/img/content/news/998a.gif

The 'opulence and class...rustic...etc bit is hilarious