Popular Post Estranged Reality Posted October 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2014 OK, so long story short: back in 2006 when the demo first leaked, I was still in high school and really into video editing. I was not by ANY means on the level of an evader, but with my limited skills, I put together this fanmade video for Better, using scenes from The Departed: I recall being particularly proud of some of my 'effects' I used, like the slow-mo color-changes and whatnot. Anyway, "Uzi Suicide" reported my video almost immediately and got my entire YouTube channel deleted - and all my videos deleted. (I lost a lot of stuff at the time that I had never backed up, and they're forever lost like...you know.) ANYWAYS, fast forward to today. Stumbled across my GN'R video folder on my external hard drive. Replayed the Better video, it brought back some memories, and I decided to re-upload it and share it with everyone just for nostalgia's sake. It's lo-def, but I hope you all enjoy it. I was 17 when I made it and I recall being so proud of it. My editing skills are a bit better these days but it's still fun to go back and revisit old material created for the community. While it's far from perfect, eight years later, I'm rather proud of my idea of pulling The Departed into it, because thematically I think it works. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 here's another video i made back in the day, which i just uploaded tonight: ...also reported by 'uzi suicide,' i thought i'd share it with everyone years later. not the best edited or anything, but for nostalgia's sake.i remember being proud of the way i used 'blue' filters to accentuate certain parts of this video. you'll see what i mean. it's a little overwrought, but whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pockets Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 estranged reality admin - I like the fanmade better with departed and especially with robin finckI like the way you showcase and feature robin finck in the fanmade better videorobin finck does all the guitar riffs and the industrial nin part and all the guitar work and the classic rock solo on betterbetter is a mr. robin finck song and the official better video showcases and features robin finck in a epic way tooso I like it - I like how estranged reality admin showcases mr. robin finck in a big way that's a whole lot better better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 keep calling me 'estranged reality admin' - i can dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaponsnflowers Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) Those were pretty good! Although I don't think Better fits with the story of The Departed. Still would have been lovely if Guns n' roses had been featured on the soundtrack. And 2006 Axl just makes everything so much cooler. He looked like million bucks, a true epitome of rock star. And damn is Better a great song or what. Good job. Edited October 27, 2014 by weponsnflowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Awesome.Your video reminded me that it's been too long since I saw The Departed.lol "Uzi Suicide" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowmass Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That's cool....really cool. Thanks for doing. I've always had 'Better' as my favorite CD song. I can easily see GnR (the real deal) nail this song.....they coulda made it the hit it should have been. CD has 3-4 songs that had hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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