Vangelus Review 70X - ROTF Leader Prime: Truck-to-Robot in one take

Vlog - Timelogged APV of Odeean and the Question of Charity and Transformers (Part 18) - Dec 18 2009

WTF @ TFW - 74 - December 17 2009

WTF @ TFW - 73 - December 12 2009

Vangelus Review 73 - GN-U Dou YF-19

The Rest of Hero Con 2009

Hero Con 2009 Panel - A Whole New World - Praetoria: Utopia with a Price

It was a fun panel, two of the devs were totally RPing. D:

Vangelus Review 72 - Twist Action Form Kuuga

Vangelus Review 71 - Stealth Striker Iron Man

Musing on commissions

I think it'd be neat to offer to do full-quality multitrack editing of a 60-90 minute podcast episode for around $50. I have no idea where I'd post this. Craigslist? XD

Similarly I'd really like to be able to do editing commissions for video, via Final Cut.

What's sad is this probably sounds uber dickish, haha. If it helps, my mindset isn't pointing this at the toku/TF community, so much as internet media productions in general.

Figured out the $50 price as equating to roughly $10/hour of work and processing time, so if it further helps, this'd be juuust above minimum wage. ;)

Doubting it'll go anywhere anytime soon, but it's an idea that's been in the middle of my head for many weeks, now.

WTF @ TFW - 72 - December 3 2009

Vangelus Review 70 - ROTF Leader Optimus Prime

If you just want to see me playing with toys, skip to 11:00. :D

Daily Changes

'Daily Changes'
-----

My second Art106 video project. The outline for this assignment was as follows:

"Self investigation 2 : Transformation of yourself Final Cut project
You must have had many moments of your life in which you experience or desire to transform. Create a video of this transformation by using yourself as material. This transformation can be literal, metaphorical, psychological, etc. Tell us who you are. Your life story. Your fantasy and reality.
Your video consists of image and audio."

The gist of the video is the exhibition of the various transformations I undergo in day-to-day life. The real me who wakes up and goes to sleep, the confident me who takes the stage for business and entertaining others, and the helpful me who coaches and advises anybody but myself.

There were going to be others (confident me is a mix of what I am when I work, and what I am when I make videos, act, or DJ) but I wanted to keep the video punchy and shorter.

It's a very self-centred and perhaps pretentious piece, but I figure I have balanced that out somewhat by mocking myself through the content of the video. :D

There were a lot of other great projects done for this assignment, and I hope some of the others upload their creations somewhere too. It all deserves a spot on the web.

Double Convention Vlogging!

WTF @ TFW - 71 - November 25 2009

TFcon 2009 Vlog 3 - Mysterious Customizing Pictionary

Mystery, Customizing, Pictionary, Poutine, and Powerade!

WTF @ TFW - 70 - November 19 2009

Vangelus Review 69D - Motion Revive T-elos

WTF @ TFW - 69 - November 12 2009

69!

Vangelus Review 69C - Motion Revive KOS-MOS Ver.4

The penultimate segment of Spreem's Women. For now, at least. :O

Vangelus Review 69B - Revoltech Fraulein Yoko

Part 2 of Spreem's Women is here!

WTF @ TFW - 68 - November 5 2009

Vlog - Marriage Swag and EX-69 - Nov 6 2009

It's gonna be weird today, this is the first time I'm going to a friend's wedding. I feel even older. :O

Anyway, I also am now $5 richer on Amazon.ca thanks to Swagbucks. If you want to join my glorious dream of $5 e-gift-cards (and make your own dream, if you so choose), here's my referral link:

Click here to take part in The Dream.

Vangelus Review 69A - MMS Yoko

Part 1 of 4!

Currency

A task for a digital media art course I'm taking. Thought I'd share it. D:

ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
The assignment was to do a 30-ish-second-long video with "multiple edits and a text credit displaying your full name and the year of production" in Final Cut, based on our choice of a list of themes: Kitchen, Earth, Lost and forgotten, Equal, or Currency. I stared at them for a week and "Currency" leapt out at me earlier today while I was at the bus stop. Just in time for the deadline!

I filmed it all at my desk using a lamp and a camera over the course of about 10 minutes, after I had the idea set in my head. Thank goodness FCE's crop feature worked in tandem with SHEER UNADULTERATED LUCK with that split-screen bit at the end. :O

Colour effects were done with Colour Correction Filters. Also, the left side of the splitscreen was twice as red and shadowed as the right side, so I did a pile of minor correction slidering to try and at least match it up.

WTF @ TFW - 67 - October 29 2009

I FOUND LIVE LAB!!!!!

Okay, LAB is a finnish band I adore who never made it big, and are still recovering from a fairly painful breakup in 2005.

I have never found live audio or video of them performing in the 2+ years I've scoured the internet for it.

And I just found some on youtube. :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Hero Con 2009 - The Opening Ceremony Keynote

HINT: Part 2 has all the juicy new Going Rogue footage and info. ;)

WTF @ TFW - 66 - October 22 2009

100th blog post!

Vlog - The Heroic Zipdisk01 - Oct 22 2009

Trying out Swagbucks

I was cruising the webs a few days ago, and saw something about Swagbucks. Basically, you get random points for using their search engine, and if you refer people, you get points when they get points.

So, it is now my goal to acquire some kind of $5 gift card from Swagbucks, because only in the 21st century dammit.

If you want to try the site out and support my shameless goal, here's a referral link to sign up for Swagbucks:

Click here!

If you want to stop me before I fall into the depths of shameless prizechasing, then...then...click it and show me how wrong I am by making me get my giftcard! >:O

TFcon 2009 Vlog 2C - (Some of) The Faction Feud

It's the Faction Feud trivia contest! Or at least, it's the first three games of the opening round.

I promise you, after the first game I get back behind the camera and it at least moves around a little.

WTF @ TFW - 65 - October 15 2009

Vangelus Review 68 - TF2 ROTF Voyager Megatron

Nearly 5 months after getting ahold of it, Vangelus delivers one of his most lagged stolen chinese toy reviews to date!

WTF @ TFW - 64 - October 8 2009

An Important Message - Oct 9 2009

WTF @ TFW - 63 - October 1 2009

Vangelus Review 67 - Robot Damashii 00 Gundam

New Vlog and TFcon 2009 Script Reading

Vangelus Review 66 - Aveo Swerve

The mysterious now-Toronto-exclusive!

WTF @ TFW - 62 - Sept 24 2009

It's shock time!

Vangelus Review 65-x - Dropping Glasses

Insightful and deep behind-the-scenes footage of the process that goes into a toy review video.

Vangelus Review 65 - Figma Drossel

WTF @ TFW - 61 - Sept 17 2009

And then, 61!

I was very grouchy on the day we recorded this, so I hope it's not too off-putting. :O

WTF @ TFW - 60 - Sept 10 2009

Hear me do a podcast while under the PAX POX weather, last week.

I did it again! >.< Just finished editing episode 61.

Kinglaffo towards the future

Belated birthday wishes sir!

WTF @ TFW - 59 - Sept 2 2009

Editing episode 60 and realized I didn't post this in here yet!

PAX '09 Haul Videos

And the offshoot videos...

TFcon 2009 Vlog 2A - The Derrick J Wyatt Panel

WTF @ TFW - 58 - August 27 2009

Earlier than usual!

Vlog - Pez - August 24 2009

<3 Psychopez

Vangelus Review 64 - Fansproject G3 Trailer

This got TFW-frontpaged! :O

WTF @ TFW 57 - August 20 2009

57 has arrived!

I'm going to cease being 24 in an hour and a half. ;_;

Vangelus Review 63 - SDCC Destro 2-Pack

It's double-Scottish!

WTF @ TFW 55 and 56

I've forgotten to link them here! D:

WTF @ TFW - 55 - August 6 2009

WTF @ TFW - 56 - August 13 2009

Vangelus Review 62 - Botcon 2009 Exclusives & Souvinirs

This is the combined version. If you want to watch a separate component without just scrolling through this one, head to this thread for embedded vids:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-video-reviews/258901-vangelus-review-62-botcon-2009-exclusives-souvinirs.html

Double Vlog - Hug Your Jimmy Mac / M&Ms Review

Months apart, conjoined in video!

Post-2am District 9 vlog

Vlog - Aug 9 2009 - Funny Story, Clarifications, and Review 62

Parts of the review are now up, but I'll post a link on here once it's all up. Feel free to go check it out in progress though!

Musing on Self-Improvement

Millmaaaaan!!

Vangelus Review 61 - TFClub TFC-004 Gear of War Accessory Set

Brought to you by the same group responsible for the Battle Rollar! A fearsome foursome of accessories are bundled in this bombastic box. Will it satisfy the needs of a Vangelus?

If you want to view a specific part of the video, there's a clickable chapter list in the video's info box on its Youtube page.

WTF @ TFW - 54 - July 30 2009

The summer's ending so soon! D:

Vangelus Review 60 - Artworks Monsters Deneb

Sponsored by HLJ!

Vangelus Review 59 - TF Animated Blurr

The Animated Hailstorm Foursome has been completed. And I almost forgot to post it here! :O

WTF @ TFW - 53 - July 23 2009

The new year begins with 5.3 minutes of exposition!

Vangelus Review 58 - GI Joe: Rise of Cobra Destro

After 2 and a half minutes, I even talk about the toy!

(srsly, love the packaging)

WTF @ TFW - Episode 52

The Final Countdown.

Vangelus Review 57 - TF Animated Samurai Prowl

One more Animated Hailstormer to go...

Vlog - July 16 2009 - Care Package from Vangelus Island

Thanks Optimus Scourge!

Vangelus Review 56 - S.H.Figuarts Another Agito

I love this toy. ;_;

Vangelus Review 55 - TF Animated Swindle

Check out the contents of his personal storage dimension!

Vangelus Review 54 - Hissatsu! Chou Henkei Rider Series 1

Candy candy candy toys! Also since it's long, go to the video's Youtube page if you want to use a clickable Chapter List to skip to certain parts (which I'm sure will be ignored by many so the length can be adequately complained about).

A Powerful Pair of Podcasts!

WTF @ TFW - Return of the Revenge

WTF @ TFW - Episode 51

Hot damn my Garageband is sweaty!

TFcon 2009 Vlog 1

Only have to get these done in 9 months to do better than last year!

WTF @ TFW - Episode 50

In which I am overly cruel to Twilight. D:

Vangelus Review 53 - TF Animated Waspinator

Bipedal Insect Goodness.

The Vangelus ROTF Experience

Alright, for like 90% of my opinions on the film:

THE VIDEO:


Now I feel bad about my wording on the bit where I say what audience I wouldn't recommend it to. ;_; I should clarify (and kinda did with an annotation) that I don't mean "DON'T SEE IT", just that the audience in question may be disappointed.

THE PODCAST:
WTF @ TFW - Revenge of the Fallen Special

There will probably be one more podcast to cover Alice and Soundwave primarily, but a couple of my thoughts on them are in the video. D:

Multi-Updates!

WTF @ TFW - 49 - June 25 2009

With episode 50 and the ROTF discussion releasing extremely soon. :O

Also, I reviewed some static plastic.

Double Video Updates!

Vangelus Review 51 - TF2 ROTF Mudflap


And!!

Vange and Jace's Mainland Adventure

WTF @ TFW - Episode 48

Booyah late release!

Last podcast before ROTF. :O

In preparation

Going to be seeing IMAX Revenge of the Fallen tomorrow night! Got some pre-movie thoughts.

Heading in to this hoping to have fun, and I expect I will.

The internet's going to be a warzone, but luckily on TFW most of that is contained in one subforum. XD

Only thing I'm not looking forward to is once again hitting a cavalcade of "Why do you like such a crap movie" from people I know who aren't as big a fanboy for cartoon robots as I am. Let me lay this out:

I've been into Transformers for about 24ish years, without any of those years-long breaks a lot of other people bring up. I've been heavily active in the online fandom since late '99.

I am seeing the movie in order to enjoy very different things than most average moviegoers and critics.

While I don't plan to defend any of the movie's likely multitudinous faults, the only thing I don't have patience for is "Man it must suck being a Transformers fan and seeing that movie, huh, since it totally ruined the soul of the franchise". I dunno why it bothers me, but whenever I get that it always makes me sigh. And the face hits the palm as I then get told all about how Transformers used to be awesome, nostalgia nostalgia, etc etc.

It annoys me because it turns me into a "snobby nerd who knows more about Transformers than you do" guy for a few seconds. XD Though I take solace in my neuroses being nice and harmless like that.

Revenge of the Fallen is not in a position to ruin Transformers. I like big robots that talk to each other. There are years of fiction and history between '86 and now. I can explain them if you want, but I admit I doubt a lot of people want to know about it.

Anyway, onto the movie, and then onto the lulz of the online discussion spectating!

WTF @ TFW - Episode 47

Recorded early and released late!

Because Dauntcon was too awesome. ;_;

WTF @ Botcon 2009 - What We Got

The epilogue podcast to Botcon 2009.

WTF @ TFW - Episode 46

Click here for the thread!

Forgot to leave space for an intermission on this one, so just pretend the SFX war between the three of us is the programming pause. :O

Vangelus Review 50 - Masterpiece Dragonkaiser

This one took a while to edit, but hopefully it'll be fun to watch. :D

Also if you find the length to be a problem, there's a clickable chapter listing on its Youtube info box.

WTF @ Botcon 2009 - The Full Series

Here's all the podcasts we recorded at Botcon 2009, in order!

01 - Wednesday, May 27
WTF @ TFW - 45 - May 28 2009
02 - Wednesday May 29
03 - Sunday May 31

Yes, there are two Wednesdays. XD

Podcasting from Botcon (Wednesday)

Live recording with fancy equipment!

Sound quality is so niiiiiice. D:

WTF @ TFW - Endgame Pt 2 Discussion

Click hear to check it out!

Posted shortly before leaving for Botcon 2009. Unf.

It has come.

Click the annotation at the end to see the actual collaboration video. :D It was way fun to put together despite my slow-as-hell editing. Dave/Simon/Andy are cool people and did some great improvisation around text that wasn't actually there.

WTF @ TFW - Episode 44 and Endgame Pt 1

Episode 44 - May 21, 2009

TF Animated: Endgame Part 1 Discussion

One more to go up before I head for Botcon 2009!

MC PaddingFlap Arises

Click the pic for more...pics!

Silly flash game fun

Got turned onto a zombie clickspam RTS game on this site:

Whirled.com (clicking here goes to some kind of "Vangelus invited you here" spiel)

Go go macromedia procrastination!

A Box From ZipDisk01!

Much <3

Still my favourite Joker

Spoilers if you somehow haven't seen Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker yet!

WTF @ TFW - Episode 43 - May 14, 2009

Featuring the Ultimate Drama Report!

The New Touch

Okay, I'm going to be friendlier to this one than most.

PROS
-I'm glad Stan Bush didn't re-use all the old sheet music and went for something entirely new as far as the tunes go.
-The parts of the verses where it's Stan quietly singing over the quiet sombre music really works for me.

CONS
-Rapping guy almost manages to single-handedly turn the song into a parody.
-The chorus feels like two very unlike songs have been stitched together, and it isn't working.

LULZ
-THE ENTIRE VIDEO. Smiling guitar man, befuddled rapper face, random energy wind, pulling invisible ropes...it has like 4 or 5 built-in drinking games.

WTF @ TFW - TFAs3e11 - This is Why I Hate Machines

Discussion on the third-to-last episode of the season is up here!

WTF @ TFW - Episode 42, May 7 2009

This one is weird and late.

A part of "What We Got This Week" has also been made twice as funny thanks to the Henkei Commander dramas. XD

Fansproject - May 2009

There's drama!

Read the OVER 1000 POSTS OF LOL here!

I've gotten stirrings that some people want to know how much I'm going to turn around and start bagging on Fansproject after all my positive feedback on them at TFcon.

To you, I say: lol

This whole thing honestly doesn't make me angry. I tried really hard! But alas, I couldn't work up the rages. The only important thing that I feel is worth noting out of all of this, is that Fansproject have screwed up and really tarnished their reputation as far as exclusive/limited runs and commissions go.

They still make tres cool shiz. And I still like a lot of it. So I'm sorry to say that if I get a G3 Trailer and feel it's a good piece of garage kit, I'm going to say so.

If you're angry enough to eat FP's children and BOYCOTT THEM FOREVER!!! that's all cool and stuff, and if you're whiteknighting as hard as you can for beloved and wonderous FP that's all cool and stuff, but I hope neither of you hypothetical extremes mind too much when I mock your guys' epic thread up there. :)

TINY COMBINING DEVASTATOR

TFW2005 Discussion Thread

HOLY GOD I WANT THIS THING RIGHT NOW

DEAR CHINA: STOP STEALING OTHER TOYS AND STEAL A FEW HUNDRED OF THESE

WILL PAY $$$

Spent yesterday with a cool guy called Jase

He talked about it here:

"I just spent the day with Vangelus"

I'd bought a Sari sketch off of DJW for him and delivered it in person. Little did I know he'd show incredible generosity and be an awesome host!

WTF @ TFW Podcast Tripleshot!

WTF@TFW Episode 41

Human Error Part 2

Decepticon Air

These recordings were done one after another on Saturday, May 2, 2009. And by the end of the Decepticon Air discussion, you can tell. XD

Vangelus Review 49 - TF2 ROTF MC Paddington

It may be a while 'til review 50. >.< Gonna be a tricky shoot, that one.

Auditions for nightslash2020's stop motion

Did these up because there were so many parts and it looked fun to do. :D

I have to share this because it made my nuts swell with magma.

GIGA GOLDION GOD HAND SUPER T-LINK GOD FINGER BREAST MUGEN BUSTER STONER SEKIHA DRILL UNIVERSE LOVE LOVE INAZUMA FINAL STAGE SMASH CRUSHER PUNCH TENKYOKEN SWORD KICK FIRE BREAKER BEAM SUNSHINE

TFcon Hotel Room Reviews

These vids were shot to be kind of like, hey I'll share some thoughts on the toys while I'm still at the convention. I do intend to give them both proper review vids somewhere down the line. :D

Powered Commander


Universe Dak Series R.E.V.


Special thanks to Optimus Scourge, Lupis Convoy, and General Tekno!

WTF @ TFW - Supplemental 18 - ShoWest the Mostest

Some more ShoWest footage chatter before it gets totally nullified by the HD download of the newest ROTF trailer!

WTF @ TFW - Episode 40 - April 23, 2009

It's finally up, click here for the thread!

Took me ages because, well, I decided to not edit podcast while having TFcon fun. :O

TFcon 2008 Vlogs = COMPLETE

To celebrate how fun TFcon 2009 was, here's the rest of...TFcon 2008. It'll take less than 10 months this time around, promise!

WTF @ TFW DOUBLESHOT HURRRRH

First, a Supplemental for a listener Q&A!

AND THEN!!

Episode discussion for Human Error Part 1!

Hooray loads of spare time blown, woo

TFcon 2008 Vlog 4 - Shreds of the Storm

The wire's drawing closer...

A video In Light of Recent Events - April 20 2009

How to get rich on Youtube!

WTF @ TFW - Episode 39

Links and chatter are here!

TFcon grows nearer. :O

WTF @ TFW - TFAs3e07 - Predacons Rising

The discussion is here.

Technical problems and editing/uploading during fencing trip = blaaaargh

But! I got the red Alternity Convoy for a good price in Richmond. So all's good. :D

WTF @ TFW - Supplemental 15 - TFcon Musings of the Past and Future

It's TFcon discussion with 3 of its staff members!

Check it out here!

Vangelus Review 48 - TF2 ROTF Sideswipe

A humbling look back at the past of a once-again rising actor.

WTF @ TFW Episode 38

It's up!

Here!

Editing was delayed because when my friends have arguments, I am nosey and egomaniacal enough to sometimes decide that I know better than everyone else and will solve their disagreement.

Vangelus Review 47 - Popynica DX Rideshooter

I wish I'd bought two when I had the chance. >.<

Camwhore time!

I got tagged AND a neato Q&A went up, so it's time for dualwield camwhoring action!

Muggin!

Hooah!

I didn't make this.

WTF@TFW - TFAs3e06 - Five Servos of Doom

WTF@TFW - TFAs3e06 - Five Servos of Doom

We had a record attendence for our TF Animated discussion episodes thus far, with 6 podcasters showing up for the recording. Have a listen via the link above!

Vangelus Review 46 - TF2 ROTF Sideways

It's not entirely an Audi! It's not Barricade! If you hate the movie aesthetic, you'll hate this toy!

However, you can't fault it for its engineering. This toy's -solid-, and that surprised me. If you do like the movie aesthetic, I think you'll be pleased. :D

An Important Message to the Community

Unfortunate News

Upon reading this blog entry, Vangelus died of a sudden violent aortic detonation:

http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2009/03/april-fools.html

Vangelus Review 45 - SIC Kiwami Tamashii Kamen Rider Hibiki

Long title!



It's a damn cool toy whose pricepoint outweighs most of its flaws.

What I'm using this blog for

Hello, I'm Vangelus from the internet. Sometimes I'm also Vange1us or Vangelus84.

My intent with this blog is to catalogue the online creative projects I'm working on. Ideally I'll post other stuff on here pertaining to my interests, too.

Anyway, here's what I'm up to on the web right now...

PODCASTING
I am heavily involved with TFW2005.com's Transformers podcast, WTF@TFW. 7 other people work on this with me as hosts and content creators. Most of the editing and post-production is done by myself.

VIDEOS
Primarily, I do videos over on YouTube. Most of my account's content consists of toy reviews, which I try to do with an added edge of entertainment and post-production. There are also convention vlogs. Soon, I hope to add more original content (It's Jimmy!) as well as somewhat generic vlogs focusing on things like movies or other pop culture.

I've also been involved in a comedic series about a character called The Milk Daddy since 2006. Those videos are hopefully going to be up on my blip.tv account soon, in much higher quality than their YouTube counterparts. The Milk Daddy is far more the effort of my longtime friend Jacob (facecaptain on YouTube).

INTERNET RADIO
Since 2005, I've been a regular online DJ for The Cape Radio Station. My show is usually on every Sunday night at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern), running for 3 hours. The music is pretty much a smattering from my own library. A small amount of the show consists of talk breaks between music sets, where I try to interact with in-game listeners and share my thoughts on various topics.

MUSIC
I like messing around with Garageband and posting the tres amateur results on my Acidplanet page.

WRITING AND DRAWING
Though I've not kept up with these fields very regularly, I also do some fiction writing and sketchwork. My writing is not currently collected in one place online, but some of my drawings can be seen on my deviantArt account.

Hello, World.

I am Gene.