doremi wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:40 am
I wonder what zoltan and PrimeSwitch think of it.
So I know this was released like 9 months ago and I'm very bad because I haven't gotten a chance to get through it. However, I finally got a chance to sit down and jerk through the entirety of this mega remix (and I am calling it a remix because it deserves to be called that).
To all other Cock Hero fans: DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS! THIS DESERVES TO BE WATCHED!
Just to get it out of the way, I think this is a really well-done transformative piece that took me and zoltan's works over the years into something entirely unique on its own. As much as he and I have taken porn scenes other people shot to tell our own stories, you told one too. After watching this whole thing, I just wanted to tell you that you did incredible work re-working our weird narratives into one unique onto itself.
Now I'd love to dive deeper into the specifics:
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Yes, this was a truly bizarre feeling. But after I got settled past the "What is happening" phase, it felt like I was watching a Multiverse of Madness of my own Cock Hero's.
I almost never revisit Cock Hero Prime Fitness. It was my first real porn edit and the first time I fussed around with Final Cut Pro. I did not have a community of people to review my work and tell me when I had a dropped frame here and there. I didn't even access to a treasure trove of porn, so I was pulling from weird sources I found on various shady torrents (I even think I got a DMCA notice from the Boxing chapter). It was a very different time: Remy LaCroix was at her peak with her hula hooping, Ultimate Surrender still operated at the Fortress in SF, and I loved Flux Pavillion.
It also brought me back to the growing pains of working on Prime University and Prime World. I remember traveling for work and painstakingly editing Prime University in my cramped hotel room. And now that I'm a few years removed from it, I can talk a little more freely about how agonizing it was to organize an ensemble cast for Prime World. All those voice actresses, with many dropping out or ghosting me or agreeing to be in it but taking WEEKS to get me audio files. And one of them was recorded by a train track that I tried very VERY hard to compensate for in post. WOO. And that was before I learned of noise gates, dB limiters, etc... if only I had known what I know now!
I've worked on dozens of video projects after I retired from making Cock Hero's and PMV's. They're beginning to feel like a distant memory, and it was great flashbacking to my old endeavors in a mix that kept me on my toes, not knowing what to expect.
As for yourself, you've done some fantastic work. There are a few rounds that you kept in their entirety, and a few you didn't. I noticed the little flourishes and changes that you added to make this your own. Here's a few mental notes I made during the four hour runtime:
- Bravo on combining the similar themes that zoltan and I had into their own respective rounds. Fitness' finale with zoltan's scenes of Kenna James on the stairmaster is inspired. The "nymphs attack" section was particularly nice! And above all, the combining of Prime After-School and Revolution's voice acting rounds (you know the ones I'm talking about) is... wow. Fucking beautiful. Chef kiss. Really hit me in my trigger spots. Beautiful. Please make me more PMV's like this lol.
- I like the small changes you made to my rounds, since the storytelling aspect to them can make it weird when they're out of place. The restructuring of World's Finland chapter is nicely done, and man, Find You by Zedd is such a bop.
- I'm glad you kept a few rounds untouched, since a lot of hard work went into them and I love how they turned out. Fitness' Rave chapter was a labor of love, and I was glad to see my shuffle girl still in this. I'm also glad you kept zoltan's Tove Lo round in its entirety. That thing is a masterpiece.
- Really smart to keep the focus on Kenna James. I feel like she's the lynch-pin in the Revolution series and a fun part of the Prime series. I could do my own Cock Hero series about her, but I feel like there's no need when zoltan did such a good job already.
- Regarding the Black Rock City finale: I loved seeing the finales of Prime University, World, and After-School combined into this chapter. Making Riley giggle after the Black Rock City title reveal instead of before was a VERY nice touch. It fucking KILLS me that both Riley Reid and Kenna James both went to Burning Man, and they had videos of them AT Burning Man, but they came out shortly after I released Prime World. Agonizing. Those clips would've worked SO well.
WatchItDry wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 5:34 pm
This is not a remake and is just a bunch of rounds mixed up to create a new experience while enjoying old favorites.
It's more than just a bunch of rounds mixed up, it became its own thing when I started watching it. Sure, the beat indicator can be kinda funky, but I also attribute that to my newbie ways of making beats in my first Cock Hero. I wanted to thank you for this gift. I was certainly unexpected, but it was great to go down memory lane on projects I have not revisited in a very long time. Thank you, friend.
I noticed that you used the "Championship Edition". Using the standard Cock Hero Revolution 2ndMIX would not have those players notifications which are kind of odd if the original timeline is not observed. The other thing is different stroke instructions (because it is a mashup). Using some clever caption covering would help avoid the confusion. Other than that, it's a fun production. I wonder what zoltan and PrimeSwitch think of it.
