Heroes: The Movie

Basically, I started working on this project when Heroes was at a low in its popularity.  The previous season really angered me because I felt they didn't focus enough on the main story, giving way to many little side-stories that were never concluded; some characters were simply abandoned!  Now, I understand that there are staffing issues and budget concerns and all that.  I get it... But really, the story became so convoluted that it was almost incoherent. So, to combat this, I decided to make a 2hr 'movie' version of Heroes, which would restructure the story to something much more accessible with its continuity.  I began watching every show and documenting each scene so I could re-edit the episodes...  Ambitious to be sure, but I felt like the series needed some love from a fan.  However, soon after I started editing the film, the series was canceled and given that I would have no more source material from the show, I put the project on the back-burner. I may still go back one day to complete this project, but as of now, I don't have the enthusiasm needed to finish sifting through the murky mess of a story that was this show's last season.  Still, below you'll find the unfinished product of the beginnings of what was tentatively called: "Heroes: The Movie".

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Just the intro... 


 Here's the intro in addition to the opening scenes.  It ends rather abruptly, but you can see the direction it was going in.

Skeletor's Obsession: A He-man Parody (Work in Progress)

After watching the first few episodes of the He-man cartoon, I couldn't help but notice something a little odd about the characters: namely all the homosexual innuendos I failed to notice as a kid. So, I decided to make a video showcasing such. Note: This project is currently in an unfinished state. I do plan to go back and finish it, but unfortunately, I lost the project files in a hard drive crash.  That said, I put it up on Youtube to see if any interest arises.  See the intro video (currently with music and no voice-over) and the rough cut of the first scene below (voices but no background music).

Keep in mind this was created with Windows Movie Maker, and was one of the first projects involving video I ever did. I think it was on a 1ghz system. So be kind. :)  Leave comments below or on youtube.  I'd love to hear!
 

Nightmare Before Christmas: Redreamed

I've always loved the Nightmare Before Christmas. Everything about it was so very well done and cared for. It seemed to be a labor of love for most people involved in it. The soundtrack included a remix of the tracks done by modern artists. I thought, "Wow, that would be very cool to have the new music with the movie." So, I went about changing most of the songs in the movie... The result: A version of Nightmare that is more sinister and heartfelt. Watching the original directly after watching this version, the original seemed to lack some of the original sparkle it had. All this being said, I did alot of editing to get the lipsync to work correctly on footage that was already there with totally different pacing than the originals, so I hope it's regarded as a good alternative to the original.

Nightmare Before Christmas: Redreamed (Uploaded on my Skydrive)

Note to self: To download the entire thing, I have to login to skydrive & click the link on the right that says "download folder".

Disclaimer:

The link above goes to my Skydrive account, which is not hosted on this website. It is provided as storage space to provide me with quick access to a project I did as explained above. Spidermitch.com & Spidermitch.blogspot.com cannot be held responsible for anything people download through the provided link. Anyone using the link above to download this fan-edit does so at their own risk and responsibility and are hereby warned that Fan-edits might be illegal in their country. Fan-edits must not be bought or sold. Please report every fan-edit you find for sale to the local authorities.Fan-edits are an artform and to be shared among legal owners of the original source material only (DVD, BlueRay, VHS... etc). We do not support piracy. We do not have any financial interests. Spidermitch.com reserves the right to refuse services at any time. Notification that Information Provided by You is Public Information Any information provided by you to the Spidermitch.com website, including but not limited to feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, download links, etc., etc., are considered non-confidential since it is a public website; moreover, such information is a public record subject to public inspection pursuant to law. The Spidermitch.com website has no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and cannot be held responsible for the decisions nor the actions of any individuals of the entire Internet community at large. By downloading anything, the downloader assumes all responsibilities thereof as well as all the consequences that may incur.

Spiderman 3: Web of Darkness

So anyone that knows me knows I'm a huge comic book fan. I grew up with Spider-man being at the top of the list. I was so excited about the Sam Raimi trilogy of Spider-Man movies that came out back in the early 2000's, and really enjoyed the treatment the first two movies received. Needless-to-say, I was the first in line for the series' third installment! There were whispers and hints of Venom being a primary antagonist and the conclusion to the Harry / Goblin arc was finally coming to a head! What I saw was simply atrocious... There was a dance routine, corny campy dialog / one-liners, and worst of all, the Harry / Peter arc was downplayed... So was Venom! And then there was Sandman who (while cool to look at) had no point in the entire film.

So after the movie came to video, I made the decision to re-edit the entire film! I removed the aforementioned points of contention and reorganized the movie to tell a more compelling story and dramatic ending for the series. I also completely removed Sandman, who seemed to have no real reason for inclusion (even though the writers tried to convince us he was Ben's killer). Furthermore, the New Goblin now uses manipulation rather than fear, pitting his wits against Peter & ultimately playing on Peter's jealousy over MJ. This jealousy culminates in attracting the symbiote.

What's left is a better end to the series. I'm not saying it's perfect (and it's my first feature-film editing job, so there may be some rookie mistakes), but I think it works... and works well.

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The link above goes to a Google Drive account, which is not hosted on this website. It is provided as an example of an editing project I worked on, and presented here to allow me quick access to show others work I have done. Spidermitch.com & Spidermitch.blogspot.com cannot be held responsible for anything people view through the embedded / linked video. Anyone using the link above to view this fan-edit does so at their own risk and responsibility and are hereby warned that Fan-edits might be illegal in their country. Fan-edits must not be bought or sold. Please report every fan-edit you find for sale to the local authorities.
Fan-edits are an artform and to be shared among legal owners of the original source material only (DVD, BlueRay, VHS... etc). We do not support piracy. We do not have any financial interests. Spidermitch.com reserves the right to refuse services at any time. Notification that Information Provided by You is Public Information Any information provided by you to the Spidermitch.com website, including but not limited to feedback, questions, comments, suggestions, download links, etc., etc., are considered non-confidential since it is a public website; moreover, such information is a public record subject to public inspection pursuant to law. The Spidermitch.com website has no obligation of any kind with respect to such information and cannot be held responsible for the decisions nor the actions of any individuals of the entire Internet community at large. By streaming anything, you (the streamer) assumes all responsibilities thereof as well as all the consequences that may incur.

TechBell Ringer (Holding on Forever)

A group of guys I worked with back in the day saw a video from a Texas Tech game, where some dude is rigorously ringing this bell. Apparently it's like a huge honor and stuff, and that's why he's so happy... We laughed like crazy. I then put it to music and upped the ante. :)

P.S. this video was made with Windows default movie editor, so it's a little rough... Still funny though.


ORIGINAL VIDEO:


SpiderMitchified (watch with speakers on):

Retribution

A while ago (1999 to be exact) I used to play Half-Life alot.  I mean ALOT.  We used to get together at a friend's house & hook up our systems via coax network & game.  Yeah, coax... with terminators and all. :)

Anyway, we got it in our head to make a mod for Half-Life.  It's name would be Retribution: You crash land on a planet, stranded and alone, but with a signal indicator telling you where your teammates had landed their escape pods.  As you exit from the crashed ship, you emerge in a heavy jungle, complete with the violent Kimera - a breed of monster so powerful, you'll need to equip some alien weaponry to accomplish your primary mission: survive!

We each had a responsibility with the project: I was the graphics/textures guy, a friend was a level designer, and another responsible for working with the code.  Needless-to-say, it was a project that went to the wayside.  In a last ditch effort to reinvigorate the team, I created some intro videos that (for a short time) inspired everyone to keep up the work & how awesome it would be for us to finish it.  Below are those vids.  (p.s. my handle was SpiderVenom way back then)

Avatar: Tears of Pandora

After watching Avatar on the big-screen, I immediately had this
idea. Michael Jackson's "Earth Song" goes perfectly with this video,
and it really adds to the emotional impact.

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Turtle Dance! by SpiderMitch

Perhaps unusual house-pets do unusual things.  So I have a turtle that's been a pet since 1980 or so. He's out of the water more than he's in it (only wanting to go into the water to eat & do his business). Since he's so active, he's developed really strong legs and can keep up with me as I walk around the house, and usually basks beside me when I'm on the computer. One day I was laying in the floor with my laptop and he kept walking around it in circles. I went to pick him up and my nail caught his shell and he started scratching himself on it. I grabbed my phone and recorded the following video (then put music to it :) Shake it, Mikey!