UPDATES FROM 2010 - Archive
 
 

December 11, 2010
  Advent Calendar
   
    I just realized that I forgot to post the link here for the holiday advent calendar I'm doing. There's a goody for each day on the countdown until xmas (including icons, episode downloads, fanart, and more). Check it out HERE and keep checking back each day until xmas to see a new goody revealed.

P.s. The calendar uses pop-up windows to show the goodies, so make sure you allow them on the page.
 
 
 

November 15, 2010
  New Affil
   
    We have a wonderful new affiliate! Welcome to WhiteLace.net
 
 
 

November 5, 2010
  New/Old Icons
   
    Again, I'm catching up on my LJ posts. I posted these awhile back on my LJ and forgot to add them here:
[x02] TVD icons (the Elana one was voted Member's Choice at vdiaries_lims!)
[x30] Emilie De Raven Icons

 
 
 

November 5, 2010
  New/Old Art
   
    Sorry - I'm catching up on my LJ posts. I posted these awhile back on my LJ and forgot to add them here:
[x01] Tanya Manip
[x02] Carmen and Eleazar Poster Manips
[x02] Rosalie/Emmett Manips
[x02] Rosalie/Emmett Wallpapers
[x11] Rosalie/Emmett Icons
[x02] Irina/Laurant Manip + Poster



The Tanya manip was my first (of what I'm sure will be many) Denali manips! I wanted to try and envision Tanya the way she's described in the books - the actress just didn't seem to fit the book description, but now that I see her with some strawberry hair... I'm starting to see MyAnna Buring as Tanya.

Carmen and Eleazar were my 2nd Denali manip (I tried to make it look like a poster)! I did 2 different colorings. I like the 1st one the most because it sort of has a sunrise effect going on (get it - breaking dawn ^_^), but I always have a soft spot for more vibrant colors so the 2nd one appeals to me too. What do you guys think?

The Rosalie/Emmett Manip was made with the lovely [info]dennycullenlutz  in mind! Hope you like  ^_^  We've got a manip (with 2 colorings) + 2 walls (w/ and w/o text) + 11 icons

Then there's the Irina & Laurant manip. I also made a poster with the Volturi in it - you chess buffs might notice that I altered the chess piece from the BD book cover to look like a king piece instead of a queen piece. I sort of thought of Irina as "The Kings' Pawn" in the books. She seemed to get manipulated by every man she interacted with. Thus, the king chess piece with the red pawn.
 
 
 

November 4, 2010
  New Nessie Vid
   
   
Nessie vid to welcome Mackinzie to the cast. I tried to integrate her into the cast.
 
 
 

October 25, 2010
  Rosalie Colorization
   
   
So, the character I find most difficult to manip is Rosalie. The actress (Nikki) naturally has much darker skin & darker hair. This darker complexion, plus the fact that Nikki is a different ethnicity than her character, makes getting Rosalie to look "right" pretty much impossible no matter how hard you try (Summit's still trying to figure out how to get Nikki to look like her character). In addition, Nikki seems to have facial proportions that are so unique that when you try to put her face on another person's head, it looks completely out of wack. So, because I'd love to be able to do more Rosalie manips, but doing so has been such a pain in the ass, I've been looking for an alternate way to go about it and hopefully I've found one: altering the coloring on the original image of Nikki. I tried some tricks on a press shot of Nikki & I'd love to hear some feedback on how you think it went!

Here's the original image & then my colorization:

Alterations I made include:
changing eye color & defining the eye more
changing the lip color
lightening the hair & eyebrow color
'whitening' the skin
removing tattoos
cleaning up the background
 
 
 

October 18, 2010
  TVD Vid
   
   
A vid for Season 2 Caroline (so far). Vampire Caroline has become my new fav character on TVD. After I saw her kick a werewolf's ass, I knew she needed a vid of her very own ^_^
 
 
 

October 12, 2010
  Video Awards
   
    I finally got around to checking the vid competitions I entered over the summer and guess what!?! I won a couple video awards! It's been awhile since I even bothered to submit to award sites, so it was nice to get a couple cute little banners after all this time ^_^ Thanks to those who voted for me at AVA! Check 'em out:
 
 
 

September 25, 2010
  Icons + A/J Manip
   
    [x36] Emilie DeRaven Icons
[x05] The Vampire Diaries (TVD) Icons
[x29] Nina Dobrev / TVD Icons
[x01] Alice/Jasper Manip

Preview:

 
 
 

September 24, 2010
  New Streaming Vids
   
    I'm working on figuring out how to stream my vids straight from my website (without having to host them on Youtube or Vidders.net) - that way I don't have to worry about youtube takedowns or not being able to pay the Vidders.net fees. I have a few Twilight vids that should be streaming using this new coding/player I found. I'd really appreciate it if you guys would take a look at them and let me know if they work ok for you (you'll probably need an up-to-date version of Flash):
- The Life I'd Chosen
- Twilight Dance Party
- New Girl
- Something Missing
- Watch Over Me
- It's A Twilight Thing, You Wouldn't Understand

Please leave me a TAG and let me know if it works for you or not. I'd really appreciate your feedback!
 
 
 

August 27, 2010
  New Tutorial Vid
   
   
It's a sad day when I have to rely on youtube for streaming capabilities...
 
 
 

August 20, 2010
  Grumble Grumble
   
   
Some of the vid embeds are temporarily down as I work on transfering all of them to the new Vidders.net (aka the old BAM). They're all uploaded on my account at the new Vidders.net & you can view them THERE - I just have to redo the links so that you can also view them here. So far the following fandoms have been fixed and are streamable here: Heroes | Lost
 
 
 

August 13, 2010
  New Twilight Vid
   
   

Bella can't decide between Jacob and Edward. Made for Counteragent as part of the AO3 vid auction.
 
 
 

July 30, 2010
  Icon Post
   
   
[x20] Ashley icons for Agreene20in20
[x17] Agreene20in20 Alternates
[x21] True Blood (Eric/Sookie; Pam)
[x03] Vidding Icons
[x03] Misc Icons
[x22] Misc Twilight Icons (Tshirt phrases; Ashley; Leah)
 
Preview:
 
 
 

July 22, 2010
  Recent Vid Submissions
   
   
It's been awhile since I bothered to enter these things, but I'm getting back into the groove. Just submitted some more vids to a couple award sites:
 
 
 

July 14, 2010
  New Layout
   
   
The new layout is finally up! I'm so happy to finally have it live and finalized! There were some kinks with the last one in IE, which have hopefully been corrected with this version. The pages flow SO much better in this layout than with the last one. I'm pretty pleased with it overall, actually. What do you think? If anyone comes across any problems, please don't hesitate to let me know either by e-mail or tag.
 
 
 

July 9, 2010
  Updated Vid Listings
   
   
Finally, finally, finally finished ALL the vid pages so that each vid is streamed and has its own page.
 
 
 

July 9, 2010
  Icons & Manips
   
   
[x20] Twilight - Ashley icons for Agreene20in20
[x05] Twilight - Ashley/Jackson Eclipse Premiere Manip icons
[x01] Twilight - Ashley/Jackson Eclipse Premiere Manip
[x15] Twilight - Jasper/Alice Eclipse Animated icons
[x01] The Host - Tshirt design manip
[x06] The Host - manip icons
 
Samples:
 
 
 

July 8, 2010
  Updated Vid Listings
   
   
Working on a new layout and realized that I never finished changing over all the video pages. So, I updated the Buffy/Angel vid page so that each vid has its own page with a streaming vid. More to come soon ;)
 
 
 

June 22, 2010
  New Affil
   
   
A dear friend of mine just went pro in the web designing business. I'm so proud of her! Check out her wonderful new site:
 
 
 

June 13, 2010
  Random Icons
   
   
[x08] Ashley & Kellen Women's Health Shoot
[x05] Ashley Sobe Shoot
[x09] Jackson Phoenix shoot
[x20] Claire/Emilie De Raven
[x04] Alice in Wonderland
[x01] Alice in Wonderland Poster

Samples:
 
 
 
 

June 12, 2010
  New Community
   
   
I started a new community on LJ: This is not your average LIMS (last icon maker standing) contest! At twlt_lims YOU, the participants, choose who moves on to the next challenge through an entirely new method of voting. Go here to check out how it works & to sign up!
 
 
 

June 9, 2010
  Vampire Diaries + Ashley Icons
   
   
Lost another LIMS challenge, but at least this time it wasn't in the first round ^_^ Made it all the way to round 4 in tvd_lims - hehe. Oh well. At least I'm learning what people seem to look for in those challenges a little better. Anywho, so now I can post all my entries and rejects for you guys. Also, I have some old Ashley icons that I forgot to post.

[x07] Vampire Diaries
[x25] Ashley Green

Samples:
 
Also, I could use a little help choosing which video to finish next. I've created a poll over at my LJ (I'm pretty sure you don't need an account to vote) with previews of each project I've half finished. I'd love to hear which vid you guys think deserves to get finished first.
 
And finally, I added all my Roswell vids to LJ so now you can search for and find them using my tags there. See the Master List @ e-transitions
 
 
 

May 25, 2010
  Introducing Vidders.net
   
   
Looking for a great place to host your videos?
Need a replacement for BAM after it closes down?
Annoyed with YouTube for muting or deleting your vids?
Looking for a hosting community made for vidders by vidders?
 
JOIN VIDDERS.NET
 
They are having a membership drive right now. Joining as a viewer is always free and they have vidder membership plans that range from FREE to FREE to $10 a year. I’ve been a member for some time now & look forward to being a paid member. I’d love to see you all join & add your own fabulous vids to their ranks. Please take a look around the site and feel free to friend me (E-transitions) when you join!
 
VIDDERS.NET
 
And, should you decide to enroll in one of their vidder membership plans, feel free to use my "inBite" code 52518 to get me credit for bringing you into the fold :x
 
 
 

May 25, 2010
  Buy Me!
   
    My vidding skills are up for auction again! This time it's for a fundraiser for the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW). If you'd like to have a video made specifically for you, by me, then please visit HERE and bid on me ^_^
 
 
 

May 13, 2010
   Site Update
   
    Updated all the Alias, Charmed, Firefly, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, and Lost vid listings to include individual pages for each vid with comment space & embeds. All that's left to do are the Angel/Buffy and Misc pages.

Also, updated my Vidders.net profile page with a new layout! Take a look:

 
 
 

May 8, 2010
   Site Update
   
    Ok, now ALL the Roswell vids & Twilight vids are streaming from Vidders.net. ^_^
 
 
 

May 6, 2010
   Twilight Video: The Life I'd Chosen
   
    "It was like someone had died - like I had died. Because it had been more than just losing the truest of true loves. It was also losing a whole future, a whole family - the whole life that I'd chosen." - that quote basically defined Bella's agony in New Moon to me. Lots of people hate how depressed Bella gets in the book "over a guy," but I saw her emotions as related more to the loss of a family she had thought she was becoming part of - not just that she got dumped. When viewed as the loss of an entire family & future that she had invested in, I can definitely relate to how devastating that would have been. So, this is my vid trying to show that heartache and abandonment in New Moon.

I also did some spring cleaning around the site: all the Twilight and Roswell videos have their own page now where the vids are streamed and you can post comments (some Roswell ones still need to be streamed, but I'm working on it). I noticed that the old script I used for comments wasn't working anymore because the service that I'd used now charges and shut down all the freebie stuff. I tried to reclaim the comments but they're all gone :( So 5 years of comments just disappeared into thin air. So sad. So since BAM is dying and I don't want to loose more comments, I've copied all the comments from BAM and placed them with the appropriate vids on this site. Hopefully the service I'm using now doesn't shut down too.
 
 
 

May 2, 2010
   Manips: Alice/Jasper
   
   

Also, I won a couple icon challenges with a couple almost winners ;)

Scifi20in20
I won
in the "Unity" category		 Scifi20in20
1 vote away from winning "At Odds"
So close!		 Ashley_stills
I won
"Most Creative"		 Ashley_stills
A few votes away from winning 3rd place (was tied)
 
 
 

April 22, 2010
   Another Massive Icon Post
   
   
[x24] Twilight Rifftrax Quotes (Part 2)
[x37] Jasper (+ some J/A) icons for Twi20in20 R7
[x41] Roswell icons for Scifi20in20 R2
[x04] Eclipse BTS
 
 
 

April 20, 2010
   New Roswell Fansite
   
   
If you liked the show Roswell and you're looking to find the episodes with their original music tracks, this is the place to join! We'll be doing 1 episode a week (just as if the show were being re-aired on TV) Join now to check out the pilot!
 
 
 

April 10, 2010
   Massive Twilight Icon Post
   
    So, it only took about 3 minutes into the Twilight Rifftrax for me to know I was going to have to make a massive amount of quote icons for it! If you haven't seen it, you absolutely MUST download & watch: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ABPU6LR2 .  There's tons more I want to make, but these are just to start. I also made a bunch for the parody by HISHE (hang on spidermonkey! :P). And then there's a bunch of icons for the eclipse calendar shot that came out, with promo pics of all the characters. Samples:


[x13] Twilight Rifftrax Quotes
[x17] Twilight Parody Cartoon
[x14] Eclipse Calendar
[x10] Eclipse Sneak Peek
 
 
 

April 2, 2010
   Ashley Green Paparazzi Icons
   
    [x21] Ashley out and about icons up in the gallery. Samples:
 
 
 

April 2, 2010
   Got 1st Place in an icon challenge!!!
   
   
I finally got 1st place somewhere :P The entries + the rejects are up in the gallery:


[x05] Jasper/Alice
[x02] Jasper
[x04] Cullens
 
 
 

March 31, 2010
   Eclipse Manips
   
   

So, Jasper's new hair in Eclipse just BOTHERS me to no end! So, of course I had to do a manip of that new still that came out ^_^

I know, I know - I also bitched about his New Moon hair and now here I am using it, but none of the Twilight pics of him are high enough quality to use and, while I think his Twilight hair was the best, the New Moon hair was still a hell of a lot better than what I've seen of Eclipse so far! Anyways, here's what I came up with: 1 base manip and 2 Eclipse posters + a bunch of little icons.

 
 
 

March 17, 2010
   Twilight Icons
   
   

My latest entries and rejects from twi_stillness, saga_stills, & twicontest. Samples:
[x04] The Runaways
[x11] Twilight Entertainment Weekly Photoshoot
[x07] Kstew
[x27] Edward/Bella (Eclipse)

P.s. Does this site load seriously slow to you guys? Or is everything peachykeen?
 
 
 

March 8, 2010
   Twilight Video
   
   

An Edward/Bella video I consider as The Twilight Duet ^_^ It's a look at the movie through both Edward's and Bella's eyes, showing the different perspectives they have on the world and themselves. Part one is Edward's POV, which is filled with turmoil and darkness. The 2nd part is Bella's POV, which is nothing but daisies and sunshine. And finally, the third part is both of their perspectives/takes on the same events. I wanted to make this vid ever since reading Midnight Sun, which I utterly adored because I loved being able to see a different take on the same scenes that I first enjoyed (plus I related to Edward's observations more than Bella's). So this is my vid showing what completely different worlds they live in - they both see the world through very different eyes. Also - this is my first effect-heavy vid. I hope it turned out ok and isn't too distracting.
 
 
 

March 8, 2010
   Jasper/Alice Icons
   
   

I'm participating in my first round of twi20in20. My subjects are Alice/Jasper (big surprise there) and, thus, there are now [x33] new J/A icons for you to snag! Samples:

 
 
 

March 5, 2010
   New Roswell Video + Icons!!!
   
   

I'm participating in the first round of scifi20in20 and now have [x20] shiny new Roswell Max/Liz entries + [x25] rejects to share with you! Samples:

Also, a wonderful new affiliate:

 
 
 

March 5, 2010
   New Roswell Video + Icons!!!
   
   

I wanted to make a vid that illustrated a song, rather than using a song to give voice to clips. I've always really loved this song (Firebird by Little Big Town) and Max and Liz from Roswell seemed like the perfect cast for this little AU adventure. Basically, the song is about a guy who hits on a waitress and decides to take her on a joy ride - that is until the waitress turns out to have something a bit different in mind. :P

Also, I won awards for the first time ever in an icon challenge! Yeah me! ^_^ What this means for you though, is that I can finally post my entries (and the entries I made but didn't submit) for you to snag! Samples:
[x10] Ashley/Alice
[x02] Alice/Jasper
[x03] Rosalie/Nikki
[x03] Renesmee
[x03] Other
 
 
 

February 18, 2010
   Massive Icon Batch
   
   

Finally got all these posted - they've been sitting on my computer for weeks! I'm just in LOVE with the Kelley Armstrong books lately (they're my post-Twilight crack) and just had to make some book quote icons. I'm sure there will be many more as I continue to re-read them (feel free to make requests!). Plus, I got hooked on Dark Angel (thanks again Sam!) and had to do a few for the show. And I was so sad to hear about Patrick Swayze... To Wong Foo was one of my favorite movies as a kid (I love my parents ;P) As for the pooh/eeyore ones, I saw the pic on this box in the drug store for a baby teething aid and thought it was adorable - so I, of course, had to take a pic and make icons. The Modern Family one at the end I just HAD to make after seeing the baby dressed up for Valentine's Day. Aw - anyone else see that ep? The rest are just sort of random icons I've wanted to make for awhile and just never got around to. Enjoy!

[x09] To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything. Julie Numar
[x20] Kelley Armstrong Book Quotes
[x08] Dark Angel
[x07] Pooh and Eeyore
[x03] Sailor Moon
[x01] The Chipmunk Movie
[x03] SNL
[x01] Modern Family
 
 
 

February 15, 2010
   2 New Dollhouse Wallpapers (+1 icon)
   
   

So sad this show kicked the bucket - I was a little skeptical of the show at first, but Firefly taught me to always give Joss Whedon the chance to hook you with his stories. And it completely paid off. The last half of the second season (when they knew they were going to be canceled) was just amazing! The canceling sort of forced them to compress their storytelling so that every episode was chock full of wonderfulness! My fav part of these eps though, was the development of the Sierra/Victor relationship. And they sort of get their happy ending - very un-Josslike ^_^

+ an icon from the 1st wall:

 
 
 

February 14, 2010
   2 New Twilight Wallpapers
   
   

Ah - it is just so nice to logon and find a stockpile of squee-worthy photos posted. I totally forgive them for keeping us in the dark so long (well, maybe not 'totally' since it now seems these pics were leaked... stingy buggers - can't you throw the fans a freakin' bone every once in awhile!?!). Anywho, 2 new walls from the pics are up in the gallery:
 
 
 

February 9, 2010
   New Affiliate
   
   

Added a wonderful new affiliate - Dearly Devoted. The second you enter her site and see her banner, you know all her work is going to be amazing. I'm completely jealous of her awesomeness - although, in all fairness, I am predisposed to like people who share my first name ;)
 
 
 

February 8, 2010
   Oops, forgot something
   
   

And I forgot to update the affiliates page. So that's been updated now.

Also, I'm in the process of uploading all my vids to BAM and VIDDERS.NET. So, you're going to be seeing some updates on the vidding pages over the next week or so.
 
 
 

February 7, 2010
   New Layout
   
   

A new layout for the site and a lot of new stuff posted!

First, there's a new/old Edward/Bella manip, a Vampire Bella manip, and a TON of new icons up in the gallery: [01x] Dollhouse; [18x] Shiri Appleby; [12x] Life Unexpected; [25x] Ashley Green; [02x] Ashley/Jackson; [23x] Alice In Wonderland (2010)


Next, we have 3 new fanvids up, one of which was the commission for the help_haiti project:

 A little vid for Rosalie and Emmett - I didn't have a lot of clips to work with, so I just had to do the best I could and keep it short. They were never really one of my fav couples, but after thinking of their relationship within the context of this song I think I kinda get how they fit together a little better.


Created as part of the Help_Haiti effort. My winning bidder, Addie, wanted a Sylar Season 1 vid to this song. I had a lot of fun making this. It was a song and subject I wouldn't have chosen on my own, so that made it into a really unique vidding challenge for me. I really enjoyed making it and was pretty happy with the results - even more so since it's a different type of vid than I normally make.

 This was an idea that I had when first reading the Twilight books - I kept seeing Roswell! Bedroom windows, I love you but we can't be together, damsel in distress rescues, Isabel changes her name to Rosalie, Romeo and Juliet, scifi bonding situations, etc. So, here's my vid showing some of the ways the two bleed together. ^_^
 
 

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