MG Turn A Gundam || The Weirdest Master Grade?

A review of the Master Grade Turn A Gundam (∀ Gundam) from the 1999 anime series Turn A Gundam.
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Intro - 00:00
Build - 0:41
Appearance - 4:00
Articulation - 6:10
Gimmicks - 10:12
Verdict - 14:13

Super happy to have this kit off my turn table. Anyway, thanks to everyone that's held on as long as you have. I announced this review like 2 months, so I know this was annoying. But hey, it's done, and I'll promise I'll be a bit more transparent if this happens again. Thanks, everyone!

-- Production Notes for later reference --

- This review was done in small chunks over the course of about 2 months. I got sick, then had schoolwork, then a bit more sickness. Still, I feel this is probably the best review I’ve made to date, partially because I was able to devote so much time to each section of it.

- The most noticeable change from previous videos is the volume of the background music. I realized it could get kind of repetitive, especially as these videos get longer, so turning it down should help people get through more of the video.

- The script took a very long time. It was actually about as long as the Alex ver 2.0 review’s script. I had 2 rants, each about a page long. The 2nd rant is on ABS plastic and is in the video, but the 1st was in Appearance and explained why the Turn A is a great design. But after editing it and finding references from Art Deco and Futuristic Architecture to use, I realized it was a little pretentious, and scrapped it

- I messed with the ‘picture styles’ on my camera for this review. I never really paid attention to them because I shot everything in RAW which doesn’t use them, but as it turns out they do affect video. So, I did some tests, and settled with very low contrast and a slight bump to color saturation.

- It looks really solid, but unfortunately I messed up on my exposure, so EVERYTHING was underexposed. This wasn’t a huge deal on the still images, since they’re in RAW, so I could just bump up the exposure no problem (there is a little more grain in the background though…), but the video was rough. Each shot was slightly different, so I ended up applying correction to each clip individually.

- This kit was a NIGHTMARE to pose. Every single joint was LOOSE. I can’t stress that enough. I ended up having to get footage over the course of 4 nights because I kept getting frustrated.

- 4 nights of shooting of course meant I overshot this review. Way more than any previous video. The folder for this review is 27 gigs. Usually, I only hit around 20.

- I dreaded the articulation section, so just rushed through it. That’s why some of the articulation shots are kind of out of focus.

- The audio was pretty straight forward here. I didn’t do anything too weird. I do think I’ve hit the peak of what my current microphone can put out.

- The title card was weird here. It was the first time I’ve tried to make a nighttime shot. I just cranked the contrast, and added a blue filter, but IDK if it really worked. For the shadows on the Turn A, I made 2 layers over top, cranked the contrast on each, set the blending to darken (or screen, I don’t remember), then erased the sections that should be hit with the moon light, thus brighter. A little overboard, but still a nice new tool in my Photoshop arsenal.

- The editing was essentially two long sit downs. It was relatively straightforward. Some minor things though – No more dates under the boxes of kits, it’s just not worth the effort. – Learned how to rotate text, as seen in the opening. – A lot of these shots are too digitally zoomed in, so a little blurry. I need to stay on that. – The Turn A line art is pretty low res, but its all I could find. – I cut a section about how the Turn A could be tan-ish color.

- This will be the last time I plan on using 3 different shots for each pose, one left, right, and middle. I’m thinking it’d save me a ton of time if I just got the middle shot, then when I needed a shot with the kit on the right side, I just move it over in the editing and use a black gradient to cover the other side. I could then place text over top of the gradient for whatever I need. I’m going to try it on the next casual review.

- Part of me thinks I’ve about hit the peak of these reviews. I’m going to continue to work through New Year’s, but I really think I’ve gotten everything out of this that I can. I do have Char’s Gelgoog, and two casual reviews to knock out, with plans to have them out in December, but after that...? I think that’ll be it for me, boys. We’ll see.

Anyway, here’s some music I’ve been enjoying over these last 2 months:
https://youtu.be/OpeA6yAboLo
https://youtu.be/J0QW2l-qtFc
https://youtu.be/3H-LrKfc_Z8 Sad to see Especia go. 脇田もなり's solo stuff almost makes up for it though.

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