[process] nirvana in fire x persona 5

For nirvanainfirefest Challenge #3: DVD Commentary, I'm gonna try to walk through the process of creating the multimedia NiF x Persona 5 fusion that I created for swanfrost for NiF Exchange 2018 [best viewed on carrd]. I've always wanted to document it because it went through so many phases, I just never knew how to begin.

For the prompt: ensemble cast | persona 5 au, feel free to follow the plot of p5 or to use the setting/lore as inspiration! notes: bonus points for character study-esque writing and using the mcs/linshu naming conventions cleverly; happy ending please

At the time I was creating it, I was also doing a lot of tedious work at night, and I was working on NiF Exchange in bits and pieces to give myself a break. I mostly remember the backaches and basically had to avoid being on the computer on my downtime for like 2 years. :)) I have an office chair now, though, and life has been better (and more productive) because of it. Can't believe I waited til 2021 to get one. /o\

tl;dr - summary of the process:

Coming up with the concept (in which I decided I wanted to do a fanvid/lyric vid)

Outlining what I wanted to include in the vid

Initial studies and visual development

Learning to vid and do basic motion effects on AE ajs;afjda;fja;

Tracing selected characters into lines and vector shapes on AI (I just needed 5, enough for the Phantom Thieves deck)

Designing the cards on PS (again, I only needed 5 of each design)

Putting the illustrated and animated elements in the vid

Realizing I could do the rest of the tarot deck, actually???

Presentation: gifs, carrd

WARNING: Mega-long and image-heavy post ahead!
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