Your audio dubbing and overlaying on this is amazing! I'm completely enthralled with this story! Gorgeous! Brilliant! I'm running out of words of phrase.
+LadyShema587 Thank you so much! I had a blast making this (when I wasn't frantically trying to get up to date as I'd only seen S1 when I started) so it's awesome to hear that the story holds together. Plus Bratva Oliver is my favourite Oliver.
+KayleePetey Yay! Thank you! Behold my decades long love of Massive Attack. I was outvoted when I tried to use this track in a practical group exam at 6th form so I'm thrilled I finally found a way to work with it. I'm thrilled you liked it. :)
Oh my God, sweetie! I love my birthday present! You did SO good! I loved every second of it. Excellent storytelling, edits, music, and just in general awesomeness. You hit your first foray into Bratva out of the PARK. I'm going to now go watch the hell out it forever. XDXDXDXD
+sassy1988 My evil muse. I would say Brava!Oliver has ruined me but we both know I'd be lying cos I love it. ;) Next time I promise to ACTUALLY get something finished on your birthday and not a shocking amount of time later. :P
+Summer Day I am COMPLETELY okay with being the evil muse. Since you're one of MY evil muses. :-P And as I've said before, this was a WONDERFUL birthday present, belated or otherwise. And I'd much rather have something this good late instead of you rushing just to get it to me on my birthday.
+Deb Morritt My pleasure! But I can't take all the credit as this wouldn't exist if sassy hadn't completely seduced my muse with Bratva Oliver. Currently my muse is all about the Bratva. Glad you liked it ;)
i loved it!!! It almost looked like one of those preview trailer for new shows. Though, i had a problem hearing some of the dialogue, even with earphones.
+Stephanie Gonzalez Thank you! Not going to lie, I would watch the hell out of a "Bratva" show.;) I admit to having issues with keeping the dialogue clear and not distorted while still keeping it audible. I'm still very much a novice at audio editing so I hope it wasn't too distracting. Luckily an awesome person suggested subs, so I do have those to help cover the points where the sound mix isn't 100%. Thanks again for your comment. I really appreciate the feedback and am so glad you enjoyed it!
+mayra2312 Thank you very much.:) I'm thrilled you liked it. Plus as a bonus the S4 opener gave me so much awesome for continuing this story. Thanks for the comment!
+Summer Day Just being honest. I love Oliver and Felicity... I love how you changed the story with this video and made everything fit just perfectly. I want to see a series or a movie, with exactly what you created here. Now I long for it and that is your fault. :P xoxo
Amazing!!! My favorite Olicity videos are the ones with a story and yours is soooo great and well done! (A little advice: next time, you should turn the music a bit down or turn the volume of the dialogues up). Keep the great work coming, I loved it!
+hanna1804 Oh wow, thank you so much! The audio mix in this gave me so many problems, which is kinda my fault for choosing a track with such a range in dynamics. I also made the mistake of only testing the first minute for audio levels as I was working and trying not to lose the super quiet low bass note at the start was so hard. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of speakers do you use? I know that there is a definite drop in quality when I use my computer's internal speakers as opposed to headphones/externals (mainly in that note and also dialogue clarity). I'm still very much a beginner with audio editing as someone usually does it for me, so while this was the best I could do with Adobe audition in terms of maxing the volume without peaking, if you have some tutorials you could recommend I'd be super grateful. Thanks again for your comment. :)
+Summer Day I watched your video and listened to it without headphones, only the computer's internal speakers. I know most of the time, using headphones makes it easier to understand the dialogue, but we should be able to understand without them. But don't worry, I did, it was just an advice for next time. Trust me, I know that it's hard while using a song or music, to balance the volume properly throughout the whole video. So again, amazing job on this one! I use Sony Vegas Pro 12 but it's been a while since my last video. I started a bunch but never took the time to finish them. I probably should though :) (P.S.: If you know about a free software that can delete the background noise so there's just the dialogue left, I'd love to know. Thanks.)
+hanna1804 I use Adobe, mainly because it's what we used in school (and if you're a student on an accredited course you can pick up the full suite for a massive discount.) and it's what every editor I know uses on their home systems. I know that a lot of the tutorials I've been following to fix the problem with background noise/music in clips use audacity, but as I use audition I have no idea how good the free version is. My usual solution to any dialogue that isn't super clean is just to ADR it, but sadly I do not have the cast of Arrow handy to say what I want, (Wish I did though. Oh well, I can dream)so I've got a 'mostly' workable solution to like 90% of the footage. Pretty much everything I know has been learnt from peering over the shoulder of my much more talented friends but sadly we're usually on a deadline so I can't ask them to explain what they're doing, just explain what is it I need. I find the struggle with audio the biggest thing I want to learn with editing as I know just how much of a difference it makes to the end result. But I only understand about half of what my usual tutorials tell me, so seriously if you know of any good sites you could rec I'd be really grateful. I really want to get better so will gladly accept all help and concrit you can chuck my way. :)
+Tie B There are more vid telling this story coming. I've already started work on the next one which fills in some of the blanks regarding Oliver. ;) I've got gangsters and mobs on the brain at the moment. And I'm still blaming Sassy.
+Summer Day Well thank God, because I am so looking forward to it. With the risk of sounding pathetic (don't really care when it comes to these two,) I don't just want it... I need it. :D
+Tie B Oh god. PRESSURE!!!!!! lol. There'll be accompanying fic too to fill in any blanks in the story I can't plug with carefully edited footage. I hope you continue to enjoy it and also all the awesome that season 4 is currently bringing us. Losing the wig in flashbacks is already making my life easier from a continuity standpoint ;)
Uh that was amazing! I loved it! So different than any other bratva story I've seen before and I just loved the music! Will you give us any more because I'm just dying over here
+aRIOTinmyHEART Yeah. Bratva Oliver was the gateway drug into Arrow fandom for me... so yes. There are other vids planned in this universe that expand on the story, characters and also what happens next (ie. the storylines I cut from this vid). Thank you so much for your comment! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it. :)
This is amazing! It's literally a fanfiction in video I love it! Must be hard to find every perfect clips, and the ending! OMG. Awesome! But would it be possible to transcript the voiceover? Some parts are really hard to understand :/
+ariane. Oh wow. Awesome idea! I'm currently staying away from home, but should hopefully have time to get that done tonight. Expect subtitles in the next 24 hours. Cheers for the suggestion! Now I can stop pulling a face at my audio :)
+Rachel Touitou Yeah. It's totally my fault for picking a song with such a dramatic difference in dynamics for a vid that's all about the dialogue. I've found using headphones or external speakers fixes the problem mostly for me, but then again, I also know exactly what people are saying so it could just be my mind filling in the blanks. I hope the audio mix didn't take away too much from your enjoyment. I'm still learning so am very much a work in progress. :)
+nvj29 I've got a prequel planned which tells Oliver's backstory and I ended up cutting 2 plot strands from this vid which could easily make a sequel so..... watch this space? But I'm thrilled you liked it. Thanks for the support. :)
+patricia Bermudez Wow, thanks! When I started this was originally going to be a one off (purely because I'd only watched S1) but during the edit it ran away from me and now is kinda the trailer for a series? I've already started work on the next vid which is a flashback to Oliver's backstory and Bratva initiation. Thrilled you enjoyed it. :)
+alex aspinall thanks! I know I plan on using Roy in the Bratva AU verse but considering I've already used a lot of his backstory for other characters I don't think that's exactly what you mean. Realistically I'm not sure I'm in a position to tackle a more canon character exploration purely because I only have footage of the actor from Arrow and I would struggle to find useable footage for anything pre the show's timeline. However I know I would love to see a vid that gives Roy some much deserved love, so why not have a go at tackling it yourself? ;) I only make these vids to get better at using editing software. It was the one area of film making I never really got to spend any time on at school, usually because someone else in my group was so jaw droppingly awesome leaving the edit in their hands was a total no-brainer. But I got on the course with a film I'd edited on windows movie maker so don't think you need the pro-level programs to make something worth watching. Leave me a comment on my channel or somewhere with the link if you decide to go for it. I'd love to see it!
Your audio dubbing and overlaying on this is amazing! I'm completely enthralled with this story! Gorgeous! Brilliant! I'm running out of words of phrase.
+LadyShema587 Thank you so much! I had a blast making this (when I wasn't frantically trying to get up to date as I'd only seen S1 when I started) so it's awesome to hear that the story holds together. Plus Bratva Oliver is my favourite Oliver.
SO FREAKING AWESOME! LOVE it! You edited the clips and lines together so PERFECTLY! The music is FANTASTIC, I really like the song!
+KayleePetey Yay! Thank you! Behold my decades long love of Massive Attack. I was outvoted when I tried to use this track in a practical group exam at 6th form so I'm thrilled I finally found a way to work with it. I'm thrilled you liked it. :)
This is magnificent! The editing, the music, the story... You have talent! ...and I really hope you continue on with this story.
+trtlsoup2001 Thank you so much! And I do have more vids planned to expand on the story ;) Glad you liked it.
+Summer Day you did a great job in making your video. It's one heck of an AU video. NICE !!!!
Oh my God, sweetie! I love my birthday present!
You did SO good! I loved every second of it. Excellent storytelling, edits, music, and just in general awesomeness. You hit your first foray into Bratva out of the PARK. I'm going to now go watch the hell out it forever. XDXDXDXD
+sassy1988 My evil muse. I would say Brava!Oliver has ruined me but we both know I'd be lying cos I love it. ;) Next time I promise to ACTUALLY get something finished on your birthday and not a shocking amount of time later. :P
+Summer Day I am COMPLETELY okay with being the evil muse. Since you're one of MY evil muses. :-P And as I've said before, this was a WONDERFUL birthday present, belated or otherwise. And I'd much rather have something this good late instead of you rushing just to get it to me on my birthday.
Very dark. Very bleak. A very twisted look at college Olicity/Bratva AU. I like it.
This is an excellent video, but I wish the music was toned down a bit so I could hear the words more.
Absolutely brilliant, loved every second of it, thank you
+Deb Morritt My pleasure! But I can't take all the credit as this wouldn't exist if sassy hadn't completely seduced my muse with Bratva Oliver. Currently my muse is all about the Bratva. Glad you liked it ;)
I love it...I hope some part of the bratva makes an appearance in season 5.
I have all my fingers and toes crossed! Bratva is the lure my friend used to get me watching so, yes please for season 5 Bratva!
Guess what.
i loved it!!! It almost looked like one of those preview trailer for new shows. Though, i had a problem hearing some of the dialogue, even with earphones.
+Stephanie Gonzalez Thank you! Not going to lie, I would watch the hell out of a "Bratva" show.;) I admit to having issues with keeping the dialogue clear and not distorted while still keeping it audible. I'm still very much a novice at audio editing so I hope it wasn't too distracting. Luckily an awesome person suggested subs, so I do have those to help cover the points where the sound mix isn't 100%. Thanks again for your comment. I really appreciate the feedback and am so glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely brilliant! Flawless editing, believable storyline- was hooked! You should really consider a sequel :)
+Tanavi P I've already started work on the next part ;) Thank you so much for your comment!
this is amazing! can't stop watching
+Brigitta Nagy (Bria) Oh wow. Thanks! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it. :)
FREAKING AMAZING!!
I am at a loss of words; it's soo good.
+mayra2312 Thank you very much.:) I'm thrilled you liked it. Plus as a bonus the S4 opener gave me so much awesome for continuing this story. Thanks for the comment!
Cuando oliver le mira a felicity con esos ojos adorable que tiene
This is fantastic! So well done!
+Bekaxlovesxsuperman Thank you!
OMG This is ********** Amazing ...
That was six minutes and nineteen seconds of pure genius.
+Tie B That is the sweetest comment I've ever had on something I've made. Thank you so much.
+Summer Day Just being honest. I love Oliver and Felicity... I love how you changed the story with this video and made everything fit just perfectly. I want to see a series or a movie, with exactly what you created here. Now I long for it and that is your fault. :P xoxo
Amazing!!! My favorite Olicity videos are the ones with a story and yours is soooo great and well done! (A little advice: next time, you should turn the music a bit down or turn the volume of the dialogues up). Keep the great work coming, I loved it!
+hanna1804 Oh wow, thank you so much! The audio mix in this gave me so many problems, which is kinda my fault for choosing a track with such a range in dynamics. I also made the mistake of only testing the first minute for audio levels as I was working and trying not to lose the super quiet low bass note at the start was so hard. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of speakers do you use? I know that there is a definite drop in quality when I use my computer's internal speakers as opposed to headphones/externals (mainly in that note and also dialogue clarity). I'm still very much a beginner with audio editing as someone usually does it for me, so while this was the best I could do with Adobe audition in terms of maxing the volume without peaking, if you have some tutorials you could recommend I'd be super grateful. Thanks again for your comment. :)
+Summer Day I watched your video and listened to it without headphones, only the computer's internal speakers. I know most of the time, using headphones makes it easier to understand the dialogue, but we should be able to understand without them. But don't worry, I did, it was just an advice for next time. Trust me, I know that it's hard while using a song or music, to balance the volume properly throughout the whole video. So again, amazing job on this one! I use Sony Vegas Pro 12 but it's been a while since my last video. I started a bunch but never took the time to finish them. I probably should though :) (P.S.: If you know about a free software that can delete the background noise so there's just the dialogue left, I'd love to know. Thanks.)
+hanna1804 I use Adobe, mainly because it's what we used in school (and if you're a student on an accredited course you can pick up the full suite for a massive discount.) and it's what every editor I know uses on their home systems. I know that a lot of the tutorials I've been following to fix the problem with background noise/music in clips use audacity, but as I use audition I have no idea how good the free version is. My usual solution to any dialogue that isn't super clean is just to ADR it, but sadly I do not have the cast of Arrow handy to say what I want, (Wish I did though. Oh well, I can dream)so I've got a 'mostly' workable solution to like 90% of the footage. Pretty much everything I know has been learnt from peering over the shoulder of my much more talented friends but sadly we're usually on a deadline so I can't ask them to explain what they're doing, just explain what is it I need. I find the struggle with audio the biggest thing I want to learn with editing as I know just how much of a difference it makes to the end result. But I only understand about half of what my usual tutorials tell me, so seriously if you know of any good sites you could rec I'd be really grateful. I really want to get better so will gladly accept all help and concrit you can chuck my way. :)
This is BLOODY BRILLIANT!!!!
+Megan Doster There is accompanying fanfic on Ao3 ;) Links will go up with the next part.
Links please
THIS WAS SO AMAZING OMG I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT
+Eva Valencia Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
I need a fanfiction based on this video please!!! It’s just to perfect!!! 😍😍😍
Omg I love this
this is so great!
I LOVE THIS!!!!! Great video. It is so dark and sexy.
+Maria Ortiz Thank you. Bratva is what got me into Arrow, and right now I'm loving playing in this universe. I'm thrilled you enjoyed it.
Bellissimo
A part 2 would be amazing. ;)
+Tie B There are more vid telling this story coming. I've already started work on the next one which fills in some of the blanks regarding Oliver. ;) I've got gangsters and mobs on the brain at the moment. And I'm still blaming Sassy.
+Summer Day Well thank God, because I am so looking forward to it. With the risk of sounding pathetic (don't really care when it comes to these two,) I don't just want it... I need it. :D
+Tie B Oh god. PRESSURE!!!!!! lol. There'll be accompanying fic too to fill in any blanks in the story I can't plug with carefully edited footage. I hope you continue to enjoy it and also all the awesome that season 4 is currently bringing us. Losing the wig in flashbacks is already making my life easier from a continuity standpoint ;)
Awesome edit
I so love this video it so cool and sweet
love this
+Wandering_Dreamer Awww. Awesome. Thank you very much.
Uh that was amazing! I loved it! So different than any other bratva story I've seen before and I just loved the music! Will you give us any more because I'm just dying over here
+aRIOTinmyHEART Yeah. Bratva Oliver was the gateway drug into Arrow fandom for me... so yes. There are other vids planned in this universe that expand on the story, characters and also what happens next (ie. the storylines I cut from this vid). Thank you so much for your comment! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it. :)
Stephen es el hombre mas bueno y lindo que hay tiene un fisico perfecto
This is amazing! It's literally a fanfiction in video I love it! Must be hard to find every perfect clips, and the ending! OMG. Awesome!
But would it be possible to transcript the voiceover? Some parts are really hard to understand :/
+ariane. Oh wow. Awesome idea! I'm currently staying away from home, but should hopefully have time to get that done tonight. Expect subtitles in the next 24 hours. Cheers for the suggestion! Now I can stop pulling a face at my audio :)
when is the next part gonna be posted
its a nice video, but i wish the background music wouldn't be so loud - it is difficult sometimes to follow and understand the dialogues!
+Rachel Touitou Yeah. It's totally my fault for picking a song with such a dramatic difference in dynamics for a vid that's all about the dialogue. I've found using headphones or external speakers fixes the problem mostly for me, but then again, I also know exactly what people are saying so it could just be my mind filling in the blanks. I hope the audio mix didn't take away too much from your enjoyment. I'm still learning so am very much a work in progress. :)
Fanfic link please!
I love you!! Fanfic, please??!!
Oliver queen es un hombre adirabe y amable
PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS AN ACCOMPANYING FANFIC
This was so good. Will you continue the story?
+nvj29 I've got a prequel planned which tells Oliver's backstory and I ended up cutting 2 plot strands from this vid which could easily make a sequel so..... watch this space? But I'm thrilled you liked it. Thanks for the support. :)
Is this a actual fanfiction?
is this a fic? beacuse i need this righ know xD
+patricia Bermudez Wow, thanks! When I started this was originally going to be a one off (purely because I'd only watched S1) but during the edit it ran away from me and now is kinda the trailer for a series? I've already started work on the next vid which is a flashback to Oliver's backstory and Bratva initiation. Thrilled you enjoyed it. :)
+alex aspinall thanks! I know I plan on using Roy in the Bratva AU verse but considering I've already used a lot of his backstory for other characters I don't think that's exactly what you mean. Realistically I'm not sure I'm in a position to tackle a more canon character exploration purely because I only have footage of the actor from Arrow and I would struggle to find useable footage for anything pre the show's timeline. However I know I would love to see a vid that gives Roy some much deserved love, so why not have a go at tackling it yourself? ;) I only make these vids to get better at using editing software. It was the one area of film making I never really got to spend any time on at school, usually because someone else in my group was so jaw droppingly awesome leaving the edit in their hands was a total no-brainer. But I got on the course with a film I'd edited on windows movie maker so don't think you need the pro-level programs to make something worth watching. Leave me a comment on my channel or somewhere with the link if you decide to go for it. I'd love to see it!