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Yeah, I noticed that too. I never liked them tbh - they are completely clueless when it comes to Ice Dance for example - and I listen to them very rarely. I listen mainly the interviews.
@Sam: I don't have time right now but I'm very curious about your comments about the music. So I will read it and watch your clips with more calm. What I can say though is that the cuts in the second part of her SP is not good. In particular the ending is completely wrong, IMO.
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I did think that, LOL, thank you for mentioning that! But as it was past 3am I went to bed just hoping I did not say anything particularly idiotic- had no energy to analyzeI think that's what SJID discussed earlier. In essence the up and downbeat would end up switching places and the crowd clapping along could remain on beat although they may not be aware of the inversion, I could edit it (tomorrow) that way too if if you like. Could be a fun comparison.
I was afraid you'd think my "it only took 5 minutes" rolleye was directed at you which it wasn't. It was aimed at the editor of the music. Thanks for the discussion
)) And they SHOULD hire you to do the cuts! I can hear well, but technology is not my thing, alas.
If they absolutely have to keep that "cropped" version, and you are bored, I'd be curious to hear what can be done. With introduction of vocal music, the problem of bad cuts got more obvious (not just talking about Julia). There is always somebody who speaks the language.
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They discussed Mariah Bell's dress longer than whole Russian test skates. They live in "slightly" paralell world.
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Ok....I've gone mental now. Here are two corrected versions edited differently than the mix she is using .
Here is the way we discussed in which the up beat and down beat change. It is cut on the 1/2 beat that was discussed earlier.
Edited the music at 0:35-0:36 here. Pretty much exactly what she has now except it preserves the beat.
https://youtu.be/iLsGaT0gAZY
Here is the way I said I would want it. I went all the way to the end with this one but don't have the ending that they used during the final spin. Deal with it
Edited from 0:35-0:37 and in the final spin I edited it (can anyone spot it)
https://youtu.be/0XB_6Gu-nR0
I do realize that the music cuts I added come in very abruptly but I matched it to the skating and kind of forgot to mix the begining better volume and time wise
I really don't feel like sitting thru another hour of uploading and rendering though to fix it.
Here is the way we discussed in which the up beat and down beat change. It is cut on the 1/2 beat that was discussed earlier.
Edited the music at 0:35-0:36 here. Pretty much exactly what she has now except it preserves the beat.
https://youtu.be/iLsGaT0gAZY
Here is the way I said I would want it. I went all the way to the end with this one but don't have the ending that they used during the final spin. Deal with it
Edited from 0:35-0:37 and in the final spin I edited it (can anyone spot it)
https://youtu.be/0XB_6Gu-nR0
I do realize that the music cuts I added come in very abruptly but I matched it to the skating and kind of forgot to mix the begining better volume and time wise
I really don't feel like sitting thru another hour of uploading and rendering though to fix it.
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Lol, stop messing with my head. First I learn for 15 minutes what you meant about 4 missing beats, then play your video and... they're missing.
Yulia SP Music Fix 2 1 it is!
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Ok....I've gone mental now. Here are two corrected versions edited differently than the mix she is using .
Here is the way we discussed in which the up beat and down beat change. It is cut on the 1/2 beat that was discussed earlier.
Edited the music at 0:35-0:36 here. Pretty much exactly what she has now except it preserves the beat.
https://youtu.be/iLsGaT0gAZY
Here is the way I said I would want it. I went all the way to the end with this one but don't have the ending that they used during the final spin. Deal with it
Edited from 0:35-0:37 and in the final spin I edited it (can anyone spot it)
https://youtu.be/0XB_6Gu-nR0
I do realize that the music cuts I added come in very abruptly but I matched it to the skating and kind of forgot to mix the begining better volume and time wise
It's definitely much better and the proper way to do it. Any of your versions works fine for me. Thanks for sharing. I really really wonder if among their team they don't have a single one person who is specifically assigned to do it. The one who they'd make sure to have it cut/arranged right instead of sloppy. Or at least have them listen to it and then make sure it's cut properly and doesn't sound so jarring.
Also, I'm not sure of the actual music time of her cut, but there's + & - 10 seconds allowed for the skaters so assuming the original cut falls among it, I think an additional 2 secs wouldn't be a problem.
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Medal Ceremony (never-ending queue of kisses), high-five lap of honour, and mittens cuteness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHjgtSb8GQQ
Towards the end....Rika's adorable smile
:, Sergei's mitten bunny ear photobombing 
and Yulia's animated eyebrows+face 
Wouldn't it be hysterical if one of them accidentally raised their hand a little too high during the lap of honour...would've ended up being a lap of high-fiving kids in the face.
Towards the end....Rika's adorable smile
:, Sergei's mitten bunny ear photobombing and Yulia's animated eyebrows+face Wouldn't it be hysterical if one of them accidentally raised their hand a little too high during the lap of honour...would've ended up being a lap of high-fiving kids in the face.
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I think it looked like Julia really wanted desperatley to talk to Rika on the couch but couldn't because of a language barrier. Sergei was being ornery and I think she was in search of someone a bit more chill. Who's more chill and cool than Rika. 
Ok....I've gone mental now. Here are two corrected versions edited differently than the mix she is using .
Here is the way we discussed in which the up beat and down beat change. It is cut on the 1/2 beat that was discussed earlier.
Edited the music at 0:35-0:36 here. Pretty much exactly what she has now except it preserves the beat.
https://youtu.be/iLsGaT0gAZY
Here is the way I said I would want it. I went all the way to the end with this one but don't have the ending that they used during the final spin. Deal with it
Edited from 0:35-0:37 and in the final spin I edited it (can anyone spot it)
https://youtu.be/0XB_6Gu-nR0
I do realize that the music cuts I added come in very abruptly but I matched it to the skating and kind of forgot to mix the begining better volume and time wise
Good job. Your changes preserve the "square" quality of the rhythms, abruptness isn't important. The conventional march-like beat is a clear contrast to the elasticity of Leningrad (most dramatic in the first 25 seconds of the music), a contrast which needs to be preserved. They could have done this, but because they have postponed makes me suspect they may want to consider altering more than just this one weakness, or at least consider various alternatives to correct it. Elvis is Marina's idea. Marina, Yulia (the micro-manager) and the techs (from a pro lab?) will likely sit down together to brainstorm this when she gets back to Michigan. We should hear a somewhat different version at the next competition.
Ok....I've gone mental now. Here are two corrected versions edited differently than the mix she is using .
Here is the way we discussed in which the up beat and down beat change. It is cut on the 1/2 beat that was discussed earlier.
Edited the music at 0:35-0:36 here. Pretty much exactly what she has now except it preserves the beat.
https://youtu.be/iLsGaT0gAZY
Here is the way I said I would want it. I went all the way to the end with this one but don't have the ending that they used during the final spin. Deal with it
Edited from 0:35-0:37 and in the final spin I edited it (can anyone spot it)
https://youtu.be/0XB_6Gu-nR0
I do realize that the music cuts I added come in very abruptly but I matched it to the skating and kind of forgot to mix the begining better volume and time wise
Fabulous.
If the cuts are not improved by Skate America, perhaps an intervention is in order
I am strangely obsessed with that SP, because I like the choreo, and the concept, and think it'll really expand Julia's expressive possibilities if she makes it her own.
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Medal Ceremony (never-ending queue of kisses), high-five lap of honour, and mittens cuteness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHjgtSb8GQQ
Towards the end....Rika's adorable smile
Wouldn't it be hysterical if one of them accidentally raised their hand a little too high during the lap of honour...would've ended up being a lap of high-fiving kids in the face.
Omg at 12:34 Yulia's face talking maybe to Rika or Joshi was so cute
I'm not sure what she was trying to say but it was so cute
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Omg at 12:34 Yulia's face talking maybe to Rika or Joshi was so cute
Yes it must be hard on all athletes at times with language barriers- agree it was very cute!
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That's the most kissing I've ever seen on medal ceremony.Medal Ceremony (never-ending queue of kisses), high-five lap of honour, and mittens cuteness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHjgtSb8GQQ
Towards the end....Rika's adorable smile
Wouldn't it be hysterical if one of them accidentally raised their hand a little too high during the lap of honour...would've ended up being a lap of high-fiving kids in the face.
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I liked it when Rika helped Yulia onto the top podium...I would say I wish this would also occur figuratively in competition...but I like Rika too so...
Yulia look tinier than she already is compared to them! So cute!
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I've finally had a chance to see Yulia's Finland LP and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a beautiful, gracefully executed program which will likely get even more impressive over the season. The dress looks right for the period stylistically, as well as for the somber subject matter, and yet it's attractive - and unique. (My mother said upon seeing Yulia's SP costume, "What a beautiful dress!" and upon seeing the LP one: "Why, that's a real dress!" (as opposed to something that's obviously a skating costume).)
I can't wait to see both of Yulia's programs at SA after she polishes them some more with Zueva, and generally to see how they develop over the season, as she gets more comfortable with them and sort of grows into them. Incidentally, I've read her say in interview that she's not comfortable with the second part of her SP, but it's not at all visible to me, as I watch it. Both times - at the test skates and in Finland - it looked to me like she was particularly enjoying that part. She's a good actress! But what particularly blows me away is the gracefulness of her movements and the way she presents contemplative music pieces. There are a fair number of skaters who can do fun programs well, but when Yulia skates to reflective music, it looks timeless. That's what got me hooked on her skating in the first place. (Not that I'm not happy to see her do something different for a change occasionally and have fun out there.)
I can't wait to see both of Yulia's programs at SA after she polishes them some more with Zueva, and generally to see how they develop over the season, as she gets more comfortable with them and sort of grows into them. Incidentally, I've read her say in interview that she's not comfortable with the second part of her SP, but it's not at all visible to me, as I watch it. Both times - at the test skates and in Finland - it looked to me like she was particularly enjoying that part
. She's a good actress! But what particularly blows me away is the gracefulness of her movements and the way she presents contemplative music pieces. There are a fair number of skaters who can do fun programs well, but when Yulia skates to reflective music, it looks timeless. That's what got me hooked on her skating in the first place. (Not that I'm not happy to see her do something different for a change occasionally and have fun out there.)Similar threads
