For my second assignment this week, I decided to complete the “Watching Movies With the Stereo On” assignment. Since my third assignment is going to be one that is worth quite a bit of stars (stay tuned!), I decided to do a smaller one to bump myself up to the ten star mark! This assignment was very easy. Pick a clip, mute the sound, add music, and publish! However, I wanted to pick a clip and a song that fit together. So I got to thinking and remembered one of my favorite fight scenes in a movie. Bruce Willis versus Karl Urban in RED (2010) is one of my favorite scenes, because Urban’s character is surprised when Willis sneaks into the CIA. The two fight, they both end up injuring each other badly, and it’s just hilarious because it shows how an old guy like Willis can still be awesome in a fight, while Urban’s character thinks Willis won’t be that much of an issue. If you haven’t seen the movie, I’d recommend it. RED stands for “Retired, Extremely Dangerous” and features Bruce Willis, a retired CIA agent, on the run after the CIA calls a hit on him. The movie is full of action and doesn’t take itself seriously, making it an excellent comedy as well. In order to do this assignment, I had to first download the clip I wanted to use. Thankfully, YouTube is a goldmine when it comes to these things, and I found a clip that didn’t cut too much of the scene out. The old VLC-Codec trick came in handy here (basically it decodes the video and lets you download it) and I was soon free to start editing. I used the Windows Video Editor. One thing I’d like to point out is that the movie already has a song playing in this scene, Aerosmith’s “Back in the Saddle Again.” The song is faint, and it cuts out when the camera isn’t on the fight. I wanted to take that song and make it the most prominent thing in the video. Thankfully, I own a copy of the song because I have Aerosmith’s Devil’s Got A New Disguise album, which has this song on it. I simply ripped it from the CD and uploaded it to the video. I messed around with the song a bit, so the guitar would really kick in when Willis throws the table, and then tested to see how it played with the rest of the visuals. I really like how it turned out. I think it makes the scene a little funnier too, especially since the song kind of emphasizes Willis’s experience in these matter and implying Urban is a bit of a rookie. Plus the meaning of “back in the saddle” really fits the theme of the movie! Give it a watch! Tell me what you think in a comment down below!