AMVs Vs. Anime

supersayian313 · Post by **supersayian313** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:51 pm

anime , amvs its all the same to me. i have a ton of dvds and a bunch of amvs on my computer and in my dvd player in my truck. i prefer amvs while im driving. but if i at home relaxing, i like to pop in a dvd and sometime watch for hours. depends on my mood.

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 1:06 am

Zarxrax wrote: I typically become inspired by the song. As I listen to the song over and over, I begin to see a vision in my head of what I want to create. Then I simply try to find an appropriate anime to fit with what I want to do.

Ahhh, that's what's happening to me right now. I just happened to be watching a specific series that fits the music I have been listening to. The only problem is that I have 3 songs in mind. I guess I'll just have to create 3 separate projects. The songs are different enough to merit using the same anime.

Unless of course, I am making a dramatic amv, which I will occasionally do. With those, the idea usually starts from the anime. And after all, at this point, I've seen hundreds of different anime, so really I'm pretty much covered for just about any song i'd like to do. Or I can sometimes find out what an anime is about by reading a description or having someone tell me about it

Gotcha. You made a good point about a drama AMV. That's how my first AMV was born. It was anime inspired vs. song inspired.

Roccket · Post by **Roccket** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 4:56 am

Baaah, most animes suck, I think that's why we're trying to make something good out of this

requiett · Post by **requiett** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 5:03 am

devilmaykickass wrote:I've been losing interest in both lately...and I hate it.

Soon, you will become me, only not as witty.

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:10 am

requiett wrote:
devilmaykickass wrote:I've been losing interest in both lately...and I hate it.
Soon, you will become me, only not as witty.

That would make him a plant.
Why do you keep spamming threads? It may not be the fate of the universe at stake... but there is no need to spam all over the place.

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 10:36 am

If this were still 2000 I would say Anime, because you se a very hawt series and you can just go off and hump the DVD. Thats no problem! I myself AM an avid DVD rapist, I have taken a number of series. But with allot of editors now releasing thir work on DVD I can finally say AMVs are greater. I'm still waiting on an MJ dvd. :-* That would be the best!

pen-pen2002 · Post by **pen-pen2002** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:02 pm

SarahtheBoring wrote:It is the respected/cool thing to say you scorn anime and it exists only to fuel your AMV genius - so of course I'm exactly the opposite.

Actaully I would say that there has been a lot of variety in the answers people have posted (more than I expected actually) but it doesn't seem to be split upon newbie/respected editor lines.

If there is a slight bias of the really good editors to be on the AMV side then it is probably due to the confound that they have to put in enormous amounts of time (in most cases) to develop those skills, and the more free time you spend editing the less there is for anime watching. Again, just a theory.

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:45 pm

pen-pen2002 wrote: If there is a slight bias of the really good editors to be on the AMV side then it is probably due to the confound that they have to put in enormous amounts of time (in most cases) to develop those skills, and the more free time you spend editing the less there is for anime watching. Again, just a theory.

That theory sounds plausible. I'm an AMV editing n00b but I have been watching anime for about 2 decades now. I wouldn't mind spending more time editing the anime I have watched in the past. That would basically put a freeze on any current OAVs/movies/series out today. I currently find myself spending more time thinking about my next AMV than watching.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:11 pm

Actually, in my case, I think part of the reason is that AMV's are an active and creative hobby, whereas anime (without counting its' inherent and delineated meanings) is just passive watching. For some odd reason, I've always been slightly allergic to anything that feels 'passive'. So, AMV's are naturally more attractive since it feels like you're actually doing something (and sometimes you really aren't). That's why I also prefer computer games to TV and movies, for instance.

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:44 pm

Otohiko wrote:Actually, in my case, I think part of the reason is that AMV's are an active and creative hobby, whereas anime (without counting its' inherent and delineated meanings) is just passive watching. For some odd reason, I've always been slightly allergic to anything that feels 'passive'. So, AMV's are naturally more attractive since it feels like you're actually doing something (and sometimes you really aren't). That's why I also prefer computer games to TV and movies, for instance.

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