Too many ideas!

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Too many ideas!

Postby meleechampion » Fri Oct 15, 2010 4:57 am

So... I feel like doing some editing, but I'm sooooooo scatterbrained.

Instead of writing a long post, just... here's the question. How do you (yes, you *points*) decide what to work on?
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby Beowulf » Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:39 am

No one can help you decide what to work on. Having too many ideas is a good problem to have.

Do a random idea.
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby cosmoho » Fri Oct 15, 2010 7:50 am

it has to have something to do with cookies, alcohol, disco or andy warhol
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby Castor Troy » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:15 am

I have ideas from 1999 I still want to work on.
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby TritioAFB » Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:11 am

Just choose the craziest idea
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby gotegenks » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:04 am

just choose the one that seems funnest to edit.
if you're in a block, choose the easiest one.
if you wanna challenge yourself, choose the hardest!
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby JaddziaDax » Fri Oct 15, 2010 12:40 pm

write them all in a list and do the one that inspires you the most first.

A couple of mine, I still need to get sources for, so they have to wait :( that includes an idea from 2006 or so...
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby DriftRoot » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:27 pm

Here's how I pick an idea: I sit on them all for about six to eight years, and then, after awhile, I get a better feeling for which I'm going to be really bummed about NOT making. Then, I start making one of them that seems the most interesting, but meanwhile I get bored or frustrated, so I work on a different video just to keep my edge. Then, when I get really aggravated at my lack of progress, I delete all my footage for THAT video and go back to the original one. Right now I'm on year two or three of this process and I'm closer than ever to making one of my AMV ideas! It's GREAT!

The important question to take away from this is that - given a choice - would you rather make a video you could make, or one you will always wish you had?
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby godix » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:23 pm

I tend to either go with the one that requires a couple hours max to do since I'm facing some deadline or I go with the one that will take months, but I actually have an almost complete mental picture of what the video will look like before I even start.
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby EvaFan » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:28 am

godix wrote:but I actually have an almost complete mental picture of what the video will look like before I even start.


This.

I find myself usually only completing AMV ideas that were relatively already layed out in my mind otherwise It sits on my HD forever unfinished or ends up deleted at some point due to it just not working out like I had wanted/hoped it to.

So, I guess my answer would be to go with the one that you have strong visuals and scenes planed out already in your head, maybe even fx ideas. Otherwise you may end up fumbling around on an idea that isn't working out.
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby -MD » Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:31 am

^ Same as the person above....but he might find it just ironic as hell that I am posting this comment :nose:
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby meleechampion » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:28 pm

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

godix wrote:but I actually have an almost complete mental picture of what the video will look like before I even start.

Thats one of the problems, I am the same way.

I suppose a better question is, what's my motivation? I can pop in a CD or click on a playlist, close my eyes, and just let my imagination do the work, AMVs galore. If I'm truly living by the ideal "edit for yourself" mantra, why should I edit a video? (well, its fun... but so are a million other things)

(...actually, thats a dumb question, don't answer it seriously... unless you really want to)
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby meleechampion » Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:29 pm

p.s. I think I might actually try that list idea.
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby TritioAFB » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:31 pm

Today I have been erasing lots of unnecesary files, but found out that there are some uncompleted betas. Damn! now I'll have to pick the coolest one if I want to make something
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Re: Too many ideas!

Postby Mastamind » Sat Oct 16, 2010 11:54 pm

meleechampion wrote:If I'm truly living by the ideal "edit for yourself" mantra, why should I edit a video?

If you weren't having fun with it, why aren't you doing one of those million other things? I won't pretend I edit only for myself (who does?), but I started and am still motivated almost solely because of that enjoyment.
Edit whatever seems the most fun. I might not be the the best example to tell you this, but try starting that quick, crazy idea that makes you look forward to editing. :up:
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