1) The video will not be posted by the creator (we have announcement forums for that)?
2) The video will not have a currently active announcement thread.
3) The thread creator should post their thoughts on the video to initiate discussion.
4) The thread will start with a copy and paste of these 4 rules.
This one's going to be a lot different from most of the reviews, which I really hope sparks up quite a bite of discussion.
I personally dislike this video quite a bit. I remember seeing it at AX2001 and it literally blinded me and the rest of the audience. I even heard one person saying she had to look down when it was replayed after it's award was announced. I think this is one of the worst examples of oversynching every little beat in a song. While most videos really benefit from being on the big screen, I completely recommend not seeing it full screen or on a big screen at all. Over the years, there have been far more effective methods in creating a flow in really beat intensive songs without having to hit every beat in sight.
However, my intention is not to flame this video as it was quite influential back in the day and it put ErMaC on the map as a popular Avatar Music Video editor. The success of this video eventually led to ErMaC and AbsoluteDestiny making the first Read ErMaC & AbsoluteDestiny's Friendly Avatar Music Video Guides and most of us wouldn't even be here today without it.
If there are positives to be said, I would say that it's really more of an audio-video synchronization rather than a typical Avatar Music Video. Some videos try to tell a story, some videos are just fun, but I feel the intent of this video was to really bring the audio to life through the use of video, so you're not just hearing the song, but also "viewing the song with your eyes"? I don't think I really made any sense there, but after reading ErMaC's description, I think that was his intention.
I don't think it really deserved it's win at AX, but I do respect ErMaC's decision to edit "out of the box" and apparently many others still liked the video. I'd really like to hear from others who actually enjoyed the video and their own positives/negatives about it.
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