Why do YOU Edit

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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby CodeZTM » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:58 am

I've always enjoyed making AMVs that mirror my own life at points. My AMVs are little creative outlets for myself. A kind of a way to vent my anger or express my happiness. I don't have any artistic talents (well, perhaps writing, but that doesn't count...), so this is a good means.

Plus, I've got a lot of good online friends built up between a-m-v.org and Re-Evo, so it's a fun experience for me to share as well.

Although I'd be lying if I didn't do it for a little attention too. XD I always love hearing when people like/enjoy my work and felt something from it. I don't do it exclusively for this reason though. If I did, it wouldn't be any fun!
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Warlike Swans » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:30 pm

I picked up the hobby from my sister, it's a fun activity to do together, and fun in general (except when it pisses me off).

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Nya-chan Production wrote:Because...
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With all of that said, I don't audience pander and I only make videos that I enjoy myself.


Pandering and making videos that you enjoy yourself aren't mutually exclusive. I view pandering on a spectrum, and using super-popular anime and pop songs definitely makes you register on that scale regardless of motive.

CodeZTM wrote: I don't have any artistic talents (well, perhaps writing, but that doesn't count...), so this is a good means.

Writing counts.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Koopiskeva » Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:58 pm

Prodigi wrote:I edit when Jay tells me to.


Go edit. |:>
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby l33tmeatwad » Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:18 pm

Warlike Swans wrote:
l33tmeatwad wrote:....
With all of that said, I don't audience pander and I only make videos that I enjoy myself.


Pandering and making videos that you enjoy yourself aren't mutually exclusive. I view pandering on a spectrum, and using super-popular anime and pop songs definitely makes you register on that scale regardless of motive.

True, pandering can happen, but that's not my goal in the development process of videos.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby JaddziaDax » Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:27 pm

because I have an idea that won't leave me alone until I do it myself.

I really don't know why I edit anymore, it's not as fun as it used to be, but I might just be in an emotional rut... or it could be a side effect of my medication.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby UpcomingDread » Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:51 pm

I love anime and I love music... what other reason do you need? I guess it is pretty fun to try and turn the ideas I see in my head when I listen to music into an AMV. 8-)
I also like to edit to show off a new animes and try and get more people to watch them instead of staying mainstream and only watching Naruto and Bleach.

All the attention is fun too haha
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Shin-AMV » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:57 pm

CodeZTM wrote:Although I'd be lying if I didn't do it for a little attention too. XD I always love hearing when people like/enjoy my work and felt something from it. I don't do it exclusively for this reason though. If I did, it wouldn't be any fun!


I think at some level everyone has at least a little bit of this. Its great to hear praise for creating something that was fun to make. :up:
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby EvaFan » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:10 pm

I try to make amvs with a variety of emotions and story so part of it is to see peoples reactions and thoughts, other part of it is because I enjoy it.

Easy answer: Why not?
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Emong » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:34 pm

Why do I edit? Certainly not for fun and pleasure. The editing process is none of those. The fun stuff happens in the planning stage. The editing is a process by which I'm desperately trying to creative, which in my case basically means a lot of order and discipline. I just want to get the project done, just to make the idea in my head actually happen and be satisfied with the result. And ofcourse share it with the community 8-)
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby zibbazabba905 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 6:58 pm

To get the ideas out of my head in a properly rendered fashion...Maddox said in one of his videos: "I could have written... remember that part where the kid drops the plate? Well imagine that kid singing the TMNT song over the intro. Hilarious right? No?"
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Ileia » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:41 pm

At the most basic level?

I like having control over the synchronization/story/mood/etc. Forcing together two things that ordinarily are not together. Some of my favorite aspects of AMVing are things like internal synch, making an alternate storyline, or just plain making a video that is the opposite of the general mood of the anime.

Along with that, I enjoy challenging myself, and there's so much in this hobby that allows for that. Genres, techniques, concepts and such. Different sources, songs, time limits. There are a lot of ways I can challenge myself and improve.

And apparently I'm in the minority, but I do find the editing process to be fun. I don't have crashes/problems that a lot of people seem to have, so I just get into my tunnel-vision-editing-mode and I love it. If I'm not having fun editing a video, I don't edit it. There are exceptions, of course, depending on the situation, but I rarely force myself to edit.

And, lastly, the community. I seriously doubt I would still be editing AMVs (or at the very least, that my editing would've improved) if not for all you fine people.


Edit: Oh, yeah, contests. Sure, I enjoy them, but it's not my main priority. I only send if I'm either a) going to be there in person b) have friends that are going to be there in person or c) trying to help a coordinator I know fill out their contest when they are low on entries. I almost never make a video specifically with a con in mind unless I plan on attending. Contests are pretty low on my list of reasons to make AMVs, maybe a quarter of my 100+ videos have been submitted to contests, and the majority of those were sent to AWA over the past 5 years. >_>
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Prodigi » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:36 pm

Koopiskeva wrote:
Prodigi wrote:I edit when Jay tells me to.


Go edit. |:>

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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby l33tmeatwad » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:35 pm

Ileia wrote:And apparently I'm in the minority, but I do find the editing process to be fun. I don't have crashes/problems that a lot of people seem to have, so I just get into my tunnel-vision-editing-mode and I love it. If I'm not having fun editing a video, I don't edit it. There are exceptions, of course, depending on the situation, but I rarely force myself to edit.

Same here, I don't have to really force myself to edit, I really enjoy the process of creating a video.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Hagaren Viper » Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:45 pm

At this point in time I don't think I could stop editing if I tried. Even before I knew what an AMV was, I visualized scenes together with music, and it's gotten to the point of when I can visualize something to match the music, I might not even listen to it >>

But I do it purely for fun and I hope that it stays that way. I don't do it as often as I want, but I enjoy editing with shows like Pokemon or Digimon because not many other people do. If I can make Pokemon at least LOOK like a respectable anime to someone, then score.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Otohiko » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:49 am

Ileia wrote: Forcing together two things that ordinarily are not together.


That's a really cool way of looking at it! It's not really what I'm after as editor, but I love watching people do that and pull it off successfully as a viewer. I wish more editors would think in those terms - but it does take a bit of talent to actually do it well.

And apparently I'm in the minority, but I do find the editing process to be fun. I don't have crashes/problems that a lot of people seem to have, so I just get into my tunnel-vision-editing-mode and I love it. If I'm not having fun editing a video, I don't edit it. There are exceptions, of course, depending on the situation, but I rarely force myself to edit.


From my own view on that... I don't hate it because I have to force myself to edit - I know that I'll work obsessively and non-stop once I have the "artistic vision" or whatever you want to call it. When I'm ready to edit, no amount of technical frustration will actually stop me, and I rarely do run into tech issues. Sure they're frustrating when they crop up, and frankly I find solving any sort of technical problems (like how to do that one filter right, or tweaking with motion, or doing good encoding, etc. etc.) utterly boring/stupid/brain-numbing/energy-wasting, but that's not going to really stop me. And I love the feeling of having that drive to get a project done for creative reasons.

But the problem is that I find that tunnel-vision-editing-mode incredibly exhausting in the long run. Even when I do it well, it doesn't come naturally to me. I compare it to the same level of concentration as writing an exam - except it's like writing an exam that's a couple dozen hours long. Considering that my job/school already require a lot of concentration to begin with, the tunnel-vision-editing-mode just makes me want to pass out and never touch Premiere again by the time I'm done. I have very limited creative/mental energy, and editing consumes a lot of it when I do it. So I definitely admire people who can actually keep that level of commitment to editing (or other creative things) over and over - I would honestly crash and go insane if I edited even 1/10th as much as you (assuming I haven't already :uhoh: )
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