Why do YOU Edit

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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Ileia » Fri Nov 18, 2011 7:44 am

Otohiko wrote: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: )


Somehow, if I spend a day editing-like-a-mofo, at the end of it I have more energy and I'm restless and I want to edit more, but I have other things I need to do. I feel like a little kid who goes on a ride and afterwards is like "Again! Again!" except that the mom is all "No, you have to go grocery shopping, then do the laundry, feed and water your Adam, then go to bed because you need to get up early for work, you have to pay the rent. :nono: "
"awwww..... :( "

Then again, I also don't have a job that requires much of my mental energies, so they all just get saved up for editing. If I had job/school like yours, I imagine it would be a completely different story.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby JaddziaDax » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:32 am

I don't have a job at all and yet I find it tiresome to sit in a chair and edit... or just sit in a chair in general even to just surf the web... O.o
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Shin-AMV » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:20 pm

When I start editing, I often find myself losing track of time and when I look at the clock its something like 6 a.m. @.@
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby irriadin » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:25 pm

I edit when I feel very strongly about either my source video or track, or both. Unfortunately, some of my ardor is inevitably lost during the time it takes me to prep my footage for editing. Anyway, yea, it's usually a desire to take something I experienced while, say, watching Claymore, and attempting to do it justice in a music video. So for me it's more of a cathartic experience.

Another component is the competition facet. When I've got a deadline looming for Otakon, it really gets me focused and determined to "be the very best, like no one ever was!" When I have no deadline, my projects tend to linger for a long time :/
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Centurione » Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:36 pm

I'm not any kind of a good editor (yet, hope), but editing is such great fun. I'm strongly involved in all the music thing, and one day I discovered, no idea how and why, amv.com.pl. That was the day I started watching anime, reading manga, getting some knowledge about Japan, but above this my major thought was "goood, if I won't end up editing such awesome things, I'll die". And till now it's so awesome regardless of tones of unfinished projects.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby qyll » Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:13 pm

I edit because I might feel very strongly about an anime or song. Every time I see an AMV prefaced by, "I was bored, so...," I just wince. I could never edit an AMV if I were bored. I can only edit if I'm excited.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Tearx » Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:40 am

I only tend to edit when I want to convey a certain idea, usually when I feel a personal reference with that idea. Once that comes into play I get really into it and pretty excited about when I can sit down and add more to my edit

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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby ZephyrStar » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:03 pm

Some things just have to be done, and nobody's going to do them but me.
That and I've made so many great friends through this community.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Chez » Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:59 pm

Its good too see so many varied opinions both serious and comical keep em coming guys n gals! This is great!
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby FateTSC » Wed Nov 30, 2011 1:39 pm

I already editing AMV since 2007. I'm actually doing it because I'm studying Audio Visual Animation Education 3rd year.
Since Anime Music Video is very nice to create a video item with anime together with Animation graphics I've made.
Since I feel also a bit that something has been made by me and using Anime sources together will be a power-full video product.

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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby pan_dbgt01 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:27 am

I just love the whole concept of putting anime and music together. I first saw AMVs in the late 90s and I just had to make them.
Editing is my creative outlet and it's a lot of fun. :)
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Spicey_wolf » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:30 pm

I just started getting into editing. For the longest time Ive always enjoyed and admired AMV's than after awhile I started getting ideas in my head
for them.. even though I didn't edit only watched. It began bothering me so much I had to do something about it. Here I am now trying to make my own AMV's.
So basically I do it because It gives me something to do when I'm bored, keeps my mind occupied and gives those ideas somewhere to go. :)
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby -MD » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:44 pm

I.......I don't know anymore :cry:
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby Magnus » Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:20 pm

Otohiko wrote:Because other people don't make things I want to see.

This, very much a lot.

But that's only part-reason, obviously.
I've been making AMV's since 2005 and been editing film since 2009.
For AMV's I do it because I find it amazingly entertaining once an idea click and you have resources to pull it off. I enjoy seeing my magic lay down on the timeline and create the visions I've had.
For film the editing process is not as fun, but is extremely important - it takes longer than AMV editing, but is entertaining as you control the pace and feel of the contet there is, in a whole other way
than for AMV's.

I edit and make videos as one of my many creative-outlet's.
And I appreciate Manga, Anime and Music since back when I was only 6-7 years old.

So when I found AMV's it just felt obvious I'd give it a try - And I am very glad I did.
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Re: Why do YOU Edit

Postby EimiJ7 » Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:42 pm

It is a creative outlet for me because basically I can do whatever I want. At school and at work there are always guidelines and limitations, so I really like the feeling of being free in my creativity.
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