Should I watch the others to be unique, or-?

[pinky75910]

Couple years ago I started a video.
I had seen a couple similar videos using the same anime and series, and thought, "Nah, I wanna do something different."
Plus, it's sorta the final note in a trilogy of vids, so I gots to do it.
I plan on mostly focusing on a different season of the anime than the other vids.

Halfway through a couple years ago I realized I had to rewatch the whole season to scout for particular scenes, and temporarily abandoned it.

Recently felt the need to complete it.

My question is:

To ensure my vid is unique: Should I see what everyone else has done and actively avoid doing that- or-
Avoid watching other vids and do things the way I intend, anyone else be darned?

[Shui]

Do what you like, ignore all the others.

[BasharOfTheAges]

Are you saying your video lacks a concept and is fully defined by the anime and music you're using? That it has no thought or motivation beyond those things that make it truely yours? If that's not what you're saying, then it doesn't matter what other people did - you're already making something unique.

[Sephirothskr]

Couple years ago I started a video.
I had seen a couple similar videos using the same anime and series, and thought, "Nah, I wanna do something different."
Plus, it's sorta the final note in a trilogy of vids, so I gots to do it.
I plan on mostly focusing on a different season of the anime than the other vids.

Halfway through a couple years ago I realized I had to rewatch the whole season to scout for particular scenes, and temporarily abandoned it.

Recently felt the need to complete it.

My question is:

To ensure my vid is unique: Should I see what everyone else has done and actively avoid doing that- or-
Avoid watching other vids and do things the way I intend, anyone else be darned?

Others are good for inspiration, but let's face it. You don't need to see what other people have made to do it. For example. I really want to make a video using the song 'break' by three days grace.. has it been done before? I guarantee that it has, but that's not going to stop me from making it amazing. Follow your gut, don't watch other people who might've done same thing, wait til after you finish, then compare ideas.

[CrackTheSky]

Allow me to offer a counterpoint to the ones that have already been made. I think you should watch as many videos as you can, both similar to what you want to do and otherwise. You never know where inspiration might come from. For myself, watching and studying other people's videos is what pushes me to want to create at all. As far as uniqueness, I'll be blunt: Unless you are super creative, talented, and/or patient, your video is probably not going to be all that unique. There are very few things out there that haven't been done in this hobby that are within reach of the average editor.

[pinky75910]

*same anime and sound

I just don't want to use the same scenes in the same spots as the others if I can avoid it, hopefully I can do that.

Thanks for all replies.

I think I'll plug on through, then check out the other vids before publishing.

[Shui]

I wouldn't do an amv which has the same song and anime combo as something existing. Only if I'd think I would do something totally different and make it better too.