Using Japanese song for AMV... possible?

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Using Japanese song for AMV... possible?

Postby Conco » Mon Sep 09, 2002 1:26 am

I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but what does everyone think about AMV that use Japanese songs? Im pretty new to this AMV thing, I so far I have not heard a music video with a Japanese song.

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Postby Fluxmeister » Mon Sep 09, 2002 1:29 am

Great if it works well for your idea. Some very well known videos use Japanese (or other languages) songs.

Lol, you can also cheat and sync the lyrics to anything because most people won't know Japanese (ok... well I surely won't). :roll:

:) Best of luck! 8)
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Postby kthulhu » Mon Sep 09, 2002 5:11 am

Klinky made a WTC tribute vid using a Japanese song. Off the "Now and Then, Here and There" soundtrack.
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Postby jbone » Mon Sep 09, 2002 8:02 am

It's been done several times, search around the video listings and you'll find a bunch.
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Postby OmniStrata » Mon Sep 09, 2002 10:04 am

Rhythm Animation anyone?

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Postby jbone » Mon Sep 09, 2002 10:10 am

OmniStrata wrote:Rhythm Animation anyone?

&_&

Never heard of it.

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Postby The Wired Knight » Mon Sep 09, 2002 11:31 am

I like them honestly. You can use any language song for an AMV for all I care, they can always work. The only trick is (I used a russain song so I know these problems) that it is harder to convey a lyric match since a lot of people will not understand the lyrics to your song. BUt as long as the concept is solid you can still make a really good AMV with any language.
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Postby Conco » Mon Sep 09, 2002 4:11 pm

Sounds good, thank you everyone for your input. ^_^
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Postby The Non-Professional » Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:11 pm

i use japanese songs but only the instrumental i have a cool beta of an X video ill never finish so if anyone wants to see it AIM me.
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Postby Lyrs » Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:15 pm

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Postby TheRealNeoHentaiMaster » Mon Sep 09, 2002 10:58 pm

Where the hell is CastorTroy. All he used to do was make vids to japanese songs so hes the person to ask about this.
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Postby Castor Troy » Mon Sep 09, 2002 11:13 pm

TheRealNeoHentaiMaster wrote:Where the hell is CastorTroy. All he used to do was make vids to japanese songs so hes the person to ask about this.


lol Tony...

Anyways, I use Japanese music since I don't have to rely on lyric matching and still hear the vocals.
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Postby TekkaRepliroid Zero » Fri Sep 13, 2002 11:29 am

OK, what I think is a major point has been neglected and this makes up the majority of my 2 yen

Using another language is not an excuse to ignore the lyrics! (if they're present)

Translations can often be easily looked up on the net in the event that you don't know the language of the song you are using. If you don't understand a word of the song, I do wonder how you work out the idea in the first place. I've seen this mistake made, and badly, where japanese songs are used with footage that is as far away as possible from matching up with any form of relevance. It's a pretty sad sight that does make your head hurt.

If you're gonna use a song in another language, the lyrics STILL MATTER! Find a translation, or even do one yourself if you have the ability.

Otherwise, this kind of thing is encouraged. I have plans myself along these lines but currently lack the needed source material for those.
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