Well, for starters, my opinions tend to run around 1000 words. Then, I do it like this:
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Good Points:
See General Comments.
Bad Points:
See General Comments.
General Comments:
Before I begin, I'd like to make the following comments, which IN NO WAY impact on your scores (except Re-viewable). 1. <some comment about the anime or game - whether I like it or not.> 2. <some comment about the song - whether I like it or not.> 3. <a general comment, usually personalized to the creator.> Anyway, onto the review!
Originality - score # - comments on use (or overuse) of anime, song, concept
Capture/Output Quality - # - comments
Sound Quality - # - comments
Action/Editing Sync - # - my most important category. I divide it into mood sync and beat sync. So, even if one half of the equation was crap, I may still score decently if I think the other half was good.
Lip Sync - # - comments, if it's even in the video. If so, I drop points for extra or not enough mouth movements. Also, I drop points for mouth movements if they are not synched to anything in a video with lip. If there is no lip in the video, I could care less if the mouths are moving.
Digital Effects - # - comments (if they're even in the video)
Effort - # - a category I hate, because no one really knows how much effort another put in. I usually look to the video description for this score. If they seemed excited about the idea and the product was halfway decent, I usually give a good score.
Overall - # - my general idea of the video. Rehash of the few improvements I think it could use and what was done well.
Re-viewable - # - an eight here is a ten in any other category for me. The comments that I make in the beginning of the opinion sometimes come into play here also.
<paragraph detailing my thoughts on the person as a creator - where I think he/she is going, if he/she seems to be improving. A general thought on the video. Sometimes, a funny comment about how jealous I am of his/her great work or idea.> Anyway...
As always, Farewell, Good Luck, and Happy AMV-ing!
- dj_ultima_the_great
PS: <sometimes a comment on the filesize, or a random, amusing comment>"
Well, there you have it - the secret to my opinions. I used to do point-by-point opinions, but found out that those only really work for instrumental videos or plotless action videos. If you're really curious, I give more details on my opinions on
my latest free opinion thread. If you're extra
extra curious, and meet my requirements, post and I may offer an opinion.
That's it for me. I need to go to bed now...
As always, Farewell, Good Luck, and Happy AMV-ing!
- dj_ultima_the_great