What is the main purpose of an AMV?

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What is the main purpose of an AMV?

Postby Adv1sor » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:57 pm

IMHO, it is to entertain.

Your thoughts?
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Postby SuperFusion » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:58 pm

That's all an AMV is. Entertainment.
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Postby Otohiko » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:04 pm

If my purpose in AMVs would be to entertain, I would shoot myself.

My aims with AMVs are:

To dispense with the inherent and delineated.
To destroy the viewer's expectations, perceptions, and views of the world, art and society.
To yell "FUCKER" at the moon.
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Postby SuperFusion » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:05 pm

Otohiko wrote:My purpose in AMVs would be to entertain myself


There ya go :o
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Postby Otohiko » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:07 pm

SuperFusion wrote:
Otohiko wrote:My purpose in AMVs would be to entertain myself


There ya go :o


If sitting for days and days in front of a screen, staring at lines, bars and repetitive visuals is entertainment, then...

No, that's not it, although I often end up thoroughly entertained for the results.

But - and it's up to the others to figure out whethere I'm being serious on this or not - I've always been under the belief that my AMVs are initiated by higher forces for their own ends.
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Postby SuperFusion » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:11 pm

Otohiko wrote:
SuperFusion wrote:
Otohiko wrote:My purpose in AMVs would be to entertain myself


There ya go :o


If sitting for days and days in front of a screen, staring at lines, bars and repetitive visuals is entertainment, then...



You actually do it for days?


The only purpose of an AMV is for enertainment. If you have fun editing, good. If not, the hell you doing it for. It'd be like me playing some really old game that sucks ass when I could be doing sometihng better. A hobby doesn't become a hobby for no reason. :/
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Postby Otohiko » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:14 pm

...and if I fail to be entertained and still see value in it? :roll:
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Postby inthesto » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:14 pm

SuperFusion wrote:The only purpose of an AMV is for enertainment. If you have fun editing, good. If not, the hell you doing it for.


Because I hate myself.

What, you think I'm joking?
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Postby SuperFusion » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:19 pm

Otohiko wrote:...and if I fail to be entertained and still see value in it? :roll:


You ask yourself, "why the hell am I doing this?"


Unless, of course, you're doing it for the results. If you like 'em, good. If not, stop wasting time :/
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Postby Scandia » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:20 pm

To express an idea or concept that has come up in your mind. To put a story together using music and scenes from an anime or video game. To use your creativity and technical knowledge for a good purpose.
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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:22 pm

AMVs are a hobby that mean different thing to people who make them

- They can be just for entertainment (nothing wrong with that if that is what you wanted out of it)
- They can convey a meesage or point of view you want people to see
- They can be made to stur emotions (sentimanetality, romance, etc)
- They can help to express your thoughts on the anime your using (for example, I did a Captain Tylor video to show the that I enjoy the show for the characters and thier emotions rather then just the humor)
- Or even just to learn editing, techniques or hone skills


I used all the above in making video. sometimes in combination and sometones just one by itself

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Postby Otohiko » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:22 pm

SuperFusion wrote:
Otohiko wrote:...and if I fail to be entertained and still see value in it? :roll:


You ask yourself, "why the hell am I doing this?"



I have. The answer has always been:

"I don't know."

And that's when I decided that since I don't know and I still feel compelled to do it, it's probably the right thing to do. :roll:
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Postby trythil » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:25 pm

SuperFusion wrote:The only purpose of an AMV is for enertainment. If you have fun editing, good. If not, the hell you doing it for.


To piss off people like you, who try to assert things that they have no evidence for.
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Postby SuperFusion » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:28 pm

trythil wrote:
SuperFusion wrote:The only purpose of an AMV is for enertainment. If you have fun editing, good. If not, the hell you doing it for.


To piss off people like you, who try to assert things that they have no evidence for.


I'm gonna be pissed because someone makes an AMV for no reason? The hell do I care. I may question you about it, but in the end, it's not something I'm losing sleep over. :o
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Postby azulmagia » Sun Oct 16, 2005 6:29 pm

Otohiko wrote:If my purpose in AMVs would be to entertain, I would shoot myself.

My aims with AMVs are:

To dispense with the inherent and delineated.
To destroy the viewer's expectations, perceptions, and views of the world, art and society.
To yell "FUCKER" at the moon.


I would agree, but in my case I would add that the accumulation of fangirls/groupies is a pretty good aim as well. :twisted:

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