What have AMVs done for your career?

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What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Machine » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:02 pm

Hey Guys,

I haven't posted here in a while but its great to see that the ORG is still going strong. I just wanted to let everyone know that my brother and I have re-launched MindWarp Entertainment. Check out our new website at www.mindwarpentertainment.com.

I took down most of my AMVs since we are a film/video/web production LLC, but you can still find all of my old videos here at a-m-v.org. :D

So to the point, what have AMVs done for your career? For myself, they really paved the way for film/video/web production. I'm currently editing a feature film, short film, and several other commercial videos for several companies here in Austin, TX. :up:

What have AMVs done for you:?:
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Jwalk0 » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:10 pm

That's really amazing and congratulations on that, I hope you'll get the benefits and recognitions coming to you in the future. As for what AMVs have done for me....they opened my mind up to more creativities dealing with editing and career wise I may take up a career in movie production later on. Right now I need to get a degree in something since this recession is bad and I hate my current job, I'll get one faster in the major I'm in now which is Business. Once I get a job in that field and stack more money I'll go back for movie production, once again congratulations.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby JaddziaDax » Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:50 pm

I don't have a job let alone a "career" O.o
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Athena » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:09 pm

You should know, Carlos! I minored in PR/journalism and ended up making political crap after I left Austin.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Castor Troy » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:13 pm

It led me to do small freelance work for small change then eventually doing film editing. :up:
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Beowulf » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:18 pm

AMVs will be the prepositional phrase in my Oscar Acceptance Speech.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Castor Troy » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:34 pm

Beowulf wrote:AMVs will be the prepositional phrase in my Oscar Acceptance Speech.


The oscars will be our new amv contest.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby dwchang » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:44 pm

17 year old fan girls...lots and lots of fan girls...-_-

(substitute 17 with 13 and you have VicBond's answer as well :lol:)
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby trythil » Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:47 am

So to the point, what have AMVs done for your career?


Inhibited it.

More specifically, I spent six years or so doing videos in my spare time when I should have been keeping up with new developments in a field that interests me. Remedying that has been a long process of catch-up.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Brad » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:49 am

It's highly likely that my interest in motion graphics/digital media would not have gone very far had it not been for my involvement in AMV's. Now I'm well into completing my degree in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics and have been getting freelance work in the field. I also met my wife through the community.

So altogether, I'd say it's been pretty damn positive. Though frankly my motivation to make any more of them has been hindered by my aspiration to spend my creative energy on stuff that could actually benefit my career.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Pwolf » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:55 am

I've been using my skills whenever someone at work needs video work done. Not so much at my new job but I did video capture and editing at my last place once a month or so.

The new site looks great btw.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Otohiko » Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:10 am

Congrats!

Unfortunately AMVs have probably damaged my career by distracting me away from the lines of research and work where I should really be focusing. Not that I don't have fun with them, but at the end of the day they are just a way to blow time for me :(
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby mexicanjunior » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:29 am

Nothing...my job doesn't have any connection with AMV's. I was hoping to parlay my AMV career into a spot on Carlos's film crew but he couldn't use me.

I got "no on get life behind"... :cry:
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby ngsilver » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:33 am

So far it's given me the skills to complete small freelance jobs for extra cash in my free time. It's also advanced me into high ranking positions at conventions that I wouldn't have had without my AMV experience (though moving up in these organizations is based more off of my other skills.) So... a little bit.
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Re: What have AMVs done for your career?

Postby Verses » Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:53 am

Absolutely nothing at all, well, nothing yet...

Although being a member of the .org keeps me in tuned with the on-going advances in multimedia, least with the video aspects. But I must say, being an employed graphics designer, the roto-scoping portion of the whole video editing process does help me somewhat.

Also, just working in any Adobe software helps in general.

But when the day that there needs to be a video edited at my current job comes, I'll be able to! :| But until then...

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