Castor Troy wrote:For an honest answer for once, all I can say is "make it good". Now that you have a general idea of what you want to make, do it in a way that's your own and unique. Make it stand out in the flood of Naruto videos out there.
Another sad truth of this community is that you won't be taken seriously unless you have a long and established reputation here. The more well known and established editors can get away with all the Naruto and DBZ videos they want because everyone already knows them and they know how to put out good work. They can literally shit out turds with their names on it and people will still flock to them. Sadly, that's the way it's always been. It seems like a catch 22 trying to get established when nobody's going to give you a chance when you're just starting.
You might want to start participating in the opinion exchange forum once your video is released and after a few months/years, start hitting up amv contests where your work can be seen on the big screen. There's no guarantee that people will love your work, but I can't think of any other better way to establish your reputation.
I made 45+ DBZ videos before making my first serious contest video. I used to be embarassed by that, but now I embrace it with no regrets.
Welcome to the .org.
I can see what you're saying and if I wanted to be renowned as a great AMV maker/editor to thousands of random people, that would be helpful. But my only true motive in making such videos is that I want to watch my favorite scenes/fights with a smooth, fuzzy feel. As we've sussed, the majority of all Naruto AMVs are similar and bad. People rely on the popularity of the show to make thier AMVs respected just because it has a Rasengan or Saukra crying in (which there's plenty of.) Jiraiya vs. Pain with some orchestrated music is what I've got my heart set on. Why? Because I want to watch a good J-man vs. Pain AMV, but there aren't any around and if there were, it would be bad, becauase most people don't care enough to make a good AMV. And what i have so far (about 40 seconds) has turned out really well. I want Nauro fans and other Anime fans to enjoy my AMV because hopefully they'll watch it and acknowledge the timing and choice of scenes which is all I'm really concentrated on for my first effort. The outcome of my Naruto AMV will be great in my oppinion- the oppinion of a person with high standards.
Naruto isn't dead yet. ^_-