I used to be so incredibly engrossed in the AMV community. Then I gradually faded from the hobby (but not really willingly) around 2006 or 2007.
Now that I'm back (on the forums, at least) I'm seeing many of the same people. I'm seeing a lot of people with very old joindates on the forum. Most names look familiar, and if they don't, they usually joined at least two years a go.
This is both comforting and discomforting at the same time. It's comforting to know that the same people I practically grew up with who shared my hobby are still here doing their thing, but it's discomforting to know that we haven't taken many new people under our wing.
It's clear as day to me that AMVs - on the whole - have become much more popular than in previous years. But is the 'fad' dying down? Or are these 'new members' just not into community participation? Or am I getting the wrong impression completely?
What is different between this 'generation' of AMV editors and those from generations past? Is it really the same people making AMVs as years a go, or is there just a lack in participation on the forums? Does this participation leak over into conventions? Are there many AMVs shown but not as many editors to give representative faces to those videos?
Is there a separate dynamic between the AMVers of today and yesteryear? For those who joined years a go, did you intend it to be a lifelong ambition, or did it just 'happen'? Or do you not make AMVs anymore, but you stick around because you like the community/forum?
Do you think the AMVers who are making AMVs now but are not participating in the community will continue to make AMVs for future years to come?
















