Kalium wrote:Blame not thy tools for thy hands insufficiencies. It's possible to do great work in anything capable of stringing two frames together. In most cases, it can be, and has been, done.
Then...make euphoria with only Windows Movie maker.
Kalium wrote:You'll find that most of us place far less emphasis on effects. We generally find that the meat is what matters, not the icing over it. We don't find effects inherently good in an aesthetic manner. Rather, we find that composition is a subtle art, and one that is apparently over your head.
Yes I do agree composition is important, but what we have here are MVs. That means they are not just documentary. Music can induce color and forms to its listener, and as a MV creator, your job is to capture the color the form with the plot itself. If you fail to do so, your work will be just as boring as a documentary.
Kalium wrote:And most of us find Vic's work to be well-synched but with the effects badly overdone. Continuing on.
That's only what you think, It is your opinion and I respect that. But there are a good number of people out there love Vic's work like I do. Effects are there because they impact the viewer just like abstract arts do, that's if only you enjoy abstract arts.
Kalium wrote:You have one farking strange aesthetic, pal. It's at odds with 90+% of the site. We happen to think that composition matters a lot more than where one places a lens flare, and that it takes more skill and ability to get right. Limitations on the form are what bring creativity out. There's a reason Shakespeare wrote sonnets instead of blank verse.
Com'on...I did not reject the simple straight forward method. I did say there are exceptions. I just feel that most of the people did not do an adequate job to make their MV work, some FX could have helped them to cover the bad spots. Like I said before, Pure composition focus will give you a great documentary, not a MV.
My opinion, you don't have to believe:
wait if you limit the form, how the hell are you suppose to create? we are doing visual art here, not poetry. Visual art is about exploring every aspect of line,color, form and texture.
Kalium wrote:Actually, I'm fairly certain the former is wrong. However, in absence of any good definition of "successful" and any hard numbers, there's no way to tell. Your assumptions about motivations generally do not seem to apply. Most of use aren't here with some strange ideas about being famous or similar.
What I meant is that if a MV maker has all the tool he needs, it is easier for him to create projects and therefore gives him an advantage.
The more projects he makes, the more he understands about MV making and usage of his tools.
Successful---respected by other MV makers and win awards.
I doubt anyone can make a life by making AMVs, so there is no point working hard for AMVs. But I do stand by my beliefs. I do not care if the mod bans me. Since like you said 90% of the people here are different compare to me, I don't have many reasons to stay here.
I started with frag videos, where the forum is full of gamers, we looked at things the "popular" way. I am an anime watcher myself, I know how majority of hardcore anime otakus are twisted, having some kind of problem in their life.
The two cultures are just different. You can understand the meaning of the video just by its composition and see its subtle art. I see it as an unpackaged gift, it has to be covered in order to be presented.
All of above are my opinions, you can choose to agree or write another long argument. Both options are welcome, I will stand by my beliefs.