Brakus wrote:Please indulge me...
To be an effective AMV creator and competitor, you have to know how to use AfterEffects.
Funny, for mine I didn't even have to look at AfterEffects
Brakus wrote:Please indulge me...
To be an effective AMV creator and competitor, you have to know how to use AfterEffects.

VegettoEX wrote:What's with this assumption that "winning videos" (in this case, the final nominated videos) ALL USE AFTER EFFECTS... ? I highly doubt it's the case for all of them.
And even if they do... so what? After Effects is a tool. You use a tool to make "real" what you see in your imagination. For the most part, people that don't use After Effects (*raises hand*) simply haven't had the personal inspiration to make some vision come to life. When they do... they'll go ahead and make that vision come true. Whether it's in After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, MS Paint... you need the idea first. If your video doesn't require that type of vision... OK, fine. It's not necessary. If the video holds up on its own, it holds up on its own. Some program made by Adobe isn't going to change that; it'll only enhance what's already in your mind.
And the billionth person whining about After Effects isn't going to change that.
(For the record, I personally have never used After Effects in my life... and you don't see me whining over it.)


DrngdKreationz wrote:Especially since this thread has gone from " help me realize that winning isn't all that matters. " to a "you don't need after effects thread." I mean WTF is up with that?
DrngdKreationz wrote:Especially since this thread has gone from " help me realize that winning isn't all that matters. " to a "you don't need after effects thread." I mean WTF is up with that?
Brakus wrote:Please indulge me...
Sadly my AMV I submitted for AWA Pro did not make any cuts for the final listings for any of the categories I nominated my video in.
I go into more detail on my LJ (it's a locked entry, only certain people will see it), but the gist of it is:
To be an effective AMV creator and competitor, you have to know how to use AfterEffects. The top 4 nominated videos all use AfterEffects to some degree.
My peers seem to have lumped me in with the other AMV creators that shouldn't have been in the Pro contest but entered anyway. It seems I got passed over for other crappy videos that somehow made the final cut. I followed the rules, used quality source footage, and made a great entry to me... and I still feel like a total loser.
What good is making AMVs for yourself when you don't even make the final cut for a contest? My entry at Katsucon didn't make the final cut, and now my entry for AWA Pro didn't make the final cut either. If it really isn't about the prizes or recognition, then why do I still feel crappy about not being in the final list of candidates for the categories?
I wonder if any of you out there can give encouragement for those of us that didn't make the final nominations lists for AWA Pro... things that happen like this really tend to discourage me from making more AMVs.... how can I keep myself motivated to making AMVs and competing on the same level as the heavy-hitting power-editors?
Thanks for your indulgence.
Castor Troy wrote:I used after effects in a video last year and didn't make the finals of 2 of the big cons I submitted to.
Concept is far more important.
So kwityerbitchin.
trythil wrote:DrngdKreationz wrote:Especially since this thread has gone from " help me realize that winning isn't all that matters. " to a "you don't need after effects thread." I mean WTF is up with that?
One of the subjects the original poster brought up in the thread was a perceived need that one must be flashy in order to win. The other dealt with winning vs. self-fulfillment (or whatever you want to call it).
Both topics have been addressed, in fairly even measure. It seems to me that you're becoming defensive.

DrngdKreationz wrote:Actually Im just bored at work and decided to kick the horse one more time.

VegettoEX wrote:And even if they do... so what? After Effects is a tool. You use a tool to make "real" what you see in your imagination. For the most part, people that don't use After Effects (*raises hand*) simply haven't had the personal inspiration to make some vision come to life. When they do... they'll go ahead and make that vision come true. Whether it's in After Effects, Premiere, Photoshop, MS Paint... you need the idea first.
VegettoEX wrote:(For the record, I personally have never used After Effects in my life... and you don't see me whining over it.)
trythil wrote:Actually, you just have to know how to communicate visually. However you do that is up to you.
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