by Infinity Squared » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:05 am
It's probably that time of the year again when we question where AMVs are heading to these days, sort of like the state of the union address perhaps. Maybe this time around, it's good to have look at AMVs in retrospect.
Do you think such a concept as AMV eras exist? What I mean by this is, do you think there are/were pockets of time since AMVs became widespread whereby the videos of that time bracket typically exhibited similar traits? Or do you think that from the start until now, it's all just been one gradual process?
I guess to use as an example, I could draw upon Odorikuru as perhaps the fore-runner of the heavy effects based AMVs. Prior to this, videos might have been more cut and dry in their composition (correct me of course if I'm wrong in any regard). Another example I could think of is Tainted Donuts being the innovator in the rotoscoping division.
Alongside these pioneering videos which I think pushed AMVs to the next level you will find of course as well the creators behind them. Do you believe you belong to any particular "class of" AMV creators? Maybe you have your Phades and Vlads placing the flags on untrodden territories and then you have your Beowulfs and Nostromos pushing the barrier to something more (please note that I'm purely using these as examples and that this topic is for fun, so no offence intended).
Thoughts?
