Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby Shin-AMV » Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:28 am

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On topic though, pretty much everything has been said, but it depends on the genre or what you're trying to do. Sometimes it'll look ridiculous or like a b-rated movie from the 70s trying to be artsy and serious but its all hoakey and you're wondering why you're still watching it. On the other hand, it can greatly enhance the feel and emotion of the video if you nail it right, but that goes back to what genre/style you're going for again.
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby Knowname » Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:07 am

I like to add lip flap to my amv. Nothing worse than having something half synced so the viewer is thinking 'I wonder if he synced that or not?' rather than about my amv. OFC my amvs are always VERY story driven, with some of the more floosey dance videos this might not matter.
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby mexicanjunior » Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:39 am

Yes, super important...
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby JaddziaDax » Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:42 pm

It really depends on what you are trying to do. Very rare I think a video works if it ignores the lyrics all together, unless your target audience doesn't understand the lyrics in the first place (lyrics are in another language).

Also there is a huge difference between literal lyric sync and interpreted lyric sync.

If you are doing something more drama then you probably shouldn't do literal lyric sync because it's more than likely going to ruin the mood of your video. Instead, you should try to do an interpretation of what you think the lyrics mean, and how they apply to the video you are making. However, if you are making something silly or funny then literal lyric sync can sometimes help.
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby Rendakor » Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:40 am

Lyric Synch is how I get my inspiration for AMVs; I'll hear a song and think of an anime scene that fits a line or two perfectly. Of course there's a limit, and trying to match the whole song line for line is both tedious and silly but generally I'm a fan.
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby mexicanjunior » Wed Jan 25, 2012 7:08 pm

mexicanjunior wrote:Yes, super important...


It is best explained in this quote from the great Fluxy when describing my editing style.

"if he says pretty rose in the song, there better be a god damned rose on the f*cking screen"
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby TritioAFB » Thu Jan 26, 2012 8:59 am

I like that last thought but what about the interpretations of the lyrics specially when you don't have the proper scene or it's impossible to correctly match? saying for example: 'My love is burning like gas'
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby Radical_Yue » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:51 am

TritioAFB wrote:'My love is burning like gas'


You may want to have that checked out :|
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby JaddziaDax » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:49 am

As I said interpretation of lyrics is sometimes better than literal sync O:
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby Castor Troy » Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:58 pm

The majority of my amvs are usually japanese or instrumental video game songs, so I never had much lyric sync to go off of. I always edited based on mood and feel of the song.

I always felt that lyric sync was a bit on the limited side of things since it can be difficult to find a certain clip to a certain verse of a song and like Yue said, it makes videos painfully predicatable.
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby zibbazabba905 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:28 am

I think I might need more lyric sync or kinetic typography since I think too deeply about the words and meanings and everything I do/want to do is mostly unintelligible
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby diegao94 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:05 am

Castor Troy wrote:I always edited based on mood and feel of the song.

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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby TritioAFB » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:28 am

Castor Troy wrote:I always edited based on mood and feel of the song.


X2
At my case that's what I do in the case I edit with a Japanese song, but always take a look to the lyrics just to see that the song matches with what I want to do.
In the case of the Spanish songs, I follow the literal synch since I actually understand everything about the song itself, and in the English one, tend to follow the lyrics, without losing flow or plot of the amv.

I was recently reading some feedback from Japanese people, since they tend to love , that they like the fact that the last part of the video is the epic one since it follows all the lyrics there, that in the middle I stop following them, and the beginning wasn't too much related with them. Seemed they love the part that is lyric synched but felt out of place the first one, and I'm not surprised since the first part is an english song, then move to japanese.

@Yue: Yeah I was like: :sweat:
It's the case of severals songs I found: I like the beats but when I search the lyrics, I suddenly find the song creepy and my interest to edit it vanish :?
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby Castor Troy » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:12 am

TritioAFB wrote:
Castor Troy wrote:I always edited based on mood and feel of the song.


X2
At my case that's what I do in the case I edit with a Japanese song, but always take a look to the lyrics just to see that the song matches with what I want to do.


I've made DBZ videos to Japanese love songs. :shark:

Of course, I didn't find this out till after the videos were completed. It's hilarious to see Goku punching Freeza in the face when the lyrics translate to "I love you, baby". :awesome:
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Re: Lyric Synch in AMVs: Important or not a big deal?

Postby BasharOfTheAges » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:27 am

Castor Troy wrote:
TritioAFB wrote:
Castor Troy wrote:I always edited based on mood and feel of the song.


X2
At my case that's what I do in the case I edit with a Japanese song, but always take a look to the lyrics just to see that the song matches with what I want to do.


I've made DBZ videos to Japanese love songs. :shark:

Of course, I didn't find this out till after the videos were completed. It's hilarious to see Goku punching Freeza in the face when the lyrics translate to "I love you, baby". :awesome:

We call that subtext. :ying:
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