[AMV-France] Illusion

Feedback on cataloged Anime Music Videos

Moderators: Mol, seasons

Forum rules
Please observe the following unique rules for this forum:
  • Please limit your new threads (not replies) to one per week. If you have several new videos to announce, create one thread for all the videos. (Note: if you forget one you can edit your post!)
  • Offsite links are allowed, but you are required to have a catalog entry for that video as well. Threads announcing videos that do not contain a catalog entry will be moved to the Awaiting Catalog Entry sub-forum and will be deleted in 2 weeks if an entry is not created.
  • When posting announcements, it is recommended that you include links to the catalog entries (using the video ID) in your post.
  • Videos that do not contain anime are allowed to be announced in the Other Videos section and are not required to have catalog entries.
User avatar
irriadin
BUBBLES!
Joined: Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:59 pm
Status: I fight for my friends
Location: Los Angeles, California
Org Profile

[AMV-France] Illusion

Post by irriadin » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:02 pm

Image



My entry for AMV France's Online Competition. It's a drama/mood piece with a bit of action in it. There's a story, too, but it's intentionally fragmented.

Anyway, I hope you like it!
Last edited by irriadin on Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:00 pm, edited 2 times in total.

User avatar
gotegenks
Joined: Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:54 pm
Location: charlesgood, california
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by gotegenks » Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:33 pm

this one was pretty interesting, although some of the small circular masks were a little too sharp.
Image

User avatar
Shin-AMV
Joined: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm
Status: Ching Chong Dumpling Princess
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by Shin-AMV » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:00 pm

Has a very nice ambience and mood to it throughout. I liked a lot of the conceptual things you did especially with the masking beat syncing going on which has given me a few ideas I want to try out with something similar. :up:
Image

User avatar
Warlike Swans
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:38 pm
Status: Pending
Org Profile

Illusion

Post by Warlike Swans » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:18 pm

The color-work is quite lovely :D

Emong
A Damaged Lemon
Joined: Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:02 pm
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by Emong » Sun Apr 01, 2012 3:48 pm

Somehow all the hard cuts felt too violent for the song :| You also weren't kidding about the fragmented storyline. It felt really random and at times the visuals felt detached from the audio. Nonetheless, I liked the song/anime combo and your nice experimentation with effects.

User avatar
EkaCoralian
Joined: Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:01 am
Status: Trying to get the time to edit. x_x;
Location: Canada
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by EkaCoralian » Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:59 pm

Very nice work! I think my only gripes were the hard cuts at times when, like Emong said, they seemed a bit too violent for the song.
Otherwise I really enjoyed this. :up:
Image

User avatar
AimoAio
Being elegantly...lazy
Joined: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:19 pm
Location: Somewhere
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by AimoAio » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:26 pm

I really loved this one, it's one of my top favourites in the contest and another reminder that I should definitely watch this series sometime.

The visuals are stunning. The composition especially, the colour work, the subtle effects and even the texture all complement each other nicely and create this ambient and melancholic atmosphere. Then the action kicks in for some sections as a nice breather and fresher change of scenery before it goes back to the lovely ambient mood again. :mrgreen: Also I simply adore the mask/cutter beat sync you had going on. <3 <3 <3

And I actually disagree with the others about the hard cuts being too violent. The feel of the song does call for softer more smoother transitions but I liked the combinations of soft short fades and hard cuts because the cuts felt sharp and brought out emphasis in those scenes. It also helps break up the video a little so it doesn't feel like it's dragging on and on as one long piece.

I'm not sure I got your full story in this, since it is a little fragmented but I think the underlying concept you wanted to show with Casshern's emotional journey really shone through. I think I managed to get a good feel of his fear, his guilt, his stress, his anger,his regret and generally his pain and struggles at...this journey thing.

The only thing I didn't like was the twitch at the end. Felt somewhat random, unnecessary and a little lackluster.

But that's a really minor issue with the video so it doesn't really detract much from it's overall reviewability. Generally I was very impressed the first time I saw this and the more I watch it, the more I love it. I've already rewatched it at least 10 times while writing this er..short comment. xD Seriously, awesome job with this! :up: It's simply fantastic and I just love it. <3

User avatar
TritioAFB
Ambassador of the AMVWorld
Joined: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:38 am
Status: Doctor
Location: Honduras
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by TritioAFB » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:05 am

To be honest I was surprised you submitted it to the contest. Compared with the first versions this one receives a perfect score from me :mrgreen:
Specialist in Geriatric Medicine

User avatar
iGREASE
Joined: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:04 am
Location: Vegas.
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by iGREASE » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:13 am

Enjoyed it :up:

User avatar
Kairih
Joined: Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:20 am
Location: Italy
Org Profile

Re: Illusion

Post by Kairih » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:50 am

I really loved this one, it's one of my top favourites in the contest and another reminder that I should definitely watch this series sometime.
x2 A really interesting video and good concept :up:
Image

Locked

Return to “AMV Announcements & Feedback”