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Postby FirestormXIII » Sat Aug 31, 2002 9:09 pm

NME-No, no post in all forums for you. :twisted:

On topic again- Most all the bases have been covered here. Enjoy what you make, because in the end you're making AMVs for yourself first and for anyone else second. You're the one that has to sit through the process of making your idea come to life, and it'll be quite hard to do that if you don't enjoy what it is you're doing.
And also, don't underestimate the usefulness of watching other people's videos and learning techniques from them. The better you can take apart other people's videos technically from watching them, the better you'll be able to put together your own (well, in my experience this is true anyway).

Don't lose your own style in watching other creator's videos though.
Everyone is not the same as you.
Get over it.
And lighten up.
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Postby Tycho2k » Sat Aug 31, 2002 9:21 pm

Thanks again for all the advice. Vlad, I very much do respect your advice, seeing as in my opinion you do have one of the best vids out there. I have already started My new vid, and I estimate I will probably spend 30+ hours on it. Most of that I think will be revision anyway, but I really like the way it is coming out so far. Now just to get some decent hosting so people can get it when I finish it... :)
"To Sleepy-Time, to Death's embrace,
To all the Horrors I must face.
Zombie hordes, Terrors unknown,
Psyche scars are deeply sown.
But worry not, I can defend,
Always Me and my MAC10."

Written late at night after playing way too much Resident Evil. :)
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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sat Aug 31, 2002 10:45 pm

Tycho2k wrote:Thanks again for all the advice. Vlad, I very much do respect your advice, seeing as in my opinion you do have one of the best vids out there. I have already started My new vid, and I estimate I will probably spend 30+ hours on it. Most of that I think will be revision anyway, but I really like the way it is coming out so far. Now just to get some decent hosting so people can get it when I finish it... :)


Thanks for the confidence and praise. It's what keeps me going. Keep going on your AMV! My feeling is even if the video makes one person happy besides yourself then it's all worth it in the end....

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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sat Aug 31, 2002 11:08 pm

One other thing I would like to mention. I really don't consider myself a AMV master or anything like that. I’m happy that so many people enjoy my videos I think we all are equals who share a common hobby and interest.

Yes there are varying degrees of how much effort and talent is put into a video, but those who labor long hours and buy the equipment required just to do AMVs and do them as a labor of love and expression should not feel any less important or different then those who happen to be popular for one reason or another. I guess my point here is never feel that your videos can't or are not any better then those who are popular. I have never considered any one AMV creator to be better than anyone else. It really comes down to me enjoying a video no matter who creates it...

I personally would love to meet and talk "AMVs" with everyone in this community. It's a shame that we all live so far apart and some of us seem to have trouble getting along as well! :wink:

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Postby Rozard » Sat Aug 31, 2002 11:59 pm

Vlad, I didn't realize that the VHD:B vid to the Batman theme was yours! That was my favorite video at JACON! You did a great job on that one! :D

Also, is there any way that I can get any of your videos? Only one is up for download, and it doesn't work :( Could you send them over AIM somehow, or will I have to wait until AWA and get a CD from you or something?
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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sun Sep 01, 2002 12:05 am

Rozard wrote:Vlad, I didn't realize that the VHD:B vid to the Batman theme was yours! That was my favorite video at JACON! You did a great job on that one! :D

Also, is there any way that I can get any of your videos? Only one is up for download, and it doesn't work :( Could you send them over AIM somehow, or will I have to wait until AWA and get a CD from you or something?


Glad you liked it, acutally that video took me only 25-30 hours to make and is the shortes I've done (Yes, I'm slow!)

I'm setting up a web site right now and will have my videos available. It does have a 50 gig BW limit and I will keep them up untill the monthy bandwidth is reached and then again next month... Best I can do for the moment. Should be up in the next few days

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Postby Rozard » Sun Sep 01, 2002 12:22 am

Sweet, I can't wait to get it and show it to my friends. I taped it at the showing of the winners, so I at least have it. The only problem is my tape is in Texas with Adiamante :( The crown groaned when it first saw that it was VHD:B, because there were three other videos done to it, but yours got the most applause. They were all done to Scream Rock songs, though. You know, where they go "RWARK#%BV#AKZZ! Also, I'n not sure, but I believe two of them were back to back, or one was right before yours. Actually, were you at JACON?
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Postby Tycho2k » Sun Sep 01, 2002 12:23 am

I too wish I had more people around me that I could talk AMV's with. I would be more then happy if you saw one of my videos (prefereably the one I am making now when it's done) and said you liked it, because I respect you as an AMV creator over most others BECAUSE of the amount of time and effort and love you put into your videos. To me it shows you are very dedicated to this not-so-mainstream art form. Anyway, I should probably stop kissing ass and get to bed, it is getting pretty late here, and I need my sleep so I can edit more tomorow. :)
"To Sleepy-Time, to Death's embrace,
To all the Horrors I must face.
Zombie hordes, Terrors unknown,
Psyche scars are deeply sown.
But worry not, I can defend,
Always Me and my MAC10."

Written late at night after playing way too much Resident Evil. :)
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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sun Sep 01, 2002 12:26 am

Rozard wrote:Actually, were you at JACON?


Yes I was actually there this year! I hung around with Brad DeMoss and Lee Thompson mainly, but I did try to talk with as many creators as I could.... Sorry if I miised you... Will you be at AWA?

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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sun Sep 01, 2002 12:27 am

Tycho2k wrote:I too wish I had more people around me that I could talk AMV's with. I would be more then happy if you saw one of my videos (prefereably the one I am making now when it's done) and said you liked it, because I respect you as an AMV creator over most others BECAUSE of the amount of time and effort and love you put into your videos. To me it shows you are very dedicated to this not-so-mainstream art form. Anyway, I should probably stop kissing ass and get to bed, it is getting pretty late here, and I need my sleep so I can edit more tomorow. :)


Well... You never know...

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Postby Rozard » Sun Sep 01, 2002 12:57 am

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:
Rozard wrote:Actually, were you at JACON?


Yes I was actually there this year! I hung around with Brad DeMoss and Lee Thompson mainly, but I did try to talk with as many creators as I could.... Sorry if I miised you... Will you be at AWA?

Vlad


Yeah, I was there. I hung out with Xenodrake most of the time. I didn't enter a video because they were WMM creations :P I will be at AWA, along with the rest of RVP (except RedPlague) :( Well, I'm sure I'll meet up with you. Who knows! You might have seen me at JACON and not known it. *Shrugs* Again, great video and I can't wait until AWA to meet everyone!
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Postby silver_moon » Sun Sep 01, 2002 2:51 pm

On-Topic:

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:Like with everything, I agree that putting time into something will amways be better then a quick rush job. I do spend 100s of hours on a video but this does not mean that that much time must be spend to have a good video. If you do spend a considerable time on a project, then you've got to love it enough to keep on going. This includes the music, the concept, editing and everything about it....


Very true. Usually if I don't feel like spending a long time on a project and want to rush through it, I dump the project and start work on other ideas, just because I get the feeling if I don't have that dedication it won't turn out the way I want it to. I've only had that happen to me once or twice but it does happen...

Off-topic:
Vlad - I really look forward to seeing more of your vids^_^ I've only been able to get a hold of Memories Dance on kazaa a little while ago and now I want to see more of your work. Particularly Trascending Love. I was thinking of doing a video to that song you used (Sarah Brightman's "Only An Ocean Away") for a video a little while ago, since there were only one or two videos that weren't available for download that used it at the time. But then you entered Transcending Love in the catalogue, and I saw in your comments that you spent 350+ hours on it, and I realized mine was going to probably suck next to yours. So I went looking for different songs. Actually, I'm grateful you used the song, because I ended up finding a song that better suited what I was trying to do :wink: I'd grown attached to the Sarah Brightman song when I'd started doing some planning for it, so I'm looking forward to seeing a video that uses it well^_^

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:I personally would love to meet and talk "AMVs" with everyone in this community. It's a shame that we all live so far apart and some of us seem to have trouble getting along as well!


I just noticed we only live one province apart! They should have a AMV con in Edmonton or Prince George...
And thanks to Tycho2k and Vlad for making this thread so polite :wink:
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Postby Vlad G Pohnert » Sun Sep 01, 2002 3:13 pm

silver_moon wrote:I just noticed we only live one province apart! They should have a AMV con in Edmonton or Prince George...
And thanks to Tycho2k and Vlad for making this thread so polite :wink:


Wow, great that there actually are a few people here who live in western Canada!
Thanks for the comments, I enjoy talking with all of you expecially when things are polite, it makes it much more enjoyable then just yelling and swearing at each other! In terms of Transending Love, I'll probably have it on line near the end of September....

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Postby The Wired Knight » Sun Sep 01, 2002 4:44 pm

The wonderfull world of storyboard after storyboard after storyboard gets me through my AMVs, you have to let the inspiratio of hte idea carry you to come up with just what scene would fit where. Also consider than an AMV is never done and there isalways a little bitmore you can do to make it better, almotto the level of being a perfectionist.
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Postby Tycho2k » Sun Sep 01, 2002 9:39 pm

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:Thanks for the comments, I enjoy talking with all of you expecially when things are polite, it makes it much more enjoyable then just yelling and swearing at each other!


I agree, this is one of the longest and most polite threads I have seen here! I'm so glad I started it. :lol:
"To Sleepy-Time, to Death's embrace,
To all the Horrors I must face.
Zombie hordes, Terrors unknown,
Psyche scars are deeply sown.
But worry not, I can defend,
Always Me and my MAC10."

Written late at night after playing way too much Resident Evil. :)
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