Promoting AMVs- how the heck do you do it?!

Arcane Azmadi · Post by **Arcane Azmadi** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:21 am

We make pretty good AMVs, if we do say so ourselves, but we're having trouble convincing people to watch them. Our latest piece, Ama Lamia, is probably our best work yet, but so far we've only garnered 20 downloads and 1 op (and that's from an acquaintance). Our other recent work, Shuji & Chise- Eternal Love (Two Hearts mix), took the Manifest Award at Manifest 2005 and is a massively improved remake of our most popular AMV, but has only collected 64 downloads. To put it simply, this bothers us.

So to be plain, how can we promote ourselves more effectively? We're still a relatively unknown group, plus we're Australians so we can't show our work at big American cons, so we have to do it the hard way and aren't having much success. Does anyone have any tips?

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:40 am

I would say that you can post your video when it is released in AMV Annoucments, and if you want more feedback you can always do op exchanges.

bum · Post by **bum** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:49 am

Pro pimping is an art which I'm not too keenon explaining and helping people with. Its about alot of little things you do starting from the second the vid starts uploading, till a week later when everyone's forgoten about it, and other than personal interogation you can do little but rely on your vids quality. Oh and I could possibly be throwing you of but, meh.

requiett · Post by **requiett** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:46 am

Arcane Azmadi wrote:Does anyone have any tips?

Make better vids than everyone. Good work sells itself.

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:44 am

Arcane Azmadi wrote: ... plus we're Australians so we can't show our work at big American cons...

I fail to see how your location prevents you from submitting to any con that accepts FTP submissions as many are now doing.

doughboy · Post by **doughboy** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:16 am

Post on other AMV related forums (not just your video, become a part of that group, make them love you first and then your work), kiss a lot of ass, or become good friends with any other talented/well-known editors and hope they pimp your videos for you.

risk one · Post by **risk one** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:32 pm

requiett wrote:
Arcane Azmadi wrote:Does anyone have any tips?
Make better vids than everyone. Good work sells itself.

Indeed, just look at the top 10%. Nothing but top notch quality. Each an individual piece of quality art in it's own special way.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:38 pm

Arcane Azmadi wrote: we can't show our work at big American cons

Says you

(why not?)

DeinReich · Post by **DeinReich** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:06 pm

Dont banners promote peoples work, too? They link right to the persons profile after all.

Infinity Squared · Post by **Infinity Squared** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:13 pm

Be a forum whore... and this is coming from a fellow Australian

There's not an Australian convention online forum which doesn't know of my existance (I guess part of the perk as well of the whole AMV coordinator of a convention myself).

It is true that you get attention from announcing your videos when they are released, but really, that dies down after about 4 days to a week when your video reaches the bottom of the pile.

The final advice I can say is... well... you can always make a token video that is well searched for (crap or not)... let the rest of your videos ride on the popularity of that anime... erm... why do you think I have such a crappy Gundam SEED Destiny video

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