The evolution of an AMV creator

Paradisio · Post by **Paradisio** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:25 pm

Why do you have to retire?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:39 pm

Paradisio wrote:Why do you have to retire?

Because every creator eventually either loses interest or dies.

Paradisio · Post by **Paradisio** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:41 pm

I wouldn't consider death retiring, more like an unexpected stop. lol. But really, I don't see myself losing interest, I usually take a break from activities for a while, but I always pick them back up.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:45 pm

My mistake, I forgot to add running out of ideas as another possibility, because I guess that's not really the same thing as losing interest.

inthesto · Post by **inthesto** » Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:50 pm

Nobody's cracked a Pokemon joke yet?

CerebralAssamite · Post by **CerebralAssamite** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 4:15 am

inthesto wrote:Nobody's cracked a Pokemon joke yet?

So how do you fit 1,000,000 Pikacho's(?) in a bus?

Pokemon

anyway... I cant see myself retiring anytime soon, but then again I havent uploaded any of my vids yet, dunno if i want to, to be quite honest.

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:35 am

Retire

...
I've just gotten started good.

Maybe when I'm in the ground i'll retire.

MadNavigator · Post by **MadNavigator** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 7:52 am

What's this talk of "retirement"? It's not like we have a pension plan or a 401(k).

(gah, I've been studying the transportation business too long

)

AMV_4000 · Post by **AMV_4000** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 9:17 am

Voices_Of_Ryan wrote:Retire ...
I've just gotten started good.

Maybe when I'm in the ground i'll retire.

hey, i just got started good too! my first big video was after 3 years, come on, take the hint dude, retirement calls for you...

Qyot27 · Post by **Qyot27** » Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:48 pm

Castor Troy wrote:The evolution of an amv creator

* Tries to learn new program/effect/etc... (This can be thrown in between phases)

1. Starts off innocently making whatever he/she wants without much knowledge of technical stuff or the community.

2. Finds community and sees videos superior to his/her own and wants to do the same things. Learns what people like/hate and what's popular or not. Does what he or she can to fit in.

3. Learns about contests and achieving fame and wants to pursue it.

4. Makes awesome video that wins/loses cons.

Now the branches split from here....

5a. Wins cons, goes off to compete again.

5b. Wins cons, retires.

5c. Loses cons, goes off to compete again.

5d. Loses cons, discouraged/retires

Now if you follow 5a or 5c, the cycle begins from 5 all over again until..

6. Doesn't care much about winning/losing anymore.

You can go back to 5 from here or...

7a. Retires happy.

7b. Retires sad.

7c. Retires out of frustration and spite.

7d. Retires out of necessity to move on.

So far I'm at phase 6 and am hoping to end it at 7a but 7d is looking more practical.

You tend to hit your creative peak around phase 5.

Feel free to add more

Don't forget another step that could arise anywhere in this process:

Creator contracts rare strain of Premiere-induced rabies and said creator's family has to shoot them like Old Yeller.