My philosophy on AMVs:

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed May 28, 2008 8:54 pm

my philosophy is if i like it i like it, if i dont like it it goes into the recycle bin

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Wed May 28, 2008 9:22 pm

If I don't like it, it gets Shift+Del'd. Bypassing the Recycle Bin ftw.

At any rate, I pretty well agree with what the TC said. I think he(?) summed things up quite well.

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Wed May 28, 2008 10:48 pm

This smacks of Objectivist aesthetics (sorry, Kalium and trythil, not to open THAT can of worms again....

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My major thought that I have the moment I even start trying to make a video is that I have absolutely no control over my viewers' perceptions; I only have control over my timeline and my own perception. My goal is to project a concept onto said timeline using the various tools and techniques I have familiarized myself with. Whether or not that concept works for anyone else is a pretty big crap shoot.

I've made one 'popular' video and a lot of not-so-much ones (not counting collaborations where my goals are a bit different). But every single video that I have bothered to upload to this site is exactly what I wanted it to be (barring maybe wanting to make minor tweaks now that I know what aspect ratios are). And if a video stops being what I want it to be, I stop working on it until I can figure out how to get it where I want, or I come up with another concept that intrigues me and forget all about that project.

guy07 · Post by **guy07** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:10 pm

Your all a bunch of over emotional artists ...MOAR COMEDY!

Jasta85 · Post by **Jasta85** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:22 pm

i think they all go under the categoy of entertain. you can divide that into subcategories like recontexualize and express but in the end the amv is meant to entertain people. how many people would watch an amv that was not entertaining in some way?

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:28 pm

guy07 wrote:Your all a bunch of over emotional artists ...MOAR COMEDY!

I don't think anyone here ever said it had to be deep or anything.

That said, laughter is the best medicine, so I suppose there is some truth in what you say.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:37 pm

LivingFlame wrote:If I don't like it, it gets Shift+Del'd. Bypassing the Recycle Bin ftw.

At any rate, I pretty well agree with what the TC said. I think he(?) summed things up quite well.

yea but sometimes i want to undelete so i can share the torture with people who live with me. O:

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:38 pm

Last I talked to Todd, I think we agreed that most of what we do basically boils down to "HAY GUYS FUCK YOU ALL". I think I'll stand by that.

No, I'm serious.

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:42 pm

JaddziaDax wrote:
LivingFlame wrote:If I don't like it, it gets Shift+Del'd. Bypassing the Recycle Bin ftw.

At any rate, I pretty well agree with what the TC said. I think he(?) summed things up quite well.
yea but sometimes i want to undelete so i can share the torture with people who live with me. O:

You sadist! :O

JK

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed May 28, 2008 11:47 pm