AMV Creators in the News

[NS]

After all, what could be possibly be dorkier than taking footage from Japanese animation, obsessively re-editing it to music, and calling it a new work of entertainment?...

Anywho, yes we are geeky no way of avoiding that.

I disagree. We're whatever the hell we wanna be.

Perhaps your right, I should have said what we DO is geeky ...

Semantics AHOY!

Disagreed. What we do is whatever the hell we want it to be

See this is where you are wrong, no individual determines what is cool and what is geeky, the society as a whole does. Much like all other taboos.

and As of this post general society sees mixing Japanese cartoons with music as geeky.

Hmm, and this is where I would say that what society thinks is often based on individuals's beliefs.

Yes individuals, but a select few individuals with hegemonic control over society.
Not you or I, and as of now Oil barrens and WTO leaders do not make AMVs.

Jesus said Amvs are Geeky so... Yeh. It's true.

[bobbias]

I say we are geeky too. I mean, how many people do I know in person that like anime? Let's see, 5, if that? And most of them are pretty geeky by themself. Now, add to that how many people hate on anime and call it stupid or geeky (something-awful.com anyone?) and the fact that society still does not see anime as a legitimate alternative to regular live action television shows, I'd say yes, we're pretty geeky.

Oh, and take that one step farther, stick us in front of a computer for hours on end cutting and re-arranging clips from our favourite shows to a song to create an AMV. That just adds another whole level on to the geekieness.

[inthesto]

Jesus said NerdStrudel isn't an insufferable dumbass, so it must be true.

Oh wait. He didn't.

[NS]

Jesus said NerdStrudel isn't an insufferable dumbass, so it must be true.

Oh wait. He didn't.

I do what I can.

But seriously. It's all a matter of Opinion, This article and everything including it. There is no right answer.

[Greggus1]

There's no doubt that most AMVers are geeky. But you are not taking the control over who I am away from me. No fucking way.

[Fall_Child42]

There's no doubt that most AMVers are geeky. But you are not taking the control over who I am away from me. No fucking way.

i never said you i said what you do.

[NS]

There's no doubt that most AMVers are geeky. But you are not taking the control over who I am away from me. No fucking way.

well if Something you do is geeky then you are geeky. That's all there is to it. If you can't accept that and keep your pride in tact, then you have problems.

This of course doesn't mean you are like.. this huge geek without a life or something, but when you get this defensive.. one has to wonder :O

[inthesto]

All the molecules in a cell aren't alive, so the cell isn't alive.

[Greggus1]

There's no doubt that most AMVers are geeky. But you are not taking the control over who I am away from me. No fucking way.

well if Something you do is geeky then you are geeky. That's all there is to it. If you can't accept that and keep your pride in tact, then you have problems.

This of course doesn't mean you are like.. this huge geek without a life or something, but when you get this defensive.. one has to wonder :O

I'm not getting defensive, I just swear alot

I should've explained myself better (My one-liners always sucked). Most AMVers are geeky; that's a fact. And if you do something geeky, you are geeky. But nobody said you couldn't try to change things. I think what I do here is cool, and I think I'm not a geek; I try to keep a balance. There will always be those who approach things in a gung-ho fashion; but as this hobby becomes more popular, there will be more people who will treat it as just that: a hobby. Less work, and more fun. AMVing, and who you are, all depends on your approach. But what society thinks changes every second, and we have the freedom to create those changes.

[NS]

...Ok let's put this is different terms.

If you put sunglasses on a pile a shit. It doesn't then become something cool. It's still just a pile of shit. (I of course don't mean that Amvers are piles of shit)

Same with amving. There isn't exactly a cool way to to make AMVs... I really don't think there are to many different ways to .. Open an editing program and mash clips together. I mean, I see what you're saying with the different levels of involvement. As in, those who like.. Put their whole life into it, and then those who treat it as just a hobby, or something to do for fun, but still.