first post first amv..

quandasim · Post by **quandasim** » Mon Jun 14, 2004 12:18 am

i upload my first anime music video, it is a lot of work (about +-30 hours) for me, so i hope you like it.. i use open source software cinelerra.

coments welkomen

http://212.47.18.254/TEMP/Read_or_die_amv.mpg

(sory for my english:)

shumira_chan · Post by **shumira_chan** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 1:08 am

quandasim wrote:i upload my first anime music video, it is a lot of work (about +-30 hours) for me, so i hope you like it.. i use open source software cinelerra.

coments welkomen

http://212.47.18.254/TEMP/Read_or_die_amv.mpg

(sory for my english:)

I'm always curious about what can be done with Cinelerra
(and other OSS) with respect to AMV-making, so I was glad
you still had this vid available for download.

Technically I was quite impressed, because as far as I
can tell you did it all with free software which is an
achievement in itself, particularly considering it's your
first amv. I can tell you put a lot of work into it and I think
it looks great.

The anime you chose I know nothing about, but it looks
pretty. I'm not as keen about your choice of music, though,
and I really don't know what story you were trying to tell
(aside from showing us that you are one of the few who know
how to use Cinelerra really well :) As far as I could see
there's something about a couple in there but there's not
much to go on. It's all a bit mechanical, like techno dance
music.

I think that you're very skillful, and of course tastes vary,
but my suggestion to you would be to pick a nice song
with clearly discernable lyrics and be very literal about
matching the words with what you show(*). Given that
your technique is so good I think you could make some
really cool stuff, both visually and emotionally. Either way,
I hope you don't become discouraged and that you keep
making amvs.

(*) I don't particularly agree with the school of thought
which champions always having a literal lyric-visual match.
I think that suggesting the relationship between them is
a much better approach, but it's also harder. Following the
lyrics closely is nonetheless a good starting point, I think :)

quandasim · Post by **quandasim** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 4:46 am

thanks for reply:)
i agree that the story and emotional side of my amv is quite poor.
next time i'll try to focus on this problem and improve it:)

p.s. i visited you web site before i created this amv:)

shumira_chan · Post by **shumira_chan** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 1:00 am

quandasim wrote:thanks for reply:)
i agree that the story and emotional side of my amv is quite poor.
next time i'll try to focus on this problem and improve it:)

I think that the best way to improve is to watch videos
that you find touching and try to understand why that
is. For what it's worth, I think that:

<a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... =3224">The Fall</a>

and

<a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... 404">Under a copper sky</a>

are great examples. This last one is actually Czech, so you
probably understand the lyrics (I don't, and yet I feel I don't
really need to, it just works perfectly IMHO).

quandasim wrote:p.s. i visited you web site before i created this amv:)

Well, I hope you liked it :)

For what it's worth, my attempt at making something
heartfelt is:

http://www.reimeika.ca/amv/index.html#04

but then again, tastes vary...

Best of luck! Cheers!

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