Just want to say a general thank you for all the feedback -- all these comments mean a lot to me and I appreciate them a
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SynaesthesiaVideos wrote:Making AMVs (for me at least) can be a way of expressing yourself, but it can also be a vehicle for catharsis. "Shards" felt like an excellent example of the type of edit that can help channel a great inner sadness within and let it escape.
SilkAMV wrote:Said another way, the AMVs I make are a result of me recognizing the synergy between a song and a source. They have never been an expression of emotion that I'm feeling. You truly have that gift, and I admire it greatly.
Thank you very much for these thoughts. AMVs for me are often not necessarily some emotional release valve, but when I need one they are usually the first place I turn. Typically I make videos just because I like the idea of a specific anime/song combo, and while emotion may be present in the output it's not always some deeply meaningful, personal statement specific to me. That said, there have been a handful that do fit that description which I've released in the last five or six years and they're some of the most personally important videos I've released. There have also been others that have taken on additional meaning to me after I finished them, which is always unexpected but nice when it happens. It's one of the main things that has kept this hobby relevant to me over the 15 years that I've been able to call myself an editor.