The End is Near ~ Anime North 2007 Artistic Vision Winner

MioMug · Post by **MioMug** » Mon May 28, 2007 5:50 pm

Fizziks wrote:Man, I wish I could have gone to see the AMV contest at Anime North this year. I would have like to have seen this and other videos on a big screen.

Shame you couldn't have, it was well worth it.

Excellent work and congrats on the award!

Fall_Child42 · Post by **Fall_Child42** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:17 pm

i need a picture.... but I'm too lazy to make a new one ...

luckily I hav'nt used this one and it is appropriate.

(p.s. a picture means i liked it.)

Bauzi · Post by **Bauzi** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:08 am

OMG I did something completly wrong with downloading this amv. This awful boring song bleeds in my ears.

I was unable to watch it all threw at the first time and I still had to force myself into this and seriously... I don´t see a reason why I should give this amv more than 3 stars. Hell I was even considering to give 2 stars.

I don´t want to be a mean, but: boring song + nothing entertaining... 3 stars are a gift this time, but don´t worry... There seam to be enough other people that like it to say that this is personal taste here. =/

Anime North 2007 Artistic Vision Winner

I´m to tears.

Sometimes it is really hard to see amvs that can´t give me anything at all.

CodeZTM · Post by **CodeZTM** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:28 am

Hmm... I kind of see where Bauzi is coming from. It was really nice and shiney, but there really wasn't a lot there. Maybe it is because I've never seen the anime, but it seemed kind of slow. I wouldn't go as far as to say that is badly editin or badly done, I just didn't care for it personally.

Technically Wise: 4.25/5

Personally Wise: 3\5

jethropr · Post by **jethropr** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:38 pm

Arkada wrote:
Fizziks wrote:Man, I wish I could have gone to see the AMV contest at Anime North this year. I would have like to have seen this and other videos on a big screen.
Shame you couldn't have, it was well worth it.

Excellent work and congrats on the award!

Overall the contest was fun, I always tell ppl to come by. Glad you liked it

Bauzi wrote:OMG I did something completly wrong with downloading this amv. This awful boring song bleeds in my ears.

I was unable to watch it all threw at the first time and I still had to force myself into this and seriously... I don´t see a reason why I should give this amv more than 3 stars. Hell I was even considering to give 2 stars.

I don´t want to be a mean, but: boring song + nothing entertaining... 3 stars are a gift this time, but don´t worry... There seam to be enough other people that like it to say that this is personal taste here. =/

Anime North 2007 Artistic Vision Winner
I´m to tears.

Sometimes it is really hard to see amvs that can´t give me anything at all.

That's your opinion, and I'm sorry you feel that way, But I do understand where your coming from. The video it's self doesn't have much in the way of entertainment value. It's more of something to see and think on. What I did was force people to have to listen to the music and watch the video to see the overall meaning of the vid, not just clip to verse (altho I do use it, everything falls back on to my overall theme). The video it is suppose to an environmental awareness type shin dig. I wanted to take that, and transcend it into the AMV medium... I personally think I did I bang on job of that.

I expect that there will be people that don't like it and it's fine with me. Thanks for at least watching it end to end.

code_chrono wrote:Hmm... I kind of see where Bauzi is coming from. It was really nice and shiney, but there really wasn't a lot there. Maybe it is because I've never seen the anime, but it seemed kind of slow. I wouldn't go as far as to say that is badly editin or badly done, I just didn't care for it personally.

Technically Wise: 4.25/5

Personally Wise: 3\5

Seeing the anime would only help, in that you'd see that the whole show is heavily environmental. I feel the meat of my vid comes from what I try to force you to think about during, and after the, video.

Thanks for watching it

CodeZTM · Post by **CodeZTM** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:42 am

Yeah, I have trouble watching AMVs with anime I haven't seen before, and I usually don't get the "whole" picture. While it's cliche...

"It's not you, it's me."

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:53 pm

Haven't heard much about you for a while, glad you're still around. Pretty cheesy video actually since the song was already used for several videos like this, but sometimes a little bit of sappy drama isn't bad I guess. Although, this video is nothing I'd watch to often. Kepp it up.

jethropr · Post by **jethropr** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:11 pm

Fall_Child42 wrote:i need a picture.... but I'm too lazy to make a new one ...

luckily I hav'nt used this one and it is appropriate.

(p.s. a picture means i liked it.)

I so didn't mean to over look you man.

After your comments at the con, that pic is insanely perfect,

code_chrono wrote:Yeah, I have trouble watching AMVs with anime I haven't seen before, and I usually don't get the "whole" picture. While it's cliche...

"It's not you, it's me."

My stand point is if you NEED to see the show to get the idea of what I was going for. Then I didn't do a good enough job. =/

Warheart wrote:Haven't heard much about you for a while, glad you're still around. Pretty cheesy video actually since the song was already used for several videos like this, but sometimes a little bit of sappy drama isn't bad I guess. Although, this video is nothing I'd watch to often. Kepp it up.

Oh wow, I haven't seen you in forever man. You haven't seen much out of me because I've been crazy busy with life and work this past year. I'm starting to get more free time so you might see some more stuff from me a little closer then a year apart, lol. As for the vid, I personally haven't done too much digging to see if this had been done before (usually if I do that I end up not making the vid), but I'm obviously gonna take your word for it,

Good to see your still around man.

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Wed May 30, 2007 10:32 pm

Hmm, very interesting. I'm always happy to see people trying to make videos that are artistic as opposed to generic action. Making people THINK while watching an AMV? *gasp* ^^
I also really, really love this song, which was another factor in my checking it out.
Overall I liked it, I'll leave you a more detailed write-up in an op. (^^)b
Congratulations on your win!
*edit* there was actually a vid done to this song to Yu-Gi-Oh in last year's AnimeBoston contest, totally blew me away, and I don't even like Yugioh...

I mentioned this in my op, but I liked the juxtaposition of the B&W (apathetic) vs color (surrealistic). Not sure if that's what you were going for, but that's what I got out of it.

meleechampion · Post by **meleechampion** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:02 am

code_chrono wrote:Personally Wise: 3\5

Integer division?

Anyway, the video... more eerie than gloomy. Sorry, but as popular as this song is I've seen at least two other videos that are better than yours (one using jules and one using tears for fears) so yours gets... sadly... discarded. I don't think I've ever discarded an "award-winning video" before. 0.o

Oh, and stars? It just didn't do anything for me, didn't move me in the slightest. Also some of your editing techniques were distasteful to me. Zooming stills, etc. Some of your scene selection seemed like it was trying too hard to adhere to the lyrics. "tears are filling up there glasses" and you show someone crying. (beside the point: who doesn't even have glasses) How is that artistic? Overall it was average. 3/5