HELP! out of fricken inspiration

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:19 pm

Here. Have some of mine. I have five half-edited projects I need to finish.

Ojamajo_LimePie · Post by **Ojamajo_LimePie** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:39 pm

I keep a list of AMV ideas for future reference. Whenever I get an idea, I write it down, then add it to the txt file when I get on the computer. The format I use is 'title - anime- song - type', for example:

'Speck of Hope - Princess Tutu - Unwritten - Ahiru chara vid' becomes

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:29 am

I write down a list of ideas too... that way when i do get uninspired i can always try referring to it.

Serv0 · Post by **Serv0** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:45 pm

Hmmm...Jasta85, you said that you've been dealing with a lot of college recently? You know, one of the causes of writer's block is stress and anxiety. Often times I get a creator's block from all the stress from

Anyways, as for curing your block, the methods which I found most useful:

-edit the first thing you get your hands on, regardless the quality of the results.

-If you're in the middle of a project, and you just don't know how to press on, use simple editing techniques rather than constructing complex concepts. An idea just may spring to mind while down the path.

-take a break. Maybe your mind needs to relax. Maybe you need to play some video games. Maybe you need to get laid. I don't know, just take a break.

-Watch some videos. Doesn't have to be just AMVs. Whenever I'm in an editing block, I simply watch some of my favorite movies and learn from my favorite movie makers.

Here's a method that guarantees a cure for the mind, but requires a lot more energy:
-Travel. Maybe you need to see a little portion of the world. Maybe you're just too sheltered. After all, spending time indoors in front of a computer for long periods can dramatically affect the mind.
But what I've learned from traveling, is that experience is the best tool for spawning ideas.

ZephyrStar wrote:try new things...anything that might give you a new perspective on life/creativity.

I agree too. If you're looking for something original, than by all means do something out of the ordinary. After all, couldn't the non-ordinary lead to the original?

CrackTheSky · Post by **CrackTheSky** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:42 pm

Just take some hard rock and sync some Death Note to it. If that doesn't motivate you to think harder, nothing will.

Jasta85 · Post by **Jasta85** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:41 am

thanks for the advice everyone, ive got a really ambitious concept that i do think is going to fufill my desire to make an amv that is:
a. very original
b. going to make people go "omg what did he do!"

the cost is that im going to be drawing from probably about 20-30 different sources and have a helluva lot of editing ahead of me, however, i am finally inspired to do something, hopefully i should have it done by new years