FF7 Advent Children - Overflow

pink haze · Post by **pink haze** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:01 pm

From the comments: In essence, "Overflow" is a message to someone who is lost in life, telling them how fortunate they really are.
This is a pretty straightforward storytelling AMV. The theme's simple, but the story covers a lot of ground--I hope it's as coherent as I tried to make it. Feedback on that particular point would be most appreciated (and action-synch is second on my priority list). Enjoy!

Magnus · Post by **Magnus** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:21 pm

NOOOO! MY TITLE WAS STOLZEN! p.p
/get's overflowness

It was a interesting video indeed. Though the video didnt make justice for the song at the first chourses but went very good with the Bridge, verses and last chourse. But i found it pretty entertaining none-the less. good job

leahzero · Post by **leahzero** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 11:18 pm

One of the better AC AMVs I've seen...out of all 10,000~ of them. The narrative is certainly coherent and is the strongest element here, imo. Clean, simple editing style, briskly paced, tightly focused and character-oriented. Lip and action sync is subtle and unobtrusive. Would have liked to see more pronounced sync, cuts, and/or FX, but at least it was consistently low-key in that department. Song choice is decent--not terribly fresh or inspiring, but it works sufficiently well here and is integral to the narrative aspect of the vid. Overall, a solid effort.

Unforunately this material is so plumbed that it just doesn't move me as much as it could with a less popular source. While elegantly simple and cohesive, this vid is a few years late to the Advent Children party, and doesn't do anything revolutionary enough with the source to break free of the monotony that surrounds it. Apply those sharp editing skills to lesser-known source, and push your boundaries re: FX. You're off to a good start.

6.8/10

pink haze · Post by **pink haze** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:52 pm

Sorry it took so long for me to reply, guys.

Zetzu: I can see what you mean. The first half of the second chorus was my least favorite part (redid the whole thing three times too--grrrr). I'm glad to hear that the rest of it made up for it. Thanks for your feedback.

leahzero: Thanks for commenting on the areas I specifically asked for and was most curious about. One of my goals was to use more hard cuts than in my first music video, but towards the end I went back to fades where there could have been cuts, and it might not have been such a good idea.
Speaking of my first music video--I was actually trying to make my second so that it was different from that one in a lot of ways--faster-paced, positive instead of tragic, focusing on many characters instead of just one relationship. And, seeing as it was to Final Fantasy Unlimited, I thought I'd try a more popular anime next so more people would be able to enjoy it (seriously, the target audience of my first vid must consist of, like, three people).
Anyway, you give good advice. I plan on working more with effects and obscure anime in the future.

leahzero · Post by **leahzero** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:41 pm

No prob. Hope it didn't come off too critical...I really enjoyed the simple elegance of this vid and would love to see it applied to other sources. Will keep an eye out for your next release.

Leonhearth · Post by **Leonhearth** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:22 am

really nice job ^_^

Taokato · Post by **Taokato** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:10 pm

nice musik, good cutts, nice story

i like it^^