Passing on the torch?

[Castor Troy]

I really don't know if I like, My Generation of AMVers. They seem to have this notion that it's not a good AMV if it's not overly plastered in effects and not made in Sony Vegas.

Back in my day, there were alot of good amvs made with WMM.

5 years ago, I ran a contest for it. Further proving it's not the program, but the editors themselves.

[drewaconclusion]

Theres got to be something wrong with whoever DOESN'T get less and less interested in anime as they get older.

Some of us never had a childhood.

Or never really grow up per say.

[drewaconclusion]

Theres got to be something wrong with whoever DOESN'T get less and less interested in anime as they get older.

Some of us never had a childhood.

Or never really grow up per say.

Whoops, I'm a total blockhead. I completely missed that someone said that already...

[Jwalk0]

I really don't know if I like, My Generation of AMVers. They seem to have this notion that it's not a good AMV if it's not overly plastered in effects and not made in Sony Vegas.

You make a serious point and it's true but the main thing is to edit according to how YOU want to edit regardless of how others think you should. As the rap artist Mase said, "More money, more problems", it's the same for some popular editors, "More fame, more problems". Some of them worry about whoring the next amv with effects even when they aren't feeling it at all, otherwise they will get negative responses from selfish viewers who don't even care about concept in amvs and it's a shame that there are editors who feel that self-conscious. Don't feel bad about your work when it seems that hardly anyone gives a damn because chances are there is at least one person who sees your work at least decent, in some cases they praise you for it and when that happens you've done more than enough. At the same time take criticism and improve from it, but if it's something like, "you should add an effect here and there", don't pay no mind to it when you see no point yourself in doing so. It's one thing if you feel content about your amv but when someone else does treat it as something extra and don't stop the hobby unless you grow tired of it, not because you aren't popular enough. I've seen too many decent editors give up on editing mostly based on, "I'm not popular enough because I can't edit with effects like so and so". In the long run those who edit how they want to enjoy it more than those doing it just to gain interent fame, it's just the internet

[Enigma]

I really don't know if I like, My Generation of AMVers. They seem to have this notion that it's not a good AMV if it's not overly plastered in effects and not made in Sony Vegas.

Back in my day, there were alot of good amvs made with WMM.

5 years ago, I ran a contest for it. Further proving it's not the program, but the editors themselves.

Hehe,Funny thing my teacher once told me that,So being the smart student i am i told that to a friend of mine who started editing,1st thing that came to his mind,"You are a n00b who does int know what hes talking about,So your saying a Vegas AMV can't pwn a WMM AMV?BULL SHIT"Ahh good times

[Farlo]

i have 2 children, and a full time job. with the little free time i have after spending it with my kids...

I'll never understand this thing about parents spending time with children... is it like stalking?? :/

nah, they're 2 and 3 now, so i still have to teach them to be little badasses.

[Prodigi]

It simple really. The editors you refer to no longer like or watch anime anymore. How can you keep making AMVs when you don't expose yourself to new opportunities? That's how I see it anyway.

I've never really 'watched' anime. There are a couple of shows which are exceptions, but mostly I don't, and havn't watched a whole lot of anime. In fact I've only ever watched maybe 2 series out of enjoyment. The rest were just scene memorization. And there's cases where I havn't even bothered to do that and still edited with it.

[DriftRoot]

Aside from the points that "adults" often have more pressing commitments than the youngsters (family and careers being the most obvious) and might not be as into anime as they used to be, for me personally I know there's a "been there, done that" factor. Yes, ok, so it took me a ridiculous amount of time to actually make my first AMV, but I was chasing it for quite a number of years - basically all through my 20's, an age a lot of people would term "old" for an AMV editor. Once I managed to do what I wanted to do, however, there was definitely a feeling of "Ok, I accomplished what I set out to accomplish...now what else is out there?" If I wasn't satisfied with my AMV experience, then I can pretty much guarantee I'd still be chasing after it.

As far as free time goes - I have more free time now than I ever did, but find it far harder to commit the massive amounts of time necessary for AMVing and gaming and whatnot. I look back at my college years, for instance, when I had ZERO free time, but still somehow managed to do five times as much stuff as I do now. (I'm old and I need my sleep - that's a big part of it.)

Regardless of the hobby, regardless of how long you have been pursuing it, if there comes a point in time that you feel satisfied with where you're at and have no compelling reason to go further, it seems fairly likely you'd move on. Yeah, that's probably going to mean you lose touch with or feel distanced from the community surrounding that hobby, but that's a big part of moving on, so big it can become the main reason some people do move on.

[The Wired Knight]

I'm still here, I'm crappy about planning my videos but honestly I don't intend to stop anytime soon.

Maybe my passion has died a bit since I find it hard to start projects but it's all there while I'm editing (well save for the furstration of premiere crashing on me literally every two minutes). As far as editors still around I think that highly depends on which contests youa re talking about. AWA for example I still see the same faces I do every year there, wheras AX it has changed a lot, the only pre 2003 editors I know still at AX are myself, subrunker, brad, castor and nic. AWA it's a totally different story.

[Beowulf]

I'm still here, I'm crappy about planning my videos but honestly I don't intend to stop anytime soon.

Maybe my passion has died a bit since I find it hard to start projects but it's all there while I'm editing (well save for the furstration of premiere crashing on me literally every two minutes). As far as editors still around I think that highly depends on which contests youa re talking about. AWA for example I still see the same faces I do every year there, wheras AX it has changed a lot, the only pre 2003 editors I know still at AX are myself, subrunker, brad, castor and nic. AWA it's a totally different story.

Thats because AWA is the oscars and AX are the Emmies. You can't even compare the two.