End of the year. AMV Resolutions and Fun.

[Shin-AMV]

Its the end of the year so I thought it'd be fun to make a fun thread to just mention what you think you've learned about editing over the year and what you plan to improve on for next year. Also if you want, you can post your first video you created this year and your most recent one for comparisons sake. Also maybe mention out of all the videos you made this year which one was your favorite.

Lastly to make it a little more interactive instead of people coming in here and just posting about themselves, post something nice about the person(s) who have posted above you, it can be anything like your favorite video of theirs or where you think they've improved and then maybe some friendly constructive criticism to help them improve more.

For me I felt I learned a lot through this year. Among the most important I think was being able to do decent rendering/encoding and the benefits of lossless/uncompressed rendering.

I still feel I have a lot to improve on, and I'm absolutely terrible still with playing around with colors and thats one thing I really want to try more of next year. So I'll be playing around with color correction, color curves, etc a lot more. Also I need to stop lip syncing in random places <.< lol

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Its hard to pick a favorite, I had a lot of fun making all of them, so its a real toss-up for me.

[CodeZTM]

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Toss up between these two:



Editor Above: What I loved most about Shin-AMV this year was that all of his videos made me smile while watching them. They looked so much fun to edit/work on, and it really shone through beautifully in that regard. Plus, hello? FRIGGIN SAFETY DANCE. XD

Learned: I came a long way this year. I tried almost all the different genres, and I learned several different editing styles. While I still enjoy romance most of all, I have a newfound respect for other editors and what they do. Oh, and I also learned that I should never make people advertise as a theme. XD [Plus, this is also the first year that I actually could remember avisynth filters without having to have the guides out on my lap for everything]

Improvements: I plan on moving up to 720p for all videos/projects [except for the Disney MEP, relax ya'll], and attempting to try more effects usage [mask transitioning, ect]. I also plan to try the two remaining genres of Fanservice and Dance.

Fun thread idea Shin. This should be good. :3

[BasharOfTheAges]

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I actually made 2 videos in a year... yea one was only a minute and a half and i made them about a month apart from one another, but still, that's a big step for me. Also, think my lipsync got a bit better. Nowhere near haunter's god level, but better than crap.

What I learned:
* CS5
* Rotobrush - it's a cool concept that doesn't work well in practice.
* Fun things with particle effects - like creating fire (yes, i made the fire in SEIR from scratch with particles)

Plans to improve:
* Make two or more full videos in a year.
* Develop some more new techniques
* Maybe try an actual drama vid.... lol.

Above Me:
* Shin - Dude is a freaking machine. Too many good videos to believe. I formally request his presence to dissect him at AMV 101 at Anime Boston this year. Our running theory is that he made some sort of pact with an amoral furry thing for AMV power overwhelming.
* CodeZTM - He brought back the interviews. I'm really enjoying those. I hope they keep going. Also thoroughly enjoyed the Org editor contest.

[ngsilver]

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Favorite:
My Still unreleased Rainbow Dash video.

This year I learned that taking on a 40~60 hour a week job sitting in front of a computer screen all day really drains me creatively and I rarely want to sit at my PC when I get home and actually work on videos. I also learned that MLP is like Azumanga Daioh and you can do just about anything with it, plus lip syncing is really easy to do well if you spend the time due to how expressive the MLP characters are.

I plan to improve for next year by getting a little bit more back in the swing of editing. I mean, 1 video this year? Really? True, I have a few vids in the works and others I've been too much of a perfectionist to finish and release, but man was this a light year for me. I do also plan on making more fun and enjoyable videos too. I mean, I have such fun working on the Dance series as well as every 'racing' vid I've done. I need to concentrate more on that and less on trying to be high concept or effects heavy as in the end I just don't have any fun doing it and the final product should it ever get out is never as enjoyable as the simple videos I make are.

As for the jokers above, Shin dude, you are a beast. Keep up the good work and don't forget to Dance! Code, I know I've said it before but I can't thank you enough for taking on the interviews again, and seriously, you need to Dance more as well. It's fun to get jiggy with with every now and then. Oh and Bashar... you beat me to the Tron idea and have helped promote the greatest saying ever! Oh, and lest we forget actually proving that ACEN is really GAYCEN

[Diegao]

This wasn't a good year for me. I only made two AMVs (one for an IC Contest and the other one was supposed to be a 2.30 mins lenght AMV, but I decided to make a shitty mini-AMV because I was tired of it ). So my favourite AMV of this year is the one I'm still editing. The only good thing of this 2011 was the fact that I enjoyed making all the shits I did, MEPs for birthdays of friends included. I hope in a better year

[Chained(E)Studio]

Hmm...



My AKROSS entry last year was my last AMV of 2010 and, my only AMV of 2011 =D. I did take part in an MEP & IC though.

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I am already working on my first AMV of this year. Hopefully, it'll be good and then.. we will see what I make =''D. I decided to make a lot more this year if I have more time... There is a long list of ideas that need to be put together... let's see what happens.

[ReggieSmalls]

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Next year I wanna slowly step into effect and also be lot more involved in this community.

*Shin you put out some great videos this year,I'm looking forward to seeing your 2012 videos.

*Code on a side note good looking out on your journal entry the other day
I also like to thank you for Project OrgEditor, I had mad fun even tho I lost and still made a video.

*BasharOfTheAges is funny as hell.

*ngsilver I love your podcasts playa I'm gonna need more of that next year

[Nya-chan Production]

First non-MEP video of the year:

Last video of the year (so far):

For me this year was massively saved by Project OrgEditor. I hope the next year I can get myself together (had a lot of trouble with switching to new flat and job) and produce some decent full-length pieces. I already know everything I want to know, so no improvement there, I suppose. I am an oldfag regarding the techniques I use :>

I hope to be able to produce a decent year of JCAs and help Code with his projects.

Also good moderating of the forums :>

[JudgeHolden]

Created a whopping three videos this year!







Won and lost my first IC this year.

Pissed off the Russians with Disco Heaven. (Well Redbull did by putting it on the front page of AMVnews ... riots ensued. )

Need to make an upbeat video for next year.

Looking forward to seeing more videos from you guys and gals next year.

Nya-Chan: Keep keeping it old school girl!

[ZephyrStar]

Shin-AMV: you're doing it right. See you at AWA?
CodeZTM: you're also doing it right, love the interviews!
BasharOfTheAges: come back to AWA?
ngsilver: release your Rainbow Dash video :O and see you at gaycen.
diegao94: keep doing it, that's the spirit!
Chained(E)Studio: I need to watch these videos :O
ReggieSmalls: you turned out some awesome stuff this year man, looking forward to 2012. PONIES.
Nya-chan Production: JCAs. Do it.
JudgeHolden: Я машину


On the topic of AMVs & resolutions...

*sigh*

I need to finish some AMV related stuff. I've not had time for much else, but I did help make a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Tjb14VoWjg pony video. Dr. Dinosaur (FallChild_42) and I won a prize at AWA for the intro to it. I have been spending all my time working on my anime feature film. http://zephyrstar.blogspot.com

So my resolution is this:
*3 or so unfinished AMVs need to get done
*2 live action vids need to get done
*Ponies The Anthology Part 2 in progress
*WORK ON THE FILMMMMMMMMMM