Death Note AMV – Daughter's Youth

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Charname
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Death Note AMV – Daughter's Youth

Post by Charname » Sat May 21, 2016 2:51 pm

Video: Daughter’s Youth
Category: Drama, Sentimental
Anime: Death Note
Song: Youth
Artist: Daughter
Creator: Charname

Hello!

This is my first AMV. I enjoyed making it, so I’m probably going to end up making more. I’m proud of it as a first work, but it is very much a very first work, and I’m sure that once I get more experience I’ll see a lot of things that I should do differently. I’d appreciate it if people who do have experience would help bring some of those things to my attention.

If you haven’t read or watched Death Note, some parts of the video may be spoilery.


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Tigrin
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Re: Death Note AMV – Daughter's Youth

Post by Tigrin » Sat May 21, 2016 7:14 pm

I love this song and I feel like you captured the mood of it very well. I also liked how you kind of shifted between the stories and perspectives of the different characters. It didn't always match the lyrics but since the mood fit well it worked anyway. The sync also worked well.

For things to work on, I'd be careful of using shots with lip flap when there's no lyrics or the character isn't intended to be speaking the lyrics, because it's sometimes distracting. Also I found myself wishing that whenever it hit that one part of the music where there was a very audible shift in the speed and tone of the music (the "you caused it" bit), that there was some sort of corresponding shift in the video... faster or more dramatic shots, or something like that. There were sometimes where it hit that part and the shot didn't even change. It just felt like a wasted opportunity to pick up the emotional punch of the music itself.

A very good job for your first AMV so I hope you keep making them :)

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Re: Death Note AMV – Daughter's Youth

Post by Charname » Sun May 22, 2016 9:22 am

Thank you very much! It’s really good to hear about what worked well along with what didn’t. Your advice is really helpful, especially the bit about shifting speed and tone. I can see what you mean now that you’ve brought it to my attention, and I’ll be sure to make better use of that in the next one I make.

Thank you! :D

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