'Ask John' addresses AMV popularity

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 7:56 pm

Zarxrax wrote:The Japanese have AMVs too, but they are less prevalent, and are vastly different from the style of AMVs that we make. They tend to make videos with things like Gundam/Evangelion crossovers like they are from 1 anime... or weird junk featuring a robot shooting lasers from its crotch.

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MistyCaldwell · Post by **MistyCaldwell** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:06 pm

I have made live action music videos before. I even filmed one for a class. It was almost a PSA as the character had lost their boyfriend in a drunk driving accident. I edited too, if I had wrote the music it'd be all mine

I am making a Titanic music video right now (no, not the 1997 movie, it's using Ghost of the Abyss) that will likely never meet the eyes of otaku, but I think the Titanic people will get a kick out of it. Yes, I like ocean liners and battle ships. I'm a cut from an odd shaped block ^_~

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:18 pm

From the article:

Why aren't there Buffy The Vampire Slayer videos or Matrix music videos made by fans of the series?

WTF? There are. Just because you haven't seen them doesn't mean they don't exist. I've seen some Buffy videos, and I might make one if I run into a lull in my AMV making.

Grr. It's what Vlad said - the companies (like Fox) that hold the original series' copyrights beat down most sites that distribute them.

I'm not entirely buying the answers, but it is an interesting question, and I like seeing analyses from outside observers.

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:10 pm

MistyCaldwell wrote:I am making a Titanic music video right now (no, not the 1997 movie, it's using Ghost of the Abyss) that will likely never meet the eyes of otaku, but I think the Titanic people will get a kick out of it. Yes, I like ocean liners and battle ships. I'm a cut from an odd shaped block ^_~

I at least wouldn't mind seeing that- <i>Ghosts of the Abyss</i> was a damn good IMax movie.

SarahtheBoring wrote:I'm not entirely buying the answers, but it is an interesting question, and I like seeing analyses from outside observers.

I just like seeing Afro Ken avatars.

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 9:30 pm

I like what he said...
8)

SQ · Post by SQ » Tue Sep 09, 2003 11:59 am

jonmartensen wrote:
Zarxrax wrote:The Japanese have AMVs too, but they are less prevalent, and are vastly different from the style of AMVs that we make. They tend to make videos with things like Gundam/Evangelion crossovers like they are from 1 anime... or weird junk featuring a robot shooting lasers from its crotch.

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Watch the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.
Metal Robotnik will satisfy all your crotch-laser pleasures.

BogoSort · Post by **BogoSort** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:48 pm

Here you go:
http://starfantasy.org/video/

Assorted "music videos" for the Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Dune, and Harry Potter. Course they call them fanfics....

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:32 pm

Because I'm l33t, here's 2 japanese videos:
Some weird junk with Fist of the North Star
Robot shooting lasers from it's crotch

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:33 pm

You kick so much ass, it's unbelievable.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:38 pm

jonmartensen wrote:You kick so much ass, it's unbelievable.

As stated by my ftp address.