Advanced skillz

[Ashton]

as far as how you worked ur ass off and created crap... you've learned haven't you?

-_- ...... no.....

I mean... not really. I have to say that of all three of my vids, my third taught me the least and came out the worst. I learned no new technical skills, and basicly nothing of artistic use in any way. Besides, that's not what you said in the original post. You said that hard work = mad vidz, and I was just trying to say that it's not always true.

[priuscomet]

as far as how you worked ur ass off and created crap... you've learned haven't you?

-_- ...... no.....

I mean... not really. I have to say that of all three of my vids, my third taught me the least and came out the worst. I learned no new technical skills, and basicly nothing of artistic use in any way. Besides, that's not what you said in the original post. You said that hard work = mad vidz, and I was just trying to say that it's not always true.

i never said "these are the exact steps you take that will lead you to amv creating greatness." THEY'RE CONDITIONAL!

[Ashton]

i never said "these are the exact steps you take that will lead you to amv creating greatness." THEY'RE CONDITIONAL!

LOL, Damnitall, Prius! I want ANSWERS! I need a step-by-step, play-by-play, instruction manual on how to be a creative genius! God! You must be stupid if you can't write that! ::

[priuscomet]

lol! no! you can't have the Step-By-Step Instructions On How To Be An Awesome AMV Creator Guide Book! i wont' let you have it!!


you'll just find a way to prove it wrong anyway....-_-

[Ashton]

you'll just find a way to prove it wrong anyway....-_-

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Me? Have you seen any of my vids?!? ^_^ ::giggle:: Do so, and then you'll laugh with me. (in another day or so all three will be up and availible for download)

[paizuri]

I have trouble deciding on what advanced skills are exactly.

Patience and discipline.

[Kusoyaro]

I have no "skillz" whatsoever.

I just move clips around with the mouse until they look good. I don't know how to do anything fancy. I think it comes down to "feeling" the video. And if Paizuri makes a smartass remark about that, I'm going to punch him in the mouth.

[trythil]

I think it comes down to "feeling" the video. And if Paizuri makes a smartass remark about that, I'm going to punch him in the mouth.

I hear interlaced frames have nice, hard ripples.

[nailz]

Hmm.. What makes a 'great' creator? - It all comes down to how many people enjoy your video. For it is the same deal as a God. If no one worships a God, then the God ceases to be. If no one likes your video, you must = teh sUx!.

So, thats #1. BUT, in retrospect, you must be able to create good videos in order to GET fans. It all comes from the experience in that case. You've gotta be committed. Going out and buying the anime you want to work with, not downloading it and saying "HEY HOW DO I REMOVE SUBTITLES AND DONT TELL ME I CANT BECAUSE I KNOW I CAN IVE SEEN IT DONE OMG YOU ALL SUCK!" - So I guess you have to be dedicated to outputting HQ stuff too.

[ErMaC]

Yea coming from the guy who made Soul of an Angel and Closer to God this is gonna sound really dumb, but I think lotsa of effects can hurt a video.

I think the best thing that can go into the technical aspect is solid, tight editing. If Soul of an Angel had just been a mash of effects it would've sucked - what people appreciated (I think) was the solid editing on every layer which synced to the music.

Take a look at a video like Maboroshi's Far and Away, Roy Heisher's Blu Cheese Cake, or even AD's Gratutous Porn video - all of those are good technical videos because they're very tightly edited and very well synced to the song.

I think the focus should always be on the editing, and if there are effects you can use which accent or bring out the precision of the editing, then they can be beneficial.