Giving up

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:39 pm

Corran Productions wrote:
Zarxrax wrote:I'm Not Crazy (No DL)
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... php?v=1655
Quite possibly the best Akira lip sync video ever. To bad I don't have it anymore.

Note: Don't ever lend your amv cds to anyone. EVEN your best friends... -_- If you do at least make copies.

You make copies BEFORE you lend them to anyone.

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 3:49 pm

This lego project is pissing me off, my mom swung my door open and the dog flew in... I had to redo the entire scene... 102 hand frames thrown out... Fucking dog.

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:02 pm

Castor Troy wrote:You make copies BEFORE you lend them to anyone.

Well I lent them to him for safe keeping for when I left for basic training. I haven't seen them since...

silver_moon · Post by **silver_moon** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:29 pm

I've dropped quite a few projects. Usually it's if

1) I realize that the video is boring
2) I just do not want to work on the project anymore
3) The video is not at all turning out the way I wanted, and sometimes the song just ends up not working for the anime
4) I find a different song that works better

godix · Post by **godix** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 4:57 pm

I actually delete the vast majority of what I start. I tend to play around and experiment so most projects I start are for the specific purpose of trying out a single effect/mood/whatever idea. Once I figure out how to do my idea I generally look at the project and go 'Jesus that sucks' then delete it. I usually base my decision on if it's painfully obvious the entire video is built around a single effect/transition/scene/whatever or not. I think I've tried around 25 different song/anime combos so far but only 8 were worth actually finishing and I'm sure some would argue that those eight weren't worth it either.

doughboy · Post by **doughboy** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 5:16 pm

I give up when it's blatant that I don't have the ideas/skill to pull off the video the way I want it. This happens a lot.

Some I do put on the back burner, but the really bad ones I delete pronto.

#1 reason for not finishing videos: hard drive failure! rawr...

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:54 am

I've NEVAR dropped a vid project yet...

muahahah bwahahahah ^_^

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:56 am

OmniStrata wrote:I've NEVAR dropped a vid project yet...

muahahah bwahahahah ^_^

OK WAIT A SEC, I dropped one...
heh...

bum · Post by **bum** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 10:58 am

ive droped about 5 amv's in the 8-10 months that ive bein editing. then agian, while i did drop them i learnt from them and they gave me more experience, which is allways good thing

DrngdKreationz · Post by **DrngdKreationz** » Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:30 pm

I spent most of 2003 doing nothing but throwing videos down the drain... I think that the total number of casualties were 7 or 8. sometimes it would be because the idea was pretty weak and wouldn't hold out. there were a few though that were ideas that were brought out by some sort of issues that were going on in my life. but after some time, I would resolve the issue and then the drive to make that video died shortly after.

hopefully though 2004 won't be the same. im almost done with one vid and have a flood of ideas to either work or throw out.