Editor age

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:47 am

I started at 14, I'm 17.

)v(ajin Koji · Post by **)v(ajin Koji** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:57 am

/jumps on bandwagon

started when I was 13, finished first AMV when I was 15 now 17

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:57 am

I started at 19, now I'm 20

(I almost typed 18/19 - I nearly forgot my age, it seems)

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:25 am

There have been several threads in the past about editor age, if you want to search for them. Surprisingly, at least then I believe the average age was in the mid-20's. There are more of us (I'm 29, for example, and started making AMVs when I was around 21) older editors than you might think. And there will, or course, only get to be more 'older' editors as time goes by.

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:43 am

Ashyukun wrote:There are more of us (I'm 29, for example, and started making AMVs when I was around 21) older editors than you might think.

So there IS someone between Vlad and me!

I'm 24, soon 25. Saw my first anime less than 2 years ago.

Pyle · Post by **Pyle** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:49 am

I don't say my age, for reasons that should be obvious to others.

The younger you are, the more your looked down on as one of those '|337 speeekin ch00bs wh0 r brewin some bAd m0j0'.

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:20 am

I made my first AMV at 13, way before I even knew the org existed. Boy oh boy was it terrible. I dicovered the org at age 16 and was still pretty bad (mostly making random action LBZ vids, although my syncing had improved). At around 17 I started getting more decent, and now I'm 18 and am probably better at editing then I ever have been.

I honestly think age does matter a little bit, but that statement doesn't apply to all situations. There can be editing prodigies, I just think it's rare these days. Older editors generally take it more seriously then younger editors AND have the patience to sit down and read/understand the guides. Most 12-15 year olds I know would simply look at them for about 30 seconds and be like "whatever".

dbzrkyyh · Post by **dbzrkyyh** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 10:30 am

i dont realy think age matters as much as expeirience and maturity

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:24 pm

I started last year at 18, and now I'm 19.

I also wouldn't count myself as one of the "hardened fans", as I really didn't have much exposure to anime at all until starting college two years ago, and I don't think I've seen more than about 30 series/movies total.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:30 pm

I guess I'll chime in since I'm one of the "older folks" (well not like that really old fogie Vlad

).

I started when I was 22 at the tail-end of my senior year in college. I'm now a quarter of a century minus one (24 for all those with mathphobia

).

As others have said, I don't think age dictates anything in terms of what you can do and quality. It's a matter of how much effort you're willing to put in and I hate to say this...natural creativity/imagination/etc.

As for being a "hardened anime fan," that's an understatement for me. I usually like maybe...1 out of every 10 shows I see. Then again, I've technically been watching anime since I was 8 years old (Dragonball Z in Korea when it ORIGINALLY aired and Macross/Robotech), but didn't get that heavily into it till HS/college. I watched a ton then and like anything, after awhile, it takes more to impress.

I think a large % of that also has to do with seeing such great shows near the beginning of college (i.e. Escaflowne, Kenshin, Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, etc.) and not seeing much crap then. I think this in turn jaded me and gave me high expectations (which I still have). Like I said, it takes a lot to impress me lately and a part of me doesn't enjoy that. I kind of wish I could get excited about anime like I used to :-/.

Like most things, 95% of anime is crap. That's the truth. There's a reason we don't get EVERY anime released in Japan and only a small %. Because most of it is bad and why would a company license a bad show? (this obviously can be debated) Also well...let's be honest, there are tons of fanboys out there who just think anything anime is good -_-;;

Anyway, I'm ranting so I should stop >_>.