AMV Slump?

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:12 pm

I know every year someone claims that AMVs are getting worse and worse and that the current year is in a slump. These claims usually happen around the summer time because all the majors are making their AWA videos.

However, this year I think there is a legitimate slump in the amount of quality videos and the quality of those "quality videos". None of the old schoolers have really made anything and a few seem to be fading away, like Ermac and Aluminum. AD's fulltime job is running the site so I doubt if he can make anything that frequently. There is a flood of terrible videos (but that has always been the case), and the general tastes of the public seem to be effects effects effects and less editing, which is incredibly discouraging (thats an understatment).

Is this just me? I've only seen about 5 videos this year that I like and 3 of those are from Fluxmeister so that shouldn't even really count. What happend? Where are the action videos? Where are the story videos? Where are the character profiles? A HUGE majority of the videos coming out today are exclusively drama/romance. Where is the new blood?

Is everyone working on their opus video for AWA? Is that why we haven't had a good video here in months? I want to hear from all you editors. Why has everyone just stopped all of a sudden

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:18 pm

Case in point:
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=37178
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=39002
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=35074
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=41870
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=31655

JCD · Post by **JCD** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:30 pm

I don't think this year is a slump. Well, the old school editors are idle with AMVs, but there are some new very impressive creators which got my attention.
It's a big mistake only watching out for videos by editors who have proven themselves in the past, you miss the best with doing that, seriously

angelx03 · Post by **angelx03** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:42 pm

I suggest that you wait for the upcoming Instumentality Project rose4emily is putting together (hopefully it'll be completed by the end of the summer

). I bet all of those videos will contain the style you're looking from editors you probably never heard of (well except for Otohiko

).

Wheee_It's_Me! · Post by **Wheee_It's_Me!** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:44 pm

Beowulf wrote: However, this year I think there is a legitimate slump in the amount of quality videos and the quality of those "quality videos". None of the old schoolers have really made anything and a few seem to be fading away, like Ermac and Aluminum. AD's fulltime job is running the site so I doubt if he can make anything that frequently. There is a flood of terrible videos (but that has always been the case), and the general tastes of the public seem to be effects effects effects and less editing, which is incredibly discouraging (thats an understatment).

*shrugs*

I don't think it's quite that bad. Hell look at me, I churned out like 2 videos this year and I'll be done with a 3rd and 4th one by the end of September.

Maybe the uber well known "old schoolers" aren't doing much, but there's a lot of good videos being put out. What about Zero Tolerance's "Toushi"? Or Pie Row's "Holy Crap"? Or Norskotaku's remaster of "Hands Down"? Plenty more out there too.

Is this just me? I've only seen about 5 videos this year that I like and 3 of those are from Fluxmeister so that shouldn't even really count. What happend? Where are the action videos?

Um, did you see my AMV "Feeling This" or Zero Tolerance's "Toushi"?!

Where are the story videos?

I'm workin on one myself.

Where are the character profiles? A HUGE majority of the videos coming out today are exclusively drama/romance. Where is the new blood?

Actually I tend to see more character profiles than I do drama/romance videos...*shrugs*

Is everyone working on their opus video for AWA? Is that why we haven't had a good video here in months? I want to hear from all you editors. Why has everyone just stopped all of a sudden

I think maybe you're like obsessed with this AWA thing, heck I don't even know what that is. o_O

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:47 pm

I made some chracter profiles....

AquaSky · Post by **AquaSky** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:50 pm

I haven't noticed a slump per se, although I'm sure there are less videos by the top editors due to large conventions such as AWA (as you stated). I'm sure there'll be a flood of them afterwards, however.
In the meantime, I'd recommend this one as an example of vid that's both new and good :
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=44041

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 3:53 pm

Not THAT one. The ACTUAL character profiles......

Pentaxial Theory of Gravity and Trifecta - An Ascent into Madness....the ones with numbers in the names....

Mroni · Post by **Mroni** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:00 pm

Well alot of videos made today are shit but then again there are alot more people making them. In the past the editors came from college and had studied visual arts etc and got their first experience on editing decks. Now making a video is alot easier so even someone as stupid as I can make one MUWAHAAHHAHAHA also most of the videos are being churned out by kids now and are based to popular music which is really shitty right now.

Mr Oni

If you want to see a suck ass video watch my lady one Plug plug plug anti plug http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=41501

AquaSky · Post by **AquaSky** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:03 pm

When I hit reply, your post wasn't there yet; didn't see it until afterwards. So I wasn't giving it as an example of a character profile, rather of something fun to watch that was also new. I still get a kick out of it after having seen it a few times, so it's one I'd recommend.

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