what is the most important part of an AMV?

Oh My · Post by **Oh My** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 9:49 pm

do you think it's lipsync, does it have to follow the words, or does it have to keep up with the music?

Personaly, I really like it when it follows the words really well, my guy on the other hand hates it when it follows the words "too much" and prefers when it follows the music

Kajino Rei · Post by **Kajino Rei** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:21 pm

Personally looking to be entertained.

Anything applies to entertainment of course:
Stupid funny randomness.
Action.
Existentialism.
Makes me think.
Makes my brain get stupid.
Teaches.
Etc.
To me watching AMV is like going to the movies.
Want it to be worth watching.
That's about it.

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:28 pm

Relative question there. Personally the most important things to me in an AMV are flow and message.

Pie Row Maniac · Post by **Pie Row Maniac** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:31 pm

The middle part?

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:33 pm

Make me feel something!

Sad
Horified
Horney
Silly
Uplifted
Etc.

godix · Post by **godix** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:34 pm

The most important part of an AMV is a tie between the song and the footage. Probably leaning a bit more towards footage than song but they're both pretty important.

SnhKnives · Post by **SnhKnives** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:40 pm

OMG THE FX

obviously

Mr Pilkington · Post by **Mr Pilkington** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:42 pm

SnhKnives wrote:OMG THE FX
obviously

God I hate what my exposure has made you

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:45 pm

The beginning. Then the end. Then the middle.

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More broadly... I like mood sync quite a bit, that's probably my favorite aspect of AMVing. That's not to say it's something I like exclusively and in isolation, but when it's well-done, I like it quite a bit.

Now, firstly, unlike beat/effect sync, noone can really define for sure what 'mood sync' is, and that's one fascinating thing about it. That's because it's pretty much 99% context, and catching that context right is no easy task. It's easy to get a bass drum to match up to a random (or, ok, even a specific) explosion, but it's quite a bit trickier to catch the 'mood' of a music piece and translate it into a meaningful visual context. There's no set formula for how to do that, and there's a lot of experimentation to be done in mood sync - a lot of new ground which hasn't been covered.

As much as mood sync itself, I love mood contrasts being pulled off well in a video.

But of course, no self-respecting video editor should go with just that alone, and obviously a video is more than just one aspect of it. Still, there's an aspect I really like for ya

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 10:46 pm

Yes, if the footage and the song don't go together, then you have to MAKE them go together, which either works, or doesn't....