how NOT to make an AMV

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how NOT to make an AMV

Post by sirvayza » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:18 am

ok, let me preface this by saying that some AMVs can work in this fashion, just not everyone you make!

why is it that people take an anime and use really long clips to make an amv? they will use 1 to 2 full minutes of continual footage to make an amv and do that mybe 2 or 3 times depending on the length of the song. is it just me? or do you guys see what i mean? there's little thought, or time, or talent involved when making an "AMV" in this fashion.

and for some reason the person that makes their AMVs in this fashion seem to think it works. this is just my opinion, but i believe that a person should use various clips (no more than 20 seconds of contiguous footage) to create their AMV. this process involves time, talent and dedication. this also sets apart the wannabes from the gonnabes. it's just irritating seeing so many of us, who work our butts off, making truly unique and spirited AMVs getting overlooked by some talentless "creator" piecing together 3 minutes straight from the dvd with a song running in the background.
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put some soul into your AMVs, people! (and i don't mean Kool and the Gang.) :lol:
and i'm not sorry if i offended anyone. but you should know i'm not trying to offend anyone.

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Post by Koi Kaze » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:28 am

I know what you mean... it wouldn't annoy me so much if people didn't boast about there amv's and it turns out they have literally just used a crappy song over 3 whole minutes of the original footage... this happens a hell of alot on youtube.

I'm not sure if this thread breaches the rules of the site but meh. You are right.
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Post by Melanchthon » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:43 am

Us complaining about the makers of hosatchel-hosted three-clip AMVs is like a painter complaining about people who doodle on bits of paper.

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Post by Koi Kaze » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:48 am

Melanchthon wrote:Us complaining about the makers of hosatchel-hosted three-clip AMVs is like a painter complaining about people who doodle on bits of paper.
Very true, but I'm gonna act like a kid and argue that I don't care and i'm still gonna do it. :D
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Post by Melanchthon » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:51 am

If I cared, my head would explode. I've learned that from reading fanfiction. :)

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Post by sirvayza » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:53 am

Melanchthon wrote:Us complaining about the makers of hosatchel-hosted three-clip AMVs is like a painter complaining about people who doodle on bits of paper.
yeah, but connect-the-dots is actually more entertaining. :lol:

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Re: how NOT to make an AMV

Post by trythil » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:57 pm

sirvayza wrote:this is just my opinion, but i believe that a person should use various clips (no more than 20 seconds of contiguous footage) to create their AMV. this process involves time, talent and dedication.
To look at it from the other perspective, it requires an equal, if not greater, investment in time, talent, and dedication to make a very long shot "work".

If you don't believe that, you should go look at some of Michel Gondry's music videos....say, the ones he did for Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World" and Lacquer's "Behind". Both of those flow as one continuous take, and, really, I gotta say, they work really, really well.

Maximum clip length is one of the most ridiculous metrics to judge an AMV by. There's many more, and sometimes far superior, ways to synchronize video and audio.

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Re: how NOT to make an AMV

Post by trythil » Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:01 pm

trythil wrote: If you don't believe that, you should go look at some of Michel Gondry's music videos....say, the ones he did for Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World" and Lacquer's "Behind". Both of those flow as one continuous take, and, really, I gotta say, they work really, really well.
Misattribution: actually, "Behind" was done by Olivier Gondry, Michel's brother.

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Post by guy07 » Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:15 pm

I'v seen those vids too, even before i started making amv's like 4 years ago i hated those amvs. When i started in wmm i was like "there's no way i'm turning out like that" and came up with original and well put together ...crap :/
But hey, without crappy amvs like those, we'd have nothing to make our vids look so much better, lol.

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Post by Moonie » Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:04 pm

Thats why i always give...



Moonie's AMV Starter Tips Version 1.5!


1: Don't have subs in your videos (They can be cropped)
2: Don't have the DIVX logo encoded in your videos.
3: Make sure you have plenty of footage!
If you don't this will happen...
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=32174
Be warned!!!!

4: Don't let scenes run on too long just to fill in a part of the video
5: Don't have lip flap unless you are trying to lip synch
6: Don't Edit with Divx or Xvid footage
7: While mp3s can work its best to use wav in video editing
8: Don't have stray frames
9: Drink lots of sake
10: Have fun!
11: Make the top 10 list
12: ???
13: Profit?
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