Which is it usually? [Song or anime first or both?]

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:09 pm

You hear a song and think of an anime? Or you watch an anime and think of a song? Or is it usually a mix of both?

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:11 pm

Cornwiggle · Post by **Cornwiggle** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:11 pm

Both.

Sometimes I have ideas in my head for months but no song to go on, then I hear the perfect the song.

Others I hear a song that I have to make a vid to. It's usually the first one for me.

BauziOLD · Post by **BauziOLD** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:15 pm

Mostly I hear the song and think about the anime, but I am influenced by the anime I am currently watching.

HoshiNoKaze · Post by **HoshiNoKaze** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:23 pm

Both, and what -Bauzi- said.

SSJVegita0609 · Post by **SSJVegita0609** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:34 pm

-Bauzi- wrote:Mostly I hear the song and think about the anime, but I am influenced by the anime I am currently watching.

Definitely true for me, I almost always get my ideas listening to the song.

Kristyrat · Post by **Kristyrat** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:36 pm

I find I edit the quickest and get into it the most when I find a song I just really want to edit to, and pair an appropriate anime to it. But, unfortunately, I'm more often than not finding myself with an idea that I really want to do, but lack the perfect song to do it with. Rarely is it just an anime though, usually some theme or story I want to see pan out.

[Kristyrat]

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:57 pm

Although it's obviously both, 99% of my motivation always lies with the music. I may watch an anime and think "this is perfect for [music]", but the [music] in that case is always something I have a serious interest in. It's not enough for me to have something match the music, I have to be seriously into the music. On the other hand with anime, I can work with whatever footage comes along, whether I like the source anime or not.

Unlimited Rice · Post by **Unlimited Rice** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:58 pm

the song is the core thing for me... I dunno how I could explain it, though.

Moonlight Soldier · Post by **Moonlight Soldier** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:05 pm

The song is key.

I have a running list of songs I want to edit with written down somewhere. I guess it's because I tend to base most of my videos around a theme.

For example, I have a song I'd like to use for a romance video, and when I'm watching an anime, I'll try to see if I can use the characters to express the song.

I've had a couple instances where I wanted to submit something to a convention so I grabbed an anime I was watching and scoured my music for a suitable track. Usually those end up being instrumentals