What makes an amv original for you?

David525 · Post by **David525** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:12 pm

Is it:

1. Using a song that's rarely (if ever) used.

2. Using an anime that's rarely (if ever) used

or 3. Using an extrememely overused song/ anime and taking a whole different view point of it, i.e not being an obvious video like a dbz action video or an inuyasha romance video.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:14 pm

a concept thats not been done over and over again

unique editing

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:15 pm

3 possible things (i guess 1 and 2 are exclusive of each other)

1. concept i'm not familiar with.
2. concept i may be somewhat familiar with, but done better than i have seen it done in the past.
3. non-canned effects.

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:15 pm

JaddziaDax wrote:a concept thats not been done over and over again

unique editing

x2

kikai_saigono · Post by **kikai_saigono** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:17 pm

JaddziaDax wrote:a concept thats not been done over and over again

unique editing

x2

or at least i try o.O

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:17 pm

The opposite of imitation, to me, is just as bad as imitation. Making something with Y just to piss on videos made with Z is not real artistic originality, it's pretension.

Originality should never be a matter of source+footage+editing style. These play a role, but only to an extent. To be really original, to me, a video has to be novel on a conceptual level. I wish people who try to make something original would think less of surface originality and more conceptual originality.

Orwell · Post by **Orwell** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:17 pm

I don't foresee this going anywhere, so;

Obligatory kusoyaro quote wrote:We don't need a leader. We need to SHUT UP. Make what you want to make, don't make you what you don't want to make. If neither of those applies to you, then you need to SHUT UP MORE.

HoshiNoKaze · Post by **HoshiNoKaze** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:21 pm

x2 for unique editing or combinations you wouldn't normally see.

I also love seeing stuff you would not have seen in the original footage. A good example is creating new art or using, let's say art from a game that was later made into an anime, or manga, etc.

3d characters or hand drawn animation...you made yourself... o_o

Arigatomina · Post by **Arigatomina** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:27 pm

Originality is subjective. Have I seen it before? It's the anime, the song, the editing, and the way all three are used together.

A random action vid to a new anime and song is as unoriginal (to me) as a random dbz action vid featuring the usual (expected) characters. Because I've seen it. A lot. Same with "typical romance" or "typical emo" or "typical anything". There are types of vids you see with each genre and the sources make no difference because they're all used the same way.

That said, originality isn't a prerequisite for me to enjoy a video. Some of my favorites are highly unoriginal. I'll make note of that if I review them, but otherwise I don't care. Unoriginal doesn't mean I won't like a vid, it just means I'm less likely to remember the name of it a few months down the line. ^^;

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:37 pm

Originality is in the presentation. If I'm watching something and I can honestly say, "this is different," then I consider it original. It varies from video to video because, as Ari said, it's subjective. You can't tie it to any one aspect, be it song or anime or even concept. Because most concepts are portrayed in such a way as to be too open to interpretation. These aren't books we're writing. Even story-driven videos are flexible because no one told you, this happened, then he did this because of this, et cetera and so on.

Orwell wrote:I don't foresee this going anywhere, so;

Obligatory kusoyaro quote wrote:We don't need a leader. We need to SHUT UP. Make what you want to make, don't make you what you don't want to make. If neither of those applies to you, then you need to SHUT UP MORE.

Yeah you're throwing that around a little too often.