[VivifxAMV] Anime 101 - Best in Show Anime Boston 2014

[BasharOfTheAges]

As I said at AB - I really like the posters. Especially the "This is a Poster" one.

[Bollocks]

OK, time to express my views on this in a more constructive manner that doesn't utilise the phrase "planet of dope shit".

I've really enjoyed every single one of your creative AMVs, and this one pretty much tops them all. You have pretty much perfected the style required to make this kind of video work, and the way you brought all the different characters together in the classroom was fantastic, both in the sense of the editing and the dynamics you introduced between all the different characters in the class. On top of that, your use of graphics and text was also incredibly well executed. I expressed this already on YouTube, but that bit with the Moe equation on the chalkboard was too fucking smexy for me to handle. This is a really, really amazing video, and probably ranks in the best AMVs I've ever seen. Fantastic work

[VivifxAMV]

I agree with Kisanzi about the technical stuff, video looks too much artificial. I don't usually like this kind of videos, but I have to say that I enjoyed this one! Congratulations

Thank you! In some ways the artificiality was intentional. I didn't want to pull some sort of Russian Umika level crossover where everything looks like it comes from one source. I think what makes this video so much fun is that we know all these characters come from different places. With different styles and different designs. In this class all those differences would be celebrated. Maybe at lunch there would be like the "Studio Bones" table and the the "KyoAnim" table. Who knows! I would say the closest inspiration for this is Pacific Coast Party by CrossFade. I am glad you enjoyed my video!

I enjoy the socks off it

Spoiler :

but i cant help fell that the flow in the first 1min-1.30min is off
and it is more like how many carters can i cram in to this

... good work

Thanks! Editing wise it isn't my most Amazing AMV for flow. But there wasn't really much to do about that when you got such heavy rotos and things need ot be on screen for a while. But I will keep that in mind!

As I said at AB - I really like the posters. Especially the "This is a Poster" one.

It is. It is A poster.. Thanks Justin! I am glad you liked them!

OK, time to express my views on this in a more constructive manner that doesn't utilise the phrase "planet of dope shit".

I've really enjoyed every single one of your creative AMVs, and this one pretty much tops them all. You have pretty much perfected the style required to make this kind of video work, and the way you brought all the different characters together in the classroom was fantastic, both in the sense of the editing and the dynamics you introduced between all the different characters in the class. On top of that, your use of graphics and text was also incredibly well executed. I expressed this already on YouTube, but that bit with the Moe equation on the chalkboard was too fucking smexy for me to handle. This is a really, really amazing video, and probably ranks in the best AMVs I've ever seen. Fantastic work

Wow thank you for your kind words. I am glad your enjoyed it! I really was pleased with how the formulas dropped. It was my first time trying typography!

[Cecco]

Pretty nice, agree with kisanzi about technical stuff. Congratz still!

[AceD]

Wasn't going to bother commenting since everything has being said really....As an anime fan, I loved it...and I bet anime fans will really like it.

As somebody who watches a lot of amvs, the way some of the masks blend looks so awkward. Kisanzi called it a bit nickpicky, but I thought it was a big deal to be honest. I watched it a few times to read the text and pick up on little things, and the more I did the more it stood out to me.

Great job though , but damn...it would be even more awesome without those issues.

[starryspatter]

Hello! I saw this video at AB and really enjoyed it. =) There was definitely a lot of work put into it and it shows. I especially loved all the character interactions and crossovers.

I won't talk about the technical aspects since I'm not an expert. (Heck, I just started to try some minimal masking myself, and hearing that you mask in Photoshop as well at the AMV feedback confirms that yes, it must really be that hard and time-consuming. XP)

One thing I do want to say is that I wish you could've done a little more with the "Identify the Characters" portion by revealing some humorous answers (like calling them by character tropes/stereotypes or "Who cares?"). I was waiting for a clever punchline and it never came. Upon review I think I see what you were going for by pushing Naruto out of the way to show Kakashi, but it's so subtle it doesn't have as much impact as I was hoping for (though I've never seen Naruto so I can't speak for others who might understand the reference better).

My only other complaint is that it ends too soon haha. Or rather abruptly. Again, it would've been great if there were one more conclusive classroom scene to wrap up the story - like everyone tired out (but happy) after the test and the teacher is actually shown handing back the grade. But it's a minor nitpick.

Overall, a very fun and engaging idea that deserved Best of Show. ^^ You did a great job with it, congrats!

[Kimberly]

I'm pretty sure everyone has already mentioned in their comments what their opinion is towards the technicalities of the video, so I'm just not going to include that in mine since it's been repeated so many times haha.

Anyway, nice job with this, Katie. All I gotta say is: Dang. And congrats!

[EllipseIris]

I don't mind the technicality, honestly I am not wearing my glasses for 5 years now, so I usually don't see many mistakes in amvs , but anyway, seemed decent for me, and with so much technicality within an amv like this, you could work on it forever...
I think you did a great job Katie! My only problem was the song, it felt so lifeless and old for me, it saps the energy of the amv.
Coooongrats on the win, really deserved it!!

[Warlike Swans]

Congratulations on Best in Show!

This was a really good concept, and you obviously put a ton of effort into executing it. There were a few issues I had with it (aside from the color correcting that others have mentioned). 1) You digressed from you concept. Zetsubou tell them at the beginning that he's going to teach them to be better examples of their tropes, or whatever, but the quiz devolves into a general trivia thing. It would have been better to have either originally introduced the idea more generally or stuck with the idea you gave us. The digressions end up looking like pander for pander's sake rather than cohesive elements. 2) The text needed blurring/feathering and slightly lower contrast. A lot of it looked like it floated on top of the imagery. 3) "Easter eggs" There's a lot of text in here that one can't tell if it's background ornamentation or reading material. It sucked feeling like my eye was drawn to the wrong piece of text, and that I missed something when I didn't get a chance to read the main text before the cut. 4) I think the mix of characters would have looked better if it was less homogeneous. Ash and Usagi really stick out because everyone else is a much more modern style, a few more older characters would have helped that.

Your custom art looks fantastic, the kinetic typography was fun, and the jokes were worth going back and pausing for. So, congratulations again on your win, and good job over all ^_^

[VivifxAMV]

Sorry haven't been keeping an eye on this forum!

Thank you everyone for your constructive feedback! It all will help me greatly with my later projects. This project was intensely ambitious and I am pleased with how it came out. I look forward to learning how to improve my technicals (especially color correction ) in the future!

1) You digressed from you concept. Zetsubou tell them at the beginning that he's going to teach them to be better examples of their tropes, or whatever, but the quiz devolves into a general trivia thing. It would have been better to have either originally introduced the idea more generally or stuck with the idea you gave us. The digressions end up looking like pander for pander's sake rather than cohesive elements.

Hmm I didn't think about this. Might be because I dragged this project out for so long. Although not much you can do in 2 minutes while entertaining an audience: personally I would rather answer questions on why tsunderes be crazy but I thought overall audiences would appreciate the more easy questions. I'll keep that in mind though!

One thing I do want to say is that I wish you could've done a little more with the "Identify the Characters" portion by revealing some humorous answers (like calling them by character tropes/stereotypes or "Who cares?"). I was waiting for a clever punchline and it never came. Upon review I think I see what you were going for by pushing Naruto out of the way to show Kakashi, but it's so subtle it doesn't have as much impact as I was hoping for (though I've never seen Naruto so I can't speak for others who might understand the reference better).

My only other complaint is that it ends too soon haha. Or rather abruptly. Again, it would've been great if there were one more conclusive classroom scene to wrap up the story - like everyone tired out (but happy) after the test and the teacher is actually shown handing back the grade. But it's a minor nitpick.

Overall, a very fun and engaging idea that deserved Best of Show. ^^ You did a great job with it, congrats!

These are some totally valid and well thought out points! I dunno maybe cause it's conceptual feedback versus technical but I was really pleased to read this. Thank you! Although I can't do much about that now I can consider the underlying issues and avoid them in the future!