Hey look, a topic. [What draws people to AMVs?]

guy07 · Post by **guy07** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:16 am

Just out of curiosity, i have tons of friends that hate anime. But they LOVE AMV's, they constantly ask me if i'v made or DLed any new amv's, but if i offer to lend them the DVD to the anime i used they are all "Hells no" ... What IS it about amv's that gives it such a wide appeal? Or is phade still in the lab figuring that out? (So THAT'S where he is! lol)

Beowulf · Post by **Beowulf** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:35 am

guy07 wrote:What IS it about amv's that gives it such a wide appeal?

Popular Music.

wurpess · Post by **wurpess** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:39 am

guy07 wrote:What IS it about amv's that gives it such a wide appeal?

Pretty pictures to neato music. And watching about 4 minutes (give or take) of usually the coolest parts of an anime without having to spend hours watching the entire series (even if the footage is the only thing that has anything to do with the anime storywise.

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Adv1sor · Post by **Adv1sor** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:02 am

guy07 wrote: What IS it about amv's that gives it such a wide appeal?

I agree with wurpess. Short attention spans don't want to sit through a long story.

1-5 minutes of Music+Action/fun/fan service=a good time in a short time.

If you think they'd like it, try showing them Azumanga Dioh. It breaks down into five minutes episodes.

NS · Post by NS » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:16 pm

All an amv is is an animated music video. Why do people love the gorillaz? Decent music to some, and because ppl love their little animated music vids. there is just something about it.

BauziOLD · Post by **BauziOLD** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 1:23 pm

All (or the most of) my friends (except my best friend Mac):
-Don´t care about anime
-Don´t care about amvs
-Or hate them

guy07 · Post by **guy07** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:46 pm

good point, i mean, in order to make a decent amv u need what, 4 eps? that goes to show there isn't much entertainment in each ep and cramming it all together makes it all the more satisfying.
And i'm not so sure we use "popular" music, we sort of have our own popular music that others haven't really heard, i mean, there arn't a hell of a lot of people that don't watch anime that have heard of E Nomine, MSI or Thousand Footcrutch and the like, which are huge in AMVs right now. Maybe we just have a superior taste in music

sirvayza · Post by **sirvayza** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:33 pm

guy07 wrote: Maybe we just have a superior taste in music

i'll agree with that!

but it boils down to instant gratification. as others mentioned, it's about the most action, coolest scenes, and good music forcefed into your brain. (usually it's good music.

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Gepetto · Post by **Gepetto** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:58 pm

AMVs release endorphines.

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:00 pm

Gepetto wrote:AMVs release endorphines.

does that mean that we're all drug addicts?

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