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Hey everyone! For the 10 year anniversary of , the AMV Monthly Staff decided to interview Koopiskeva to talk about his video and the AMV Community as a whole. You can check out his responses to those questions here: [Interviewers] Kireblue - Mol - shorisquared
Before being contacted for this interview, had you realized that it’s been 10 years since you released Skittles?
Although Skittles was not the first “candy style” AMV to be made, I always felt that it was one of the first ones to popularize the genre. Do you feel the same?Yep. I actually had an inkling of finishing the “full version” that I never did get around to doing, but life happens and all. I had always meant to use the full song, with the rap solo portion that I cut out. It was supposed to have a 3d/cel animated Mikuru rap portion that never got completed.
Is there anything besides the “Candy Pop” music video that gave you inspiration for the effects in Skittles? Did you have any guidelines on what effects to use and what not to use?I’m sure it certainly did usher in that type of video. I often saw lots of copies very soon after the release and always jokingly “blamed” myself for being part of the cause. :P
Have you met a lot of people who were introduced to AMVs through Skittles or your videos in general? If so, how did those encounters make you feel?Aside from the actual video, I was basically inspired by Haruhi itself. I was quite enamored with the show and the whole ‘colorful’ view/aspect of it all. I really wanted to represent that with the video, and it all just came together beautifully. As for a guideline on effects, generally just have a theme so that it is all coherent. Experiment to see what to see what works best on what you’re trying to accomplish. Don’t just copy what others are doing - though if you do, make it your own by modifying how it’s applied.
Was "" meant to be a direct sequel of Skittles? Or was it just referencing it?Tons. I can’t even count how many people I’ve met, talked to, or befriended, not only due to that video, but due to the community and how long I’ve been part of it. My best friends have been a huge part of my life due to AMVs.
As for the encounters, I was more surprised during the Euphoria day with the community being much smaller. By the time Skittles rolled around, I was more confident in getting to know people and never hesitated to reach out and just chat with folks, old or new. The AMV community definitely allowed me to grow somewhat more extrovertedly, and having generally widely-appealing videos did certainly help.
Have you ever considered remaking or remastering any of your old amvs?It was a sequel of sorts, but obviously an entirely different take. I often use my bigger projects as a way to try something new to learn. It was supposedly just to be a standalone Baka Test video, but I wanted to use Haruhi/Skittles to somewhat bring about a new era, so to speak.
Have you made any AMVs that you’ve never released? If so, why?I have, but generally decided against it as I’d rather work on something new when I was given the chance.
What made you want to start editing again after taking so much time off?A couple early videos, but mostly unfinished ones were the unreleased videos. I generally release anything I finish because if I made it through to the end of editing, then I generally feel it is worth releasing.
Do you have any future AMVs planned?I never wanted to stop editing to be honest, and I still don’t. It’s always in the background for me, but time is often lacking when life and other hobbies get in the way. I have a huge backlog of videos I still want to make in the future.
What do you think about how AMV editing has changed over the years?Yep. Too many. I always say that I’ll hopefully make at least 2 every year.
Are you a fan of the AMVs that are being made these days?Honestly, not much. Just the community and how videos get around. I suppose most people expect effects to always be part of the equation nowadays, but that had been the case for awhile now - just easier ways of people to learn (and abuse) them. :P
Where do you see AMVs heading in the future in terms of popularity, style-wise, the technology used, etc.?I’m not saying I’m not a fan, but since AMVs are all very connected to the anime/shows that I’ve seen at the time, it’s harder for me to relate since I haven't been keeping up on newer anime in general. However, a good video is a good video regardless of when it was made.
Any closing remarks?I generally think this is likely the peak of popularity, in which to say, it is always going to be a niche. In general, people “grow out” of AMVs and move into other hobbies, or in lesser cases, pursue something in video entertainment and would just look fondly at the days where AMVs was their world. Style-wise, I think it’ll likely continue to mimic trends in both the music video and movie industries as it currently is doing, but on a smaller scale. The technology just makes it more easily more accessible to creating them - but really who knows where it’s going to lead.
First, thanks for the quick interview! Always cool to connect back with my past. I could go on and on about AMVs, philosophies, history, the community, etc… So I’ll just say this.. Always make what you want to see in AMVs. It may not always turn out as good as you hoped, or be the most popular thing, but as long as you enjoyed making it or the end result, then that’s really all that matters. Still to this day, I can watch a lot of my not-as-popular videos because I truly connected and enjoyed with what I had made.
