Why do you like making AMVs?

Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:05 pm

I do it because I seek the Edit of God!

*inverse* · Post by ***inverse*** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:36 pm

jubjub2 wrote:I love the process of making the vid, then watching it repeatedly like Infinity thinking, "hey, I made that"!

x2

I don't know anyone else who edits AMVs besides my sisters. While anime is widely available here in PG, it's not that popular, so it makes me feel what I'm doing is unique.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:45 pm

jubjub2 wrote:AMVs are just another creative outlet for me. I love the process of making the vid, then watching it repeatedly like Infinity thinking, "hey, I made that"!

I do that when I paint, draw, bake and sew, too.

haha

me too

Sierra Lorna · Post by **Sierra Lorna** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:14 pm

*inverse* wrote:
jubjub2 wrote:I love the process of making the vid, then watching it repeatedly like Infinity thinking, "hey, I made that"!
x2

I don't know anyone else who edits AMVs besides my sisters. While anime is widely available here in PG, it's not that popular, so it makes me feel what I'm doing is unique.

Lol, I didn't know you live in PG. You're right, anime's really not that popular there. I moved from PG to Vancouver and it seems like everyone here (or at least, everyone at my college) is into anime. UNBC has an anime club, but that's the only anime-related thing I can think of in PG.

Silver_moon goes to UNBC, but she's not even a part of the anime club.

For me, my favourite part of making AMVs is being able to use songs you love, and be able to make something visual out of them: it could be a moving story, something fun, or something that has action that really makes you feel the beat and energy in the song. It's the funnest thing. To be honest, I only choose anime to set to the songs because I think it's what works best. Live action movies aren't visually as exaggerated as anime, so I believe it's more difficult to get a message across in a music video using it.
Plus, I love being able to create something that I love to watch and that other people hopefully love to watch too.

...But in the end, I think I mostly do this for the fanmail.

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:42 pm

I have nothing better to do.

*inverse* · Post by ***inverse*** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:15 pm

Sierra Lorna wrote:UNBC has an anime club, but that's the only anime-related thing I can think of in PG. Silver_moon goes to UNBC, but she's not even a part of the anime club.

Is that club called "Otaku North"? I haven't heard much about it, so didn't know it was still going.
(I go to CNC, and as far as I know, there isn't an anime club there)

Sierra Lorna wrote:...But in the end, I think I mostly do this for the fanmail.

I forgot about that - fanmail is fun

CHAMELEON_D_H · Post by **CHAMELEON_D_H** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:41 pm

I get about 5 AMV ideas a day, if I wont make them, byt head will pop, so gotta....

It's also fun to meet someone after a long time and have that person say: "dude I saw your new vid. It was great!!"

Yet one of my AMV ambution is to fing a girl who would say -

OMFG YOU MADE THAT AMV I WANNA HAVE YOUR BABIES!!!!!

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:12 pm

CHAMELEON_D_H wrote:Yet one of my AMV ambution is to fing a girl who would say -
OMFG YOU MADE THAT AMV I WANNA HAVE YOUR BABIES!!!!!

you can have all of mine >.> but alas they are all 12-14 when they tell me those things.. O.o

SarahtheBoring · Post by **SarahtheBoring** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:16 pm

Watching the result, x whatever we're up to now. I really don't care how things go over with the public as long as they are fun to work on and entertain me.

It doesn't take up space. Apart from the DVDs, which are pretty small.

The DVD rack is half as big as my (pitifully small) bookcase and about a third as big as my fabric stash. Space is at a premium.

I always entertained myself on car trips by imagining things to music, when I was a kid. It's in my head anyway; I may as well play with it a little.

It's quirky. I like that. I mean, thousands of people do it, but I'm the only one I know, and it's fun to try new things.

It's something to do when it's too late to make noise, but the coffee hasn't worn off yet.

And... well, I've done fanfiction and cosplay already, so I may as well try for the ubernerd trifecta.

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:25 pm

Kusoyaro wrote:I do it because I seek the Edit of God!

LOL... and I don;t suppose you found Sai haunting an old Premeire 5.1 box in your atic....

Back on topic, I;m in the same boat as some of the others early on in the thread, I just like to see the result. I actually hate the editing part... most of the time.