Yout too old for this

Songbird21 · Post by **Songbird21** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:39 pm

I'm 32 and I've been editing since I was 25. ^_^\/

XiaoMovieMaker · Post by **XiaoMovieMaker** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:42 am

uhh, started at...14?

this proves its for all ages

Pie Row Maniac · Post by **Pie Row Maniac** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:14 am

Been 9 years since I started putting out AMVs.

I don't feel old so much as I feel... worn.

hasteroth · Post by **hasteroth** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:14 am

I'm 15 and I've practically given up. More effort would probably help but I'm juggling enough as it is. School, novels, manga, anime, video games, online life.

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:31 pm

wow this must be the first 20+ page thread I've actually read through the entirety of.

hasteroth wrote: I'm 15 and I've practically given up. More effort would probably help but I'm juggling enough as it is. School, novels, manga, anime, video games, online life.

Which proves this point:

LuluandAuron wrote:Not so much that they could not see or understand it, but rather would have better things to do then focusing for months on one project.

I'm 29 now and still editing... and I can see myself still attending the AMV dinner in 2059 at awa 65 :O

I've mostly always used amv making as a way to expand my knowledge of software and technology as they come, I've pretty much experimented in all the newer technological areas including 3d, and I'll probably continue as technology continues to advance. As stated many times in this thread, this is a hobby, and your never to old to partake in a hobby.

Tearx · Post by **Tearx** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:20 pm

whaaat nonsense is this~!
you are never too old for amvs

NightMistress85 · Post by **NightMistress85** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:55 am

I got into anime when I was about 10 years old (while not knowing exactly what it was

). To this day, I still love it. I often wonder how into it I will be when I'm in my late 30s or so, but I just don't imagine it waning for me. I even wonder if it'll curve upwards a bit for our generation because I have friends in their later 20s and early 30s who continue to love it as much as they always have. With AMVs, I didn't get to know about them until 2003-2004. I liked it before, but didn't actually attempt to make one until last year since I didn't believe I could have the patience for it (I was 21). Through making them I've realized that it matches a part of my personality that I've had my whole life and will continue to have, so I can't really put a timeline on it.

DriftRoot · Post by **DriftRoot** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:58 am

Speaking of the age of AMVers, as this hobby matures (and so too the editors who stick with it) I wonder if age is going to become part of the equation when evaluating the accomplishments of a given AMV/editor.

For instance, we've got people in their teens turning out AMVs with effects and whatnot that you might see coming out of a professional studio. You give them another 10 years, when they're in their mid-late 20's, and theoretically should have advanced their skills far beyond the amateur video editing level. If they don't, are their AMVs going to be considered less of an accomplishment? And if they do, what does that mean for relative newcomers who - generally speaking - don't have all that experience under their belt? Should professional-level AMV editors be on the same playing field as the amateurs? Is something like "You've been doing this for 10 years and that's the best you can do?" going to become a possible complaint?

I feel glad that I don't worry about such things.

NightMistress85 · Post by **NightMistress85** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:11 am

I think that would have to boil down to the pressure the editor puts on his or herself, or rather the pressure the editor allows the community to put on them. And when that happens, can you actually call it fun anymore?

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 11:39 am

DriftRoot wrote: Should professional-level AMV editors be on the same playing field as the amateurs? Is something like "You've been doing this for 10 years and that's the best you can do?" going to become a possible complaint?

Speaking as a newly hired professional editor, professional editing and amateur editing are two VASTLY different things. I would say that the playing fields are so different that they can't even be compared to one another.

Some amateur editors may think that professional editing "doesn't have enough effects or beat sync" while professional editors may think amateur editing "doesn't have enough story". It's because the way videos are made in both are completely different.

Both pro and amateur editing are impressive in their own right, just very different. Neither should really look down on the other.