The Fun Behind Making an AMV

[OmniStrata]

It's become less fun since I switched over to Premiere from Ulead. But still, nothing quite beats the exhilirating pounding and throbbing in my head after a productive night of editing. To me, it's really all about the finished product.

I have to say that Iron Chef at AWA this past year was the most fun I've had editing in my entire life. Everything just worked, and I knew I was putting together something I could be proud of.

AH YES... The finished product, THAT IS WHY I EDIT...

"You don't ask why a fire burns, or why rain falls, don't ask why I edit."

2JA, Dark Knight of Omni Strata Studios...

[Yggdrasil]

It's fun at times, it's a pain at times. Overall, I think it's when something fits just right that makes it just awesome, and watching it over and over and over and over and over... but that may just be your biased opinion talking.

Yeah, I like it all. Well, except when the program crashes because your sources are too big for it to handle. That's when it stops being fun. When the program crashes multiple times, over and over and over and over... well...

[Amizadai]

I think everybody has different standards of fun - there is simple gratification, which involves slapping together a series of clips and a song in half an hour to see how it looks. And then there is the chest-bursting sense of accomplishment that comes from sticking with a project and making it good even though you wanted to give up on it countless times. Both are fun. One is just a lot more painful than the other.

[Eek-1]

You done an AMV, you get the pleasure of watching your own work.

Your AMV is a drug for your mind disease.

[ayanami_soul]

SpPANDA wrote:

who here has had fun making an AMV?

im sure it all seems like work to some, but who here actually has FUN doing it?

aside from all the technical know how.

who sits at their desk smiling and loving the idea of making one?

i do.

I have fun coming up with the ideas/themes for my amv's.
I enjoy trying out different effects...but the most fun for me is when i let other people watch the vid while its still in progress and get their input and then i show them the finished version of the vid and they go "hey that was my idea!" and they just love the vid. So, mainly i love the pre-production and post-production.

[Athenastrophus]

I have fun making AMVs, but after Premiere up and crashes six times in a row, I give up for a few days and then go back to it. There are so many ideas swarming around in my head, and I know that eventually, they will all be complete projects. When I first learned how to use Premiere, it was fun to make little AMVs just to test out te different effects. Now that I know how to use them, they aren't as fun. The best part of the experience for me is when a friend sees my video and gives good comments.

[Anime Jedi]

I have fun making AMVs, but after Premiere up and crashes six times in a row, I give up for a few days and then go back to it. There are so many ideas swarming around in my head, and I know that eventually, they will all be complete projects. When I first learned how to use Premiere, it was fun to make little AMVs just to test out te different effects. Now that I know how to use them, they aren't as fun. The best part of the experience for me is when a friend sees my video and gives good comments.

Sorry about this, but I noticed you're new, so I thought I'd welcome you.

Hi Athenastrophus. Welcome. Hope you enjoy your time here at AnimeMusicVideos.org.

[Athenastrophus]

Aww, how sweet. As always. Anyway, you didn't need to welcome me, as I'm no n00b.

[AbsoluteDestiny]

Forum code of ethics number 5: Thou shalt only have one user account.

You may not be new OhMyBelldandy009 or whatever you want to call yourself but you could still do with reading the site rules.

[Anime Jedi]

AbsoluteDestiny, out of curiosity, why do you say Athenastrophus is OMB?