History of AMV

MCWagner · Post by **MCWagner** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:05 pm

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:Anime Music Videos are about 21 years old now... 1983 is about the time that the first AMV(s) started to emerge...

Hooray! AMVs are now old enough to drink! I say we get take the hobby on a whirlwind bar tour, get it to drink until it passes out, and take compromising pictures of it with a stack of trek slashfic!

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:09 pm

MCWagner wrote:
Vlad G Pohnert wrote:Anime Music Videos are about 21 years old now... 1983 is about the time that the first AMV(s) started to emerge...
Hooray! AMVs are now old enough to drink! I say we get take the hobby on a whirlwind bar tour, get it to drink until it passes out, and take compromising pictures of it with a stack of trek slashfic!

If this involves strippers, i'm so in.

Darkseid · Post by **Darkseid** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:34 pm

Funny..... I was contemplating doing a panel about such at thing at AWA... though focusing on Japanese AMVs done by the companies themselves. Matt, think anyone would want to see this? Gotten enough sources for an hour's worth at least. *shrug*

I'tll probably get the same reaction that the other oldies panel someone mentioned got... but still....

MCWagner · Post by **MCWagner** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:46 pm

Darkseid wrote:Funny..... I was contemplating doing a panel about such at thing at AWA... though focusing on Japanese AMVs done by the companies themselves. Matt, think anyone would want to see this? Gotten enough sources for an hour's worth at least. *shrug*

I'tll probably get the same reaction that the other oldies panel someone mentioned got... but still....

Ohhh. Yeah, I'm interested. How much would be talking, and how much would be showing vids?

Hey now, remember the only event that got the VAT up to the "standing room only" capacity was the AWA retrospective. 7 and 8-year-old vids were being shown, and people were coming INTO the room in droves.

I've mentioned the "AMV archaeology" panel to you, right? Rich and Vlad, you know I'll be tapping your expertise for good pre-AWA vids to show, right?

RichLather · Post by **RichLather** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 2:36 pm

Sure thing, MC. I gotta get down to Atlanta again for AWA sometime soon. Perhaps this can be the year.

Most of my moldy oldies are available for download now, and those that aren't can be made available in all their fuzzy VHS glory.

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:28 pm

NP Matt, Considering I've now just about seen everything old in the AMV archive a list of oldies would be easy

Vlad

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:31 pm

MCWagner wrote:Hey now, remember the only event that got the VAT up to the "standing room only" capacity was the AWA retrospective. 7 and 8-year-old vids were being shown, and people were coming INTO the room in droves.

I think they were comming in to get a seat and to wait for the newer stuff after all the oldies played

Vlad

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:40 pm

I disagree - there was a lot of genuine appreciation for the quality of the old videos. In fact, I almost felt the session was getting less interesting as it went on. Not, because of Matt's choices but because of the newer videos lacked a little of the untangible magic that the older videos had.

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 6:03 pm

AbsoluteDestiny wrote:I disagree - there was a lot of genuine appreciation for the quality of the old videos. In fact, I almost felt the session was getting less interesting as it went on. Not, because of Matt's choices but because of the newer videos lacked a little of the untangible magic that the older videos had.

The question of art is a rather odd thing.
To ask picaso what he thinks of modern art (that he no less inspired much of) he might say "what is this shit?".

The magic is lacking because you where around to feel the magic of "the first time".

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:05 pm

AbsoluteDestiny wrote:I disagree - there was a lot of genuine appreciation for the quality of the old videos. In fact, I almost felt the session was getting less interesting as it went on. Not, because of Matt's choices but because of the newer videos lacked a little of the untangible magic that the older videos had.

I not disagreeing that there is no appriciation or any interest. BUT most of the newer fans that watch AMVs tend to look at the older ones as less interesting.... This is no different then old movies.. Yes, people still watch them and appriciate then, but the general masses would rather watch more recent stuff that they as cool and the "in" thing.... It's the same thing in music.... Call it a "gereration" gap

For myself, I agree with you on the the magic stuff

Vlad