My first (and probably only) AMV ever.

Utukki · Post by **Utukki** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:08 am

I am Kurt Perry's (http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... r_id=15408) less talented sister. I made this video a couple of years back because I was so impressed with what Kurt had done, and I wanted to give my own AMV a try. It was shown at Sakura-con in Seattle in 2001, and after it was over, someone in the audience said "She should stick to writing fanfiction." (Yes, I write fanfic, and am relatively well known for it. http://www.akane.org/fanfiction)

So I haven't made any videos since then. But I just watched my poor AMV recently, and have decided that it doesn't totally suck, so I decided, what the heck. I'll put it up on the org.

It's a character piece about Yui from Fushigi Yuugi. It's very simple. There's no lip syncing and no special effects, and though I did try to tell a story with the song, it comes nowhere near to being as cool as my brother's videos. (If you haven't seen his AMVs, you should. Really.) ^_^

Anyway, here it is, unchanged from when I first made it over 2 years ago:

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=20660

My poor ego has already been bruised over it (I stick to writing fanfiction now, thankyouverymuch ^_^), so feel free to critique to your heart's content. Feedback is not only welcome, but appreciated.

-Krista

fyrtenheimer · Post by **fyrtenheimer** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:16 am

Oooookay.

Utukki · Post by **Utukki** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:19 am

Hm. Was that a response to my post or my video? I suppose it could apply either way....

dmdflarekojima · Post by **dmdflarekojima** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:20 am

Your video wasn't bad actually... if you kept at it you could get better, much better. I also snuck a peek at some of your fanfics and I loved em. I can see why your known for them. Good writer. The only criticism I have is that some clips just didn't fit with the song. Other than that, I think it was actually a good job. Just work on it a little more before putting it into a comp.

Utukki · Post by **Utukki** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:31 am

dmdflarekojima wrote:Your video wasn't bad actually... if you kept at it you could get better, much better.

I probably could... I guess I uploaded it partly to see if trying to improve was even worth persuing.

I also snuck a peek at some of your fanfics and I loved em. I can see why your known for them. Good writer.

Thanks.

The only criticism I have is that some clips just didn't fit with the song.

Heh. Yes, I think I know which ones you mean. If I do decide to persue AMVing (is that a verb?), I will most likely re-do the video. After my brother gives me a tutorial on Premier and AfterEffects, that is....

Other than that, I think it was actually a good job. Just work on it a little more before putting it into a comp.

Thanks for the feedback.

dmdflarekojima · Post by **dmdflarekojima** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:33 am

happy to help at anytime, also... on the fanfic side, where would be a good place to post some fanfics without people flaming you for no reason?

(this probably should have been a pm)

Utukki · Post by **Utukki** » Sun Jul 20, 2003 3:37 am

dmdflarekojima wrote:happy to help at anytime, also... on the fanfic side, where would be a good place to post some fanfics without people flaming you for no reason?

To be honest, nowhere on the internet is safe from flaming, with the exeption of some well-moderated mailing lists. The FFML http://ffml.anifics.com/faq.txtis a good place to get constructive criticism for all genres of anime fanfic, and there are specialized fanfic lists for nearly every anime you can think of on Yahoo groups. Hope that helps. And yes, we can take this discussion to PMs if you'd like.