Obligatory, annual, elitist AWA 2016 Pro AMV review!

[Rider4Z]

I'm looking over the category suggestions, can someone explain the difference between Sentimental and Emotional and if there are enough videos of both to merit having both?

[jingoro]

I'm looking over the category suggestions, can someone explain the difference between Sentimental and Emotional and if there are enough videos of both to merit having both?

I think the intent of Emotional was for videos that are... emotional, but not sentimental? I left it up for voting. If you ever do not understand a category, or dislike it, I suggest not voting for it.

[ngsilver]

My review for the contest...

[MaboroshiStudio]

I keep meaning to do mine, but so busy with everything else for AWA so yeah...

[Mr Pilkington]

I keep meaning to do mine, but so busy with everything else for AWA so yeah...

Inorite!! what kind of monster would give you busy work leading up to the con?

[jingoro]

I keep meaning to do mine, but so busy with everything else for AWA so yeah...

Inorite!! what kind of monster would give you busy work leading up to the con?
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You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.

[SailorDeath]

Here we go guys, I pull no punches.

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Thank god, the shit is over.

[Shin-AMV]

to all of those who still need to review:

[MadMegatax]

One of the main things I'm getting from this competition is new AMVs to watch, so the ratings I have here represent personal enjoyability rather than quality. If there's any typos... well, I wrote a lot and don't care enough to thoroughly check.

* might watch again outside competition
** plan to watch again outside competition
*** already watched multiple times whoops

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Feel good Disney stuff! It's entertaining, and it makes me smile. I like that you carefully picked which scene goes where to match with the lyrics. at some parts it's heavier on toy story (and ratatouille is only two to three shots). Although, now that I think about it, why is it Disney and Pixar that have all the different movie sources and Dreamworks and Illumination only get one? I get Illumination since Despicable Me stands out by far compared to The Lorax, but now that I realize How to Train Your Dragon is missing from this it makes me kinda sad. And this is a minor thing based on personal interpretation, but Elsa doing her big song in the middle of the second chorus kinda threw me off because to me that song was more "the world cast me aside so I'm gonna stop caring" but not by her own choice, so it didn't really feel like Elsa's "good life", so to speak.

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I'm glad that this AMV exists because the anime source and audio go so well together. So much fun!

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A really engaging AMV that doesn't lose it's emotional impact on rewatch. I feel like the ending could have been cut off after they fly away on the bird. Based on the song of life is his creation, I thought it would be fitting for them to leave on the giant birds that they created with their own imagination. But it seems that the anime ends with them in the real world with the girl going away so if that's the idea you want to stick with then that's fine too.

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I liked the beginning. I haven't watched Naruto, but I liked how you built up his issues and his conflict with Sasuke. In the middle of the AMV you start to go forward with Naruto's life though, and the quick scenes of other people are hard to connect to since I don't know how it relates to Naruto. And then with the heavier focus on Hinata and his family it doesn't feel as strong at the end since it feels like "suddenly, family!" and I'm not quite sure what happened in that final section. It felt like too much of a downer ending for an otherwise uplifting tale. On the technical side, you could probably use more ken burns and find better quality footage.

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There are some good action scenes paired with the music here, but I think there should be much more intense action scenes in the second chorus and the end of the third chorus. The choice of clips in that part doesn't really fit the build up of the song. Technical stuff: the blur/push to the side transition feels disorienting in live action. At 60fps, it translates into my brain in a way that gives me the vague feeling of a headache. I get motion sickness more with certain things though.

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This AMV is so hilarious to me. I thought the build up of the editing to the reveal of the girl brandishing the knife on the guy in a fit of rage was perfect because her acting out in such a violent manner caught me off guard, and went with the audio really well. In terms of editing, the cropping could probably be cleaner, and there could probably be more visually entertaining gags to match with the audio in the second half. But overall loved it.

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Okay so I was excited when the video started with a larger than usual amount of focus on Kotomine, so I ended up unnecessarily hyped for a different type of fate video. But this was still good, solid editing that builds up hype for the most part. But I'm not a fan of the red/green coloring effect, or at least how far apart the coloring appears in some shots.

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I like the concept, I definitely think Code Geass was the right way to go for this song, and I think you had the point of view correct. The fancy Brittanian royalty is such a good fit for the feel of the song. I wish that you had stuck with only one of the princes for the video though. Also, I'm not sure if choosing Lelouch for the person being sung to worked, since Lelouch can come off as equally arrogant/charasmatic as the singer. Maybe the entire rebellion in general could work?

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I might watch this again in the context that it loops pretty well, which I discovered because I still had my media player set to loop for a song I was listening to earlier. It's a short video but it's catchy. Also I think there's a meme I'm missing out on here.

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I didn't get this video much the first time I watched it, but the second time I focused on the lyrics and MAN did it hit. I love how the entire video built up Homura as the Antichrist and then shows Madoka as her opposite, when usually the order is presented as the other way around. I liked the ending, with Homura holding Madoka and then showing their hands inter-crossed. It all felt so poetic and lovely. I suppose a flaw would be that I needed to focus on the lyrics a lot in order to understand it. Not sure if that is something easily remedied though.

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When you pick a darker cover of a usually bubbly song, I kinda thought the clips would match that darker tone. But there's still the bubbly attitude and sincere smiles throughout a lot of the video and the contrast comes off as more jarring than ironic. I do think the premise could work, but some clips would need to change.

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DAMN THIS IS GOOD. Despite the atypical art style, the editing here helps keep the video visually engaging and the narrative interesting. I really like the tiling effect with the piano too.

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The editing here is pretty solid, and I really like the ship thing falling down from the sky with the music in the beginning section (that was really cool). But it seems like the video's just about this one scene so it's not that really engaging from a narrative standpoint.

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Guess the Earth is screwed! Editing is good, and the message of the apocalypse comes across. But I don't know, something feels missing, or rather there's not much to say on what happens. There's fighting and death and the world ends.

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The over usage of effects in this video hurts it. You don't need to zoom in to the beat repeatedly for one clip. And don't zoom in and focus on one character and then pan to another character. It ends up looking lower quality, and ultimately it distracts the viewer heavily from the video. The text also clashes with the video in terms of both color and type. I thought 2:35 to 2:40 had good editing, with the main effect being a blur that led into a detailed closeup of the main character's face before he drops in to fight the other guy. You don't need to overdo things to make the clips visually entertaining.

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It feels a bit slow paced. It's cute but could probably use some ken burns to help it be more visually entertaining. The emotions definitely come across though.

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Wow, this one loops extremely well too. I know that because I forgot to turn off the loop button again.

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RIP Batman (or not?). So the beginning starts off really really strong. Up to and including Batman's companions being introduced. But then the companions start taking some of the focus from Batman, so we end up seeing what happens to them rather than Batman's reactions for the most part. I don't think we even saw Batman react to Batgirl's injury. Why show off how Gordon is being tortured in the whole scheme of the video? The way the video is now I'm not sure it adds to the story being built. I feel like (and it's just my impression here) that the overall story is the ultimate fight of the Batman versus the Joker with these people caught in the middle. Maybe if there were more interactions between Batman and his compatriots their pain would end up being way more effective when it builds to that final battle between Batman and the Joker, after all the sacrifices and suffering to get to that point. Don't get me wrong, the video is very good, but I just can't see myself revisiting it in the future.

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This is such a cute and charming that I unexpectedly love, and it does well especially considering the older source material. There is a sinister undertone, but it feels like the video brushes it aside with a "don't think about it too much!" I think it all works to the video's favor. If you could find a higher quality version of the song of course that would be awesome, but as it stands now I feel like it helps give of this VHS feel to the video, which I feel like is an equally valid way of presenting the video.

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This video is so amazing. The choice of visuals and timing is so perfect, not overwhelming but not shying away from it either. The way that the video itself adds meaning to the song is brilliant as well. For instance: in the conversation of going to the brain shop to fix his brain the audio does not talk about money at all, but the choice of using clips to focus on coins at this part shifts the idea onto money and lets the viewer make that connection. These editing choices really emphasize the connection between audio and visual for an amazing experience.

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The editing's really solid in the video, the masking and effects are done well. The two little balls really stand out just based on how vibrant their colors are compared to the softer color palette of the anime, and it's especially jarring at the beginning when the viewer doesn't know that the song will go into more of a parody later on. Still, outside of the edits, I don't really get the impression that this girl wants to kill others for her senpai. Maybe if she had more evil expressions outside of the edited shrunken evil eyes, but for the most part she just looks happy go lucky all the time. It just seems kinda forced.

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This is probably my favorite AMV with Dear Future Husband that I've seen so far. It's so far, and the scenarios from the anime match the song so well. I guess the one thing I wish from the video was that there was more focus on other monster girls, not just the snake girl. She seemed to get the majority of the screen time. Otherwise, such a super fun video.

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This video feels kinda disjointed. In the beginning of the video, Saki finds the vial but it isn't introduced until the end. And when she destroys the vial there's not much indication as to why her action is significant. If I were to guess based on my knowledge of the show and what I was shown in the video beforehand, I think that in that moment in the video Saki is destroying the vial because she didn't want to be all alone. And throughout the video we see her and her friends experiencing good and bad moments, but I don't feel like the significance of most of them disappearing/dying came through. So as a result this climatic moment in the video loses its punch. I feel like if all these events were weaved together better into a more coherent narrative it would definitely have more of an emotional punch.

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I've never played Zelda, but I thought this video was excellently crafted. My favorite part was definitely the middle section that showed all the different locations and monsters, and it really gave me a feeling of wonder and awe as if I was exploring these amazing things (in such a short period of time though, haha). My one single complaint is seeing the UI graphics in the top right in some scenes. It detracts from an otherwise amazing experience because I think "I wonder if there's any way to get rid of that..." I understand if you can't, but for me that's the one thing that takes me out of this amazing journey of a video.

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Great editing! The matching of clips to significant moments in the audio really builds the suspense effectively. I've only watched the first episode of Stranger Things but I'm definitely interested with watching this again once I finish it.

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Not a fan of AMV Hell vids, sorry. Also, I was so hyped when I saw Assassination Classroom at the beginning and it was focusing on the education and I thought it was gonna be that so I was super disappointed. Trolled me good with this one. :<

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I like the concept and overall feel, definitely feels like a fun video with a good audio/video combo. It's just that all the shots feel the same after a while. Car explosion, cut to other car explosion, cut to shot of face, cut to action shot. Maybe if there was some varied pacing with the clips it would help visually, or perhaps some fade to black moments to help build drama.

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Strong editing. I feel like the strongest emotional moments in the video were when it was focusing on the struggles of the three friends. There were moments of focus on other characters (black haired guy, orange haired girl) but those didn't really connect with what I ultimately took from the video. A tighter narrative/focus would definitely help.

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MAN MAN MAN. Very fun video! I think the achievement unlocked part distracts from the video, especially with the audio.

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Editing is great. The visuals look amazing, but I'm not sure that's to the videos benefit. All the abstract visuals end up making it hard for the viewer to latch onto any significant moment for an emotional impact. For instance, when Saki was shown with Maria near the beginning, the video doesn't give any indication to Maria's effect on Saki, just quickly moves on to other abstract visuals. And then Maria appears again near the end, which made me go "oh yeah she was in this video earlier" because there was not much else that helped build her presence throughout the video.

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Oh man I love this so much. The concept is amazing, focusing on Tamaki's desire to shower Haruhi with gifts and a bit of Haruhi's weakness for food as well. Editing was great, the obviously added in images didn't feel forced at all. One thing though, I know what you were going for with that end shot there, but since I'm very familiar with the show I recognized that shot of Haruhi on her back with Kyoya over her. It kinda took away from the video because that scene in the show was not romantic to me at all.

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Good editing. The narrative feels all over the place though. First there's the focus on the grandma, then the girl, then the boy, then violence, then angst, then slice of life? I couldn't really figure out what the intended narrative was going for.

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I had trouble connecting to the moments shown in the video. I'm sure they were significant in the show, but I didn't quite know what was going on, or how it related to the overall message. I liked the part in the climax of the song when it showed the two looking at that cloud of dust (?) because it was suitably dramatic for that moment in the song, but at the same time I wished that dramatic feeling had extended through the rest of that sequence as well.

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For the most part I love this video. I love the song/video combo, I love the pixel effects with the song, I love how all their moments of romance are perfectly timed in this video. However, it's because I love every other part so much that the subplot of Yamato getting hurt DRIVES ME CRAZY. To start off, I know the show so the idea of Suna hurting Yamato somehow just doesn't compute. But outside of that it feels like an unneccesary conflict that goes off on a tangent. Rather than focusing on the romance, it focuses on Takeo finding these potential suspects and beating them up. I don't know why you didn't use the last two episodes if you wanted a subplot of romance trouble. That way you could still have Yamato in that section and not just focus on Takeo. If that section was different I definitely would love this video so much more.

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I really like how the fantastical visuals pair up with the dramatic moments in the audio at parts. I didn't really feel much about it though, like "WOW that's the perfect match" or something like that. Not much can be done about that though.

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Man does this song/anime go well together. Lyric sync was really good. Had a good laugh at God appearing. Overall though this video feels kinda static, not bouncy enough to match the tone of the song.

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I was kinda iffy about having the audio from the show at the beginning, but in the I think it was really effective to cut from the line about being a hero to the song starting with "Hero, hero". Ultimately though, from there the AMV should have showed the girl being a hero across the anime series and not just this one scene (although I don't know how the anime goes).

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Oh man this was a super effective trailer. I haven't seen either source, but I thought it paired up so well and the sound effects went nicely with all the ships and explosions. Very good job on this one.

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Video player still on loop. Watched this five times in a row. Was entertained each time.

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It was entertaining for the first minute and a half, but then it got a bit same-y after a while. There wasn't much to show about the concept that hadn't been shown at that point other then 2 or 3 funny moments from the song. (But where's the bacon tho)

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Man does this song/anime go well together. All the visual gags were used effectively and the editing matches up with the bouncy nature of the song, and it all successfully builds up to the kids following the leader (my favorite part of the video). Really enjoyable.

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Some scenes need color correction. Masking was good with the backgrounds, but it doesn't seem like there was any particular reason for those flowery backgrounds. But it didn't feel like there was much substance to the video. Maybe if there were more visual gags going on for rewatch value?

105 - 2 gorey 4 me, sorry

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I can appreciate what you were trying to do with the music, but the piano doesn't sync up at all at parts. The violin fits in better, but it's also too loud at that section. I like how the video spent time building up their bond, but I kinda wish it had a more retrospective feel to it since the song starts out with the person already being dead.

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I like this a lot, but it's probably because I'm familiar with the video it's parodying. Still, I think you did a good job with the different shots, although the shaky effect sometimes results in black peeking through the sides (can't remember if that happened in the original). Also, THE TRIPLE ZOOM IN ON THAT MOON. It's not great but at the same time I love it a lot. I guess... if this video is trying to take itself seriously then it would diminish my enjoyment of it but if it's setting out to be silly and fun and not serious at all then I would enjoy it more. I'm going with the latter interpretation until proven otherwise.

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Yooo this is good! Despite the calmer nature of the song the creepiness of the video has no problem coming through. It builds up suspense well and although it cuts off somewhat abruptly it leaves me with the feeling that everyone is dead so it's haunting as a result. Good job!

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I feel the beginning and end were really strong. The beginning build the relationship well and the quick cuts of the end build up to a dramatic end of the girl dying. But the middle has some conflict that I don't quite understand (what's with the bandaged eye, or one of the girls leaving?). The narrative could overall be a bit more clear but I still enjoyed this one.

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It was cute, but I wish the whole song was used to better build up their relationship. Also I feel like the transition from children to adults shouldn't occur in the middle of the chorus because it was a bit jarring to have that sudden switch.

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I tested this out and now I want to know the story behind this.

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I wonder if I would like this more if I actually knew the source material. I'm not quite convinced of the romance portrayed here, especially since he confessed he loved another girl and then that was not really addressed again in the video.

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I really like some of the emotions portrayed in this video. The song was a good choice for this because the video is responding to the thoughts of the song to build to that ultimate acceptance of herself. I wish that the framing device were a bit more clear because when there's a quick shot of the play it's hard adjust my mindset to "oh we're back to that present moment". I like the flares near the end more when they're used for transitions than when they're used for overlays over longer periods of time.

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My exact reaction at the end of the first chorus "OH MY GOD IT'S BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE", like it was some big reveal to me. So two thumbs up for song/anime pairing. I'm not sure I really like the texture transition effect used in the middle. The story could be a bit stronger overall in terms of focusing on the two guys but overall I liked it more than not.

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Hmm. I understand what you were going for here, but the thing about psycho is that the first third of the movie is set on this one track before the huge twist. The movie completely pauses in terms of pacing at this scene and the viewer is left confused and disturbed as we then start to follow a different POV. But with the video, that big moment isn't given a lot of significance and it quickly move forward with the plot because the song is continuing forward as well. So it doesn't come across as this big shock of a moment and instead a change of pace that you gotta shrug and go along with. In a video that otherwise portrays a pretty faithful retelling of the movie it's a bit disappointing that it misses out on that emotional impact.

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The idea of Rolo and Suzaku on the same side is so weird to me. And Suzaku's the vigilante? For most of the series he's trying to change the system from within without breaking the rules! Maybe if I didn't know the source material I'd be more accepting of these roles but my knowledge kinda ruins my suspension of disbelief.

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Really solid editing with good/dramatic use of the fantastic imagery of the show. But it's the same fantastic imagery that ends up in many AMVs for this show, and this video kinda blends into all the other videos in my mind as a result.

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Very cute. I like how the video assigned the different characters to the different singers. But I feel like it's a bit too much focus on Chrona and Maka at the end, rather than just Chrona. I wonder if there was some way to focus on Chrona overcoming issues without the help of Maka.

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Man I really wish I could get behind this. The song is great, the pairing is great... but the narrative doesn't hold together as well as I would like. In the beginning it focuses too much on Keima gaming without showing Chihiro, and I felt that some flashes of her could really help indicate him having her in the back of his mind. I'm not sure Ayumi really fits in with the video, since there's no indication that she's helping Keima and Chihiro out. And although Keima rejecting Chihiro is what happens in the show, there's no indication in the video as to why Keima would reject her, since all the buildup in the video indicates that he likes her back and no other issues exist. Even just bringing back the idea of gaming might help the viewer latch onto some reason for his actions.

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I didn't really follow what was going on, or any of the troubles that the characters are facing. I understand they're upset about stuff, but I'm not quite sure what. As a result, I couldn't really connect with the emotions attempting to be shown in the video. Also, there are too many crossfades.

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Maaaaaaan I was getting hyped about the material shown here but then most of the people died. There were good arcs/emotional moments portrayed in the video that synced well with the dramatic moments in the audio, but it was too long for me to stay 100% invested the entire time.

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Oh man when this started I thought it was gonna focus on Ishval and the repercussions of the war, but then it turned into more of a character profile on Mustang so I lost some hype. Still, the idea was good and it was a fitting song matching fire and demons with him. My main complaint would be using clips from both series, ESPECIALLY in the funeral scene. It really stands out. Other than that, Winry's connection to the story didn't really come across as well especially since the first moment with her occurred early in the video and the idea isn't visited again until later.

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Short and sweet and unreasonably entertaining.

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It was really entertaining for the first minute or so but then the concept quickly grew old. I wonder if there's any way to refresh the enjoyment of the concept so it's consistently entertaining the whole way through? Also, I didn't get the toilet at the end. :<

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So I'm not familiar with the Overwatch lore, and as a result the only thing I could latch onto was the gorilla and kinda the robot. Everything else was quick shots of characters that I didn't have much time to recognize before it moved on to someone else. It was better on rewatch but I still had more of a sense of things flying over my head. If I knew the source maybe I would like it better?

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I really like this one a lot. I have no idea who these guys are, but the editing was on point and helped create an overall feeling of zany fun. I'm not sure if some of these editing effects were added in or were apart of the original source but either way they were used with excellent timing. I feel like I could watch this video a lot and not get tired of it.

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Oh man this video feels so powerful. That first neck stab was so powerful. It was the first onscreen violence in the video that didn't feel obscured, and the timing of it was so on point. And the ending with all the quick cuts made everything so dramatic and suspenseful; I definitely felt like I was at the edge of my seat. The Shinsekai Yori clips threw me off though because it seemed like it was just for dramatic effect for a few scenes, when most of the other clips were from the main source. But then again apparently there's another source in here as well, and I didn't notice standing out. Maybe this video is at its most powerful when the viewer recognizes none of the sources? I think this video could more than stand on its own with one source though.

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Well, the opening needs to be improved. And I feel like the tinder scene distracts from the story, as it definitely made me do a double take. An in-joke, I guess? But I just find the song/anime combo really charming and was surprisingly entertained throughout. It's so obvious in the song that there are multiple people singing compared to the one girl, but the overall joke lasted really well throughout the video.

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To get this out of the way, the editing is top notch. Everything flows so well. It's very easy to watch, and the concept comes through very well. That being said... MAN I wish this was more. :/

The overall effect of the video ends up not being the viewer experiencing anime with these people, but instead the viewer watching these people watch anime. There is a HUGE difference between the two. For instance, at 0:23-0:25, it zooms out from the clip to show it playing on the phone. The viewer sees the backs of the people watching it, and then it zooms in to the same clip again. Why show the people watching it if the viewer can't see their reaction? The viewer just know that they're watching anime, and doesn't have a chance to personally connect with their experience.

In many other shots the reaction is generic smiling people. But I don't feel any connection with them. They're just smiling. Cutting between anime and smiling faces doesn't necessarily invoke a smile in me as well. However, if any of these shots were actually anything that related to watching anime, that would be an entirely different story. My personal experience of anime watching is sitting in the corner of the room with my headphones on and maybe skyping with someone. So why not show that? Show someone in the corner of the room but still smiling on their computer. Show chatting online with friends about the latest episode of something. Show friends at school looking at a phone and watching a clip. Show a room full of people at an anime club watching shows projected onto the blackboard of a classroom. Scenarios>smiling faces in terms of relatability. As it stands, in the AMV there are very few moments when I can imagine someone going "OH WOW THAT'S ME RIGHT THERE". If there were some of those moments in this AMV, it would leave way more of a lasting impression that would evoke so many feelings in a general audience. As it stands, five minutes after watching this the most I can really recall of the top of my head is that lady crying (a relatable moment) and the people kissing (do people even make out when watching anime...).

And as a different issue, there are a bunch of large sections where it seems like the idea of showing people watching anime is forgotten in favor of just showing different anime. For the concept to be truly successful, it needs to be better integrated throughout the video.

Now that being said, I'm sure people will love this. I'm only ranting about this because I know you're an excellent editor from this AMV, so I know you can make this unforgettable instead of just a one and done kind of anime commercial.

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I think it's a good start but definitely needs some more work. The idea of the monster feels like it would be better paired with the tiger but that never really happens. The video at the chorus is slower paced than the verse, when it should actually be more powerful at that section. The girl is only introduced halfway through but takes up the rest of the narrative and the focus of being a monster shifts onto her.

137

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There are some good editing effects, but it feels like there is too much motion going on that gives me a vague feeling of dizziness. And you don't need all these sound effects to make what's going on in the video more engaging. For the most part the action shots sync well with the music.

141 **

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I'm so mad at how well it fits. It's weird when Asuna first enters the game when she sees Kirito asleep but then it switches to Kirito seeing Asuna asleep. I think it would be really cool if you could get English text in the prompts to give a little context as to what they're being commanded to do. At the end I think maybe you could probably sync the visuals with what's going on in the audio more.

142 **

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I've never seen this anime but based on visuals alone I think you nailed it. The visual sync with all the sound effects is amazing, and you really managed to capture deadly wacky fun feeling of the trailer. Very entertaining.

143

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I really this video could get there, but it needs to improve the narrative shown. It's took me a while to understand that yellow haired kid = black haired guy, but maybe that could be improved by including brown haired guy in the video and giving him some emotional scenes as well (since I forgot that he was there for a good while and just assumed the black haired guy was the third friend as a result). To me the video seems to be the story of the three friends and their tragic fight, but the brown haired guy was given no stake in this fight from what the video showed, so maybe by showing more of their struggles alone and together that final fight would have much more of an impact to help the viewer truly understand how tragic the whole scenario is.

[Lord Rae]

Man it's too late to do my reviews right? So that gets me out of it? Right?


Shit... Yeah I'll get on that I guess and get them done.