Are digital/video effects really necessary for a good AMV?

Sukunai · Post by **Sukunai** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:07 pm

That's like saying does an artist need expensive brand name paints to make a good painting.

If the editor sucks, nothing they use will make the amv look good.

Fall_Child42 · Post by **Fall_Child42** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:07 pm

Otohiko wrote:No.

Seriously, why is this even a question?

"Good" is extremely subjective outside certain common-sense norms. For some (groups of) people, it is in fact neccesary to have no effects at all in a video for it to be even good.
Friggin luddites

God damnit Oto you said exactly what I was going to say waaaay before I got the chance.

Good work.

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:11 pm

Of course not. What kind of question is that anyways? Never suggest that there's ever such a thing as an absolute when it comes to something that's subjective.

Chiikaboom · Post by **Chiikaboom** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:34 pm

i liek effektz

godix · Post by **godix** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:48 pm

Ignore all these people telling you that you don't need effects. They're just the current popular editors and they don't want competition. So they're intentionally lying to you in order to cripple any chance you might have to ever become popular yourself. Of course effects are required for a good video. So if you want a popular video just dump lots and lots of effects onto the timeline. Don't worry if it's so much that you can't even see the original anime, that doesn't appear to actually bother most people. After all they've seen the anime before. You'll bore the audience unless you add something shiny to distract them.

If you think I'm just being a smartass here I suggest you go look at the top 10%. See on the forum everyone is posing and pretending to believe shit they don't really believe. It's because they think it impresses people or some such shit like that. To see what people REALLY believe look at what they rate highly when they think no one is paying attention. Euphoria. Spoil. Skittles. Any of the dozens of wondertwin crapfests. The org *LOVES* effects and despises anything that doesn't flash to the beat.

Niotex · Post by **Niotex** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:03 pm

IF you can pull them off, do it. If you're just another kid on the block who doesn't know jack shit.. Well I'm sorry your shit out of luck.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:18 pm

Mitchotex: unless you take the time to learn...

Kitsuner · Post by **Kitsuner** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:21 pm

Niotex wrote:IF you can pull them off, do it. If you're just another kid on the block who doesn't know jack shit.. Well I'm sorry your shit out of luck.

In other words, until you can make it look good, keep it a secret that you even try.

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:07 am

OropherZero wrote:Illeia is walking proof that the answer is "no".

Yes, but she is a freak of nature ...

Kevmaster · Post by **Kevmaster** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:12 am

Deaf Jester wrote:Nothing beats the fade. Nothing.