Show Your Name

Feedback on cataloged Anime Music Videos

Moderators: seasons, Mol

Forum rules
Please observe the following unique rules for this forum:
  • Please limit your new threads (not replies) to one per week. If you have several new videos to announce, create one thread for all the videos. (Note: if you forget one you can edit your post!)
  • Offsite links are allowed, but you are required to have a catalog entry for that video as well. Threads announcing videos that do not contain a catalog entry will be moved to the Awaiting Catalog Entry sub-forum and will be deleted in 2 weeks if an entry is not created.
  • When posting announcements, it is recommended that you include links to the catalog entries (using the video ID) in your post.
  • Videos that do not contain anime are allowed to be announced in the Other Videos section and are not required to have catalog entries.
Locked
thefanvideoer2
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:36 pm
Org Profile

Show Your Name

Post by thefanvideoer2 » Mon Jan 20, 2020 1:52 pm




This is my first time posting an AMV in the catalog, so I wasn't sure how to add music or an artist (I searched but they didn't come up) The song is "Show Yourself" from Frozen 2 originally by Idina Menzel, and this is a cover by Gabi and Collin.

I never thought I'd make an AMV with this movie OR song since I despise Frozen, but once I got the idea to use the scene when Taki and Mitsuha call each other for the "voice," it wouldn't leave me alone and I had to do it! But then it didn't feel right using the original, which would have forced me to use mostly Mitsuha for this when I wanted to do both her and Taki. Surprisingly, I actually found a duet and basically just winged it from there.

User avatar
Aymric
Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:16 pm
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Show Your Name

Post by Aymric » Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:49 pm

Overall: I liked the atmosphere, the parallelism in the video, and the sentimental aspects.

However, I will say: I wasn't completely sold at the beginning half of the video. But, when the second half kicked in, it became a lot more enjoyable to watch.

Some parts were a little jarring, some degree of transitions would've helped, or allowing the clip to stay a little longer before moving onto the next one. Personally, I found the move from 2:25 to 2:26 a little jarring just because of the colour schemes (one being bright and saturated, the other darker and slightly more monotonous) - I think some transition would've benefitted that, definitely.

Overall, it was a very nice watch and it greatly highlighted a lot of the parallelism that goes on in the movie as they converge. Really good song for a really good movie!

thefanvideoer2
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:36 pm
Org Profile

Re: Show Your Name

Post by thefanvideoer2 » Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:37 pm

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I see what you mean with 2:25 being a little jarring because of the color differences. I've been trying to steer clear of transitions lately because it's hard to find a good balance of too many or not enough (or not the right ones) and I guess in this one there weren't enough. I'll be sure to experiment some more next time. Thanks again :)

User avatar
seasons
Joined: Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:31 pm
Contact:
Org Profile

Re: Show Your Name

Post by seasons » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:04 pm

This is very thoughtful, very good lyric sync, the gentle pace of the editing fits the pace and weight of the song very fittingly.

I can't say I ever would have thought to use this song with this anime (never mind never having heard this cover version), it's pretty impressive how you recontextualized these scenes to make it work.

Invest in a future where you don't use watermarks like this, believe in yourself

thefanvideoer2
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:36 pm
Org Profile

Re: Show Your Name

Post by thefanvideoer2 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:11 pm

Thank you for watching and for the great feedback, I'm really glad you enjoyed it :D I wish I could invest in a future like that, but because of so many bad experiences with my videos being stolen, I'm extremely reluctant to upload anything without a watermark. It hasn't happened as much with a big one. I know they're ugly and distracting, but I just feel very strongly it's the only way to keep my videos safe. I always make sure to enter watermark-free vids in contests, though!

Locked

Return to “AMV Announcements & Feedback”