Ok, lets try it this way then. What makes an AMV bad?

[DrngdKreationz]

scenes and effects that arent needed

Die. Right now. I'm serious.

mmmmm? what are you implying?

(yeah took me a while to respond but... you know things come up)

Video's can't be bad if they have lots of effects. If you don't like them, that means you suck.

STFU! Your IQ is getting lower with every post you make.

I thought it was pretty obvious that Pyle was being sarcastic.

I'm glad SOMEONE knows. I figured Beowulf would die if he read that post

no philosophical debate thread in general amv is complete without a quoting pyramid

and yes, anything that doesn't conform to our guidelines of what is good is bad.

It's not a pyramid...it's...yeah, it's a pyramid.

damn.. if that wasn't a stupid reason to make the pyramid larger.. I don't know what is....

[megaman917]

To avoid making a bad AMV:

1. Try to do something that hasn't already been done.
2. Don't let your entire video focus on one scene.
3. Use a good song.
4. Make sure the song fits with the footage.
5. Make sure the footage fits with the song.
6. Take into account that people have different tastes in anime series.
7. Take into account that people have different tastes in music.
8. Don't use the same series or song too many times.
9. Aviod using a large chunk of someone else's specially edited
video to make yours. (I've been guilty of that)
10. If your gonna use other AMVs to make your own, (like I do), use more than 2 and make sure you use very little or none of specially edited footage from the other videos.

[megaman917]

One more thing:
If you're other AMVs to make your own (like I do), make sure your videos are edited to your own specifications.

[Bote]

Even though your tone is negative that is 100% true. My goal: to be the best. Never did I do this for fun, it was always to beat others and win competitions. For me AMV's are serious business. Period.

"HEY DUDE IM THE F'ING BEST", which (while not as blunt and stupid sounding) is a tone I've picked up from a number of your posts.

Hah hah you see the thing is I know I'm not. I can't really say which posts are those from which you got the idea, since for most of the time I don't rant about anything.

In my opinion a video driven by the above attitude will never be as good as someone who has something to say.

I always put thought in my videos and they do have some sort of message in them. You think I'd make a video driven with a sole purpose of victory? Well that's not the case. When I finish it then I think about the ways to present it. In the process of actual making, my main thought isn't competition it's always to get the message/story/concept across.

[Pyle]

Why are you so adament about being number one?

Hey dude, it may not matter to you, but I dream about being in Koop and AD's position. I wanna win the VCA and participate in Cons.

I posted that in a bitching topic about overlays awhile ago. Now I don't really give a shit about winning anything.

Maybe it just takes Bote longer to understand

[megaman917]

Something I forgot to mention and it's very important:

FOR THE LOVE OF ANIME, PLEASE STOP USING LINKIN PARK'S "IN THE END"!!!! It's the most used song in AMVs. Granted, it's a hot song, I like it too, but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

[mexicanjunior]

Even though your tone is negative that is 100% true. My goal: to be the best. Never did I do this for fun, it was always to beat others and win competitions. For me AMV's are serious business. Period.

LOL! I can't imagine going into video making with this mindset. I would burn myself out 2 hours into it.

[Castor Troy]

Why are you so adament about being number one?

Hey dude, it may not matter to you, but I dream about being in Koop and AD's position. I wanna win the VCA and participate in Cons.

I posted that in a bitching topic about overlays awhile ago. Now I don't really give a shit about winning anything.

Maybe it just takes Bote longer to understand

That dream isn't all it's cracked up to be..... at least not the way I did it 2 years ago.

[Bote]

Why are you so adament about being number one?

Hey dude, it may not matter to you, but I dream about being in Koop and AD's position. I wanna win the VCA and participate in Cons.

I posted that in a bitching topic about overlays awhile ago. Now I don't really give a shit about winning anything.

Maybe it just takes Bote longer to understand

Maybe you ought to reread what you said. "Win the VCA" -> "I don't really give a shit about winning anything." Maybe it really takes longer understand.

[Scintilla]

Why are you so adament about being number one?

Hey dude, it may not matter to you, but I dream about being in Koop and AD's position. I wanna win the VCA and participate in Cons.

I posted that in a bitching topic about overlays awhile ago. Now I don't really give a shit about winning anything.

Maybe it just takes Bote longer to understand

Maybe you ought to reread what you said. "Win the VCA" -> "I don't really give a shit about winning anything." Maybe it really takes longer understand.

When Pyle said "awhile ago", he meant a few months or more ago.
When he said "now", he meant now.
He used to care a whole lot, and now he doesn't anymore.
Makes perfect sense to <i>me</i>.

Something I forgot to mention and it's very important:

FOR THE LOVE OF ANIME, PLEASE STOP USING LINKIN PARK'S "IN THE END"!!!! <b>It's the most used song in AMVs.</b> Granted, it's a hot song, I like it too, but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

That may be true now, but a Super Search reveals that "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence is currently within only 30 videos of taking over the top spot.