Naruto...the new DBZ?

[Coffee 54]

I don't really care about originality in videos anymore... (OMG) I mean Toushi was a Naruto action video like the 10 million other ones but I enjoyed it to it's fullest extent. It's all just a simple matter of me liking the video regardless of the anime/song/concept.

x2.

I also recognize that's just my opinion so when I get low orginality scores or low review scores because of originality on one of my Naruto or DBZ videos I don't mind. Just so long as the other aspects are judged fairly as well.

And just for the record, as a source, FLCL is proportionally (6 episodes / 1030 videos) overused way more then either DBZ or Naruto and nobody ever bitches about it. Except me... Right now I guess... But this really isn't bitching cause I don't mind I'm just pointing out.

[SuperFusion]

I'm gonna judge you on the anime you like...and bring your originality down to 5..over JUST anime.......wow..

I don't grade off on anime anymore. :O

[badmartialarts]

Any Naruto video I make will be highly original, or it won't get made at all.

[Arigatomina]

In the back of my mind, I have this little voice that is telling me, "If you give them an honest op, they are going to be hurt, and they are going to be vengeful, and they are going to give you a payback op with low scores. That is a possibility, but it feels just as wrong inflating scores that I would honestly rank low.

Are you doing op exchanges? You can avoid this issue by starting your own exchange and either saying upfront that you score low for certain anime, or by boycotting vids for that anime. Or you can only reply to threads that have anime you consider original or under-used. You'll still have to watch out for retaliatory ops, but if you explain why you give the scores, you can report 'revenge flames' and have them deleted (drop a link in the mods box).

There's no reason to feel bad because you won't inflate scores. But you seem to know yourself well enough to realize you're burnt out on some anime (as source footage). It's pretty easy to avoid specific anime. I've been boycotting the Kenshin ova's for about 2 years now because know I hate them and almost all videos using them. If you don't download those vids, it's not an issue.

[TeclmmlEd]

NICE A topic I can reply in MUHAHAHA....


Anyway back to buisness. Im sure everyone knows that Naruto is basically...the new DBZ in the way that there are new naruto videos in he dozens each and everyday. Originality wise...people have different ways of scoring I believe. As we get more into "Effects" of the vid...sometimes it just gets really annoying. Like right now the new thing to do is "Crazy Effects FOR YOUR VIDEOS!!O_O"....we are quickly seeing the org is being taken over by effects and some people may start getting annoyed by them. But some people actually see them as good way sof getting originality points up. I guess its all in the person whos rating it...

- Teco

[OzzieAlThor79]

I personally prefer non-effects (or at least minimal) myself.

The thing is, if the effect is done RIGHT and it works with the video then I am all for it.

Take the effects out of "Euphoria" and "The Sprit never dies (I don't have the title of the AMV memorized. It's the one that won best Vid this year)".

What do you get? Decent videos... with good editing even! Certainly not the classics that they are. Effects were put to proper use there and few could find fault in their excessive use of them.

The challenge that comes up is that most people DON'T know when to quit or don't have an understanding that 3:30 of cross-fade isn't good video making.

Judge a video by the whole, not the sum of it's parts is what I say.

And darn tootin on that FLCL comment. I guess i never realized 6 episodes could make enough footage.. to warrant so many videos.

Another thing about Naruto and DBZ: Remember these are long series with tons of source footage. You have alot more stuff to choose from because these series simply had more happen than other shows! Well... maybe not DBZ (5 episodes of screaming and yellow = about 5 seconds of good footage), but I hope you get my drift.

More footage = More Amv's (usually).

[TeclmmlEd]

I personally prefer non-effects (or at least minimal) myself.

The thing is, if the effect is done RIGHT and it works with the video then I am all for it.

Take the effects out of "Euphoria" and "The Sprit never dies (I don't have the title of the AMV memorized. It's the one that won best Vid this year)".

What do you get? Decent videos... with good editing even! Certainly not the classics that they are. Effects were put to proper use there and few could find fault in their excessive use of them.

The challenge that comes up is that most people DON'T know when to quit or don't have an understanding that 3:30 of cross-fade isn't good video making.

Judge a video by the whole, not the sum of it's parts is what I say.

And darn tootin on that FLCL comment. I guess i never realized 6 episodes could make enough footage.. to warrant so many videos.

Another thing about Naruto and DBZ: Remember these are long series with tons of source footage. You have alot more stuff to choose from because these series simply had more happen than other shows! Well... maybe not DBZ (5 episodes of screaming and yellow = about 5 seconds of good footage), but I hope you get my drift.

More footage = More Amv's (usually).

OMG HE MAKES SENSE!!

[.:SR:.]

I personally prefer non-effects (or at least minimal) myself.

The thing is, if the effect is done RIGHT and it works with the video then I am all for it.

Take the effects out of "Euphoria" and "The Sprit never dies (I don't have the title of the AMV memorized. It's the one that won best Vid this year)".

What do you get? Decent videos... with good editing even! Certainly not the classics that they are. Effects were put to proper use there and few could find fault in their excessive use of them.

The challenge that comes up is that most people DON'T know when to quit or don't have an understanding that 3:30 of cross-fade isn't good video making.

Judge a video by the whole, not the sum of it's parts is what I say.

And darn tootin on that FLCL comment. I guess i never realized 6 episodes could make enough footage.. to warrant so many videos.

Another thing about Naruto and DBZ: Remember these are long series with tons of source footage. You have alot more stuff to choose from because these series simply had more happen than other shows! Well... maybe not DBZ (5 episodes of screaming and yellow = about 5 seconds of good footage), but I hope you get my drift.

More footage = More Amv's (usually).

OMG HE MAKES SENSE!!

x3

[Scandia]

The one time I gave out free general OPS, I put among other qualifiers "no Naruto/DBZ/other overrated and overused anime" and "no Linkin Park or Evanescence". Mainly because I wanted to do more original stuff.

On the other hand, I am not a fan of special effects. They do nothing for me. I prefer substance over style. Sometimes they even detract. OK so this is a whole other subject.

I am tired of Naruto. It has been shown for two years in a row at my school's anime club. They show it first, so by the time the next anime gets around, I am too sleepy to stay around. Did I tell you that I am a major morning person? But they are not.

They are prolonging that anime too much. Just like DBZ. They are overrating that anime too much. Just like Cowboy Bebop. In other words- it is getting all the ingredients for me to resent it. Not hate it like I hate Lain for being total garbage. Just resent it for getting way too much undeserved positive attention.

[badmartialarts]

Not hate it like I hate Lain for being total garbage.

HEY! My videos resemble that remark...

Originality isn't in the source, it's in the creator.