What to you is the most important aspect of a good amv?

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:18 pm

If I get to the end of it and my fingers aren't twitching in anticipation of castigating the creator... it's a good video in my book.

JaddziaDax · Post by **JaddziaDax** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:27 pm

mood and entertainment value

Castor Troy · Post by **Castor Troy** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:47 pm

A video being good.

batmanMG · Post by **batmanMG** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:00 am

an aspect of attachment... make it your own video... and have more of an emotional (thats not the right word... its really more than just that but i lack words) attachment... keep it from being just another amv... make the scenes have importance... assymilate into the borge... and you've got a great video

lister007 · Post by **lister007** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:19 am

Purpose

Not only does it need purpose, but every shot has to be purposeful. Like a good artist with brush strokes.

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:18 am

The greatest video ever.

Seriously, I wish people would try this atleast once.

Download a random video (any video will do... How about one of mine ; ) ?) and play any random song that you have laying around, at the same time.

Sometimes you get a really cool match.
Then you can mix the video and song together and have an amv you made!

Honestly though, sometimes with everything else you can (will, have to) do in life... making an AMV seems like it could be all just that easy.

If it doesnt SEEM like it comes that easy to you (and I know there are LOTS of you type), or you're not having fun with it... That's probably why you (and others) don't like the video.

So what it takes to make a great amv, is an editor who doesn't find it a trial to make something thats a hobby not a damn job.

YouTube · Post by **Kionon** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:41 am

Voices_Of_Ryan wrote:The greatest video ever.

Seriously, I wish people would try this atleast once.

Download a random video (any video will do... How about one of mine ; ) ?) and play any random song that you have laying around, at the same time.

Sometimes you get a really cool match.
Then you can mix the video and song together and have an amv you made!

No. While some matches I have found by accident during the editing process, this is not recommended as your entire editing style. In fact, I strongly recommend against it. Editing is a skilled process. One does not simply throw stuff together and hope it kinda sorta works.

Honestly though, sometimes with everything else you can (will, have to) do in life... making an AMV seems like it could be all just that easy.

If it doesnt SEEM like it comes that easy to you (and I know there are LOTS of you type), or you're not having fun with it... That's probably why you (and others) don't like the video.

No, I'm pretty sure some videos just suck.

So what it takes to make a great amv, is an editor who doesn't find it a trial to make something thats a hobby not a damn job.

Some of us like taking our editing seriously. Once again, editing is a skilled process. Those skills can be applied elsewhere in the job market, not just in our "hobby." Some of us are broadcasters or aspiring broadcasters. The marketability of our skill set is an asset, not a liability.

DTJB · Post by **DTJB** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:00 am

Concept is what always gets me interested right away. However if a video suffers from crappy editing, it's going to bore the hell out of me. And if that happens, it doesn't matter what the concept was to begin with.

FoxJones · Post by **FoxJones** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:17 am

Jasta85 wrote:Ok, i'm honestly just curious as to what people think is the most important part of a good amv, or most important part(s) if you have more than one.
1. Concept
2. Song choice
3. Sync/Flow
4. Special effects
5. Anime used

Flow/Sync... which comes mainly from how well the music and anime chosen works with each other with the concept in mind and how well the editor put them together.

Fail in one of those and AMV ends up average. Only unnecessary one in your list as itself is the special effects.. which though is part of editing process, which creates sync.

Voices_Of_Ryan · Post by **Voices_Of_Ryan** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:29 am

Kionon wrote:Some of us like taking our editing seriously. Once again, editing is a skilled process. Those skills can be applied elsewhere in the job market, not just in our "hobby." Some of us are broadcasters or aspiring broadcasters. The marketability of our skill set is an asset, not a liability.

Good thing Sarcasm isn't a marketable skill...

o.o

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