General Working on an AMV

Melanchthon · Post by **Melanchthon** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:19 pm

ReligionX wrote:
Melanchthon wrote:You could also have a static image and three or four animated masks that never touch each other.
Of course! I don't know why I didn't try taking a picture of me rubbing a balloon on my head and trying to suspend face masks with my statically charged hair! Sorry! I'll have to look this up too, it seems.

Let me know what you find.

Melanchthon wrote:1. What do you consider 'the basics'?
It's just a way of saying to not tell me to, "find (certain) hardware and find (certain) software." I know enough to actually make a video. Place clip, cut clip, move cilp, render clips, and so on.

So do the people who make their vids in ten minutes and upload it to the tube.

madbunny · Post by **madbunny** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:32 pm

ReligionX wrote:
madbunny wrote:Some of my guys
For a cutout character, or graphic replacing a billboard in a video
Some of your guys?
I have little to no idea what you are talking about mattes, but I'll look that up.

Sorry for the confusion, its sort of common knowlege with a lot o the forum regulars. I'm a school teacher, and one of the classroom projects that I do is making AMVs in class. I also have a 'video club' that watches anime during breaks and activity days in addition to making AMVs.

As for mattes: Here. If you look closely you'll notice part of the picture is not from the original show. There are probably close to 7 or 8 ways you could do this exact same thing. Which, is pretty much what everybody has been saying. Try out a few ideas and stick with what works for you.

This is from my video, although it's not that great. If you want to see well done examples check out Vlad G. Pohnert for his stuff.
here is his 'example' video

ReligionX · Post by **ReligionX** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:51 am

madbunny wrote:Sorry for the confusion, its sort of common knowlege with a lot o the forum regulars. I'm a school teacher, and one of the classroom projects that I do is making AMVs in class. I also have a 'video club' that watches anime during breaks and activity days in addition to making AMVs.

Woah. What? Where? Thank you. Thank you so much. I didn't know that people like you existed. I've changed my mind about the world. I'm going to have children now, and we're re-districting to your school.

delirium_sj · Post by **delirium_sj** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:36 pm

ReligionX wrote:Let me ask you--how did you start making AMVs, and how do you find is the easiest way for you to make AMVs?

Well, I started because the more AMVs I watched the more ideas I had. I'd find an AMV that sold me on an anime or music artist, and I wanted to share the things I loved as well.

Sakura-con was coming up, a con actually in my area & I figured 'heck, this is as good a time as any to give it a try'. I had some editor I had gotten for home videos (that I never got around to using

) and read the manual and just messed around until I became familiar with the program. The footage turned out awful (I had no idea there was so much prep work involved, I don't think I'd discovered the guides here yet) But everything else in the video I was very happy with....and still am, I'd go back and fix the interlacing....but I hate re-doing things once I know they're done....but maybe I will....see, it's all this indecision that kills my AMV skills XD

My style of editing is I'm sure not the fastest or the best.

I don't consider myself a GREAT AMVer but I like 'em & I've found some others who like them as well & that's good enough for me.

I've read all the guides now and use those for my prep work. I first rip whole DVDs or ALL episodes of the anime I want to use....I can't just pick out clips for ripping because I change my mind alot about what I want.

Then I put it all in the editor. Now that I use Premiere Elements I have multiple timelines. (don't really like this program...but I like the multiple timelines, makes my style of editing a little faster for me

) I put my long clip/s on the first line, and sift through it while listening to the song to find what I want, razor cut it and put that on the 2nd line, (keeping in mind the feel I wanted to have) and just repeat...until the song is over. Then I go over it again and again and again and look for the things I want to change. I have to sit here day and night for days until I get it done...because if I don't, I'll never finish it. I have several "ideas" that took too long to get started, or got interrupted and as much as I love the ideas I can't get them done!

delirium_sj · Post by **delirium_sj** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:39 pm

madbunny wrote:Sorry for the confusion, its sort of common knowlege with a lot o the forum regulars. I'm a school teacher, and one of the classroom projects that I do is making AMVs in class. I also have a 'video club' that watches anime during breaks and activity days in addition to making AMVs.

Ok, what?! I'm with ReligionX, I didn't know people like you existed either.

Where is your school?! My kids'll be going there ASAP! Thank you for making school a better place.

Decoy · Post by **Decoy** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:09 pm

Didn't bother to read the whole thread. Here's a mad synching technique:

http://www.aieli-ileia.com/Decoy/Odd%20 ... hinger.avi

:O

ReligionX · Post by **ReligionX** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:50 pm

Decoy wrote:Didn't bother to read the whole thread. Here's a mad synching technique:

http://www.aieli-ileia.com/Decoy/Odd%20 ... hinger.avi

:O

So, what you're telling me... basically... is that I need to develop some sort of rhythm? This could be problematic. I am not rhythmically inclined.

Though, I like what you're thinking.

I actually tried doing that technique a while back, only instead of numbers, I was using about 8 repeat images. I tried using different full color screens. It was extremely distracting, and actually hurt my eyes. I think that using numbers will actually work. The fades--that'll help. BRILLIANT!

You'd think I'd take cue from all of the old countdowns on 8mm films... This very well may be the thing that I've been looking for. Thank you.

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:52 pm

Decoy wrote:Didn't bother to read the whole thread. Here's a mad synching technique:

http://www.aieli-ileia.com/Decoy/Odd%20 ... hinger.avi

:O

It's oddly hypnotic.

ReligionX · Post by **ReligionX** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:03 pm

Willen wrote:It's oddly hypnotic.

It certainly is hypnotic. I've watched it about 20 times.

This is it. Deocy! You've done it! You've won! Don't you understand?! The Chocolate Factory is your's!

This without a doubt is the answer I was looking for. This is solid gold. This is the end of the rainbow.

I might disappear from the forum for a few weeks now. I'm honostly in awe, and I am dumbfounded. I don't know that I'll be able to sleep. I'll be back. Don't think that I think that I've learned everything that I want to know.

Viva la AMV revolucioin!