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ANNCast - Brad Behavior

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I'd have liked to do another show that is actually intended to be about the craft of making AMVs and the community behind it, but you'll have to forgive me for never wanting to touch the subject with a 10-foot pole ever again. Not worth it.

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Zac didn't bother doing any research on AMVs first. He continued to deride the medium without showing any evidence that he follows it. His opinion is intellectually (and creatively) bankrupt, and the interview suffers for it.

See, that changes everything! The problem, I think, is the timing. It was only about a month ago that AMVs were brought up on ANNCast via a twitter question. To say the discussion was unfair to the medium (during the podcast in question) would be an understatement. Talking to Brad about Brad is totally different than doing a comprehensive overview of AMVs in general, which I thought this was attempting to do. So you can see how this reaction isn't entirely out of left field.


You could have defused the whole situation here just by saying this podcast was all about Brad in the first place :/

Talking to Brad about Brad is totally different than doing a comprehensive overview of AMVs in general, which I thought this was attempting to do. So you can see how this reaction isn't entirely out of left field.

No, this is totally left field. Based on what you say here, I'm inclined to think you didn't actually listen to the podcast, either. I don't understand how you could possibly listen to that show and think that it was anything other than an interview with Brad about Brad.

an in-depth discussion of the history and craft of anime music videos with today's most popular and visible anime music video directors

founding father of the Anime Music Video scene [...] to chat about what it was like making music videos in times both modern and prehistoric

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He defended admirably and said a lot of great things, but you were a real dick to him and talked a bunch of smack about the hobby in those 55 minutes. You shouldn't be surprised that people are pissed.

founding father of the Anime Music Video scene [...] to chat about what it was like making music videos in times both modern and prehistoric

founding father of the Anime Music Video scene [...] to chat about what it was like for him making music videos in times both modern and prehistoric

I'd have liked to do another show that is actually intended to be about the craft of making AMVs and the community behind it, but you'll have to forgive me for never wanting to touch the subject with a 10-foot pole ever again. Not worth it.

It's actually funny that you called the editors who came here to discuss the podcast, as children. ...

Hey, are some people still making AMVs with subtitles in them?

penguintruth wrote:

Hey, are some people still making AMVs with subtitles in them?

Sadly, yes.

As a fan of AMVs, and one who has attempted a few herself (before her computer crashed in a most gloriously horrendous matter and erased a lot of work :/), they take A LOT of effort if you really want to have a good outcome. Timing, overlays, visuals, cleaning up pictures, etc, and I'm only a novice so I can only go into what I played around with.

I've tried to learn from more experienced members on video/audio theory in order to create the best output (it's quite possible that this is out of date since I haven't seriously looked at guides after my last attempt). I've hung around on the editing and technology board on the AMV forums. I've been watching AMVs since the early 2000s.

And after spending years and years of observing creativity in fandom (fanart, fanfiction, AMVs), it should come as no surprise that the ones most dedicated to their craft are the ones who provide the best output and know their stuff inside and out. And those are the ones who are trying to make a profession out of it.

Their creative fanworks become part of their portfolio. It's their opportunity to master the basics, stretch their boundaries, practice new techniques, and put to form what they visualize. Perhaps they just started out as fans who wanted to express their love of a series/couple by making some sort of creative output dedicated to that series/couple. Perhaps they are still fans just having fun. A majority of fanwork is just that, and it tends to be by people who are novices that don't even know the basics of the craft. And there's nothing wrong with that. They're taking their time to creatively share their love for what makes them passionate. But to those who are truly interested in the craft, they take the time and energy to really learn it and challenge themselves. And, also unsurprisingly, they are also the ones willing to spend money on their craft (by buying the actual software).

And the final outcomes can be amazing. For some examples:

Pencilhead - AMV.org Youtube - this is an extremely artistic video.
Fate Matrix - AMV.org Youtube - Concept: Little sister of fate manipulates the [multi]Threads of Fate.
Spoil - AMV.org Youtube - HO-LEE SHIT, the visual effects of this video. It's an older one, from 2007, but it's still one of the best visually immersive videos that still tries to tell a story (a mind game between Ryuuk and Light).

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Japanese electronic duo Boom Boom Satellites even teamed with site AMVJ Remix Sessions to sanction an AMV competition to help promote one of their singles, going so far as to provide the source material for editors to use. The winner's video would be featured during one of the pair's tours. The first of this competition took place in January 2008 using the song "Easy Action" and the anime movie Vexille.[11] A second competition took place later that year in November using the song "Shut Up And Explode" and the anime Xam'd: Lost Memories.[12]

But some I haven't seen like Pencilhead which is just... WOW