2015-02-17, 07:28
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A.K.A ElpIDa
Join Date: Sep 2014
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I've always been wondering why there aren't any professional To Aru AMVs (at least I haven't seen any).
(by professional I mean AMVs made by (pro) AMV makers who belong to pro teams and who participate regularily in different international AMV contests and make it to the finalists). I've see some professional MEPs that have To Aru in them though. But I want full (pro) AMVs of To Aru  This MEP is my favorite, and I loved the part 0:20-0:49 of Railgun, made by MDL (MagicDarkLight), one of my favorite professional AMV makers out there <3 (I don't know if I'm allowed to post MEPs here, so I'll put the spoiler tag as it contains other anime) Spoiler for MEP (AMV):
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2015-02-17, 10:41
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: From England old chaps
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Some AMV's are very professionally done, a lot of them however tend to be crappy, they often suffer from:
Poor matching of music to the content Basically focusing on fan service Over use of effects and layering to the point that it's just a busy mish-mash of stuff 90% of them don't tell a story, they are just a mash up of scenes the author thinks look cool/cute/funny Here is one I do like, it actually tells a story (at least to the extent that it flows in a meaningful way: Mikoto discovers the project, encounters Accelerator and fails in protecting a sister, attempts to destroy the facility and then calls for help), the music matches up (not perfect but works), the video is HD, effects are used creatively and sparingly. The production values in that MEP are very good, it's a little bit busy but works for what it's trying to do. I do prefer AMV's that tell some kind of a story though; so you can at least grasp roughly what kind of thing is going on even if you haven't seen the show. Part of the point of AMV's are to promote shows and allow fans to enjoy parts of the show presented in a cool way so I'd like to see more that do that. One thing with To Aru AMV's, it has without doubt a brilliant OST and so many AMV's fail to make use of it. I haven't seen many that do this, just the one I posted previously and a Mikoto one using the electromaster theme, it started with "Hey hero, ever heard of a railgun" before the music kicked in and showed the battles between Touma and Mikoto. Can't find it now, but that had great production values. Another, which didn't use the OST, but a track that had a similar kind of sound to the one I posted previously; it was the AMV I saw when I checked the series out. It started with "Index Librorum Prohibitorum" kind of introducing that, and then introduced Touma, then Index, then Mikoto and finally Accelerator, kind of showing their characters. It was pretty slick and had voice overs brought into it. Last edited by Fizix; 2015-02-17 at 11:03. |
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2015-02-17, 11:26
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A.K.A ElpIDa
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But hey, it's still pretty awesome  I do not pretend to be able to make a better one in any way I just wanted to see a To Aru AMV that would make me be "Wow, this is PERFECT! *_* " Btw, not all AMVs have to tell a story. MEPs & Anime Mixes generally do not tell a story. But AMVs with one Anime should do it. About effects, yes, the majority tend to either exagerate using them till it becomes random, or to be repetitive by repeating the same transition/effect during the whole video. The good To Aru AMVs fall into the latter category imo. They do tell a story, I notices that they stick to the Anime's real story. They also lack diversity in effects/transitions. To put it in another way, they lack original ideas. They do not adventure further. Sometimes I think maybe it's the anime's fault itself, as there is not a big diversity in the scenes/events and thus it limits the editors that work on it. There are exactly two To Aru AMVs that I consider pro ones, and they have original ideas either in story or effects. (I don't have their links now, when I find them again I will post them here)
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2015-02-17, 11:37
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: From England old chaps
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I don't think I've seen a perfect one, the best ones tend to be good but they all have flaws. I generally agree with the Relax Complex criticisms but feel its one of the better ones.
With AMV's having a story, I do prefer them to; or to show off what they intend too in a meaningful and varied way. Like if you're doing a character exhibition, that doesn't have to tell a story as that's not the point. Just don't focus on one character, even their screen time out as much as possible and show them in an accurate light without focusing on the fan service or missrepresenting them. Something pretty much every character exhibition does. To Aru has 5 main protagonists who are all solid and have great moments, yet people create exhibitions that fan onto one or two of them as opposed to presenting them all properly. I have an aversion to over use of effects. I'm an artist and animator so it probably comes from that. Over produced is just a no-no, so I get turned off by it; effects should be subtle and used to enhance a moment or a particular element. Too many AMV's throw effects everywhere and overlay scenes (and badly) so it becomes a mess. |
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2015-02-17, 11:58
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There is The Boy Who Murdered Love AMV by Oneways, check it too. These are my favorite AMVs. 2/About Character exhibition, I think To Aru AMVs that do it suffer from what you said: focusing too much on either Misaka, Touma or Accel 3/I agree overuse of effects is a bad thing in an AMV. Effects should have a clear purpose ,if not, they just make the AMV look unclean, and that's one of the most common mistakes editors do. Quote:
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2015-02-17, 12:02
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2015-02-17, 12:23
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Even though MADs are just japanese AMVs, they technically count as a separate category because they use different techniques than AMVs. Btw, check Time AMV & PencilHead AMV by Qwaqa. Qwaqa is for a lot of editors is the best editor in the world.(If Japanese MADs are excluded)
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2015-02-17, 13:18
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 Not as a MAD, but as a Trailer MAD because in terms of effects it's still basic compared to other MADs, but it's flow & synchronisation are good. (MADs can include Trailers too) My favorite To Aru MAD is this one
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2015-02-17, 22:30
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I’m sorry, Kamijou-san!!
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The thing I liked about the MAD I showed you weren't the effects, it was just the presentation and the emotions derived from Sisters arc nostalgia. I can't wait... for more stuff to be animated... so we can get better MAD's and AMV's...
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2015-02-18, 01:24
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Actually that is also why they are a separate category, AMVs don't use Manga/LN/VN illustrations, they use only anime.Quote:
But if talking about emotions, I think this one is the one with the biggest amount of emotions (one of my favorites too) I can't wait either xD
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2015-02-22, 02:57
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These are the two To Aru AMVs that I found original enough and trying new things:
This one for its original story And this one for how the combination between effects & scenes' selection gave an entertaining & hilarious video
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2015-02-22, 06:40
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Nitpicking
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: From England old chaps
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The first one was clever, the end was kinda predictable, but still it takes some skill to put together a unique story such as that I n a way that is believable if you hadn't already seen the show.
It made me wince with the wrist cutting bit. The second... The bit at the beginning with Kuroko smashing her head against the table. I just so happen to do that every time that girls face shows up. 😫otherwise, yeah I can see the funny, but railgun didn't appeal to my sense of humour at all. The transitions and approaches for both videos are done very well. I saw one a while back that was like an advert for a comedy show with Touma and the railgun girls which looked like it could be a real trailer. It had a "what the heck is this?" Vibe going for it. 😕 It had such good production values, I can find myself asking; so much talent and this is how they choose to apply it? 😄 |
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2015-02-22, 07:25
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