What is an AMV?
In this Otaku Lesson we’ll be getting into the world of AMVs. AMV stands for Anime Music Video. It’s one of the many creative ways fans express their love of anime. They range from a simple scene set to music, to complex stories told in song. They are as diverse as the people who make them. People put a lot of work into these musical tributes.
…as long as you can put clips together with audio you can make your own AMV.
With all the great video editing software available these days anyone can join the fun. If you have a CD burner in your computer it might have come with video editing software, if you have a DVD burner the chances are even higher. Sure, the software packaged with computer parts aren’t high end stuff, but as long as you can put clips together with audio you can make your own AMV.
Some conventions even feature AMVs and AMV contests. Yes, contests. Prizes range from the thrill of victory to some very cool stuff. It all depends on who’s running it. Animemusicvideos.org lists 8 contests in July of 2007 alone. Almost all of those look like contests run by anime conventions. Some anime fan sites run contests as well. Some are very specific in what they’re looking for. Some focus on one type anime, or even one particular show. Others are open to just about anything.
Youtube and other video sharing sites are filled with anime music videos. Just to give you some idea how many people are making them, a google video search returns over seven hundred thousand results for AMV. That’s a lot of AMV love.
If you like anime and you like music then check out a few anime music videos. You’re on the Internet, it’s not like you’re doing anything important.
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October 10th, 2007 at 3:36 am
[...] That song keeps running through my head, thanks to my g/f. She found a really good Samurai Champloo AMV and has been playing it a lot. I didn’t really have anything else I needed to write about [...]