Ok, this one will be a little more tricky. AMV?s, or Anime Music Videos, are a sub genre of viding, or fan made music videos involving anime. Like with the video game, live action film, and western cartoon equivalents, this is largely fan done, and like cosplay, varies from fan to fan. The more time and effort one puts into it, the better the AMV.
So where did this beguine? As far as Wikipedia is concerned, around the 80?s, one industrious fan decided to take clips from the anime Star Blazers with the Beatles? song ?All you need is love.? This was impressive as computer technology was still fairly primitive back then, so he had to use two VCR?s and a lot of patience.
However the practice of making AMV?s didn?t take hold until the Rapper Ghost Face Killer Did his music Video to the song ?Indie 500.? While I am not sure what the hell the song is about, even after looking at the lyrics, much less what it has to do with racing, but the lip syncing, the pacing, and the humor were perfect and fit the rhythm of the song.
However the complicated part is where does AMV?s fit legally, as this is well within the grey area. It is done without the consent of the music artists or the film makers, so technically not legal. However, AMV makers are largely not doing this for prophet, but out of love of the fandom, so there is no money lost there, so the fair use clause get's invoked often. In many cases the reveres happens as this introduces people to new bands and anime as it did with me. Because of this, I wait patiently for Chaos Head to come out to officially come to the states, while at the same time getting into Earshot and Nightwish because of the AMV?s I had.
That said many the artists and film makers, especially in Japan, see this as a form a flattery, and proof they have the best fans in the world. Others see this is as the first step for the next generation of artists to get a hold of their future. Even with some studios having taken legal action where they could one the practice, many accept the free advertisement grudgingly. As for the artists, they are pretty stoked their fans are putting in the effort to show their love for their fandom. Studio Shonen Jump in particular has embraced this practice so much, they has a competition every year where fans, using music and clips of their anime, see who can make the best AMVs. It?s impressive to say the least.
In any case, AMV?s will continue to be made and enjoyed, and as long as the artists and film makers involved are happy there should be no complaint here.
Next up will be the issue of the Download or not to down load, and I?m sure I?m not going to make any friends with that one.
So where did this beguine? As far as Wikipedia is concerned, around the 80?s, one industrious fan decided to take clips from the anime Star Blazers with the Beatles? song ?All you need is love.? This was impressive as computer technology was still fairly primitive back then, so he had to use two VCR?s and a lot of patience.
However the practice of making AMV?s didn?t take hold until the Rapper Ghost Face Killer Did his music Video to the song ?Indie 500.? While I am not sure what the hell the song is about, even after looking at the lyrics, much less what it has to do with racing, but the lip syncing, the pacing, and the humor were perfect and fit the rhythm of the song.
However the complicated part is where does AMV?s fit legally, as this is well within the grey area. It is done without the consent of the music artists or the film makers, so technically not legal. However, AMV makers are largely not doing this for prophet, but out of love of the fandom, so there is no money lost there, so the fair use clause get's invoked often. In many cases the reveres happens as this introduces people to new bands and anime as it did with me. Because of this, I wait patiently for Chaos Head to come out to officially come to the states, while at the same time getting into Earshot and Nightwish because of the AMV?s I had.
That said many the artists and film makers, especially in Japan, see this as a form a flattery, and proof they have the best fans in the world. Others see this is as the first step for the next generation of artists to get a hold of their future. Even with some studios having taken legal action where they could one the practice, many accept the free advertisement grudgingly. As for the artists, they are pretty stoked their fans are putting in the effort to show their love for their fandom. Studio Shonen Jump in particular has embraced this practice so much, they has a competition every year where fans, using music and clips of their anime, see who can make the best AMVs. It?s impressive to say the least.
In any case, AMV?s will continue to be made and enjoyed, and as long as the artists and film makers involved are happy there should be no complaint here.
Next up will be the issue of the Download or not to down load, and I?m sure I?m not going to make any friends with that one.
