AMV Minis Challenge #19 - WATCH & VOTE! [Archive]

Zarxrax

04-30-2014, 11:59 PM

Challenge #19 was about the 80s. Which video was the most 80s?
There was a TIE for the winner of this round!
Congratulations to Video 03 by OutrageousChaz, and Video 13 by PrinnyCat!

Mediafire download: https://www.mediafire.com/?03axgcz3wnt593t
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/93429375

http://youtu.be/gwSt1An-2ks

Credits

Video 01
MarkSoupial
Akira
Celebrate the Nun - Don't You Go

Video 02
Unicron
The Castle of Cagliostro, Mystery of Mamo
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Video 03
OutrageousChaz
Jem and The Holograms
The Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited

Video 04
Sir Fluffykins
Sonic Soldier Borgman
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future Intro

Video 05
humnut
Time Travel Tondekeman!
Huey Lewis and The News - Back in Time

Video 06
Duo Himura
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
A-ha - Take On Me

Video 07
Akyho
Five Star Stories
Spandau Ballet - Gold

Video 08
Teraforce88
Burn-Up! (1991 OVA)
Def Leppard - Ride Into The Sun

Video 09
SuperLoliSentai
Five Star Stories
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science

Video 10
redgriffin22
Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Stan Bush - Dare

Video 11
Latch
Legend of Lemnear
HEAVY METAL - Sammy Hagar-Heavy Metal

Video 12
UTF2005
Kill la Kill
Jem and the Holograms Opening Theme

Video 13
PrinnyCat
Lily C.A.T.
Alien Trailer

Video 14
adzman
Dragon Ball
J. Geils Band - Love Stinks

Video 15
Shuiia
Aku no Hana
a-ha - Take on me

Video 16
Robert Frazer
Love Position: The Legend of Halley
Rainey - I Can Fly

Video 17
N.P.C.C.
Jem, Redline, Street Fighter X Tekken, and Rosario + Vampire
Raisi K. - Jem Is The Name

Video 18
austindp91
One Piece
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing

Chewi105

05-01-2014, 12:11 AM

I dont want to like 3. But I cant stop myself anymore.
4, 13, and 17 - all edited really well, but werent exactly funny.
6- Overused song? Maybe, but at least it was done good. Closely resembles the source music video
9- Good clip, and a +1 for the relevant censorship.
12- Goddamn Jem clips. Made me laugh, though.
The rest- Try harder, dammit

LawRayLiet

05-01-2014, 12:44 AM

I enjoyed a few.

02 Liked the idea behind this one, despite all the motor mouth.

03 Have to admit, this one made me laugh the most.

09 Thought this one was alright.

17 Haha Now which JEM video to vote for...

urahara1001

05-01-2014, 01:02 AM

I don't know if I just wasn't in the right mood to watch this one, but nothing here made me laugh. Could just be me. I'll come back and look at it again when I have more energy.

N.P.C.C.

05-01-2014, 01:29 AM

http://i.imgur.com/SqpnVza.png

1: I have a feeling if i didn't hadn't seen "Akira, that would have died completely for me. That said, i still wasn't feeling it.

2: http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z372/NintendoPorn/vlcsnap-2014-04-30-19h45m08s210.png

^ Hey buddy....see that? That's the unwanted frame that bleeded into your AMV. If you're going to edit with sped up frames like that, watch for stuff like this next time.

Besides that, the editing while looking unpolished was sorta fun in a "cute way". It wasn't terrible...Just meh to me.

3: I had to stop the video one second in to laugh my ass off for a couple of minutes only to watch it to the end and pause it to laugh for two minutes more. Now THAT'S outrageous....Truly Truly ****ing Outrageous! In short: "Gets my vote!"

4: Interesting clip. The synching of the sound effects was spot on to the point that i got kinda...disappointed when the explosions and shooting in the last half of the clip was mute. Overall, that was well done.

5: Sorry, the reference is in the back of my skull but i can't quite remember it. On its own the execution of it was solid to good.

6: That's it!? At comic style panel writing that you want to reference like in the "Take on me" video isn't going to cut it. Need more than that.

7: I couldn't really follow this one. All i can comment on is you probably shouldn't have had the first character's mouth move at all but keep the synch of the guy getting blown up...it looked like an attempted synch...?

8: That was an okay clip that was a bit fun for its length. However, i don't think it stands out much.

9: I thought it was setting up for a punchline or something but it just ends. Clip left me wanting more.

10: Same problem as 9 but with another problem...Given the changes in standards, unsynched lip flaps should be kept to a minimum whenever possible. I'm going to give the BoTD in regards to the quality considering this was 80's sources.

11: Yeah...I don't get it what's happening and how it relates to the music.

12: "Praise be to the virtue that is all things truly, truly, TRULY outrageous!"

13: Another clip where the synching of the sound effects is mesmerizing (those lights) and helps suspend belief alot. Especially the gun shots. Really, well done even if i don't find it very funny.

14: Love stinks...yeah yeah? Didn't do anything for me.

15: The same exact issue as the earlier "Take on me" clip.

16: I thought it was pretty meh. The lyrics didn't compliment the song imho.

17: Thees nigs ight 'ere be outrageous, yo!

18: That was a fun clip and i was totally into it, but then it just ended. Expected something more...Also, another unwanted frame! For god's sake, tighten up your editing.

Outside of the OUTRAGEOUS this episode was a let down for me. Kudos to the guys finding 80's sources to make clips with, but if you felt obligated, you would have been better off taking advantage of the fact that you didn't have to use an 80s anime.

adzman

05-01-2014, 01:37 AM

Yeah, this was all very "meh". Probably the reason I didn't get any of the jokes is I only lived 3 years in the 80's, and haven't seen many anime from that decade.

Outlaw

05-01-2014, 02:00 AM

2 deserves to win, but it's not going to.

milleniummaster18

05-01-2014, 03:59 AM

Well, I liked (3), (5), (6), (7), (9), 12, 14, 17, and 18.

My vote is for

the trulytrulytrulytrulytrulytrulytrulytrulytrulytruly trulytrulytrulytrulytrulytrulytruly outrageous one :D

Akyho

05-01-2014, 04:15 AM

1 This sort of goes along, its mostly just a song over stuff happening. With a little weird syncs. Wasnt fun.
2 Its starts of well. Then gets thrown with extra frames and too much forcing clips in by speeding them up to a stupid level and some really irrelevant filler footage. There is few clips that are normal speed and works well with the final part being very good. Ruined by the middle of the clip.
3 What can you say? 10/10 would bang!
4 its a good edited clip say aside from the slight and unessercy lip synch of "stronghold". However trailer/intro recreations aren't really funny unless done balls to the walls crazy.
5 One of those injokes....I dont get.
6 I donno how to comment on editing skills. However nice little joke. Not that funny but a little.
7 Starts off like in the middle of things, which sort of leaves me unprepared. Slight literal joke of "standing tall" aaaaand.... we hit the actual joke."Gold" after thats its just filler. Not all that good a joke.
8 Its so well edited...I cant tell if it was at all. So to me...its just music over the top of a scene and all that has to do with things is "hot ride" "riding into the sun" other than that. Neither goes together.
9 Lols another Five Star Stories clip didnt expect to see another in this. Sort of ok clip.
10 I understand the reference. That the final battle of of Macross is much like Transformers. One poor attempt at lip synching in this very low quality clip. If it was from the serise I can see why. However should have gone for the Macross Do you Remember Love ending fight. They keep that High quality. If you did use that one....well your sources are baaaad.
11 The bird looks like the bird from the last story Heavy Metal and you put one way ticket to hell over that since it's pretty much the theme to it....aaaand.....what am I missing? oh yeah something good about the clip. There isn't any.
12 Since we had so much 80s anime (or close enough) in this throwing in a modern clip really is off putting. Nice idea thats not really executed well or funny.

13 This time last year I sat down and watched an anime called Lily C.A.T saw the Alien references and AMV hell 6 was being made. I said "I could make this as an alien Trailer." Aside from not becoming an editor here for another year. I never made that clip. I still have not made that clip. Why did I not make that clip....cos its not funny. Also guess what.....Alien the movie was released January 1 1979. Meaning Trailers were made in 78 and the filming was before even then. Alien is not by definition an 80s source.

I was actually going to do this clip till three things, its 1979, it doesn't scream 80s at people and Its not funny. Whelp now someone has done it I can cross it off my idea's list and never think about doing it again.

This clip is not eligible for this challenge. Other than that it was made as well as any Lily C.A.T Alien trailer mash up was going to be.

14 Small joke.....and nothing much after that.
15 I am sort of onboard with this one. its not a 1 to 1 however the joke is "everyone acts like they are rotoscoped like in Take on me" however it doesn't lead on very much after the first few scenes.
16 What is even going on this clip? I dont get anything. Its just a song over a clip and I have no clue what the correlation is. There is no joke and no editing here that I can see.
17 This is actually the only other contender to winning this thing. Marred by the fact I know this clip is from else were by a certain someone. I dont know if I got the full punch....however I know maaaaaany other people will. So maybe I can vote at the chuckles i get from that thought.
18 I think i see the joke....but the clip is bad. Its not funny its boring and since its another "modern" anime in amongst 80s anime. It feel very off.

SirLoinofBeef

05-01-2014, 04:27 AM

6) Made me chuckle.

9) Clever and relevant use of censorship.

12) I could sworn I heard N.P.C.C. have an orgasm.

13) wut

17) I think N.P.C.C. just orgasmed again.

ItsGoodToasted

05-01-2014, 05:02 AM

#3 was funny, but I had to give it to #17 for the editing. I feel this really missed some highlights of the 80's and skipped over some good material.

Teraforce88

05-01-2014, 05:02 AM

1. Nicely done.
2. A bit busy, but nice.
3. Funniest one, but only because it makes fun of itself. Just because Jem was animated by a Japanese Company DOES NOT make it an Anime. It was produced by an American company, and has a very American style to it. Jem clips should not be eligible for AMV hell. Ever (unless it's one of those special minis that focuses on non-Japanese cartoons)
4. It dragged on a bit, but I definitely saw how the Audio related to Sonic Soldier Borgman. Not bad.
5. Going back in time, how is that reference hard to get?!
6. BEST ONE. It looks just like the Take on Me video. Very well done!
7. Decent.
8. Done by yours truly! Akyho, This clip actually WAS edited. I guess I know how to edit videos well enough, but to make them interesting and/or funny? I'll admit, I still have a ways to go. Still not bad considering I didn't find out about this challenge until THREE days before it was due... but still not that great overall, I know. (Side note: my username had something to do with it being #8, no? I was born in 1988, and 8 happens to be my lucky number LOL)
9. Another good one. Short, simple, and to the point.
10. Video quality could've been better (I can tell they used a VHS tape), but otherwise very well done.
11. This clip has the same problem my clip had--good song (One of Sammy Hagar's better songs), good anime (anything with Satoshi Urushihara as the character designer is bound to look amazing), but they don't exactly go together that well.
12. Absolutely not. Jem + Modern Anime = Double Fail. No. Just no.
13. I actually liked this clip quite a bit... too bad the audio is from 1979, which makes it ineligible. (Oh, if only those stupid Jem clips were also ineligible...)
14. Nice ;)
15. Modern anime again... but even if it was an 80s anime, it still fails due to #6 using the same song and being so much better.
16. I thought my clip had issues with the audio and anime not going together that well.... then I saw this.
17. If I see ONE MORE ****ING JEM CLIP.... I will probably loose my head.
18. Modern anime again.

Akyho

05-01-2014, 05:10 AM

8. Done by yours truly! Akyho, This clip actually WAS edited. I guess I know how to edit videos well enough, but to make them interesting and/or funny? I'll admit, I still have a ways to go. Still not bad considering I didn't find out about this challenge until THREE days before it was due... but still not that great overall, I know. (Side note: my username had something to do with it being #8, no? I was born in 1988, and 8 happens to be my lucky number LOL)

Thats the hard part. I aint an idiot with the editor program however having an idea thats funny is the hard part. Also my birth date is 18/08/88 the 8 is strong in me.

Teraforce88

05-01-2014, 05:17 AM

Thats the hard part. I aint an idiot with the editor program however having an idea thats funny is the hard part.
Especially when I had only had 3 days to do it since I didn't pay attention to amvhell.com like I should've been.

Also my birth date is 18/08/88 the 8 is strong in me.
I was born on 4/1/88 (1/4/88 using the date format you used).... IDK, it seems like anything with the number 8 that I've encountered has always been good in some way. 7 is more of a bad luck number for me... weird.

Sir Fluffykins

05-01-2014, 05:17 AM

Too much Jem, only the "Anno" Jem clip (3) was worthwhile too.

N.P.C.C.

05-01-2014, 05:25 AM

3. Funniest one, but only because it makes fun of itself. Just because Jem was animated by a Japanese Company DOES NOT make it an Anime.

Stopped Reading There...

milleniummaster18

05-01-2014, 05:27 AM

How silly can a man get with his twisted logic, ain't that right?

humnut

05-01-2014, 05:30 AM

One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and watch Jem. All the entries were pretty good, so I'm gonna have trouble picking one to vote for.

Sir Fluffykins

05-01-2014, 07:37 AM

I voted 3 cause it was rather well done and didn't use a Jem song :P

MADEVIL

05-01-2014, 09:45 AM

http://i.imgur.com/IUvjHzr.png

Shuiia

05-01-2014, 12:09 PM

17 hands down.

3 also needs to be mentioned along with
7: just brilliant
9: pretty good not really worth more than 3 chuckles though
11: nice nod, unfortunately didn't get much laughs with me, but again really nice nod.
12: fine but KLK
Other than that a fine episode.

Kaiju

05-01-2014, 12:38 PM

3 was the funniest in that it made fun of everyone who is butthurt over Jem being used, lol.
However, 13 was also the best edited and captured the tone of the original trailer and original Alien Film, it was mesmorizing, chilling and overall felt like a trailer for an 80's era Alien anime. (then again, I'm a sucker for the Alien franchise)

So, tough call for me. Everything else was only funny because all of the Jem pissed of youtube and non-regular members. I came for the raging comments, and youtube delivered, further exemplified by 3's taunting.

PrinnyCat

05-01-2014, 03:40 PM

I think 3 was really the funniest for me, maybe because was too many other Jem ones afterwards, which weren't as good. I did like 4 and 9 aswell though

Lynnjynh9315

05-01-2014, 04:22 PM

Came to see "Acceptable in the 80s" and was disappointed. It's a frickin' 80s challenge for heavensakes!

Distict5-9

05-01-2014, 06:06 PM

Hmm... Which one is it going to be...?

Anno/Ass-jiggle Jem, Jem la Jem or that last Jem with the additional "definitely not a hologram" foot-long (http://media.giphy.com/media/GWzNUezpmIGQw/giphy.gif)? Choices, choices...

(Still, overall I can say that I enjoyed this episode. Not quite something that I could rewatch more than a couple of times but, still...)

UTF

05-01-2014, 07:37 PM

Came to see "Acceptable in the 80s" and was disappointed. It's a frickin' 80s challenge for heavensakes!

That song was released in 2007.

And like someone else pointed out, Alien is from 1979.

Duo Himura

05-01-2014, 07:57 PM

Kinda sad about the lack of love for 05, although the joke could probably have popped more--the series is "Time Travel Tondekeman," but I'm not sure the fact that the portal dumped them in the past was totally clear from context (apart from knowing what time portal vortexes tend to look like in anime). Maybe I'm just a sucker for Huey Lewis and the News?

It was cool to see TWO entries for Five Star Stories. 07 was legitimately funny but maybe overstayed the joke a little by doing the whole chorus. Also the first bit of lip-syncing was a lot less fun than the guy screaming.

09 was a funny concept but "Weird Science" is just not a "punchy" song, so it's hard to make a joke stick to it. I was tempted to try that song with Aura Battler Dunbine (the scene where a bunch of scientists are working in a cleanroom inside a medieval castle, building microchips and hooking them up to muscle fibers and giant insect carapaces) but I couldn't quite picture it coming together. You're a braver soul than I, 09-editor person.

14 may have been the most successfully "joke-y" one, albeit not super intensely edited or anything, so I'll be curious to see how it performs.

I liked a number of the other ones too but don't have much to say about them. 01 was well-cut but didn't do much for me as a gag. 03 successfully went from groan-inducing to funny (and I'm predicting a victory for it, though I don't think I've ever picked the winner in one of these). 13 was probably the most impressively put together, but it didn't quite translate into enjoyment for me (maybe just because I've not seen the Alien trailer it's riffing on).

All in all, it was fun. Good music, cool shows, and most people did a really nice job making ancient video footage look crisp and clean. Jem really wasn't as abused as I was afraid it would be. Shame on those of you who didn't use 80s anime, though (because 80s anime are the best).

But yeah, I am totally okay if my entry loses to some of these (which is good, because I expect it will).

A technical question (may give away which one was mine, so) My footage actually got stretched to 16:9 instead of playing in 4:3 with pillarboxing. I guess I assumed that the compiler would add pillarboxing to footage that was encoded for 4:3 playback, but should I have done that myself before submitting? I don't want to make more work for anyone, it's just that aspect ratios still confuse me to no end, and it doesn't help that Premiere Elements is kind of dumb about them.

SilentChaz

05-01-2014, 08:16 PM

http://i.imgur.com/nOUPovp.jpg

Have I made it clear enough yet that I love stupid youtube comments? (As if there’s any other kind.)

This was another weak round. The “best of” video won’t benefit much by any of these being included in it.
It’s rather depressing to see a troll entry getting so much praise.

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02 – Fujiko Davis Eyes – The sped-up animation looked a bit weird and there were also a couple of cuts with odd-frames like at the 0:35 mark:
http://i.imgur.com/E6o1R7I.gif
When the line “(she’s got) Bette Davis Eyes” hit, couldn’t you have found a close up shot of her eyes, at the very least?
Hardly funny, but I kind of liked this one, it just needed more polish.

03 – I think Anno who made this – Given its content and message- I would have placed this entry either first or last on the playlist… or made it the 02 entry.
That chap shaking his booty looks familiar… he seems like a good sport.

04 – Metal wars – Some nice editing here, good synergy, it felt like we were building up to something but then we heard the “They were soldiers of the future-“ line and… it ended.
That’s it? No punchline? What an anti-climax. Lame.

05 – Back in time – I’m not familiar with the cartoon, but it seemed to fit the audio nicely enough. Not particularly funny, but at least it was short and simple. I like short and simple.

06 – Take on me – It’s been a while since I’ve had to do this, and I thought we were all past this by now, but I must direct you to my signature, point (1).
Not only has “take on me” been used before (twice), but it has been used absolutely perfectly (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8r7nIff9Rg&feature=youtu.be&t=15m18s).
Do your homework and try to be creative next time.

It also sounds like the audio cut out a little prematurely, watch out for that.

6. They edited it to make it look like the Take on Me video.They did? I haven’t seen SDFM but I somehow doubt that the editor here made the picture go black and white, mimicking the A-Ha music video like that.

If they did… well… damn, that is some good editing. I’ll give them that much.

07 – Gold gold gold – The chick REALLY shouldn’t have lip-flapped before the first “Gold!” It looked like a botched attempt at syncing and really killed the moment.

Maybe I’m in a minority here - but I really hate it when audio fades out at the end of a clip, it telegraphs the TV frame transition and kind of feels like breaking the fourth wall. Can we all please stop doing that?

10 – Dare you remember love? – That silence before the music hits at the very start may have been short, but it was still noticeable.
My rule of thumb is to start the audio (or at least- the part of the audio you want to be heard at the start of the clip) at the 0:30 mark in Audacity. (Three tenths of a second in)

http://i.imgur.com/hwN20Up.jpg

Other than that, well, obviously the video quality was poor and some of the choice of cuts took the energy out of the video, like that shot of Minmay lip-flapping to nothing.

13 – Animelien –
This clip is not eligible for this challenge.So, you surrendered to the thedarkmessenger and allowed a 70s entry, eh Zarx? Pathetic.
Sure, a few unnecessary censorship entries were questionable in their adherence to the theme, my own included… but this entry outright and unabashedly flouts the rules.

Congratulations, Zarx.

Rules no longer and will never have any meaning around here.

These challenges are now officially a joke. Not even a good joke. A farce.

You have poisoned your own creation and brought chaos upon AMV Hell.

If you no longer give a crap, then why should any of the rest of us?

Farewell, sir.

[/don’t take any of that seriously, you know I love you really]

[Actual critique] Not funny, but I praise the editing.
This was a great fit, in fact- it all seemed too perfect a fit. This really is just the annie-may answer to Alien, isn’t it?
The fuzzy quality ending could have been improved however, I mean- couldn’t you have just made your own image with the movie tagline and title on it?

http://i.imgur.com/fDmdRDB.jpg

15 – Take on me – See signature point (1). No synergy. No wit. No creativity. Nothing.

16 – I can fly – No he can’t. Way too long a clip for a joke that doesn’t even work.

17 – It’s Jem! I guess –
17. If I see ONE MORE ****ING JEM CLIP

May I?:

http://i.imgur.com/7Zjpl28.jpg

Was this supposed to be a celebration of pink-heads? Because I simply don’t get it. I like pinkies too, but still…

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(3), (5), (6), (7), (9),
12, 14, 17, and 18.Hey, Mill- what’s the deal with the bracketed / not bracketed numbers anyway?

I didn't pay attention to amvhell.com like I should've been.Tsk tsk tsk

I voted 3, it didn't use a Jems ongYeah, I hate seeing outrageous meadows ( http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ong#Noun) in AMVs too.

*EDIT* Damn it, Fluffy! Stop ruining my fun!

Came to see "Acceptable in the 80s" and was disappointed.
s’bin done, dawg. Homework.

4:3 vs 16:9
I’ve used 4:3 footage in a few of my entries, but I always added the black bars myself and submitted them as 16:9.

N.P.C.C.

05-01-2014, 09:22 PM

17. If I see ONE MORE ****ING JEM CLIP

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z372/NintendoPorn/SwortartonlinetearsaredeliciousSAO.gif

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z372/NintendoPorn/Jemdealwithit.png

Zarxrax

05-01-2014, 09:44 PM

A technical question (may give away which one was mine, so) My footage actually got stretched to 16:9 instead of playing in 4:3 with pillarboxing. I guess I assumed that the compiler would add pillarboxing to footage that was encoded for 4:3 playback, but should I have done that myself before submitting? I don't want to make more work for anyone, it's just that aspect ratios still confuse me to no end, and it doesn't help that Premiere Elements is kind of dumb about them.
I sometimes change an aspect ratio manually if I notice that something looks clearly wrong, but I don't always notice. In the case of the video that has the wrong aspect ratio, well, that's how it was submitted. If you are submitting 720p 4:3 footage, then it should be either 960x720 resolution, or 1280x720 with the pillars manually added.

Teraforce88

05-01-2014, 09:50 PM

They did? I haven’t seen SDFM but I somehow doubt that the editor here made the picture go black and white, mimicking the A-Ha music video like that.

If they did… well… damn, that is some good editing. I’ll give them that much.

I thought somebody else here said they did, or maybe I misread that guy's post. It was a late night for me. Maybe it was like that in SDFM to begin with, IDK.

Tsk tsk tsk
I know.... *sigh*

coffeechica

05-01-2014, 10:08 PM

OK, "Love Stinks" was stupid but it's the only one outside of the first Jem one that made me laugh out loud.

I like it when the jokes get the job done and then go home. Or rub their butt in your face for a few more seconds, whichever.

milleniummaster18

05-01-2014, 10:50 PM

Hey, Mill- what’s the deal with the bracketed / not bracketed numbers anyway?

I'm glad you've asked about that.

You see, if I like an entry due to reasons that I cannot simply justify convincingly to my critical side in order for me to consider said clip--in good conscience--for a candidature towards my vote, I will go ahead and list its number between parentheses.

They're basically like "guilty pleasures" of mine, so to speak. In parallel to "honorable mentions", these parenthesised entries are not valid options for my pick when I'm running down the candidates.

Moon Spirit

05-02-2014, 06:11 AM

4 - Felt like I heard this trailer before, but turns out I don't, and I like it.
3,12,16 - All truly outrageous, though I can't choose between which one, but I'm leaning towards 16 due to the editing
13 - I would love to vote for this, but didn't Alien technically come out in 1979?

Antonio Black

05-02-2014, 06:46 AM

More JEM clips!
More, damnit, I said more!

jinzo64

05-02-2014, 08:34 AM

This is definitely one if the better Minis videos,
theres only a few that weren't as good as the rest.

Marbil

05-02-2014, 02:20 PM

Never thought this day would come but... 3 got my vote.
Otherwise I think it was a quite weak episode, 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 13 and 17 was all ok but no one really stood out.

Yaktastick

05-02-2014, 03:15 PM

Jem isn't anime... Let's open a can of worms!
Dramacon. It's a manga, published by Tokyo Pop as an OEL (Original English Language), written by Svetlana Chmakova, a Soviet-born with dual Canadian citizenship. If an animation had been done, would it be 'Anime?'
How about the OEL manga 12 Days, written by Korean American (or maybe Korean, unable to verify) June Kim? What if that was animated? Or what if someone just 'motioned up' scenes from it and added music in AMVHell style?
And I've seen a HUGE anti-Avatar kick going on. Yes, Avatar was made for American audiences, but at first, I thought it was Anime because of the style. Where's the line? And most importantly, is it racist to capitalize Anime, but not manga?

Maybe the next challenge will be all Jem...
I voted for 3 just to be a troll. :)

N.P.C.C.

05-02-2014, 03:42 PM

They would be anime...Had the manga you mentioned been animated in japan. Having your argument depend on precedents not set is outrageous!

MarkSoupial

05-02-2014, 04:37 PM

If there's one thing I've learned in my time on the internet, it's that it doesn't matter whether something is anime or not; somebody is going to hate you way more than they should for liking it.
http://i.imgur.com/uCAPz6S.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/2OYba0b.gif

N.P.C.C.

05-02-2014, 04:39 PM

That, or bitches are just hatin' 'cause they can't handle the outrageous!

Guthix

05-02-2014, 04:59 PM

at this point its not an opinion, npcc is just amasing a new brony type forced hype by spamming his ****, in return geting hate , in return making other editors folow the "trolling" because they have the imagnination of a rock, it will die, not untill it ****s on everything close to it, but it will.
same **** happened with bloods squid girl whoring.

N.P.C.C.

05-02-2014, 05:01 PM

Guthix

05-02-2014, 05:04 PM

**** you for comparing the pink haired goddess to that.

in my eyes the only difference is: one is a pink titles bitch and the other is a blue titles bitch.

N.P.C.C.

05-02-2014, 05:05 PM

in my eyes the only difference is: one is a pink titles bitch and the other is a blue titles bitch.

Then your lack of outrageous blinds you sir.

PrinnyCat

05-02-2014, 06:52 PM

13 - I would love to vote for this, but didn't Alien technically come out in 1979?
It may have been in 1979, but it did pave the way greatly for the 80's sci-fi and horror genres

Duo Himura

05-02-2014, 10:12 PM

I thought somebody else here said they did, or maybe I misread that guy's post. It was a late night for me. Maybe it was like that in SDFM to begin with, IDK.

That scene is indeed done in black and white with (deliberately, for once) choppier animation in SDFM.

C'mon guys, if you're not gonna bring an in-depth knowledge of 80s mecha anime, what's the point of having an 80s-off? That whole episode is like one classic, iconic moment after another.

I sometimes change an aspect ratio manually if I notice that something looks clearly wrong, but I don't always notice. In the case of the video that has the wrong aspect ratio, well, that's how it was submitted. If you are submitting 720p 4:3 footage, then it should be either 960x720 resolution, or 1280x720 with the pillars manually added.

Kay, gotcha. I'm sure there's an easy way to pillarbox in avisynth, I'll check into that for next time. Though I imagine I'll be working at 480p since DVD source footage and all.

Akyho

05-03-2014, 09:46 AM

It may have been in 1979, but it did pave the way greatly for the 80's sci-fi and horror genres

With that logic we could have put in Laurel and Hardy or Charlie Chaplin. As many comedians say they were their inspiration and paved the way for 80s comedy.

Distict5-9

05-03-2014, 10:29 AM

With that logic we could have put in Laurel and Hardy or Charlie Chaplin. As many comedians say they were their inspiration and paved the way for 80s comedy.

Actually, no. It's not exactly the same thing as the example you're giving. (Arguably, sure,) the '80s, or at least the general spirit that was behind the culture of those years, didn't start exactly at 12:01 on the 1st of January 1980. I'd say that there is still a fairly wide margin of transition between the two decades where cultural products such as, for example, Alien, still manage to capture the characteristic "feeling" of the '80s despite being released only a little bit before that time period...

Time doesn't exactly tend to act like some kind of precise rocket science when it comes to cultural movements. Quit your ant****ing already, as the Dutch would put it...

Akyho

05-03-2014, 12:01 PM

Actually, no. It's not exactly the same thing as the example you're giving. (Arguably, sure,) the '80s, or at least the general spirit that was behind the culture of those years, didn't start exactly at 12:01 on the 1st of January 1980. I'd say that there is still a fairly wide margin of transition between the two decades where cultural products such as, for example, Alien, still manage to capture the characteristic "feeling" of the '80s despite being released only a little bit before that time period...

Time doesn't exactly tend to act like some kind of precise rocket science when it comes to cultural movements. Quit your ant****ing already, as the Dutch would put it...

So with that logic the 70s bled into the 80s meaning stuff from 80s to 85 even were invalid as they were 70s spirit buuuut 1990 to 95 IS valid since the 80s bled into the 90s.

Glad we cleared that up. Its just simpler to say 1980 to 1989 you know...the actual 80s.

Distict5-9

05-03-2014, 12:19 PM

So with that logic the 70s bled into the 80's meaning stuff from 80's to 85 even ware invalid as they were 70's spirit buuuut 1990 to 95 IS valid since the 80s bled into the 90's.

Glad we cleared that up its just simpler to say 1980 to 1989.

My point exactly. That's the problem with culture; a cultural movement rarely just appears out of nowhere, runs its course for a while before finally flipping its **** one day and disappearing from the face of the Earth to give way to a new movement. What actually happens is that it often mixes and crosses over for a while with other movements and periods until it eventually dies with a whimper. This is why finding out when a cultural movement is born or when it truly dies out is a pretty difficult task, because culture doesn't just run on one track.

Let's make an example; back in the 1980, 1981 and even 1982, there was still a rather large number of (generally unnoticed or sub-par) movies that still stuck to a style that was more characteristic to the '70s. This is because a style that characterized an entire decade rarely dies out just like that with the change of a year. However, just because there were movies that still stuck to an older style doesn't mean that there weren't also movies in those years that were experimenting with more innovative and unorthodox styles that would later characterize the way movies were made in the '80s. In my own and many other people's view, Alien was one of those movies, which is why I don't think that considering it to be part of the culture of the '80s is too much of a stretch.

Since I'm assuming that we're all sensible and mature adults who can appreciate and differentiate between different cultural movements, it's up to us to figure out which movies belong to which current. Grouping up every cultural product that came out in a certain time period, especially in phases of transition between two different decades, as you are suggesting can hardly be considered a sensible thing to do.

Akyho

05-03-2014, 12:25 PM

Thats why its far simpler to just be black and white in this situation rather than grey. If we arnt just doing simple dates and going more "the feel" then 2011 Drive movie is allowed.

1980 to 1989

Simples!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTSCUYcp20A

Distict5-9

05-03-2014, 12:34 PM

Thats why its far simpler to just be black and white in this situation rather than grey. If we arnt just doing simple dates and going more "the feel" then 2011 Drive movie is allowed.

But you're just giving us extreme examples from periods that are at least over 20 years away from the decade in question, and that are rather referencing the feel of the '80s. Alien, on the other hand, apart from being practically adjacent to it from a simple point of view of time, can be considered as an extremely close predecessor to the '80s sci-fi movie, if not one of the movies that actually started a style of movie typical of the '80s.

While "Drive" captures that general '80s feel, it is only evoking that feel in hindsight. Arguably, Alien is one of the movies that created a small portion of that feel.

Sir Fluffykins

05-03-2014, 01:28 PM

Fine. Alien was made in 1979 END OF STORY. Should have used Aliens, from 1986

urahara1001

05-03-2014, 07:00 PM

We can sit and argue about spirit and intent all day long. That's why the second line in the challenge was:

You are required to use a song or audio clip that made its debut sometime in the 80s.

Plain and simple, and really should avoid all the bitching. Clearly that didn't work.

Fine. Alien was made in 1979 END OF STORY. Should have used Aliens, from 1986

Well put, fine sir.

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140306133505/mlp/images/f/fb/Give_That_Man_A_Cookie_meme.jpg

Fendo

05-03-2014, 08:10 PM

this one was TRULY outrageous! xD

NodMan

05-05-2014, 02:55 AM

4, 9, and 11 ftw.

Zarxrax

05-08-2014, 04:22 PM

Sir Fluffykins

05-08-2014, 04:28 PM

I wouldn't disqualify it, it's a good clip, I'd just make it clear if can't win for not meeting the rules :P So if by chance it won, it'd become a clear honourable mention.

*EDIT* Letting the votes decide is also a sure fire way :P

milleniummaster18

05-08-2014, 07:13 PM

I say keep it, let the voters decide. We're too deep in this for you to be having second thoughts.

Just make sure to not make the same mistake in the future. Give someone leniency and others will be asking for their leniency too.

79 is not in the 80s, period.

Akyho

05-08-2014, 07:23 PM

There has been a lot of commotion about the video that doesn't exactly meet the rules of the challenge. I've been giving it a bit of thought. Maybe I shouldn't have let it in to begin with... maybe I should disqualify it.
But I have ultimately come to the conclusion that I will let the people decide by their vote. Is this video "80's" enough? If people don't think so then they will reject it by voting for something else. If people think its "80s" enough, well, maybe that says more about the other entries than this one.

The way everyone around here put it. this was already the case. From the start the choice was "Secret Judges" or "The public are the Judges." the format is the latter. Zarx is just the first man that put it together and filters utterly wrong entries/terrible quality entries.

The end result is the votes.

Kintaro

05-08-2014, 10:43 PM

I swear to god if I hear a-ah - Take on Me or Jem one more time I'm going to have an aneurysm.

And I just now had the thought of doing something with Daicon. Damn it to hell.

I'm tied with voting for video 09 or 07. Gotta think about it. I Love Weird Science because that movie is so bad it's good. For the other one the song Gold is a classic example of 80's pop music and I just like the song, the editing is nice too.

violet555555555

05-09-2014, 01:56 AM

I feel like the spirit of AMV Hell is slowly dissipating with time :/. I really don't want to vote for any of them, because I either don't know the anime, don't understand the old jokes, or just don't think the video is funny. I'm really excited about AMV Hell 7, though :D. I have high expectations for it.

SilentChaz

05-09-2014, 08:19 AM

If people think its "80s" enough, well, maybe that says more about the other entries than this one.
<Potential burn, pending>

I swear to god if I hear Jem one more time I'm going to have an aneurysm.
Did you completely miss the point of the 03 entry?
You better reserve a hospital bed.

the spirit of AMV Hell is slowly dissipating with time
I'm really excited about AMV Hell 7, though :D
Make up your mind, are you a melodramatic pessimist? Or a blind optimist?
Don’t like any of the entries this round? Then don’t vote. Contribute yourself, next time.

Marxist

05-09-2014, 07:47 PM

Torn between 10 and 11. Eventually threw my vote in for 11 because, having seen the Heavy Metal movie, that one felt like it was straight from the source.

Though I was tempted by the LilyC.A.T. one, because it means I wasn't the only person to see that anime. (I saw it on the Sci-Fi Network when I was a kid. Seriously.)

MaverickHunter13

05-12-2014, 01:35 AM

#5: "Alright, that was kind of funny."
#10: Epic "F*** yeah!" moment.
#13: "Lord take me now, I've seen it all. Thumbs up."
#6: That song + that clip = *Me shedding small, manly tears of joy* "This is why I ship Rick and Lisa like mother-flippin' FedEx!"

AbysmalZero

05-13-2014, 05:22 AM

Totally went for 11 too--it was too tempting to pass up the Heavy Metal tribute!

Zarxrax

05-15-2014, 01:23 AM

Well this is a first folks!
We have a TIE!

The winners are Video 03 by OutrageousChaz, and Video 13 by PrinnyCat.

N.P.C.C.

05-15-2014, 01:28 AM

Holy ****...

Congratulations you two.

And OutrageousChaz, I guess you outraged-ous me like you wanted., but you still used my ass to do it though. Can't help but be both flattered and horrified about that...

Edit: One last thing, what is it with you and editing character's eyes all the time?

Also, outrageous as hell that PrinnyCat still won even after all that bitching about 13.

Akyho

05-15-2014, 01:35 AM

wow. Its came in at a draw negating any possible "taint" of the competition over the legitimacy of clip 13.

I wonder what a world would have been like if did do that idea As well. Cos it really was close to me doing, oh well I got 1 vote for my terrible clip I hated after the first version, come night version later I loathed it.

The on the feedback of my clip no 7, I went bonkers sorting the end when it just clicked and came together. However by then I was blind on my start, after the feed back I watched a few times and then loudly exclaimed "YES! THIS IS WRONG!" did ruin the flow of the clip.

However there seems to be no real complaints about the rest of the clip and any votes I didn't get was because of the Idea didn't really capture them and its a fair result on my clip.*

*I retract all statements about being fair. Cos I hate people.

milleniummaster18

05-15-2014, 03:45 AM

As already said, this was one of the outcomes where the win would not dirty the legitimacy of the challenge theme as much. Still, you've got to admit, it came really close to compromising the whole "stick to these unambiguous boundaries" mechanic. A bullet was just dodged, and by not much.

It's for that reason alone that I am somewhat relieved by the fact that I didn't contribute to this challenge, even though I originally meant to. More on that another day.

Congrats Chaz, truly outrageous entry (not 80s in its entirety, mind you, but at least it met the goddamn minimum requirements).

Akyho

05-15-2014, 04:16 AM

I simply said "taint" its less than "corrupted".

However what would corrupt more? A **** clip with ****ty quality within the rules yet was voted or a well done clip thats just outside of the rules?

I also voted for 3....it was just too stupid.

MarkSoupial

05-15-2014, 04:24 AM

Seems about right.

milleniummaster18

05-15-2014, 04:42 AM

However what would corrupt more? A **** clip with ****ty quality within the rules yet was voted or a well done clip thats just outside of the rules?

The latter, definitely.

Garbage, by nature, doesn't thrive; so, its effect is rather minimal. Good clips, on the other hand, tend to make a decent bargaining chip when talking about negotiations and backroom deals.

Take into account that I only take issue with this heavily due to the fact that the minis challenge is a competition, I wouldn't really mind if special considerations were done in order for a good clip to enter in a non-competitive project.

Restating: Yes, I would rather have a ****ty clip done within the rules than a good one that's just outside the rules, since that way, everyone is given an equal amount of opportunity in regard to the what they are able to do. You know, being fair and square at least in the rules.

Akyho

05-15-2014, 05:11 AM

Restating: Yes, I would rather have a ****ty clip done within the rules than a good one that's just outside the rules, since that way, everyone is given an equal amount of opportunity in regard to the what they are able to do. You know, being fair and square at least in the rules.

Yes. Since if the rules are bent then people who do are given an unfair advantage and it seemed to have done.

However we are all the judges....were all ****ing idiots.

humnut

05-15-2014, 05:44 AM

Well, congrats you two!

Distict5-9

05-15-2014, 06:01 AM

Well I'll be...!

Since I've already had my share of bitching and moaning in regards of the legitimacy of #13, I'll just shut up and congratulate the both of you for making two pretty smooth clips...

omygodimonfire2000

05-15-2014, 06:35 AM

Congrats guys, 13 was awesome!! And 3 made me laugh so hard!! Also, I always look forward to the Jem clips every episode, so this episode was great. It's amusing to see how pissed off people at youtube get when they see a Jem clip. It's kind of like a game, "I wonder how many comments will be bitching about the Jem clips." I for one don't mind it at all!! Keep up the good work guys!!

PrinnyCat

05-15-2014, 10:58 AM

Wow XD I am sorry for the amount of anarchy my clip caused. Main reason I didn't use Aliens (despite it being from the 80s) was the audio wouldn't have fit as well with Lily C.A.T. (considering marines, little girl, lack of cat etc) and the Thing isn't in space so would have been hard to work that in. Also the crappy title was down to my laziness and not enough time to edit my own title section.
But thanks to everyone who voted, and congrats to OutrageousChaz!

Sir Fluffykins

05-15-2014, 11:09 AM

So Jem and a clip from the wrong year won? Challenge is completely borked! *flips table*. LOL, kidding.

Congrats, but I actually thought the scenes were from the spaceship scenes in Trigun, never heard of Lily C.A.T.

Akyho

05-15-2014, 11:17 AM

Lily C.A.T is the The Thing smashed with Alien without anything tentical rape.

Unlike the hentai Darkness series. Alien from Darkness.

Probs NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhNQPi0f7T0

MaverickHunter13

05-16-2014, 01:45 AM

The way I see it with #13 is this: 1979 is close enough to the 80's, so I think we can let it slide, right?

milleniummaster18

05-16-2014, 01:57 AM

Just stop already.

N.P.C.C.

05-16-2014, 02:05 AM

The way I see it with #13 is this: 1979 is close enough to the 80's, so I think we can let it slide, right?

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z372/NintendoPorn/jemstoptoocloseforcomfortstill.jpg

violet555555555

05-16-2014, 05:47 PM

Wow, a troll-type video won (though it was an extremely funny video XD), and an Alien trailer won (Which I didn't find any humor in, but it was a well-structured video). Congrats to the creators of both. Dear Zarxrax, who put 13 in for the voting (along with a couple of others), I thought we were supposed to "remember to keep it funny," and to "try to make things that are enjoyable to a wide audience without specific knowledge of a show".

Akyho

05-17-2014, 01:15 AM

Dear Zarxrax, who put 13 in for the voting (along with a couple of others), I thought we were supposed to "remember to keep it funny," and to "try to make things that are enjoyable to a wide audience without specific knowledge of a show".

Sorry dude. I don't see that in the rules anywhere.

AMV Minis Challenge #19: The 80s
Entry Period: March 26 - April 22

Simple challenge this time. Just make a video that embodies the spirit of the 1980s!
You are required to use a song or audio clip that made its debut sometime in the 80s.
You are encouraged, but not required to also use an anime from the 80s.

Before creating your video, please be sure to read over the following page, which details the rules and explains how to submit your video:
http://www.amvhell.com/showthread.php?27304

Welcome to the newest installment of AMV Minis--AMV Minis Challenge!
Each round will be a new "Challenge" for you to attempt!
Simply make a short video adhering to the theme of that round, and then a winner will be chosen from among all of the entries by viewers like you!

Rules:
1. You may submit only 1 video per Challenge.
2. Videos MUST be 40 seconds or less in length. Less than 30 seconds is preferred.
3. Videos should adhere to the theme of the round. "Troll" videos, or videos which do not adhere to the spirit of the challenge may be rejected outright.
4. Videos must not be adult in nature. Strong language, nudity, overly sexual or ultra-violent material may be rejected.
5. Videos of exceptionally poor quality, including videos created at a very low resolution or that contain unnecessary subtitles or product logos may be rejected.
6. You may not beg or solicit others to vote for your video. It is preferred (but not required) to keep your entry anonymous until after voting is complete.

Now for Challenge 20.

AMV Minis Challenge #20: Fandom
Entry Period: April 23 - May 20

For this challenge, make a video about fandom or what it means to be a fan. I'll leave the interpretation of this up to you. You can make a video about fans/otaku, or just show us something that you are deeply passionate about. This doesn't even have to be related to anime. But remember to keep it funny!

Its just expected, funny is subjective. So its up to the creator and the judges of which is all of us. So WE the judges WE the people who vote ended up choosing it. So thus forth WE have judged its ok its also okay to not even meet requirements. Democracy at work!!

Outlaw

05-21-2014, 02:13 AM

You guys will vote for anything that is a masturbatory video of yourselves, won't you?

First that ****ty video about making videos, and now a JEM video. You lot sicken me.

milleniummaster18

05-21-2014, 02:47 AM

You'll get over it.

N.P.C.C.

05-21-2014, 03:01 AM

You guys will vote for anything that is a masturbatory video of yourselves, won't you?

First that ****ty video about making videos, and now a JEM video. You lot sicken me.

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z372/NintendoPorn/SwortartonlinetearsaredeliciousSAO.gif

I keep telling you niggas. Bitches can't handle the outrageous. You might want to leave before you contract the Ebola virus because i foresee more outrageous things in minis' future.

Kintaro

05-21-2014, 03:11 AM

You guys will vote for anything that is a masturbatory video of yourselves, won't you?

First that ****ty video about making videos, and now a JEM video. You lot sicken me.

You're talking like any of these actually matter.

It's just bored people ****ing around with stolen content on there pirated software.

The internet is a series of tubes and this is just more **** down the pipe-line.

Akyho

05-21-2014, 08:42 AM

You guys will vote for anything that is a masturbatory video of yourselves, won't you?

First that ****ty video about making videos, and now a JEM video. You lot sicken me.

Lols. You think the people that are active here voted for all that stuff? there ain't enough of us in numbers to make up those numbers. Its the youtube crowd that pop in purley to vote Bro, which will explain everything.

Zarxrax

05-21-2014, 10:05 AM

Lols. You think the people that are active here voted for all that stuff? there ain't enough of us in numbers to make up those numbers. Its the youtube crowd that pop in purley to vote Bro, which will explain everything.

LOL, denial.

Akyho

05-21-2014, 11:00 AM

LOL, denial.

PS I do talk out of my ass alot.

urahara1001

05-21-2014, 01:25 PM

PS I do talk out of my ass alot.

Is that why Scotts traditionally wore kilts?

Akyho

05-21-2014, 04:26 PM

Scots, one T. Scotts are usualy assholes them selves....I dont now a Scott I liked. There was a Scott in my early years he was an idiot.

15 years later he is just the same...except dateing my sister. Thats weird but more so he was driving her around in his car. I actualy freaked out when I heard. Cos I would trust that dude with a dead fish in that car and expect him not to crash, let alone my sister.

They broke up...why? cos he took her out to dinner and she went to pay he said "no no, I will pay for you." she tried to pay and he insisted and she let him. Next day his family learned of this and phoned her up to give her abuse over it.

Since aparrently "no no Ill pay." turned into him ranting about how she used him and only going out with him for his money...........yeah like I said and idiot.

Another Scott I didnt like was in college, computing class. He would end up watching the same episode of South park over and over. It was the world of warcraft episode. I asked him after 4 months of this, "I suppose your big into World of warcraft?" he said very honestly "Yeah I like this episode." I asked about the game itself. He very honestly said "What?....thats a real game?" I went over it with him and he said "cool I need to play that!" then went onto researching it on the net.

This was 2007.......