Anime Music Videos
| Synonyms: | AMV, AMVs | |
| See also: | Vidding | |
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Anime music videos (AMVs) are a derivative art form similar to, and arguably an example of, vidding. Commonly, an anime music video combines footage from Japanese animation (anime) with music, but increasingly, the art form has expanded to include the creation of music videos with fanart and sometimes music videos are created from manga scans.[1]
History
The earliest known fan music video made using anime is Jim Kaposztas' 'Space Battleship Yamato' video to 'All You Need is Love' by the Beatles, produced in 1983 using two VCRs.[2] The hobby, in parallel with fan dubbing and fan parodies, was largely spread via VHS tape trading by anime fansub distribution services and by performance at anime conventions.
By the mid 90s, anime conventions began holding contests[3] for anime music videos and as the practice became more popular, a distinct anime fan subculture was developed which eventually resulted in the creation of the website. AnimeMusicVideos.org
Related Communities and Practices
The derivative video art form developed by Japanese fans technically also falls under anime music videos, but is a separate tradition known as MADs [4]. Contemporary MADs focus heavily on the use of anime video game footage. A popular sub-genre of MAD is the segisha (still picture) MAD.
See Also
References
- ↑ For example the Berserk vid The Wonders At Your Feet which uses several different animation techniques.
- ↑ Patrick Macias, "Remix this: anime gets hijacked", The Japan Times Online, Nov. 15, 2007
- ↑ Otakon AMV Contest 1994
- ↑ Outlaw's Mad Info Page
