Heyo, this was my video for this years' Crows IC, and I managed to finish 1st in the Upbeat/Dance category! This is such a great result for me and I'm really really happy with how this IC turned out.
Wanna say a huge thanks to my teammate Jos, editing this IC with her was really fun. Her video got 3rd in Psyche, and as a team we finished 3rd overall, which is higher than I ever would've imagined. Team Thee Gay Stallions for the fucking win... (yes that was our actual name).
GYMTIME!!! - Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? AMV [Animefest 2022]Tommy2021-03-07 | #DreamboxSupremacy
Heyo, this was my video for this years' Crows IC, and I managed to finish 1st in the Upbeat/Dance category! This is such a great result for me and I'm really really happy with how this IC turned out.
Wanna say a huge thanks to my teammate Jos, editing this IC with her was really fun. Her video got 3rd in Psyche, and as a team we finished 3rd overall, which is higher than I ever would've imagined. Team Thee Gay Stallions for the fucking win... (yes that was our actual name).
Music: Unsecret - New Electricity Anime: Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? (major), K-on!, Zombieland Saga, Love Live!, Bakemonogatari, Inu x Boku SS (all minor) Download link: mega.nz/file/6SBXyIab#jtSi5H_3q7rCM0uOE1l279vtynpKJpVvqPJwUiFaOVIRévolution - Metropolis AMV [Crows IC - 1st Drama/Romance]Tommy2022-02-03 | I felt like I should fix it before uploading but I didn't actually want to do it, so here it is. I got 1st in Drama/Romance category and 4th Overall in Crows IC.
Also, why french? I have no clue.
Song: Matt Maltese - As the World Caves In Anime: Metropolis Download link: mega.nz/file/WTBUgDCa#woeN9S5Y5rJEwQWSkw-XHoUcXZX33uGn1fAgIfixyWEhouseki no kuni amv I made in 2020Tommy2021-12-26 | Hello, this is a houseki no kuni amv I made for some random IC in 2020 and didn't want to upload at the time because it was rushed and stuff. But since I have nothing else to upload to meet my 4 videos a year quota I pulled it out of the trash bin.
Making amvs has been a struggle lately (for many people, as is quite obvious), due to lack of motivation, vision, and just slowly losing interest in both anime and the community in general. I hope I'll be able to make something for Akross or, at worst, Czech Animefest because if I don't I might be done for good, which is not something I'd like to happen.
Hey there. I present you my new AMV, Our World, in which I wanted to focus on a dark, atmospheric experience with cinematic storytelling, themes of exploration, loss, determination and hopelessness. I hope I was able to capture these things well. Thank you for watching, and also do yourself a favor and watch the movie Cocolors, it's awesome.
Special thanks to my beta testers - DrPenguin, Scara, Iren and Joskua.
This AMV was created for Anime Messe Digital 2021 and Animefest 2022.
Anime: Cocolors (main source), Girls Last Tour, Made in Abyss (minor sources) Music: HVOB - 2nd World Contest: Anime Messe Digital 2021, Animefest 2022 Download link: mega.nz/file/THJwUbSQ#5g_ZrDZAG1Q_I5CtVICtWbtukCTgZzv0QVR09YrLAHwAnother Place - Nagi no Asukara AMV [Akross Con 2020 - 11th Overall]Tommy2021-02-04 | Heyo, hope you enjoy my totally not slow and boring NagiAsu edit made for Akross 2020. Context of the video and stuff like that can be found here:
https://akross.ru/index.cgi?video=5644
I just wanna say big thanks to Peng who didn't help me at all throughout this video and without whom it would've turned out much better. Just kidding, I probably would've dropped this in the middle if not for penguin power.
I tend to keep my descriptions brief, but this is a bit of a special occasion. NagiAsu is an anime that I've considered my favorite for more than 5 years that I've been an anime fan and was a pretty big part of my internet life. After a recent rewatch however, I just didn't see the anime that I used to love in it anymore, which took me by surprise and made me go through a bit of a flashback of all the memories I had of the show. It sounds kind of stupid, but thinking of NagiAsu as my favorite thing ever has been a constant in my life for many years, and to have it now gone, it felt sad. I wanted to portray a bit of that sentimentality in an amv from it, as a sort of final goodbye before I move on elsewhere in the anime world.
Luckily for me, it ended up being not a tough goodbye at all because it's likely the most frustrating source I've ever edited and I've grown to hate it from that alone. So you suck NagiAsu.
Anime: Nagi no Asukara (major), Fireworks, Kancolle, Island (all minor) Music: Duumu - Another Place Contest: Akross Con 2020 Download here: mega.nz/file/rbgiGDTZ#F4Q4ZwNS-p-AOV5-Nqwz0FFZj2puFq3-9P8wof_hsqoJourney To You - Sora yori mo Tooi Basho [AMV]Tommy2020-11-23 | Journey to you. Yes, you.
This was for multiple contests but they all got cancelled, postponed or whatever so here it is. Thanks Jos for the DB logo and other DB members for help.
Music: Khalid - Free Spirits Anime: Sora yori mo Tooi Basho, K-on!
Update 2 years later: Ignore the last bit of the original contest update, this vid actually sucks ass, I just didn't see it at the time.
I fear the day when our planet will get attacked by huge cgi monsters.
This is my entry for the SunSet Club IC. Thanks to Jos for creating the sweet Dreambox intro and thanks to DB members for giving me feedback on this vid and for letting me join the team back in summer.
Music: Apparat - Goodbye Anime: SSSS.Gridman, Nihon Chinbotsu 2020, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, Zankyou no Terror
EDIT: The video finished 1st in the romance/sentimental category and 20th overall. A big thank you to everyone who voted for me, it means a freaking lot :3
--- Eiren is a story of regret, tragedy, escapism, but also a story of love and hope.
It tells the story of a young female lifeguard who is unable to save a drowning child and falls into a state of depression and regret. Her sad world starts to change after a male firefighter saves her from a burning building. With his help, she slowly starts to lead a happy life again. However, she doesn't yet know that fate has one more tragedy prepared for her.
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I didn't really feel like doing another slow dramatic video, but then I realized there isn't any action anime I feel like editing, so here we are. Personally I think this is by far the best video out of my romance/drama trilogy and I'm happy with how it turned out.
Well, let's see how will a bunch of Russians evaluate my efforts.
Yen means a strong desire and craving of an addict.
Yen tells the story of a young student who'd like to experience an intimate relationship for the first time in her life. After her confession gets interupted, she decides to pursue the personal contant she desires through other, more accessible means. Will she experience what she wants? Or will she get lost in whatever she's trying to find?
I really wanted to edit drama or something with a real focus on story, plus this Ariana song is so good it really deserved an AMV too. No idea how I ended up placing yet at Akross, the results should be up in like a week.
I'm kinda indifferent to how this turned out tbh. I'm not happy nor unhappy with how it turned out, just kinda meh. Tbh I think I'll be back to more action next time , it seems to suit my style a bit more.
Anyway, thanks for watching everyone.
The grind continues.
Music: imagine - Ariana Grande Anime: Kuzu no Honkai
I wanted to edit something slower this time around as I felt like I've been relying way too much on moving scenes in my last few videos. Also I wanted to train story-telling which I often struggle with. Liz was an easy pick for this type of video, as it currently stands as my favorite anime movie I've seen.
I'm not exactly all that happy about it but it's an IC so it's fine.
Thanks for watching :3
Anime: Liz to Aoi Tori Music: flora cash - You're Somebody ElseAmity - Little Witch Academia AMV [Akicon 2019]Tommy2019-10-27 | Cute little witch girls battle against a giant badass alien rocket (and against each other I guess). I dare you to come with a better concept.
The video has its share of flaws but I did a decent job I'd say.
This was my entry for 2019 Akicon's AMV contest. I didn't win anything :(, though I was kinda expecting that. Not popular enough to succeed with fans and not good enough to win a judges' award. Well, if I place in at least the Top 3 that'd be good enough.
Competition update: So I finished 4th in the audience award (2 points away from winning something) and 3rd in the jury award (1 point away from being tied for 1st place = winning something). Funnily enough, if one person didn't mess up their voting card by sending it too late to be counted, I would've really been tied for 1st place :D I don't wanna sound mad because I'm not, in fact I'm very much fine with the placings I got because DrPenguin's Yuanfen was just too good for me to tie. It's a funny little story though.
Anyway, happy with the results and the grind continues :3
Anime: Little Witch Academia (TV + OVAs) Music: La Roux - BulletproofSay No To Drama - Mix AMV [Animefest 2019]Tommy2019-05-26 | This AMV placed 4th in the Jury award. Another strong result that I'm very happy with. I know that opening mixes aren't the most creative videos out there but hey, they're fun to make.
This AMV was my main project for Animefest 2019. It took me very long to finish this, punishment worthy long, but in the end, I'm glad about how it ended up looking.
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Music: Kid Quill - A Song to Sing Anime: Mix (list in credits)
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/hrh7szrty6i6xav/Say_No_To_Drama.mp4/fileThe Wolf - Saekano AMV [Animefest 2019]Tommy2019-05-26 | This AMV placed 3rd in the Jury award. That's a pretty damn great result and I'm very happy about it. I was expecting a 6-7th place for this one at best so it really surprised me as well. I got a lot of positive feedback on it for which I'm glad. Let's keep grinding.
This AMV was my side project for Animefest 2019. Originally I wasn't even planning to make this, but I found this cool song a few days before the deadline and put something together. Ironically enough this actually placed higher than my main entry, to which I put much more effort into.
Music: The Spencer Lee Band - The Wolf Anime: SaeKano
Download link: http://www.mediafire.com/file/1hp2wbw7e9w1s35/The_Wolf.mp4/fileStage Lights - Revue Starlight [AMV] [Retarded IC]Tommy2019-05-08 | My first time participating in an IC, as well as my first time doing a full-time action AMV. I don't really know if ICs are a thing for me, because I usually get bored with editing after a few hours. Nonetheless, I liked the experience and the result also isn't completely terrible imo.
Just for the note: There were 5 participants in the 'serious' category of the IC and I got last, which is honestly what I was expecting so fair enough.
Thanks to the guys from Retarded IC for running this, here is the promo if anyone's interested: youtube.com/watch?v=Tf0qsTE3XRs
Anime: Shoujo Kakegi Revue Starlight Music: Laxx - Get Up
Download link for people who don't feel like watching another AMV butchered by youtube: mega.nz/#!XCZmxAyR!Nl5gM1Mrtx72tMmBeA729ajCgLHueavaPey-hPjqnEYReplaced - Princess Principal [AMV] [NatsuCon 2018]Tommy2018-07-16 | While making this video, I was able to realize a couple of things:
1) I'm really bad at story-telling 2) There are not many usable scenes in Princess Principal. On the other hand, it is the first time I've seen an anime with more than 50% of Roto Brush success. 3) Making up scenes in your own head and then raging when they're not in the anime is not an effective way to make AMVs. 4) My schedule is a joke, same for my work ethic.
So, yeah. A lot of things learned. Overall, I would close out this project as a mild success. Sure, it's not great, but I can feel that I gained a lot of experience working on it.
------------------- Anime: Princess Principal Music: Halsey - Eyes Closed NatsuCon 2018 AMV ContestKeep on Playing - Hibike! Euphonium [AMV] [Animefest 2018]Tommy2018-05-09 | Finalist of the Animefest 2018 AMV competition.
A project i've been postponing for way too long and eventually got so bored I couldn't bring myself to properly finish it. I still somehow managed to make it into a respectable state, but I'm uploading this here with a sour taste in my mouth.
it could've been way better, if I've put the effort into it.
Anime: Hibike! Euphonium 1 & 2 Music: Lemonade Mouth - SomebodyThe One Weve Lost | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso [AMV] [Akicon 2017]Tommy2017-10-15 | Winner of the jury award at Akicon 2017.
Made an AMV after like 6 months, lol. Spent about 12 hours on this, then got bored.
Music - Kashiwa Daisuke - april.#19 Anime - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso