::lightbulb:: anime vids v. live action vids (internal motion and accessible vidding)

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This is a theory, and I might just be talking out of my ass, but I think I *might* know why anime vids tend towards the seizure inducing.

Part of the problem is that the *average* anime watcher appears to listen to music that moves along at a fair clip. To find an anime vid that uses slow music is *extremely* rare.

But part of the problem is inherent within the source itself.

Namely, regarding anime source, it's far more difficult to create internal motion in anime than in live action. For live action source, it's the opposite (it's far more difficult to create external motion).

<sub>[internal motion: motion that occurs within the scene. ex. shooting gun, falling body, kicking]

[external motion: camera movement. ex. zoom, pan, rotate]</sub>

But see, that's not a problem with live action vidding; the vidder can create external motion by manipulating the source clips. (want more info? I've written how-to's here and here)

But, for the opposite problem in anime source, how do you create internal motion? You can fiddle around with masks (but that uses already present source) or you photoshop frame by frame (which is utterly insane).

To keep up with the speed and movement of a song, an anime vidder is therefore forced to fall back on creating more external motion themselves, ie. tons of effects and fast clipping.

And honestly, part of issue is also with how much closer the average anime vidder works with the music. The rhythm, timing, and the way they correlate to the visuals are vital in a community that doesn't give similar weight to storytelling. It is vital in a community where near *everyone* is pan-fandom and yet highly likely to have never seen the anime you're vidding. (As for live action vidding, aLOT more weight is given to the story, and in general vidders are vidding for people very familiar with the source.)

Incidentally, I think that making a vid strong in rhythm and timing, and making it visually interesting (through effects and through penetrable clip choice) is one of the surest ways to make your vid accessible to people unfamiliar with the fandom.

ie. fill it with The Shiny!

_{['penetrable clip choice': made up description to refer to clips easily understandable by new viewers.
Example: the shot on "one hand clapping" for Jig of Life by shallot. It makes sense visually, relating the sound of a gun clap to the idea of a hand clap, even though I don't know the context of the scene]}

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