Index  | Recent Threads  | Unanswered Threads  | Who's Active  | Guidelines  | Search
 

Quick Go »
No member browsing this thread
Thread Status: Active
Total posts in this thread: 41
Posts: 41   Pages: 5   [ Previous Page | 1 2 3 4 5 ]
[ Jump to Last Post ]
Post new Thread
Author
Previous Thread This topic has been viewed 7951 times and has 40 replies Next Thread
wdfarmer
Cruncher
USA
Joined: May 14, 2007
Post Count: 18
Status: Offline
Project Badges:
Reply to this Post  Reply with Quote 
Re: Anime thread

Twilyth, here's two particularly historic fan-created animated music videos (now known as an AMV). What's notable about it is that the people who created it were those who went on to found Gainax, the makers of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The director of that series, Hideaki Anno (sp?) also directed these, I think.

The first was shown at the opening of a large Anime convention in Japan in 1981, called Daicon 3. The name "Daicon" means big convention, but is also a pun on "daikon", which is a type of long radish. Lots of visual jokes in this one.

Daicon 3 AMV

Two years later, the team returned with this follow-up AMV. The music is "Twilight" by Electric Light Orchestra. I think you'll agree that the animators improved their skill greatly in those two years. The integration of action and sound is excellent.

Daicon 4 AMV

Here's a combination of the two, just recapping Daicon 3 briefly:

Daicon 3 AMV recap, then Daicon 4 AMV

Lots more detail can be found at the Wikipedia article for Daicon 4.

Enjoy!
[Jul 11, 2007 9:18:04 AM]   Link   Report threatening or abusive post: please login first  Go to top 
Posts: 41   Pages: 5   [ Previous Page | 1 2 3 4 5 ]
[ Jump to Last Post ]
Post new Thread