AMVs as Hybrid Art
AMVs originated in early 80s with VHS syncing techniques and for the glib,they are a simple form of collage: scenes from an anime series editd in some way to match a piece of music that serves as score( Phil Witmer,” The History of the Anime Music Video ” ,2016). But as the years passed, the editing software and technology that was available got updated.
Especially 2001, which was a landmark year in AMV development and direction.”The range and styles of fan-produced AMVs have continued to grow and broaden, albeit within one or other of two general forms: AMVs that remix clips from a single anime series (e.g., Naruto, Evangelion), and AMVs that remix clips from multiple anime series and movies. Within these two broad categories, popular types of AMVs include tributes to series or movies, character profiles or biographies, non-narrative or conceptual music videos that focus on a particular dimension of an anime series (e.g., loyalty or betrayal), videos promoting an anime series, compilations of specific events from different anime (e.g., characters falling down, characters kissing), celebrations of multiple anime series set to a favorite song, parodies of social or political events or of AMV making itself, and remixes used to tell stand-alone stories not necessarily connected to the anime from which the clips were borrowed.” (Colin Lankshear and Michele Knobel ,“ DIY Media: Creating, Sharing and Learning with New Technologies ”,pp 211-212.)
To achieve those results, while the creator is limited to his source material, he has the option to mix in visual effects and other forms of art. As a result, AMVs can be considered a hybrid art.
Some of the most usual forms of art in AMVs are:
