honestly i think it's a bit of a lost art with some younger fans these days to just like............do things? people hold themselves back from making amvs, gifs, writing fic or drawing art, etc etc because "they don't know how" but the truth is a lot of us didn't have that knowledge handed to us, we looked at what other people were doing and then tried to copy that in our own way. and yeah the first hundred thousand words you write are probably going to be kind of shit. and the first gifsets you make will probably be grainy. your amvs will be clumsily edited, and your first year or two of drawing will make you cringe in the future. but if you don't try, you'll never improve! and these days there's so many more resources out there with the internet being so large—art tutorials for specific things, gifmaking guides handed around that compile the steps down the the finest details, writers who talk about their processes, amv makers/vidders who are more than happy to share what transitions or text overlays they use. and i sometimes want to take people by the shoulders and say, just try! take the first leap! the worst you can do is make it badly, and made badly is better than not made at all.
i just want to address the point talking about how the first things you do will probably be bad and how that’s ok
personally i always found that rather demotivating so i want to make a few alternative points:
the first things you make might not be shit, actually! you’ll have had many years of observing the things you like, so you have the potential to improve very quickly if you keep at it
and the second point is that people are so hungry for new creatives in their fandom that people will eat up what you make even if it’s not quite to your standards yet! people really do just want to enjoy fandom and take in all the new things they can get their hands on
