I started making music videos in September 2001, with the initial intention of testing out the capture capabilities of the capture card I had just acquired. I set about creating my first 'Anime Music Video' with very little experience of other works in this growing area of animation fandom but enjoying the process I endeavoured to find out what other anime music videos were like.
I think at this point I watched "Believe" and wept :)
Anyway, after creating my first two videos there was a considerable gap where I didn't make anything - but I did review and study many videos by some excellent creator. Then, between easter and summer 2002 I created a number of videos which gained unexpected critical acclaim and, subsequently, numerous awards.
Video Source: 十五 (15) [movie 2003]
Song: Deep Kick
Artist: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Editing Time: 2 or 3 weeks
Download: here
This is teen life. (Warning: Explicit content)
Video Sources: Firefly, Serenity
Song: Rodeohead
Artist: Hard n Phirm
Editing Time: Weeks? Months? From conception to completion was a long long time.
Download: here
The entire canon of Firefly as told by bluegrass covers of Radiohead songs.
Video Source: Gone With the Wind.
Song: Beethoven's Fifth Gold Digger
Artist: A plus D
Editing Time: A few weeks.
Download: here
Video Sources: Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, Battlestar Gallactica (2003), Firefly.
Song: I Enjoy Being a Girl
Artist: Sandra Allen
Editing Time: Ages... like maybe 2 months.
Download: here
Video Source: Life on Mars
Song: There is Too Much Light in this Bar
Artist: Bob James
Editing Time: A weekend.
Download: here
Sam Tyler is lost and confused in some distant memory of pop culture.
Video Source: The Incredibles.
Song: One Angry Dwarf and Two Hundred Solemn Faces
Artist: Ben Folds Five
Editing Time: A weekend, maybe 4 days?
Download: here
Syndrome feels overlooked, short-changed, looked down upon and mistreated. It's payback time.
Video Source: Apolcaypse Now!
Song: Jungle Boogie
Artist: Kool and the Gang
Editing Time: A week.. ish
Download: here
This is all about war equating to male sexual frustration, putting in as many phallic images, ejaculatory explosions and finally spiralling into some tribal, primal hell of fleshy frustrated insane homo-eroticism.... and animal slaughter... and dancing.
Video Source: Labyrinth
Song: Alice in Wonderland
Artist: John Moschitta
Editing Time: A morning
Download: here
Alice is bored because her sister is reading a book when suddenly a rabbit in a white vest...
Video Sources: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Song: Thinking of You
Artist: Hanson
Editing Time: An hour?
Download: here
What an imaginary 12 year girl old might make of Sam and Frodo.
Video Sources: Female Convict 701: Scorpion, Female Convict Scorpion: Jail house 41, Lady Snowblood, Coffy, Foxy Brown, Thriller - en grym film, Ms 45, Kill Bill 1 & 2.
Song: Night on Bare Mountain
Artist: Bob James
Editing Time: Eh. On and off for a while..
Download: here
A profile of the aesthetics and violence of 30 years of exploitation cinema... with all that that implies.
Video Source: Old Boy
Song: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
Artist: Faith no More
Editing Time: Three Days
Download: here
I couldn't resist doing something with this movie although there are a lot more complex emotions than the ones shown in this video.
Video Source: Dead or Alive 2
Song: Do You Realize??
Artist: The Flaming Lips
Editing Time: Two days
Download: here
Completely different kind of video for me. Both mushy and obscure.
Video Source: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Song: Paint it Black
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Editing Time: Half a day
Not a great video by any means. Only after making it did I realise how the idea just wasn't going anywhere. Oh well, you live and learn.
Video Source: Akira
Song: Rhythm and Police (K.O.G. G3 Mix)
Artist: CJ Crew feat. Christian D
Editing Time: A week or so
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
A collaborative effort with amv creator and graphic artist Gambitt - a dream collaboration and a fun video to work on.
Video Sources: Azumanga Daioh, The Blues Brothers, Cardcaptor Sakura, Kodomo no Omocha, Elf Princess Rane, FLCL,Full Moon Wo Sagashite, His and Her Circumstances (Kare Kano), Interstella 5555, Jungle Wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu, Popotan, Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran, Transformers: The Movie, Trigun, Weapon Of Choice (Original Music Video)
Song: Shake Your Tail Feather
Artist: Ray Charles and The Blues Brothers
Editing Time: Three weeks
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
Lots and lots of fun to make, this was a big smash at AWA Pro in 2004.
Video Source: Noiseman Sound Insect
Song: Kill You Now
Artist: Amon Tobin
Editing Time: A few hours
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
Again I was asked (rather last minute) to do a section for this multi-editor project. It was quite fun to be honest.
Video Source: Disney's The Little Mermaid
Song: Purachina (Platinum)
Artist: Yoko Kanno and Maaya Sakamoto
Editing Time: 2 or 3 days
Download: here
I made this video for the Disney category at Jacon 2004 and very much enjoyed making this lighthearted video.
Video Source: In the Evening of the Moonlit Night (Tsukiyo no Ban ni)
Song: Children
Artist: Robert Miles
Editing Time: A few hours
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
I was asked to do the end section of The Children Project and had this idea for a dark and eerie ending... the project coordinator didn't want to use it however, so here it it alone.
Video Source: Gunbuster (Aim for the Top!)
Song: War
Artist: Vince DiCola
Editing Time: 3 days
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
I love this show and I really wanted to make a cheesy nostalgic video using it, so this is it. It uses "War" from the Rocky IV soundtrack. Best viewed after seeing the show :)
Video Sources: Original Drawings by Big Big Truck
Song: Various
Artist: Various, Voice acting
Editing Time: About 3-5 days
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
This is a collaborative work between Kusoyaro, Big Big Truck, Akimbo and me. It was made for the panel that Kusoyaro and I had at Anime Weekend Atlanta 9 and is a spoof on our supposed training for the Iron Chef contest that was to be held there.
Shiki-Jitsu is a wonderful movie by Hideaki Anno with some surprising visuals. I couldn't resist making this video to it. This is my first Live Action video.
Video Source: Noir
Song: Kirei na Kanjou (Pure Emotions - Noir End Theme)
Artist: Akino Arai
Editing Time: A day or two
This is my first commissioned video. It was made as a hidden extra for ADV's western release of Noir. It features on DVD volume 7.
Video Sources: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Sailor Moon R movie, Perfect Blue, Adolescence of Utena, Daicon IV, Cowboy Bebop
Song: Ninzaburo (Furuhata's Theme)
Artist: C.J. Crew feat Sledge
Editing Time: Approx 2 months (!)
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
3D!!! This was painful to make and it took a seriously long time too. The result was fun though and at least I can say I've tried making 3D and made something enjoyable.
Video Source: Comedy (Sweat Punch 3)
Song: Various tracks from the Edward Scissorhands soundtrack.
Artist: Danny Elfman
Editing Time: Around 4 hours
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
Essentially a rewrite of an excellent but rare short animated feature, this video was made to show off this gorgeous footage and uses pretty much every scene from the anime. A surprise success, this one.
Video Sources: FLCL, Cowboy Bebop, Ranma 1/2, Kare Kano, Di Gi Charat, Neon Genesis Evangleion
Song: I.W.I.W.A.L.
Artist: Loudon Wainwright III
Editing Time: Around 10 days
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
I had this video planned for *ages* and when I finally got around to making it I missed the Otakon deadline. Oh well, it went to AWA and was a big success!
Video Source: Ghiblies (episode 2)
Song: Shimmy Shake
Artist: 74 Boyz
Editing Time: About 10 mins
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
Erwan asked me if I could fill in a gap on the AniMix project, I said yes and threw this video together in about 10 mins.
Video Sources: The Three Caballeros, Fun and Fancy Free and misc Donald Duck footage
Song: Macho Duck
Artist: DOMINO
Editing Time: I try not to think about it
I said I would help out... but this was above and beyond the call of duty. This was a collaboration between Nathan Bezner, Jeff Heller and me and was really just thrown together to get something to fill this video slot in the project. The final version can be found on the Disney Rave DDR DVD which has received some limited distro and convention play.
Video Source: SaiKano (She the Ultimate Weapon)
Song: Last Goodbye
Artist: Jeff Buckley
Editing Time: About a week
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
This song was too good for me to pass up and finally an anime came along with a troubled relationship. Prettiness and forlorn romance in this one. Fans of the show may notice that this video contains an interpretation of the ending.
Video Sources: Metropolis (animated) and Metropolis (live action - Fritz Lang)
Song: Life on Mars
Artist: David Bowie
Editing Time: About 3 days
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
This video is my addition to the MiniVideo Project that is unlikely to see the light of day. I love this song but knew that the second verse would be unmakeable, so I edited the song and made a little video. My first experiment in using After Effects.
Video Source: Kodomo no Omocha
Song: I Still Have That Other Girl
Artist: Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
Editing Time: A weekend
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
Shoujo heartbreak video to contemporary crooner music.
Video Sources: His and Her Circumstances and Kodomo no Omocha
Song: Sana-rap 4
Artist: Kurata Sana
Editing Time: About 20 mins :)
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
I was bored one afternoon so decided to make Miyazawa, in her frustration of troubles at school, to sing as Sana-chan. Shoujo otaku only :)
Video Source: Yami no Matsuei
Song: Boys
Artist: Smile.dk
Editing Time: 10 days
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
I was offered this track for the 2nd Mix DDR project as a backup editor and all I could think of as a concept was yaoi so I turned the evil badnasty from Yami no Matsuei into a transvestite who wants boys to be his boy. Don't worry, he gets what's coming to him in the end.
Video Sources: Neon Genesis Evangelion, His and Her Circumstances.
Song: To Cut a Long Story Short
Artist: Spandau Ballet
Editing Time: About 1 1/2 weeks.
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
Welcome to the Hideaki Anno Land. This video is a character profile of two characters from animations directed by Hideaki Anno done in the style of his post-Nadia work. It's the most stylistically individual video I've done yet - even moreso than Shameless Rock. Despite being essentially an experimental video, it was very well received and is one of my favourites.
Video Source: Ebichu Minds the House
Song: Monkeys
Artist: Mad Caddies
Editing time: A day
A comedy video of diabolical proportions. This video was created for the Mindwarp Entertainment Awards: Adult Video category so there would be enough entries to make it a valid category. I still laugh at the last clip. This video is very wrong and the humour is merely pantomime but I do love it :)
Video Source: FLCL
Song: Speed King
Artist: Deep Purple
Editing Time: Approx 6 weeks
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
This is the video that got me known amongst anime music video creators and it's probably the one I'll be remembered for. It's such an insane concept that I'm amazed I ever made it, but I'm obviously very glad that I did. It's the closest I've come to making a video where I can't find any faults in it - everything is by design and there is nothing I'd change. Whether you'll like it probably depends on if you are prone to headaches :)
Video Source: My Neighbours the Yamadas
Song: Both of You, Dance Like You Want To Win!
Artist:
Editing Time: An afternoon
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
This video is the most special video I've ever done as it was made as a wedding present for Marco and Cristina of Turboneko Studios. It's a video about the troubles and joys of married life and it's a Neon Genesis Evangelion homage ^_^;; Simple but dear.
Video Source: FLCL
Artist: Foo Fighters
Editing Time: An afternoon :)
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
This video was made in order to demonstrate how music videos are made at a UK convention. The idea was i made the video and saved the timeline at various points through the creation so people could see how a video was put together. I really like the theme of this video, the relationship between Naota and Haruko and it's something I'm more than likely going to return to in a later video.
Video Source: His and Her Circumstances
Song: Monkey Wrench
Artist: Foo Fighters
Editing Time: 1 day initial video, 1 day remastering.
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
I enjoyed this video. Kare Kano (as it is known) is such fun to make videos with due to the massive amounts of visual comedy. I later remastered this one and added some, not particularly necessary, fancy additions and tweaked the timing a touch. Still a video I enjoy but technically flawed in many ways.
Video Source: Serial Experiments Lain
Song: New Skin
Artist: Incubus
Editing Time: 1 day
Download: a-m-v.org (free registration required)
The first one... hmm, not much in the way of detailed editing but a few visual manipulations that I enjoyed (such as the one above). The idea behind the video is to emphasise the post-modern and industrial elements of the show. Its not a bad video, really but nothing to write home about.