Creating your own music video’s is both fun and challenging. It can take some trial and error before you get the hang of it. With YouTube, it’s easier then ever to share your music videos with other fans and gain feedback. It is a creative process that takes planning, time, and patience.
In the planning stages you will want to consider which character or theme you want to center your music video around. Maybe you have a song in mind without knowing what you want to put with it. If that is the case, you’ll want to think about which characters or sequence in the anime that the song best relates to and choose your clips accordingly. If you don’t have a song in mind, you’ll want to find one that relates well to your chosen character or theme.
Once you have settled on your song, character, and/or theme, you’ll want to select a great many clips. I suggest starting with more then you think you will need. It’s easy to underestimate what you need. Also, you never know which clips will work and which ones once until you try to put them together with the music.
After you have your clips and song, you’ll want to play around with them. Try different combinations with the music and see how you like it, see how it feels. Does it look good? Do the clips transition well? Does it all seem to go together, or does it appear random? Those are all question you should ask yourself.
Transitions are very important. You want to put together clips that can slide smoothly into each other. Some programs allow you to add transition effects, but those are not necessary. The best way to check your transitions is to put your clips together and play it. You should be able to tell by watching it if the clips slide roughly into each other. If a clip goes into another roughly it may seem out of place, or like an abrupt change. This part is trial and error. You just have to try until you feel it looks right.
ALWAYS give credit for the song you use. List the artist and the song name. The album title is always nice to add. Avoid using songs by bands or artist that are against using their songs for such things. A good way to find that out is to visit their own website.
NEVER take another person’s music video, slap a new song on it, add or delete a scene, and call it your own. That is plagiarism, aka coping. Everyone hates a copy cat.
You can get clips for your music video by making them yourself or by finding them online. ALWAYS give credit to websites you take clips from. They used their own time and skill to make the clips and put them out there, it’s only right to give them credit.
Music video’s are a fun way to express your adoration for anime. Making a good music video simply takes time, patience, and practice. Good luck with yours!
