This is my first serious AMV, after getting to know Adobe Premiere 6, and one that I'm extremely proud of. Final Fantasy 7 was an absolutely gorgeous game, with the deepest plot I have yet to see cranked out of any other RPG on the PlayStation. But sadly, I don't see many anime music videos done for such an awesome work of art. I believe it's because FF7's graphics seem rather dated when held up against the likes of FFX, but in truth that shouldn't matter. So I decided to go out on a limb and do my own tribute.

The song I picked is one that I actually heard in another anime music video to Evangelion, and I liked it so much I ran out and bought the CD (Savatage "Dead Winter Dead." $10 at Best Buy, it's worth it). The greatest challenge for me was going along with the lyrics, and figuring out what to do with each sound. Two of the picture flashes near the middle of the song are fan art I made specifically for this video. One thing I did NOT want to do above all else was use the same clips for the beginning and end that everyone else would.

My aim in this AMV was capturing the emotion of the game, and I think accomplished it. "This Isn't What We Meant" reflects the dark feel of the game very well. Despite some minor skipping in the beginning because I literally ripped the FMVs off the game itself, I'm very proud of this work, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

--The Bishounen Stalker

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