History Main / Fanvid

* Within the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fandom, these are commonly called [=PMVs=] (Pony Music Video). The fandom is as prolific with these as they are with every fanwork imaginable, but even then some rise above the flock.
** [[FanWorks/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Those with their own page are listed here]].

** The [[{{Transformers}} Matrix of Leadership]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJuZbUN0rE of Sauron must be destroyed]]. [[HilariousInHindsight All the funnier]] now that Hugo Weaving voiced Megatron in [[Film/{{Transformers}} the 2007 movie]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IhmCKxG9q0 This one ]] for ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' and "Holdin Out For a Hero", walks the fine line between parody and straight up awesome.

* Someone connected the dots between the {{multinational|team}} [[UnwantedHarem harem]] aspect of ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'' and the first ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare3'' trailer's focus on [[WorldWarIII multinational conflict]] (with the implication that harems bring conflicts). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HzakK-zxKs It fits.]]

* ''LightNovel/FateZero'''s resident big brother figure ''Broskander the Great'' seems to have applied for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h6_o-rvB6M&feature=related a Dos Equis Commercial]]... Thus, he has finally become "The most interesting man in the World..."

* Princess Luna from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and Raven from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' both have a large number of videos about them using "Angel Of Darkness" by Alex C. featuring Yasmin K.

* {{Gender Bender}}s and {{Wholesome Crossdresser}}s get set to "Man, I Feel Like a Woman" by Shania Twain, "Dude Looks Like A Lady" by Music/{{Aerosmith}},, and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznM3o8ccFI Somebody Told Me]]" by Music/TheKillers.

%%* Anything overlaid on a StupidStatementDanceMix. These usually (but not always) come out of Japan; bonus points accrue if voice clips from the characters are set to the rhythm and/or melody of the song. Some particularly devoted creators will actually cut and paste very short samples of the character's voice so they "sing along" -- usually in a very mechanical way -- to the song; these are termed "manual Vocaloids" due to the popularity of [[VirtualCelebrity Hatsune Miku and friends]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLl6DZtyWpY Like so.]] The canonical example of such a song is [[FanficRecs/TouhouFanVids Marisa Stole The Precious Thing]], although others have since emerged.

* "The Cost Of The Crown" by Creator/MercedesLackey for any example of TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask. Thanks to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU_xqR35XDI popular PMV]], the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fandom has especially latched onto it as a theme song for Princess Celestia (and thus many tributes to her use it). The ''Literature/WarriorCats'' fandom also likes it for Bluestar.

** A fan-created [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe3e5kmtduc "The Five Doctors"]], which is essentially a very high-budget WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

Also known as [=AMVs=] or Animated/Anime/Amateur Music Videos. Other media have their own acronyms. The most common are [=DMVs=] for {{doujinshi}}, [=GMVs=] for video games, [=CMVs=] (also used for cosplay music videos) for [[WesternAnimation western animated series]] and comics (if they're not using AMV), Animash and Non/Disney for western animated films or mixed animated media, [=PMVs=] for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and [=MMVs=] for {{manga}}. In Japan they are called [=MAD=] for musical animated dojinshi. There is even a NotSafeForWork variant named HMV, which uses {{Hentai}} scenes.

Also known as [=AMVs=] or Animated/Anime/Amateur Music Videos. Other media have their own acronyms. The most common are [=DMVs=] for {{doujinshi}}, [=GMVs=] for video games, [=CMVs=] (also used for cosplay music videos) for [[WesternAnimation western animated series]] and comics (if they're not using AMV), Animash and Non/Disney for animated films or mixed animated media, [=PMVs=] for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and [=MMVs=] for {{manga}}. In Japan they are called [=MAD=] for musical animated dojinshi. There is even a NotSafeForWork variant named HMV, which uses {{Hentai}} scenes.

Also known as [=AMVs=] or Animated/Anime/Amateur Music Videos. Other media have their own acronyms. The most common are [=DMVs=] for {{doujinshi}}, [=GMVs=] for video games, [=CMVs=] (also used for cosplay music videos) or [=animash=] for WesternAnimation and comics (if they're not using AMV), [=PMVs=] for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and [=MMVs=] for {{manga}}. In Japan they are called [=MAD=] for musical animated dojinshi. There is even a NotSafeForWork variant named HMV, which of course uses {{Hentai}} scenes.

In a nutshell, a basic concept is to take recorded footage from your favorite movies or TV shows, set all these edited scenes to your favorite music (maybe add some FanArt or subtitling) put it all together in a digital Movie-Maker on your PC, then upload it to any video streaming site online- and wait for awesome comments to pour in! Website/YouTube is a popular choice.

* The video for Wamdue Project's "King of My Castle" (with ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' footage) is the only AMV so far to get to MTV.

Also known as [=AMVs=] or Animated/Anime/Amateur Music Videos. Other media have their own acronyms. The most common are [=DMVs=] for {{doujinshi}}, [=GMVs=] for video games, [=CMVs=] (also used for cosplay music videos) or [=animash=] for WesternAnimation and comics (if they're not using AMV), [=PMVs=] for ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and [=MMVs=] for {{manga}}. In Japan they are called [=MAD=] for musical animated dojinshi.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen 2013}}'' with Music/WithinTemptation's song "Frozen". Even ignoring NamesTheSame, the lyrics do fit Elsa surprisingly well. "Ice Queen" is occasionally used as well but it doesn't fit Elsa, unless you're writing her as evil.

** ''Blake's 7'' actually had an official vid on the season 2 [=DVDs=] that set [[TheOtherDarrin Brian Croucher's]] version of TheDragon, Travis, to Music/DireStraits' "The Man's Too Strong". Including some actual Blake/Travis innuendo

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** Any Music/AvrilLavigne song, really. "Girlfriend" is especially common. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgsqqpH10TY This one]], however, is...unexpected. (Warning: May make it difficult to watch ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' straight-faced.) There are several [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi/Kyon]] vids to that song. And then, there is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHy4n3RWqjk this one...]][[HoYay Which isn't Haruhi/Kyon.]]

** ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' gets this treatment as well, versions for Eva, ''Manga/LuckyStar'' and LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya exist.

** ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD4ZHUGO830 here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkx3Sft0ZoU here]]

* Instead focusing on proper sequencing, and matching of the song to the subject: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O9dZF2q6R8 "She's Just Oblivious"]] (featuring ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''). It has actually repeatedly broken into the top ten rated music videos (in Canada).

* Any ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Hare Hare Yukai]]'' video. Usually crossed with other anime themes.
** Any ''[[Manga/LuckyStar Motteke Sailor Fuku]]'' video as well, variations of which popularly involve: ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBjXbqeMPx8 here]]), ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FdTSZ2NlJA here]]), etc.

* ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOyDf347Dvk&feature=plcp has this song]] instead of ''Music/TheRollingStones'' "Paint It, Black". Works just as fine.

** [[Music/MGNT "Little Dark Age"]] edits for ''40k'' exist for pretty much every playable faction.

** The [[{{Transformers}} Matrix of Leadership]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJuZbUN0rE of Sauron must be destroyed]]. [[ReverseFunnyAneurysm All the funnier]] now that Hugo Weaving voiced Megatron in [[Film/{{Transformers}} the 2007 movie]].

* Montages that involve reflecting on the past, [[RomanticismVersusEnlightenment romanticized images]], and the like often use "Little Dark Age" by Music/MGNT. Sometimes it's not even for a fandom but for RealLife history. The trend is so common that it has [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/little-dark-age it's own page]] on Website/KnowYourMeme.

* Epic battles to "The End of All Hope" by Music/{{Nightwish}}:

* "Breathe Into Me" by Music/{{Red}} for anti-hero characters.

* On default shonen series tend to have a lot of Music/{{Skillet}}, Music/WithinTemptation, Music/BreakingBenjamin, Music/LinkinPark, Music/ThreeDaysGrace, and Music/{{Red}} videos.

** Music/{{Flyleaf}}'s ''I'm So Sick'' and Music/{{Red}}'s ''Breathe Into Me'' are popular for this genre too.

->''"I like editing anime clips to music and-and reading fantasy books with convoluted backstories."''
-->-- '''Luz Noceda''', ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', "A Lying Witch and a Warden"

* One of the more popular videos in the ''Film/{{Watchmen}}'' fandom is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiukSAA0NXg "If U Seek Adrian"]]- a tribute to Adrian Veidt's magnificent powers of FoeYay.