Derp I tried to do some edgic again...
The obligatory explanation:
Edgic = editing + logic.
Based on Edgic at Survivor Sucks forum, except modified for idol PVs instead of a reality TV show.
Shortly put, it's counting solo shots and solo lines + taking into account their "quality" to then give the member's exposure a ranking. As in, how much did this video promote a certain member over the others, how much less was a certain member featured.
Possible ratings:
INV - 'invisible'
UTR - 'under the radar'
MOR - 'middle of the road'
CE - 'complimentary edit' (at Sucks this is 'complex personality' which doesn't quite fit idol MVs)
OTT - 'over-the-top' (this could probably be changed to something else, but it basically means the lead)
Visibility is ranked 1-5. This may be confusing. UTR3 is better than UTR1 because 3 means a higher visibility, not that the member was more UTR than the other. I've even confused myself with this, ugh. lol
Notes:
- Solo lines count as one solo shot even if there are several shots used during the line. I do this because they are getting the visibility for having a solo line and the shots are connected to the solo line.
- Solo shot count: The first number is how many clear solo shots they had, as in nobody else was around. The number in parenthesis is when other focused shots are included; other members are around but only one member is in focus.
Previous ones:
Please Miniskirt PostwomanChotto Matte KudasaiDot BikiniEdgic for "Suki yo, Junjou Hankouki"This video has shots where you can see the camera spanning up to the lips of the members, but not show their face entirely. I didn't include those shots because the girl needs to be recognizable even to a casual fan in the shot for it to count as exposure.
AYACHO
Solo shots: 12
Solo lines: 5
Not too many lines, but still visible because her lovely face seems to be edited in between whenever possible.
-> CE3
KANYON
Solo shots: 11
Solo lines: 9
The biggest line hogger and extremely visible.
-> OTT1
MEIMEI
Solo shots: 10 (11)
Solo lines: 7
Not only did she get many lines, but she gets to sing the first long solo line of the song.
-> CE3
TAKECHAN
Solo shots: 9
Solo lines: 6
-> CE2
KANANAN
Solo shots: 6
Solo lines: 4
Despite her apperances being few compared to the other members, she got some significant solo lines this time.
-> UTR5
RINAPUU
Solo shots: 7 (8 )
Solo lines: 5
The same as Kananan, but with a bit more focus, and moreover, she got to sing the closing line of the song.
-> MOR1
What changed from before:
- This song had a very nice line distribution. Everyone got their voices heard.
- This MV didn't have any special edits for certain members, unlike some of the earlier videos (like Kananan+gorilla or Kananan dancing poorly or Ayacho being the main post woman). That was a little sad.
- Rinapuu got her first MOR
The members' edgics so far:
Ayacho: CE5-CE1-CE4-CE3
Kanyon: CE5-OTT1-OTT1-OTT1
Meimei: MOR5-MOR5-MOR5-CE3
Takechan: MOR3-CE4-CE5-CE2
Kananan: UTR1-MOR1-UTR3-UTR5
Rinapuu: UTR2-UTR1-UTR1-MOR1