AMV Contest entry question

Clowd · Post by **Clowd** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:43 pm

Well, do you know anything about Otakon's policies? I'm planning on submitting one there, but I don't care about how it ranks at all, personally.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:52 pm

It's traditionally been Otakon's policy that a video submitted can't be older than 2 years and it can't have <i>won</i> anything at any previous conventions (just having been shown is fine).

Plenty of people in the past have put up their Otakon videos on the Org before the con; some have done this and still won their category (cf. "It's Tricky to Make a Music Video" and <i>that 2004 video</i>).

(yes, that last bit was a joke.)

mandisaw · Post by **mandisaw** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:51 pm

Hmm, this is a question I'm struggling with myself, and frankly it would be helpful if we had a "Participating in a Convention AMV Contest" guide. *hint hint nudge nudge*

But as an AMV-watcher, I often scan the org as much as 2 months ahead of a con in order to check out the outstanding (or yawn-worthy) videos. It especially helps in judging whether or not to arrive late or leave early from an AMV contest screening if there's a scheduling conflict (nice to know what's "not to be missed"). So I'd say hold out until June or July for an Otakon submission, and then go ahead and post it.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 2:26 pm

mandisaw wrote:But as an AMV-watcher, I often scan the org as much as 2 months ahead of a con in order to check out the outstanding (or yawn-worthy) videos. It especially helps in judging whether or not to arrive late or leave early from an AMV contest screening if there's a scheduling conflict (nice to know what's "not to be missed").

Well, one problem with that is that we still have an epidemic of people listing cons in their video info that they never actually sent the videos to.

Also, if the con's big enough (like Otakon), only the really good videos will be shown in the contest screening anyway.

The Wired Knight · Post by **The Wired Knight** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:12 pm

Zarxrax wrote:If you just want people to be able to see your video at a convention, then I think its fine to release it on the org first. However if your goal is competition to try and win an award or something, I strongly recommend you DON'T post it on the org until the convention is over.

This is ESPECIALLY true if you have a comedy video. Comedy videos typiclaly have their best reaction the first time you see them. And if peopel watch your video prior to the contest then your odds of winning anything are that much slimmer. Drama and Action, not so much but still it is advisable that you don't upload them to the org before a con if your intent is to win an award.

Pie Row Maniac · Post by **Pie Row Maniac** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:26 pm

It's funny that you bring this up, I've been debating this myself. Not sure if I should upload and present a video or wait until the con's over. I'm tempted but feel I should give everyone (read: those that give a crap) a feeling of anticipation as to what I've recently churned out.