The Otakon 2019 Thread - Bye Bye 480i

[dragontamer5788]

First, congratulations on nobody getting outright disqualified this year!

We all managed to follow the rules!

[TnAdct1]

I admit I’m a little surprised mine got through “as is” but this is the most excited I’ve been to watch an entry with a crowd in a while.

To be honest, when pegging possible competition in case my video did make the finals (not this year, despite a good showing at AX), I had this this as one of the likely videos I'd most likely be going up against.

Now I'm really confused. Cyanna's video hasn't been released online or shown at any other conventions yet, so how...?

It was a hunch that I had when I saw the placeholder listing of the video here on the site, with me considering both the weak year so far for videos in the category that I expect it was entered in and the song/anime combo being used (especially given another video that I had a feeling would make the finals if that was indeed said creator's Otakon submission).

[Davis 51]

I see that no one else has really signed up for the AMV dinner yet. Just saw the thread myself. Here is a link. Hope some of y'all can make it!

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=130497

[dragontamer5788]

The Otakon 2019 AMV Contest was quite the blast!
Current Youtube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... RMB-RRcbpo



In case the imgur goes down:

Trailer
* Cirera & Nugettochan - The greatest Bartender - "The Greatest Showman (trailer audio)" by 20th Century Fox - Death Parade
* Spits & Giggles Studio - Wonder Women - "Wonder Woman (trailer audio)" by Warner Bros. - Claymore
* Under The Box Productions (Krigen) - LittleMermaidTrailer - "The Little Mermaid (trailer audio)" by Walt Disney - Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid
* PerkyPastry - Re17 - "17 Again (trailer audio)" by Offspring Entertainment - ReLIFE

Drama / Serious
* BleachShippu5678 - I've Lost Myself - "Paralyzed" by NF - A Silent Voice
* MinetChan - 2B:Free - "Unleashed" by Epica -- NieR:Automata
* Dragontamer5788 - Carried Safely - "Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men - The Promised Neverland
* lovinyoujacksparrow2 - Rising Tide - "Waves" by Dean Lewis - Pandora Hearts (manga)
* Pixelblended Studios (Xophilarus) - Weaving Wounds - "Under the Knife (acoustic" by Icon for Hire - March Comes in like a Lion
* Mycathatesyou69 - Dark Machiavelli - "Dark Matter" by Les Friction - Code Geass
* Nekokitkat - Clover Dreams - "Dreams" by Gabrielle Aplin (feat. Bastille) - Clover (manga and ova)

Action
* JMI Productions - Panic! at the Casino - "Vegas Lights" by Panic! at the Disco - One Piece Film: Gold
* BioticAMVs - Kings&Queens - "Kings and Queens" by DAGames - Code Geass
* UnluckyArtist - La Croix - "We Appreciate Power" by Grimes (feat. HANA) - various
* Nuke - Sisters' Fight for the Throne - "Game of Survival" by Ruelle - various
* Pixelblended Studios (EnQuatre) - Acrimony - "Never Going Back" by The Score - Hanebado!
* DopplerDo - Can't Stop Me Now - "Can't Stop Me Now" by Oh the Larceny - My Hero Academia
* BecauseImBored1 - Manic Melody - "Kill Tonight" by Panic! At the Disco - Soul Eater

Romance / Sentimental
* Kent Clark - Rewrite the Stars - "Rewrite the Stars" by Zac Efron & Zendaya - Your Name.
* Oscar AMV - Fireflowers - "Sunflower" by Post Malone & Swae Lee - Fireworks
* SilverEchoAMVs - Small Town Girl, City Boy - "Don't Stop Believing" by Anthem Lights - Your Name.
* TheDestineeAMV - Remember Me - "Remember Me" by Annapantsu - Fruits Basket (2019)
* Sean.PNG - Broken BoneZ - "I Lived" by One Republic - dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super
* AngelMoeVictory - ... what if... - "What If" by Johnny Orlando & Mackenzie Ziegler - Fireworks

Upbeat / Dance
* AntaresHeart07 - Anime World Cup - "Jerk It Out" by Caesars - various
* Zeeruy - Happy Birthday - "Happy Birthday" by Nishino Kana - various
* MadMegatax - All Eyes on Me - "All Eyes on Me" by OR30 - Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler
* Kirbygal - Machine of Despair - "Build Our Machine" by DAGames - Danganronpa
* Soltaru - Nani mo Shinai Camp - "Break" by Kero Kero Bonito - Laid-Back Camp
* ShinAMV - Sugar Hips - "Body Talks" by The Struts (feat. Kesha) - Welcome to the Ballroom

Comedy / Parody
* Aquiline Studios (Cyanna) - A Song for Our Time - "I've No More ... To Give" by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. (feat Damian Clark) - Agretsuko
* shorisquared - Purrfect Pawsitivity - "Meow" by OR30 - My Roommate is a Cat
* Rider4Z - It's Up to Yuri - "One Last Hope" by Danny DeVito - Yuri On Ice
* Cameron Combe - I Did (Not) Mean To Blow Your Mind - "Decisive Battle, Master Exploder" by Shirou Sagisu, Tenacious D - Neon Genesis Evangelion, The Pick of Destiny
* hamstar138 - Making A Hero - "I'll Make a Man out of You" by Donny Osmond - My Hero Academia
* Maboroshi Studio - It's Easy M'Kay - '"It's Easy M'Kay" by South Park - My Hero Academia

[TnAdct1]

The results from the convention (which I live Tweeted as it happened):

Trailer
1st: Cirera & Nugettochan - The Greatest Bartender
2nd: PerkyPastry - Re17

Drama/Serious
1st: BleachShippu5678 - I've Lost Myself
2nd: Mycathatesyou69 - Dark Machiavelli

Action
1st: BecauseImBored1 - Manic Melody
2nd: DopplerDo - Can't Stop Me Now

Romance/Sentimental
1st: Kent Clark - Rewrite the Stars
2nd: SilverEchoAMVs - Small Town Girl, City Boy

Upbeat/Dance
1st: MadMegatax - All Eyes on Me
2nd: Kirbygal - Machine of Despair

Comedy/Parody
1st: Cameron Combe - I Did (Not) Mean To Blow Your Mind
2nd: Aquiline Studios (Cyanna) - A Song for Our Time

Best Non Finalist:
Erik Heckert - Toxic

Vic's Pick:
Pixelblended Studios (EnQuatre) - Acrimony

Best In Show:
AntaresHeart07 - Anime World Cup

[MaboroshiStudio]

Just saw the winning comedy video... that cracked me up and blew my mind! I guess the guy is a sound editor and never knew that there was things like AMV contests haha.

He has quite a few credits to his name on imdb
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4333275/

[shorisquared]

Just saw the winning comedy video... that cracked me up and blew my mind! I guess the guy is a sound editor and never knew that there was things like AMV contests haha.

He has quite a few credits to his name on imdb
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4333275/

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That was really fun to learn. Thank you for that!

[shorisquared]

I saw dragontamer already linked a playlist, but here's also mine, which is up to date as of posting this:
Otakon 2019 AMV Contest YouTube Playlist

[shorisquared]

Also in terms of the contest, congrats to all the winners and finalists! Another year, another Otakon in the bag. In terms of personal feedback, I feel like my video was mis-categorized (Comedy would have been the 3rd category I would have considered putting it in) and didn't really belong with the rest of the videos. It's not an extremely big deal, but I would have liked it to compete in a category with videos similar to it. Also, I feel like some of the rules should be re-evaluated for next year to clear up some confusion. But that's about it. Otherwise, I hope everyone had a good con weekend!

[TnAdct1]

Also in terms of the contest, congrats to all the winners and finalists! Another year, another Otakon in the bag. In terms of personal feedback, I feel like my video was mis-categorized (Comedy would have been the 3rd category I would have considered putting it in) and didn't really belong with the rest of the videos. It's not an extremely big deal, but I would have liked it to compete in a category with videos similar to it. Also, I feel like some of the rules should be re-evaluated for next year to clear up some confusion. But that's about it. Otherwise, I hope everyone had a good con weekend!

I definitely agree that your video was more of an Upbeat video than Comedy (I would have switched around that and Anime World Cup, as I saw that as one of the videos that I felt was the biggest obstacles that blocked my way in terms of reaching the finals).

As for re-evaluating the rules, I can definitely see that. After all, one of the videos that was considered a "troll" video wouldn't be one that I'd consider, as the award that made it ineligible for Otakon (Best Wildcard at AWA Pro) felt more like that contest's version of Otakon's "Best Non-Finalist" award.