WE'LL DO IT LIVE! - Otakon 2021 AMV Contest/Theater Info

[Zeonic Freak]

I mean how many of the unquailfied ones were trailer or other categories that they've won at other cons that didn't get placed at Otakon this year?

[Hagaren Viper]

You got moved to Drama
https://twitter.com/yuusharo/status/142 ... 86/photo/1

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Uh

I mean... anything is possible I guess, so we'll see what happens tomorrow, but my video has 30 seconds of drama tops. Like that might have actually been the worst category to move to. I can't say I don't feel a little set up to fail here.

I do like the mild CCS/Frozen theming in Drama though, lol.

[Rider4Z]

It's possible funding only allowed so many awards this year. Otakon almost went under cuz covid.

[Zeonic Freak]

I would've been fine with a piece of paper. I mean im still waiting on other awards from other cons from last year...

[TnAdct1]

this year, there's only four categories, as Trailer and Upbeat are MIA.

What happened? Not enough submissions to those categories?

As Yuusharo mentioned on Twitter, there was a low turnout in terms of those two and Comedy, and while some Upbeat videos would also work in Comedy to give it a decent amount, others were moved to other categories that would come close to fitting.

Did...upbeat really need to be omitted? I count at least 5 of them and that would have certainly made a good sized category.

I can see with what you're saying, as I originally entered my video into Upbeat (as, while it would also work in Comedy, the humor in my video consists of elements that average con-goers may not get such as puns and meme references). Personally, I think the reason Upbeat got the shaft instead of Comedy is because for years, the three main classifications for videos in AMV Contests were Drama, Action, and Comedy.

[Scintilla]

Ah the submission I did is more a trailer so that would explain why I wasn't a finalist, perhaps.

Yeah, yours probably would have made it if there was still a category for it. There's a trailer in the action category, but that's the only trailer finalist I can spot.

I remember Vic stating in past years that a video will make Otakon's finals if it scores above the cutoff, regardless of how the rest of its category did. If that's still true (I have no reason to believe it isn't), then it would just mean that there weren't enough finalists in the Trailer/Parody and Upbeat/Rhythm categories to justify awards for them, so the ones that did break had to be moved to other categories.

[Rider4Z]

I remember Vic stating in past years that a video will make Otakon's finals if it scores above the cutoff, regardless of how the rest of its category did. If that's still true (I have no reason to believe it isn't), then it would just mean that there weren't enough finalists in the Trailer/Parody and Upbeat/Rhythm categories to justify awards for them, so the ones that did break had to be moved to other categories.

Interesting... So is there a minimum and/or maximum number of finalists?

[Scintilla]

I remember Vic stating in past years that a video will make Otakon's finals if it scores above the cutoff, regardless of how the rest of its category did. If that's still true (I have no reason to believe it isn't), then it would just mean that there weren't enough finalists in the Trailer/Parody and Upbeat/Rhythm categories to justify awards for them, so the ones that did break had to be moved to other categories.

Interesting... So is there a minimum and/or maximum number of finalists?

I believe that depends on the videos' run times, on how many can be fit into two hours after accounting for the interstitials etc. So if e.g. a lot of really good videos are on the long side, then the total number of finalists would need to be lower than usual to keep everything within the allotted time.

Edit: Unless you meant min/max # within each category. In that case, I don't know about Vic's minimum (I think I've done a three-video category twice, but one of those was Comedy (which you can't omit without risking a riot and/or walkout) and one was Artistic with three videos that would not have worked right anywhere else), but I suspect there is no maximum; I don't remember ever having seen one of Vic's contests add a category after the judging that didn't explicitly exist on the entry form, or split a category into two. The lead time on ordering the trophies might make this impossible (it's easier at AnimeNEXT where the medals don't include the category and we can print up the certificates ourselves). Somebody please correct me if my memory is wrong.

[TnAdct1]

Unofficial results (via my live tweeting of the contest results)

DRAMA/SERIOUS:

1st: I'm (Not) Okay by SasukeChanx
2nd: Pieces by Bleachshippu5678
3rd: Ace of Hearts by lokkiclu

ACTION:

1st: Witches Go Hard by SilkAMV
2nd: Outrun Intensifies by Davis 51
3rd: Elemental by Ramen Noodle Productions

ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL:

1st: Quarantine Dreams by AllyKatAVR
2nd: Affinity by BecauseImBored1
3rd: The Accompanist

COMEDY/PARODY:

1st: We Stan Stands by Mycathatesyou69
2nd: Thank God for 2D Girls by TarageAMV
3rd: Hashtag#Homecoming by Rider4Z

BEST NON-FINALIST: What's Up, Danger? by Drabaz

VIC's PICK: Reignited by Hamstar138

BEST IN SHOW: RUMBLE by Gina Nelson

Playlist of the Contest (including Best Non-Finalist Winner):

[Rider4Z]

Yay playlist!