AnimeNext 2003 AMV Contest - Complete Listing / Results

[VegettoEX]

Enclosed are the full results for the <A HREF="http://www.animenext.org">AnimeNext</A> 2003 Anime Music Video contest. There were twenty (20) submissions to the contest, total, which were broken down into three categories:

Drama (8 videos)
Action (5 videos)
Comedy (7 videos)

The music video contest was shown a grand total of four (4) times throughout the convention (Friday at 10 am, Friday at 7 pm, Friday at midnight, and Saturday at 12 pm). Each time the contest was played, it was played back via a projector, multiple large speakers, and its SVHS master tape. One ballott could be found in each con-goers bag which they received upon registration. Ballotts were due in to the Info Desk by 5 pm on Saturday. The winners were announced Saturday at approximately 9:30 pm during the Awards Ceremony (which took place during the cosplay judges' deliberations). All four category winners were announced and played on a projector for the cosplay / awards ceremony audience directly off their MPEG-2 masters from the computer.


<B>CONTEST WINNERS:</B>

<B>DRAMA</B>: 63 votes cast
WINNER: "She's So High" with 30% of the votes cast in its category
HONORABLE MENTION: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 236">Dusty Dreams</A>" with 19% of the votes cast in its category

<B>ACTION</B>: 65 votes cast
WINNER: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... olution</A>" with 46% of the votes cast in its category
HONORABLE MENTION: "Fight For a Dream" with 28% of the votes cast in its category

<B>COMEDY</B>: 66 votes cast
WINNER: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... v=23949">I Wish I Was a Lesbian</A>" with 65% of the votes cast in its category
HONORABLE MENTION: "Around the World" with 9% of the votes cast in its category

<B>JUDGE'S AWARD</B>:
"<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 86">Haruko the Superfreak</A>"
... for technical quality and general fun-ness!

The Judge's Award video selection was picked by Meri and myself as the video that we found, as seen in its description, to have the best technical quality (visual and audio) and to be the most fun video that had not already won another category, which we felt deserved the recognition the general audience may not have necessarily seen right away (from an AMV creator's point of view)


<B>COMPLETE CONTEST TAPE BREAK-DOWN:</B>

<B>** TEASER SCREEN **</B>

Opening Trailer # 1: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 972">Rocky Ball 3</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 39929">Tom "the Fish" Guttadauro</A>
Anime: DragonBall Z
Original Film: "Rocky 3"

Opening Trailer # 2: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... Obligatory EVA Trailer</A>"
Editors: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 6">Michael "VegettoEX" LaBrie</A> & <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... ">Meredith "Meri" Cantoni</A>
Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Original Film: "Tinfins" (Sealab 2021, season 2 episode 5)

<B>** INTRO CREDITS **</B>
<I>(music: US3 - "Cantaloop")</I>

<B>** DRAMA **</B>

Video # 1: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 70">Love's Reflection</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... d=73">Vlad G. Pohnert</A>
Anime: <I>Ah! Megami-sama</I>
Artist: Roy Orbison
Song: "You Got It"

Video # 2: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... v=19285">A Mad World</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 61">Carlos Corral</A>
Anime: <I>Now and Then, Here and There</I>
Artist: Gary Jules
Song: "Mad World"

Video # 3: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... ">Mikako's Hope</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 23">Daniel McCarthy</A>
Anime: <I>Hoshi no Koe</I>
Artist: Enya
Song: "Hope Has a Place"

Video # 4: "My World"
Editor: Patricia Vargas
Studio Name: LaKossita
Anime: <I>Kareshi Kanojo no Jijyo</I>
Artist: Avril Lavigne
Song: "My World"

Video # 5: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 236">Dusty Dreams</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 435">Chris Stewart</A>
Anime: <I>Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door</I>
Artist: Kansas
Song: "Dust in the Wind"

Video # 6: "Velha Infancia"
Editor: Ana Maria Vargas
Studio Name: Pillanita
Anime: <I>Rurouni Kenshin</I>
Artist: Tribalistas
Song: "Velha Infancia"

Video # 7: "She's So High"
Editor: Adam Porrovecchio
Anime: <I>Record of Lodoss War</I>
Artist: Tal Bachman
Song: "She's So High"

Video # 8: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... ">Symphony of Key</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 7">Richard Marshall</A>
Anime: <I>Key the Metal Idol</I>
Artist: E.S. Posthumus
Song: "Nara"

<B>** ACTION **</B>

Video # 9: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 723">Dance With Me</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... >Anneke</A>
Anime: <I>Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence Mokushiroku</I>
Artist: Brainbug
Song: "Age of Love"

Video # 10: "Fight For a Dream"
Editor: Brandon Perry
Anime: <I>Naruto</I>
Artist: Linkin Park
Song: "Somewhere I Belong"

Video # 11: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... ">Hardcore Power</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 8167">Eric Lamison-White</A>
Anime: <I>Digimon</I> Movie 4
Artist: Standby
Song: "Desperados" (FF8; OC Remix)

Video # 12: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 2471">Holy War! Good vs. Evil</A>"
Editors: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 841">Bryan Carmella</A>, John Weller, Wesley Brammock
Anime: <I>Slayers, Slayers Next, Slayers Try</I>
Artist: Creed
Song: "Freedom Fighter"

Video # 13: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... olution</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 27">Daniel Chang</A>
Anime: <I>Rurouni Kenshin</I>
Artist: Ayumi Hamasaki
Song: "Evolution"

<B>** COMEDY **</B>

Video # 14: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... v=23949">I Wish I Was a Lesbian</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... =8760">Ian Roberts (AbsoluteDestiny)</A>
Anime: Various
Artist: Loudon Wainright III
Song: "I.W.I.W.A.L."

Video # 15: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 23970">The Ghibli Dance</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 39929">Tom "the Fish" Guttadauro</A>
Anime: Various Ghibli
Artist: Men Without Hats
Song: "The Safety Dance"

Video # 16: "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
Editor: Paulo Vargas
Studio Name: Matador113
Anime: <I>Slam Dunk</I>
Artist: The Beatles
Song: "I Want to Hold Your Hand"

Video # 17: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 86">Haruko the Superfreak</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 989">Peter J. Tom-Wolverton</A>
Anime: <I>FLCL</I>
Artist: Rick James
Song: "Super Freak"

Video # 18: "Around the World"
Editor: Katrina Kadabra
Anime: Various
Artist: ATC
Song: "Around the World"

Video # 19: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 0962">It's Oh So Wrong</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... ">Kusoyaro Productions</A>
Anime: <I>Saishu Heiki Kanojo</I>
Artist: Bjork
Song: It's Oh So Quiet

Video # 20: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... 003">Yummy People</A>"
Editor: <A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... id=8">Doki Doki Productions</A>
Anime: Various
Artist: Dan Hess
Song: "I Eat People"

<B>** END CREDITS **</B>
<I>(music: New Found Glory - "Hit or Miss")</I>


The contest was absolutely fantastic this year; big thanks to all of you that submitted videos. Each of the four showings was phenomenal (all of which ended up with completely filled rooms by the end of each showing, with demands for MORE showings).

We look forward to 2004's Anime Music Video contest! AnimeNext will be moving back to Secaucus, New Jersey for 2004, which will hopefully allow for more attendees (especially the AMV creators!).

Thanks again, everyone, for a great show.

[Fungie½]

Congragulations to all the winners! I'm glad that Anneke and I could help ^_^ Oh and Mike, are we gonna be able to get copies of the contest?

[VegettoEX]

Yeah, I'm definitely planning on at least getting VHS copies of the contest to all of those who submitted. I'm planning on doing a DVD of the contest (with extras like all the overflow videos) at some point...

We just got back from the con, though, so I'm kinda pooped... I'll think about it later :P

[Scintilla]

We look forward to 2004's Anime Music Video contest! AnimeNext will be moving back to Secaucus, New Jersey, for 2004, which will hopefully allow for more attendees (especially the AMV creators!).

Sweet! New Jersey needs more cons.

... said the The College of New Jersey student...

[dwchang]

<B>ACTION</B>: 65 votes cast
WINNER: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... olution</A>" with 46% of the votes cast in its category

FUCK!!!!!!

Everyone who should know knows why I'm saying this

[MeriC]

<B>ACTION</B>: 65 votes cast
WINNER: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... olution</A>" with 46% of the votes cast in its category

FUCK!!!!!!

Everyone who should know knows why I'm saying this

And it's 46%, d00d. Can't even say that you won by a little bit. You KILLED! When your video played at the awards ceremony, the audience errupted into applause!

[AbsoluteDestiny]

hahahahah

you reap what you sow piano key boy.

[Stewmanchew]

Runner up!! Yay not bad at all for one of my first vids!

[dwchang]

<B>ACTION</B>: 65 votes cast
WINNER: "<A HREF="http://animemusicvideos.org/members/mem ... olution</A>" with 46% of the votes cast in its category

FUCK!!!!!!

Everyone who should know knows why I'm saying this

And it's 46%, d00d. Can't even say that you won by a little bit. You KILLED! When your video played at the awards ceremony, the audience errupted into applause!

My faith in the community has just been crushed

hahahahah

you reap what you sow piano key boy.

But what I reaped was crap...

Oh well...

[dwchang]

But what I reaped was crap...

Oh well...

Grr...I meant "But what I sowed was crap..."

Stupid 60+ LJ posts I'm reading...