AWA 11 [2005]

MousePotato · Post by **MousePotato** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:12 pm

are the winners/finalists of the the pro contest displayed at the con?

MCWagner · Post by **MCWagner** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:27 pm

Black Sun Productions wrote:are the winners/finalists of the the pro contest displayed at the con?

Yup, we have a block set aside for them, but note that all the voting is done before the con begins.

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:53 pm

Kusoyaro wrote:Damn, last Masters? I'm not sure if I'll be able to get my video done in time this year

Baaa... you've won one already, you don't need to enter

Vlad

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:46 pm

Vlad G Pohnert wrote:
Kusoyaro wrote:Damn, last Masters? I'm not sure if I'll be able to get my video done in time this year
Baaa... you've won one already, you don't need to enter

Seriously...the first thought I had after reading that was that I should stay out of the contest just to make room for people who haven't won. Some of them have been trying for years. And it's not like I need another green coat.

Another conundrum.

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:04 pm

With awa masters leaving the scene the best contest dies, very sad. And especially becaue it's the contest I always wanted to participate in the future, that was my big aim.

Brsrk wrote:Gonna be my first year at AWA, gonna be my first con I'm submitting to

Does that mean that you're finally creating a new amv ?

MCWagner · Post by **MCWagner** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:05 pm

I feel like I should point out this line from the "long" version of the rules:

"...this coming year will see the final Masters’ contest. There is a small chance that a profoundly renewed interest in the contest by the AMV community would convince us to keep it going a while longer, but, short of that, this will be the last opportunity to win the coveted Masters’ jacket."

The decision to drop Master's really is based on a percieved dropping-off of interest. If that suddenly reversed, we'd re-institute the contest. But I don't want this to look like a "schtick" to drum up support. Submit if you really are interested, but don't submit just because you want to prop up the contest for tradition's sake. If there isn't enough interest left, we should end it before all interest is gone.

Brsrk · Post by **Brsrk** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:23 pm

Warheart wrote:
Brsrk wrote:Gonna be my first year at AWA, gonna be my first con I'm submitting to
Does that mean that you're finally creating a new amv ?

2 videos, mebbe 3 O_O

Got an idea for Pro and send the other one to Expo, and if I feel lke I did a damn good job on another video, sending it to Masters !

But, I do have 2 vids in the making.

Echuir · Post by **Echuir** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:38 pm

FurryCurry wrote:Two questions:

1) The vid I hope to complete in time to submit uses a widescreen aspect ratio. Would anamorphic or hard-letterboxed, non-anamorphic mpeg2 be preferable?

2) Does your playback system handle uncompressed PCM (.wav) audio, or would .mp2 audio be preferred?

1) Hard Letterbox

2)The end file must be MUXable into 1 file. Uncompressed AC3/PCM (.wav) audio or .mp2 audio should be muxed into the file prior to sending to us.

FurryCurry · Post by **FurryCurry** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:00 pm

Echuir wrote:
FurryCurry wrote:Two questions:

1) The vid I hope to complete in time to submit uses a widescreen aspect ratio. Would anamorphic or hard-letterboxed, non-anamorphic mpeg2 be preferable?

2) Does your playback system handle uncompressed PCM (.wav) audio, or would .mp2 audio be preferred?
1) Hard Letterbox

2)The end file must be MUXable into 1 file. Uncompressed AC3/PCM (.wav) audio or .mp2 audio should be muxed into the file prior to sending to us.

No problemo

Thanks very much for the quick, conscise answer, and for your efforts on behalf of AWA's VAT.

MCWagner wrote: Masters' stuff

I've looked up to the Masters' as being sort of the AMV world's equivalent of winning the Oscar for Best Picture.

I'm not qualified to enter, but I'd sort of held on to the thought of someday being able to do so, with a vid I was truly proud of, and considered worthy of submission to it.

You and the other folks on staff certainly are in a better position to make such judgements as to the merits of whether it would be best to continue it or not. Either way, AWA will always be something I look forward to with great anticipation, as long as I'm even slightly interested in video editing.

Hopefully time and finances will allow me to thank you in person for a great con and all the hard work this September.

Org Profile · Post by **Vlad G Pohnert** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:30 pm

Actually, I don't think the masters needs to go away... However, maybe a bit of retooling it would work out better. I myself have some suggestions, but I'll just wait to see once this year's are over...

Now, if only I could get a video done up in time for the Masters dince I have entered the contest in years past....

Vlad