Anime Expo 2014 AMV Competition - Finalist List POSTED!

[Rider4Z]

I can't say I've gotten a chair, but I'm pretty fond of the trophy I got in 2010 and wouldn't mind seeing something like that again.

that's not a trophy, it's a deadly chunk of resin designed for the zombie apocalypse.

Troy, I like the idea you had about finding someone to make miniature director chairs, something easily placed on a shelf. i just don't know who off the top of my head but i'm sure there's people out there that could.

[Scintilla]

I think amvs are not taken seriously enough. You see, Cosplay is way way overpowered at every con but amvs are very hard promoted.

You should come to Animé Weekend Atlanta...

[Chemix800]

... Amvs should take the new step to Monetization. I bet it's possible and in that way more professional people will get into this stuff and the kidish videos eventually will disappear sooner or later.

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LMAO... well I don't think all the peps would like to edit for nothing or because this is an art. You will get an amount of cash for organizing this contest, I bet you will and everyone else from the con as well. The editors will get the most cheap stuff in the end. Why is that ? To make this simple for you guys - 10.000 attendees, and tickets 20-45$ plus the rent for the shops, the owners will make lots of money. When we win something we get certificates, anime dvds, trophies which will not cost more than 100$. I think this is a joke at our address and efforts. (my personal opinion)

[Chemix800]

I think amvs are not taken seriously enough. You see, Cosplay is way way overpowered at every con but amvs are very hard promoted.

You should come to Animé Weekend Atlanta...

I will think about that, thanks.

[Tsu!]

You will get an amount of cash for organizing this contest, I bet you will and everyone else from the con as well. The editors will get the most cheap stuff in the end. Why is that ? To make this simple for you guys - 10.000 attendees, and tickets 20-45$ plus the rent for the shops, the owners will make lots of money.

Uh.. I don't know the specifics on AX, but if it's like most cons, the majority of the staff consists of volunteers who are, at most, paid back in the form of hotel discounts or a free badge in return for working the majority of the con. On top of that, AX is a non-profit, so it's highly unlikely anyone is getting filthy rich from running this con. So much of the money that goes into cons goes directly into running the con, renting the space, and everything inbetween...

Edit: Taken from the 2013 staffer info, found here, full-fledged staffers basically get up to 2 free badges, some goodies, some discounts, and food "provisions". That's their "payment"; there's no cash. You can read up on volunteers here, if you want... but they receive less in perks than staffers due to obvious reasons.

[Chemix800]

Lol man all cons are made for profit do you think I was born yesterday ? Come on. For example one of the owners in my country makes at least 3000 to 5000 euro every year! That money is besides renting the space and so on. That money goes directly into his wallet. Let's not start here a serious discussion than cause will inflict some damage to the owners. I just wanted to say what I had to say up there and this is final. It's AX topic for god's sake lol.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

I'd rather have the chairs. Money is too common. I'm still sad for myself and others who won their respective categories the years we didn't have chairs

YES, Indeed... Every time I won, they did not have chairs.. I bet if I quite my staffing position so I could enter to win a chair, Troy would not have any just to spite me

Vlad

[XStylus]

I'd rather have the chairs. Money is too common. I'm still sad for myself and others who won their respective categories the years we didn't have chairs

YES, Indeed... Every time I won, they did not have chairs.. I bet if I quite my staffing position so I could enter to win a chair, Troy would not have any just to spite me

Your award would be a stick figure chair drawn on a napkin.

I'm thinking of trying to do something "chair'ish" and nice for past winners, actually. Though it'd have to be out of my own personal pocket if I do it (cuz I luv youze guyze...)

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Your award would be a stick figure chair drawn on a napkin.

I'm thinking of trying to do something "chair'ish" and nice for past winners, actually. Though it'd have to be out of my own personal pocket if I do it (cuz I luv youze guyze...)

So I should already get in line for my chairs

But then again my house is already full of Director Chairs from Sakura-Con past contests (AX was not the only one giving out chairs as SC did as well in the past - Hmmm... must be an west coast thing )

Vlad

[BasharOfTheAges]

Lol man all cons are made for profit do you think I was born yesterday ? Come on. For example one of the owners in my country makes at least 3000 to 5000 euro every year! That money is besides renting the space and so on. That money goes directly into his wallet. Let's not start here a serious discussion than cause will inflict some damage to the owners. I just wanted to say what I had to say up there and this is final. It's AX topic for god's sake lol.

AX is the only successful anime con in north America that I know of that has paid execs, and I think its just one person at the top. For-profit cons tend to not do well in the anime con scene. Most of them have to deal with rental rates that scale to what corporate trade shows can afford, but they charge their attendees $40-$60 to get in instead of the $100-$1000+ trade shows charge to businesses that just write it off as a cost of doing business.