AWA Expo & Iron Chef

SQ · Post by SQ » Tue Oct 21, 2003 1:40 pm

Nightowl wrote:
SQ wrote:I've always wanted to do Iron Chef ever since I figured out that you were talking about AMVs and not cooking.
You probably have a better chance than I ever will of getting to do it.

I'm not bitter at all. I SWEAR.

-N

How so?

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:41 pm

Wow! I should read the boards more often. Didn't know there were posts directed to me:

SQ wrote:If dwchange were a mod, do you think he'd have to post in the mod drop box so many times? I think not.

Well ya know, *if* I were a mod, maybe I'd drop things in the mod box just to fool you guys into thinking I wasn't a mod. And then afterwards, I could just go about fixing what I asked for.

Could it be? Dun Dun DUNNNNNNNNNNN!!

(The greatest part is when a mod comes and mods this. My money is on 467

)

SQ wrote:Really? Well, if he has a doubt of anybody, I'm always willing. I've always wanted to do Iron Chef ever since I figured out that you were talking about AMVs and not cooking.

I dunno why, I just like Iron Chef.. And want to be able to create a vid in 2 hours. Maybe even a kick-ass vid. But meh, I'm a n00b and you probably wouldn't want me anyway.

But hell, I'm always available as back-up. Even if I'm not at the con for some [nonsentical reason] Quu can have my phone number and call me up for all I care as some back-up person. Because I'm only 10 minutes away...

I mean, [if one of the competitors didn't show up, ] I'm always available as a back-up.

Be careful what you wish for.

Trust me when I say that Iron Chef is easiliy the most stressful contest I have ever done. I'm sure Hsien, Ian, Justin and Tim would all agree with me on this.

Sure it seems fun from the audience end, but those two hours are easiliy some of the most stressful in my life (OK maybe that's an exaggeration). Trying to remember where certain scenes are, trying to integrate the secret ingredient in, trying to make it fit a "theme" and so on. It's *not* easy. Why do you think most of us are drinking during it?

Don't get me wrong though, it's quite an honor to compete in it and it's fun to see what people can come up with, but it's still very stressful and a part of me doesn't look forward to doing it again. Don't take that as me wanting to lose this year though

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For all I know, you might be my challenger. Quu *still* hasn't told me my challenger even though Hsien and Ian know

Quu · Post by **Quu** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:50 pm

i told ian... and the british bastard told hsien....

and here i tried to drive a wedge between the two... and it failed (cries)

beleive it or not I don't pick contestants lightly... as much as its a test of skill... its also a show...

you are so screwed... even trythil in a skirt won't be able to save you from her

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 4:54 pm

Quu wrote:i told ian... and the british bastard told hsien....

and here i tried to drive a wedge between the two... and it failed (cries)

beleive it or not I don't pick contestants lightly... as much as its a test of skill... its also a show...

you are so screwed... even trythil in a skirt won't be able to save you from her

Her eh? You just gave me a hint, but you knew that. Not to be mean, but there aren't that many female editors and thus I can narrow it down.

BTW I think I already talked to you about this. I kind of need to know who my challenger is since I have a few plans like panels and interviews (from my friends that work on staff and are in charge of the newsletter..i.e. free advertising).

I guess I can talk to you in private as I have been. Just no AIM here.

And BTW SQ, Quu is right. It's not only about skill. Sure it's a competition, but first and foremost it's a show. It's there to entertain the audience for two hours and no matter how good of an editor you are...some aren't the best with a time limit (i.e a lot of AE work and so on). I think the one thing I did successfully was entertain the audience with my drunken antics in Photoshop -_-;;. I think Ashyukun and Trythil can attest to this

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Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:04 pm

Quu wrote:i told ian... and the british bastard told hsien....

and here i tried to drive a wedge between the two... and it failed (cries)

beleive it or not I don't pick contestants lightly... as much as its a test of skill... its also a show...

you are so screwed... even trythil in a skirt won't be able to save you from her

I'm just surprised you were able to convince this person to do it.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:19 pm

Kusoyaro wrote:
Quu wrote:i told ian... and the british bastard told hsien....

and here i tried to drive a wedge between the two... and it failed (cries)

beleive it or not I don't pick contestants lightly... as much as its a test of skill... its also a show...

you are so screwed... even trythil in a skirt won't be able to save you from her
I'm just surprised you were able to convince this person to do it.

HOLY CRAP! I know who it is!!!!!

Totally gonna message you later tonight! Not that you'd tell me ;_;

SQ · Post by SQ » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:04 pm

Meri?

Anyway, I know it's stressful, I've put a timelimit on myself before. And personally, I like having a time limit on myself. I've finished an AMV in two hours(albeit a crappy AMV, but it was still done) and afterwards I watch it and it's still a watchable AMV. I mean, it's not one you would loop continuosly or anything, but it's still better than some other AMVs.

Anyway, what I guess I'm trying to say is, if I cared about it being stressful, I wouldn't have asked/told about my "dream" of being Iron Chef. =|

But yeah, the truth is, it really is for entertainment purposes rather than skill(IMO), So I probably wouldn't be able to get up there unless I won something big. Or 90% of the people who read my posts on the forum and my journal entries finally discovered I made AMVs. Or something to that effect.

And if it's not Meri, it's probably Hakura.

AbsoluteDestiny · Post by **AbsoluteDestiny** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:19 pm

Kusoyaro wrote:I'm just surprised you were able to convince this person to do it.

Well, I told him he could do with a vacation after being cooped up in my cellar for so long

SQ · Post by SQ » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:25 pm

AbsoluteDestiny wrote:
Kusoyaro wrote:I'm just surprised you were able to convince this person to do it.
Well, I told him he could do with a vacation after being cooped up in my cellar for so long

In your cellar?
Then it most definetly must be ErMaC... But then why would you call ErMaC a girl?

Is s/he not telling us something....? ¬¬

Kusoyaro · Post by **Kusoyaro** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:29 pm

AbsoluteDestiny wrote:
Kusoyaro wrote:I'm just surprised you were able to convince this person to do it.
Well, I told him he could do with a vacation after being cooped up in my cellar for so long

I can just imagine you saying to your roommate, "Bring out the gimp!"

D-Dubya's gonna cry when his competitor is announced.