Otakon 2007 AMV Contest Finalists

Incanus1225 · Post by **Incanus1225** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:51 pm

Wow, good list this year, amazed we even made it... (Lawrence Studios)

Win, lose, or draw, it'll be a good run.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:43 pm

hackerzc wrote:
dwchang wrote:
Katrina wrote:Yes, I certainly have to say, I'm nervous being next to so many well-known creators. This is my first time making it into the Otakon contest (after four tries if I'm counting correctly) although in prior years, I've sent my best work to Katsucon.
Always remember "well-known" does not equate to a good video so everyone has an equal chance.

Frankly just seeing your video in arguably the largest showing in the East Coast makes it all worthwhile. Enjoy it
Uh oh, DW pimped the con.... guess that means he wins his category. Gratz dude, the award will be sent out as soon as they are done being made

-_-

I know you're just kidding, but I was being serious

.

I've always enjoyed submitting to Otakon but have been busy with my Ph. D lately and haven't had a chance to edit anything proper (it's debateable if what I submitted this year is proper >_>).

Being that it's the only con I can consistently attend (since it's in the summer) and the audience is well...huge (honestly who can argue against this), of course I enjoy seeing my video there (regardless of the result).

Frankly if Tim didn't guilt trip me into going in 2003, I would never have known that. And now here I am attending my...fifth year in a row

. Too bad I've only submitted four times >_>

So yes, in short (to some degree), I am in fact pimping you >_>

hackerzc · Post by **hackerzc** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:22 pm

^_^
That's quite a different attitude than I saw last year, it's really appreciated.
Good luck on the doctorate btw (says the 25 year old guy who has yet to decide WHAT he wants to do, let alone go to school for it).

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:38 pm

hackerzc wrote:^_^
That's quite a different attitude than I saw last year, it's really appreciated.
Good luck on the doctorate btw (says the 25 year old guy who has yet to decide WHAT he wants to do, let alone go to school for it).

There's a difference between not agreeing with some of the decisions of previous department heads and being out on the con entirely. I've enjoyed my times at Otakon every year.

hackerzc · Post by **hackerzc** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:46 pm

dwchang wrote:
hackerzc wrote:^_^
That's quite a different attitude than I saw last year, it's really appreciated.
Good luck on the doctorate btw (says the 25 year old guy who has yet to decide WHAT he wants to do, let alone go to school for it).
There's a difference between not agreeing with some of the decisions of previous department heads and being out on the con entirely. I've enjoyed my times at Otakon every year.

Oh lol, I thought ya just hated me personally. BTW, if ya wanna let me know about some of those past decisions (or current ones for that matter) please PM or email me. Input is always welcome.

OH, and while I'm on the subject of decisions.... wanted to let everyone know were gonna be doing the contest categories in the traditional style. In general a number of the reviewers like it how it is and honestly I do to. I know it's a bit difficult for some people to sit through romance and drama side by side, but I don't think anyone will mind as much this year thanks to some of the videos.

Katrina · Post by **Katrina** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:43 pm

dwchang wrote: Always remember "well-known" does not equate to a good video so everyone has an equal chance.

Frankly just seeing your video in arguably the largest showing in the East Coast makes it all worthwhile. Enjoy it

This is true. I think the only reason I say that is because my first time I made it into Katsucon, I had a washed-out VHS-copy of my Fushigi Yuugi AMV shown directly after Kusoyara's "Sappy Self-Indulgence."

Don't get me wrong - I am still very excited to be seeing my AMV shown, and I can't wait to see the others. Even the overflow videos two years ago when I last went were quite excellent.

MousePotato · Post by **MousePotato** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:41 am

dwchang wrote:There must be some mistake! I don't make AMVs
...especially for Otakon

(congrats to all the finalists)

thats because your oldschool

ReligionX · Post by **ReligionX** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:29 am

hackerzc wrote:OH, and while I'm on the subject of decisions.... wanted to let everyone know were gonna be doing the contest categories in the traditional style. In general a number of the reviewers like it how it is and honestly I do to.

I have faith in the contest, there's no doubt about that. I still believe that the categories could be re-worked for the better. I will keep motioning for changes, but I understand that the conventional standard is hard to break.

hackerzc · Post by **hackerzc** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:03 am

ReligionX wrote:
hackerzc wrote:OH, and while I'm on the subject of decisions.... wanted to let everyone know were gonna be doing the contest categories in the traditional style. In general a number of the reviewers like it how it is and honestly I do to.
I have faith in the contest, there's no doubt about that. I still believe that the categories could be re-worked for the better. I will keep motioning for changes, but I understand that the conventional standard is hard to break.

It's hard to change because it works. I thought of different ways of doing it, but to be honest no matter what you do nothing else really feels right. Going from Romantic to Action or Upbeat then to Serious just doesn't flow well. Contrary to how good serious or romantic videos can be, experience has shown me time and time again that the average viewer doesn't care for them too much (at least not as much as action, upbeat, or comedy). Going from one of those last three categories to Serious or Romantic is like AMV suicide. You can almost hear the collective sign of disappointment/boredom from the audience.
While an individual person might not have a problem with it you need to consider the contest is intended for a large audience numbering in the thousands. And without giving away too much info, this years Friday night screening is shaping up to be the largest in Otakon history. In that sort of circumstance a more progressively uplifting contest (ie: ramping up the energy a bit at a time with each following category) makes for a better show. And int he end, once you get past the creators, and art, and this or that, the contest is a show.

jasper-isis · Post by **jasper-isis** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:50 am

hackerzc wrote:And without giving away too much info, this years Thursday night screening is shaping up to be the largest in Otakon history.

Did you mean to say "Friday night"?

And what's with all these little hints, huh?

Just kidding, it's much better to keep non-finalized plans under wraps than to jump the gun and get people's hopes up. I'll try not to speculate for now, but in the interest of planning out a busy weekend... the con programming booklet gets released online a little bit before con weekend, right?