The Otakon 2009 thread

[DarkBasilisk]

Bakadeshi are you going to post yours?

It's the only one I'm still waiting to get

Also: it seems my favorites never win. I really liked Circles and Tasukete. Very good job to to both of you that did those

[VTNothus]

Bakadeshi are you going to post yours?

It's the only one I'm still waiting to get

You've found more than I have, then. I'm trying get links to all this year's finalists. If anyone can point me to the ones I'm missing (or sees any errors in what I've got so far) I'll edit this post to hopefully provide a full list. Here is what I've found so far (in their screening order from the contest).

ACTION
AuN Studios (BakaDeshi) - Soul Groove Runner-Up
s0matic - Together and the Same
Ryvannis - Valhalla
Soa Mark - Tendonia
Bebop0083 - Faith (My Hero)
Studio Hybrid - You Know My Name Winner
Dreamscape - Face Off! Breaking Point

ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL
WhispersReloaded - A Thousand Miles Runner-Up
Corsair - Circles
Moonlight Soldier - Opposites Attract Winner
Pwolf's Anime Music Videos - Please Don't Leave Me Alone
Night Mistress85 - Love Disconnected
Re-Evolution Studios(Kristyn) - About You Now

UPBEAT/DANCE
Scintilla - Love Love *SNAP* Winner
Azure Depth Productions - Dance On
Re-Evolution Studios(Vanessa) - New Wave Jacket
RolltheStampede - Cirque du Kaleido Runner-Up
Sonydjsnmix - Gimme Asuka Jr!
OroShi - Hello World

DRAMA/SERIOUS
DZ-Studios - Eureka Seven - Sunlight
Sunrise Studios - The World Ends Without You
0SimplyAngel0 - Insomnia
Hidama Productions - Toxicosis Runner-Up
Miracle Falcon - Tasukete
ritabuuk - To Dream Again Winner

TRAILER/PARODY
Luggeriano - Pirates of the One Piece: At Grand Line's End Runner-Up
Cyber Ninja Productions - Edward Elric and the Full Metal Prince Winner
Ayushima - Death Game
Re-Evolution Studios(Reu) - Eureka Bop

COMEDY
Lawrence Studios - Anime Sings & Swings - Platimun Edition Winner, Best in Show
Curry Mutton Pizza Productions - Some Kind of Nazi Word Runner-Up
Off-Centered Productions - You Owe Me
SSGWNBTD - K-Owned!
robodevil - Closer to Dog

BEST OVERFLOW VIDEO
Jesmaster - Destuctional Metal City

Iron Editor
Bryce Winant - ???

[Miracle_Falcon]

Bakadeshi are you going to post yours?

It's the only one I'm still waiting to get

Also: it seems my favorites never win. I really liked Circles and Tasukete. Very good job to to both of you that did those

Thanks much. It's always nice to hear that kind of thing.

[Pockying]

Oh yay, a list 8D *goes through*

Bakadeshi are you going to post yours?

It's the only one I'm still waiting to get

Also: it seems my favorites never win. I really liked Circles and Tasukete. Very good job to to both of you that did those

Thanks much. It's always nice to hear that kind of thing.

Oh, and I replied on the OP you gave me o.o; I dunno if you can read it or not but you were wrong about my placement XD haha

[Jesmaster]

Wow! I won an award without even being accepted as a finalist?
Is this a new record or something?
I updated my profile with the video.

[Pwolf]

Wow! I won an award without even being accepted as a finalist?
Is this a new record or something?
I updated my profile with the video.

Probably not Glad to see you are still around!


-Pwolf

[Miracle_Falcon]

Oh, and I replied on the OP you gave me o.o; I dunno if you can read it or not but you were wrong about my placement XD haha

Yeah, and I edited it. My bad, dunno how I got that wrong.. but I think I had the entire romance category screwed up in my head for some reason.

[gambitt]

A big thank you to Vic, Jeff, Amanda, and all the other associated staff and volunteers (especially those who counted votes on Saturday after the contest; that must be a pretty thankless job) who made this contest come together! The AMV contest is always one of the highlights of the con for me, and this one certainly didn't disappoint.

No, thank you!
It was a pleasure sitting through nine hours of AMVs, re-editing the AMV Contest Intro, dealing with seating 2000+ people, counting ballots (which really isn't that hard if you do it long enough) and best of all, following Vic's vision of providing a great experience for the audience. Honestly, I am in awe of how dedicated he is to making sure that everyone has something resembling a good time for two hours. Looking forward to 2010! Get editing!

[Pwolf]

A big thank you to Vic, Jeff, Amanda, and all the other associated staff and volunteers (especially those who counted votes on Saturday after the contest; that must be a pretty thankless job) who made this contest come together! The AMV contest is always one of the highlights of the con for me, and this one certainly didn't disappoint.

No, thank you!
It was a pleasure sitting through nine hours of AMVs, re-editing the AMV Contest Intro, dealing with seating 2000+ people, counting ballots (which really isn't that hard if you do it long enough) and best of all, following Vic's vision of providing a great experience for the audience. Honestly, I am in awe of how dedicated he is to making sure that everyone has something resembling a good time for two hours. Looking forward to 2010! Get editing!

You did the intro this year also? are you ever going to release last years?


Pwolf

[gambitt]

You did the intro this year also? are you ever going to release last years?
Pwolf

Yep, I updated the intro to contain this year's finalists, fix some holes and goofs, and provide new graphics. It's apparent to the AMV Staff, by comments that we've received and have seen posted here, that the intro is encouraging people to enter the contest. It's been able to breathe new life into the competition and has become an additional bonus for making the finals. The last thing we want to do is to take that special something away by making it easily obtainable, regardless of when it premieres or what AMVs it features. It may change every year in some way, but the core of the video is the same. I'm so incredibly humbled by how passionate people are about it, and I will not hesitate to whip out my iPhone and show it to anyone that wants to see it wherever I am, but it was made for Otakon and because of how important the contest is to me and the Otakon AMV Staff it will remain a symbol of "making it" until its eventual retiring.

I don't want to drag this topic out any further but I just wanted to clarify on this point because I've gotten so many questions about this; I figure this is the best place to state the reasoning behind my answer.

I damn well hope I get this much attention when I put out my own AMVs again!