Anime Expo 2014 AMV Competition - Finalist List POSTED!

[XStylus]

...and 2. I would rather be competing against videos who are known to be good. I know I'm not Akross material but saying my video was up against videos A, B and C who had also made finals of Convention E, F and G, makes me proud of myself as an editor. Even better if you come up on top lol

THANK YOU!!! Someone who understands!

[Castor Troy]

If a video's good enough, it'll make it in. It's that simple.

[SailorDeath]

Wow, you're more amazing than me to make it on the first try!

(I made it on the 2nd try)

Wish me luck, this year is my first time submitting to AX's contest.

[Sephiroth]

Just going to say for some people, out of all my years entering expo since the late 90s. I have only made it in twice and the first time was after trying for over 10 years strait. Playing the statistics game if it was really random who got in if you have 250 vids and only 35 get in that that leaves you with a 14 percent chance of getting in. The odds are not in your favor to get in ultimately stop worrying about it, you can't do anything else after submitting to really change whats going to happen.

[Ryvannis]

Just a thought, but I'd kind of like to see a rule that states that entries can't have won or placed into the finals of a contest within the last 6 to 9 months, this way it gives under-rated and less well known editors a better chance. I'm sure there's likely some flaws in this idea, but as I'm not a judge, I don't really see any at the moment.

This is as ludicrous as not letting any movie play in theaters if it won an academy award in the same time frame.

Last year's winner was from an unknown editor's *first* video and he beat out veterans who've been doing it for years.

To be honest (no offense bud) that's not the most viable example to compare with since movies are commercialized on a whole different level of criteria. Last year's winner for AX wasn't much less a AMV in terms of categorization despite it's sources and is much more of something for show/entertainment due to it's concept. Kudos to the editor for making such a vid though. However, you have editors here who want to demonstrate their creative talent and love for AMVs by sending what they made to conventions. If someone makes an awesome AMV, then great! Have them show it around to a few cons if you'd like and reap the rewards for their hard work.

But there comes a limit when you start tossing shit all over the place because you know that you'll be winning prizes and editor karma. It's a contest yes but again it is a contest. I believe competition should be fair game and if your intention is to submit multiple times then what's the point? Your editing for all the wrong reasons and it ruins the hobby. If anything, these type of rules emphasize to editors that they need to churn out more AMVs if they want to submit to more cons and I don't see anything wrong with that.

[Ryvannis]

Just a thought, but I'd kind of like to see a rule that states that entries can't have won or placed into the finals of a contest within the last 6 to 9 months, this way it gives under-rated and less well known editors a better chance. I'm sure there's likely some flaws in this idea, but as I'm not a judge, I don't really see any at the moment.

This is as ludicrous as not letting any movie play in theaters if it won an academy award in the same time frame.

Last year's winner was from an unknown editor's *first* video and he beat out veterans who've been doing it for years.

To be honest (no offense bud) that's not the most viable example to compare with since movies are commercialized on a whole different level of criteria. Last year's winner for AX wasn't much less a AMV in terms of categorization despite it's sources and is much more of something for show/entertainment due to it's concept. Kudos to the editor for making such a vid though. However, you have editors here who want to demonstrate their creative talent and love for AMVs by sending what they made to conventions. If someone makes an awesome AMV, then great! Have them show it around to a few cons if you'd like and reap the rewards for their hard work.

But there comes a limit when you start tossing shit all over the place because you know that you'll be winning prizes and editor karma. It's a contest yes but again it is a contest. I believe competition should be fair game and if your intention is to submit multiple times then what's the point? Your editing for all the wrong reasons and it ruins the hobby. If anything, these type of rules emphasize to editors that they need to churn out more AMVs if they want to submit to more cons and I don't see anything wrong with that.

[Castor Troy]

Just a thought, but I'd kind of like to see a rule that states that entries can't have won or placed into the finals of a contest within the last 6 to 9 months, this way it gives under-rated and less well known editors a better chance. I'm sure there's likely some flaws in this idea, but as I'm not a judge, I don't really see any at the moment.

This is as ludicrous as not letting any movie play in theaters if it won an academy award in the same time frame.

Last year's winner was from an unknown editor's *first* video and he beat out veterans who've been doing it for years.

To be honest (no offense bud) that's not the most viable example to compare with since movies are commercialized on a whole different level of criteria. Last year's winner for AX wasn't much less a AMV in terms of categorization despite it's sources and is much more of something for show/entertainment due to it's concept. Kudos to the editor for making such a vid though. However, you have editors here who want to demonstrate their creative talent and love for AMVs by sending what they made to conventions. If someone makes an awesome AMV, then great! Have them show it around to a few cons if you'd like and reap the rewards for their hard work.

But there comes a limit when you start tossing shit all over the place because you know that you'll be winning prizes and editor karma. It's a contest yes but again it is a contest. I believe competition should be fair game and if your intention is to submit multiple times then what's the point? Your editing for all the wrong reasons and it ruins the hobby. If anything, these type of rules emphasize to editors that they need to churn out more AMVs if they want to submit to more cons and I don't see anything wrong with that.

You explained my point exactly. Last year's winner was an unknown editor and won best of show. If that's not AX supporting an "unknown editor", I don't know what is.

Over the years, these complaints have come from people who've constantly been given the shaft and want the rules catered to them because they don't step up to improve their game. Changing the rules to cater to mediocrity is what hurts contests, AMV's, the community, and the editors themselves who don't take the initiative to improve.

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[Rider4Z]

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[Castor Troy]

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Ok, that cracked me up.

[Dvl-Jigen]

I feel I should clarify something here, my post wasn't meant as any kind of complaint, it was merely a thought, nothing more, and I apologize if it came off as anything other than that.