xstylus wrote:I can't say I agree with your analogy. You seem to be under the mistaken impression that competitions should accomodate upstart creators who are still learning how to swim with the sharks. Most competitions don't have a "kiddie pool" for the newbie creators, nor do they have the scheduling to hold one, nor would the attendees give a damn. They just want to see kickass AMVs. Period.
These AMV competitions are held for the FANS. The FANS want to see the best videos available. If a newbie didn't make it into the contest because of a veteran video which had already been racking up awards in several other competitions got in, too damned bad. Keep practiceing, keep making videos, and try again next year. I reiterate, these competitions aren't for the creators. They're for the fans.
With AMV competitions, you either make it in or you don't. These competitions aren't being held to glorify the creators or inflate the creator's egos, although that is a welcome side effect.
That's a really fine line you dance, and I don't know that I agree that videos are for the fans. Even in a contest situation, you can't say things like the mindwarp competitions are for the fans, there aren't even any fans there. Just other creators. AWA Pro is judged by creators too. There are tons of instances where the fans are not the people put in the decision making position, and I think there is a reason for that.
It's not about pride, or arrogance, it's about personal acomplishment. It's just the same as winning or loosing a pee-wee game, and I think it should be looked at in exactly the same way. We're all out there to have good competative fun, not necisarily to impress the fans. It's not about weather or not the fans liked it or weather you won, it's about a personal feeling of accomplishment, that can be felt at ANY level of competition.
(at least for me...)
