Anime Expo - Questions about the AMV Contest

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:36 pm

The Wired Knight wrote:
Castor Troy wrote:
Rider4Z wrote:yer not?? dam you were my biggest competition ^_^' but hey, maybe this year i'll actually win something *knocks on wood* eh heh heh
I've been busy with the obligatory real life stuff.
In other words, he's hooked on smack.

... and then he's gonna die?

Ryvannis · Post by **Ryvannis** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:53 pm

I hope this thread is not dead...
Damn I feel if I enter the contest again this year that I won't make it in.
Compared to 200-400 AMVs what are the chances?
How do first-timers make it in with a few other hundred videos that didn't?

I need some advice here...

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:02 pm

Ishimaru0 wrote:I hope this thread is not dead...
Damn I feel if I enter the contest again this year that I won't make it in.
Compared to 200-400 AMVs what are the chances?
How do first-timers make it in with a few other hundred videos that didn't?

I need some advice here...

Make something really good perhaps?

OniZabuza · Post by **OniZabuza** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 4:18 am

lol good answer... bah, I am working on this new AMV but it's kinda FX crazy... im not sure if its any good haha but i'm gonna try to finish it before the AX deadline...

The Wired Knight · Post by **The Wired Knight** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 3:11 pm

Anyone else experiencing last minute stress due to this deadline being surprisingly earlier than before? Not that I mind it being more on scheduel but this is surprising and put a kink in my editing scheduel.

Kisanzi · Post by **Kisanzi** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:07 am

Ishimaru0 wrote:I hope this thread is not dead...
Damn I feel if I enter the contest again this year that I won't make it in.
Compared to 200-400 AMVs what are the chances?
How do first-timers make it in with a few other hundred videos that didn't?

I need some advice here...

There's no guarantee to any editor that thier vid will get in, but even if youre a vet or making your first vid it's the quality that counts. The best concepts, smoothest editing, and originality usually are the vids that stand out.

As for that last minute stress...I'll be avoiding that luckily since my AX submission will be the vid I've been working on for Acen and the deadlines are a week or so apart.

Sephiroth · Post by **Sephiroth** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:27 pm

Me i got done on time by now youd think some of the older editors would have realized to get your vids done early. Just waiting on a FTP now, i'll probably end up sending in some dvd copies just in case.

Sephiroth · Post by **Sephiroth** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:37 pm

I can vouch for beinga vet and not getting in iv been trying for the past 7 years and still haven't gotten into the finals.

kisanzi wrote:
There's no guarantee to any editor that thier vid will get in, but even if youre a vet or making your first vid it's the quality that counts. The best concepts, smoothest editing, and originality usually are the vids that stand out.

As for that last minute stress...I'll be avoiding that luckily since my AX submission will be the vid I've been working on for Acen and the deadlines are a week or so apart.

anneke · Post by **anneke** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:04 am

Took me five years to make the finals.

Oh and as for tickets. Yes it's a pain to get them from the AMV coordinator when you get to the convention. And you only get a ticket if you submit a video to the contest that wasn't disqualified. Basically they want to weed out anyone who is sending in crap just for tickets.

-Anneke

YouTube · Post by **XStylus** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:52 pm

The Wired Knight wrote:Actually that hasn't happened in years. I'm just oping there's the space for people this year since the LB Convention Center's stadium they used for the main events is small in comparison to the space available in Anaheim.

Actually, main events at AX2002 and 2003 was in the orchestra hall. That hall is being used for film screenings and premieres this year and the hockey stadium will be main events. I'm working main events as a lackey staffer this year and if I get any info that I have permission to discuss, I'll share it. I haven't seen the tech blueprints yet so I dunno how well teched out it'll be, but I imagine it'll be top notch to support the huge concerts.

Rider4Z wrote: well supposedly expo has been moved to long beach this year because our numbers got so huge last year. i haven't been to the LB convention center but i've heard that it's bigger than anaheim's. so i suppose the main event hall will be big enough... but that's me

Expo went to LBCC this year because the Shriners booked ACC far in advance, otherwise it'd still be at Anaheim. If I understand correctly, LBCC is actually smaller, but AX is using the entire facility as opposed to just a portion of ACC as was done in the past, so it should balance out. The only big annoyance is that the hotels are spaced out all over the place.