flint_the_dwarf wrote:Brsrk wrote:On the better side, I'm glad to see that some videos actually won the category(ies) that they were meant for. Eva Bebop, AMV Hell and Shounen Bushido just to name a few.
I don't want to start a big debate or anything, and I sure as hell don't mean to insult Scintilla, but I don't think Eva Bebop really should have won Best Instrumental. This is just my opinion. But I think there were at least two other videos that better suited the category, and fit far better as an
instrumental video.
It seems, and this is unavoidable, that people voted Eva Bebop for their favorite video that happened to have no vocals. I'm sure we all have different opinions on how instrumental videos are best portrayed, so I'll end here. Scintilla, congratulations, and I mean you no disrespect.
That's what I mean though. Some of the videos that were in multiple categories shouldn't have won them because there were obviously videos more suited for the category. And I didn't even realise Eva Bebop was an insturmental... This may or may not be a suggestion for next year, but possibly comb through the videos to make sure they're in the CORRECT category? There was a bunch of misplacement this year, from what I saw, and that lead to some pretty good videos not making it into the finals.
flint_the_dwarf wrote:To be fair, I thought either you or Arigatomina should have won Most Helpful, and I've said that from the start. I simply haven't heard much from Vic, so that was a surprise.
That's also the other reason I was highly disappointed. He released one guide and 4 videos, 3 of which are downloadable. I did not see how it was even possible for Creator of the Year, but I was suprised at Most Helpful. I'd have seen someone else winning that, but since he did put out a really helpful guide, I can see him taking that spot.
Here's what I mean by videos that shouldn't be in a category that they shouldn't. The prime example is Shounen Bushido (not to pick on it or anything, but congrats to you istiv for your 3 awards). It was up for Best Character Profile, I didn't see how it was since there were a ton of other characters singing along also instead of just following one or two people. There wasn't a ton of action in the video, IMHO, and there was something else, but I can't remember what it was. It was definately a sure-win for Best Lip-sync because pretty much everything was done very, very well.
I don't know how many people voted on videos base on whether or not they saw them, but I think it would be better if everyone who voted had the time to download the videos and give everyone a fair shot. I wasn't able to vote in some categories because I hadn't seen any of the videos, and some of the creators I had never even seen a video to. I admit to that, but I saw pretty much every finalist video, and I have to admit again, it was hard to chose between.
Either way, there were some disapointments, some suprises and some not supirses for the winners. Again, congrats to the winners and good luck in the future
Pwolf
