Kosmit wrote:Brakus wrote:I did notice lots of videos that have made the rounds elsewhere aren't being sent to AWA! I had a couple requests (from those that *did* come) to show "Darkest of Places" but Kosmit didn't sent it to us, nor someone on his behalf.
What, really? Damn...
There's a reason behind that to be honest. I've sent this video to Otakon and it wasn't even screened there for being 'too hot', so I thought it wouldn't have much sense to send it to another con just to see my AMV suffer a similar fate. That, and I don't like whoring - 'The Darkest of Places' won me 2 awards already so I thought that is enough already.
Actually, the Otakon AMV staff played it at the Iron Editor because they felt bad that they couldn't let it into finals for content -- but they had to cut it off in the middle of the first "ass". Still enough to get the audience roaring with laughter though.
I try to be pretty trolling-conscious, but AWA Expo is the one contest I have always sent all of my videos to no matter what awards they've won elsewhere. It's because the staff always gave me the impression that they want Expo to be a showcase of as many videos as they can get their hands on; they don't care what they are, where they're from, or what they've won
as long as they love 'em. (Cf. "Shameless Rock Video", "Euphoria", etc.)
Plus, the more videos they get every year, the more secure AWA's role as
the go-to convention for AMVs in the USA -- and now that I've been to the con myself and seen how well-run and fun it is, that's a reputation I'm glad to continue to support.