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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby Yuusharo » Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:33 am

Keep in mind that, as long as you have a proxy that will be attending Anime LA, you're still eligible for prizes. So just be sure to ask someone really, really nicely and they'll be your ticket in =).

I really thought we were doing open submissions this year, however. That seemed to be what all the feedback I received from people both on and off the record from last year leaned towards. How do you guys feel about that? Is it a good idea to reserve submissions to attendees only, or open it up for everyone to have a fair shot, provided everything else about the video falls into the rules (appropriate content, no 'trolling,' etc?)

A friendly reminder, ENTRIES ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED through DEC 31!!!
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby tipsd9video » Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:58 pm

I haven't registered for ALA yet, but I will definitely be attending. I'll hopefully be registered before the end of the month. Will me not being registered yet affect my entries getting into the contest?
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby Yuusharo » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:30 pm

You're fine. I would email Mikal and let him know your situation so he knows.

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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby SatoshiSakura » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:59 pm

ok, so when I submitted my entries a while ago, I was planning on attending the con, but things happened and I can't go anymore, so I assume my entries can't compete anymore, right?
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby tipsd9video » Wed Dec 21, 2011 4:12 pm

I think your entries will be fine if you get someone to attend in your place.
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby TrufflePigStudios » Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:13 pm

Grhh I just tried to register, but I guess that per-registration is closed. o_o
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby Castor Troy » Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:10 pm

I'm only going for one day (Saturday), so it's much cheaper for me to reg in person that day.
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby blaku92 » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:18 pm

Is AAC ok? If not, that's totally cool. I just noticed the rules only say mp3 or wav. These days, making an an h264 .mp4 without AAC seems a bit strange to me. Anyway, I'll be submitting soon. Thanks!
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby Yuusharo » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:00 am

AAC audio with mp4 H.264 is just fine. Matter of fact, that's preferred! Lol.
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby TritioAFB » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:22 am

I sent something but haven't received any confirmation yet
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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby ysef200 » Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:26 am

TritioAFB wrote:I sent something but haven't received any confirmation yet

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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby MikalSaltveit » Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:14 pm

So many of you have sent in videos right at the deadline, that I am backlogged responding to them.

I do not have copies of videos from:
Maria Dulce Cabrea
Reginald Gross

I also do not have copies of videos from the following, but I assume you are snail mailing them in and I will pick them up in my mail tommorow night.
Aloura Luna
Ivan Guillen
Margarita Lara, Martha Lara and Rafael Lara

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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby MikalSaltveit » Sat Dec 31, 2011 4:56 pm

I will be posting the contest finalists list this Monday Morning. January 2nd 2012.

This year we tried a later final submission date, more in line with our actual policies. I do not like how it has turned out. I don't really have enough time to reply to and deal with submission issues, and that does a disservice to the contest participants. This year we received enough entries by December 10th to hold a decent contest (30 videos). We have received more entries since then, but what that tells me is that we are now big enough to start turning away people for being late.

Over 50 videos have been submitted to the contest as of December 30th. I expect more will rush in just under the line. The contest was planned to have 21 videos. We are expanding that limit to 25, but many people will simply be turned away because of the number of quality entries we already have, and the requirement we have this year that we stick to a strict showing time. I understand this is frustrating for some creators, and I would be glad to discuss the witherfores and the whynots at the convention.

Next year we will also require that all videos be submitted in very specific formats, and through an online FTP upload form. Amazingly this year, 90% of contestants have been nearly of one mind in their submission format (mp4) and delivery method (megaupload). I want to thank everyone who did this, and made things much easier for me.

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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby MikalSaltveit » Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:42 pm

New Updates!

This year we received many videos that are more "upbeat/dance" than really comedy. So we are going to try out a "Dance" category. In order to accommodate we may be increasing the accepted videos to 30 (5 categories, 6 each) however we don't want to end up with categories so large that the audience gets bored.

THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE COMEDY CATEGORY. NO ONE IS BEING TURNED AWAY BECAUSE OF THIS NEW CATEGORY

I want to also assure everyone that all of your videos are being watched and judged. It is not easy to look at something that obviously had alot of heart poured into it and say "no, this will not be in the contest because..." and then have to justify to myself why. I find this the more difficult task, as everyone has their own opinion on what constitutes art, and how art should be graded. To do this I use 4 categories, 5 points each.

Thematics: How well did the audio and the video fit together to tell a coherent story.
Quality: Was the quality of the video and audio sources high enough that the work clearly communicated to the audience.
Editing: Did the creator put the right amount of effort into editing the video and audio together.
Timing: Were critical parts of the audio timed to the video properly. Did the flow of action fit the beat of the music.

I hope this post informs.

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Re: Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest

Postby Rider4Z » Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:58 pm

Thanks for your hard work Mikal :) i'm looking forward to the contest.
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