by Castor Troy » Sun Jun 09, 2013 11:35 pm
Ok, serious Ryan here.
I've been getting a lot of pm's from people asking me what I thought of their videos as a judge, and not only do I not have the time to give any feedback (I'll be at E3 all this week and will be busy prepping for AX, AWA, and other events afterwards), I can't give feedback to everybody because if I do it for one person, it's only fair that I have to do it for someone else, etc.
I was hesitant about judging in the first place since my schedule is already so packed, but I sacrificed some time in order to help make this the best contest it can be.
I just want to make this very clear:
It doesn't matter who's judging or if you're friends with the judges. We were all given the videos without any names attached to them. Even if I knew who made the video, that didn't add any brownie points with me during judging. I don't know how the other judges did it, but I judged everything both fairly and harshly with the best interest for the contest.
Since I barely watch amvs or anime anymore, this was better for me, since I was able to watch most of the videos without any personal bias. Honestly, I only knew 2 or 3 of the videos beforehand.
Being friends with the judges does NOT increase your chances of getting in. Ever. In fact, I didn't even know who made which video for the most part.
Also remember there were more judges than me. What I say could be different than what another judge says. I'm still surprised a few videos I liked didn't get in.
And yes, I will admit there were quite a lot of videos that made me want to punch the screen. But I gave every single video my undivided attention from beginning to end. There were quite a lot of videos that really picked up and surprised me... and vice versa...
I will also still be keeping my vow of contest silence until the contest has aired and the results are in. Even if you ask me in person at AX next month, I won't say anything.
I dunno if the other judges will come out, and I don't blame them if they don't.
All I can say is, watch the contest for yourself and determine if you were worthy to compete in it or not. We judges made the decisions based on what we thought was best for the contest and you're free to change our minds by stepping up your game.
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