WINNERS!!!!!
First up we have Battle of the Greats
UPBEAT
Winner - 6) Anime 101 by VivifxAMV – Song/Artist - Levels by Avicii / Good Feeling (Instrumental) FloRida –Anime: Various with 45.8% of the votes
Runner Up- 3) Lord of the Anime by Rider4Z –Song/Artist – Various by Lord of the Dance – Anime: Various with 35.4% of the votes
1) SCIENCE!!!!!!! by Mr. Pilkington –Song/Artist - "Epic Rap Battles of History: Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking" by Nice Peter & EpicLloyd, w/ MC Mr. Napkins –Anime: Various
2) She Loves That Rock And Roll by drewaconclusion –Song/Artist - Rock And Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra –Anime: K-ON!, K-ON!!
4) An Anime Music Squideo! By Scintilla –Song/Artist - Squid Girl by Third Impact –Anime: Squid Girl
5) Eden Me Baby by StarTrinity009 –Song/ Artist - Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen –Anime: Various
Romance
Winner - 10) Bunny Love by StarTrinity009 –Song/Artist - L-O-V-E by Nat "King" Cole –Anime: Bunny Drop with 30.2% of the votes
Runner Up - 12) Miss Independent by Obsidian Zero –Song/Artist - “Miss Independent” by Kelly Clarkson –Anime: Jabari Foust-san and her Seven Companions with 20.9% of the votes
7) Restless by Scintilla –Song/Artist - Everytime We Touch by Lacara –Anime: Loveless
8) Son of Man by Rider4Z –Song/Artist - "Son of Man" by Phil Collins –Anime: Dragonball Z
9) The Live by Aquiline Studios (Cyanna) –Song/Artist – Faithfully by Journey –Anime: BECK, Mongolian Chop Squad
11) Tough Love by l33tmeatwad –Song/Artist - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Funk Swift –Anime: Toradora! & K-ON!
DRAMA
Winner - 16) Alchanum by Rider4Z –Song/Artist - "See Who I Am" by Within Temptation –Anime: Fullmetal Alchemist with 46.5% of the votes
Runner Up- 15) A Little Late by Dragon/Roy –Song/Artist – You Found Me by The Fray –Anime: Ef - a tale of melodies with 13.9% of the votes
13) My Evil Alien by Scintilla -Song/Artist- My Immortal by Evanescence –Anime: FLCL
14) Dissociation by irriadin –Song/Artist - Nightmusic by Grimes –Anime: Penguindrum
17) The Butterfly Effect by MycathatesyouAMV –Song/Artist - The Butterfly Effect (Movie) –Anime: Steins;Gate
18) Cosmic Love by Nekokitkat –Song/Artist - "Cosmic Love" by Florence and the Machine –Anime: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle (Manga)
ACTION
Winner - 20) Put Ya Guns On by irriadin –Song/Artist - Becoming Insane by Infected Mushroom – Anime: Various with 35.1% of the votes
Runner Up (tie) - 21) Blackout Shooter by l33tmeatwad –Song/Artist - Blackout by Breathe Carolina –Anime: Jeff Black Rock Shooter (TV) with 21.6% of the votes
Runner Up (tie) - 23) Control the Redline by KagatoAMV (Studio Hybrid) –Song/Artist - "Control" by VNV Nation –Anime: Redline 21.6% of the votes
19) Renegade (still running) by [key]Scarlet –Song/Artist – Renegade by Manafest –Anime: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
22) Valor by MycathatesyouAMV –Song/Artist - Tough Guy (Tim Ismag remix) by Celldweller –Anime: Kill La Kill
24) Video Games (Anime Style): Kingdom Bleach by Rolfyboy8 –Song/Artist - Kingdom Hearts OST by Yoko Shimomura, Kaoru Wada –Anime: Bleach
COMEDY
Winner -30) Ship Happens by VivifxAMV –Song/Artist - I Ship it by Not Literally –Anime: Various
Runner Up - 27) This AMV will win an Oscar! By Kireblue –Song/Artist - "Trailer for Every Oscar-Winning Movie Ever" by BriTANicK –Anime: Code Geass with 24.4% of the votes
25) "I'm In a Cup" by Deuce Loosely Productions –Song/Artist - original audio –Anime: Ace Attorney
26) Become FREE! At the Y.M.C.A. by Zatanna103 –Song/Artist - “Y.M.C.A.” by The Village People –Anime: Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club
28) This is the Tale by AngelDragoon –Song/Artist - Jack Sparrow by The Lonely Island ft. Michael Bolton –Anime: Various
29) Iwatobi Weather Service by Nekokitkat –Song/Artist - "Raining Men" by Weather Girls –Anime: Free-Iwatobi swim club, Attack on Titan
BEST IN SHOW
30) Ship Happens by VivifxAMV –Song/Artist - I Ship it by Not Literally –Anime: Various
FINALIST!!!!!
ACTION
Rolfyboy8
KagatoAMV (Studio Hybrid)
irriadin
l33tmeatwad
[key]Scarlet
MycathatesyouAMV
DRAMA
Nekokitkat
irriadin
Scintilla
MycathatesyouAMV
Dragon/Roy
Rider4Z
ROMANCE
Rider4Z
Scintilla
Aquiline Studios (Cyanna)
StarTrinity009
l33tmeatwad
Obsidian Zero
UPBEAT
Rider4Z
VivifxAMV
Scintilla
StarTrinity009
Mr. Pilkington
drewaconclusion
COMEDY
AngelDragoon
Kireblue
Nekokitkat
Deuce Loosely Productions
Zatanna103
VivifxAMV
Congrats to the finalist. This screen will take place Friday night at 7pm or 8pm. I will verify and post times of the screenings here later tonight.
Gene Starwind 21122
So you think your winning AMV is good enough to be call one of the greatest? Do you want to be the best? The best no one ever was. Then let’s put that to the test. If your AMV has won 2 or more MAJOR AWARDS then you can enter this contest. This is BATTLE OF THE GREATS! The audience will be able to see their all-time favorites on the big screen. Big name Editors, Big time competition. Does your video have what it takes to make the cut and win it all? Let’s see what you’ve got!
DEADLINE FOR THE CONTEST IS OCTOBER 20th, 2014 1159pm
(Why is our deadline 7 weeks before the con. Reason being is we have to getting the judging done and we want to make sure we can put together a high quality contest. Also this allows us extra time if we have to contact the editor for any last minute changes.)
Submission Form
You must include a separate form for each AMV that you submit.
The form should be nothing more then a normal .txt file that contains the following information:
- Title of AMV
- Full legal name
- Nickname, if applicable
- Mailing address
- Telephone number (including area code) - It is not necessary however if we need to get a hold of you immediately about your video this could be the quickest way of getting an issue resolved.
- Email address
- Song title(s), artist(s), and recording label(s)
- Name of source video footage
- Name of category you are submitting to
You must include ALL of that information before your video will be considered for the contest. If you are unsure about any of the information please look it up, as it is all crucial information.
To make things easier, we would prefer that you use the naming convention of “Editor’s name – AMV title” to name both your AMV and submission form so that we can make sure to keep them together.
(i.e. “John Smith – My AMV.avi” and “John Smith – My AMV.txt”).
Categories
Romance / Sentimental
Dramatic / Serious
Action
Upbeat
Comedy
(NO MYSTERY CATEGORY FOR THIS CONTEST! IT’S A STRAIGHT UP BATTLE!)
If you are not sure what category your video falls under select the one you think fits it best. We will contact you if we think that your video may be better suited for another one. You do have the choice of saying no I want to compete in this category as you are the editor. We will not make any changes without your permission.
Submission Format
All submissions must meet the following standards:
- 720x480 resolution minimum
- 29.97 frames per second
- Non-Interlaced video (Progressive)
-Please have high quality audio. If it doesn’t sound like it came from a CD or high quality from itunes then we are not going to accept it. Remember these videos will be played louder than what you would normally play them at home.
Any of the following encoding formats may be used, provided that they meet the above standards:
Video:
- MPEG 1 or 2
- HuffYUV avi
- Uncompressed avi
- Divx avi
- Xvid avi
-If you don’t have one of these formats I can probably convert it. Just make sure it is high quality as these videos are going to be displayed on an extremely large screen
Audio:
- Uncompressed wav (PCM)
- MPEG audio (mp3, mp2, etc.)
Rules
1) All entries *MUST* conform to the formats listed above.
2) A maximum of three submissions per person, one per category is allowed.
3) Entries must not exceed 5:30 minutes running time in length.
4) Submission can be of any age. Submission need to have won two or more major awards. Meaning if your entry has won 2 awards or more awards the video will still be eligible for our contest. We want to have amazing videos in the contest.
5) The following excessive materials are not allowed: nudity, violence, racial or verbal obscenities.
6) Dubbed sound from licensed commercial translation is NOT allowed. Please keep audio from the original animation to a minimum, remember this is a music video contest.
7) Subtitles will only be allowed if you put them in there yourself. If we think that the subtitles are from a fansub we will disqualify your video.
8) All entries must be accompanied by a completely filled out submission form. (see above)
9) Mailed submissions must have your name, phone number, address, and submission information clearly written on the jewel case and the media itself.
10) Mailed submission materials become the property of Nekocon, and are non-returnable.
11) Only the best quality submissions will be eligible to compete. Submissions with significant audio or visual degradation will not be accepted.
12) Prizes will be presented during closing ceremonies on Sunday. If the contestant is not attending the convention, he/she is responsible for arranging for receipt of their prize at their own expense however, plaques and certificates will be mailed out after the convention courtesy of Nekocon. All prizes not claimed by December 7th,2014 will become property of the convention.
13) Copies of the contest will not be available due to legal concerns.
14) Nekocon is not responsible for lost, stolen, misdirected, or damaged entries, prizes, etc.
15) We reserve the right to reject any video for any reason at any time. Although unlikely, rules are subject to change. If any major changes are necessary to your video, we will attempt to contact you.
16) This is a given anybody on the AMV Staff can not submit to this contest but still can have their videos shown as non-competing entries. Other staffers will be permitted to enter the contest as the judging for these videos will be done blindly. Nobody watching the videos will have any knowledge of who made them. (That is unless the video is already online and they happened to see it before the screening.)
Any questions you can email me at amv@nekocon.com or genestarwind21122@yahoo.com for more details.
Good luck everybody and hope to see some great videos for this year’s contest.
Gene Starwind 21122 (2014 Nekocon AMV Coordinator)
Upload entries online via file share site. We will have an FTP up soon for entries as well.
