Ok I wll chime in. First of all, though, I have to stress that you should enter your video anyway, ladydx, because two years ago I entered my "Every Breath You Take Re-Edit" AMV into AWA Pro after I had already premiered it AND set it up for download here. Unless they changed the context of "blind" judging (which I thought meant no logos or bumpers), you should still be ok.
As for shared credit, I've never turned down an offer to work with Nate on anything ever, even if it meant I got no credit in contests. Nate has always volunteered to work on my projects, and when he does he takes the same oath. It's like a "I'll scratch your back, you scratch mine" type of approach.
Now when it comes to the public perception of who made a video, I always make sure to let whoever is misinformed know that it wasn't just myself working on a project. Same with not knowing if I worked on someone else's. If you keep saying that then people will get the idea. Not everyone knows that I did work on TriEngel, nor do many people know Nightowl did a major portion of my Numb video, but that's a sacrifice that I'm willing to make as is he.
So good luck with the video, please reconsider and try out Pro. If it doesn't work, go to Expo. And kudos for having the balls to collaborate

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