Superios wrote:Ok...I see a lot of good points...and a few bad ones...I'll attempt to sort through it all, but first...some sdie notes.
1)I apologize for not saying anything earlier...my work scedule does not permit me much time on the computer until mid-january comes by. Then, I shall have more time.
Ok, fair enough...
With Otakon being a fan con...I recieved...literally hundreds of emails (many from the same guy) saying various comments like...
-"Pyson sukked runnning teh contest! U have 2 rokk bettr than it" (that's an actual quote...I saved it for the mere fact of making fun of it, as this person couldn't be more wrong...Matt, IMO, did an awesome job running it...and he "rokks", too!
-"I wish you luck" (btw, I thank all who said as such)
-"Don't blow it, fool!" (no comment)
That's pretty much to be exepected as well as the comments.... feedback in a nutshell I find contains "the good, the bad and the ugly"....
but many of the respectable emails expressed a desire for another contest, as they only goto Otakon and no other convention in a year.
I not against the idea, but concerned with how it will effect the current one and given Otakon's schedule constraints to meet the desires of fans in every field, how it would fit in time wise.
Btw, folks three things you should know about me
1)I see AMV's as an art form
2)I think all amv's are created equall
3)I've seen over 700 (thanks to the org) long before I aquired this position
So I thought (and you can't really blame me for this one) that if some of the top award winners got together in a contest where they were allowed to truely strutt their stuff and pull out all the stops...there'd be some kickass AMV's..
Well you have to see this from my end... Just because there is a "top award" contest does not mean I'll make a "Kick Ass" video... It also them makes it sound like the current contest does not have "Kick Ass videos!" AMVs are a HOBBY no contest drives me on how good my videos or anyone else's will be (for the most part anyway). We do this because we love it and do the best job at it in our creations. I think you won't get ANYTHING better just becuase someone danngles a bigger carrot in front of us. Sorry is this sound a bit harsh, but I just want you to understand this from my point of view as a AMV creator.
I apologize for the idea of personally handing out invitations...I thought it would add some elegance to the whole thing...not all ideas are good, I know that...I chalk this up to bad execution...nothing I really intended on doing...anyway, so let's forget about that!
Like I stated earlier, the details are sketchy, which really means is that they can be changed in many ways...so for this "Master's" thing...it's out! Consider it gone, as I'm going to consider it as "New guy wanted to try something, and it was ok on paper and that's all...back to the drawing board!" I have noticed the sugestion of a movie/trailer-thing...of which I like. I'll try to see if it's possible to make it happen this year, even!
OK
This entire thread served a 2nd service however, which was to get some feedback (any feedback) from the community, as I prefer to chat via AIM (Superion03) instead of a forum, where I have to wait for a post...which can be anything from 1 minute to one month (depends on the forum you're on). Long story short, I'm trying to get more feedback from individuals, so I can bounce ideas off of from time to time.
So give me a hello sometime...I'm still learning the atmosphere here and I'd like to make as few trips to the school of hard knocks as possible...just a few caveats...
1)Usually if I don't know something, I'll ask
2)My thought process skips a couple steps, so not everything must be explained to me
3)If it seems I have forgotten something...I probably have...just give me a reminder and we'll be cool.
I plan on meeting some of you really soon in person, and for the rest of you, I'll meet you when I can!
yes, good idea....
Vlad