Well, since you asked,

I might as well get these posted before the contest results are known.
These are the notes I took during the show. They're in italics, and where possible, I've followed them with some additional comments (not italicized). I keyed off the titles and didn't have the time to notice or write down the creator names.
I tried to take note of any unusual audience response. If I don't mention it, then assume that there was a good round of applause and cheering. This was the rule for all vids; there was no boo-ing and no "polite" applause.
And keep in mind these are just one guy's opinions, not to be taken
too seriously. All of these vids, except for one or two, I've only seen one time each. Also, I can't remember everything that happened, so there are some blanks here.
P.S. RDS Radio is playing in the background while I type this. So, if some of this sounds twisted....
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EXHIBITION (non-competing)
1. A Kaleido Star video, missed the title
Nice timing and energy, but...
At the time I decided this was a good video to launch the show. But I have to admit, I was just getting exposed to the audio and visual problems and not really paying attention.
2. Necromatic Power (Final Fantasy)
Fangirl response
That means "screaming fangirls". Which seemed to follow every appearance of a certain Final Fantasy character.
3. DB Busters (Dragonball, obviously)
Good fan response. Scene selection ok; slow in spots. Tires about 1/2 through. Too long? (Divx watermarks)
This video experienced what I noticed several times in this contest. The video begins with lots of audience noise and cheering that lasts maybe two minutes. Then, there's silence. The gimmick is done and the video is not carrying it forward. Or, it just lasts too long. It's the real danger in doing this type of video. Only a few manage to grab audience interest all the way to the end. Other than that, this video was pretty damn funny.
4. Destroy She Said (Metropolis)
Too artsy for this crowd. Speed too high. Way too much bass. No vocals. Re-encoded ? Too dark. And squeezed vertically.
My entry.
5. Mitternacht (Vampire Hunter and Blood)
Same imagery problems, too dark, colors washed. Nice action edits. Some steppiness? intended?
I should probably download this one to watch it again.
6. Fallen Hero (Haibane Renmei)
Oversaturated whites. Overbassed; kills lyric synch. Slow.
Can't recall this one either. I guess I thought it wasn't matching the music well. And if you can't understand the lyrics, then this type of vid isn't going to make much of an impact.
7. New Year Special
Euphoria clone? Some scenes have no FX. More teenage angst. FX execution ok, but consistency?
If it's going to have big-time effects, then it should have effects at least most of the time. The clean, no-FX scenes were kind of unsettling. The effects themselves were well-executed.
8. Message Through Time (Hoshi no Koe)
Nice mood. Needs slow, gentler transitions
This one needed a softer touch: fewer cuts, much longer crossfades. AMV makers seem to have a reluctance for long (several seconds) transitions even though they are very common in real movies.
9. Van D (Vampire Hunter)
Not fast enough; more scenes. Better scene selection
Good audience response. Trailers for real action movies are edited for impact: short clips, cuts, implied and actual action. The idea is to grab the viewer by the throat and beat him until he buys a ticket. This vid was a great idea, but lacked impact.
ACTION/ADVENTURE
10. Chibi Things...Ma Deuce (plushie annihilation)
Funny. Good fan reaction.
This should have been in the Comedy category. It's wrong to admit it, but I love watching plushies explode. ("Who doesn't?!" - Vic Romano)
11. Truly (Nausicaa)
Good action edits. Timing feels off, but might be over-bass again. Does it go anywhere (plotted?) ?
12. Eternal Hime
OK, but ?
13. Classical Flight (miscellaneous Ghibli)
Timing badly off in some parts Doesn't make sense, though...Too many cuts. Not enough fluid motion.
When I say, "doesn't make sense", it's because this is one of Vlad's videos. I can't believe he would miss beats like that. Maybe he was doing something that I couldn't grasp at the time. Anyway, my problem with this was the concept. Short clips and fast cuts are not the way to present "flight". Miyazaki himself presented it in these long scenes of fluid motion of the object or person. So, this one didn't work for me (good song, though).
14. Stand Your Ground (VHD Bloodlust)
Pretty.
I guess that says it. Sorry, can't remember this one now.
15. Bang Bang (Area 88)
Not enough action editing. Too long.
Nice flight scenes in this, but the story or plot scenes dragged.
16. Memories
Good song (as always). Attempting to be moody, but not quite there.
17. Pain of War (Kenshin)
Odd synching. w/ blank space.
Not sure what this comment means. I'd have to watch it again.
18. Flight of the Stars (Crest/Banner of the Stars)
Cute idea. Needs more fast edits. Running too long. It's not Caffeine Encomium.
This was a good concept that, like so many AMV concepts, wasn't carried far enough. Better if it was about half as long.
DRAMA
19. Space and Time (Hoshi no Koe)
Inconsistent beat matching. Inconsistent use of piano keys. Out of synch??
20. The Tomorrow Sky (Millenium Actress)
?
I remember this as an OK vid. Guess I brain-locked at the time.
21. My Evil Alien (FLCL)
Good edits, but means what ?
There are some videos that just stand out and say, "This guy knows what he's doing." This was one of them. Unfortunately, I didn't catch the meaning of the vid.
22. Escape (Animatrix)
Odd combination of scenes, but it seems to work.
23. Halos Beneath Us
Angsty guitar rock. Done well enough.
Confession time: I have this thing about teenage angst in rock music (i.e. it bores me). It's a personal defect. I'm working on it. Sometimes I take medication. And I'm sure this type of video has an audience somewhere. And it was good editing.
24. Contego Temptatio (did I spell this right?)
Video game (HALO?)
Kind of an odd story. Didn't make it with me, although the crowd seemed to like it.
25. Idealistic Dreamer (Last Exile)
(Imagine) Out of synch on piano notes. Photoshop cutouts: needs blur edge.
As long as I'm making confessions...<cough> I don't like Lennon's "Imagine". This song was decomposing even when I was in high school. Incineration in a nuclear furnace is called for, but probably wouldn't work. <end of rant> It's a nice enough video; not terribly inspiring, but that's me. Oh, and the figure cutouts really need feathering or drop shadows or something.
26. Omoidaite Ida (spelling?)
(Gasaraki theme song) Fast fades washed out.
Can't remember this one, so I'm not sure why I made this comment.
27. Silence of a Black Heaven (Black Heaven)
Too-literal lyric synch. Odd scene selection at times (filler?).
There were parts of this that I really liked, but the scene selection seemed a little heavy handed at times.
28. Love In Digital (Video Girl Ai)
NICE, but you have to know the anime.
As I was watching this, I thought it would be cool if it avoided any of the fantasy elements in the actual story; just keep it a simple teenage romance triangle (quadrangle?). I guess this was my favorite video in the whole show. Even better than exploding plushie guts.
29. Touched (Cowboy Bebop)
Not matching the rhythm/music well enough.
I'd have to see this again. The comment is about more than just beat synching.
30. Push Away (Sailor Moon)
Was that something at the edges? Overlay is too large (safe area).
We don't see many Sailor Moon vids anymore. There was kind of a mix of "OMG!" and cheers from the audience when this started up. Nice enough, but yeah, those overlays were too big if you wanted anything behind them to be seen. All I saw was some flickering around the edges of the screen.
31. Ballad For Two (Hoshi no Koe)
<audience disconnected!> Timing off here, too. (contest masters?) OK, but...another HnK?
This was actually a nice video. Unfortunately, it was unlucky. There is not much footage to get from HnK to begin with. So, the third one was not going to stand out. Personally, I think the audience over-reacted.
32. A Tribute to Mahoro
<more audience groans> Strobing is annoying. Better with the crossfades and overlays. Sweet and...?
I'm not sure why the audience was down on this one. That might be because I have not seen the anime. Is it Mahoromatic? The strobing really bugged me, though.
COMEDY/PARODY
33. Hold Me For Awhile (FF X-2)
Very smooth. Hope this isn't the original music.
This was so good I thought it might have been pulled completely from the game. Of course, that was not the case; people would have known. Damn fine editing job, but it shouldn't be in the comedy category.
34. Simultaneous
Nice idea, not taken far enough.
35. Gunsmoke Outlaws (Trigun)
Needs faster edits. More of same. Major audience response.
This video like the previous one suffered from what I call "lack of commitment". This is when the creator has a good idea, gimmick, or whatever, and doesn't push it far enough, long enough, fast enough, etc. Sometimes you need to kick it in gear and keep the moves coming. This rap vid, for example, could have been slipping, wiping, PiP-ing on every single beat. Otherwise, you get what I saw this afternoon: the audience cracks up half a dozen times. Then, it's silence, waiting for the next new thing.
36. Jungle Boogie
needs faster edits. Scenes are lasting too long. Suffered from bad contrast/video.
Same problem. Good idea. A few really funny scenes.
37. Disney in D(wchang) Minor
Can't hear above laughter
I was looking forward to this, but the humor appeared to be in the lyrics - which I could not understand at all.
38. I Like Birds (Evangelion)
Cute stops. Weakens after midway. Turns into drama.
This was strange. The Pen-Pen scenes were real gut-busters. Then things turned depressing. At the end, the audience is like, "WTH ?"
39. Against All Odds
<fangirl city> This is comedy? Some cute scenes, but what ?
Sorry, can't recall this one. I guess there was plenty of screaming, though.
My onsite comments get really short from here on since the videos were very short; i.e. not enough time to write anything.
TRAILERS/COMMERCIALS
40. The Prescott Affair (Evangelion)
Some dialogue incomprehensible. Not a trailer or commercial.
I'm ready to change my mind and admit this was a trailer, but it didn't feel like one at the time. It was more like an actual story. The audience was really into it while I was struggling to hear the dialogue.
41. Somewhere Else
Great ending!
Short, sweet, and perfect. It really took the audience by surprise.
42. Duellists of the Caribbean
Not bad.
I'm not familiar with the anime or the characters. The audience appreciated this better than I could.
43. Ace Combat Zero Trailer 2
Nicely done.
Can't remember this one.
44. Lord of the Transformers (Transformers)
Cute. Fangirls again.
Must be a local favorite. Screaming....again.
45. Ramen Feel Great
Lips flap too fast. Can't understand most of the dialogue. Good audience response.
Real lips don't flap like that - except maybe on fangirls (OK,OK, bad joke!). If I had not already downloaded this one, I wouldn't have understood it at all. Too much noise.
46. Hellsing Boy (Hellsing)
Nice edits.
Done the way an action trailer should be.
47. Pimp My Ride Intro
Fun
The images were there, but I didn't get the connection with Ranma characters. I could see it, but didn't feel it. This may have worked better with a car-oriented anime like Initial D, Gunsmith Cats, or maybe YUA. It did get a positive audience reaction, however.