anneke wrote:I have a feeling that you won't get alot of videos that fall into such a 'theme'. What happens when/if you do not get enough videos that follow the 'theme' to create a contest? I know I sent in my videos that are just more your traditional type videos.
-Anneke
In the past I have had a theme but no one tried to use it. This year I'm enforcing the theme requirment. If I don’t get enough to make a contest and by contest and enough I mean that they need to be good AMV's and enough means that there is fair competition, then I'm going to have to cancel the contest. Even without the theme requirement across the board at many conventions they are cutting the AMV's out.
Now a cancelation will only apply to this year and not be a for good kinda thing. Sometimes the economy and life catches up with people and they can’t make it "it happens". I cannot force you to participate and make AMV's like your life depended on it.
This will give me a chance to go to my higher ups in Fanime and DEMAND more money For PRIZES as well as advertising and so on. You, the entire AMV community make works of art. And like a Van Gough or Rembrandt you should be compensated aside from a dinky little plaque. You should have an award that you want to win, that you try and excel to achieve.
So, if I have to cancel I will. Yes I will be sad, I got W.I.A (San Diego chapter) *women in animation* to judge this years event as well as many students from Art Institute San Diego doing allot of the pre production After Effects Work. And now it looks like a may have to cancel them, but I don’t know there is still 5 Days left everyone could just be putting the final touch's on their entries.
To all who have entered GOOD LUCK, to all who will enter "I’m looking forward to being blown away".
-Sean
AMV Head