AWA15 VAT - Pro is now closed

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AWA15 VAT - Pro is now closed

Postby kholaras » Wed Jul 22, 2009 4:27 pm

Alrighty everyone, 3 days out from final call for Pro Pro submissions are now closed.

I know a few of you are holding out for a last minute finish, and a few were waiting to see the Otakon results to make up their mind. No more excuses, get those entries registered. http://www.awa-vat.org

If you can't remember your login/pass, email me at vattechnical@gmail.com. Please don't create a redundant login if you can't remember, it just clutters up the whole system and for the love of all that's holy, leave me a legitimate email address. It completely defeats the purpose if I can't get your ftp accounts back out to you!

Also please remember the bits that distinguish Pro from the other contests:

-No bumpers containing editor/studio information (or if you do include a 'clean' version or make it easily chopable).
-If you have a preferred still to use for the dvd menu, please include it. Otherwise I'll try and pick one.
-Signed entry forms, either mailed (if you are sending us physical media to burn and return your discs, or for those that just prefer that method) or digitized and included with your video and/or emailed. Yea, the entry form is a bit redundant with the database, but we need your approval (or your guardian's) to receive the dvd content.

For anyone that hasn't mailed in media yet and is in North America, look into the USPS flat rate boxes. They can sell you the box collapsed down, and I think one of the smaller ones is the perfect size for dvds. The other option is to get two of the flat rate envelope mailers. Put your dvds in a bubblewrap sleeve, put it and the return envelope folded over into the first and you're good to go. If you want to cheap out and go first class instead, take whatever's going to make the return trip down to the post office, get it weighed, and get a prepaid mailer sticker applied to the bubble sleeve. Pre-printed labels also save us both the embarrassment of me having to go home and look up your address in the site database because the post office refused to accept your package because they couldn't read the zipcode in your handwriting. True story, 2-3 every year.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby Nya-chan Production » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:36 pm

Submitted the info, hopefully will send the form today or tommorrow.

Now to actually FINISH those vids. >...>
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby Kitsuner » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:26 pm

Oh man, I keep forgetting that form. That's the problem with finishing early. It throws off the entire groove.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby SailorDeath » Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:54 pm

Up up and a loading away! Can't wait to see the judging vids and good luck to everyone.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby Cyanna » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:09 pm

Though I feel much better about my ability to finish my entry than I did on Monday, I'm still probably going to be one of those last minute peoples. But I can get my form to you very soon.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby Ileia » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:33 pm

Kitsuner wrote:That's the problem with finishing early. It throws off the entire groove.


That's what she said.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby Kitsuner » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:25 am

Just to be clear, if I want to mail blank DVDs for the Pro judging discs, do I send them to the same address listed for general mailed submissions?
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby The Wired Knight » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:00 am

How can I do the signature without a scanner? I'm out of the house for the next few days and can only fill out the stupid thing online. I've allready taken care of the database and uploaded my videos.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby kholaras » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:42 am

Yea, the same physical address is being used for everything, the 30360 zip code one. If you have the address from last year written down (zip 30318) that is very pointedly NOT in use this year.

As for the forms, the worst case scenario for anyone is to screen cap and sign in a paint program, or mouse-scribble on the pdf and reexport it (free programs like Foxit will watermark the resulting pdf but that's not a big deal). If it's only a few days difference and you can do it properly when you get home that'd actually be the preferred solution.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby meleechampion » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:50 am

We're still allowed to submit trash just to get to vote in the contest, right?

>_>

not saying a "finished product" of mine wouldn't just be considered trash anyway, mirite?
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby kholaras » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:16 am

meleechampion wrote:We're still allowed to submit trash just to get to vote in the contest, right?

>_>


While not prohibited by the rules (and it HAS been done in the past), please remember that all actions bear consequences. The more people that submit 'trash' videos for the mere purpose of getting the judging discs and access to the voting, the worse the contest becomes overall.

There are easier ways of getting the discs if you're REALLY that inclined, and if you want to truly be part of the process, contribute something real to the overall effort. Please don't make people like me that put in a lot of time and effort to execute an event like this regret it by essentially spitting in my (and everyone else who participates) face.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby ngsilver » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:13 pm

I can't remember if i uploaded my form with the vid I already sent or not. I suppose I'll just email it just in case.

/me tries to get the 2nd vid done in time
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby meleechampion » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:14 pm

*backs up a step* I mean no disrespect. What would you have me do?

It's two days to the deadline.
I don't have a video.
I want to vote.
I'm not Ileia.
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby kholaras » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:42 pm

Pardon the vitriol, it was not aimed at you as much as the attitude that surrounds that particular approach. Unfortunately, there are too many people that have adopted this stance in the past, and they tend to be the most critical of their perception of the declining quality of the contest. A bit of the pot calling the kettle black.

What should you do? If you don't have anything that you feel worthy of entering this year, do so next year. Or enter an older video. We encourage new videos to the contest, but it is not mandatory that it be un-premiered and exclusive to this contest (that restriction is reserved for the Masters contest).
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Re: AWA15 VAT - Pro deadline 3 days away

Postby Moonlight Soldier » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:32 pm

Nothing like using work Internet to upload my contest entries... allllll riiiiight. :up:
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