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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby JediNight » Mon Jun 08, 2009 10:31 pm

How many have they received in previous years? I have no idea of a ballpark of which to make a guess. Seems most people feel in the 130-150 range. And I thought the 75 in the other contest I helped with in the past was a lot :)
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby Junipertay » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:16 am

In other news:
Time to play "Guess how many entries".

Hint: At last count, it was at "oh god make it stop" give or take 10 entries.


Vegeta would like to submit a guess of over 9000.

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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby HalOfBorg » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:18 am

Junipertay wrote:
In other news:
Time to play "Guess how many entries".

Hint: At last count, it was at "oh god make it stop" give or take 10 entries.


Vegeta would like to submit a guess of over 9000.

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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby phoenixblood » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:47 am

Junipertay wrote:
In other news:
Time to play "Guess how many entries".

Hint: At last count, it was at "oh god make it stop" give or take 10 entries.


Vegeta would like to submit a guess of over 9000.

Quoted Image converted to link:
http://www.ash-official.com/userfiles/over9000.jpg


:rofl:

.....so, when are we going to find out the category breakdown? Me, impatient? What? :ying:
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby NightMistress85 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:07 am

Junipertay wrote:
In other news:
Time to play "Guess how many entries".

Hint: At last count, it was at "oh god make it stop" give or take 10 entries.


Vegeta would like to submit a guess of over 9000.

Quoted Image converted to link:
http://www.ash-official.com/userfiles/over9000.jpg


That idea makes kittens cry. THINK OF THE KITTENS!!!
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby VicBond007 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:15 pm

Final count is:
139 completed entries received
134 entries not disqualified...yet.

Disqualified entries will still be shown during overflow screenings at the convention, but priority will be given to videos that were not DQ'd. Meaning if we're crunched for time, the DQ'd videos are the first to be pulled out of the list. Also, DQ'd creators will not get "leet seat" badges as was discussed months ago.

AMVs will be troll-checked at pre-screenings, so there's still the potential for more entries to get the bump.

Screenings are this Saturday. DJI has started his own thread about it so please direct questions about screenings to him. It is an "open" pre-screening in the sense that space is limited, so to quote him, don't plan on bringing your "family, friend, relatives and dead family and relatives and the whole verizon network" unless there's actually gonna be space for them too. Right now we are planning to start at 11AM. It will probably conclude around 10PM. You don't have to stay the whole time, but your votes will help a lot more if you do.

Finalists will not be announced for a while. After screenings, the votes have to be counted, and I have to come up with the finalist list. Then I have to make a tape and mail it to Otakon's lawyer so that he can approve it. Once he gets back to me, THEN I can publish the list. I can tell right now from watching that we're going to have to cut quite a few decent videos this year. That's just how THE GAME (you just lost it) is played, unfortunately.
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby NightMistress85 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:29 pm

Oh then not too much more than last year then (just 4 more it seems).
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby dragonsong12 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:31 pm

VicBond007 wrote: I can tell right now from watching that we're going to have to cut quite a few decent videos this year. That's just how THE GAME (you just lost it) is played, unfortunately.


Well, I feel optimistic, don't you guys?

But you know how that goes. On the plus side, it should mean that the contest itself will be a good one!
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby Pwolf » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:38 pm

dragonsong12 wrote:
VicBond007 wrote: I can tell right now from watching that we're going to have to cut quite a few decent videos this year. That's just how THE GAME (you just lost it) is played, unfortunately.


Well, I feel optimistic, don't you guys?

But you know how that goes. On the plus side, it should mean that the contest itself will be a good one!


Not if all the good ones are cut :P
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby dragonsong12 » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:45 pm

Pwolf wrote:
dragonsong12 wrote:
VicBond007 wrote: I can tell right now from watching that we're going to have to cut quite a few decent videos this year. That's just how THE GAME (you just lost it) is played, unfortunately.


Well, I feel optimistic, don't you guys?

But you know how that goes. On the plus side, it should mean that the contest itself will be a good one!


Not if all the good ones are cut :P


Indeed. That was why I made sure to say "should." I can hope though! haha!
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby HalOfBorg » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:01 pm

"troll-checked"?

I can guess what this means having spent time in chatrooms, but is there a formal definition? I am still VERY n00b at this and don't want to get labeled a troll. :?
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby mirkosp » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:04 pm

HalOfBorg wrote:"troll-checked"?

I can guess what this means having spent time in chatrooms, but is there a formal definition? I am still VERY n00b at this and don't want to get labeled a troll. :?


Well... as stated in the contest main page:
Anti-Trolling Policy: Regardless of the date that we receive your entry, should your entry receive a major award at another anime convention prior to June 7th, your entry will be disqualified from the final competition. Any award that your entry wins AFTER June 7th will not be held against you.
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby Pwolf » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:10 pm

I know how this is gona go...

Lawyer: Sorry, we can't use any of these videos.
Vic: Why not?!
Lawyer: Well, they are just too good to be shown at Otakon. You have anything that sucks?
Vic: ::facepalm:: unfortunately.
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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby SecondChild » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:23 pm

VicBond007 wrote: That's just how THE GAME (you just lost it)...


DAMN YOU TO HELL!

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Re: Otakon 2009 AMV Contest Rules

Postby phoenixblood » Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:43 pm

So pretty much the same as last year. I thought I remembered starting earlier in the morning and not running as late though.

VicBond007 wrote:I can tell right now from watching that we're going to have to cut quite a few decent videos this year. That's just how THE GAME (you just lost it) is played, unfortunately.


Do you mean because there's so many good videos that some will have to be cut, or are you referring to legal issues causing otherwise very decent videos to have to be cut?
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