AWA 2011 - Contest deadlines (all past)

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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby Kitsuner » Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:36 am

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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby Neverend » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:04 am

Ok, sweet il definitaly join :) Thanks for the answers

I guess you can't join several, if you don't make several vids :)
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby BasharOfTheAges » Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:49 am

Kitsuner wrote:You can be a Pro if you believe~

~: For values of believe that involve receiving financial compensation for services rendered.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby drewaconclusion » Thu Jul 14, 2011 11:52 am

BasharOfTheAges wrote:
Kitsuner wrote:You can be a Pro if you believe~

~: For values of ε > 0.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby Quu » Thu Jul 14, 2011 1:06 pm

submission site is live
http://contest.otakuvideo.com
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby Snowcrash » Fri Jul 15, 2011 11:31 am

There is no possible way to send electronically the entry form about our age for foreign contestants (especially people oversea) ? ><
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby kholaras » Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:49 pm

That's a question that jingoro, the director, needs to address. Email him at videoart@awa-con.com just in case he doesn't see the forum post.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby jingoro » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:01 pm

OK, Quu already mentioned the site was live, so let's re-purpose this.

RE: The Pro participation form
I will accept full-page (200dpi) scans of signed copies at videoart@awa-con.com. Please send in PDF or JPG format.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby jingoro » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:13 pm

I've started a little FAQ section at the bottom of http://www.awa-con.com/index.php?page=vat_amv_contests, for future reference.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby outlawed » Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:56 pm

irriadin wrote:For Pro - So there's no expectation of being a "professional" (as in, "pro" level videos or something like that)?


I've always seen the term "Pro" when it comes to AMVs along a similar line to "elite" gamers =p
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby jingoro » Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:31 pm

irriadin wrote:For Pro - So there's no expectation of being a "professional" (as in, "pro" level videos or something like that)?


In an era of audience-balloted contests it was intended to imply those "in the industry" were the ones to judge the contest and were, in fact, the ones awarding the recognition, akin to the Academy Awards. Doesn't it inspire you to send it your very best work, in hopes of impressing your peers? As others have said, there is no other requirement aside from a desire to be judged by those who do what you do, make music videos.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby Snowcrash » Sat Jul 16, 2011 5:42 am

Just 2 others questions (I need some details for the french translation actually ^^):
- the Masters videos don't need to be without identification bumps (in contrary of the Pro contest) ?
- about the 2 video formats (MPEG-2 and MPEG-4) if I underestand correctly, they will be 2 kind of screenings : one with only the MPEG-2 video (SD video on DVD) and one with only MPEG-4 video (HD video on an external hardrive I guess)? I mean the HD video won't be converted in MPEG-2 format for this new edition ?
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby kholaras » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:33 am

Hrm, something might have been left out in the rules rewrite. In the past (and I assume still, in the spirit of blind judging) the Masters entry was also required to be blinded (for judging purposes) with the option of including a second version with title card info (for public display). I'll ask jingoro to clarify since we're having a staff picnic later today.

Second question: The projection capabilities across the convention are being upconverted to better resolutions, but not all rooms are equal. Due to equipment limitations, all entries shown in the main events room (which would be all expo and pro winners plus the majority if not all masters entries) will likely be mastered to DVD at standard resolutions. If you have an HD video, please by all means submit in the highest quality possible. For judging, display in the VAT, and for archival every attempt will be made to display and use the HD version.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby jingoro » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:57 am

kholaras wrote:Hrm, something might have been left out in the rules rewrite. In the past (and I assume still, in the spirit of blind judging) the Masters entry was also required to be blinded (for judging purposes) with the option of including a second version with title card info (for public display). I'll ask jingoro to clarify since we're having a staff picnic later today.


I was out of town so Kholaras missed me at the picnic, however he is right. In my personal vendetta against title cards, I did remove the mention that you could, in fact, send two versions. We require one without any identification at all (as they must be judged blind), and yes, if you send one with credits, bumpers or other identification, it'll go in the archive for general exhibition.

This isn't the place for me to rant about bumpers and credits; I think my views on these are quite well known.

kholaras wrote:Second question: The projection capabilities across the convention are being upconverted to better resolutions, but not all rooms are equal. Due to equipment limitations, all entries shown in the main events room (which would be all expo and pro winners plus the majority if not all masters entries) will likely be mastered to DVD at standard resolutions. If you have an HD video, please by all means submit in the highest quality possible. For judging, display in the VAT, and for archival every attempt will be made to display and use the HD version.


I'm told by VAT Technical that Main will most likely be run from a PC at higher-than-SD resolution. I'm not sure what is going into Main Events, however I have been informed The VAT will have a 1080P-native projector this year! MPEG-2 as an archive format is going away as near as I can predict. If you can manage it, I highly recommend submitting HD videos with a good, tested, high-resolution MPEG-4 (at High Profile Level 4, if that means anything to you).

It's not mentioned in the rules, but I just as strongly recommend NOT using MPEG-2 for anything you've taken the time to do in HD, as (as far as I know) it would at best be anamorphic SD, and we'd lose all that extra beauty.
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Re: AWA 2011 - Contest deadline dates

Postby Nya-chan Production » Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:37 am

jingoro wrote:(...)MPEG-2 as an archive format is going away(...)

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