Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - WINNERS POSTED!

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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby JudgeHolden » Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:38 pm

xstylus wrote:
l33tmeatwad wrote:Winners (with links):

Best Parody/Trailer & Best in Show
"Testing is the Future"

Best Fun/Humor
"50 ways for your partner to die"


"Testing is the Future" is by "Mad Rush Studios", AKA NoisyNinjas. I chatted with him and he tells me it was his first AMV. For a first AMV he had incredible attention to quality. His was one of the few mailed submissions, sent in 1080p lagarith, and it was pristine.

"50 Ways for your Partner to Die" seems to be by another new face to the scene, who goes by the short name of "Tsu".

Hopefully we'll see both of them around the community a bit. :)


and today Troy learned a valuable lesson ... NEVER, EVER, DOUBT THE WISDOM OF THE JUDGE! :awesome:
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby XStylus » Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:47 pm

Pwolf wrote:I've been relatively vocal about AX in the past but I'm very proud and impressed with how things have improved these past few years. I think Troy deserves a big thanks. The man is a machine.


That means a lot. It really, really does. This was such a hard fought year... If I weren't so indescribably tired and numb from lack of sleep I'd probably have tears in my eyes, seriously.

I'm relieved that the only hiccup that became visible to the audience was my laptop's power outage from forgetting to plug the power adapter in, though the timing was perfect. "Darkness is coming..." [BZZT!] Though I'll probably commit ritual suicide if it ever happens again.


JudgeHolden wrote:and today Troy learned a valuable lesson ... NEVER, EVER, DOUBT THE WISDOM OF THE JUDGE! :awesome:


Actually my lesson is that the coordinator's curse is real, and I should never gamble. [grumble]
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Pwolf » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:23 am

xstylus wrote:I'm relieved that the only hiccup that became visible to the audience was my laptop's power outage from forgetting to plug the power adapter in, though the timing was perfect. "Darkness is coming..."


If it was going to happen (and it did), it definitely happened at the perfect moment.
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby NightMistress85 » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:58 am

Congratulations to the winners! Glad to hear everything went well. I know it's a super stressful situation for the staff, but it's rewarding when all's said and done! I'll work on getting my entry up on the org soon.
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Cyrix » Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:17 am

Congrats to all the winners! It was a great show.

I guess I feel sort of weird about parody being eligible for best in show in an AMV contest (I think I asked about that earlier but don't remember if I got a response) but if the audience voted for it that's probably more important. "Testing is the Future" was fantastic, anyway.

Hopefully the awards show isn't so early next year!

Also, when are we going to have a separate 18+ AMV contest? :awesome:

Now that I think about it, I was advised "semen" was an explicit word but there was a video about sperm
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Castor Troy » Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:29 am

I'm finally back and here's my honest and somewhat brutal (not really) thoughts on the contest.

But first, let's go back to 2003, which was a decade ago.

I always felt AX2003 was the last real "solid" contest where the quality of all the entries in the contest blew me away with me saying "Wow, now I know why I didn't get in!".

2004-2011 ranged from mediocre, decent, and good, but never "great" like 2003. While there were a lot of great videos in those years, I felt there were also a ton of entries in those years that either got the shaft, didn't belong there, or were just downright horrible due to bad judging, behind the scene politics, etc. A contest is only as strong as it's competitors, and a lot of the great videos of 2004-2011 unfortunately had to be supported with videos that weren't up to par with them.

When Troy took over in 2012, the contest literally skyrockted back to 2003's status where every entry deserved to be there. I don't know about the rest of the competitors, but I had quite a lot of goosebumps, anxiety attacks, and butterflies in my stomach watching the other videos and those feelings got even more intense waiting for the results, which was a good thing. That shows how much the contest literally improved under Troy's management, so I decided to judge the 2013 contest up to that new and improved standard.

As a whole, the entire AX2013 AMV contest was extremely solid, but kind of lacked the "oomph" that 2012 had. While a lot of the entries were quite ambitious and experimental, they kind of felt a bit "safe" in comparison to 2012's more "epic" entries.

I didn't exactly agree with Testing is the Future and BaBoom winning, because I felt they were a bit too gimmicky and relied a bit too much on the material they were parodying rather than standing out on their own. I judged them high knowing that they would draw in a crowd and on their technical merit even though they weren't my top picks in their categories. Regardless, congrats to both of them for winning.

My personal picks:

Parody/Trailer: Into Darkness

I think Jason got far more than just an awesome response and making it in the finals. He literally put the entire reshowing "Into Darkness" which even got a bigger response from the crowd. :up:

Drama/Theatric: Into the Labyrinth

Some of the other judges and I were afraid this wasn't going to be well received by a con audience. I loved how experimental this video was, and the crowd picked the right one in the end. :)

Action/Adventure: I'm Only Getting Started

This entire category was difficult to decide for me between this video, Waltz S, and Overcoming Me. I personally felt that Scott's video kind of got me the most pumped up out of my 3 choices and congrats to him for winning action again after 10 years.

Upbeat/Dance: DBZ - Always Hardcore

I personally think this should have won the category since the audience response was much stronger than BaBoom and I think it felt far more "upbeat". It would have been nice if a "pure" DBZ video won at AX after DBZ's long and tainted reputation in AMV contests in general.

Romance/Sentimental - Ivy Bridge (My choice for Best of Show)

I haven't seen the anime, but the entire relationship between the 2 main characters in the video really got me quite misty eyed. I'm glad it won and deservedly so.

Fun/Humor - Don't Stop Arale Now

It was very difficult for me to choose between this and the Resident Evil video which was another favorite of mine, but I would slightly have to go with this video because it really felt like it was a lot of fun especially using one of Akira Toriyama's lesser known works.

I have to give Troy major props once again for giving us another kickass show despite all of the stress he had to deal with the entire con. I'll be happy to come back as a judge again next year (granted I have the time) to make sure the contest stays at the high quality level it is now.

Also, to some of the winners, please give longer speeches. I gave 2 last year (one at the awards ceremony and masquerade) and I think you're much more excited than that after winning. Let us get to know you guys a bit more. :wink:

To all the entrants, give yourselves a big pat on the back for providing an awesome show and congratulations to all the winners and contestants once again. I hope to meet more of you next year. |:> :up:
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby milkmandan » Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:40 am

Castor Troy wrote:Romance/Sentimental - Ivy Bridge (My choice for Best of Show)
I haven't seen the anime, but the entire relationship between the 2 main characters in the video really got me quite misty eyed. I'm glad it won and deservedly so.

You should watch the anime.
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby XStylus » Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:03 am

milkmandan wrote:
Castor Troy wrote:Romance/Sentimental - Ivy Bridge (My choice for Best of Show)
I haven't seen the anime, but the entire relationship between the 2 main characters in the video really got me quite misty eyed. I'm glad it won and deservedly so.

You should watch the anime.


...but avoid the manga, or at least the last chapter.
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby purplepolecat » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:00 pm

l33tmeatwad wrote:Winners (with links):
Best Fun/Humor
"50 ways for your partner to die"

This was my personal favorite comedy video from Anime Evolution. :up:
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Tsu! » Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:44 pm

Ack!! I'm still reeling from all of this. It was my first AX (competing and attending) and I wish I had said more than 2 words but I would've just ended up giggle-weep-babbling. I'm ecstatic about winning and it means more than I can say to hear judges and fellow editors in-person and online speaking fondly of my video.

I'll upload soon, I'm actually in-transit heading home now. I'll post here when I've got a copy up on the interwebs.
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Cyrix » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:24 pm

Oh, to the girl who ran up behind the creators' seating and loudly declared, "The tickets are all messed up! Everyone can sit wherever they want!", you are my hero of the year :D

Was I the only one who thought "Ivy Bridge" was going to be about the romance between a man and his Intel processor?
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby NoisyNinja » Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:36 pm

Congratulations to all the finalists! I saw a lot of really amazing videos and some jaw dropping ones. The competition was truly entertaining and well organized thanks to the labor of both the contestants and those managing the event.

On another note, I completely agree with Castor Troy concerning my video “Testing Is the Future”. I too feel that it should not have won Best of Show. In fact, when I was announced as the winner at the Awards Ceremony, I sank down in my chair because I felt so embarrassed of “stealing” the award from the more professional editors. They probably feel the same way I did when I did not win the AX 2012 Masquerade Best of Show for my Bioshock Big Daddy cosplay, which I spent hundreds of hours constructing. Personally, I wanted “Into the Labyrinth” to win Best of Show. The editor of that video perfectly integrated the twitch effect with the music’s rhythm.

In contrast, I don’t mean to downplay the results of the competition at all. I feel extremely excited and honored to receive such an awesome award. I just wish I was able to express that during the ceremony. I’ve never been very articulate, and I usually prefer the attention to be on the things I make, not on myself.

Again, congrats to all the winners! :D
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby machina21 » Mon Jul 08, 2013 12:38 am

Best part is always meeting new people and I got to meet a bunch this year. Big ass props to Troy and Vlad, hell, all the guys who helped with AMVs this year, can't imagine the effort it took to make all that possible and run smoothly.

Unfortunately I had to miss the awards ceremony. so I didn't get to see any of the winning editors that attended. But congrats to ya'll and I hope to see you maniacs again next year.

Now back to my basement... :bear:
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Sephiroth » Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:49 am

Showcase was a lot of fun i hope there are more next year. It was also nice to meet a alot of new editors feel free to bug me if i didn't quite get your contact info. Assuming you remember meeting me (Con is kind of a blur right now)
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Re: Anime Expo 2013 AMV Competition - FINALISTS POSTED!

Postby Rider4Z » Mon Jul 08, 2013 9:15 am

Ryan and I posted our AMV Chef battle. you may check out the awesome here viewtopic.php?f=3&t=116065 |:> :awesome: :ying:

and yes, booze was involved in ryan's case. :beer:
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