jingoro wrote:Well, all the linked pro entries (those not uploaded through the form) are done. I expected the most trouble with these, but aside from minor issues all were good, and I had no trouble downloading them. For future reference, though it works, Google docs was the most annoying. Dinner time.

The idea behind it is to achieve blind judging as best as possible, not to prevent improving videos. The whole idea about feedback for pro was not sharing with others PARTICIPATING in pro. I'm fairly certain that beta testing is encouraged.Rider4Z wrote:so i've gathered from this thread that sharing our pro entries for feedback is not desirable, but what about for masters? since the judges are already predetermined are we allowed to beta-test it out?
l33tmeatwad wrote:The idea behind it is to achieve blind judging as best as possible, not to prevent improving videos. The whole idea about feedback for pro was not sharing with others PARTICIPATING in pro. I'm fairly certain that beta testing is encouraged.

Personally I think it's a bad idea, as you have more "invested" in something you gave feedback to and you view it differently than you would something you just watched fresh for the first time. It also kills any potential of watching it without bias, which is part of the point since they try to keep it anonymous.SailorDeath wrote:l33tmeatwad wrote:The idea behind it is to achieve blind judging as best as possible, not to prevent improving videos. The whole idea about feedback for pro was not sharing with others PARTICIPATING in pro. I'm fairly certain that beta testing is encouraged.
If it's just for opinions though I'm sure most can agree that is fine. Its when someone does it and then tells others "Vote for my video please" that is frowned on. I know that most of us here though probably don't beg for votes. That is I've seen some videos win, that while personally aren't what I'd pick, were still really good and deserved the victory. Not to mention I'm sure more wanna win legitimately than get an empty victory.
jingoro wrote:All pro submissions have been reviewed. If you entered Pro, you should have received a confirmation email by now. Only one email address bounced. Screening copies are waiting on one resubmission, I expect them to be distributed tomorrow via Bittorrent. You will receive an email with instructions at your registered email address.
Some people have requested not to use BitTorrent, and the file will be made available via other means, however it will take some time to upload from here and likely won't be live until the next day. I strongly recommend using BitTorrent if you are able.
If Hana no JudgeHolden Productions is here, or someone here knows how to reach him, his email address bounced, he should contact me here, or at videoart@awa-con.com ASAP so I can get voting instructions to him.



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