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[Tom the Fish]

This was a very well run contest with nothing but good videos entered. Kudos to Scott Melzer for putting it all together.

The winners follow.

Short Films:

Obligatory Eva Trailer
Michael "VegettoEX" LaBrie & Meridith "Meri" Cantoni
Audio: Sealab 2021 Season 2 Episode 5
Video: Neon Genesis Evangelion

Dramatic:

Final Memory
Mexican Junior
Audio: Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks
Video: Grave of the Fireflies

Action:

Samurai Fiction
Tom "the Fish" Guttadauro
Audio: Miserlou by Dick Dale
Video: Tsukikage Ran

Comedy:

Leaves of Happaness
Newlight Productions
Audio: Yatta by Happa-tai
Video: Various

Congrats to all the winners. There was nothing but good videos entered.

Tom

[ZeWrestler]

congrads to the winners.

[mexicanjunior]

Dramatic:

Final Memory
Mexican Junior
Audio: Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks
Video: Grave of the Fireflies

W00t! Congrats to all the winners!

[hackerzc]

Dramatic:

Final Memory
Mexican Junior
Audio: Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks
Video: Grave of the Fireflies

W00t! Congrats to all the winners!

Damn, I lost comedy by a 0.04 rating margine.
How sucky is that? lol!!!

On the up side I am so happy that my vid was recieved so well.
I mean, second highest rating out of all the vids is not bad.

[ddojo]

the obligatory Eva trailer kicked some much @$$ lol. I didn't enter this year, but i hopefully will next year. I was the kid by himself in the front row right in fron t of the tv.

[BaHaRa]

Damn, I lost comedy by a 0.04 rating margine.
How sucky is that? lol!!!

On the up side I am so happy that my vid was recieved so well.
I mean, second highest rating out of all the vids is not bad.

muhahahahah


lol, anyways, congrats to all the other winners and participants. close one hacker



(your vid is hilarious btw)

[hackerzc]

Damn, I lost comedy by a 0.04 rating margine.
How sucky is that? lol!!!

On the up side I am so happy that my vid was recieved so well.
I mean, second highest rating out of all the vids is not bad.

muhahahahah


lol, anyways, congrats to all the other winners and participants. close one hacker



(your vid is hilarious btw)

Oh you evil bastard!
That's ok, I'm not bitter.

On another note......anyone know where I can get a nuclear bomb? I tried ebay, but the prices are just too damn high.

[BaHaRa]

Oh you evil bastard!
That's ok, I'm not bitter.

On another note......anyone know where I can get a nuclear bomb? I tried ebay, but the prices are just too damn high.

waah, now i'm scared about otakon lol, i'm gonna have to watch my back i think

--Rachael

[AbsoluteDestiny]

Akon, animazement, PCM and you've also submitted to Otakon?

That's.. well, more than a few.

Do you go to that many conventions?

[hackerzc]

Oh you evil bastard!
That's ok, I'm not bitter.

On another note......anyone know where I can get a nuclear bomb? I tried ebay, but the prices are just too damn high.

waah, now i'm scared about otakon lol, i'm gonna have to watch my back i think

--Rachael

You do know I was only kidding right? I've never really looked for a nuke on ebay before.

I know a guy in Iran who can give me a great deal!

Na, I'm just playing. It's kinda sad that I have to explain I'm kidding. Cause as we all know the government is watching us (especially us AMV Otaku people. They want us worst then the consperacy theory nuts!) So that I don't have secret service knocking down my door I would like to make it perfectly clear that I was just joking.

[BaHaRa]

Akon, animazement, PCM and you've also submitted to Otakon?

That's.. well, more than a few.

Do you go to that many conventions?

no, i only go to a couple cons per year...i dont believe i violated any contest rules...are the amv police gonna come get me?


we submitted em all at the same time, and we didnt expect to win so we figured why not



-barry

[Nappy]

Akon, animazement, PCM and you've also submitted to Otakon?

That's.. well, more than a few.

Do you go to that many conventions?

That's what I'm wondering o_o Also Fanime and AX, I'm heading to fanime today long drive ;_;

P.S. I am a banana

[BaHaRa]

You do know I was only kidding right? I've never really looked for a nuke on ebay before.

I know a guy in Iran who can give me a great deal!

Na, I'm just playing. It's kinda sad that I have to explain I'm kidding. Cause as we all know the government is watching us (especially us AMV Otaku people. They want us worst then the consperacy theory nuts!) So that I don't have secret service knocking down my door I would like to make it perfectly clear that I was just joking.

i like to hope that our government has better things to do than watch after the amv creators...but who knows?




-barry

[hackerzc]

Akon, animazement, PCM and you've also submitted to Otakon?

That's.. well, more than a few.

Do you go to that many conventions?

no, i only go to a couple cons per year...i dont believe i violated any contest rules...are the amv police gonna come get me?


we submitted em all at the same time, and we didnt expect to win so we figured why not



-barry

Ok let's get serious for a moment here.
First, no you did not break any rules. But the AMV community kinda looks down on people who send to a zillion conventions because technically it IS trolling (AMV citizins arrest?). The only reason the contest cordinators don't consider it such is because you sent it to a billion cons at once (got to love/ hate that rule).

Right now there is a big conersation going on in the AMV mailing list over your video actually. Much argument about submitting to con's you don't attend and such and possible paying to compeat and stuff. You should go check it out. Maybe participate since the main topic subject is names "That Yatta Vid".

Lastly, I totally understand where you are comming from in reguards to sending out to the cons all at once. It's eazy to do, and it covers your ass if you win an award and won, yet the deadline for another con has not arrived yet. I personally would LOVE to have my vid win a bunch of awards throughout the year.
But the question I keep asking myself in requards to your "we did not think we would win anyway so what the hell?" is, if you did not think you were going to win anyway, then why did you send the video to a con at all, let alone many?

I'll let you guys talk amungst yourselves now as I'm going to go hide in my bunker until a shot comes my way.

[AbsoluteDestiny]

OK OK OK Hold on.

Let's stop for a second here.


Rachael, you've made a video that lots of people like and it has done very well in the contests you have entered it into. You should be very very proud. Well done.

Now, I know that people may feel cheated if, in future contests, you win again... basically because the video has received its recognition and it is unfair on other people who are entering. The usual sort of analogy is "How would you like it if you worked hard on a dance video and Odorikuru was entered into the contest and won... again."

Obviously, you didn't know that you were going to win, and that's fair enough. You weren't to know. I guess the sporting thing to do when you've won lots of awards is to contact the cons that you've submitted to and ask them if it can be a non-competing entry.

It's not your fault, you're a victim of the video's sucess Just be aware that people may get irritated if you go on to win at another 3 contests.

You haven't broken any rules - if anything, the cons should be a little more specific about videos that have been entered into other contests. One thing I will say is that next year you may see a rule that would stop you from entering into this many contests. Sorry ^^;;;