Oh what, how did I miss this
How you got into AMVs:
Back in 1995-1997 or so, I was a member of a community called Pseudo. Mainly I lurked in their IRC channel for good times. Pseudo fell apart, and after a couple of attempts to revive it, Fire_Starter was like "eh, screw it, you should just hang out in #AMV, people actually talk about stuff there." I really hadn't seen many or given much thought to AMVs at that time, but people linked me some of the big videos at the time, and I was like "hey, this is actually pretty cool, and these guys really put a lot of effort into their work!" So I stuck around. I didn't register for the forums until sometime later.
How you came up with your screen name:
ZephyrStar was a lame title given to a character in a lame story I wrote in high school. At some point I broke my forum account, so I briefly went by "hoshinokaze" instead. Koop shortened that to hoshinolamenobody.
How you discovered the Org:
I blame Fire_Starter and Stratus (who created an account, told me about Euphoria, and promptly disappeared forever).
Tell me about your studio, like how you joined/created it, etc... (If you're not in a studio, say why 
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I was kidnapped while I was on a bender in Calcutta by Ileia and Fall_Child42. In all honesty though, at first I really hated the idea of people being all serious about studios and editing competitively and getting all huffy about stuff. I wanted to do my own thing (I still do my own thing), but when I realized that CDVV was just a group of friends who shared common interests and made stuff for FUN, I happily agreed to join. Best decision ever.
Favorite genre to edit and why:
Not really a genre, but in a word, "concept."
If I had to pick an actual genre... uh... whimsical?
Oh no, you know what, the correct answer is Awesomecore.
Favorite newbie mistake you've made: (Give us a good cringe-worthy one!)
AWA 2006 was my first convention. It was also the first time I met anyone from the org in person. I had been talking with Niotex about a panel he was doing, and he had wanted me there to show off some of the 3D behind-the-scenes work I had done for daydream. Koop also asked me to come see his panel, and somehow I got the two mixed up, so I completely missed the panel I was supposed to be at. I also didn't really want to be "that guy" at the con who butted into the group dynamic, so I said my hellos and stuff, but then went off and did my own thing. Turns out I was totally wrong about being "that guy," because after the con everyone was like "Dude, where the hell were you?! You should have come and hung out!" I was sad, but then it was time for Acen, so I went to Chicago, crashed the party, and was "that guy."
As far as actually making AMVs go, I came from an animation background originally, so learning to edit music videos has been challenging, and there are still things I want to improve upon (despite making an action video, I still feel like I suck at making them, I should make more). I still don't like the 3D work I did in daydream, it was pretty contrived, but people seem to like it. I've been working on a... thing that should remedy my own feelings about 3D in AMVs.
First contest experience:
Made a Honey and Clover video, put it in AWA Expo. Didn't win anything.
First win was at Acen 2007, won best upbeat or dance, don't remember.
Still gunning for an AWA Master's jacket, an NDK Asuka, and that chair thing they give you at AX.
Best experience you've had thus far with the community:
I have made some of the best friends in my life being in this community.
Worst experience with the community:
Watching people get in fights over stuff. Some of it justified, some of it not, I just hate it when people can't get along.
Why you edit: (If you don't edit anymore, explain yo'self!)
Fun. And yeah I still edit. Was trying to make AWA Master's this year, didn't quite get done on time, saving it up for next time. Couple of other things planned, including some clips for Ponies: Anthology III.
Future goals: (Editing, non-editing, whatevers)
I'm making an anime styled movie, slowly but surely. I've not been very vocal about it as of late, but that's because I've been working on getting it done. I don't plan on it being the only film I make, I've already written another complete script, and I have the groundwork laid for something like 10 more after that. Right now I'm coming up with a methodology that will ensure I can maintain a similar level of quality throughout all these things and actually get them done in a timely manner. That's been the biggest hurdle so far. I should probably update my website and blog and stuff with some actual frames from finished scenes or something >_>
There are some awards I want to win and want to constantly discover new techniques. I guess my goals are kind of vague, but I'm happy with what I do now even though it dated and lacks any real innovation. But damnit, it's fun! Making 50+ videos this year has really opened my eyes to what I enjoy most about AMVing, the editing process; and what I enjoy about the community, the people. I have met so many great friends here, and most people are so much fun to hang out with. It's the best community out there in internetland 
