Otakon 2004 AMV Contest Finalists

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Post by dwchang » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:41 pm

HurQlez03 wrote:
hackerzc wrote:
Kusoyaro wrote:
Black Sun Productions wrote:So, would any of you say that being one of the last videos shown is a disadvantage?
Not really. Especially since the order they show them in is order of increasing popularity of the category, if that makes sense.
Yeah, that's done so that people want to stick around to the end of the contest.
I know there are a lot of people that arn't too big on the Drama and Romance of the earlier videos.
Hmmm. So if Aluminum Studios' vid is #1 and Orange Productions' vid is #8, then I am the 4th most popular vid in Drama! Maybe I'll get at least "Honorable Mention"
I think you're misinterpretting. He meant in category. He says that specifically above. The order in which videos are played in a category has nothing to do with "popularity." The event hasn't even taken place and thus no one has placed their votes.

He meant that the "least popular" category is going first. That would be Romance. The most popular would go last. That would be Comedy. This is a smart way to do things since it means people will stay through the videos to see comedy.
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Post by MousePotato » Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:37 pm

That's exactly what I thought, but I just wanted to make sure. It really does make a lot of since. Good call :wink:
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Post by dwchang » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:56 am

Black Sun Productions wrote:That's exactly what I thought, but I just wanted to make sure. It really does make a lot of since. Good call :wink:
And keep in mind, that wouldn't be the most polite thing to do. I mean a pre-ranking? That'd certainly affect the results of the contest imo.

Either way, glad to clear that up. Wouldn't want anyone thinking "Oh dear, I'm #8 in my category :(."
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same

Post by KoJiRoHx » Fri Jul 23, 2004 4:54 am

Fug! I missed the deadline! :?
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Post by AbsoluteDestiny » Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:03 am

KoJiRoHx wrote:Fug! I missed the deadline! :?
No shit... it was months ago!
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Post by hackerzc » Fri Jul 23, 2004 6:22 am

dwchang wrote: I think you're misinterpretting. He meant in category. He says that specifically above. The order in which videos are played in a category has nothing to do with "popularity." The event hasn't even taken place and thus no one has placed their votes.

He meant that the "least popular" category is going first. That would be Romance. The most popular would go last. That would be Comedy. This is a smart way to do things since it means people will stay through the videos to see comedy.
That is correct, I was talking about the different categories. How the order for the video within each category were ordered I have no idea. Geoff could have pulled names from a hat for all we know.
KoJiRoHx wrote:Fug! I missed the deadline! :?
What.... all three of them? :wink: :wink:
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Post by Cybermat » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:39 am

Black Sun Productions wrote:So, would any of you say that being one of the last videos shown is a disadvantage?
There's arguments that both being first and last have their good and bad points.

Being first: You get to make the first impression, so the entries following yours inevitably get compared with you (hopefully in your favor). Downside is: one of the more recent entries following you may float to the top in the manner of a 'Bubble Sort' algorithm.

Being last: Nobody comes after you, so you get to have a more enduring impression in the voters' minds. Downside is: the audience has seen several good videos before you came up, and they may have made up their minds already.
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Post by BogoSort » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:48 am

Cybermat wrote:Being first: You get to make the first impression, so the entries following yours inevitably get compared with you (hopefully in your favor). Downside is: one of the more recent entries following you may float to the top in the manner of a 'Bubble Sort' algorithm.
So that's what I've been doing wrong all this time... I should've used a bubblesort rather than a bogosort when submitting my entries for Otakon to guarantee my chances for victory.
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Post by Cybermat » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:52 am

dwchang wrote:He meant that the "least popular" category is going first. That would be Romance. The most popular would go last. That would be Comedy.
While I'd have to agree that Humor is definitely the big crowd-pleaser, the idea behind putting Drama (Romance & Serious) first is so that the tenor of the contest would get faster as time went on, and end on a positive note: Romance, Drama, then Action, then Upbeat Action & finally Humor.
dwchang wrote:This is a smart way to do things since it means people will stay through the videos to see comedy.
Yep, people will hang around for the comedy in larger numbers than they'll hang around for Action & Drama. Plus, if people only want to see the funny stuff, there'll be a bigger crowd at the end when it's time to applaud (and vote).
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Post by HurQlez03 » Fri Jul 23, 2004 12:03 pm

Well unfortunately I wont be able to make it to Otakon. I'll be in Seattle on my way to Alaska for some salmon fishing.
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