Project Editor Exit Survey

[CodeZTM]

Hey everyone! Well, it's been a heck of a ride this year!

As with every year, I usually have some sort of survey for editors/participants/viewers to fill out in order to help make the contest better in the future!

So please feel free to fill this survey out in this thread, or if you would like to answer in private, please pm it to me. Either method is fine.

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Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?

Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?

Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?

Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.

Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent

Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?

Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.

Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.

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Thank you, and I'll see you all in October for Project Editor : Tag Team Trials!

-CodeZTM

[SilverFreedoms]

Hey everyone! Well, it's been a heck of a ride this year!

As with every year, I usually have some sort of survey for editors/participants/viewers to fill out in order to help make the contest better in the future!

So please feel free to fill this survey out in this thread, or if you would like to answer in private, please pm it to me. Either method is fine.

______________________________

Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?

Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?

Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?

Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.

Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent

Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?

Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.

Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.

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Thank you, and I'll see you all in October for Project Editor : Tag Team Trials!

-CodeZTM

1.) Prompt judging 'trollface.jpg'
2.) I quite enjoyed the ones i did.
3.) I imagine I would have pestered them somewhat if I had known. 'Judge Faster !'
4.) I took the lack of time as an exercise in doing amv's quickly.
5.) I would prefer noon. But make sure you keep up with your own deadlines
6.) Not really.
7.) Online Media Hosting
8.) Good job =D I still can not beleive I made it as far as I did.

[pacotacoshell]

Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?

CHANGE THE COORDINATOR! xD Kidding, you were awesome!

Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?

Something to improve on in terms of themes would be to stick to your rules If your theme is to use a song from the 80s, don't be so lenient and let people use covers, that's lame. Also, as siny said in another thread, some of the themes felt too similar, like Nature's Wrath and the Clow cards rounds, and the last two rounds where we were supposed to remake videos.

There shouldn't be a theme that was the same thing from the last contest. Keep it fresh! The whole reason why we join these contests is for the cool themes, so try and think up some interesting stuff! I really liked the seven deadly sins round from last year, and the villian theme from this year.

Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?

I didn't enjoy it, but I didn't mind that much at the same time.

Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.

A. The amount of time that we had to edit was fine. The only thing that really didn't work was the overlapping contests, but that's just the contestants being crazy and joining both Though a few more days between rounds would be better I think.

Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent

I'm indifferent. That should be a choice on your preference.

Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?

I think that's what you should be thinking, since you barely updated the calendar
Only in the beginning is where some stuff was confusing. I think it's better to have all the rules, judges' scoring criteria, and all that stuff just in one thread instead of several. The three threads per round were fine.

Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.

Online hosting is better for me, just because I like to have my AMVs in a download folder on mediafire for organization's sake.

Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.

Give longer days of judging please. It's irks me when I see missing comments and typo'd scores, and when the comments themselves feel short and rushed. I'd rather have a well thought out score and a comment that can help the editor improve than quicker results.

[MycathatesyouAMV]

Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?
Different judging/scoring system
Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?
I don't like the source restriction rounds. I.E the 80s round. I just don't find them as a fun.
I would like to see a Fan-Service theme.
Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?
Open judging
Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.
A
Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent
A
Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?
Nope
Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.
Either works. Or portals work as well.
Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.
They should've drink that kool-aid.
-CodeZTM

[Kireblue]

I'm taking this survey as a judge that might join as a contestant next year

Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?

I think that the judging period should start at 7 days for round 1, and decrease by a day for each round afterwards. This gives the judges plenty of time to judge during the rounds where there are a lot of videos. This also gives the editors a break in between round. Round 1: 7 days of judging, Round 2: 6 days of judging, Round 3: 5 days of judging......Round 6: 2 days of judging

Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?

I really liked the nature theme in round 1. I was skeptical about the the CS theme in round 2, but it worked out much better than I expected. I didn't really like round 3 theme's of limiting music selection though. Round 4 villain theme was great. Round 5 was awesome (I think that every org editor should have a re-creation round). And I didn't like round 6 because I feel that it is too limiting, and it could have put someone at a huge disadvantage by forcing them to edit a certain song. (Their first AMV could had a absolutely terrible song)

Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?

Yeah, I liked the blind judging because it allows the judges to judge without bias or fear of backlash. Also, it prevents people from pandering to the judges

Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.

(a) I feel that the length of each round should stay at 7 days, but the judging period should be extended.

Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent

(a) midnight deadlines just feel so natural

Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?

There were the perfect number of threads.

Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.

(b) online media hosting like sendspace is perfect

Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.

[Rendakor]

Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?

I'd increase the judging time (to maybe a week), for several reasons. First, it gives the judges plenty of time to watch, evaluate, and comment on each video. Second, it gives you (Code) more time to space out the video releases instead of dumping 90% of them the day after the due date (which in turn gives viewers/contestants more time to watch said videos). Third, this gives the contestants a bit more downtime between editing which I would prefer instead of longer editing time. Finally, with a longer time to judge, it should be easier to have a firm date/time for announcing the results and less delays.

Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?

The themes were fine on their own, I would have just changed the order. First we had the elements (a pretty broad category) right next to another, even more broad one (Clow cards, which was so broad that it enveloped the entire previous category), then two recreate rounds right next to one another.

A theme idea for next time might to be to make an AMV using anime from a certain studio.

Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?

The blind judging works very well so that the judges can be brutally honest (after all, that's what the Org's known for) in their evaluation. We didn't have the drama that happened in the Quickening but even so, I'd hate to have the judges pull their punches because their names were being attached to the comments.

Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.

The editing timeframe was perfect.

Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent

Midnight.

Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?

A little bit, yea; having three threads per round seems a little excessive.

Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.

Online hosting; the thought of 90% of the contestants hammering an FTP server 10 minutes before the deadline scares me.

Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.

Overall POE was a lot of fun; this is the first time I've done a contest like this so the whole experience was new but I had a blast. Got to see a ton of great videos and cranked out a couple of my own. I wasn't expecting to make it out of the first round so .

[Ileia]

The blind judging works very well so that the judges can be brutally honest (after all, that's what the Org's known for) in their evaluation. We didn't have the drama that happened in the Quickening but even so, I'd hate to have the judges pull their punches because their names were being attached to the comments.

Yue only posted the judge's comments once and those comments were blind (until after said "drama" when the judge in question outed himself), so whether or not you know who said what, there can still be drama.

[Aeniara]

Question #1: If you could have one major change in this contest (anything is fair game), what would it be?

A bigger break between each round would be perfect. And the judges would also have more time to do their work, because let's face it, judging 40+ videos in 2 days sounds like a job for a superhero.

Question #2: How can I improve upon the themes in future contests? Were there some that you liked/enjoyed more than others? Were there some that should just plain not exist? Is there a theme that you would like to see in a future contest?

I really liked the CCS theme. It was original, even though it seemed kind of similar to round 1, but it worked out really well, I saw great videos coming out of it, it was definitely one of my favorites. But let's not forget the villains! That was the best round, in my opinion On the other hand, that the last 2 rounds were repetitive. It's great to have a remake round, but just once.

Question #3: Did you enjoy the double blind judging (meaning not knowing who the judges were), or would you prefer open judging?

Yes, an unbiased opinion is always better, and not knowing who the judges were has probably avoided some drama.

Question #4: Did you feel as though you had (a) enough time to edit (b) too much time to edit (c) not near enough time to edit.

a) Enough time to edit. Well, it was hard to finish the videos on time, but that's the challenge, right? 7-8 days are perfect.

Question #5: I would like for my deadlines to be at (a) midnight (b) noon (c) indifferent

Noon. Because that makes it 6PM here, it's much more comfortable to finish the last details at that hour ;p

Question #6: Were there too many threads this year to keep up with?

No, not at all!

Question #7: Would you prefer to upload your videos via (a) FTP or (b) Online Media Hosting.

It doesn't really make a difference for me.

Question #8: Any general comments you would like to make can go here.

As much as I complained for being tired and busy, I loved the experience. I thought that I would want to take a break, but my brain is full of ideas, and I can't wait to practice what I learned during these weeks. It was amazing to see how everyone helped each other, beta testing and giving tips... Even when one of us had a problem with our computers or clips, there was always someone trying to give us suggestions on how we could solve it, it was really nice I never thought that my first contest at the org would be so fun. Now I can't wait for the Tag Team Trials!

[MimS]

The biggest thing that bothered me in this contest is that it was predictable as hell.
I lost interest in it after 3rd round, ranking was almost the same one every time, like if it wasn't blind, how come? :/

Edit : also something concerning both POE and Quickening but in POE it's Code's "fault" while it's not Yue's one in Quickening
It was really annoying that people (including me) had to edit with songs used in well known AMVs, I'm not even talking of the part with VCAs/JCAs stuff which was a very bad idea imho. For example, actually, despite I was sad at first that I didn't have time to edit for round 2 of quickening (even if I already knew Eden Awakening), I was just happy in the end 'cause I already knew This is (Randomness) at this moment (though, here I don't blame the editor who sent Madeon's song since Creed's vid wasn't released yet)

[pacotacoshell]

It was really annoying that people (including me) had to edit with songs used in well known AMVs)

I don't see your point.

Just because there are good videos with these songs doesn't mean anything. There are always people who see a different concept in a song than what other editors do. It provides a new take on a song, and it doesn't hurt to have more awesome videos with different concepts using the same song!