Vlad G Pohnert wrote:Well, I guess what is comes down to for editors are:
Are you entering for the prize money, or just to see your video without having to win. the only problem with large incentives like this is they a lot of people will shift into pandering to the audience only without worrying how good the video really is (After all the audience determines who gets the money). This in term does not mean a better AMV contest. That really for me is more of the issue I see rather then the actual act of offering money.
For me, it’s not about the money, but for many that is a LOT of money so I can understand the enticement… Quite honestly, I’d just be happy with a real nice trophy as that brings back memories more then a wad of cash.
Vlad
I think we will definetly get some entires that are just doing it for the cash. IMO though despite how many this will be the odds of htem making it through are really bad even in spite of people's disagrements for finalists each year. The fact is that if you're only doing it for that purpose then you're probably not putting a lot of work into it and are just pandering as you said. Pandering is one thing and you can win with it but you can't win on pandering alone. There has to be SOME quality behind the video for it to get anywhere. I think AX will get more entires, but I don't think we'll notice a real difference in the final show unless a ton of editors boycott it and let the pandering cash grabbing people run the contest.
Also yeah, I like the trophy more, trophies have memories. Cash doesn't.