Anime Los Angeles 2012 AMV Contest - NOW WITH WINNERS!!!

[MikalSaltveit]

From the official ALA website http://www.animelosangeles.org/wp/2011/amv-contest-3/

The AMV (Anime Music Video) contest takes place on Friday. Anime Music Videos consist of clips from one or more anime series or movies set to songs. They are made by fans because they have a passion for an anime/song combination that drives them to show that vision to audiences.

All of our contestants are fans just like you who have worked hard all year to create the videos we will be showing off Friday evening. There are many
awards that can be won.

Audience Categories:
◦Crowd Pleaser / Best in Show / Audience Fav
◦Best in Category (Action, Drama, Comedy, Pro) EDIT: Dance

Judging Categories: (Voted on by our panel of Judges)
◦Best Produced
◦Judges’ Favorite

Additional Awards:
◦Creators' Choice (Voted on by the contestants)
◦Staff's Pick (AMV Staff pick their favorite entrie(s) )

Our Judges are:
Ed Hooper
Amy Horswill
Victoria Shapero
Lauren Cook
Mystery Judge (Every year we fill our fifth spot with a mystery person!)

Check out the AMV site for more info and to submit your entry: http://alaamv.info
Hope to see you there!

There have been a few changes to the rules so please check them out before submitting to be sure your video qualifies.

We now accept videos all the way up to December 31st at midnight! This is an "in my hands" date, not a mail by date.

Videos in my hand by December 10th will be used in the Category Intros. Videos received after the 10th will not be used in the Category Intros but may be included in the overall intro video.

If there are any questions please post in this thread
For issues of a more personal nature feel free to e-mail us at AMV12@alaamv.info

Thak you for reading,
Mikal Saltveit
AMV Contest Coordinator

Congratulation to our Finalists

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF I HAVE MISSPELLED A NAME OR TITLE.
WE WILL BE USING GROUP NAMES UNLESS TOLD OTHERWISE, REAL NAMES ARE FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY

FORMAT: Real Name (Group Name) - Title

Action Category
Sean McPartland (Sean McPartland) - The Dark Tournament
Colin Langdon (Bebop0083) - Fighting Fate
Ryan Cech (LC Productions) - Is it Safe?
Courtney Blake Carlile (Blaku92) - PS3 no Jutsu
Maya williams (Kh_Queen Productions) - Awaken the Fantasy
Kennath Chang (ChosenExiled) - Call My Name

Dance Category
Matthew Clayton Lewis (Maguma) - I Heard it Through the Samurai
Mark Scully (Shin) - Safety Dance
Issac Fischer (DMRA) - Pop Culture Reference
Galina Kashina & Ekatherina Kashina (Galia & Kitty) - SuperS
Heather Christy Wells (Truffle Pig Studios) - The Princess is Here
Philip Long (LC Productions) - Nerv's Glee Club

Drama Category
Galina Kashina & Ekatherina Kashina (Galia & Kitty) - Her Loss
Romeo Fayloga (Romeo Fayloga) - One Shining Moment
Martha Lara (Nobodies Inc) - Here We Are
Natalie Szweda (Natalie Szweda) - He'll Never Say
SatoshiSakura - Cold Nights
Lenin Meza (ZonaAMV) - The Voice of a Kawaii Generation

Comedy Category
Nils Houghton (Armed and Out of Medication Productions) - Dungeons and Anime
David Nguyen (L Evaders) - Azumanga May Cry
Serenity Lee (PockyPlus+ Productions) - Team Furi Kuri
Maria Preciado (Mgcmedia) - Free Credit Report
Yosef A. Ghiassy (Y-Sef) - Manly Tears
Erin Nguyen (Eternal Voice Studios) - GaGa For Bishies

Pro Category
Nic Neidenbach (Studio Hybrid) - A Glorious Dawn
Lark Isenberg (1MoonGoddess7) - Luminescence
Heather Christy Wells (Truffle Pig Studios) - Hurricane
Dean Seirafi (Ryvannis)- Momentus
Victoria Rider Galietta (RiderG) - Son of Man

Congrats to our winners!

IF YOU ARE NOT LISTED YOU DID NOT PICK UP YOUR PRIZE AT CON

Our 4 Big Winners!
GaGa for Bishies by Eternal Voice Studios - Crowd Pleaser
Son of Man by RiderG - Creators Choice
Voice of a Kawaii Generation by ZonaAMV - Best Produced
Hurricane by Truffle Pig Studios - Staff Pick

First place finishers:
Pop Culture by DMRA - 1st in Creators Dance
PS3 no Jutsu by Blaku92 - 1st in Audience Action
Nerv's Glee Club by LC Productions - 1st Audience Dance
The Dark Tournament by Sean McPartland - 1st Judges Action
Here We Are by Nobodies Inc. - 1st Audience Drama

Second place finishers:
A Glorious Dawn by Studio Hybrid - 2nd Creators Choice
Manly Tears by Y-Sef - 2nd Audience Comedy
Call My Name by ChosenExiled - 2nd Audience Action
Is it Safe? by LC Productions - 2nd Audience Pro
Azumanga May Cry by L Evaders - 2nd Judges Comedy
I Heard it Through the Samurai by Maguma - 2nd Audience Dance

Third and fourth place finishers:
Luminescence by 1MoonGoddess7 - 3rd Creators Pro
Awaken the Fantasy by Kh_Queen Productions - 3rd Audience Action
Momentus by Ryvannis - 4th Creators Pro

[Kazemon15]

Any online submissions available?

I didn't see that on the submission forum anywhere.

[Rider4Z]

BOUT TIME!!

edit:

II) Submission Restrictions

1) Entries will be accepted on a first-come first serve basis.

what's that mean?

[MikalSaltveit]

what's that mean?

That means we will be accepting entries up to December 31st. I have streamlined the pre-judging and contest-creation times such that I only need a few days to finalize the contest.

However, if we receive enough quality entries to fill up the contest before the 31st, we may decide to finalize the contest at that point.

There are two steps to entry submission:
1. You have filled out the submission form
2. I have received the entry.

I would recommend completing both steps by December 10th. Completing just the first is normally enough to reserve your space. It really depends on how much time I have to work on the contest pre-convention. I know it will take me at least 4 days.

Any online submissions available?

In the contest rules, section 3.2.a E-mail a link to your video file to AMV12@alaamv.info
If you really need help we may be able to set up an FTP or other upload page. Its going to be slow and require a constant QUALITY internet connection for the entire upload.

- Mikal Saltveit

[Stryyder]

In the contest rules, section 3.2.a ...

Might just be me, but the main ALA site still says rules coming soon.

[Castor Troy]

Probably not going to enter this year, but I'll see if I can stop by the con and hang out.

[MikalSaltveit]

Might just be me, but the main ALA site still says rules coming soon.

The main ALA AMV site is www.alaamv.info
I don't control what is posted to the main site. The ALA webmaster has been sent the content to post it, and it should be on the main ALA site soon. But everyone should go to the AMV site for their info as it is most frequently updated.

- Mikal Saltveit

[MikalSaltveit]

MONDAY UPDATE
I have received entries from:
Galia & Kitty
Erin Nguyen
Matt Lewis
Nic Neidenbach

[Rider4Z]

OKAY stop pressuring me!!!!

[VivifxAMV]

I might compete this year...considering I will be in the area when the con takes place haha. Only if I finish something new by the end of the year of course