AWA 2014 Rules The Video Art Track at Anime Weekend Atlanta

[jingoro]

This is a sidebar, and does not apply to this year's events, but I wanted to open discussion early.

The judges of The Music Video exposition discussed the submission of "AMV Hell"-style entries. These are videos that are a sequence of largely unrelated small "punchlines" of ideas for videos... I'm sure you all know the type. Beginning next year, these videos will be given their own event in The Video Art Track, and will not be eligible for recognition in The Music Video Exposition and will not screen in our main ceremony.

The is the very first time The VAT has ever made a clear statement regarding the composition of an entry in any of our events, but we've never felt such compilations were particularly strong competition amongst more traditional submissions, and they've really never been seriously considered for recognition since the larger and more well known (Ponies: The Anthology, AMV Hell) have been given their own events in The VAT. This is not really a change for us, more of a rare insight into our judging process and we want to be upfront and clear about it.

Such videos remain more than welcome at Anime Weekend Atlanta and in The Video Art Track, indeed we will be setting aside an event just for them, and should any be so creative, unique, or particularly well executed to surprise us, some recognition will be conjured up on the spot for them as has always been our way. In addition I want to also point out that there has never been a lower time limit on videos in the Exposition, and if anyone wants to submit a short idea to the Expo on its own, it would remain welcome under this policy.

That's all... The main rules page will be updated to include the new event and reflect this after the convention.

[CrackTheSky]

In addition I want to also point out that there has never been a lower time limit on videos in the Exposition, and if anyone wants to submit a short idea to the Expo on its own, it would remain welcome under this policy.

That reminds me...whatever happened to Short Attention Span Theater?

[l33tmeatwad]

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˙uoıʇuǝʌuoɔ ǝɥʇ ɹǝʇɟɐ sıɥʇ ʇɔǝןɟǝɹ puɐ ʇuǝʌǝ ʍǝu ǝɥʇ ǝpnןɔuı oʇ pǝʇɐpdn ǝq ןןıʍ ǝbɐd sǝןnɹ uıɐɯ ǝɥʇ ˙˙˙ןןɐ s,ʇɐɥʇ

˙ʎɔıןod sıɥʇ ɹǝpun ǝɯoɔןǝʍ uıɐɯǝɹ pןnoʍ ʇı 'uʍo sʇı uo odxǝ ǝɥʇ oʇ ɐǝpı ʇɹoɥs ɐ ʇıɯqns oʇ sʇuɐʍ ǝuoʎuɐ ɟı puɐ 'uoıʇısodxǝ ǝɥʇ uı soǝpıʌ uo ʇıɯıן ǝɯıʇ ɹǝʍoן ɐ uǝǝq ɹǝʌǝu sɐɥ ǝɹǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʇ ʇno ʇuıod osןɐ oʇ ʇuɐʍ ı uoıʇıppɐ uı ˙ʎɐʍ ɹno uǝǝq sʎɐʍןɐ sɐɥ sɐ ɯǝɥʇ ɹoɟ ʇods ǝɥʇ uo dn pǝɹnظuoɔ ǝq ןןıʍ uoıʇıuboɔǝɹ ǝɯos 'sn ǝsıɹdɹns oʇ pǝʇnɔǝxǝ ןןǝʍ ʎןɹɐןnɔıʇɹɐd ɹo 'ǝnbıun 'ǝʌıʇɐǝɹɔ os ǝq ʎuɐ pןnoɥs puɐ 'ɯǝɥʇ ɹoɟ ʇsnظ ʇuǝʌǝ uɐ ǝpısɐ buıʇʇǝs ǝq ןןıʍ ǝʍ pǝǝpuı 'ʞɔɐɹʇ ʇɹɐ oǝpıʌ ǝɥʇ uı puɐ ɐʇuɐןʇɐ puǝʞǝǝʍ ǝɯıuɐ ʇɐ ǝɯoɔןǝʍ uɐɥʇ ǝɹoɯ uıɐɯǝɹ soǝpıʌ ɥɔns

˙ʇı ʇnoqɐ ɹɐǝןɔ puɐ ʇuoɹɟdn ǝq oʇ ʇuɐʍ ǝʍ puɐ ssǝɔoɹd buıbpnظ ɹno oʇuı ʇɥbısuı ǝɹɐɹ ɐ ɟo ǝɹoɯ 'sn ɹoɟ ǝbuɐɥɔ ɐ ʎןןɐǝɹ ʇou sı sıɥʇ ˙ʇɐʌ ǝɥʇ uı sʇuǝʌǝ uʍo ɹıǝɥʇ uǝʌıb uǝǝq ǝʌɐɥ (ןןǝɥ ʌɯɐ 'ʎboןoɥʇuɐ ǝɥʇ :sǝıuod) uʍouʞ ןןǝʍ ǝɹoɯ puɐ ɹǝbɹɐן ǝɥʇ ǝɔuıs uoıʇıuboɔǝɹ ɹoɟ pǝɹǝpısuoɔ ʎןsnoıɹǝs uǝǝq ɹǝʌǝu ʎןןɐǝɹ ǝʌ,ʎǝɥʇ puɐ 'suoıssıɯqns ןɐuoıʇıpɐɹʇ ǝɹoɯ ʇsbuoɯɐ uoıʇıʇǝdɯoɔ buoɹʇs ʎןɹɐןnɔıʇɹɐd ǝɹǝʍ suoıʇɐןıdɯoɔ ɥɔns ʇןǝɟ ɹǝʌǝu ǝʌ,ǝʍ ʇnq 'sʇuǝʌǝ ɹno ɟo ʎuɐ uı ʎɹʇuǝ uɐ ɟo uoıʇısodɯoɔ ǝɥʇ buıpɹɐbǝɹ ʇuǝɯǝʇɐʇs ɹɐǝןɔ ɐ ǝpɐɯ ɹǝʌǝ sɐɥ ʇɐʌ ǝɥʇ ǝɯıʇ ʇsɹıɟ ʎɹǝʌ ǝɥʇ sı ǝɥʇ

˙ʎuoɯǝɹǝɔ uıɐɯ ɹno uı uǝǝɹɔs ʇou ןןıʍ puɐ uoıʇısodxǝ oǝpıʌ ɔısnɯ ǝɥʇ uı uoıʇıuboɔǝɹ ɹoɟ ǝןqıbıןǝ ǝq ʇou ןןıʍ puɐ 'ʞɔɐɹʇ ʇɹɐ oǝpıʌ ǝɥʇ uı ʇuǝʌǝ uʍo ɹıǝɥʇ uǝʌıb ǝq ןןıʍ soǝpıʌ ǝsǝɥʇ 'ɹɐǝʎ ʇxǝu buıuuıbǝq ˙ǝdʎʇ ǝɥʇ ʍouʞ ןןɐ noʎ ǝɹns ɯ,ı ˙˙˙soǝpıʌ ɹoɟ sɐǝpı ɟo "sǝuıןɥɔund" ןןɐɯs pǝʇɐןǝɹun ʎןǝbɹɐן ɟo ǝɔuǝnbǝs ɐ ǝɹɐ ʇɐɥʇ soǝpıʌ ǝɹɐ ǝsǝɥʇ ˙sǝıɹʇuǝ ǝןʎʇs-"ןןǝɥ ʌɯɐ" ɟo uoıssıɯqns ǝɥʇ pǝssnɔsıp uoıʇısodxǝ oǝpıʌ ɔısnɯ ǝɥʇ ɟo sǝbpnظ ǝɥʇ

˙ʎןɹɐǝ uoıssnɔsıp uǝdo oʇ pǝʇuɐʍ ı ʇnq 'sʇuǝʌǝ s,ɹɐǝʎ sıɥʇ oʇ ʎןddɐ ʇou sǝop puɐ 'ɹɐqǝpıs ɐ sı sıɥʇ

[Rider4Z]

dood how'd you do dat

[Ileia]

[l33tmeatwad]

Ouch my head...

[jingoro]

In addition I want to also point out that there has never been a lower time limit on videos in the Exposition, and if anyone wants to submit a short idea to the Expo on its own, it would remain welcome under this policy.

That reminds me...whatever happened to Short Attention Span Theater?

Honestly? We thought it'd jumped the shark after Hell/0. Clearly we were wrong. It's very likely that'll be the name of the new event, though it will not function the same way as the old contest.

[Ileia]

In addition I want to also point out that there has never been a lower time limit on videos in the Exposition, and if anyone wants to submit a short idea to the Expo on its own, it would remain welcome under this policy.

That reminds me...whatever happened to Short Attention Span Theater?

Honestly? We thought it'd jumped the shark after Hell/0. Clearly we were wrong. It's very likely that'll be the name of the new event, though it will not function the same way as the old contest.

I remember it doing well and then sort of losing momentum the next time. Although, it does seem like blipverts are on the upswing again.

[CrackTheSky]

That reminds me...whatever happened to Short Attention Span Theater?

Honestly? We thought it'd jumped the shark after Hell/0. Clearly we were wrong. It's very likely that'll be the name of the new event, though it will not function the same way as the old contest.

Makes sense. I liked SAST the one year I was there for it, and it seemed to be a real crowd-pleaser. I'm not a fan of Hell-style videos but I thought SAST felt fresh and the contest approach allowed for some great stuff to come through.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Trust me, AMV Hell video do real good in the AMV room... Why Most of the Hell movies are always packed..

I've done Hell video Marathon's at AWA, Sakura-Con, Anime North, Tekkoshocon and a few other places... Usually late a night and in all places the room was packed regardless of the time of night or morning.. So honestly they fill rooms and so the creators can rest assured they will have a full audience watching them regardless.

Vlad