The AWA 2014 Professional Awards Video Review Thread

[Rider4Z]

Yay! My nominations are done ^_^

[jingoro]

It got 28 upvotes too. Be nice to know the reasoning of why not since we've had this category or something similar in years past.

Sorry, I haven't been receiving notifications in this thread or I'd have answered sooner. Thank you, Joe, for bringing this to my attention.

I am not aware of any time during my tenure I've ever awarded a best "non-anime"... in this case I automatically translated it into "Best Live Action" as is my usual habit... but I didn't realize there were only 2 live action videos when I did that. I'm sorry for that... I will go ahead with voting and awarding that category, since I didn't catch it until now.

As for best "non-anime", I find the award an insult to any animation not made in Japan. I award "Best Live Action" because, as anyone who edits live action will tell you, it's a different skill. Things you do with animation don't necessarily work when editing live action, and vice versa. There's nothing different about editing animation made in Australia than animation made in America or in Japan, thus such videos just compete for more traditional categories.

I hope this explains my position on the matter. I'm sorry if it comes as a disappointment to some.

Daric "Jingoro" Jackson
Director, The Video Art Track at Anime Weekend Atlanta

[l33tmeatwad]

As for best "non-anime", I find the award an insult to any animation not made in Japan.

How is it an insult by honoring it with a category? You seemed to be PERFECTLY fine doing that for My Little Pony for SEVERAL years? I find it insulting you would even SAY that after doing THAT! I would also like to point out that there were more "non-anime" videos than there were romance videos...

I award "Best Live Action" because, as anyone who edits live action will tell you, it's a different skill. Things you do with animation don't necessarily work when editing live action, and vice versa.

This is true, but CG, a type of animation, tends to function editing wise to be a lot like live action as you can't do things you can do with flat animation. Honestly sometimes it's harder than live action because the amount of movement and detail the animators put in to CG animation...

There's nothing different about editing animation made in Australia than animation made in America or in Japan, thus such videos just compete for more traditional categories.

While that's true on paper, it doesn't mean all editors tend to put those into the same categories sadly...

[Gene Starwind 21122]

Nevermind got my numbers mixed up. lol

I really liked the last video #144. I didn't see the studio ID because I stopped it the first time when I played it through when the video ended.

Damn.

Anyways my nominations are now finished too.

[jingoro]

There's nothing different about editing animation made in Australia than animation made in America or in Japan, thus such videos just compete for more traditional categories.

While that's true on paper, it doesn't mean all editors tend to put those into the same categories sadly...

I don't know any reason why someone wouldn't vote a drama into the drama category, or action into action, or... well, you get my point.

And as for MLP... I liked the name of the award, so sue me.

[Shin-AMV]

I am not aware of any time during my tenure I've ever awarded a best "non-anime"

We had it last year, and its listed on the AWA website 2013 awards.

Best Non-Anime
Katie's Web Sight!! Productions - Silent Movies - Elliot Smith - Can't Make a Sound - Hugo

To be fair though, I think the other times I participated we just had Best Live Action, without even a nomination for best non-anime. *edit Ohhhhh but clicking the link to see the award thing, its printed off as Best Live Action, so maybe thats where I'm mistaken.

Either way though, thanks for the answer.

[Cyanna]

It took a re-watch of everything but I'm done.

[Rider4Z]

There have been a couple videos I've had to rewatch an extra 8 or 9 times... just to make sure y'know

[SailorDeath]

There have been a couple videos I've had to rewatch an extra 8 or 9 times... just to make sure y'know

Mostly the hentai vids amirite?

[Rider4Z]

Actually i don't watch the adult videos.