Anime Central 2003 Finalists and Winners

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Fri Jun 06, 2003 2:34 pm

PockyPrincessDarcy wrote:Especially since there was a vid called fanservice entered. Wish someone could give me en explanation. Did anyone else get disqualified too?

A *ton* of videos got DQ'ed for quality, having bumpers/their names on video, content and so on. So you're not alone.

PockyPrincessDarcy wrote:The Escaflowne to the glory of love made me cry. It was horribly emotional and romantic! I looooooved it!

You have got to be shitting me. You're like the second person who cried during it, which makes me think it's not a fluke since the first person was my ex-girlfriend (who is an esca fan-girl up the wazoo). I do hope it was a *happy* cry (i.e. tears of joy) as opposed to sad since my video is about the triumph (i.e. glory) of their love.

Thank you very much, you just made my day

PockyPrincessDarcy · Post by **PockyPrincessDarcy** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:41 am

Yes! Of course tears of joy. That series is an emotional one for me anyways, but the vid brings back good memories. The song is beautiful. I had never heard it before. Was it Chicago? It sounded like them. It was the best Escaflowne vid I've seen! Keep up the great work because it really touched my heart! ^_^ And it's that what this is about. letting out creative energy and making people feel different ways?!

yuppa · Post by **yuppa** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 11:47 am

Never heard of CHICAGO? oh my dear, you really need to get some of their CD's. They may be old but they are one of the finest bands the eighties ever spawned. Peter Saterra i think is the lead singer also. If you like Chicago, then you will probably like Jefferson Starship too. I HIGHLY RECCOMEND THEM.

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Sat Jun 07, 2003 12:55 pm

PockyPrincessDarcy wrote:Yes! Of course tears of joy. That series is an emotional one for me anyways, but the vid brings back good memories. The song is beautiful. I had never heard it before. Was it Chicago? It sounded like them. It was the best Escaflowne vid I've seen! Keep up the great work because it really touched my heart! ^_^ And it's that what this is about. letting out creative energy and making people feel different ways?!

Again thank you very much. Your comments mean a lot and definitely make me feel all warm and fuzzy

. The series is also very "emotional" and "close" to me for reasons I won't disclose and thus I've always wanted to create a video worthy of my feelings for the show and such a beautiful relationship. Y'know maybe I should've PMed you about this since well..most people probably don't give a shit...oh well..

As for the song...It's not really Chicago per se, but Peter Cetera OF Chicago. I believe it was after Chicago and I am positive it is under his name as a solo artist. Unfortunately, everyone seems to tie the song (and thus the video) to the Karate Kid Part II. I'm told it was the ending song and apparently the two go hand-in-hand. I've seen Karate Kid II, but can't seem to recall hearing that song.

Oh and I definitely agree with Yuppa. Chicago is probably (IMO) the greatest band of the 80's next to Journey. I strongly suggest finding a greatest hits album and listening to "Look Away", "You're the Inspiration," "Hard to say I'm Sorry," and "Will you Still Love Me?" especially if you liked "Glory of Love." They are all great songs.

Animexcel · Post by **Animexcel** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 10:33 am

Hey guys,

I'm pretty new to the forums, you may have seen me at the ACEN forums though. I didn't know there was this much ranting about the contest

I'm not really familiar what happens behind the scenes cuz I suppose I'm not a veteran AMV creator

I don't know if people are arguing about my video:( I just wanted to make a Back to the Future AMV because it brought back memories when the DVD came out. Plus I wanted to make a sequel to a video(Superman) I did last year and that was the concept to do it :p

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:34 am

Animexcel wrote:Hey guys,

I'm pretty new to the forums, you may have seen me at the ACEN forums though. I didn't know there was this much ranting about the contest I'm not really familiar what happens behind the scenes cuz I suppose I'm not a veteran AMV creator
I don't know if people are arguing about my video:( I just wanted to make a Back to the Future AMV because it brought back memories when the DVD came out. Plus I wanted to make a sequel to a video(Superman) I did last year and that was the concept to do it :p

d00d you worry too much, ACen was a month ago

Also word of advice, you shouldn't "necropost"...like post to something that is relatively old (i.e. bring it back from the dead). Given, this was only 9 days old, but still..just some advice since a number of people get annoyed....either way...don't worry so much

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dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:46 am

Animexcel wrote:I didn't know there was this much ranting about the contest

Also, don't worry...this isn't ranting. Almost every reply has been fairly well thought of and calm. I give these guys a lot of credit. Perhaps you have a very loose definition of "rant" and "flame." I think this thread was handled fairly well and I applaud the people who replied with a calm and logical nature.

So yeah...no ranting...yet

binxbrigandine · Post by **binxbrigandine** » Fri Jun 20, 2003 11:40 am

Hey all, this year was my first for entering an AMV and I thought that the contest was very informal and seemed semi-loose but then again I know I couldn't do as good a job so in retrospect as long as it all works and everyone has a good time, there isn't much more that could be improved besides being more verbal about winners and contestants. Nonetheless, next year I will win best of show... just fyi. And you can check out my fantastic vid that was cut at my website:

http://www.cybamall.com/senninbinx

Godspeed all!