So the Video of the Year in this year's VCAs is....

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So the Video of the Year in this year's VCAs is....

Post by Brakus » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:37 am

"Shounen Bushido".

By God, that is the best (or worst?) example of a Pander (as in, "Pandering to the anime fan") video that I've ever seen. By that example "It's Tricky To Make a Music Video", another Pander video, should have been "Video of the Year" last year. Now I have to give credit where credit is due, and that Shounen Bushido is a fun AMV and a wonderfully edited video (but too much lip sync for even me to bear, and I've seen "Sappy Self Indulgence" a million times!).... but "Video of the Year"?

Well, there's no denying it, no matter what others may say -- videos with (well-executed) special effects are exponentially more likely to win awards than videos that use few or no special effects at all. This is why I enter contests to be nominated; at least with the nomination my work has been validated by the judges.... but constantly seeing nominated videos with tons of special effects in contests really discourages me sometimes-- especially when your own video doesn't make the final cut. *sigh*

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Post by dokool » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:40 am

Do you complain about <i>every</i> contest you disagree with?

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Post by Castor Troy » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:55 am

Most of the videos on your top 10 list are pretty effects intensive... hmmm?
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Re: So the Video of the Year in this year's VCAs is....

Post by Scintilla » Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:03 am

Brakus wrote:Well, there's no denying it, no matter what others may say -- videos with (well-executed) special effects are exponentially more likely to win awards than videos that use few or no special effects at all.
Huh, then why didn't I win Otakon this year? :P
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Re: So the Video of the Year in this year's VCAs is....

Post by Pwolf » Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:04 am

Brakus wrote:Well, there's no denying it, no matter what others may say -- videos with (well-executed) special effects are exponentially more likely to win awards than videos that use few or no special effects at all.
why do i win then o.O


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Post by trythil » Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:59 am

Brakus wrote: By God, that is the best (or worst?) example of a Pander (as in, "Pandering to the anime fan") video that I've ever seen.
Viewer's Choice Awards.

Viewer's Choice.

Viewer.


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Post by AbsoluteDestiny » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:20 am

Do you really need several threads on the org AND a livejournal post to bitch about this? No. So I'm locking this. The people voted for the one they liked best. If you don't like that then tough.

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