AnimeNext 2005 AMV Contest - Full Results

VegettoEX · Post by **VegettoEX** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 9:27 pm

Yooooosh~. Here we go with the full information on the contest.

The contest was played four times throughout the entire convention (Friday 12 noon, Friday 11:30 pm, Saturday 11 am, Sunday 4 pm). Ballots were due Saturday by 5:00 pm. We had a total of thirty-one videos in the contest. The videos were separated into four categories: Trailer/Parody, Action, Drama, and Comedy (six, eight, eleven, and six videos, respectively). The Trailer/Parody category was open to the public at AnimeNext for the first time, this year. At the end of the contest, a recap was played, which was basically a slide-show collection of all of the title cards and a uniquely identifying screen shot from the video, one after another (put to Amber Pacific's cover of "Video Killed the Radio Star"). Each attendee could pick their single favorite video in each of the four categories; this would decide the four popular vote winners. After the ballots were counted, the judges (myself and Meri) selected one other video that we felt set itself apart from the other videos in some kind of way (with both technical and artistic merits).

All five winning videos were played during the awards ceremony, which took place Saturday evening during the judges' deliberation for the cosplay awards. The winners will all receive printed and signed certificates. We will be contacting you to confirm your mailing addresses!

So here's the full list of videos! Links to their respective entries here on the org are provided where available.

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CATEGORY: TRAILERS/COMMERCIALS --

( Video 01 )
Title: "Naruto MADness"
Editor: David McKeen (Dark Side Productions)
Footage: "Naruto"
Artist: Folder 5
Song: "Believe"

( Video 02 )
Title: "Flash"
Editor: Brian Auxier
Footage: "Super Dimension Fortress Macross"
Artist: DJ-Limited
Song: "Legend of Flash Gordon"

( Video 03 )
Title: "My Dog"
Editor: Studio Tarantella
Footage: "Cowboy Bebop"
Audio: "The Ken-L Ration" TV Commercial

( Video 04 )
Title: "Bubblegum Crisis: Streets of Fire"
Editor: Electric Leech Productions
Footage: "Bubblegum Crisis"
Audio: "Streets of Fire" Theatrical Trailer

( Video 05 )
Title: "Grand Stream"
Editor: Hitori Studios
Footage: "Last Exile"
Audio: "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" Trailer

( Video 06 )
Title: "Hellsingboy"
Editor: Scintilla
Footage: "Hellsing"
Audio: "Hellboy" TV Spot, "Evil's Back"

CATEGORY: ACTION --

( Video 07 )
Title: "Soar"
Editor: Daniel Chang
Footage: "Last Exile"
Artist: Be For U
Song: "Freedom"

( Video 08 )
Title: "Chuunin Frenzy"
Editor: Giovanna DiCicco
Footage: "Naruto"
Artist: Metallica
Song: "Blackened"

( Video 09 )
Title: "Pain of War"
Editor: Gene Starwind 21122
Footage: "Rurouni Kenshin" (Movie, "Tsuioku Hen" OVA, "Seisu Hen" OVA)
Artist: Crimson Orchid
Song: "Together We Stand"

( Video 10 )
Title: "Hammer of Justice!"
Editor: Dragonmaster Lou
Footage: "Shin Getter Robo" & "MazinKaiser"
Artist: Nihon Break Kougyou / 641 / 784 / 744
Song: "Japan Break Industries" - Eurobeat (English Version)

( Video 11 )
Title: "Ominae Will Die Another Day"
Editor: BrakusJS Productions
Footage: "Spriggan"
Artist: Madonna
Song: "Die Another Day" (Radio Edit)

( Video 12 )
Title: "Static"
Editor: Lee Webster (SnhKnives)
Footage: "s-CRY-ed"
Artist: 65 Days of Static
Song: "I Swallowed Hard Like I Understood"

( Video 13 )
Title: "Jounin Clash!"
Editor: Joe Stumm
Footage: "Naruto"
Artist: The Haunted
Song: "99"

( Video 14 )
Title: "The Will To Live"
Editor: Conspheretrix
Footage: "Rurouni Kenshin" (TV)
Artist: Bush
Song: "Fugitive"

CATEGORY: DRAMA --

( Video 15 )
Title: "No One Like You"
Editor: Scoob (ScoobINSMDBZ)
Footage: "Saishu-Heiki Kanojo"
Artist: Bosson
Song: "One In a Million"

( Video 16 )
Title: "The Silent Elegy"
Editor: Seta Ginny Studios
Footage: "Fullmetal Alchemist"
Artist: Jimmy Eat World
Song: "Hear You Me"

( Video 17 )
Title: "F L C AL"
Editor: Cyanna
Footage: "FLCL"
Artist: Paul Simon
Song: "You Can Call Me Al"

( Video 18 )
Title: "Yu-gi-oh Rhapsody"
Editor: Melissa Cell
Footage: "Yu-Gi-Oh"
Artist: Queen
Song: "Bohemian Rhapsody"

( Video 19 )
Title: "To Live For"
Editor: Good Luck Studios
Footage: "Wolf's Rain"
Artist: Hans Zimmer
Song: "To Die For"

( Video 20 )
Title: "Mai-Reason"
Editor: AuN Studios / Bakadeshi
Footage: "Mai-Hime"
Artist: Spiritfall
Song: "My Reason"

( Video 21 )
Title: "Help Me Be Strong, Brother"
Editor: Reincarnation Studios
Footage: "Fullmetal Alchemist"
Artist: Josh Groban
Song: "You Raise Me Up"

( Video 22 )
Title: "Cry Little Akiha"
Editor: Digit@lex (Alex de Dios)
Footage: "Lunar Legend Tsukihime"
Artist: Gerard McMann
Song: "Cry Little Sister"

( Video 23 )
Title: "I Miss You Leeann"
Editor: Touya_girl Productions
Footage: "Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon"
Artist: Avril Lavigne
Song: "Slipped Away"

( Video 24 )
Title: "Meant to Live"
Editor: Brian Kaufman
Footage: "Escaflowne" (Movie)
Artist: Switchfoot
Song: "Meant to Live"

( Video 25 )
Title: "Consequences"
Editor: Rina Svet (jade_eyed_angel)
Footage: "Fullmetal Alchemist"
Artist: Hoobastank
Song: "What Happened to Us?"

CATEGORY: COMEDY --

( Video 26 )
Title: "Sailor Love Story"
Editor: Bryan M.S. Minnix
Footage: "Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon"
Artist: Aqua
Song: "Roses are Red"

( Video 27 )
Title: "The Significance of Scenery"
Editor: Doki Doki Productions
Footage: "Fushigi Yuugi" & Various
Artist: The Arrogant Worms
Song: "DIRT! Track 5"

( Video 28 )
Title: "Mamimi"
Editor: Dan Persons
Footage: "FLCL"
Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song: "Museum of Idiots"

( Video 29 )
Title: "Keitaro is Mr. Mom"
Editor: Imaginos Studios
Footage: "Love Hina"
Artist: Lonestar
Song: "Mr. Mom"

( Video 30 )
Title: "Danger! Lowbrow Humor"
Editor: thefinalact.net
Footage: "DragonBall Z"
Artist: Electric Six
Song: "Danger! High Voltage"

( Video 31 )
Title: "Real Ninjas"
Editor: Michael Zubrzycki
Footage: "Naruto"
Artist: "(Various)"
Song: "(Various)"

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So now let's get to the winners and runner-ups. Categories were extremely close this year.

TRAILER/PARODY:
WINNER: "My Dog" (30% of category votes)
HONORABLE MENTION: "Grand Stream" (20% of category votes)

ACTION:
WINNER: "Hammer of Justice!" (18% of category votes)
HONORABLE MENTION: "Chuunin Frenzy" (15% of category votes)
HONORABLE MENTION: "Ominae Will Die Another Day" (15% of category votes)
HONORABLE MENTION: "Static" (15% of category votes)

DRAMA:
WINNER: "Yu-gi-oh Rhapsody" (19% of category votes)
HONORABLE MENTION: "The Silent Elegy" (16% of category votes)

COMEDY:
WINNER: "Real Ninjas" (77% of category votes)
HONORABLE MENTION: "The Significance of Scenery" (7% of category votes)

JUDGES AWARD:
WINNER: "Mai-Reason"

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So there we go! I think that's pretty much everything I can think of. If you have any further comments, questions, or suggestions about the contest, feel free to let me know.

It is the decision of the individual editor (or editors) to make their own videos available for download online. It is *not* the decision of the contest coordinators or any other AnimeNext staff.

Thanks, everyone, and I'll see you all again next year! *collapses*

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:37 pm

Well, I gotta say I don't disagree with most the winners

Especally with real ninjas, ehh the audience voted for Yugo-hoe
what can you do?

jade_eyed_angel · Post by **jade_eyed_angel** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:08 am

Real Ninjas definitely eserved to win!! It was aweeesome! =D The Yugioh vid... that was actually cool lol... Mai-Reason was my fave in that category, though...
Consequences is Renkijutsu no Meibatsu in my sig btw.. changed the name.. lol

Bakadeshi · Post by **Bakadeshi** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:11 am

Wow Real Ninjas like it owned that category...77% votes... I want to see it now, and theres no link ;p

Congrats to all the winners, and thanks for the Judges choice award

looking at some of the names involved, looks like it was probably a pretty good contest. as I say for almost all cons, wish I coulda been there lol

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:20 am

Congrats to all of the winners. And espically in the action category for making it a close race.

Gene Starwind 21122

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:32 am

Congrats to all the winners! Looking through the list of competitors, I think I'll be doing a good bit of downloading this evening- there are a bunch in there I've not seen that sound pretty interesting.

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:08 am

Congrats to all the winners!

Real Ninjas was definitely my favorite of the contest. BTW, he won Katsucon tix in the Janken contest as well. Damn Rock Lee.

MeriC · Post by **MeriC** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:31 am

*looks at Digitalex's sig* Wow, "Cry Little Akiha" was your first video? Damn, that's mighty impressive!

Thank you (and everyone else, for that matter!) for submitting to the contest. We appreciate your sending your work to the con, and we hope you had a good time! If you have any suggestions or feedback to take into consideration for future years, please let Mike and I know.

SnhKnives · Post by **SnhKnives** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:36 am

awesome, I got an honorable mention for action. Better than I did at Anime Central

lol

Digitalex · Post by **Digitalex** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:06 pm

MeriC wrote:*looks at Digitalex's sig* Wow, "Cry Little Akiha" was your first video? Damn, that's mighty impressive!

Thank you (and everyone else, for that matter!) for submitting to the contest. We appreciate your sending your work to the con, and we hope you had a good time! If you have any suggestions or feedback to take into consideration for future years, please let Mike and I know.

Yes Meri, it's my first crack at AMVing.

Thanks for the compliment! I hope to get better! Oh, it was great to finally meet you, Mike, Scott, Matt, Brian, and the other editors.

I had a wonderful time at the AMV contest and the Con in general. We were also blessed with fantastic weather. I'd like to give a HUGE thanks to you and Mike for managing the contest and panels. It certainly is a lot of work especially with all the equipment toting and unforseen issues that can pop up. Great job managing around them.