Do I just dig for the sticks? No. Not exactly.

[gotegenks]

this is the first year in 4 years that i've ever entered a con, and it wasn't one of the huge ones.

if i edited for cons, i'd actually be dedicated to learning premiere/after effects

[JaddziaDax]

When I first got on to the scene I thought my videos weren't good enough for contests... until I met Rina and she forced me into entering an online contest.. Still wouldn't enter an actual convention contest for a long while O.o

I don't really make my videos for contests but since they are there with a shiny audience I do enter them. If I can get into the finals or if the contest has an amv room then it's all good to me.

[Megamom]

I never did AMVs exclusive for the contests, but from time to time I participate, I think that participate is not bad, the reasons depend on each editor!

[TritioAFB]

I don't edit for contests, I edit for myself

[gotenks794]

Yes and no. I normally edit something with the intent of entering it but i usually miss the deadline and end up not entering. So I guess you could say contests are my motivation. That sounds terrible.

[Bauzi]

I think local contests are a good thing to motivate me, but I don't make videos only for the contests.

It's so sad that there are so many talented editors in my country that only make something once a year. For a contest/convention... =(

[EvaFan]

I originally didn't care about contests until a friend of mine told me that I should enter them.

This.

I still don't really get into the whole contest business much though cause a part of me feels like I'm only editing to win and have to use fancy stuff/ideas. As crack said though, it is quite possibly one of the best motivators out there if you really focus on the deadline.

[ZephyrStar]

Yeah, contests are good motivation, but I'd still make stuff. Makin my movie, and 99% of that reason is because I have to prove to myself that I can do it, plus seeing it finished will be soooooo bad ass :3

[gotegenks]

I think local contests are a good thing to motivate me

god i envy you

[Samcyxk]

Well, I've been making videos for 3 or 4 years, and this Sakura Con was the first AMV contest I've ever entered. And it was very enjoyable (and the fact that I won Best in Show has nothing to do with that). I loved hearing people react to something I made, and I love seeing what others did. That's the appeal of a contest to me - winning is secondary.

I always have, and I will continue to, edit to entertain people. And myself. Be that on YouTube, the Org, or a contest, that's what I love about editing.