Katsucon 2005 AMV Entrant List

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:12 pm

mckeed wrote:I guess that makes me happy that my videos will be shown, but at the same time it makes me sad that there weren't a whole lot of videos submitted which would nesesitate a preliminary cut. This could be either very good or very bad as it could be a great contest or a overall crappy one with only few decent videos. Considering the entrant list I don't think its the later case. I just hope I don't feel like clawing my eyes out while at the contest ^_^

x2

Well only thing is to bite down and hope for the best.

Gene Starwind 21122

Brakus · Post by **Brakus** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:58 am

Someone e-mailed me about Keith Mayfield, the guy running the Katsucon AMV contest this year. The e-mailer told me Keith ran the contest for Katsucon 8, 3 years ago. There were no title cards, no apparent order to the contest (by genre, alphabetical order, or whatever), and insulted everybody who submitted by having a typo on almost every entry on the ballot. The contest that year ran for over 3 hours because everyone who submitted became a finalist by default.

As mckeed said, given the non-communication we've gotten from Keith, and no indication of a final cut list, this contest with either be really good or really crappy. Unfortunately the latter scenario is starting to materialize.

GinnySeta · Post by **GinnySeta** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:06 am

What Brakus said really upsets me, and really sounds strange.

Why have a pre-judging period if you're not going to...you know...prejudge? I also like it better when the AMVs are shown by category.

I don't mind if we have to wait to hear what's going on, but a little communication with the people running this would be nice. Just to say "Yes, this is definitely the list" or "No, you'll find out at the con."

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:26 am

Okay and you guys were complaining about Otakon last year. Complain, complain, complain. That's all you guys do around here about amv contest and they aren't going the way you think they should. I'm not trying to start an argument. I've already ran contest and know what it is like. Heck I still owe opinions from the contest but situations have come up where it haven't gave me time to do them. What I'm trying to say is maybe something came up or something is giving them trouble right now and we should be patient. I'm sorry but for me as long as they get the contest running and everything looks good, that is what comes down to the final product of the contest.

Gene Starwind 21122

mckeed · Post by **mckeed** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:33 am

genestarwind21122 wrote:I'm sorry but for me as long as they get the contest running and everything looks good, that is what comes down to the final product of the contest.

Gene Starwind 21122

The probem is that is doesn't look good. It didn't look good last year. There were some interlacing issues that were made MUCH worse by crappy re-encoding for the DVD. That was when there even appeared to have put effort it. What can we expect when there isn't a followthrough of what they said they were going to do. Katsucon has never been a very good con AMV wise. Simple things like bumpers are easy to make. Hell, I was at a con where I was in a room where we made the bumpers for the final results of the contest about an hour or so before the contest. It doesn't take that much effort. Their is a certain responsibility in running a contest. Doing it half-assed won't help people in wanting to submit to the contest for next year.

MeriC · Post by **MeriC** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:29 am

Agreed with mckeed, x2.

When you sign on to run an AMV contest, you assume a large amount of responsibility. You don't agree to run a contest, and then decide, "oh, I've got more important things to do, so I'm gonna axe the title cards and improperly label ballots because I don't have the time." That's bull.

As creators, we hope that when we submit a video, the work will be treated with respect. One presumes that the person running the contest will know how to handle submissions, the amount of sumbissions, and the overall presentation of videos to be shown at the con itself. Once that assumption is proven false, yeah, of course people are going to bitch and moan about it when the person in charge of the contest doesn't know how to run an organized event.

mckeed wrote:Hell, I was at a con where I was in a room where we made the bumpers for the final results of the contest about an hour or so before the contest.

Heh, are you referring to us at AnimeNEXT last year?

THAT'S dedication when we can make title cards for the winners to be shown during the cosplay intermission AT the con itself!

Senta · Post by **Senta** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:41 am

Was Keith Mayfield the one who ran the amv contest when Katsucon was in Baltimore a few years ago?

AWESOME! With a little luck, my amv will be the "Linking in the Park" vid this time.

MeriC · Post by **MeriC** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:01 pm

Senta wrote:AWESOME! With a little luck, my amv will be the "Linking in the Park" vid this time.

Ha! That was the only Katsucon I've ever been to, and I kept the AMV ballot from the contest just for THAT reason... to this day, I still refer to LP as "Linking in the Park."

genestarwind21122 · Post by **genestarwind21122** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 3:07 pm

I'm just saying not to prejudge the contest eventhough of how grim it may look in your opinion right now. When the final thing is said and done you can then comment on it. I'm not a person that'll prejudge. Anyway if this is the finalist list good luck to everyone.

Gene Starwind 21122

dwchang · Post by **dwchang** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:48 pm

Senta wrote:AWESOME! With a little luck, my amv will be the "Linking in the Park" vid this time.

Speaking of your videos, PLEASE UPLOAD THIS AND YOUR X TV AMV KTHNX