Judge's Awards?

hamstar138 · Post by **hamstar138** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:40 pm

What about the awards of the jugdes what happens with those. No news has been given.

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:42 pm

[quote=hamstar138]What about the awards of the jugdes what happens with those. No news has been given. [/quote]
[quote=The Rules]
Technical Categories (Judged Awards)

* Best Editing - A nice visual effect is something, but a nice integration is another thing. Editing matched to perfection with the flow of the video. Playing in accordance to the music, note by note, image by image, fusioned to the AMV with harmony and integrity, something that if misplaced or done incorrectly would have made the video forgettable, but because it was done with perfect accordance it became unforgettable? Then this AMV deserves the Best Editing award.
* Best Concept - The things that never happen, the story, that never exists, the point of view, that you've never met before. Something, that makes you imagine things. Alternative ways of thinking, imagining and creating. Alternative stories, relationships and concepts. An elusive something that makes a video different and stands out. Then this AMV deserves the Best Concept.
* Judge's Choice - Competition is by nature survival of the fittest. This award is for that special video that astonishes us with imagination and creativity that we want to recognize, that may end up being overlooked otherwise. [/quote]

The judge's awards are traditionally presented along with the audience choice awards during the masquerade intermission. So, you'll have to wait until then.

hamstar138 · Post by **hamstar138** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:49 pm

ooooh. So you have to be nominated from the other finals to get one of those awards right?

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:58 pm

[quote=hamstar138]ooooh. So you have to be nominated from the other finals to get one of those awards right?[/quote]

Exactly.

Post by **Aidan2** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:09 pm

And these awards are not given by the pre-screeners.

They are given by an entirely separate, unbiased group that has not seen ANY of the entries. And generally this batch of judges are professional video and audio people who can tell the difference.

And enjoy good scotch. just send it to Adam's home and it will find its way to the jundging screening. Just make sure the price tag is still on it, and your studio and video name are clearly marked on the bottle. And remember it is generally a panel of 4 to 6.

Not that I'm hinting anything.

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14 pm

[quote=Aidan2]And these awards are not given by the pre-screeners.

They are given by an entirely separate, unbiased group that has not seen ANY of the entries. And generally this batch of judges are professional video and audio people who can tell the difference.

And enjoy good scotch. just send it to Adam's home and it will find its way to the jundging screening. Just make sure the price tag is still on it, and your studio and video name are clearly marked on the bottle. And remember it is generally a panel of 4 to 6.

Not that I'm hinting anything. [/quote]

It's scotch this year? Damn.

Does MA allow booze via internet order? I can't keep track of your blue laws :p

hamstar138 · Post by **hamstar138** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:35 pm

So pretty much bride him right? Â¬_Â¬

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:37 pm

[quote=hamstar138]So pretty much bride him right? Â¬_Â¬[/quote]

Well, not that I swing that way, but at least I know that this is the only con that I could if I wanted to :p

LantisEscudo · Post by **LantisEscudo** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:45 pm

You could at Baku, too.

hamstar138 · Post by **hamstar138** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:46 pm

*sighs* Well I was slightly hoping I would get a judges award. I worked hard on my AMV'S.

Shiva · Post by **Shiva** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:36 pm

Or just cut out the middle man and buy it for yourself at AAC.

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:50 am

[quote=hamstar138]*sighs* Well I was slightly hoping I would get a judges award. I worked hard on my AMV'S.[/quote]

I wouldn't sweat it that much - awards given by judges are nice (especially because more often than not judges focus on technical merit and so they're overlooking things like fangirl appeal and stupid outliers that can tweak the audience), but as much as some editors loathe the audience it's nice to be recognized by the masses - see the reaction to kiarren's Romance vid in '06 for probably the best example of this in AB history.

And remember, everyone worked hard on their vids, and only a little over 20% of the submissions actually made the finals, which means that many, many other editors were left on the outside. If hard work was the only thing you needed to make the finals, the contest would be twice as long as it already is.

Look on the bright side, you still get your videos screened during the overflow blocks (which is better than some cons offer), and you'll have the benefit of experience in planning next year's vids.

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:40 am

[quote=dokool]see the reaction to kiarren's Romance vid in '06 for probably the best example of this in AB history.[/quote]
I still feel happy inside when I think about that.

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 11:59 am

[quote=Kiarrens][quote=dokool]see the reaction to kiarren's Romance vid in '06 for probably the best example of this in AB history.[/quote]
I still feel happy inside when I think about that.

[/quote]

Can that happen again this year? I think your song might be too fast for phone-waving :p

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:28 pm

[quote=dokool]
Can that happen again this year? I think your song might be too fast for phone-waving :p [/quote]
Probably too fast, but the fan-girl "awwww"ing will be more than worth the time and effort.

DriftRoot · Post by **DriftRoot** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:12 pm

This is great - Kiarrens is waiting for awwwwing, dokool is waiting for cries of outrage, I'm waiting for a collective gasp of disbelief...

The heck with the AMVs, it's the audience that's going to be entertaining us. lol

basharoftheages · Post by **basharoftheages** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:30 pm

The audience always is the entertainment from the upper balcony - especially on Saturday.

DriftRoot · Post by **DriftRoot** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:13 pm

Well that's when I plan to be watching the show, so that's PERFECT.

Maybe I'll bring binoculars so I can study people's reactions up close!! ^_^

hamstar138 · Post by **hamstar138** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:28 pm

[quote=dokool][quote=hamstar138]*sighs* Well I was slightly hoping I would get a judges award. I worked hard on my AMV'S.[/quote]

I wouldn't sweat it that much - awards given by judges are nice (especially because more often than not judges focus on technical merit and so they're overlooking things like fangirl appeal and stupid outliers that can tweak the audience), but as much as some editors loathe the audience it's nice to be recognized by the masses - see the reaction to kiarren's Romance vid in '06 for probably the best example of this in AB history.

And remember, everyone worked hard on their vids, and only a little over 20% of the submissions actually made the finals, which means that many, many other editors were left on the outside. If hard work was the only thing you needed to make the finals, the contest would be twice as long as it already is.

Look on the bright side, you still get your videos screened during the overflow blocks (which is better than some cons offer), and you'll have the benefit of experience in planning next year's vids.[/quote]

wait it will still be shown?

basharoftheages · Post by **basharoftheages** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:40 pm

uh... yea...
http://2008.animeboston.com/events/sche ... eo08.shtml

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:05 pm

[quote=DriftRoot]The heck with the AMVs, it's the audience that's going to be entertaining us. lol[/quote]

We're the goddamned puppetmasters of the convention, you do know that, right?

Also you need to stop playing the 'woe is me' card viz. audience reaction, the thread on the 'Org is a testament to the fact that it doesn't suck and people enjoy it so take a little pride in the damned thing.

[quote=hamstar138][wait it will still be shown?
[/quote]

Yes, as has been mentioned in the forum several times across several threads, all videos that didn't make the finals will get shown in the Overflow blocks. Normally it's all at once, but because of the number of entries this year Adam's split it by category. See the schedule Bashar posted to figure out when and where your videos will be screened.

kiarrens · Post by **kiarrens** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:56 pm

[quote=dokool]
[quote=hamstar138][wait it will still be shown?
[/quote]

Yes, as has been mentioned in the forum several times across several threads, all videos that didn't make the finals will get shown in the Overflow blocks. Normally it's all at once, but because of the number of entries this year Adam's split it by category. See the schedule Bashar posted to figure out when and where your videos will be screened. [/quote]
Unless, of course, you didn't check off the "Yes! I want it to be shown no matter what!" box on the submission form. Then it won't.

thanas · Post by **thanas** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:08 pm

[quote=DriftRoot]This is great - Kiarrens is waiting for awwwwing, dokool is waiting for cries of outrage, I'm waiting for a collective gasp of disbelief...

The heck with the AMVs, it's the audience that's going to be entertaining us. lol[/quote]
reminds me of that uber video last year at AB, the My Neighbor Totoro video. I got entertained more by the audience then i did the video itself, and came somewhat distracted by it. have to say i only saw like 50% of the video cause i was listening to the audience mostly. then i watched an full copy of it after the con, it was truely amazing video.

lina_inverse · Post by **lina_inverse** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:40 am

[quote=hamstar138]*sighs* Well I was slightly hoping I would get a judges award. I worked hard on my AMV'S.[/quote]

Me too!I hope I get a Judge awrad too. so good luck to the both of us!

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:17 am

[quote=lina_inverse][quote=hamstar138]*sighs* Well I was slightly hoping I would get a judges award. I worked hard on my AMV'S.[/quote]

Me too!I hope I get a Judge awrad too. so good luck to the both of us![/quote]

You don't seem to understand - only videos in the finals are eligible for judged awards.