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  1. Otakon 2024: AMV Theater/Contest Info

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    AMV THEATER INFO
    AMV Theater is back in Room 202 (same awesome place as the previous 2 years).

    AMV Theater will be running all convention-weekend as-normal. Likely 9AM-1:30AM Friday/Saturday, 9AM-4PM Sunday.

    New info will be added here as it is finalized.

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    SUBMIT AN AMV-RELATED PANEL
    If you're interested in submitting a panel for Otakon 2024's AMV Theater, you should register through the "normal" Otakon means here:
    https://www.otakon.com/activities/panels/
    The descriptions are a little dated so the years are wrong, but the rest of the information is accurate.  The deadline to register for a panel is 5/13/2024.

    When submitting a panel suggestion, there is a drop-down asking "What kind of programming do you want to bring to Otakon?"  If you choose "a video focused presentation", that's code for "Hey AMV Theater, notice me Senpai."

    Note that we do present non-AMV events in AMV Theater, if they are panels that are A/V heavy.  Sometimes we even just talk about Space for an hour.

  2. Otakon 2023 AMV Contest / AMV Theater FAQ (with Finalists)

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    AMV THEATER INFO

    AMV Theater is back in Room 202 (same place as last year).

    AMV Theater will be running all convention-weekend as-normal. 9AM-1:30AM Friday/Saturday, 9AM-4PM Sunday.

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    IRON EDITOR

    Who:
    BecauseImBored1 tries to keep the streak alive against long-time AMV creator: Compbros!

    What:
    Two AMV editors spend two hours editing an AMV in front of a live audience. No pressure. There will also be plenty of audience participation events.

    How?
    Each contestant will be given 6 anime sources, and all 6 must be used. Each contestant is allowed to cut their audio ahead of time and bring it with them to the event. They may bring multiple tracks if they so desire, as no audio will be provided during the event. In addition, each editor must use at least 1 second of EACH secret ingredient.

    Sources:
    This year's theme is "Murder Mystery on a Train", and the sources are as follows:
    Baccano!
    Rail Wars!
    Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Movie: The Battle of Unato
    Galaxy Express 999 (1978)
    Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (the movie)
    Plus the Secret Source!

    When and Where:
    Saturday, July 29th, 4:15pm, AMV Theater (time and date subject to change).

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    THE AMV CONTEST

    There are 3 screenings, all in AMV Theater (1 on Friday, 2 on Saturday). There will be voting at all 3 screenings. AMV Theater seats 700 people now, so this should accommodate everyone who wants to see the contest, but if history repeats itself, you might have a hard time getting a seat at the Saturday evening screening. The AMV Contest Awards Ceremony will also be held in AMV Theater on Sunday.

    AMV Contest Rules:
    https://www.otakon.com/activities/amv-contest/

    This year we are opening up the doors a bit and accepting AMVs using footage that is "culturally relevant" and not necessarily anime. What is "culturally relevant"? Well, that's up to each judge's personal preferences. We're trying to branch out and be more accepting. Hopefully this won't lead to contest drama.

    AMV Contest deadline is June 26th. Yes, this is a week earlier than last year. We've been pushing it too close for the last few years, so we had to claw it back a bit.

    AMV Contest FINALISTS:
    Only listing the studio names, for those who wish to keep their entry a surprise.  You don't have to keep your entry a secret if you don't want to.
    [Under The Box Productions] (Davis 51)
    [Under The Box Productions] (Krigen)
    Aly-san
    BecauseImBored1
    CamiChan19
    Compbros
    DistantMelodies
    Dreamerjordi
    drewaconclusion
    hilovids
    HyperTails
    Ileia
    Iren S.S.
    James Blond
    JMI Productions
    KeiichiFace
    Kent Clark
    Kireblue
    Lelani
    Lightning Bear Studios (Speedy180)
    machina21
    MadMegatax
    Melee!
    MinetChan
    Nashironeko
    NebzWrld
    Rider4Z
    SadashiFox
    Seasaltmemories
    SonsofKorhal9
    SpuddStaaa
    ThatOneGuy
    TheLazyDaze
    Toon Addict Productions
    Troubleclef and SeanPNG
    UnluckyArtist
    Violet Skies
    Wild Cowboys
    Xophilarus

    AMV Contest NON-FINALISTS:
    Entries in bold denote entries that were placed as a non-finalist for winning a major award prior to the June 15th cutoff date.
    (M)
    AbyssBreaking Studios
    ACTasha
    ADP
    Amy Productions
    Andee Griffeth
    Animetrix
    Annelise
    ANW Production
    AppleCola Studio
    BakaKit
    Bionic Slime
    Bunny Yojimbo
    cagayakegirlz
    cdlang84
    cgriff
    Chaotic Helleaven Productions
    Cosplay Joe
    Cragley
    dai1313
    DappleDeer
    Elyartsy
    F-Zero TV
    FashionableJellyfish
    Feyelsbells
    Francesca
    GloryQuestor
    GoldnJeans11
    GreyAnimeEdits
    hellboyX
    Heris
    Ian Yu
    JunnZenPai Productions
    Kankrelat
    KnightFlier80
    Lady Nuriko
    llCatchMe
    Miss Airbender
    Moonie
    Mossiest
    MrBluesummers
    Munching Bunny Productions
    Mysunsai
    narujun
    NbackslashA
    Nuke
    One Day Til Deadline Productions
    Opner
    Otaple
    Pants
    Ramen Noodle Productions
    Reilla Studios
    Relik Productions
    ResyAMV
    Ronister
    roxelle16
    Rurounigatts
    Ryu
    SailorTardis
    SaneKoi13
    Sayoria
    Sea Turtle Studios
    SilkAMV
    Stnæsthesia Productions
    Teps
    The_McLaughlin
    TritioAFB
    Tyken
    Utsukushilight
    Valkyrie Pirate Radio
    Wayne Moody
    yaseensa
    yayo
    ZeonicFreak

    AMV Contest DISQUALIFIED ENTRIES:
    Entrants with videos that won't be shown during the AMV Contest or during one of the non-finalist blocks, because the content was deemed too extreme for a general audience.
    Bird Productions
    David Nomenclature
    ManlyMango

    AMV Contest Entrant Perks:
    If you entered a video in this year's contest and weren't disqualified, you're entitled to 3 ribbons (one for you, two for your homies). You can pick up these ribbons at PROGRAMMING OPS (WEWCC 209A-C, there's a sign outside). Bring some form of ID that says you're you (you will pick up all 3 at the same time).
    These ribbons entitle you to reserved seating at any of the 3 AMV Contest screenings, and the AMV Contest Awards presentation. Because we expect each event to completely fill, we will start giving away seats in the reserved section 10 minutes prior to each event starting, so be sure that you show up with at-least 10 minutes to spare.

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  3. Otakon 2022 AMV Contest Entrants and Winners

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    Posted · Edited by VicBond007

    List was originally compiled/formatted by l33tmeatwad over at animemusicvideos.org.

    Here are all of the entrants and winners of the Otakon 2022 AMV contest!  Please note that Otakon does NOT publish any of these videos!  The links to streams/downloads are all to files uploaded and maintained by the original creators.

    TRAILER/PARODY

    • [Winner] BecauselmBored1 - Sonic Ball Z - "Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (theatrical trailer)" by Paramount Pictures - Dragon Ball Super
    • Lightning Bear Studios (Speedy180) - Kill Gill - "Kill Bill (theatrical trailer)" by Miramax - Fate/(various), Garden of Sinners
    • [Runner-Up] SailorTardis - The Madoka Resurrections - "The Matrix Resurrections (theatrical trailer)" by Warner Bros. Pictures - Puella Magi Madoka
      Magica, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion
    • ZeonicFreak - A Fistful of Woolongs - "Audio from "A Fistful of Dollars", various" by Unidis, Ennio Morricone - Cowboy Bebop
    • NbackslashA - The (Itomaki Trading) Office - "The Office (main theme)" by The Scrantones - My Senpai is Annoying

    DRAMA/SERIOUS

    • Pants - Neon Theater - "Finale" by AJR - Evangelion (various)
    • Opner - Reaper - "Anger" by Sleeping At Lost - Eighty-Six: 86
    • *Required Field - Bear Trip - "Field Trip" by Melanie Martinez - Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
    • [Winner] Zanzaben - School Traitor - "Traitor" by Olivia Rodrigo - School Days
    • AngelMaeVictory - My Particles - "Particles" by Nothing But Thieves - March Comes in Like a Lion
    • Xyik AMVs - Moth in the Cache - "Not Over You" by Hoang feat. Daye - various
    • [Runner-Up] Troubleclef - Encumbrance - "The Anonymous Ones" by Amandla Stenburg - March Comes in Like a Lion

    ACTION

    ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL

    • Seaweed Films - Mess - "Chicken Noodle" by Small Crush - Wolf Children
    • Seasaltmemories - Revolution/Revelation - "On the Mountain Tall" by The Oh Hellos - Revolutionary Girl Utena
    • slurptcg - So Far Away - "We're So Far Away" by Mae - Your Lie in April
    • [Runner-Up] Tykan - Aggressive Years - "Selfish Years" by Honestly - Aggretsuko
    • [Winner] AbyssBreaking Studios - Spy x Maybe - "Maybe" by Andrea McArdle - Spy x Family
    • UnluckyArtist - The Courage to Change - "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush - Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth

    UPBEAT/DANCE

    COMEDY

    NON-FINALIST WINNERS

    • [Coordinator's Choice/Vic's Pick] drewaconclusion - The Fine Art of Zombiecide - "Soldier At War" by Ben Wiggins - Highschool of the Dead
    • [Best Overflow] Andrew Forest Productions - The Shadow

    IRON EDITOR

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  6. Otakon 2022 AMV x Contest / AMV x Theater FAQ (with FINALISTS)

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    Posted · Edited by VicBond007

    IRON EDITOR
    Who:
    BecauseImBored1 returns to Otakon to defend her Iron Editor title against JMI Productions...who is also defending his title win from last year...it's complicated.

    What:
    Two AMV editors spend two hours editing an AMV in front of a live audience.  No pressure.  There will also be plenty of audience participation events.

    How?
    Each contestant will be given 6 anime sources, and all 6 must be used. Each contestant is allowed to cut their audio ahead of time and bring it with them to the event. They may bring multiple tracks if they so desire, as no audio will be provided during the event. In addition, each editor must use at least 1 second of EACH secret ingredient.

    Sources:
    Keeping with Otakon's theme of "Time Skip", Iron Editor's theme will be "What's old is new again", with the sources being classics that my old-self grew up with, and their modern re-imaginings.
    End of Evangelion / Evangelion 3.0+1.0
    Sailor Moon SuperS / Sailor Moon Eternal movie 2
    Dragon Ball Z: The Legendary Super Saiyan / Dragon Ball Super: Broly
    Plus TWO (related) secret sources!

    When and Where:
    Saturday, July 30th, 4:15pm, AMV Theater (time and date subject to change).

    Why?
    Free badge if you compete. Free medal if you win!

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    AMV THEATER INFO
    Otakon 2022 is back open for business, and so is AMV Theater, now 100% bigger.  No seriously, we moved rooms, and now it's twice the size.  Unless things change, we've relocated to Room 202 (formerly "Panel 1").
     
    AMV Theater will be running all convention-weekend as-normal. Supposedly we do NOT have to run with reduced hours this year, so we will be back on our regular schedule, closing at 1:30AM instead of midnight.

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    THE AMV CONTEST
    Like with 2021, the AMV Contest will not be simulcast to a second room.  Also like 2021, we are going to still hold 3 showings, all in AMV Theater (1 on Friday, 2 on Saturday).  There will be voting at all 3 screenings.  AMV Theater seats 700 people now, so this should accommodate everyone who wants to see the contest.  The AMV Contest Awards Ceremony will also be held in AMV Theater.

    AMV Contest Rules:
    https://www.otakon.com/activities/amv-contest/

    Very important takeaway in regards to our "anti-trolling policy". We've always ignored awards issued by online contests, and that doesn't change this year, but it's especially important to note that this also takes into account cons that would have normally held in-person events, but couldn't this year. Ex: Otakuthon is normally an in-person con, but Otakuthon 2021 was virtual-only. Even if your video won "Best in show, life, the universe, and everything" at Otakuthon 2021, since it had no live in-person screening, we're treating it like any other online contest.  I don't know how many other 2021-2022 cons were "online only", but we want to still leave that door open.

    AMV Contest deadline is July 4th. I'll be celebrating with burgers, beer, and MP4s :?

    AMV Contest FINALISTS:
    Only listing the studio names, for those who wish to keep their entry a surprise.  You don't have to stay anonymous if you don't want to.
    *Required Field (yes, this is the studio name)
    AbyssBreaking Studios
    AllyKatAVR
    AngelMaeVictory
    BecauseImBored1
    Dragon Girl Sam
    E_01
    Faevily
    hilovids
    JMI Productions
    Kireblue
    l33tmeatwad & snapxynith
    Lightning Bear Studios (Speedy180)
    MadMegatax
    Melee!
    Nashironeko
    NbackslashA
    Opner
    Pants
    Rider4Z
    SailorTardis
    Sayoria
    Seasaltmemories
    Seaweed Films
    Simplyfx
    slurptcg
    SonsofKorhal9
    SpuddStaaa
    Toon Addict Productions
    Troubleclef
    Tyken
    Under The Box Productions (Davis 51)
    UnluckyArtist
    Xyik AMVs
    Zanzaben
    Zeeruy
    ZeonicFreak

    AMV Contest NON-FINALISTS:
    Entries in bold denote entries that were placed as a non-finalist for winning a major award prior to the June 9th cutoff date.
    AcerVids
    ACTasha
    Akemi Ena
    Aly-san
    Andrew Forest Productions
    Caliowl
    Cheeky
    COSMIC LUNE
    Cosplay Joe
    DappleDeer
    Dead Flowers Productions
    Doki Doki Productions
    Double Click Productions
    DreamerJordi Productions
    drewaconclusion
    Enitz
    EnQuatre
    Everlast77
    FanEditz
    Gina Nelson
    GoldnJeans11 AMV's
    GreyAnimeEdits
    HagarenViper
    HaloKami Productions
    HiddenWhiteFang
    IKON2008
    KC Kermy
    KOCHiiKUN
    kurohoshimi
    Lightning Bear Studios (TwigglyFiggly)
    ManlyMango
    Memphis Longhand Productions
    MidnightWolfCry14
    Mihanbao
    Nikki Castle
    Obsidian Zero
    Oh You Know, Terrible
    One Day til Deadline Productions
    PerkyPastry
    Personarose
    Prostrate Constantly
    pwcagal
    Ramen Noodle Productions
    Reilla Studios
    Reuben Baron
    RTeker Video
    Rurounigatts
    Sea Turtle Studios
    SekaiNoTeki
    shorisquared
    Silent Hero
    SilkAMV
    Special K
    Synæsthesia Productions
    Takeshi
    tallerken
    TheDestineeAMV
    Under The Box Productions (Krigen)
    Valkyrie Pirate Radio
    VegettoEX
    Wokelost
    yaseensa
    Yuugiri AMV

    AMV Contest Entrant Perks:
    If you entered a video in this year's contest and weren't disqualified, you're entitled to 3 ribbons (one for you, two for your homies). You can pick up these ribbons at PROGRAMMING OPS (WEWCC 209A-C, there's a sign outside). Bring some form of ID that says you're you (you will pick up all 3 at the same time).
    These ribbons entitle you to reserved seating at any of the 3 AMV Contest screenings, and the AMV Contest Awards presentation. Because we expect each event to completely fill, we will start giving away seats in the reserved section 10 minutes prior to each event starting, so be sure that you show up with at-least 10 minutes to spare.

  8. Otakon 2021 AMV Contest/Theater FAQ

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    Posted · Edited by VicBond007
    AMV Contest Finalists

    Oh boy, here I go AMVing again!

    Otakon 2021 is back open for business, and so is AMV Theater.
    AMV Theater will be running all convention-weekend as-normal.  The con itself has to run reduced hours, as they need 8 hours to clean the building each night, but if the con's open, we're open.

    AMV Contest Finalists:
    AllyKatAVR
    BecauseImBored1
    BleachShippu5678
    CrackTheSky
    drewaconclusion
    Gina Nelson
    HagarenViper
    hamstar138
    HiddenWhiteFang
    Ileia
    JMI Productions
    Kireblue
    Lelani
    lokkiclu
    Mycathatesyou69
    Nekokitkat
    Opner
    PiercedSky
    Ramen Noodle Productions
    Rider4Z
    SailorTardis
    SasukeChanx
    SilkAMV
    Speedy180
    Synaesthesia Productions
    TarageAMV
    TheLazyDaze
    Toon Addict Productions
    Trenzilla
    Troubleclef
    Tsunderbird Studios (Pikapwn)
    Under The Box Productions (Davis 51)
    UnluckyArtist
    Xyik AMVs
    Yuka770

    AMV Contest Non-Finalists (Didn't make the contest, but also didn't get disqualified):
    AbyssBreaking Studios
    Aly-san
    AMVs with The Franxx
    Andee Griffeth
    AngelicWraith Studios
    Autumn Eichhorn
    Azukano
    Casual-Swimmer
    Cosplay Joe
    danthemanred
    Dapple Deer Production
    Dexter
    DJ Jonny Blaze
    Drabaz
    Dragon Girl Sam
    Elena
    fairylily
    G-ryu Productions
    GoldnJeans11
    Jeffrey Rolek
    Kazemon15
    KeiichiFace
    L33t4rtist
    MadMegatax
    Maxikot
    Melee!
    MidnightWolfCry14
    Mihanbao
    MiraKayla
    Mysunsai
    Nuke
    One Day til Deadline Production
    PantsAMV
    PerkyPastry
    petersyams
    Princess Mareep
    Prostrate Constantly
    Rurounigatts
    shorisquared
    Silent Hero
    SleepySaiken
    SonsofKorhal9
    Spec Spider Ken
    Starbug AMVs
    Tasha
    The Light Music Club
    Tsunderbird Studios (PieAndBeer)
    TwigglyFiggly
    Tyken
    Under The Box Productions (Krigen)
    Visual Reality Studios (VRS)
    whitormiss
    Xerxes Productions
    ZeonicFreak

    The AMV Contest:
    Unfortunately the convention center took away the "big room" that we used for featured events (The AMV Contest) and turned it into a broadcast studio.  As such, the AMV Contest will be restricted to AMV Theater.  We will have 3 screenings, one Friday evening, one Saturday late morning, and one Saturday early evening.  All 3 will have voting.  This should allow us to seat 1,400 people.  AMV Contest Awards (Sunday) will also take place in this room, with the first place winners also being screened during closing ceremonies.  It's not ideal, and it's something we'll re-evaluate for 2022, but when you've only got 60 days to program a con, you stick with the devil you know 😕

    AMV Contest Entrant Perks
    If you entered a video in this year's contest and weren't disqualified (so...everyone above), you're entitled to 3 ribbons (one for you, two for your homies).  You can pick up these ribbons at PROGRAMMING OPS (WEWCC 209A-C, there's a sign outside).  Bring some form of ID that says you're you.
    These ribbons entitle you to reserved seating at any of the 3 AMV Contest screenings, and the AMV Contest Awards presentation.  Because we expect each event to completely fill, we will start giving away seats in the reserved section 10 minutes prior to the event starting, so be sure you show up with at-least 10 minutes to spare.

    Non-Finalist Screenings
    Every video that we received that did NOT make the final contest, will be shown during one of our three non-finalist screenings sprinkled throughout the weekend.  Videos will be screened alphabetically by studio name, so if your studio name starts with A, you might want to show up to the Friday non-finalist screening.  Regardless of where you sit in the alphabet, if you're present, you're more than welcome to come to the booth and let us know that you're in attendance, and if we haven't played your video already, we'll move it to the top of the list so you get a chance to see it.  We have just enough time to show each video once!

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    Iron Editor:

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    Who:
    Two new challengers appear as we reboot Iron Editor: Otakon, again!  JMI Productions takes on Mysunsai!

    What:
    It's Iron Editor Hostess Mel's birthday, so she's throwing a dance party.  Otakon's not allowed to have a dance, so instead, each contestant will have two hours to create their most dance-tastic AMV they can. Only one editor will emerge victorious.  Things will probably still get sweaty, gross, and loud, so it's almost like the real thing!

    How?
    Each contestant will be given 5 anime sources, and all five must be used. Each contestant is allowed to cut their audio ahead of time and bring it with them to the event. They may bring multiple tracks if they so desire, as no audio will be provided during the event. In addition, each editor must use at least 1 second of the secret ingredient.

    Sources:
    Aikatsu Stars!
    IDOLiSH7
    Princess Tutu
    D4DJ
    Welcome to the Ballroom
    Plus a secret ingredient too awesome to list!

    When and Where:
    Saturday, August 7th, 2:45pm, AMV Theater (time and date subject to change).

    Why?
    Free badge if you compete. Free medal if you win!

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    OLD THINGS
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    Vlad.  Also...

    AMV Contest Rules: https://www.otakon.com/activities/amv-contest/

    Very important takeaway in regards to our "anti-trolling policy".  We've always ignored awards issued by online contests, and that doesn't change this year, but it's especially important to note that this also takes into account cons that would have normally held in-person events, but couldn't this year.  Ex: AWA 2020 was virtual-only.  Even if your video won "Best in show, life, the universe, and everything", since it had no live in-person screening, we're treating it like any other online contest.  This should hopefully result in fewer removed entries as I'm pretty sure the planet, much like an EA PC game, has been "online-only" for quite a while.

    AMV Contest deadline is July 4th.  I'll be celebrating with burgers, beer, and MP4s  :?

    POTENTIAL PANELISTS:
    DON'T HESITATE!  The deadline to sign up is 6/20!
    Otakon panel signup: https://www.otakon.com/activities/panels/
    Put "AMV" somewhere in the panel title or description so that I can find it easier.

  10. Otakon 2013 AMV Contest FAQ (now with finalists)

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    Posted · Edited by VicBond007

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    OTAKON INFO
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    Game-time folks!  Here's the important stuff!

    AMV Contest Times
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    Friday 4:30PM - 7:00PM
    Saturday 4:00PM-6:30PM
    Sunday 9:00AM-11:00AM

    All 3 screenings are in Video 1, which is Hall A in the BCC.  The Sunday screening is an encore screening and there will be no voting then.  The contest runs 2 hours and 2 minutes.  The last half-hour on Friday and Saturday is to give the room time to empty out.  Please be advised that during the Friday and Saturday screenings we will be packed to capacity.  If you don't get in line early enough, you may unfortunately be turned away.  Also, since we will be packed like sardines, if you have to leave the room for any reason, you will not be permitted re-entry.  There are bathrooms and water fountains inside the theater, so please plan accordingly.  

    AMV Non-Finalists (Overflow) Times
    ----------------------------------
    Friday 9:00AM-11:00AM
    Saturday 9:00AM-10:00AM

    We have 5 hours worth of non-finalists but only 3 hours to show them in due to too much awesome being on the schedule this year.  The playlist will be arranged differently this year.  We took the top 3 hours of non-finalists based on their prescreening score, randomized them, and moved them to the top of the playlist.  

    IF YOU ARE AT AN OVERFLOW SCREENING AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VIDEO IS PLAYED, PLEASE COME BEHIND THE CURTAIN AND REQUEST IT! We will bump your video to the top of the playlist if it hasn't already been played, regardless of where it "placed" during pre-screenings.  We want to give priority to the creators in attendance, but some people have picked up on this and started indicating on their submission form that they would be at Otakon, when they never showed up.  This is the best way that I could come up with to ensure a good show and make sure that everyone gets to see their work.

    AMV Creator Badges
    --------------------
    If you entered the Otakon AMV Contest and didn't get disqualified (non-finalists are safe!) then you are eligible for special creator badges.  Each creator gets 3 badges for them or their friends, and the badge allows the wearer to skip the line for the AMV Contest and get seated in the good seats.   To make sure that you get a seat, please show up no later than 15 minutes before the AMV contest starts, or we will give away what's left of the reserved seats to the public.

    AMV Creator Badge Pickup
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    You may pick up your creator badges in room 312 in the BCC.  There should be a sign outside that says "AMV Ops".  The room will be open to the public at the following times:
    Friday 11:30AM-2:30PM
    Friday 7:00PM-9:00PM
    Saturday 10:00AM-noon

    There will also be a sign posted outside of Video 1 with this information.

    Iron Editor and AMV Awards
    ---------------------------
    Iron Editor is set to take place from 7:30PM-10:30PM on Saturday in Panel 5.  This room is in the Hilton, one of the hotels connected to the BCC.  We will play the winners of the AMV contest throughout the duration of Iron Editor and present the winners in attendance with their trophies and swag.

     

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    OTAKON FINALISTS
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    I will only be listing the studios that made the finals. If the studio wants to reveal what video they sent in, then they may do so. If they want to keep it a surprise, more power to 'em smile.png

    AimoAio
    alexmichur00
    AngelDragoon
    Anicsi
    BecauseImBored1
    Camichan19
    Centurione
    CityLightSumerNights
    CorsairAMV
    DJ Crocker
    drewaconclusion
    E-Designs
    GhetAMV
    GuntherAMVs
    Hagaren Viper
    Iron Solari
    Kazemon15
    KushiiSmiles
    Kyssifur
    KyuuYuKi
    LC_Lapen
    Lone Wolves Productions
    Lussuriioso
    Machina21
    MycathatesyouAMV
    Nightmistress85
    One-Winged Angel Productions
    Parodic Productions
    PieandBeer
    PixelBlended Studios
    Re-Evolution (Cassie)
    Rider4Z
    SelfishPromise
    Shin
    Studio Hawk
    Studios in Technicolor
    SVProductions
    Syliyn
    Xophilarus

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    OTAKON PRE-SCREENING TIDBITS
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    So we had an Otakon pre-screening. 15 judges. 138 videos. 2 trash bags worth of beer.

    2,070 votes later, the finalists are decided. Compared them to all of the winners of all the other 2013 cons thus far. Surprisingly, there were a lot of "trolls", but none of them even qualified for Otakon finals (yet) so no conflicts there.

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    OLD NEWS
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    Hi all.
    The Otakon deadline is passed and all entries have been collected. The next step is to decide which videos move on to the final competition. If you have nothing else to do on July 6th, there is limited seating still available for you to help decide the contest finalists!

    Otakon pre-screenings are going to start at 11AM Saturday July 6th. If you want to come earlier and stay later, that's fine too since we're making a weekend event out of it, though the actual video-watching will only occur on Saturday. The location is in Sicklerville, NJ. PM me for more details.
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    Due to AnimeUSA moving to September, I will be accepting submissions to both Otakon and AnimeUSA simultaneously. This introduces a few new moving parts but also makes a few things easier as well.

    The official rules for both cons are up and viewable at this address:
    http://vicbond007.net/2013_rules/

    They are also linked to by their respective conventions.

    FTP is operational at this time. any downtime will be announced on the rules page.

    The submission process now allows you to use 1 form to send your video to two conventions at once, but this comes with extra stipulations so please be sure to read the new rules very carefully.

    Submissions ARE CLOSED FOR OTAKON. FTP deadline for Otakon was 1AM EST 6/17.  The mailing deadline was 6/16.

  14. Otakon 2012 AMV Contest FAQ & Winners (updated 8/4/2012)

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    Hi renji,

    Sorry I did not reply sooner. Never could get the BB to e-mail me when stuff is replied to.

    Either display format is fine. 720x480 16:9 mpeg2 is how we are screening the contest, but if your entry is 848x480 (or 854x480, 6 of one, half dozen of another) you can send that instead.

    Words are fine, so long as they're not just "there" because that's what was on screen at the time. If they work WITH your video, then by all means go ahead. We don't actually have a "no subtitle" hard-rule, but we do have a "if we see fansubs flashing around on screen just because they're in ye-olde-stolen footage, then it will get downvoted out of the contest" rule.

  15. Otakon 2012 AMV Contest FAQ & Winners (updated 8/4/2012)

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    AMV CONTEST WINNERS

    1st Place: Trailer - snapxynith - Fanservicables 2

    2nd Place: Trailer - kireblue - Another Destination

    1st Place: Dramatic/Serious - RAWdangers - The Ballad of a Dog

    2nd Place: Dramatic/Serious - Shin -Magic Eye

    1st Place: Action - BecauseImBored1 - Teenagerrrs!!

    2nd Place: Action - irriadin - Put Ya Guns On!

    1st Place: Romance/Sentimental - EimiJ7 - Matchmaker

    2nd Place: Romance/Sentimental - Nipahcha - Come Home

    1st Place: Upbeat/Dance - Pacotacoshell - The Sunlit March

    2nd Place: Upbeat/Dance - Jump Cut Productions - Shut Up and Ride

    1st Place: Comedy - l33tmeatwad - Mother's Day Special

    2nd Place: Comedy - Parodic Productions - Squid Girl is Metal

    Vic's Pick - Eternal Voice Studios - Starcraft

    Best Overflow - Brakus Media - Yer Guns, Put Them On

    New Iron Editor Champion - Shin

    Best in Show - VivifxAMV - Ponynote (Submitted under the name "When Fandoms Collide...")

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    Schedule

    Friday 10:00am - 1:00pm :: VIDEO 1 :: AMV Overflow

    Friday 7:00pm - 9:30pm :: VIDEO 1 :: AMV Contest (This screening has 1 hour for seating from 6:00-7:00. There will be a room clear prior to seating. From 9:30-10:00 there is seating for Fan Parodies, but there is not a room clear.)

    Saturday 9:00am - noon :: VIDEO 1 :: AMV Overflow part deux (we'll show EVERYTHING that wasn't shown at the first overflow, plus the troll videos again since we "only" have 5:40 worth of overflow content.)

    Saturday 3:00pm - 5:30pm :: VIDEO 1 :: AMV Contest (This screening has 1 hour for seating from 2:00-3:00. There will be a room clear prior to seating. From 5:30-6:00 there is seating for Battle Royale and since they will be checking 18+ wristbands, this will also entail a room clear.)

    Saturday 6:30pm - 9:30pm :: PANEL 1 :: Iron Editor/AMV Contest Award Ceremony

    Sunday 9:00am - 11:30am :: VIDEO 1 :: AMV Contest Encore Presentation (As this is a no-voting screening, there will not be a room clear/seating block before or afterwards)

    Overflow Info

    "Overflow" is where we show all of the entries that were not outright disqualified, but also did not make the final cut. We intend to show everyone's video once, and we have enough time this year to do so (thanks Jim!). Right now the playlist is set up in alphabetical order by studio name, but BY ALL MEANS if you have an entry in Overflow, pay a visit to the man behind the curtain and we'll bump your video to the top of the playlist.

    L33t-Seat Badge Info

    If you submitted a video to the contest and DID NOT get disqualified, then you and 2 friends are eligible for special supplementary badges. These badges are NOT replacements for paid Otakon membership badges. These badges allow you to sit in the really good reserved rows, and allow you to skip the line and walk right into the theater. We do ask that you show up AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE CONTEST STARTS or else we will give away any unclaimed "special" seats. They are only good for the Friday and Saturday AMV Contest screening as these are the only two AMV events that have a line (and they work for both days if you want to come twice!). If your video was categorized as a "troll" then that is still not disqualified, and you are still eligible for badges.

    To pick up your badges, the creator themselves must visit room 312 in the BCC at one of thes scheduled times:

    Friday 2:00pm - 5:00pm

    Friday 9:30pm - 11:30pm

    Saturday noon - 1:30pm

    I will also try to have them on-hand during the overflow screenings.

    AMV Contest Finalists

    Asylum Studios - One Wish

    BecauseImBored1 - Teenagerrrs!!

    Brad DeMoss - Men

    Cousin of Sparda - Seeing Red

    diegao94 - Erien

    Dragon/Roy - A Kiss Goodnight

    Dragontamer5788 - Angelic Tribute

    EimiJ7 - Matchmaker

    Eternal Voice Studios - Starcraft

    Galia & Kitty - In Terminis

    irriadin - Put Ya Guns On!

    JudgeHolden - Haters Gonna Hate

    Jump Cut Productions - Shut Up and Ride

    Kiarrens - King of Knights

    kireblue - Another Destination

    KushiiSmiles - Living Legends

    l33tmeatwad - Mother's Day Special

    Magicflier - Turning the Tables

    milkmandan - Save the World

    Nicole Parker - PonPon

    Nipahcha - Come Home

    One-Winged Angel Productions - Search & Destroy

    Pacotacoshell - The Sunlit March

    Parodic Productions - Squid Girl Is Metal

    Pockying - Never Love Again

    RAWdangers - The Ballad of a Dog

    Rendakor - Ladyboy Chainsaw

    Screaming Insomniac - Chosen

    Shin - Magic Eye

    snapxynith - Fanservicables 2

    StarTrinity009 - Eden Me Baby

    Tsunami Pictures - The Contractor

    VivifxAMV - When Fandoms Collide

    Warlike Swans - Tollkirsche

    Whispers Reloaded - Spell Dwellers

    xDreww - Caged

    zibbazabba905 - kyubeystwood

    Troll List

    drewaconclusion - She Loves That Rock and Roll

    DriftRoot - The Kingdom of L.F.S.

    Random Destination Studios - Naruto Ball Z Shippuden - Heroes Come Back

    RiderG - Bending Inferno

    Two Frame Studios - Gurren Feeling

    Non-Finalists

    [key]Scarlet - Renegade (still running)

    Achiita - Off the Edge

    AimoAio - Tales

    Alexmichur00 - Best of Friends

    Ankar - Enemy Advantage!

    Armed and Out of Medication Productions - Furinkan Stalker

    Arschel Morell - Haruhi Suzumiya - The Streets of Philadelphia

    AuN Studios - Can't Be Tamed

    Axelstar - Dai-Gurren Basterds

    BasharOfTheAges (Shin-Ei Gumi) - Madness Quota

    Bebop0083 - Pray for a Sign

    Brakus Media - Yer Guns, Put Them On

    Brian Evans - ENKA.M.V.

    Cemocan - The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die (Evangelion AMV)

    CityLightSummerNights - Cheers to This

    Cloudsofsand - Somebody I Used to Know

    Comet Princess Productions - Everything Motoko's Not

    Cory Lynn Sutton - Soul-Fusion [ Shaman King Amv ]

    Counterinsurgency - The Bird and the Worm

    Daitenism - A Beauty that Never Fades

    Dan Seiter - Steins;Gate - Shot in the Dark

    Daniel Carlin-Weber - Reaching My Threshold

    Daramue - Say Goodbye to the Light

    Dean Seirafi - I Want It That Way

    DiscoVader Productions - A Long Road to the Redline

    Distance - Rainfall

    Dr. Phanthasy - Loved at Last

    Dragonofblu - The End

    Dreamscope Studios - Thoughts of Life

    drewaconclusion - She Loves That Rock and Roll

    eh-designs ( - Erik Heckert - ) - Lelouch Holmes - The Zero Requiem

    Eternal Voice Studios - How Harima (Somehow) Stole Christmas

    Eyes of Tomorrow - Let It Go

    GuntherAMVs - The New Avengers

    Hikaru2322 - Sayaka's Fall

    Imagine - Tenshi Has Been Modified

    imp4ever - The Girl with the Mystic Eyes

    JanAnimE Productions - Rebirth of a Dream

    Jiba Dojo - Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body

    Josh Lord - Bridge to the Sky

    KT - The Nature of Homura

    KyuuYuKi - Reunite Without Fail

    LiloScaries - Alive Tonight

    LucarioRose24 - Louder Than Ever

    Luminaire - Starships Were Meant to Pierce the Heavens

    Lussuriioso - The Good Guys!

    Mike Hudak - Too Strong to Lose

    Miracle Falcon - My Own Personal AMV Hell

    moonbunnychan - To Be Human

    Mr. Fergus - Grave of Little Talks

    MycathatesyouAMV - DeezNutz

    nihilant01 - Domine

    PhoenixKAP - ROAR ROAR ROAR

    PinkHearter13 - A Girl Like You

    Project Air - Premonition

    RADX888 - Guilty Dreams

    ReggieSmalls - Put It On

    Reversed Studios (Chiikaboom) - Strut

    robodevil - Lightning Strikes

    Roien Productions - High School of the Dead, This Is My Love

    Ryan L Hess - Love Daikon

    SatoshiSakura - Wish

    SeyonoReyone - Blame It on the Anime

    Shonen Jidai - Girl Meets Alchemy

    Slaughterism - Whatever It Takes

    SoSori - Only Seventeen

    Spadio Studio - That Same Small Town

    SSGWNBTD - A Cast of Hawks

    Studio Hybrid - Under the Radar

    SuperJujuAwesome - Forget Daioh

    Syliyn - Bro Eater

    Symphonia252 - Going Insane

    Tahno's Private Lessons - Who We Are

    Terri Leigh - Afterlife

    Truffle Pig Studios - Riot!!

    Tsukiryu - Darkrai's Crumbling World

    Under The Box Productions (Davis 51) - Batou: A User's Manual

    Under The Box Productions (Krigen) - Lost Samurai

    wildfireforums.com - Just in Time

    WizardOfCeles - Perfect Submarine

    yuki916 - Lock On Gundam

    Yuna101 - Yuna's Breath of Life

    Zaiyei - Little Perfection

    Zandersen - The Flower We Saw Round Here

    Zanzaben - Gaston

    Zatanna - The Good Life

    Disqualified List

    DMRA - American Psycho

    Magical*Studios - Demon's Fate

    Patoo64 - Blah Blah Blah

    Yazzy Bear - Too Close

    New News that Will Soon Be Old

    Prescreening Info

    Calling all people who have nothing better to do on a Saturday!

    If you can drag yourself to Philadelphia PA by 11AM 6/23/2012, you get to help pick the finalists for the AMV contest!

    Yes, you will have to watch every video, you don't just get to pop in, upvote your own entry, and leave. This is real work. If you're interested, PM "chaeseco", 'cuz it's his house.

    DRAGGED INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, KICKING AND SCREAMING

    Due to powers beyond my control, the AMV contest will be screened in WIDESCREEN this year. This means that despite what we've been doing for the past 20 years, if at all possible, you should NOT letterbox your footage ahead of time. Any AMVs that we receive pre-letterboxed, will be scaled up slightly so that the video doesn't have black bars on all 4 sides. I have NO problem doing this for you, so please, if your source footage has been pre-letterboxed, by all means, send what you have! If your source is natively 16x9, then send that. If your source is 4x3, we will play it in the center of the screen, no DragonBox style cropping will be performed on 4:3 videos.

    If you're still confused, consult this image:

    letterboxing.jpg

    Note that the dark grey area represents the screen that the video will be projected on.

    I will be updating the official and unofficial rules ASAP.

    More Stuff

    'sup folks. I'm back for more fun, more abuse, and more fun abuse!

    The official rules are posted here:

    http://www.otakon.com/events_amv.asp

    We are accepting entries at this time. Entries that were submitted prior to the rules being officially posted, will be looked at shortly.

    The major changes this year are:

    1) I added a new rule prohibiting the use of your song/trailer's original music video/trailer footage, in your own AMV. It's subject to interpretation, but it'd generally be a good idea to avoid using the original music video as source footage in your own. It can very easily lead to us getting "teh sued". If you HAVE to use portions of the original music video, you can PROBABLY get around this limitation by applying a heavy video filter or two to the footage so that it is different enough from the original, though this is still open to Ota-lawyer's interpretation.

    2) We ARE aware that Anime Next takes place on our deadline weekend, so videos that win their first major award at Anime Next, are exempt from the anti-trolling rule, as prohibiting those entries would go against the spirit of the rule.

    I'll answer questions and things in this thread, and this first post will level-up over time to include updates about AMV-Contest-like-events going on at Otakon 2012.

  17. Otakon 2011 AMV Contest FAQ

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    Iron Editor

    Kiarrens is going up against reigning champ Christopher Brown. The theme is Vampires Suck, and the sources are ALMOST locked in. Scintilla will be hosting the event. It will be from 8:30-11:30PM in panel 1, wherever that is.

    Is this still the right time, or does the currently posted schedule (I believe it says that it starts at 6:30) overrule?

    Thanks!

    The posted schedule is correct. It is 6:30 now.

  18. Otakon 2011 AMV Contest FAQ

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    heh... try Vampire Hunter D for source since Rosario + Vampire wont be available

    Rosario + Vampire is actually one of the shows I was considering, but I haven't found a good batch of episodes yet. Ironically, most of the vampire shows I've watched lately have *sunglasses* sucked.

  19. Otakon 2011 AMV Contest FAQ

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    Out of curiosity, will there be a category count in the future? Such as, how many action there was, how many comedy there was, and so on?

    I can publish that after pre-screenings since we get quite a bunch that are "undecided" to start with.

    Okay, that would be nice. Thank you. :)

    Another question though. I have never went to Otakon before, this should be my first time, if all goes well. Does the AMV screenings have the AMV schedule in it?... or, is there any way at the con we will be able to have the schedule on hand, be it in a con book or something? If not, that is fine, but just curious here too. :)

    For the AMV contest, you'll be handed a ballot when you walk in that lists all of the finalists. For overflow, I don't publish a list of videos because that playlist is dynamic. We move things around based on which creators show up to which screening.

  21. Otakon 2011 AMV Contest FAQ

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    AMV CONTEST WINNERS

    Trailer/Parody:

    1st Place - "Stupid AMV Title" by Lucia Studios

    Runner-Up - "DBGT: Taken" by One-Winged Angel Productions

    Drama/Serious:

    1st Place - "Deceiver" by EimiJ7

    Runner-Up - "Ready to Ignite" by BriNyaa

    Action:

    1st Place - "Angels Made from Neon" by SSGWNBTD

    Runner-Up - "Your Perfect World" by irriadin

    Romance/Sentimental:

    1st Place - "Maya and Company" by Kireblue

    Runner-Up - "Farewell, Satoshi Kon" by Under The Box Productions

    Upbeat/Dance:

    1st Place - "AMV ja nai ka? (An Anime Music Squideo!)" by Aquiline Studios (Scintilla)

    Runner-Up - "Let's Rock!" by Nightmistress85

    Comedy:

    1st Place - "Evangelion 0.22 - Shinji does (Not) Mean Business" by Pixelblended Studios

    Runner-Up - "Ouran Host Club Welcomes You!" by Hagaren Viper

    Best in Show:

    "Evangelion 0.22 - Shinji does (Not) Mean Business" by Pixelblended Studios

    Vic's Pick:

    "A Glorious Dawn" by Studio Hybrid

    Iron Editor:

    Christopher Brown scores victory #2

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    AMV Contest Ballot

    OtakonAMVBallot2011-1.jpg

    Due to legal difficulties, Trinity Studios - Something Beautiful was replaced by Bittersweet Temptation Studios - Without You, at the con. There was no time to reprint the ballot but we tried to make it as clear as possible that votes for video #19 would be applied to the replacement video, and yes, it did get some votes!

    TRIVIA CONTEST ALL UP IN HERE!

    Those of you who've attended the contest in 2009/2010 know that while we are seating everybody, we play trivia cards like you would see played before movies (you know, BEFORE theaters realized they could sell the spots for MORE COMMERCIALS instead!). Well, thinking is hard, so this year I'm going to bribe you fine folks to come up with some new hotness. Details are here:

    http://vicbond007.com/otakontrivia/rules.html

    TRIVIA DEADLINE IS CLOSED, DON'T SEND ME ANYTHING. JUSTIN DAVIS WON THE TRIVIA CONTEST.

    Overflow Info

    The overflow block is 9AM-noon on Sunday in Video 1. Overflow will screen videos that did not make the final contest, with priority given to those entries that were created by editors attending Otakon. Disqualified videos will be pushed to the bottom of the playlist. Videos DQ'd for objectionable content won't be played at all. Troll videos will be played at overflow. Traditionally the playlist is arranged alphabetically-by-creator, and if you approach me during the event and tell me your studio name, I'll bump your video to the top of the list. As of now we do not have sufficient time to screen everyone's entry.

    Creator's Badge Info

    Anyone who submitted a video that does not get disqualified is eligible for 3 "creator's passes". These are not Otakon memberships so you still have to buy your badge. These passes allow you to skip the line for the AMV contest (and boy what a line it is) and allows you to sit in the better-than-good seats with two of your friends. TO PICK UP YOUR COOL-KID CARDS: go to AMV Ops (BCC 312) at any of the following times:

    Friday 2:00-5:00pm

    Friday 9:30-11:30pm

    Saturday 11:00am-1:00pm

    Iron Editor

    Kiarrens is going up against reigning champ Christopher Brown. The theme is Vampires Suck. Scintilla will be hosting the event. It will be from 6:30-9:30PM in panel 1, wherever that is.

    IRON EDITOR SOURCE LIST:

    Rosario to Vampire 1-5

    Trinity Blood 1-5

    Hellsing Ultimate 5-7

    Vampire Princess Miyu OVA 1-4

    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    AMV Awards

    AMV Contest winners will be announced/played during Iron Editor. Gundam models ahoy!

    THE DEADLINE IS PAST, BUT THE SOUL STILL BURNS

    We received 139 "valid" entries this year. A valid entry, is one where we received both the video, AND the form. We received 146 forms total, but 7 videos either never got to me, or never finished uploading (And I don't mean a few seconds on the end. I'm talking 4 seconds worth of video uploaded and then abandoned). Said entry forms were deleted. Also, those of you who sent in a video, won a contest elsewhere, and then sent in a non-winning replacement video, your original entry form was deleted before this final count, so technically more than 139 video were processed. This count includes trolls and DQs.

    DQ Video List - People who broke the rules. No creator seating passes offered; low priority on the Overflow playlist.

    RavenFlames - TV station logos, english dub

    Jordan Dougherty - subtitles

    Retro Active ent - subtitles

    Jasmine Marie Casey - subtitles

    OMG it's a ninja pro - subtitles

    zibbazabba905 - TV station logos

    MagicFlier - TV logos

    Ryan L. Hess - TV logos

    Troll Video List - Not permitted in the final contest, but still will receive creator seating passes and screen-time during Overflow.

    Brad DeMoss

    LC Productions

    Kazemon15

    CornDog VidVids (Haunter103)

    Video Changelog (AKA: Why don't I get a confirmation e-mail the very minute my entry finished upload?!)

    This year, as I did last year, I decided to log all of the changes that I made to submissions. This happens before you get the e-mail saying that your entry "tested fine for playback", meaning that in reality, it tested fine for playback AFTER I did stuff to it. I did this because while I rarely post on the .org anymore, I do lurk the contest forums and there are too many contest coordinators who take the "get video, play video, earn badge" approach to contest management. This is why Otakon doesn't get the "my video looked like crap" posts after the con. That, and hopefully this will explain why your 11PM-Sunday-night e-mails of "OMG DID MY VIDEO WORK FINE?!" went un-replied to :P Just because I had to fix a video, doesn't REALLY mean it's 100% the creator's fault. A lot of it is just because "that's how things are stored nowadays" and they just need some fixinating to play properly on our setup. I'm only listing the entries that needed work done to them.

    Marcus Williams 1:1 video in improperly flagged 720x480 mask. Cropped and scaled appropriately. Converted levels from 32-215 to 16-235 and encoded letterboxed mpeg2.

    Ryan L. Hess 1:1 video inside a 1:1 720x480 frame. Cropped, scaled, and encoded mpeg2 from DV. DQ for logos.

    ZIBBAZABBA905 1:1 video inside a 720x480 1:1 frame. Cropped and resized appropriately. Encoded mpeg2. DQ for logos.

    Counterinsurgency 1:1 video inside a 1:1 720x480 frame. Deinterlaced, cropped, scaled, re-interlaced, re-encoded mpeg2. I GOT THIS.

    HeroineJunkie47 1:1 video inside a 1:1 720x480 frame. Cropped, scaled, and encoded mpeg2 from avi.

    Retro Active ent 1:1 video inside of a 1:1 720x480 frame. Cropped, scale, and encoded mpeg2 from avi. DQ for subtitles.

    BitterSweet Temptations Studios 1:1 video inside of a 1:1 720x480 frame. Cropped, scaled, and encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from mp4.

    xDreww 1:1 video inside of a 1:1 720x480 frame. Cropped, scaled, and encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    Bittersweet Temptations Studios 1:1 video inside of an improper 1:1 flagged 720x480 mask. Cropped and scaled appropriately. Encoded mpeg2 from wmv.

    jubjub2 1:1 video inside of an improper 1:1 mask. Cropped and scaled appropriately. Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from mp4.

    Jordan Dougherty 4:3 video inside a 1024x576 mask. Cropped, scaled, and encoded mpeg2 from mp4. DQ for subtitles.

    Otakugray Bubbly audio. E-mail sent. Encoded mpeg2.

    SatoshiSakura Bubbly audio. E-mail sent. Received corrected version. Changed video levels to 16-235 from 0-255 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Kea Jade Changed aspect flag from 1:1 to 4:3 and encoded mpeg2 from wmv.

    Under The Box Productions Effects push levels out of spec, but original footage is in-spec. Left levels alone.

    Dokami Converted 1:1 mov to 4:3 mpeg2.

    Corsair Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4.

    Veebee Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4.

    DreadfulBelle Productions Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Curry Mutton Pizza Productions Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Krigen Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Cousin Of Sparda Studios Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    TweeTwee Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Dragon/Roy Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    SSGWNBTD Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235. Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 avi.

    VivifxAMV Converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235. Video is 1:1 inside of a wrong 720x480 mask. Cropped, scaled, and encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    Lawrence Studios Converted levels from 16-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded properly letterboxed mpeg2.

    Kireblue Converted levels from 32-215 to 16-235 and encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    Shi Yuan Kuang Converted levels from 32-215 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    KajiPyro Productions Converted levels to 16-235 from 0-255 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    BriNyaa Converted to mpeg2 from wmv.

    Unexpected Swede Productions Converted to mpeg2.

    Kotomo Converted to mpeg2.

    Vendettachu Conglomerate Converted to mpeg2.

    Freakinerd Converted to mpeg2.

    BrainStorm Pictures Converted to mpeg2.

    Shonen Jidai Converted video levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from properly flagged 1:1 mp4.

    Michael Hudak Converted video levels to 16-235 from 0-255 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    irriadin Converted video levels to 16-235 from 0-255 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    SammySamaProductions Converted video levels to 16-235 from 0-255 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Miracle Falcon Encoded 16:9 mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4.

    aoisenshi Encoded 16:9 mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4. Cut ending.

    Warlike Swans Encoded 16x9 mpeg2 from unflagged 720x480 mov.

    PixelBlended Studios Encoded 4:3 mpeg2 from 1:1 flagged mp4.

    Dreamscope Encoded 4:3 mpeg2 from improperly flagged (1:1) avi.

    Ayu-shima Encoded 4:3 mpeg2 from improperly flagged mp4.

    iKakaChan Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 mov.

    ChosenExiled Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4.

    Kyssifur Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4.

    Neverend Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 mp4.

    Pockying Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 wmv.

    MagicFlier Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from 1:1 wmv. DQ for logos.

    Erik Heckert Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from mov.

    Ghet (Chaotic Bad Raptor) Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from properly flagged 1:1 mp4. E-mail sent re: title sequence at end. Received corrected version and re-encoded.

    BadWolf Encoded mpeg2 from dv.

    John Testerman Encoded mpeg2 from m4v.

    s0matic Encoded mpeg2 from mkv.

    SpadeTech Studios Encoded mpeg2 from mkv.

    Chris Diaz Encoded mpeg2 from mov

    Dean Seirafi Encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    EimiJ7 Encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    Team Avalon Encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    jubblets Encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    Flame-X Encoded mpeg2 from mp4.

    Caught! Productions Encoded mpeg2 from mp4. Normalized audio to -3db. Received and re-encoded censored version.

    RavenFlames Encoded mpeg2 from mp4. DQ for CN logo/Dubbed audio.

    SuperCritical Productions Encoded mpeg2 from properly letterboxed mp4.

    Steve Gearhart Encoded mpeg2 from wmv.

    CityLightSumerNights Encoded mpeg2 from wmv.

    Otaku Madness Productions Encoded mpeg2 from wmv.

    Jonathan Thorps Encoded mpeg2 from wmv.

    Jasmine Marie Casey Encoded mpeg2 from wmv. Subtitles, e-mail sent. DQ for subs.

    Ashlex in Pearl Encoded mpeg2 from wmv. Subtitles, E-mail sent. Received corrected version.

    Lucia Studios Encoded mpeg2-PS from mpeg2-TS.

    Jaeson Koszarsky Expanded levels from 32-215 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Statz Expanded video levels from 32-215 to 16-235 and encoded mpeg2.

    Shin Expanded video levels from 32-215 to 16-235. Some effects are out of range but the footage is now in spec. Encoded mpeg2.

    CuTi Studios FF footage is wrong aspect but Ouran is correct. Kept at 4:3. Encoded mpeg from .avi.

    Mere Fixed letterbox border level (was 32 instead of 16) and encoded to mpeg2.

    HikazePrincess Fixed letterbox level (was 32 instead of 16) and encoded mpeg2.

    Brian Evans Flagged as 10:11 interlaced. Encoded mpeg2 at 4:3 progressive to match source.

    AlexToba Logos, e-mail sent. Received corrected version. Encoded mpeg2 from avi.

    Studio Hybrid mpeg2 was encoded at 16x9. Re-encoded as 4x3 letterboxed.

    Sorceress Edea muxed m2v and ac3.

    Ramen Noodle Productions Re-encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from wrong-aspect 4:3 mpeg2.

    RADX888 Removed lead-in and re-encoded mpeg2.

    ZarakiMew Shrunk video levels and encoded mpeg2 from mpeg1. Subtitles. E-mail sent. Received corrected version. Changed video levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Kazemon15 Source is 16x9 1:1 inside a 720x480 1:1 frame. Cropped and scaled properly. Encoded mpeg2. Won at Katsucon.

    Andre Marentette Source mpeg2 was 16x9. Re-encoded as letterboxed 4x3 mpeg2.

    AnnaZoey Source uses hyper-white. Reduced upper limit contrast to 235. Re-encoded 4:3 letterboxed mpeg2 from 16:9 flagged mpeg2.

    OMG it's a ninja pro Subtitles. E-mail sent. Converted to mpeg2. DQ for subs.

    Brad DeMoss Victory elsewhere. DQ.

    Tech Crew Never Dies Productions Video as 1:1 (720x405) inside a 720x480 frame flagged as 1:1. Cropped and resized accordingly. Shrunk video to proper levels. Encoded mpeg2.

    Strawberry Kiss Video is 1:1 inside of a 1:1 720x480 frame. Cropped and resized appropriately. Shrunk video to proper levels.

    VDaySnowstorm Video is 4x3 video inside of an interlaced 1280x720 mask. Video ends at 1:33 but continues playing for 2 more minutes. Cropped video, unfolded fields, resized to 720x480, re-interlaced. Encoded mpeg2 from .wmv.

    Ner0 Video was 1280x768 with black masking on top and bottom. Cropped masking to 720p and encoded mpeg2.

    WizardOfCeles Wrong aspect. Encoded letterboxed mpeg2 from improperly flagged 4:3 mpeg. Converted video levels from 0-255 to 16-235.

    Hagaren Viper Wrong aspect. Encoded mpeg2 as 4:3.

    Project Air Wrong aspect. Unfolded fields, resized to 4:3, re-interlaced, converted levels from 0-255 to 16-235 and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Screaming Insomniacs Wrong aspect. Unfolded fields, resized, re-interlaced, and re-encoded mpeg2.

    Adv1sor Wrong aspect. Re-encoded mpeg2.

    Psygirl21 Wrong flag. Re-flagged and re-encoded 4:3 mpeg2. Bad fields. Fixed.

    moonbunnychan Wrong video levels (0-255). Some footage is wrong aspect, did not fix. Encoded new mpeg2.

    Kiarrens Wrong video levels (0-255). Footage is wrong aspect (1:1 in 720x480 frame) but overlays are correct. Aspect untouched. Re-encoded mpeg2.

    Samcyxk Wrong video levels (0-255). Re-encoded mpeg2.

    Th3g3ck0 Wrong video levels (32-215). Re-encoded mpeg2..

    What's Next?

    Otakon's legal department has reviewed the entries. There was 1 issue found, it should be taken care of it time. The creator has already been contacted so don't worry, it's probably not you. Next stop: OTAKON!

    Old News

    'Sup folks. The rules are going live shortly and we're ready to accept submissions for the Otakon 2011 contest. You can view the rules here:

    http://vicbond007.com/otakon11rules/otakon2011rules.html

    Or on the Otakon site.

    http://www.otakon.com/events_amv.asp

    I'll answer questions in this thread. If you break the submission server, please let me know ASAP. It seemed way too easy to set up this year >.>

  22. Otakon 2010 AMV Contest and Iron Editor WINNERS

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    Posted

    BEST IN SHOW

    "And Now, a Word From Our Sponsors [bland Name Edition]" by Scintilla

    TRAILER/PARODY

    Winner: "Inception" by DiscoVader Productions

    Runner-Up: "The Headband of Eli" by Blood Sugar Productions

    DRAMA/SERIOUS

    Winner: "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Meri and Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie

    Runner-Up: "Today, Forever" by Re-Evolution Studios

    ACTION

    Winner: "Fallen Souls" by wingz of silence

    Runner-Up: "Gunsmith Cat City" by Brakus Media

    ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL

    Winner: "AMG in a Nutshell" by Doomimus

    Runner-Up: "Anything But" by Code

    UPBEAT/DANCE

    Winner: "I Ain't Marryin' No Friggin' Horse!!!" by ZaCloud

    Runner-Up: "Pacific Coast Party" by Crossfade from AMP Studio

    COMEDY

    Winner: "Britannia [Expletive] Yeah!!!" by @ Productions

    Runner-Up: "An AMV about TV" by VivifxAMV

    VIC'S PICK

    "The Darkest of Places" by Kosmit

    BEST OVERFLOW

    Everyone in Overflow

    IRON EDITOR

    Chris Brown from Lawrence Studios defeated 3-time champion Bryce Winant of JMI Productions

    Otakon is not distributing copies of the contest, or individual videos, so please don't ask :3

  23. Preparing for next year

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    Posted

    I've been working on my entry for a while... and this will be my first Otakon! Woot woot. Question for anyone in the know though... it says studio bumpers/credits are not allowed, but what if they are part of the parody? (i.e. replacing the Dreamworks/Universal/WB/etc logo in a trailer with that of your own studio)

    Rules are up.

    http://www.otakon.com/amvrules.asp

    In reference to studio logos, here's the deal:

    1) If you're tacking a studio logo/credits to the beginning or end of your AMV for the sole purpose of advertising yourself, it's gonna get chopped off. The reason for that is because last year we got 8 hours and 45 minutes worth of submissions. We could only fit 2 hours in the contest. We'd prefer to fill those two hours with ANIME MUSIC VIDEOS and not ego-stroking. We make the title cards for you. The audience will know everything they need to know. Also, people get carried away with how long their leader/credits last. I had one video at AUSA 2 years ago that had credits FOR THEIR CREDITS. The less "extra" that crowds the playlist, the more space we have for other entries in the final contest. In Otakon 2008 I was actually able to make room for an entire other video just by trimming black space, credits, logos, etc.

    2) If you're doing a trailer, and the trailer shows a studio logo, and you replace it with your own logo, or even your own name, that's fine. The reason here is the original audio is probably already playing underneath this logo, and it would look really awkward to have black space there. You could put in another scene from your anime, but it's your call. You're more than welcome to parody the placement of the original movie studio logo.

    3) Don't use a real studio logo, IE Dreamworks/Universal etc. In case you haven't turned on the news in the past year, corporate America is looking for every excuse possible to score executive bonus-bucks. The MPAA are the same people who sue children and grandmothers for piracy, and meanwhile enforce copyright laws and methods that prohibit you from playing your legally purchased films as well as the film pirates can. They would have no problem crushing a fan-run, non-profit organization if it meant milking them for a few extra bucks. There are no loopholes that let you legally attribute a copyrighted industry logo to your own work, parody or not. So don't do it. If you re-draw the WB logo in MS Paint, that's fine. if you copy and paste it from the original trailer, expect a phone call.

  24. Otakon 2008 AMV Contest Finalists and info and stuff

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    Posted

    Hi kids, contest coordinator here.

    Alan, pin this plz kthx!

    As was done in previous years, I will only be listing the studios that made the final cut. I will not list their AMVs in the interest of keeping the contest fresh. If the video's creator wishes to disclose which entry that they submitted, I'm perfectly fine with that, but I figure it's best to leave it up to the submitter and not "out" them myself If you wish to know what score your video got at prescreenings, email vboruta@otakon.org with your studio name and the video title.

    OMGWTFinalists in pretty much no particular order:

    Action

    -------

    JMI Productions

    Studio Hybrid

    Lolicious Designs

    Brakus Media

    Fizziks

    Miracle Falcon

    Aaron Becker

    Comedy

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    SSGWNBTD

    Doki Doki Productions

    LeetStreet Boys

    MysteriousRyder

    Bad Omen

    wurpess

    Dramatic/Serious

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    Meredith "Meri" Cantoni

    Hidama Productions

    Janzki

    Scintilla

    One-Winged Angel Productions

    ArashinomeAMV

    Dark Side Productions

    Romance/Sentimental

    --------------------------

    Scoob

    Daniel Chang

    Pwolf

    Xiao

    jasper-isis

    Nessephanie

    Dragon/Roy

    Trailer

    -------

    Silk_Sk

    -Reda-

    Sweetdeily

    Cyanna

    HurQlez Productions

    DPad Productions, LLC

    Upbeat

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    Lawrence Studios

    Michael "VegettoEX" LaBrie

    Phantasmagoriat Productions

    Delicious Orange

    jubjub2

    The following studios have submitted videos that were disqualified from the competition. Disqualified videos will still be shown at overflow, with the exception of ones that were disqualified for inappropriate content as we could not secure a late-night time slot for an overflow screening.

    ------------------------------------------------------

    Avalon Blade Works - Major award winner: Sakura-con 2008

    insubstance - Inappropriate content

    StriderTol - Use of commercial english dub

    Jesmaster - Exceeded the time limit

    Legendary 86 Productionz - Visible fansubs

    Vietnhien Production - Visible fansubs

    Ryumikokun - Visible DivX logos

    Rehdogg.Com - Not even a reference to anime footage

    NightHawk - Major award winner: Fanime 2008

    Random Destination Studios - Major award winner: ACen 2008

    Vellure - Major award winner: A-Kon 2008

    A quick reminder that "major award winner" only entails those videos that have won first place or "best in show" awards prior to the June 10th deadline. 2nd place doesn't count, nor do honorable mentions. Hopefully next year Otakon will get some more exclusive videos so that we don't have to cut so many great ones

    Contest finalists will be able to sit in a special section for the contest screenings, and they do not have to wait in line for any AMV event. Finalists who wish to take advantage of these benefits will need to pick up a special AMV Finalist badge from the info desk at any time during the convention. This is not a substitute for your paid convention admission. When you pick up your badge, you will be given yours, as well as 2 badges that you can give to your friends. Each badge is pre-printed with your name so be sure to have some ID on you. As I have been told, this is different than the previous two years, however the previous two years received significantly fewer entries than we did this year. There is also a high percentage of creators who will be in attendance. As I mention later in this thread, it would be logistically insane of us to rope off 400 seats in a 760 seat venue when the con is expecting 23,000 attendees, and that's not counting staffers gophers and guests. Granted Video 1 seats something like 2,200 people, and we use it twice, but that's still 4,400 seats out of 23,000 attendees at a high-volume event. It's going to be tight as it is, and I still want to give back to the submitters, but I have to draw the line somewhere.

    Here is a tentative schedule of AMV related events. I make no claims that it is 100% accurate. I don't have the program descriptions but most are self-explainatory. I believe that "Best of AMVs" showcases all of the previous Otakon winners from the last 15 years.

    Friday Events

    ----------------

    11AM - 2PM :: AMV Overflow (Video 1)

    3PM - 5PM :: Best of AMVs (Video 1)(There will be a room clear afterwards)

    5:30PM - 6:30PM :: AMV Contest Seating (Video 1)

    6:30PM - 9PM :: AMV Contest (Video 1)

    Saturday Events

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    9AM - 11AM :: AMV Overflow (Video 1)

    1PM-1:30PM :: AMV Contest Seating (Video 1)(Room clear after the event ending at 1PM)

    1:30PM - 4PM :: AMV Contest (Video 1)

    4PM - 5PM :: AMVs from Concept to Planning (Panel 1)

    5PM - 6PM :: AMVs In the Beginning... (Panel 3)

    6PM - 7PM :: AMVs A Cross-Platform Primer (Panel 3)

    7PM - 10PM :: Iron Editor (Panel 3)

    10PM - ??? :: Vic drinks away the pain (Anywhere but here)

    Sunday Events

    -----------------

    9AM - 11AM :: Best of AMVs (Video 6)

    11AM - 12:30PM :: AMV Overflow (Video 6)

    12:30PM - 3PM :: AMV Contest Encore (Video 6)(No room clear beforehand. Walk right in!)

    AMV Overflow playlists are built in advance, however they are dynamic, so if you're the creator for a specific video that did not make finals, you may walk up to the board-op and request your video to be shown while you're there

    Best of luck!

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