Makoto Shinkai English Fan Forum and Site

Maltos · Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:47 am Post subject:

Alright then! Thanks Laz Very Happy

I started one the other week when I heard a song that I thought'd work perfectly. Now i've got to get round to finishing it!

When I send it in i'll be sure to post some screenshots of the editing and that as proof that it's my own work.
Actually you can have a little sneak preview of the work in progress~

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Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1071

I trust you guys Smile

ha ha ... and I've seen most of the AMVs anyway so ... no worries.

Ganbatte!

Laz
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Kaytifa · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:57 am Post subject:

Laz, I'd like you to address the following questions:

How many contests can someone enter? I planned on entering 2 or 3 of them...

What would you do about fiction, inspired by Makoto Shinkai's works. A short story, maybe, limited to a specific amount of pages or words. (1000-2000? You choose.) Would you place that along with art, or with essays? Fiction would be an integral part of the contest, especially considering Mr. Shinkai's story telling and writing ability, and the ease and power capable of drawing from such an inspiration, would flourish some many nice works. To expand the currently narrow amount of viewers, fanfiction, should also be considered. Of course, you don't need to create a whole new category for this, (although it could work) it could be merged with the art or essay. This also would aid people who are not exactly visually artistically inclined yet do not enjoy the rigors nor the limits of the essay, and would rather be free from such boundaries.

Consider it.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1071

Hi Kaytifa,

Welcome to the Forums. Here's my only reservation ... I'm not sure how many posters I'm going to be getting from ComixWave, so I'm a little nervous about expanding the number of contests at this time.

I would say that you could enter as many as you like, but I'd probably make a rule that people were limited to one prize. So if you win all 3 ... you'd get one prize and the satisfaction of wining the others.

Yikes ... let me take a look at the contests again ... ok ..I like the fan fiction idea ... so that's in. I'l think of something for the prizes.

Laz
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Nick · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

What about a space for musical compositions? Just throwing it out there. Maybe it could slot into one of the other ones?
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Maltos · Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:27 pm Post subject:

This could really go on for ever.

Though in all seriousness music could slot in competition with videos, I feel.
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Phantast · Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

Quick question: What are the entries going to be graded by?
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Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1071

Note to self .. no more contests.

We can set these up so that people vote on which they think is best ... which would probably be the best thing.

Laz
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Phantast · Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:30 am Post subject:

Hahaha... I guess it's one of those things that are really complicated until you have them set up. Razz

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Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1071

I'll just find a hosting site and load up everything there and then set up polls for the different contests and people can vote that way.

Laz

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