TwilightFest 2008 - Finalists and Round 2 Voting

[Jeff Anderson]

Not to stir the pot anymore but curiousity has the best of me here - last fest was there any change among the top 8 after round 2? Understand if you'd rather go with "no comment" as its really not important, but I was just curious if the sampling added in the 2nd round was that similiar to the first round. Sorry if you already addressed this, didnt remember it coming up though.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

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The films that make the finals are largely determined by their [alphabetical] position in the ZIP files.

Sorry but that's not the case, at least not in any way substantial enough to matter, and here's why:

TIME FEST
1st O2
2nd R.P.D.M.
3rd Small Multiple
FINALISTS
Ad Infinitum
Aetas
John Abbot Micthell
Survival
The Small Multiple
The Watchman

First you do know that

1. it's average ratings - not cumulative points right ? So if you and your DP vote 10's for your film and no one else votes for your film. You win. (except for the human check factor, so you wouldn't)
2. Yes the files are listed alphabetically in the zips, but they are listed by order of upload individually?
3. For accurate statistics I'm sure you know you need a large sample. Throw the alphabet out of a hat and maybe it will come up with mostly letters from the top of the alphabet once or twice. With O2 above, here's the resit of your sample:

ZIP FILE FESTS (Zombie Fest Didn't have Zip Files)
SCIFEST
Winner of Sci Fest - CPU
2nd Place - ODD Squad
3rd - A Brief Case
4-10
We Are Not Alone
The Sequence
Synthetic Love
Wages of Sin
Pandora
In The Beginning: Chapter One
Dead Inside


HERO FEST
Winner - Bonehand
2nd - Cache
3rd - There Goes the Neighborhood
4th - RFeyeD
5th - Buckethead

HORROR FEST
1st Rekindled
2nd Bloody Mary
3rd Halfway
4-13
Meat
The Seeing
Stricken (NC)
Dear Jane
Lakeside
Reunion
Welcome
REM

DRAMA FEST
1st Herritage
2nd Where Silence Falls
3rd Middle Man
Audience Fav 18 Seconds

SPY FEST
1st No Middle Ground
2nd Imprint
3rd Sorry
Audience Fav Schittekatter

ALL HALLOWS
1st In Pieces
2nd Meat
3rd Welcome to the Party

LOVE FEST
1st 6"45
2nd Remember When
3rd Where the Heart Lies

TIME FEST
1st O2
2nd R.P.D.M.
3rd Small Multiple
FINALISTS
Ad Infinitum
Aetas
John Abbot Micthell
Survival
The Small Multiple
The Watchman

The reason I have more info on some fests is just do to the fact that we have more info on those fests due to changes in method, who was running what when etc. But all of the fests above had alphabetical Zip files. All of the above data can be found by any members in the previous fests section.

[Larry Rutledge]

This discussion has has been carried on far longer than necessary. I appreciate the input, but trust me when I tell you that beyond our ongoing discussion among the moderators I have collected a database of raw data that I use as the basis for my argument. When I tell you that the system we have in place works extremely well its not just vain conjecture, but is backed up by real live data.

I'll just finish up this thread by saying again that we, the moderators, actively review the system, to identify any thing that might: #1) improve the overall user experience for you the participants and #2) improve the accuracy of the results.