Thank you immensely to Dayv for devising and administering this contest, and to all the folks on the judging panel for all the hours they spent looking at each of the entries and deciding their merits. Thanks also to ADM for starting a project that lit that spark of inspiration in my head.
I freely admit that I haven't gotten to see a good many of the fan edits that have reared their heads around here, but those I've watched tell me something about the editors: they're creative and smart of course, but also stubborn perfectionists. If adding or extending a scene improves the movie as a whole but causes a contradiction or WTF moment somewhere else in the story, it's easy to let it slide. You guys don't. You try to find a way to make it work, and tweak it until it's right, or at least as right as it can be.
The same goes for the cover artists. I'm continually surprised by people on this forum who come up with completely original ideas as well as new spins and nth-degree refinements on classic stuff. I've seen guys who started out with good ideas but crude skills grow to put out very good work, and folks who started off showing very good work get even better. I consider myself blessed to be in the company of such creative people, and I'm honored that the judges saw fit to recognize my work.
Thank you again, and I hope to share more stuff in the future.