The SVS Award Scheme
The top award in this scheme is the Gold award. This will be bestowed upon those vidders who show exceptional vidding skills, exceptional use of song and have an original idea. However, don't be fooled into thinking that doing only one of these things will net you this elusive award - we want to see all three! For example, if you had an original idea but made little use of the song and/or your video was quite poorly executed, it would be unlikely that you would get a Gold. Which brings us neatly onto the next award...
The second award in this scheme is the Silver award. This will be awarded to videos that have an original idea, but not executed as well as they could be, or videos that are well executed but maybe don't have a very original idea. Silver videos are videos that are just that 'special something' away from achieving a Gold award.
The third and final award in this scheme is the Bronze award. This will be awarded to videos that, previous to the introduction of this scheme, may have not received a special award. The Mod Team felt that there are some videos that teeter on the no special award/silver award line that really do deserve some recognition, but maybe are not good enough for a shiny Silver.
As the people on the site who are judging the videos, it would be highly unfair to just give ourselves Gold awards because 'we're amazing vidders'; that's not how we see ourselves. Just like everyone at SVS, we're amateurs, and always learning. Therefore, all admin and mod vids will be submitted with an 'SVS Staff Video' picture.
And just in case you're wondering - yes, there is a point to the award scheme! Every month, all the videos that have received Gold Awards will be entered into a contest to find the best video of that month, and not only will the videos retain their Gold Award, but they will receive the Video of the Month award also! Then, at the end of the year, all 12 'Video of the Month' vids will be entered into a contest to find the best video of the year!