this competition still doesnt say anyting about a cash prize, round 1 was fun and all for me, i did it to compare myself to other animators, because my animations where never judged with scores,
so i was excited for that, but when i saw that i was first out of all the other competitors stuff changed, it was an oppertunity i couldnt let slide,
if i was 2nd or 3th after round 1 or someting like that then i would have participated 1 or 2 rounds more, but if i saw that i wouldnt stand a chance after those rounds i would have bailed out a long time ago,
im saying this becuase i never made a animation that felt so complete as the ones i made for BSE, so BSE helped me to get used to the "succesfully completing a animation" feel wich was a really big step for me.