SpinFest 2021
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SpinFest 2021 was an international pen spinning event following the SpinFest series of events.
It started on February 15th with the last community video submitted on June 7th.
Lineup
- VNPS - 15th February Link
- IPSB - 22nd February Link
- The Workshop - 1st March Link
- THPSC - 8th March Link
- PHPS - 15th March Link
- JEB - 22nd March Link
- SGPSC - 29th March Link
- PPP - 5th April Link
- Fen Spinner - 12th April Link
- MYPSC - 19th April Link
- GPC - 26th April Link
- PSB - 3rd May Link
- HKPSA - 10th May Link
- TWPS - 17th May Link
- FPSB - 24th May Link
- PSH - 31st May Link
- LSPSC - 7th June Link
History
After accepting registrations for SpinFest in 2020[2], the official timetable was announced on December 28th, 2020. There was some surprise about Fen Spinner making it to the lineup, as the community was new and not explicitly tied to any known country or prior community.
The event started with VNPS releasing their video "Tết 14th x Spinfest 21" early on February 11th 2021, with the editing style receiving positive reception. IPSB's CV "Batik" (named after Indonesian cloth dyeing[3]) released on schedule on the 22nd of February with an edit featuring iconic imagery from Indonesia, with praise being given to the spinners. The Workshop's "Experiences" CV arrived on March 1st, with appearances from famous spinners originally from UPSB such as Baaron and i.suk, plus spinners from other boards such as Tuanz and RPD. The edit received criticism for various issues, such as cutting off spinners and weak effects.
THPSC's "Teskal" released one day early on March 7th, featuring a cast of mainly newer Thai spinners, plus board administrator Coffeelucky. It was relatively short as the first CV in Spinfest 2021 to be under 2 minutes in length, but it received praise for its clean use of motion graphics in the edit and the featuring of new talent. PHPS released their submission "[PHPS RISING]" on March 15th, with a darker, tron-inspired edit featuring a 3D intro and motion graphics. It starred famous spinners from the Phillipines such as Yamaguchi, Monstrata and Chobi, with a stand-up segment by PSAkkey. The CV had a notably bigger impact than its predecessors; VNPS had more views within their own country, while PHPS made it further globally.
JEB's submission had to be first delayed by a day to March 23rd[4] at 21:00, with an additional delay on the day to 22:00[5]. On March 23rd it did release, with praise received for the spinners and clean edit of the video. There were minor criticisms of the editing being stereotypically safe for a major JEB CV, but it was considered to still be aesthetically pleasing.
SGPSC's submission arrived one day early on March 28th, with an edit that began retro-style, then transitioned to a more traditional motion graphic edit. The spinners were praised for their combos, but the intro was criticized for being too long, at 26 seconds. PPP released their untitled submission on April 5th, with a retro videogame theme featuring an intro with a select screen for the boards in the event. Notably Fen Spinner was misspelled to "Pen Spinner", it was not known if this was intentional. It incorporated the drop in Kozyr's combo as a "Game Over" screen, and the edit was praised for its originality, plus additional praise being given to the wide cast of PPP spinners present.
Fen Spinner released "Fen Spinner 1st" as their submission on April 12th with a live premiere. It featured heavy use of visual effects including 3D animation and 2D motion graphics, and had a cast of new generation spinners that also represented other boards. The editing was divisive, with a mix of both heavy praise for the ambitious visual effects synced to music and criticism of the pacing and distractions present in the edit.