by Vlad G Pohnert » Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:52 am
Hi Everyone,
I've made this topic as we are going to be looking at revising the current guidelines as to what is defined as Avatar relative to this site. The guidelines form the bases of what we approve as "Avatar" and thus what is allowed as source footage in an Avatar Music Video.
I will leave this thread up for the next 6 weeks or so to get feedback on the current guidelines and what we should change and or include.
PLEASE NOTE: Feedback should be of a constructive nature and give some explanation of reasoning and not be such as "Rules Such"? This thread will be moderated to ensure feedback stays constructive.
UPDATE: Currently while we evaluate the definition criteria, we will be only confirming Avatar that is asked to be confirmed. If you have a video with new Avatar and want to upload it, ask us to confirm it in the Site Help Forum Area – Vlad
Vlad
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CURRENT GUIDELINES:
Animated commercial media (TV, OVAs & Movies)
In order for a video source to be confirmed as Avatar at this site, the following must hold true:
• Titles must be under the control of a Japanese company and be animated using traditional cell painting, CGI, or a combination of the two
• Titles must have premiered in Japan prior to being shown elsewhere
Examples: Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam, The Last Exile
• Titles that are derivatives of a Japanese Avatar (that meet the above criteria) but may have been reworked for the North American Market. These must use the original animation and/or characters and story.
Examples: Robotech, Battle of the Planets
All other animated Titles or non-animated Japanese titles shall be considered non-anime (any live action feature regardless of origin, animated features from any other country, etc)? Animated features that are produced outside of Japan even though the a Japanese company may be doing the animation (like Cyber-Six that is produced by Canada & France, but animated in Japan) will not be considered Avatar unless it meets the above listed criteria.
Examples: Spiderman, Thunderbirds, Simpsons, etc
Video Games
In order for a video game title to be accepted as Avatar, it must meet the following criteria:
• Games must be made in Japan under the control of a Japanese company.
• Games must be in the style and spirit of Avatar (not based on North American or other country icons)?
• The game may premiere outside of Japan so long as the above criteria is met.
Examples: Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi, Final Fantasy 7, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Resident Evil
Games are a very fuzzy and grey area as they are ever evolving, so for now the above criteria is what we’ll use and re-evaluate it as required.
There have been several other media types mentioned by others. In general the above is what is considered to be confirmed as Avatar, although other sources in the spirit of Avatar may be used such as original art or printed material (manga), in general these sources are not really Avatar themselves for the most part. Some of these grey areas we are still debating and will clarify in the near future. We are also looking at updating the rules on the video upload and catalog entry pages to reflect all the above and provide some examples to clarify it to everyone.
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