Otakon and AnimeUSA 2013 GigaThread!

[VicBond007]

Hi all.

Due to AnimeUSA moving to September, I will be accepting submissions to both Otakon and AnimeUSA simultaneously. This introduces a few new moving parts but also makes a few things easier as well.

The unofficial rules for both cons are up and viewable at this address:
http://vicbond007.net/2013_rules/

FTP is operational, but the site artwork is old at the moment. Rest assured that you're not submitting to Otakon 2012

The submission process now allows you to use 1 form to send your video to two conventions at once, but this comes with extra stipulations so please be sure to read the new rules very carefully.

Once the rules go official, I will post them to their respective conventions' websites. At this time, especially since they are a complete rewrite, they are subject to change.

Submissions ARE OPEN at this time. If any rules change that alter your ability to qualify for a contest that you submitted to, you will be notified.

[Theredflash66]

Nice, I'll try to send something

[VicBond007]

Bump for open FTP.

[Kazemon15]

Hmm question, I read through the rules and I vaguely remember last year, it said Anime Expo was not included for the Anti-trolling policy? Does that still stand or if someone wins at Anime Expo, they can no longer compete at Otakon?

Thanks.

[VicBond007]

I don't think that I would have specifically mentioned AX in the rules but might have on the forums.

The trolling rule has no convention exemptions. If the contest screens before the "trolling deadline" then it will count against you. If it screens after said deadline, then the trolling rule does not apply.

We made a special case for Anime Next (and all other cons on the same weekend) because they screened their contests on the weekend of our deadline. This year, for simplicity-sake, we just pushed the trolling deadline up a week. Really just two ways to say the same thing.

Traditionally AX has screened after the trolling deadline so AX winners were always safe to qualify for Otakon finals, but then again, a lot of other cons happen between our deadline and our screening, too. AX is just a higher profile contest so I guess that's why people assume that it got some special rule. It does not.

Hmm question, I read through the rules and I vaguely remember last year, it said Anime Expo was not included for the Anti-trolling policy? Does that still stand or if someone wins at Anime Expo, they can no longer compete at Otakon?

Thanks.

[Scintilla]

Yeah, you're thinking of AnimeNEXT -- I know because I specifically asked Vic for the exemption.
Of course, with the deadline this year being one week later, it would no longer have applied anyway.

[BecauseImBored1]

Got something extremely nostalgic planed for otkaon this year!!

[Parodic Productions]

Yay! Another fun-filled year of AMV's! I've been a little pre-occupied with my short-story writing, but I'll be sure to stick in some time to throw together another great vid this year. Hell, maybe a second for Anime USA! That was a fun one last year.

Question: As far as foul languages go, what is the general policy on the word "ass"? Because, for the vid I want, the phrase "biggest black ass" appears about ten times in the song. But, on the other hand, it's so fast, you can barely hear it. Plus, ass isn't really one of the "Seven Words," and is only generally censored if used in a sexual manner, eg. the infamously hilarious Darkest of Places vid. Whereas, in my song, it's only stated as "biggest black ass," without really any sexual annotations. And, I promise, nothing visually offensive.

So, general consensus: censor or leave it in? Cause, it's possible I can get away with both if necessary.

Otherwise, I'll just go with a disturbing "Hip To Be Square" AMV.

[VicBond007]

Yay! Another fun-filled year of CatCopterPaperEater's! I've been a little pre-occupied with my short-story writing, but I'll be sure to stick in some time to throw together another great vid this year. Hell, maybe a second for Anime USA! That was a fun one last year.

Question: As far as foul languages go, what is the general policy on the word "ass"? Because, for the vid I want, the phrase "biggest black ass" appears about ten times in the song. But, on the other hand, it's so fast, you can barely hear it. Plus, ass isn't really one of the "Seven Words," and is only generally censored if used in a sexual manner, eg. the infamously hilarious Darkest of Places vid. Whereas, in my song, it's only stated as "biggest black ass," without really any sexual annotations. And, I promise, nothing visually offensive.

So, general consensus: censor or leave it in? Cause, it's possible I can get away with both if necessary.

Otherwise, I'll just go with a disturbing "Hip To Be Square" CatCopterPaperEater.

When in doubt, send a censored and uncensored copy. Then I don't have to stick you with a tight correction deadline because Legal thinks we might have a problem. ~I~ don't have a problem with it, but I'm not a very good benchmark.

[BecauseImBored1]

When is the deadline for these contests?

[l33tmeatwad]

When is the deadline for these contests?

From the rules page:

Deadline: Your submission must be received (not postmarked) by Sunday June 16, 2013. Entries received late will not be accepted into the Otakon 2013 AMV contest, nor will they be considered candidates for the AMV non-finalist screenings.

[BecauseImBored1]

How much gore is allowed for otakon >_> pg-13 ish?

[VicBond007]

If it could air on Cartoon Network, then it would most likely pass. We've VERY rarely DQ'd entries for violence, and those usually tend to be restricted to Elfen Leid videos. If you have questionable scenes, put them on a private youtube link and send it to me. Someone else did that last year and things worked out pretty well for him.

How much gore is allowed for otakon >_> pg-13 ish?

[BecauseImBored1]

Lol thank you I haven't started yet but my fav scenes have like heads being cut in half and torn apart by trains soooo i'll avoid them a bit

[Seijin_Dinger]

Im submitting now