Hi everyone! Kumoricon's AMV Contest is under new management this year and it took a little longer than normal for us to get submissions open. Traditionally, our AMV Contest is top-notch for a convention of our size but this year we really need your help! In the past local, national, and international AMVs have all won categories and best-of-show so anybody has a shot.
As it says on our rules page: "If your AMV is good, the Kumoricon audience wants to see it! We will not care how old your AMV is or which other contests it may have run in, or prizes it has won elsewhere. If it fits our categories and hasn't been on-screen at Kumoricon before, send it in!"
Electronic deadline: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 11:59pm Pacific Time
Convention site rules:
https://www.kumoricon.org/amv-contest
Kumoricon forum link:
https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/index. ... ic=18623.0
SIX AMV CATEGORIES: (Winners selected by audience vote)
1) INTENSITY Similar to an 'Action' category, but THIS year we are merging
'Effects' into this category, because good effects are intense. This
category is for a strong dramatic plot or visuals, engaging the audience
with impact, high suspense, and gripping scenes throughout. There is an
additional prize for best Effects (see below,) but the Effects prize winner
can come from any category.
2) INSTRUMENTAL This category may use any anime and any style of AMV, with the
only criterion being that the music contain no discernible lyrics, and no
scat or nonsense syllables either. Instrumental music may use the human
voice as a wordless instrument. The official contest website includes two
audio examples.
3) RETRO Each submission must satisfy BOTH of these conditions below:
a. All music and sources must be at least five (5) years old, and
b. The sum, in years, of the latest (youngest) video source and
audio source must equal AT LEAST 30.
4) G-RATED COMEDY & PARODY Tell all your jokes here! But to keep them CLEAN and
FUN for ALL - will be the challenge! Entries for this category MUST conform to
the MPAA "General" ("G") rating. The Hays Code which was in force from the
1930s through 1960s also offers a good voluntary guideline as well.
5) TRAILERS Includes fake commercials, TV spots, and movie and game trailers.
May use actual advertising audio or a fictitious creation in the style of a
commercial, trailer, or fake episode opening credits. Serious and intriguing
dual-openers will also show in this category. Comedy trailers may get redirected
to the COMEDY category.
6) MISLEAD THE AUDIENCE! A project wherein the story seen in the AMV is unrelated
or opposite to the story told in the actual anime series.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES:
- Best of Show (audience vote)
- Judges' Choice (selected by the judges' panel)
- Master of Technical Effects (selected by judges & coordinator)
Let us know if you have any questions! I look forward to seeing your submissions!
