Hey Gang - Here we go again!
Rules page: http://www.opusnet.com/guy1656/k2010-amv.htm
Deadline for e-mails & URLs: Wednesday, 21-Jul-10.
Deadline for receipt of physical media: Friday, 23-July-10.
Address for physical media submissions:
Kumoricon 2010 AMV Contest
33470 Chinook Plaza
Scappoose, OR 97056
---------- SEVEN CATEGORIES ----------
1. INTENSITY:
Similar to an 'Action' category. A strong and solid audio and visual story engaging the audience with impact, high suspense, and gripping scenes throughout.
2. GENKI!
The sugar-blast category. Light and fun exuberant works, possibly using dance beat. Themes with a fun-for-all, positive feel or outcome.
3. JIDAIGEKKI, (plus a Little Afterward):
This category is an open format, with the only criterion being anime illustrating any Japanese historical settings up through the Tai-Sho Era (大正時代, ending in 1926.)
4. RETRO Each submission must satisfy two of the three
conditions a-b-c below:
[a] Video is any anime from released before or during 1995AD,
and excluding Neon Genesis Evangelion.
[b] Video color must be mostly or completely de-saturated to
appear as tratitional black and white footage or heavily aged
footage. Screen treatment such as scratches, silent movie era
text frames, or mechanical projector foibles are optional.
[c] Audio is any music, radio, or TV broadcasts released before
or during 1995AD.
5. RANDOM AMUSEMENT:
This is a broader category than Comedy / Parody; it also includes bizarre or off-beat works that con-fuse as well as a-muse.
6. 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 RANDOM AMUSEMENT.
7. EFFECTS:
This is where the high-speed music and flashy stuff meet. Take your Bonine® and buckle in!


