Welcome back everyone, Jay and Tianna are here to proudly present the AMV Contest at Tsukino Matsuri. We are so happy to finally return, it's been a loooong three years of waiting to host another, and we’re so happy to be holding it during the summertime no less!
This year we’re tweaking one category to fit the Summer theme, the fun/upbeat category will also feature ‘Summer Fun’ to try and promote the creation of AMVs to fit our Matsuri theme. (Think ‘Beach Episode’, ‘Summer Festivals’, ‘Outdoor Sports’, etc…)
There will be no changes besides this, and you do not need to follow a Summer theme for any other category, only if you choose the one ‘Summer’ category.
Note: We have new rules about *PRIZES this year, please read ahead to learn about the ones you could potentially win!
*Must be in the Best Of BC category and attending the AMV Smackdown to win prizes!
Thank you in advance!
THE QUICK RULES
✦ Submit all your videos to: amv@tsukinocon.com
✢Title:
✢ Anime/Video Game:
✢ Style: (AMV/PMV/GMV/MEP)
✢ Song:
✢ Artist:
✢ Creator: (Handle & email)
✢ Category: (General, Action, Summer Fun/Upbeat, Drama/Romance, Best In BC or Comedy)
✢ From: (Where you're from)
✦ Please submit your video via some sort of file sharing program. Our recommendation is Dropbox.
✦ Two (2) entries may be accepted per individual or group, to a maximum of one (1) per category.
✦ Videos must not have premiered publicly at other cons prior to October 31st, 2022, or have been shown in a previous Tsukino-Con AMV Contest.
✦ No bumpers or credits. MP4 less than 500MB is preferred. No technical defects.
✦ Prizes are physical and can only be obtained if attending the convention in person.
✦ All CLIPS/ART must not be slideshow'd, but have technical aspects such as varied transitions, visible effects, manipulation of clips Examples: Masking, slow-fast motion, clipping and cutting, etc. Plain slideshows of clips/art, or one long clip to a song will NOT be considered in our contest. Effort MUST be shown.
THE FULL RULES
The Tsukino-Con AMV Contest is one of Tsukino-Con’s largest events, airing for about 2 hours at the con. The event is a showcase of fan-made music videos submitted directly by creators both local and from all over the world where you, the audience, get to vote on your favorites. The contest is open to anyone—amateurs, professionals, and everyone in between.
The deadline for submissions is: August 1st 2023, at 11:59PM PST.
PRIZES:
*ONLY FOR BEST OF BC CATEGORY AND THOSE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE SMACKDOWN.*
For the top three winners of the Best Of BC category, we will have prizes for those who are present, if you are not present for your prize, we'll give it to the next available person.
FIRST PLACE:
TBA
SECOND PLACE:
TBA
RUNNER UPS:
TBA
CATEGORIES:
Videos will be sorted into five categories:
1. Drama
2. Action
3. Summer Fun/Upbeat
4. Romance/Sentimental
5. Best of BC
6. Comedy
Please note that these categories may be subject to adjustments depending on videos submitted.
GUIDELINES & REQUIREMENTS
Before you submit a video to the Tsukino-Con AMV Contest, please make sure it complies with our video requirements:
✦ Videos must not have premiered at other cons prior to October 31st, 2022, or have been shown in a previous Tsukino-Con AMV Contest.
✦ Videos must be PG-13 and suitable for a con audience. Any songs with excessive swearing or footage with explicit nudity/violence/inappropriate themes will not be accepted.
✦ All MEPS must have every creator credited who participated in the video.
✦ All CLIPS/ART must not be slideshow'd, but have technical aspects such as varied transitions, visible effects, manipulation of clips Examples: Masking, slow-fast motion, clipping and cutting, etc. Plain slideshows of clips/art, or one long clip to a song will NOT be considered in our contest. Effort MUST be shown.
✦ Videos must be between one (1) and six (6) minutes in length.
✦ Two (2) entries may be accepted per individual or group, to a maximum of one (1) per category. Submitting as part of a group counts as a submission for each individual.
✦ Videos must be 80% Japanese anime/manga or game footage.
✦ No credits, bumpers or trailers.
✦ No subtitles, watermarks, text, etc, though exceptions may be made if they are added by the creator as part of the video.
✦ Voice overlays for dramatic effect are allowed as well as sound FX.
✦ All videos must be submitted by the original creator. Any submissions found to be in violation of this will not be accepted and you will be disqualified from participating in future contests.
✦ All AMVs, and etc, must meet the technical requirements below.
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
We will accept a variety of formats but recommend the following. If for whatever reason we’re not able to work with the format you’ve submitted, we’ll contact you as soon as possible so that you can re-submit. If you can’t re-submit within 48 hours of the deadline your submission will be disqualified.
☀ No low-resolution entries. 1280x720 or greater is suggested.
☀ No audio or video quality defects (interlacing, blurring, distortion, low sample rate, etc).
☀ Suggested container is MP4.
☀ Maximum file size of 500MB.
BEST OF BC REQUIREMENTS
Best of BC is a new category, exclusive to local AMV makers based in British Columbia. This category was created with the intent to help foster growth within our local community to create the next wave of AMV makers. This is an open category accepting all of the previously listed categories above. As a BC creator, you can choose to submit your video for its consideration in another category in addition to Best of BC. However, if your video is deemed a finalist, it will only be a finalist in the Best Of BC category, as deemed by the judges. If technical requirements aren’t met, however, we will try and email you back to get your submission in. (See requirements below.) Note: All BC videos will be shown during the exhibition. All AMV’s must meet these requirements for submission:
Techincal Requirements and Rules For Best Of BC
Made by a resident living in British Columbia, Canada
Must meet the technical and the general requirements listed above.
Have to be in attendance to receive the figure statue prizes.
Must not be a staff member working within the AMV contest circle for Tsukino-con.
HOW TO SUBMIT
So you’d like to submit a video to Tsukino-Con’s AMV Contest? FANTASTIC. You’re already our new best friend. To keep things simple:
Submit all videos to: amv@tsukinocon.com
When submitting your video please send us the following:
☀ The anime used in the video.
☀ The name of the song used in the video.
☀ The name of the artist who the song is by.
☀ The name you want to go by as creator of the video.
☀ An email that you check regularly, that we will be able to can contact you at.
☀ The category you feel your video falls into.
☀ The style of Video it falls under. Write each category. (example. MEP, AMV, PMV, GMV, etc)
☀ Where you are from.
Example:
So let's say I made a neat video using footage from the anime Kekkai Sensen, and I wanted to submit it. I would send:
✢ Title: Remember Me
✢ Anime/Video Game: Kekkai Sensen
✢ Style: AMV
✢ Song: Dangerous
✢ Artist: Big Data + Joywave
✢ Creator: Gothlestial
✢ Email: randomemail@gmail.com
✢ Category: Drama
✢ From: Victoria, B.C
Please submit your video via some sort of file sharing program. Our recommendation is Dropbox, but Sendspace, Google Drive as well as Mediafire work too. Please include the link to your video in the email you send us with your submission information. We will NOT rip videos from YouTube links.
Once we received your video we will send your confirmation that we have received it. If you do not receive confirmation within one week of sending your video in, please email us again.
JUDGING
Judging for the AMV contest will consist of a panel of a minimum of three (3) to five (5) Tsukino-Con staff members. Of these members, the AMV Contest Coordinator must be in attendance. All categories must have a minimum of five (5) entries, no more than seven (7) entries will be permitted in a single category.
EXEMPTIONS
In the interest of fairness for all competitors, staff members who are INVOLVED with the AMV CONTEST IN ANY WAY, are ineligible to submit videos for the contest. Should other staff members who aren't involved with the AMV contest wish to submit videos, they will be allowed to be played in the contest in the Best Of BC category.
AMV SMACKDOWN
AMVs that win contest awards will progress to the AMV Smackdown. Winning videos will compete head to head against winners in previous years to determine which winner is the current best in its respective categories. After audience voting, the winner of the head to head battle is crowned smackdown champion and will represent its winning category in Tsukino. We will also be giving out the prizes and asking anyone who submitted to join us on stage for a round of applause and a photo. If you wish to not, that is okay as well!
Thanks for reading this far, and let's make this AMV contest a great one!
Overview and winners from tsukino-con 2020.
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