Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

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Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by DJJonnyBlaze » Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:59 pm

Submissions will close May 25 2024 at midnight. For now Send us your videos
https://blerdcon.com/applications/amv-application/

FOR THE SFW CONTEST:
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Blerdcon AMV Contest! The top entries will be screened on-site where the audience can vote for one winner per category digitally, Best in Show, and Best in Editing. The Top Winners will receive a free pass to Blerdcon 2025!

Rules:
AMVs must be no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 5 and use resolution from 720p to 1080p
No 4k videos will be accepted
All videos should be original work
No video that has been placed in a contest within the past 6 months (winners)
Do not include opening or closing credits or watermarks
No subtitles are permitted unless they are ORIGINAL WORK used deliberately for effect
Only one entry is permitted per Category per creator/studio for this contest
Except for the live Cosplay Category videos must contain 60% animation
Videos should be appropriate for a general audience; videos with excessive violence/gore, suggestive themes/lewdness, or profanity may be rejected.

The general rule is to keep to PG-13 and the final ruling is up to the judge’s discretion.
Categories are as follows:
Action: tends to be more fast-paced and centers on action, activity, and coolness factor
Drama: focuses more on storytelling and strong emotional elements
Comedy: evokes humor through song choice, editing, and/or clip progression
Upbeat/Dance: uses faster transitions and music with higher bpm like dance, trap, Afro beats, etc.
Romance/sentimental: showcases romantic relationships and shipping, whether canon or fanon
Originality: parody, trailer edits, clip compilations, or anything else that does not necessarily fit the above. Creativity is key!
Live Cosplay “new” – Live video cosplay video for editors to showcase their skills
Please reach out to blerdconamv@gmail.com with any questions or concerns! Happy editing!


https://blerdcon.com/applications/amv-application/


FOR THE NSFW CONTEST:
Submissions are now open for the 2024 Blerdcon NSFW 18+ AMV Contest!

This contest features five categories:

Action
Drama
Ecchi
Comedy
Horror
Upbeat
This NSFW contest is intended for content that would generally be an R rating or higher in film, such as graphic nudity or expletive-heavy audio.**

The following are some examples of what would push a video from PG13 to NSFW:

Graphic nudity
Strong sexual content, video or audio
Strong use of expletives
Gore and excessive violence
Please reach out to blerdconamv@gmail.com with any questions or concerns! Happy editing!

**Please note that all submissions are still screened for appropriateness and may not be accepted if too extreme for the intended audience.


https://blerdcon.com/applications/amv-application

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by TritioAFB » Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:03 am

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by Cirera » Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:40 pm

Hey, just wanted to point out your sign-up form says
Have you entered this video in any other contest so far in 2020? If so, please list below. (this will not necessarily affect eligibility)
It should probably say 2024? <3

Best of luck to everyone!
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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by DJJonnyBlaze » Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:44 pm

Cirera wrote:
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:40 pm
Hey, just wanted to point out your sign-up form says
Have you entered this video in any other contest so far in 2020? If so, please list below. (this will not necessarily affect eligibility)
It should probably say 2024? <3

Best of luck to everyone!
Thank you I will get it corrected

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by PrincessMareep » Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:21 pm

I'm not sure if it is just me (I've tried other browsers) but the submission form seems to be borked.

Screenshot below:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... d77d3d7dae&
“The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” ✿

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by PerkyPastry » Sun Apr 07, 2024 11:46 am

PrincessMareep wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:21 pm
I'm not sure if it is just me (I've tried other browsers) but the submission form seems to be borked.

Screenshot below:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... d77d3d7dae&
Yes this is exactly what it looks like for me too

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by alphasigmaevolved » Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:44 pm

I double checked both links (AMV and NSFW contest forms) and they resolve to their respective google submission forms.

Is there a submission limit?

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by DJJonnyBlaze » Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:26 pm

alphasigmaevolved wrote:
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:44 pm
I double checked both links (AMV and NSFW contest forms) and they resolve to their respective google submission forms.

Is there a submission limit?
The limit is just 1 per Category

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by DJJonnyBlaze » Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:27 pm

PrincessMareep wrote:
Thu Apr 04, 2024 9:21 pm
I'm not sure if it is just me (I've tried other browsers) but the submission form seems to be borked.

Screenshot below:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... d77d3d7dae&
I just checked Blerdcon's website. its up and working

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Re: Its Here!! The BlerDCon AMV Contest and the NSFW 2024 Contests

Post by DJJonnyBlaze » Thu Apr 18, 2024 7:04 pm

Good News there's 868 hours 2 minutes of editing time left until the Deadline.



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