JaniCon 2007 AMV Contest

jsimpson · Post by **jsimpson** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:33 pm

Hello everyone!

I am Josh Simpson, JaniCon's own AMV Coordinator! Jacksonvile is going to have the only and premier anime convention, Janicon starting this year of 2007. I would like to welcome everyone to participate in JaniCon's 2007 AMV Contest!

Here are the information from the website as it follows. . .

2007 AMV Contest & Showings
AMV Contest: (Deadline October 1, 2007)
Categories:

* Best Action
* Best Comedy
* Best Drama
* Best of Show
* Best Technical Editing

Rules:

* Everyone is able to enter the competition except JaniCon Staff & Executives.
* Your entry must by your work and no one else's. No anonymous submissions will be accepted.
* Because the audience watching the AMV content is all ages, please use when creating your AMV.
* Only one submission per person will be allowed in the AMV contest.
* DO NOT ADD A WATER MARK TO YOUR AMV.
* Submissions MUST NOT be shorter then 30 seconds, nor longer then 6 minutes.
* DO NOT add title screens, credit screens, introductions, or logos to the video. All title screens, credit screens, introductions and logos added to the video will be removed and replaced with the default standard JaniCon AMV Contest screens. If you put a title, credit, introduction, or other form of media over your actual play scenes, then your submission to the AMV Contest will be terminated.
* PLEASE KEEP THE VIDEO CLEAN AND TIDY OF YOUR BEST ABILITY

Submission:

The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2007. All submissions must be AT the JaniCon offices by this time. No submissions will be accepted after October 1, 2007. Not even on October 2, 2007. Mail it, FTP it, overnight it to us, do whatever you need to do to get it to us by October 1, 2007. If it's not here, we can't use it.

We accept the following formats:

* CD-R
* CD-RW
* DVD-R
* DVD+R
* DVD
* Electronic Submission (http://www.janicon.org/amvcontest)

We do not accept any other formats.

Submissions MUST be in 640x480 (4:3 Ratio) OR 720x480 (16:9 Ratio) in size and at 29.97/30 FPS(frame per sec) and NTSC. (MPEG 2 or WMV are the recommended formats.)

Mail In Submission:

Please accompany all submissions with a completed Entry Form. If this form is not filled out completely, you will be notified and must fix the error BEFORE October 1, 2007 or your submission will be REJECTED!

JaniCon, LLC C/O Josh Simpson
1713 El Camino Road #3
Jacksonville, FL 32216

Electronic Submission:
http://www.janicon.org/amvcontest

All entries will be screened by the judges before the event. The judges will score all of the submissions and decide which make it into the final selection. All entires not shown during the competition will be screened at a later time during the convention. For times for showings please see the convention guide.

Content's source: http://www.janicon.org/amv.php

For further information on Jacksonville's only and premier anime convention, please visit us at http://www.janicon.org/

Good Luck to all and we will see you there on November 2-4, 2007!

Bauzi · Post by **Bauzi** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:58 am

I think you posted this thread a bit late. Most people who want to send a premiere to the contest won´t make it in such a short time.

(MPEG 2 or WMV are the recommended formats.)

Can I submit a mp4 with x264 video and AAC+ audio? (preffered from me)
Or XviD (I hope)?
Can I send you an .wmv with WMC9 video codec? (better than nothing)

From the ftp:

Maximum File Size: 40 MB

Are you serious? O_O I guess I will need 60 or 50 MB at least. All the particle effects boost the variable bitrate.

*edit*
Yep. Nearly no way for me to go under 40MB with good visual quality in 640x480 (cleaned DVD footage) with an x264 mp4.

Tekkun · Post by **Tekkun** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:33 pm

The 40MB was for the online upload. However, we are looking into methods to expand this number.

Also, we are extending the submission deadline to October 15, 2007

Bauzi · Post by **Bauzi** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:09 pm

Also, we are extending the submission deadline to October 15, 2007

K... I better buy another DVD for submission.

The 40MB was for the online upload. However, we are looking into methods to expand this number.

If you´re out for good videoquality I would expand to 60MB.

Edit:
*submitted CD via mail*

Myouh · Post by **Myouh** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:59 am

no electronic adress for further information?

Tekkun · Post by **Tekkun** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:24 pm

jsimpson@janicon.org

meleechampion · Post by **meleechampion** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 12:44 am

Ooooohh yeaaah... I forgot about this one. I might just have to go or something, since its in the area, kinda. Might give me a reason to finish a video too.

*opens up con website and bank account website side by side*

Hmm...

*nervously tabs back and forth*

You don't have to be there to win I assume?
I mean, if Bauzi is entering, lol. ^_^;;

Anths555 · Post by **Anths555** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:47 am

im new to these contest just want to no how much having subtitles can affect you in the contest ?

Bauzi · Post by **Bauzi** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:59 am

I mean, if Bauzi is entering, lol. ^_^;;

Uhm... yeah I thought that it is not necessary to be there. ^^'

im new to these contest just want to no how much having subtitles can affect you in the contest ?

A LOT

-Fansub subtitles
If they´re left in the scenes and make no sense. This can lead to disqualification to a lot of cons. At least it´s no good
-Your own subs
Are sometimes don´t allowed too. It´s good that you ask about your subs!

I made a contest intro some weeks ago with one of my friends and we had the problem at the con that we placed our subs at the bottom. What nobody knew was that none of the back rows were able to read them, because of the heads of the first rows =/

Anths555 · Post by **Anths555** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:39 am

yea its just went i got some copys of the anime off amazon but they wont be here in time ill do my best to to keep them out or just enter it in another contest