Hentai Music Video Awards at FanimeCon 2010 - Rules & Info

[AndreVSWorld]

Please note that this is a duplicate post because the original post was locked. After much work, the rules and contest have been formalized and approved by FanimeCon. Below is the duplicated post that is now up on FanimeCon's forums.

The Cthulhu for President! campaign is proud to announce that it will be hosting the Hentai Music Video Awards at Fanime 2010!

Hentai Music Videos will be shown! Prizes will be given away! Laughs will be had! Peace in the Middle East will not be found!

Prizes will be given away for various categories and audience picks, ranging from money to trophies and hentai DVDs.

The Best of Show will be awarded a very special prize to be cherished and shown to friends and loved ones.

Below are the official contest rules
These rules are subject to change without notice by FanimeCon or the
Contest Director if deemed necessary.

All videos will be screened and may be disqualified for failure to
follow any of the rules or guidelines, for violating the general
concept of the contest, or for any reason FanimeCon or the Contest
Director may see fit.

Limit of five (5) videos per entrant/group.

Videos must have been created on or after May 28th, 2003

Videos must be no longer than eight ( 8 ) minutes long.

All videos must be in the possession of the Contest Director by
midnight on May 14, 2010. All videos will be tested and any errors
must be corrected by May 21, 2010.

All entrants and members of groups submitting videos must be over 18.

Awards that are chosen by the Audience will be chosen by auditory
voting. In the event that method is unclear by the determination of
the Contest Director, the audience will physically move into groups to
signify their vote. If, after such physical groupings, the voting is
still unclear, the prize will be split between the two highest
entries.


Content Guidelines:

No Yaoi or Yuri
No Guro
No Scat
No Bestiality
No Futanari
No Real-Life Porn. This means no pornography of actual human beings in the flesh
Nothing Illegal
Keep any violence and/or abuse to a minimum
BDSM - Wax, whipping and bondage are allowed. Bloodplay is prohibited.
Due to the variety of BDSM, any other kind of BDSM must be approved by
FanimeCon and the Contest Director in order to be permitted.
Use of regular anime is allowed, but the primary spirit of these
awards is for hentai music videos. Insufficient hentai is terms for
disqualification. Videos must be at least %50 hentai.
Tentacles are allowed and encouraged!

Awards/Categories

Cthulhu's pick (Chosen by Contest Director)
Audience's Overall pick (Chosen by Audience)
Best use of Tentacles (Chosen by Audience)
Best use of Music (Chosen by Audience)

Technical Rules

The below has been copied from the FMV rules for 2010. If there is a
discrepancy between the two, treat these as authoritative.

Submitting your videos
Visit http://www.cthulhuforpresident.org for instructions on
submitting your files.

File Formats
We are only accepting files that are formatted in MPEG2, AVI, MP4, or
MOV. If you choose to select a format that is different from the one’s
listed we will contact you and ask that you change it’s format.
Please, when exporting your files stay within official resolutions
720X480 or an HD size of 1280x720 and with stereo audio.

General File Settings
Video:
29.97 Frames Per second
Encode with an aspect ratio of 16:9, 4:3 is allowed but might be
stretched during our conversion process.
If your original source was film or 24fps add a 3:2 Pulldown this will
convert it to 29.97 fps
Please encode your video as deinterlaced. Interlaced is OK but we will
deinterlace the video for the contest.
Video size must be either 720X480 4:3 Format or 1280X720 16:9 Format
Single pass set to a variable bit rate and select 16 megabits per second
If you use two pass VBR set to 2 megabits as the minimum, 8 megabits
as the average, and 16 megabits as the maximum.

Audio:
Use Layer-II or Layer-III audio at 224 Kilobits per second or better
Choose stereo over joint stereo for best quality
Sample at 44.1Khz

File size is rarely an issue, so try to make your video as high
quality as possible. Unlike the FMV contest, the Contest Director does
not have the ability to convert files for submitters. Submitters
should take responsibility for ensuring that the video is playable.
You can find information on file conversion in the FMV 2010 rules.

If you have any questions, please contact me at hmv@cthulhuforpresident.org

[RolltheStampede]

BUt But the Bible Black and VIper GTS.

All the Nos it more of a Echii contest than a Hentai contest

[outlawed]

All the Nos it more of a Echii contest than a Hentai contest

The reality is that many restrictions will make handling the content and "what level of nastiness" acceptable a mess because a large amount of hentai have crossover into that stuff.

Would recommend adding a blanket "Nothing animated by Pixy"

>No Yaoi or Yuri

Some might take this in a very wrong way. You probably should clarify why ASAP.

Also the rule you should have already added is no lolita or characters that look younger than XX. That is the #1 item that is likely to get you in trouble and not this other stuff. If type of content is a concern you should probably discuss this with your con management if you have not already done so.

[JudgeHolden]

I love all the restrictions (read that sarcastically) ... but you can still use Tentacle porn? ... WTF? ... No Yuri? No Futanari? This is a troll ... right?

[Ileia]

Yeah, not sure how you can have tentacles without bestiality.....

[RolltheStampede]

I have done hentai vids before and I really dont think I have anything that fits these rules.
And they have shown at other cons.
Might what to revamp those rules.
Im pretty sure as long as you check ids at the door and have adequate security you can show hentai.
maybe cute the loli stuff

Check with Rubyeye he helps run the hentai vids at Akon.

[HalOfBorg]

It's been saying 'Maintenance Mode' all day - maybe someone is modifying things? Or at least debating it.
(now I'm told it's been that way for some time)


LOLOLOLOLOL at changing my avatar! April Fools to you as well!

[AndreVSWorld]

Allow me to address a few things:

1. I am not a troll. I've been accused of many things in my day and, to be fair, many of them were true. But I'm not a troll.
2. The website is still undergoing construction because, well, I suck at web development with word press.
3. This is real and is happening at Fanime this year. You can see the post on the forums and it has been sticky-ed. I'm not sure if/when it'll end up on the actual website. The only way this won't happen is if there aren't enough entries. In that case I might just be there by myself, drinking in a corner.
4. I do actually have the approval of Fanime staff, amazingly enough.

lastly...
5. The rules are what they are. They came about after much laborious negotiation and discussion between the Cthulhu for President campaign (which is me) and Fanime staff. As with many compromises, the result is something that no one is really happy with, but it is better than nothing. If you want to talk about the specifics of rules, please email me. I'm busy these days but I will get back to you within a few days if not sooner. I'll also be around to ask questions at Fanime. I won't discuss things on the boards though, as the last time I did I got into trouble because I suck at communication on forums. Damn you internets!

Also, I've just about figured out the prizes and I think they'll be worth people's time. Now I just need to figure out if they are illegal in Santa Clara county.

[AndreVSWorld]

UPDATE:

I've finally managed to get Wordpress working. The website and submission form are now available for use.
http://cthulhuforpresident.org

As always, if you have any issues email me at hmv@cthulhuforpresident.org.

Also, HAL: I'm working on viewing your video and getting back to you tonight, but evidently I'm supposed to file my taxes and I was told that it's kinda important, so you may not hear from me until Monday or Tuesday.

[HalOfBorg]

Dude - what is more important? My question or your financial future?

Man - some people just have mixed-up priorities!!