We've posted this before.. we post it again for the benefit of those who just knew about it.
To join the AMV contest.. please read the following guidelines and procedures!::
Anime Music Video Competition
1. Video must be a minimum length of 30 seconds and no longer then 2 minutes (including any titles or opening/closing sequences) to qualify. Videos over 2 minutes may be accepted at Brightside and Anime Alliance Philippines officials' discretion
2. A maximum of 1 video entry will be accepted from one individual or submission as a group. Individuals belonging to studios but submitting under their own name will be considered an individual entry (therefore, if two individuals belong to the same studio, they can each send in 2 entries provided that it is sent in individually under their real names and not under the studio name).
3. All video entries must be accompanied by a filled out submission form either in hardcopy or electronic format and meet all the submission rules. An e-mail will be sent to contestants who submit the entry form electronically from Brightside and/or Anime Alliance Philippines for confirmation. A reply must be send back as per the e-mail instructions or else the entry(s) will be disqualified. Entry forms with contact missing or incorrect contact information will be disqualified.
4. Participants must create a music video consisting of 3-7 cosplayers re-enacting the opening or closing musical scene of any anime shows or other similar executions, creatively done to promote Anime Overload Festival event.
5. Videos made to songs, music or trailer audio will be accepted provided they meet all other rule requirements.
6. Anime Music Videos that use footage with subtitles from fan-subtitled anime will not be accepted. Intentional self created subtitles and any other text incorporated into the video is fine.
7. No watermarks in the video will be allowed (this includes the DiviX, television station log/bugs, logo, etc). “Only unaltered” official logo of Anime Overload Festival shall be watermarked on the original video presentation.
8. Since the finalists will be shown to a public audience at the event, all videos should be rated for general viewing and hence not portray explicit nudity and/or excessive graphic violence or foul language. Basically, the video content should be based in the same manner as a broadcast program rated for prime time audience viewing. Brightside and Anime Alliance Philippines reserves the right to disqualify any video that is considered not suitable for general viewing due to any combinations of nudity, graphic violence, foul language or non-suitable content.
9. Bumpers and Credits will be allowed into the contest PROVIDED they appear at the end of the video and are not overlaid over any part of the video (In other words, do not overlay studio logos, text over the video). Since the pre-judging is blind, they will be removed for the judge’s tape but will be left in for the actual showing of the contest. Bumpers will be included as part of your video length and should not be longer than 10 seconds. The contest organizers and coordinators reserves the right to disqualify any video that is does not meet any of the above criteria.
10. Anime Alliance Philippines and Brightside Events reserves the right to use any entry for display and promotional purposes. All video entered will be considered to be cleared for this purpose by the entrants filling out and signing the entry form or replying to the confirmation e-mail if an electronic form is used.
11. All decisions or ramifications of any of the contest rules as made at the discretion of the AMV Contest coordinators are final. All judging methods and decisions are final.
REMINDERS:
- Contestant is required to accomplish the Registration Form for basic personal details.
- This contest is open to cosplayers and amateur film-makers only.
- This contest is open to all ages.
- Participants must be residents of the Philippines.
- Members of the Brightside organizing committee and officials of Anime Alliance Philippines and their relations up to the second degree of consanguinity are disqualified from joining this contest.
- Entries/Contestants that are unable to meet requirements are subject to rejection and/or disqualification.
- Please keep the original video file up until we have requested a higher quality copy of the video. Once chosen, videos must be at least in formats that Media Player Classic 4.0 can play. (avi, mpg, mp4, mkv, dat & etc.)
- Chosen videos will be requested to be burned to a blank CD-R and shall be submitted on or before a date given by the officials. Videos not submitted within time allotted will be disqualified and succeeding video in criteria will be chosen to replace.
SUBMISSION FORMAT:
- Participants must have a registered account in YouTube wherein entries will be uploaded. Link of the video should be sent via e-mail at animeallianceph@gmail.com cc: Brightside.events@gmail.com with the subject "AOF-AMV Entry" (disregard quotation marks) and please provide the following contents:
- Name (Real Name -- Surname, First Name, Middle Initial)
- Group (If ever participant has no group, please indicate "Independent")
- Number of actors (within the video)
- Contact Number (Leader or individual)
- E-mail Address (used to send this message)
- Title of Video (Same title used in YouTube)
- Title of the Anime OP/ED imitated (please indicate if OP or ED)
- YouTube Account Name/Info (account used to upload video)
- Video Link (please copy the URL at the right-hand side of the video from a non-Youtube account user perspective)
- Date uploaded
Please include names that can be justified by any valid ID. Participants unable to prove their ownership of entries will subject the entry for disqualification. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE THE VIDEO IN PRIVATE. You may add the YouTube account of Anime Alliance Philippines which is AnimeAlliancePhil, but entries are STILL to be submitted electronically thru Anime Alliance Philippines' e-mail
- Once video has been uploaded and sent to Anime Alliance Philippines and Brightside Events, it CANNOT BE ALTERED IN ANY WAY. Once we receive the video link, expect that we shall automatically have a copy of your video grabbed from YouTube for reference purposes.
- Chosen entries will be required to provide the original copy of the video. If in any way the video submitted to us electronically is not the same with the video provided to us for public viewing on the event may be subject to disqualification depending on the decision of officials. If however, the alterations seen on the video are major, it will automatically be disqualified.
- Videos can be submitted starting September 23, 2009. Last day of submission is on October 23, 2009.
- The top 5 videos will be chosen on October 26, 2009 by Brightside and Anime Alliance Philippines officials and shall feature selected videos on the event with live audience on November 8, 2009.
CRITERIA:
Anime Alliance Philippines will be observing a 10 point system and shall be distributed to the following criteria categories:
Creativity (Cosplayer costume, props and resourcefulness) 20%
Overall Presentation (includes time, quality, integration of media, concept, etc.) 30%
Imitation (Closeness to the original) 50%
For a total of 100%
Process of criteria computation will be as follows.
• Judges will be judging the video basing on the criteria provided.
• They will be judging each video with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest mark for each criteria category. It will then be multiplied to the original criteria percentage.
• After gathering the percentage, it shall be added for the average score. The average score will then be divided depending on the number of judges to achieve the final average.
• The final average will be the sole basis of the contest coordinators' decision of picking the top 5 finalists.
PRIZES
- Special Gift packs will be awarded to each of the top five (5) finalists
- Cash and gift items will be rewarded to the Anime Music Video Champion
