Once a fan has a clear vision of how a song and the anime they love
are linked, the battle has just begun. Countless hours and endless
amounts of caffeine pass as these rare fans set to work screaming at
VCR's, syncing editing equipment, hunting down source material,
praising DVD's and living in a land of dementia until the final
product is borni.
To help ensure their creations can look their best and can be enjoyed
by all, we have some rules and guidelines. Good Luck!
Awards:
As always, there is a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for each category with the exception of Non-Competing.
Third place winners receive a $25.00 gift certificate to Best Buy.
Second place winners receive a $50.00 gift certificate to Best Buy.
First place winners receive a $100.00 gift certificate to Best Buy.
Additionally, the fan favorite winner (chosen by ballots provided to the audience) will take home a most swanky trophy for all the convention to see!
Finally, the video with the theme that most closely matches with our Tropical Luau theme this year will win an additional $50.00 gift card to Best Buy. This video will be chosen by our Judge's panel prior to the contest presentation.
Rules for Music Video Submission:
These rules are subject to change without notice and will be updated
throughout the year.
1. Videos can be submitted in the following format:
Digital formats: Our required format of choice is MPEG-2 at 720x480 resolution, at 29.97 fps, at an audio frequency of 48khz. Please do not send any video files with a bitrate of over 9000kbps or anything encoded with AC3 audio!
If you send a video in not in the appopriate format, you will be notified
to resubmit. Please do not send VCD, SVCD or DVD-video formatted
media, as we will not accept it!
Videotape entries: We do not accept videotape entries.
Any bumpers over 1 minute in length will be cut completely. Any videos with watermarks will not be accepted.
2. The categories for this year's contest are as follows:
* DRAMA/ROMANCE
* ACTION/UPBEAT
* COMEDY
* NON-COMPETING
All videos will be automatically entered in the fan favorite
category except for those marked as non-competing. Please indicate
which categories (other than Fan Favorite) you are interested in
having your video entered in. Videos that arrive uncategorized will
have a category selected by the preview panel. Category winners will
be chosen by the Preview Panel during the convention. Fan Favorite
voting will be conducted at the convention, using votes submitted
before Cosplay. Winners will be announced during the Cosplay and
Closing Ceremonies.
3. By request of the following bands we will not accept any AMV's
that use music from Evanescence, Seether and Creed.
4. Video length should be about five minutes or less. For instance,
submitting a video set to the Beatles' "Hey Jude" is a BAD idea.
Besides, Gainax sort of already did this in the Eva movie. ^_-
5. Video entries are limited to two per contestant. If you send a
submission with more than two videos, we will only show the first two
videos, unless otherwise told. A non-competing video still counts
towards your total.
6. Video entries that were entered in the previous year's contest
will not be accepted.
7. All videos will be screened beforehand by a panel made up of the
contest director and screeners chosen at his/her discretion. This
panel will determine which videos will make the contest. Nekocon will
attempt to make known the videos that HAVE qualified for the contest,
but cannot promise this info will be available before the convention.
8. Be tasteful. We cannot accept videos with nudity or overly
explicit lyrics. If we can only show your video after midnight, it's
not going to appear in the contest. We reserve the right to refuse
your video for any reason, be it nudity, foul language/subject matter,
copyright infringement or anything else.
9. Any anime source used which contains more than 0:20 seconds
total of dialog from the anime itself cannot be considered for a
submission, due to copyright entanglements we'd like to avoid. This includes both original japanese dialogue and english dubbed dialogue.
10. Any anime source used which contains subtitles will not be accepted.
11. Submit your entry with a Jewel Case along with the submission
information to the address below. If you choose to send us your
submission via FTP, please email
amv@nekocon.com with your submission
information. You will then be given a unique username and password as
well as any necessary login information to upload you video. These
accounts will be disabled within 2 weeks of creation. If you need more
time to upload your videos, please email
amv@nekocon.com. It's also
considered a good idea to mail in a back up copy as well but is not
necessary.
Submission Information
* Your name (this will appear on the voting ballot; please
do not submit your studio name and/or a handle/nickname)
* Your address
* Your E-mail address (this is critical if we need to
contact you for anything)
* Name of the source video (if multiple sources were used,
say "VARIOUS")
* Name of the soundtrack
* Name of the performing artist
* The category you are entering. (Only one category per entry, please)
Send your entries to:
NekoCon
Attn: AMV Contest
PO Box 62424
Virginia Beach, VA 23466-2424
(We will try to confirm receipt of your submission via e-mail
but due to time constraints we may not be able to do so. Please do
not mail you entry with a signature required method as we often pick
up our mail after operating hours. It will slow down our ability to
pick up your entry.)
We cannot accept any email video submissions! Please send your
submissions via the FTP server or burned onto a CD/DVD and mailed to
us!
12. If you want your video returned, make arrangements with us
before the convention. Email us at amv@nekocon.org. Any videos not
claimed by the end of the convention will become property of Nekocon.
13. All entries must be postmarked by October 1st, 2008. FTP
submissions must be uploaded no later than October 5th, 2008. Late
entries or at-the-door entries will not be accepted. Nekocon cannot be
held responsible for damaged, lost, or misdirected mail, or corrupted
FTP file transfers.
14. All entries are voted on by the attendees of NekoCon at the end
of each showing and tabulated after the final showing.
15. Winners of the competition will be announced at the end of Cosplay and/or
Closing ceremonies. They will also be posted on the website within two (2)
weeks of the end of the convention. If you are not able to attend the
convention and you win a prize, you will be contacted immediately and
arrangements for shipping will be left up to you. Any prizes not
claimed after 60 days will become property of the convention.
16. The NekoCon AMV contest rules are subject to change with or
without notice.
