AVCON Karaoke

Ever wanted to belt out a rendition of Cruel Angel's Thesis, or sing along with your friends to Hare Hare Yukai? Choose songs from SMASH song list (and sing along to the lyrics shown on-screen), OR feel free to bring along your own songs on a USB key or CD. Get ready to rock out some karaoke lyrics with the staff from SMASH! Song List: http://smash.org.au/events/karaoke-song-list

AMV Competition

A smorgasbord of AMV entries from local talent and international flair battle it out for bragging rights and cool prizes. With entries from around the globe this will definitely be one of the highlights of the convention.

Past categories have included Best Action/Upbeat Video, Best Drama and/or Romance Video, Best Comedy and/or Trailer, Judges Choice and Fan Favourite. (Details and competition rules, including how to submit your videos are featured in the section below.)

AMV Iron Editor

Local and interstate AMV editors will battle it out over the course of the convention for the title of AVCon Iron Editor. Contestants are given various video sources prior to the convention and are allowed to choose any song they see fit.

On the Saturday of AVCon contestants will all meet together for the Iron Editor Revealed event, where AVCon's AMV Coordinator will give the contestants their secret source for the competition. From this point on the AMV editors can use as little or as much time as they desire to edit a masterpiece for judging on the Sunday of AVCon at the Iron Editor Judging event.

Definitely a must see.

AMV Comedy Hour

Come and see screenings of the funniest and well thought out comedy videos from all over the world.

There’s something for everyone’s taste here. We got parodies of popular video games, well lip synced comedy videos and even strange crossover videos mixing two completely different anime.

Avcon 2010 Anime Music Video Competition Rules

Note: The following rules are subject to change at any point in time. However, notification will be given on the forums to any changes made to the rules or submission deadline.

General Rules

1. Entries sent to previous Avcon competitions are not eligible.
2. All entries must be submitted by midnight JULY 14TH (entries postmarked after this date will not be accepted). See submission guidelines for more details.
3. Videos that contain excessive mature content will not be accepted. No obscene language please (email avcon.amv@gmail.com if you require clarification of this rule).
4. Videos must not exceed five minutes of length.
5. Entrants can submit a maximum of three videos.
6. Videos must not contain bumpers, title screens, credits, or any other forms of creator and/or footage/audio identification. If a video does contain any of the previously sated identification they may either be re-encoded (decreasing the quality of the video) or disqualified from the competition at the discretion of the AMV coordinator.
7. 60% of the video must contain anime and/or video game footage.
8. Videos must be of the individual’s creation, plagiarising other peoples work will not be tolerated and will result in bans from future competitions (including competitions at other Australian conventions)
9. The AMV coordinator reserves the right to disqualify entries for any reason they see necessary to protect the overall quality and integrity of the event. These reasons can include:
   • Poor video or audio quality.
   • Failure to conform to the rules.
10. The contest is open to international entries and does not require contestants to attend the conventions (however, it is preferred for domestic contestants). Prizes and awards will be mailed to winners who do not attend the convention.
11. Submitted materials (CDs/DVDs) become the property of Avcon and will not be returned.
12. By submitting an entry to Avcon, the video editor grants Avcon non-revocable permission to exhibit and distribute that work. The video editor otherwise retains all rights and responsibilities relating to its creation. The retention of all copyrights remains with the original holder of any and all copyrights.

Contest Structure

Category and award descriptions are guidelines only. The AMV coordinator may add, change, or eliminate categories as they see fit. The competition is divided into two categories, judge and fan votes.

Judge Votes – An anonymous panel of AMV editors will view eligible entries and vote for the best videos, prior to the convention. The following categories will apply for the 2010 Avcon AMV competition:

• Action and/or Upbeat – Fast paced videos that get your heart racing and don’t allow you to blink, even for a second.
• Drama and/or Romance – Videos with emotion and feeling that create a seamless and perfect flow of audio and video.
• Comedy and/or Trailer – Well thought out parodies, mock trailers and comedy videos that will get everyone laughing and smiling.
• Judges Choice – The top video chosen by Avcon AMV Competition Judges, supporting domestic talent over international entries.

Fan Votes – At the screening of the AMV competition at Avcon, judging forms will be available from the AMV coordinator as well as distributed randomly to the crowd. Videos will be judged by the audience with the top video receiving the award of “Fan Favourite”. This video is also eligible for awards in the judge vote categories.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be in digital format only (no VHS submissions will be accepted). Strictly only the formats below will be accepted, no exceptions and we prefer that you encode them in MPG, AVI, MKV, WMV or MP4 containers only:

• DivX, XviD, HuffYUV
• MPEG1, MPEG2
• x.264
• WMV (Windows Media Video)

Submissions can be on CD or DVD or submitted online. Please note that you must not author the discs (i.e. not make them playable on a DVD or VCD player) and provide them only as plain data. We will be playing from computers, connected to sound systems and projectors.

Please send the best quality possible. This is not a specific requirement for videos and your entry will not be judged or excluded from the competition based on it. It is more for your sake more than anything else. If submitting a large lossless copy, please include a compressed copy (XviD/DivX/x264) as well.

Mail Submissions

Mail entries on DVDs and CDs must be adequately labelled with the contestants name written on the disc (not the cover). If multiple disks are sent, please label disks accordingly (Disk 1 of 2, Disk 2 of 2, etc.). Prior to mailing your entry off you must email your video details (listed below under online submissions) to the AMV coordinator (avcon.amv@gmail.com) so the AMV coordinator is aware of your entry. You will receive an email confirmation when your entry has been received in the post.

Mail entries should be addressed to:

Callum Everingham
5 Leawarra Avenue
Seaford, SA, 5169

Online Submissions

For online submissions simply host your video online and email your video details to the AMV coordinator (avcon.amv@gmail.com). Links to AMV.org will not be accepted as you must provide your own hosting. As with mail submissions you will receive a confirmation email when the AMV coordinator has received your entry, downloaded it and confirmed that it works.

Please include the following details when submitting (via email to avcon.amv@gmail.com) your video to the Avcon AMV Competition:

• Name (real name)
• Online Alias (optional)
• Studio (optional)
• Address
• E-mail Address
• Intention to attend the convention (I will be attending/I won’t be attending/I may be attending)

And for each video entered include the following information:

• Names of other editors who have contributed to video (if applicable, where other editors have edited sections of the video or collaborated)
• Video Title
• Video Sources (if excessive just use ‘various’)
• Song Title
• Song Artist
• Video Category (if unsure just say ‘not sure’)
• Video Runtime
• URL (link to video for online submission only)

Contact avcon.amv@gmail.com if you have any questions or problems and good luck!

Avcon 2010 Iron Editor AMV Competition

General Rules

1. This competition takes place during the convention.
2. All contestants must attend the convention on both Saturday the 24th and Sunday the 25th of July.
3. Contestants are encouraged to attend the Iron Editor Revealed even, Saturday morning, for introductions and revealing of the Secret Source.
4. Contestants have from the end of the Iron Editor Revealed event on Saturday until the Iron Editor Judging event on Sunday to edit their videos.
5. Contestants may only enter one video for judging.
6. All videos must be under 5 minutes in length.
7. All video submissions for judging must be handed to the AMV coordinator at least 30 minutes prior to the Iron Editor Judging event on Sunday afternoon. The AMV coordinator will be attending all AMV events at the convention and will give their mobile phone number to all contestants.
8. Mature content will not be accepted. Please do not use audio with obscene language.
9. Contestants must only use the video sources they are allocated. External video sources will not be accepted. The structure of this event allows for flexible audio and video selection, once contestants have their video sources there should be no need for additional external sources.
10. All editing must be completed during the convention (ie. The time from the Iron Editor Revealed event on Saturday to the Iron Editor Judging event on Sunday). Contestants suspected of pre-convention editing and the creation of detailed mattes and effects prior to the competition will be disqualified (It’s not hard to tell).
11. The AMV coordinator reserves the right to disqualify entries for any reason they see necessary to protect the overall quality and integrity of the program. These reasons can include:
    • Poor video or audio quality.
    • Failure to conform to the rules.

Structure

People wishing to enter this event must register prior to the convention. The deadline for Registration is July 4th.

Video Source

1. Contestants will be mailed out several video sources prior to the convention that they can use for editing at the convention. These videos sources will be in the format of DVD files.
2. Contestants that register late can obtain these video sources from the AMV coordinator at the convention but will obviously lose preparation time.
3. There will be a SECRET SOURCE that will be revealed to the contestants at the “Iron Editor Revealed” event on Saturday morning. This Source will come in the form of a DVD (or DVD files), lossless compressed files (ie. huffyuv or lagarith) and MJPEG (for bait and switch users).
4. If a contestant is not present I will contact them directly on the day to ensure they have the secret source.
5. Contestants must use at least 10 seconds of the secret source footage. This duration must be visible and must not be “hidden” in a small portion of the screen. Failure to use 10 seconds of the secret source footage will result in disqualification, at the discretion of the AMV coordinator.

Audio Source

• Contestants may use whatever audio they see fit for their videos.

Format for submission

Only the formats below will be accepted, no exceptions and we prefer that you encode them in MPG, AVI, MKV, WMV or MP4 containers only:

• DivX, XviD, HuffYUV
• MPEG1, MPEG2
• x.264
• WMV (Windows Media Video)

Registration

Anyone wishing to enter this competition must email the following details to the AMV coordinator at avcon.amv@gmail.com:

• Name (real name)
• Online Alias (optional)
• Studio (optional)
• Postal Address
• E-mail Address
• Phone number (for contact on the day if necessary)

Remember registration closes July 4th. Questions can be directed to the AMV coordinator at avcon.amv@gmail.com.