Welcome to our 9th AMV Competition at Saboten Con in downtown Phoenix, AZ. I am back for this years contest at our new main events location at The Renaissance Downtown Phoenix. Here is everything that you will need to know if you would like to participate! Be sure to read the rules before submitting your entry. We can't wait to see what you create this year! Here are the following categories that we have for this year including a new category:
Action / Adventure
(Power, Intensity)
Drama/Romance
(Thriller, Emotional, loving)
Upbeat/ Dance
(Rhythm, Energy type feels)
Comedy/ Parody
(laughs, Silly, Humor)
Trailer/ Fun
(Film type, Commercial ads.)
Horror/ Suspense
(Fear, Dark, Scary)
Rules:
-Policies and Conditions-
1. Will not accept any physical media you submit to us unless otherwise you need to, please contact us.
2. The coordinators and judges may, at their discretion, re-categorize any entry they deem unsuited for the category specified by the entrant.
3. The coordinators and judges have the right to disqualify any submission for any fair and justifiable reason not foreseen in these rules.
4. All judgments and decisions are final and will post up the finalist in each category.
5. Do not submit someone else’s AMV as if it were your own. Do not submit an “improved” version of someone else’s AMV unless you have the original creator’s explicit permission to do so.
-Disqualification Rules-
1. Maximum Submissions
You may submit a maximum of two AMVs per person.
No two AMVs may be for the same category.
(Can have a 3rd entry only if its for Trailer/ Humor Category only)
Must be no longer then 6mins and the minimum of 30 secs(Excepted Fun/ trailer/ ad AMVs)
2. Intros, closings, and identifiers.
Entries are screened anonymously. Therefore, videos should not contain any identifying information such as intros, closings, logos, slates, or credits of any kind.
NOTE: Any Trailer parodies are an exception and may use studio-style slates or
logos where customary, provided that they are completely original.
3. Studio Trademarks
(Last year we had multiple logos on AMVs, PLEASE LOOK BEFORE SUBMITTING) Entries may not use studio trademarks (e.g. Paramount, DreamWorks, WB logos, Funimation, Crunchyroll etc.) unless it is intentional, it will be negotiated with before the entry is put in the contest. Also please don’t have your editor name or studio name on your videos and intros. We put that up before videos plays at the time of contest.
4. Inappropriate Content
Entries that contain excessive content unsuitable for an age 13+ audience as determined by the coordinators and/or judges may be disqualified. Context and severity shall be taken under consideration.
For those with this concern, it is recommended to look over your submission or to not add that content at all. This included language in the audio/ music.
5. Non-Anime/Video Game Content
The visual content of your entry should consist of at least 70% anime-styled, manga-styled, or video game content. The judges reserve the right to accept or reject entries based on whether, in their opinion, an entry fits the spirit of an Anime Music Video event.
6. Submission Freshness Requirement
Your entry must be fresh prior from August 1st, 2022 to present.
Technical Standards:
-What We Prefer-
• -Side note- No More Black Screening at beginning and ending please.
• Files much be MP4, AVI, WMV (MP4 is highly suggested).
• Files averaging ~30MB per minute (75MB minimum, 300MB maximum).
• No video quality defects such as blurring, interlacing, macro-block. CHECK BEFORE SUBMITTING
• Audio must at lease 128 Kbps or higher, since will have better equipment this year.
Please check audio before sending, had some videos last year with low audio.
Preferred Video Resolutions:
We strongly recommend submitting your video in the exact same resolution
that your source material is in, which is likely one of the following:
• 1920x1080 (This is the max I will allow <----STRONGLY PREPERRED)
• 1280x720 (16:9, Square Pixel <----STRONGLY PREPERRED)
• 720x480 (4:3, 0.9:1 Pixel Aspect Ratio)
• 720x480 (16:9, 1.21:1 Pixel Aspect Ratio)
What We REJECT:
• Any video hosting links such as YouTube, Vimeo, Veoh, or similar.
• Anything that requires an unusual level of difficulty to work with.
• Any language use, and inappropriate content.
• Poor video quality and sound, again Please Check Over Your Videos.
Submission Instructions:
We are doing using the new form by google drive to submit your videos and info below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QDabVD ... 24_bw/edit
If you need help or info, email us at projecttwinsamv@outlook.com .
General Information:
- Once your AMV has been submitted to us, we will go over them and question you if we find any issues or corrections.
- After the deadline has post, give it a couple of days to go through and will post the finalist on this forum. If you want any updates about the finalist, follow us on twitter @projecttwinsamv to get the latest stuff.
Remember, THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 5th @ 11:59PM ARIZONA TIME. We will post the finalist a few days before the convention weekend.
-Thank You and Happy Editing
If you need help or info, email us at projecttwinsamv@outlook.com .
General Information:
- Once your AMV has been submitted to us, we will go over them and question you if we find any issues or corrections.
- After the deadline has post, give it a couple of days to go through and will post the finalist on this forum. If you want any updates about the finalist, follow us on twitter @projecttwinsamv to get the latest stuff.
Remember, THE DEADLINE IS AUGUST 5th @ 11:59PM ARIZONA TIME. We will post the finalist a few days before the convention weekend.
-Thank You and Happy Editing
Here Are Your Finalist:
Action/ Adventure
SilkAMV - Rider's Joy
PhageChildon - With You
Lelani - Battle of the Sexes
SpuddStaaa - The Beach Episode of Sports
Synæsthesia Productions - KNIGHT SABER CITY
Trailer/ Fun
BecauseImBored1 - SonicBallZ
ZeonicFreak - Guts of Barbaria
Gestalt - Wings Out
The_McLaughlin - Dungeons & Dimwits
Silvercoat - Typhoon
Drama/ Romance
TritioAFB - I Suffer
Troubleclef and SeanPNG - Sad Trombone Noises
Synæsthesia Productions - Times Like These
JoyaAMV - Everlasting Love
Cirera - Sharpies
Upbeat/ Dance
ThatOneGuy - This is Anime
Offreds (Cirera, Crype, Estasia & Led-God) - Nekovision
TritioAFB - Liberated Woman
troubleclef - I Went to the Aquarium and All I Got Was This Beautiful Girlfriend
BecauseImBored1 - Double Take
Horror/ Suspense
FateHighRise21 - Tenkuu Shinpan ASMV - Facing Fears
SilkAMV - Hail the Furious Dead
James Blond - Satoko's Revenge
Maxweeble - Mystery Girl
Nuke - Freaky Game
Comedy/ Parody
SpuddStaaa - Super Loid Bros
James Blond - Attack On Teen Titans
Toon Addict Productions - Pop Epic Rhapsody
Kireblue - True Facts
Sayoria - The Neckst Episode
