Anime California 2016 AMV Contest [Winners Announced]

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Anime California 2016 AMV Contest [Winners Announced]

Post by Dvl-Jigen » Wed Jun 01, 2016 1:58 am

Anime California is once again accepting entries for its AMV contest. We have two contests running this year, our all ages AMV contest, and our hardcore AMV showdown.

Categories:
-Action
-Comedy
-Drama
-Parody/random

All ages AMV contest rules
Spoiler :
Entry Guidelines
Contestants may enter one (1) video per category.

Disqualification Rules:
-Videos containing portions of another editor's video will be disqualified and the submitter of said video will be permanently banned from all subsequent contests. Participants who submit videos that are not their own will also be banned permanently.
-Refusal to provide one's legal name will result in disqualification from the contest.
-All entries should be AT LEAST 75% Japanese animation or game footage.
-Bumpers, title screens, credits, or any other form of creator / footage / audio identification are not allowed: We will be adding custom title screens to identify each video so there really isn’t a need for them on your submitted files, so please remove them. If you're video contains bumpers/titles screens/credits/ect in the video itself (i.e. if part of the video and can not be cut) please make a note on your submission form and I will try to work with you to find a resolution!

Time Limit
-The running time for videos may not exceed 6 minutes or be shorter then 45 seconds.

Freshness Rule
-Your video must not have premiered before Febuary 1st, 2016

Judging & Use
Videos will be pre-screened and judged prior to the convention. The judges reserve the right to move a video to another category if they feel it would be a better fit.
Anime California reserves the right to use submitted AMVs during the convention and subsequent Anime California conventions, regardless of Finalist status.
Awards
-TBA

Hardcore AMV Showdown
Spoiler :
Entry Guidelines
Contestants may enter one (1) video per category.

Disqualification Rules:
-Videos containing portions of another editor's video will be disqualified and the submitter of said video will be permanently banned from all subsequent contests. Participants who submit videos that are not their own will also be banned permanently.
-Videos with visible or noticeable studio watermarks and/or fansubs will be disqualified immediately.
-Refusal to provide one's legal name will result in disqualification from the contest.
-All entries should be AT LEAST 75% Japanese animation or game footage.
-Bumpers, title screens, credits, or any other form of creator / footage / audio identification are not allowed: We will be adding custom title screens to identify each video so there really isn’t a need for them on your submitted files, so please remove them. If you're video contains bumpers/titles screens/credits/ect in the video itself (i.e. is part of the video and can not be cut) please make a note on your submission form and I will try to work with you to find a resolution!

Time Limit
-The running time for videos may not exceed 5 minutes or be shorter then 1 minute.

Content
These are adult AMVs therefore, you are encouraged to create videos that are obscene, dirty, and all around inappropriate. However, we reserve the right to disqualify any material deemed too vile or discriminatory.
Due Date
-Competing AMVs and their submission forms are due by August 1st, 2016 at 11:59 P.M. PDT.

Encoding
-MP4s using H.264/AVC compression are preferred. However, we will also work with AVIs and MPEG files. Files larger than 375MB will not be downloaded, so please correctly compress your work.
-submitted videos must be at least 480p (640x480 for fullscreen and 720x480 for widescreen)

Submission form:
To enter your video, you must submit a completed entry form along with each of your video entries. If you enter multiple videos, you must complete multiple entry forms, one form for each video you submit
Please create a simple TXT file with the following information in it:
Real Name:
Full Address:
Phone Number w/ area code:
Working Email Address:
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Editor Name: (your real name if you do not use a pseudonym):
Member Name: at http://www.animemusicvideos.org (if any):
Studio Name: (if any):
Video Title:
Video Source: (if 3 or more, you may list as ‘various’):
Category:
Audio Source Title:
Audio Source Artist:
Note: If submitting a multi-editor project, list all the editors in the Real Name and Editor Name sections in order above, with the contact person as the first person listed. For the Address, phone number, and email address, only the contact person’s information is required.

Save the above as a TXT file and name it as stated in the File Naming Convention section below.
Dropbox or Google Drive links are preferred and streaming sites are not accepted. We can download from a-m-v.org's local server, but remember, no intros/bumpers/watermarks/titles/credits/etc.
If you don't have all of your videos available at the same time, feel free to use the form multiple times. Please contact us if you need/want to replace an entry with a new one or need to give us an updated download link, however.

Electronic Entries
For electronic submissions, please email your completed entry form(s) to amv4anicali@gmail.com.

Enter via Upload:
If you are entering electronically via public file-serving sites, please compress your video and completed entry form together into one file using either a ZIP or RAR compression format prior to uploading it to the site. Please limit one entry (video and entry form) per compressed file – if you are submitting multiple entries, please upload multiple compressed files for ease of documentation of your entries. Once you have uploaded your file, email the location to the Anime California AMV Coordinator (all contact information will be listed at the very end).

File Naming Convention
All video files and completed entry forms submitted must be named in the following format:
Creator – title – music artist – music title – anime source . file type
Creator – your editor name (or real name if you prefer)
Title – the title of your video (if any)
Music artist – Artist / group name of the song used in the video, or if using another audio source type, source of the audio file (e.g. – ‘The Dark Knight’ movie trailer)
Music title – title of the song, or identifying segment for the audio if not using a musical source
File type – the type of video container you are using (MPG, AVI, WMV, etc), or TXT for your entry form
This means that both your video and your completed entry form will be named exactly the same, with the exception of the file type at the end.

Entry Checklist

Does your video meet the video profile requirements?
Did you fill out your entry form?
Are your video and entry form named in the following format?
Creator – title – music artist – music title – anime source . file type
Did you email your entry form to the Anime Crossroads MV Coordinator?
Did you compress as a ZIP or RAR file your video and entry form (one entry per file)?
Did you upload the compressed file to eithr Dropbox or Google Drive and email the link to amv4anicali@gmail.com?

If you have any question about anything above, please feel free to contact the AMV coordinator via the above e-mail address

Finalists
Spoiler :
Action
ToiletRage Invincible
Hawkman324 Gurren - An American Musical
Charisse Just Not For Long
Pikapwn One
Drewaconclusion Slice Slice Revolution
Drama
Magicflier Expressing Yourself Wrong
Azukano See you in April
Starphire7 Phantoms Call
Maboroshi Studio Who Will Save You Now
Tigrin Never Quite Enough
Comedy
YusukeAMV Geppu Dasu BOMB!!!
Shorisquared Pest Friends
AntaresHeart07 Petaoso
Drewaconclusion In Digestion
StarTrinity009 SUKI DA!!!
Parody/Random
AMV-X Fun With Someone
Shorisquared Future (Diary) Husband
UnluckyArtist Chill, Worry, Edit
Pikapwn Speed o' Sound Sonic X
Maboroshi Studio Scott Sterling MVF The Anime Edition
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by ram491991 » Wed Jun 01, 2016 10:32 pm

Will a video be accepted if it has premiered only 2 or 3 days shy of Feb 1st?
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by Dvl-Jigen » Fri Jun 03, 2016 9:33 pm

ram491991 wrote:Will a video be accepted if it has premiered only 2 or 3 days shy of Feb 1st?
Unfortunately, we can't make exceptions on our freshness rule. I apologize for the inconvenience.
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by ram491991 » Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:50 pm

Dvl-Jigen wrote:
ram491991 wrote:Will a video be accepted if it has premiered only 2 or 3 days shy of Feb 1st?
Unfortunately, we can't make exceptions on our freshness rule. I apologize for the inconvenience.
No worries :) thank you for your response
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by Dvl-Jigen » Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:19 pm

Update: for contest updates and winner announcements, be sure to follow @AC_AMV on twitter
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by Ochinchin AMVs » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:09 pm

This might be an incredibly dumb noob question, but-- Do we have to attend the Anime California convention in order to enter?
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by Dvl-Jigen » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:11 pm

Ochinchin AMVs wrote:This might be an incredibly dumb noob question, but-- Do we have to attend the Anime California convention in order to enter?
You do not
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by Ochinchin AMVs » Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:16 pm

Dvl-Jigen wrote:You do not
Thanks. I just wanted to make sure. :P
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by Dvl-Jigen » Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:40 pm

Less than 30 days til the deadline folks, keep those entries coming.
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Re: Anime California 2016 AMV Contest

Post by ProjectTwinsAMV » Thu Jul 07, 2016 5:00 pm

Will a 30 sec parody commercial amv be ok? I know the rules is atlease 1 min long?
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