Below is a list of all editors who have submitted one or multiple videos as of the deadline. If there is a problem with your submission, or if there was a rules/disqualifying issue, you have already received an email about it. Sorry for the delay, but we could not post these until after judging was completed and they have all tested on our systems successfully. The test was finished yesterday. :
Editors Received:
AntaresHeart07
AngelMaeVictory
Aqua Sorceress
Brett Burgess
Bryan Moebius
DailyWithPets
DivineAMV
drewaconclusion
GloryQuestor
[key]Scarlet-Kroner
Kyci
Maboroshi Studio
Mysunsai
Nekokitkat
Opner
Pikapwn
PaNTSU oF d00m
Sean.PNG
Silent Hero Studios
shorisquared
Studio le Croc
TheDestineeAMV
Troubleclef
Will Whaley
Zane Kordich
Nonfinalists:
Alicia Wan and Amy Tolton
Cneq
DopplerDo
Dragonrider1227
DragonRoy
DuoEnvy
EnQuatre
Jean d
joycescookie
Kenman Redproductions
MiraKayla
OscarAMV
Ramen Noodle Productions
Sassak
SOLO MVs
SuperEltanin
Teriyaki
TwigglyFiggly
Yue Li
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Ooookay, so a later start than I would have liked. I've unfortunately been sick for the past few weeks on and off, at the worst possible time for this. So lets get down to it!
The cut off date for this year is March 3rd, 2019 at 11:59 PM. The contest itself will be on the 16th of March.
Here are the rules:
1. The categories will be
Trailers,
Action,
Drama,
Upbeat/Dance,
Romance/Sentimental,
Comedy/Parody
Surreal/Trippy (BONUS CATEGORY)
In the event of there being less than 4 trailers, the trailers submitted will be moved into the category most closely related to subject matter. Categories that do not receive at least 4 entries may be merged with their nearest counterpart; for details on how this may work, SEE THE BRACKETS BELOW. That is, if there are not enough entrants within each category, we will combine them into the category next closest in the parenthesis bracket. If you submitted to more than one category, and categories you submitted to end up merged, both your entries will still be counted, provided they both become finalists.
(((Action, Upbeat/Dance) (Trailers, Comedy/Parody)), (Drama, Romance/Sentimental)) (Trippy/Surreal BONUS CATEGORY)
Last year we ended up introducing the bonus category of Surreal/Trippy due to the higher-than-normal volume of submissions that just...couldn't be categorized correctly under normal, human parameters. It was hugely popular with our audience, so we are bringing it back this year! In the event that we do not receive enough entries in this category, they will be merged into their closest relevant category, as best as we can judge.
2. Please ensure your video is in one of the following resolutions.
1920x1080,
1440x1080
1280x720,
960x720
848x480.
720x480 (MPEG 1 & 2 Exclusive, See rule 4)
640x480
3. We accept the following frame rates: 23.976, 24, 29.97, 30 and 60. If your submission is not in one of those, it will be rejected outright.
4. Please only submit in 720x480 if you plan to encode in MPEG or MPEG-2. Entrants submitting in this format and at this resolution are encouraged to submit in 4:3 Flagged MPEG-2, at either 29.97 fps, or 23.976 with 3:2 pulldown selected (see Scintilla’s guide for the best way to do this. If widescreen footage is used, follow the guide on how to letterbox it). If you are encoding in MPEG-2, please encode your audio as MPEG-1 Layer 2 or AC3. MP3s, WAVs, and others will not work and we will be forced to convert them.
5. We accept the most file formats and methods of compression, however, we will not accept .mov or .wmv files. If you are using Windows Movie Maker, please output to AVI. If we are unable to convert to .MPG, we will attempt to contact you.
6.There is a file-size limit of 2 Gigabytes.
7. No studio bumpers or official logos. If we can’t remove it, and you can’t get us a clean version, the video is disqualified.
8. No audio from the official English dubs.
General Rules:
9. No nudity, or excessive gore/violence. Keep it PG-13.
10. Run time may be anywhere between 1 minute and 6 minutes. This will be strictly enforced.
11. Each entrant is permitted a single entry per category.
12. Acceptable footage includes Anime and Japanese Video Game footage. ‘American’ anime such as Afro Samurai, Animatrix, etc. is accepted, so long as it is at least partially animated by a Japanese Animation Studio.
13. Audio must be primarily music and may not include excessive dialogue/narration. The exception is videos that qualify as “trailers.”
14. Entries will be sent through an upload site such as DropBox, or through the AnimeMusicVideos.org catalog. With the exception of AnimeMusicVideos.org, one should not have to register or pay anything to be able to download a video. If we find it’s behind a
registration wall/paywall, we will ask for another link. If you do not provide one, you will be disqualified.
15. Entrants who knowingly attempt to circumvent these rules will have ALL of their submissions disqualified.
16. Videos will be accepted regardless of past victories in other contests, as long as they have been made between March 4th 2018 and the deadline (March 3, 2019). NO ANTI-TROLLING RULE!
17. We reserve the right to reject any video for any reason whatsoever.
How to Enter:
Send your submissions to kigacon@gmail.com with the subject line “AMV CONTEST ENTRY 2019.” If you do not submit it with that subject line, there is no guarantee we will enter it. Videos should contain either the studio name or the name you want to appear on the ballot, followed by a dash and a video title, like this: “Studio name – Video"
In your email, include a link to download your video, and a TEXT FILE (that means .txt)
containing the following:
Name (Please use your real name)
Video Title
Source Anime
Song Used
Song Artist
Category desired (we reserve the right to change this)
Email (again, this is in case we have to contact you. We will not give away your email for any
reason).
Address.
Are you attending the con? (Y/N).
We will email you when we have received and tested your entry to play on our system. The later you send your entry, the later we will get back to you. If you send at the last minute, you will NOT receive confirmation until after the deadline has passed, and there may not be time to resubmit if something goes wrong!
Contestants found to be falsifying information will be disqualified AND permanently banned from this contest.
Awards include first place in each category, Best in Show, and Coordinators choice.
Each category winner, Best in Show, and Coordinators Choice, shall receive a $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com. No runner up prizes. There will be an honorary Con Chair choice, but no prize associated. just bragging rights.
NOTE: PRIZES SHALL ONLY BE AWARDED TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS!.
If we receive too many entries to screen during our allotted time, finalists shall be determined by a panel of four judges, including myself. Judges shall be barred from voting in the final contest.
Entrees will be examined based on originality, editing skill, video/audio output quality, and entertainment value.
