TOS Contest 2020 [Deadline Postponed]

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TOS Contest 2020 [Deadline Postponed]

Post by MapleMAD » Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:52 am

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Contest Schedule:
Registration & Submission Deadline: 2020/06/09 - 2020/12/10
Finalist Selection: 2020/12/11 - 2020/12/20
Finalist Premiere: 2020/12/24 - 2020/12/30
Result Announcement: 2020/12/31

*Time zone is based on GMT+8.
**The schedule may be adjusted with a follow up official announcement should any unforeseen circumstance occurs.


AMV Group
Creativity Category
1st Place 7000 CNY(approx. 988 USD)
2nd Place 3000 CNY(approx. 423 USD)
3rd Place 2000 CNY(approx. 282 USD)

Visual Effects Category
1st Place 7000 CNY(approx. 988 USD)
2nd Place 3000 CNY(approx. 423 USD)
3rd Place 2000 CNY(approx. 282 USD)

Storytelling Category
1st Place 7000 CNY(approx. 988 USD)
2nd Place 3000 CNY(approx. 423 USD)
3rd Place 2000 CNY(approx. 282 USD)

Genre nomination:
Best Action, Best Dance, Best Sentimental, Best Trailer, Best Character Profile, Best Romance, Best Comedy/Fun, Best Original Work, Best Parody, Best Visual Design, Best Atmosphere, Best Art Design, Best Editing, Best VFX Composition, Best Drama, Best Manga

Special nomination:
Audience Favorites, Best Runner-up, Most Time-Consuming-Work.

Note: Any genre nomination can be cancelled if there are not enough contenders in that genre.


GMV Group
GMV Category
1st Place 3000 CNY(approx. 423 USD)

Original Animation/Hand-drawn Category
1st Place 3000 CNY(approx. 423 USD)

Others Category
1st Place 3000 CNY(approx. 423 USD)

Genre nomination:
Best Action, Best Sentimental, Best Trailer, Most Time-Consuming-Work, Best Artistic, Best Comedy/Fun, Best Original Work, Best Parody, Best Visual Design, Audience Favorites.

Note: Any genre nomination can be cancelled if there are not enough contenders in that genre.


Main Rules (AMV Group):
1. There will be three categories for a SINGLE entry to choose from.
• Creativity
• Visual Effects
• Storytelling
Participant can choose up to TWO categories maximum to join but each entry will still be eligible for all prize and ranking across all nominations.
Each participant is limited to ONE entry and trying to register with alt account is strictly forbidden.

2. All entries are not anonymous and winners will be selected through TWO stages.
• Mass Selection Stage
• Final Qualifying Stage
All contestants will automatically participate in the Mass Selection Stage and depending on the number of total submission, a maximum of 60 finalists will be picked out. In Final Qualifying Stage, all 60 finalists will be ranked by all of our honored judges.

3. Finalist list will be announced SEVEN days after our submission deadline. Entry will also take turns to premiere throughout the competition.

4. TOS contest is EXCLUSIVE only, so you are NOT allowed to publish your work on any other websites before the final result came out. If a submitted entry is available publicly, that video will be disqualified, and the editor(s) will be banned from entering future TOS contests.

5. There is no restriction on how many editor(s) you can collaborate with each entry, though the restriction on Main Rules(1) still applies.

6. Member(s) from TOS MAD CLUB that participate will also be eligible for final ranking and prizes.


Main Rules (GMV Group):
1. There will be three categories for a SINGLE entry to choose from.
• GMV
• Original Animation/Hand-drawn
• Others(Autotune remix)
Participant can only choose ONE categories to join but each entry will still be eligible for all prize and ranking across all nominations.
Each participant is limited to ONE entry and trying to register with alt account is strictly forbidden.

2. All entries are not anonymous and winners will be selected through TWO stages.
• Mass Selection Stage
• Final Qualifying Stage
All contestants will automatically participate in the Mass Selection Stage and depending on the number of total submission, a maximum of 10 finalists will be picked out. In Final Qualifying Stage, all 10 finalists will be ranked by all of our honored judges.

3. Finalist list will be announced SEVEN days after our submission deadline. Entry will also take turns to premiere throughout the competition.

4. TOS contest is EXCLUSIVE only, so you are NOT allowed to publish your work on any other websites before the final result came out. If a submitted entry is available publicly, that video will be disqualified, and the editor(s) will be banned from entering future TOS contests.

5. There is no restriction on how many editor(s) you can collaborate with each entry, though the restriction on Main Rules(1) still applies.

6. Member(s) from TOS MAD CLUB that participate will also be eligible for final ranking and prizes. 


Technical Standards:
1. Entry must be no shorter than 45 seconds and no longer than 10 minutes.

2. We recommend using at least 720p resolution and accepting up to 4K resolution in compression codec of "h264/x264" with no more than 8000kbps bitrates in "FLV or MP4" container. We reserve the right to reject files that we deem to be excessively large without any good reason(1GB & above).

3. The content and context of each entry must be suitable for general audience. This includes (but is not limited to) serious gore, vulgar language, extreme nudity, heavy sexual innuendo, and any material that is demeaning or demoralizing.

4. Our contest logo must be included in your video, it can be anywhere in the video up to your artistic choices, but the duration of our full logo should be NOT be less than 1 second.

5. When submitting your video, a Cover Poster (960×600p resolution) and your Personal information (.txt format) including your ID in Bilibili (or Youtube), Video Title, Description of Video, Sources Used, and Video named as “Group_Category_Editor's Name_Video Title” are needed.

• Cover Poster
• Information in txt format
• Video

Three of them should be compressed into ONE file ( either in .rar or .zip) and be sent to our official mailbox: "tosmadclub@163.com". The title of the email should be named as "[TOS CONTEST 2020]_Group_Category_Editor Name_Video Title".

If your work consist of a different resolution(4K) or a higher frame rate(60fps), please put in a remark of those specifications in the title, such as:"[TOS CONTEST 2020]_Group_Category_Editor Name_Video Title_4k_60fps".

6. All issues not covered by these rules will be resolved by the hosts on as-needed basis.


Our Judges List:
暗猫の祝福,泛式,reAct木子,•PikaPika•,番外篇,汐渚之岸,MK菌丶,蒙奇「D」路飞,恋の镇魂曲,艾尔十六,赫萝老师,木公十,三思二行,Dn@,Sagiki.


All Registration MUST Be Done Via The Following Link:
http://www.ati.ink/?page_id=31

Contest Logo Download Link:
• Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B6dF-7 ... sp=sharing
• Zippyshare(backup):
https://www23.zippyshare.com/v/TQ0rLXUD/file.html

If you have any question regarding the contest and registration process, feel free to contact •PikaPika•(Discord) or MapleMAD(maplemad1@gmail.com) for more information.

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