Youmacon, MI Nov 11-13 2k5

Medieval · Post by **Medieval** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:08 am

Well the new con in Michigan has announced its rules for the AMV contest.

They can be found http://www.youmacon.com.

Pasted for ease:

Entry Information:

Entrys must not use the following formats:
.Mov
.Wmv
.Asf

No X rated material.

A resolution of 600 x 400 or higher is recomended.

Please include the following information with your entry:
1: Your name
2: Studio name (if applicable)
3: Video Name
4: Category ( choose only from the following: Comedy, Drama, Action )
5: Mailing address
6: E-mail Address

Please send all entrys to the following address:
Youmacon Staff
11126 Middlebelt rd.
Livonia, MI. 48150

Osakaness · Post by **Osakaness** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:03 am

an amv contest right on my b-day

not much information on that.. hope they write more details on it and this should get moved to amv contests.

Medieval · Post by **Medieval** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:05 am

Opps your right, this should be in the AMV Contests section.

My bad...

[admin/derobert: moved]

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:19 pm

Can you download it off this site, after I send you the text? ...
Will you have an FTP cuase I hate Snail Mail?

Medieval · Post by **Medieval** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 7:57 am

OtakuForLife wrote:Can you download it off this site, after I send you the text? ...
Will you have an FTP cuase I hate Snail Mail?

Actually I don't have anything to do with the running of the con, but after I
asked a few questions about the rules, they realized they had posted the
wrong rules draft.

Here is the correct draft:

Guidelines
o Up to two (2) entries may be submitted per person.
o Entries must be less than six (6) minutes in length.
o Entries with excessive violence, sexual content, or explicit
language are not permitted.
o Bumpers and/or credits should be either minimal or not included.
o Entries must contain primarily anime footage.
o Entries that have won an award at other conventions may be
submitted for screening, but will not be judged.
o Entries may be submitted by staff and guests for screening, but
will not be judged.

File Format Details
o Formats Accepted
+ Computer files
# Video
* MPEG-2 (.mpg)
* MPEG-1 (.mpg)
* XviD (.avi)
* DivX (.avi)
# Audio
* PCM (Uncompressed)
* MPEG-3
+ DVD
+ VHS
o Computer files should be in their original aspect ratio. (4:3, 16:9,
etc.)

Submitting Entries
o Entries must be received by October 21, 2005.
o Application
+ Fill out the following information in a text file for FTP
submissions or on paper for mail submissions. Personal
information will not be distributed.
# First/Last Name:
# Name to Be Used in Credits:
# Studio (if applicable):
# Video Title:
# Category (if you want it judged for anything besides
Grand Prize; choose from Comedy, Drama, Action):
# Title(s) of Anime Source(s):
# Song Title:
# Song Artist:
# Address:
# Phone Number:
# E-Mail Address:
+ Entries that do not include this information will be disqualified.
o FTP
+ Entries may be uploaded to the following FTP server:

# Server: youmaconamv.serveftp.com
# Port: 169
# User: AMV_Contest
# Pass: 962KsAZh
+

Upload the above application in a text file with the a title that
is similar to the video file name.
+

Any issues relating to the FTP should be directed at
iceman dot f1 at gmail dot com .
o Mail
+ Entries may be submitted on a data CD-R, data DVD-R,
DVD-R, or VHS by mail to:

# Attn: Youmacon AMV Contest
# Nikolai Nolan
# 34322 Shawnee Trl.
# Westland, MI 48185-7012
+

Include the above application with your submission.
+

Entries submitted on physical media become the property of
Youmacon and will not be returned.
o Submitting a video and application gives Youmacon authorization
to screen it during our anime music video contest screenings.

Judging
o Awards will be given for Comedy, Drama, Action, and Grand
Prize, provided that each category receives an ample amount
of entries.
o Entries will be screened and judged before the convention.
o The video programming and AMV contest coordinators will choose
a judging panel of two (2) creators and two (2) non-creators.
o Entrants may win only one award.
o To accept awards and/or prizes, entrants must be present or have
a designated proxy at the convention to pick up their award.

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:53 am

Hmm.. it'd be nice if the FTP worked

Medieval · Post by **Medieval** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:37 am

OtakuForLife wrote:Hmm.. it'd be nice if the FTP worked

How are you trying to get in?

I just tried it and it seemed to work fine.

Osakaness · Post by **Osakaness** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:41 am

worked for me too

OtakuForLife · Post by **OtakuForLife** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:56 am

Of course ...using FTP software... I'll try again
Ahh, didn't use the correct port

I also accediently uploaded two broken files in my attempts
to upload. Delete them and only accept REALshuji.zip as my submission.
Gomen about all the problems.

Medieval · Post by **Medieval** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:08 am

OtakuForLife wrote:Ahh, didn't use the correct port

Yep that would do it. At least its up and running. and the revised rules are easier in my opinion to work with than their original idea.