July 30 - August 1, 2010
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Events: Anime Music Videos - Submit by VHS
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- Each entrant is allowed only one (1) submission. Users found creating multiple studios with the intent to circumvent the submission limit will have all of their entries disqualified.
- If you are submitting a solo project, and also want collaboration credit on someone else's video, please contact the contest coordinator for instructions on how to handle this special case.
- Entries will be accepted only through FTP or the mail. We will not download your entry for you. We will not accept entries through e-mail, or those sent through AIM/MSN/etc.
- Do not include studio bumpers or video credits. Any lead-in/lead-out that we can not remove may be grounds for disqualification. Otakon will create a custom, uniform title card based on the information that your provide.
- Your entry must be primarily anime and/or video game footage. The exception to this rule is a live-action adaptation of an anime, intended for television broadcast or release to movie theaters. Such live-action adaptations will be accepted without penalty.
- Your entry's audio must be primarily music. Excessive narration/dialog may be grounds for disqualification, as your submission may be better suited for Otakon's Fan-Parody department instead (No we will not automatically forward your submission to the Fan-Parody department). The exception to this rule is an entry with audio taken from a theatrical movie trailer or tv commercial, that has been submitted to the "Trailer" category. "Custom-made" trailer audio using various elements of dialog is also acceptable in the "Trailer" category and said entries will be accepted without penalty.
- Your entry may not contain audio taken from an English or other language dub. The original Japanese audio may be used. Any dubbing work done by the entrant is also acceptable.
- No commercial studio logos, especially in the trailer category! Any logo that you draw yourself, including parodies of the original logo may be used, but no original or "doctored" studio logos will be accepted.
- Submissions to the "Trailer" category which contains a preview or green approval screen beforehand may NOT contain any mention of the MPAA on it unless they actually DID approve your video for public screening (though we doubt it ^.~).
- Your entry may not contain subtitles, whether they be from a fansub or from a commercial release. Subtitles that you have added on your own are acceptable.
- You submission must be at least 30 seconds in length, but no longer than 6 minutes.
- The Otakon 2009 AMV Contest is open to the general public. Thus, submissions with nudity, offensive language, and/or excessive violence may be grounds for disqualification from the contest.
- Convention attendance is not required to enter. Attending the convention will not increase your chances of being selected for the contest and/or winning.
- Anti-Trolling Policy: Regardless of the date that we receive your entry, should your entry receive a major award at another anime convention prior to June 7th, your entry will be disqualified from the final competition. Any award that your entry wins AFTER June 7th will not be held against you.
- The better quality video that you send us, the better it will look. Remember, the contest is shown on large projection screens, not a small TV. Visual anomalies from poor compression will be enlarged.
- The Otakon 2009 AMV contest will accept submissions from anyone with the exceptions of AMV contest voting staff and AMV contest ballot counters. Put simply: If you are not helping us count ballots at the convention, nor are you contributing towards a "staff pick" vote, then you may enter the contest.
- Otakon reserves the right to reject any video that does not adhere to the rules.
- Deadline: Your submission must be received (not postmarked) by Sunday June 7th, 2009. Entries received late will not be accepted into the Otakon 2009 AMV contest, nor will they be considered candidates for the AMV overflow screenings. In America, we do not get mail on Sundays. The Sunday deadline is only to give last-minute submitters the benefit of the doubt by making sure that mailed entries received by the post office on Saturday, make their way from the back of the post office to the PO box.
- Otakon accepts VHS, SVHS, SVHS-ET, and mini DV entries.
- Entries submitted on tape must be in the NTSC format. We can not accept PAL format tapes at this time.
- Entries must be recorded at SP speed. Anything else will look terrible.
- You must fill out a submission form. Access the submission form here. You may include a printed copy of the form or the confirmation email that you received after filling it out, but it is not necessary.
- Please label the spine of your tape with the following information:
- Your video title.
- Your studio name. This MUST match the studio name that you provided us with on your submission form.
- Tape format (VHS, SVHS, or SVHS-ET).
- Please include at least 15 seconds of black leader before your video starts in order to prevent the "rainbow effect" from appearing in your video, and to give our equipment time to adjust the tracking.
- Please ensure that the only video on your tape is the one that you intend to submit.
- After you have filled out the submission form, please mail your tape to the following address:
Otakon AMV Contest
PO Box 336
Edison, NJ 08818-0636
USA - Submitted tapes can not be returned.
- Otakon is not responsible for lost or damaged media. We will do our best to notify you when your entry is received. However, we cannot guarantee confirmation before the submission deadline. if you wish to ensure confirmation, ship your tape with delivery confirmation.
