SIX AMV CATEGORIES:
[1] INTENSITY
Similar to an 'Action' category, but THIS year we are merging 'Effects' into this category, because good effects are intense. This category is for a strong dramatic plot or visuals, engaging the audience with impact, high suspense, and gripping scenes throughout. There is an additional prize for best Effects (see below,) but the Effects prize winner can come from any category.
[2] INSTRUMENTAL
This category may use any anime and any style of AMV, with the only criterion being that the music contain no discernible lyrics, and no scat or nonsense syllables either. Instrumental music may use the human voice as a wordless instrument. Here are two examples:
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Each submission must satisfy BOTH of these conditions below:
All music and sources must be at least five (5) years old, and
The sum, in years, of the latest (youngest) video source and audio source must equal AT LEAST 30.
[4] G-RATED COMEDY & PARODY
Tell all your jokes here! But to keep them CLEAN and FUN for ALL - will be the challenge! Entries for this category MUST conform to the MPAA "General" ("G") rating. The Hayes Code which was in force from the 1930s through 1960s also offers a good voluntary guideline as well.
[5] TRAILERS
Includes fake commercials, TV spots, and movie and game trailers. May use actual advertising audio or a fictitious creation in the style of a commercial, trailer, or fake episode opening credits. Serious and intriguing dual-openers will also show in this category. Comedy trailers may get redirected to the COMEDY category.
[6] MISLEAD THE AUDIENCE!
A project wherein the story seen in the AMV is unrelated or opposite to the story told in the actual anime series. Here are some possible strategies:
Make a romantic couple or relationship that does not exist in the show
Depict secondary characters as primary driving elements of a new story
Make a cheerful show come to a tragic or somber ending, or vice-versa, such as a comedy lampoon of a horror story
Rearrange story elements out of their original timeline to create a new plot
Apply digital effects / composites to create new settings, lighting, mood, and feel
Color-swap hair, skin, eyes, clothing and more to depict new and different-looking characters, objects, and settings
Composite characters onto a new setting from another show
Composite a character from a different show with a similar design style to make a new story or relationship
ADDITIONAL PRIZES:
[7] JUDGES' CHOICE: Chosen by the judges' panel. The winnner is revealed immediately following the contest.
[8] MASTER of TECHNICAL EFFECTS: New Prize for 2013! Chosen by the judges' panel AND the contest coordinator. In the event that the selected AMV is NOT selected for a category, it will be shown as an Exhibition entry and awarded its prize.
[9] BEST of SHOW chosen by audience vote.
GOOD LUCK & HAVE FUN !!
