Anime North 2008 Skit Contest
At Anime North we have two major costume competitions - the Friday Night Skit Competition and the Saturday Night Masquerade. Both events are amateur costume competitions for Anime/Manga costumes, Media costumes, (Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, computer games etc.); Fantasy and Science Fiction costumes, Japanese Historical Costumes and any other costumes related to one or more of these categories.
The Skit Competition is for those who love to perform - (lip-synching,
dancing, acting, comedy etc.) and has a longer time limit per entry than
the Saturday Night Masquerade. Each entry in the Skit Competition has
up to 5 minutes for their performance.
In order to enter the Skit Competition, you must pre-register (see below
for registration information).
*SKIT COMPETITION REGISTRATION***
The Skit Competition will take place on Friday May 23, 2008 at
7:00 PM.
Note: Time is tentative and is subject to change
Registration Rules:
1. Download the*Skit Contest Entry Form
2. All contestants' names must be included on the form.
3. Real names must be used.
4. All pre-registration forms must be received by 9
May 2008.
5. Forms received will receive a confirmation e-mail.
6. All contestants must check in with the Skit Competition
Green Room on site (at the Doubletree Hotel) between
6:00PM and 6:30PM on Friday. You
MUST be checked in by 6:30PM.
***NOTE: All times are tentative. The final schedule will be confirmed
with all registered Skit Competition entrants.
Mail Entry Forms To:
Anime North Skit Competition
121-295 Water St.
Guelph, ON
N1G 2X5
All pre-registration forms must be received by FRIDAY, MAY 9th.
NOTE: your registration form MUST be signed by ALL members
of your group! If this presents a problem, please email anime.north.skits@gmail.com
Please also be sure to read all the general Masquerade Rules on the back
of the registration form. When you fill out, sign, and submit this form,
you acknowledge that you have read and agree to abide by all masquerade
rules. Contestants who have not signed the registration form will not
be allowed on stage.
*JUDGING DIVISIONS AND INFORMATION***
The Standard Division System, in accordance with the International Costumers'
Guild Guidelines, will be used as follows:
*Junior Division*
(Also known as the Young Fan Division)
Any contestant under 13 years of age at the time of this competition may
compete in the Junior Division.
*Novice Division*
A contestant who has not won a major award at a Masquerade other than
as a Junior costumer. Workmanship Awards, an Honorable Mention or an Honored
for Excellence Awards need not apply to this count.
*Journeyman Division*
A contestant who has won fewer than three awards at Masquerades while
competing in the Journeyman Division.
*Artisan Division*
Any costumer who has won three or more awards; or who wishes to enter
this division, provided that they do not belong in a higher division in
use in the competition.
*Master Division*
A contestant who has won more than three times in the Artisan Division,
or has won a Master award at a WorldCon, CostumeCon or a major award at
a nationally recognized regional Anime Convention. Also, anyone who is
a professional in a Costume-related business must compete as a Master.
For the purpose of this competition, a professional is defined as making
50% or more of their income in the costuming-related business. If there
are not sufficient Masters competing to fulfill this division, those entries
will be judged in the Artisan Division.
*Out-Of-Competition Division*
The Masquerade and Skit Competition are an amateur competitions. Anyone
who wants to show their costume in this Division may do so, but will not
be considered for awards.
*Workmanship Judging*
Because the emphasis is on performance for the Skit Competition, this
year there will be no workmanship judging. If you would like to have your
costume judged for workmanship, please consider entering the Saturday
Night Masquerade!
*Note:*
A contestant may compete in a Division higher than the one they are eligible
to enter. Keep in mind that if the contestant wins in this higher Division,
they must compete in that Division in future competitions.
*PRESENTATION TIME LIMITS:***
*ALL ENTRIES HAVE A TIME LIMIT OF FIVE MINUTES. *
*ANY ENTRY THAT EXCEEDS THEIR TIME LIMIT WILL HAVE THEIR MUSIC AND LIGHTS
CUT OFF, AND WILL BE ESCORTED FROM THE STAGE. *
*INTRODUCTIONS, MUSIC and SOUND***
If you have any special introduction for the MC to read, please have it
typed or printed clearly so it can be easily read. Without an introduction,
the MC will announce only your entry number, division and title at the
beginning of your presentation. After your presentation is complete, general
credits will be announced.
There will not be any microphones provided for the contestants.
Directly addressing the audience is *strongly* discouraged as most of
the audience will not hear you and this may distract from your presentation.
If you have narration or dialogue included with your presentation it should
be recorded on a CD.
If you have an introduction, music or sound effects to accompany your
presentation, record it on a CD. It is also advised that you bring two
copies of your CD in case of any problems playing the original. Make sure
you label the CD with your name, costume title, and the correct side to
be played. Please also write the track number to be played legibly on
the CD.
If the sound runs longer than your presentation (e.g. a commercial CD)
or must be cut on cue, please be very specific as to when to cut. The
usual cue is to fade the sound as the entrant leaves the stage. It is
best, when you want the sound to end at a specific point on a CD, to record
the material you want onto a CD.
Do not submit valuable or rare original CDs.
Submit one copy of your CD to the Skit Competition Staff when you check
in backstage on Friday night. If you have made a second copy, bring it
backstage with you. If you wish, you may submit a copy of your CD with
your registration, however, this is not necessary.
CDs used in the Skit Competition can be picked up at the Masquerade Registration
desk on Saturday and Sunday.
*STAGING ORDER***
Junior contestants will present first. Other entries which include children
may request to go on next if they do so at the time of registration. If
there are any special circumstances that would affect your place in line
(such catching a ride home that night) please tell the Masquerade staff
this when you turn in your forms at the Masquerade registration desk.
We will attempt to comply with your requests, but cannot guarantee placement.
*MASQUERADE RULES***
1. No open flame, fire, flash powder or flash paper is
allowed. Sealed electronic flashes are permitted. If you are using a strobe
effect please note it on your form so the MC may warn the audience. No
pointing of laser pens at the audience or tech crew.
2. No messy substances on stage. If in doubt ask the
Masquerade Directors. The stage must be in as good a condition when you
leave as when you enter. If you are leaving something on stage, it must
be able to be easily picked up by the stage crew, or bring your own ninja.
3. No flagrant nudity. This Masquerade is rated PG-13.
There will be children in the audience.
4. The weapons policy of the convention must be followed.
No real firearms, no realistic copies, and no projectile weapons are allowed.
Please transport your weapons to and from the Masquerade in a bag or closed
container if they do not conform to the convention weapons policy. While
weapons will be allowed on stage, they must be checked by our staff first.
All weapons must be sheathed before leaving the stage. If your costume
requires a bow, it must be unstrung when you are not on stage.
5. Each person may present only once during the Masquerade.
While any individual may compete as many costumes as they like, they can
only wear one of them. The others must be on other bodies.
6. Contestants must report to the Masquerade Green Room
on time. Report times will be supplied at the convention: check at the
Masquerade Registration Desk for this information. Failure to appear or
to be ready to
go on stage may result in disqualification. Note that Acts of God may,
to an extent, mitigate this.
7. The Masquerade Directors reserve the right to eliminate
anyone from competition on the basis of taste, danger to the audience
or other contestants, or for any other reason deemed sufficient.
8. The Judges may choose not to give out a Best-in-Show
Award, a Best-of-Division Award, or may not give out any awards in a division
at all if they do not feel any costumes entered in that division are deserving
of an award. The decisions of the Judges are final.
*SKIT CONTEST ENTRY_FORM .PDF format
Please contact the skit competition director with any questions anime.north.skits@gmail.com
*Costuming Panels***
As always, Anime North will have a variety of fascinating panels for every
skill level.
contact: masquerade@animenorth.com