Changes to cosplay contest

By neimhaille. 26/10/09, 05:34 pm

Bad internect connection killed my long post of much information, so here is the shorter version until I am well enough to rebuild the long post:

Ambushed Bill about announcing skill division just before conetst so he didn't get a shock ;) Told ok fine, hense the announcement ;)

New skill division is a reflection of all the new people entering who have wonderful costumes especially taking into consideration newness of skills and experience.

Two classes:
Novice: for those who have little or no experience in the skills and techniques used in cosplay. This will be fine tuned but we don't want someone who has heaps of experience in the fundamentals but just haven't entered the contest ;)

Open: for anyone of any level who is not a professional in any of the fundamentals techniques used in cosplay. This means new people who do want to challenge themselves may do so still!

This works out fairer, still offers challenges and safety nets for those who need them than creating a so called "master class".

This will mean a reworking of rules and prizes and I ambushed Bill again after to reinforce how prizes are more about bragging rights and having a momento of a win than anything else.

Nest to note is that all skits will be prerecorded from now. Tech and volunteer help was awesome this week and helped in feeling secure about this decision.
And as a heads up the easiest most convenient form will be an audio CD with just your skit on it.

The registration forms will also be adjusted to work with all of this too.

As always armageddon.cosplay@gmail.com for any queries you may be too shy to ask here.

By fleyer. 26/10/09, 05:36 pm

So, I wanted to ask this but you both looked busy afterwards talking to people so I didn't want to interrupt.
But next year I'm planning a trio, one of our members is down in Chch, is it allowed for the other two of us to work on her costume here in Auckland and have her wear it? Or does she have to make it herself? Just so we know before we start ^^

By **JVCA**. 26/10/09, 05:40 pm

Oh man, totally loving the pre-recorded only idea! Very Happy

Yay for good tech at long last. n_n
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By neimhaille. 26/10/09, 05:41 pm

As always everyone has to work equally in their group. She would just be a model otherwise :) That doesn't mean you have to get together though! I mean, I'm not demanding you spend lots of money on flights! Email and digital cameras are love :)

By fleyer. 26/10/09, 05:46 pm

Okay, thanks for that ^^
Now we can go ahead, well once the stuff from the states arrives we can start =D

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My comp cosplay for wellygeddon is under the spoiler tag in my sig what catergory would it go under, i havent entered before either

By mirenolicious. 26/10/09, 10:57 pm

The announcement for the novice class made me happy but I'm still a bit nervous being a newbie and all. Oh well as long as I enjoy myself nothing else matters...besides there's always CNZ if I need help right?

By neimhaille. 26/10/09, 11:06 pm

We will still be making a fuss for the novice class so no worries and no worries as the novice class will probably be done separately to the open so as to keepneveres down as long as possible :)

We will never make everyone completely happy so have to take a stance based on experience and memory of competing and on the quality of queries we have for it :)

By Icarus. 27/10/09, 12:01 am

By Pura. 27/10/09, 12:38 am

By ShiroChocoJo. 27/10/09, 08:39 am

you call that short? wow. I wonder how long the REAL thing is... o.O"
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By **Mandie_Chan**. 27/10/09, 02:59 pm

This is so exciting!
I can't wait to see the final words about the new changes~

Do you think it'll be put in place for Chch geddon next year?
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Phew that's good, I decided that I would'nt be able to pull that cosplay off anyway, But i'm glad that even with a good costume i can still enter novice

By **JVCA**. 27/10/09, 03:11 pm

@Mandie: I think it will be in place for all '10 events. Very Happy

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By **Mandie_Chan**. 27/10/09, 03:14 pm

YAY!!!

I shall enter in chch then~
ooooo.... this also means we are the first to try out the new rules! This shall be epic ^^
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