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Manifest 2006 Anime Music Video (AMV) Competition
It's time for the Anime Music Video prodigies from around the world to battle it out once again in this year's competition. AMVs offer a creative outlet for anime fans who like to tinker around with video editing and music syncing their favourite anime. So what are you waiting for?
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General Rules
- AMVs must not have been submitted to Manifest AMV competitions in previous years and no videos created prior to September 25, 2005 (hence over a year old by Manifest 2006) are eligible to compete.
- Video footage should be mostly derived from anime, manga, or Japanese video games.
- No more than three (3) submissions per person or group will be accepted. Each person who contributed to the assembling of the AMV must be listed on the submission form.
- AMVs must not have an intro or credits. Specifically designed intro titles containing your name and your video’s details will be made for each entry.
- AMVs may be rejected for any reasons, at the discretion of the AMV co-ordinator. Not all submissions may be shown. AMVs longer than 6 minutes will not be accepted. If your AMV is rejected, the Manifest AMV competition co-ordinator may attempt to contact you to discuss possible edits or alterations that would make it acceptable.
- You may submit AMVs that contain concepts/footage that are suitable for an audience above 18 years of age. Note though that having excessive objectionable material will mean your AMV might not be screened to the public and hence not be eligible to win the Fan Favourite category.
- All submission media (CDs or DVDs, etc) become the property of Manifest and will not be returned to the creator(s) so please do not send us your only copy.
- This competition is open internationally. You do not have to attend the convention in order to compete and/or win. Prizes will be mailed out if necessary.
- Manifest Organising Committee members are allowed to enter submissions which can be screened. However these submissions are limited to compete only for the Fan favourite section and will not be awarded physical prizes.
- You must submit videos that only you yourself or your group created. Submitting someone else's video or impersonating someone will mean your immediate disqualification from the AMV competition and all other competitions run at Manifest. A one year ban from the Manifest convention itself may also result if you are discovered.
Note: Rules are subject to change at any time.
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Competition Structure
The competition is divided into two main sections; the Judge votes and the Fan votes.
- Judge Vote - this section is judged by a group of people, both from within the Manifest Organising Committee and by people considered knowledgeable in the area of AMVs, anime, audio and video production. To win an award here, a video must show real editing prowess with a combination of the technical knowledge and the creative drive behind AMVs. Below are the categories in this year's competition. Note however that this is subject to change. As such, we ask you only to write down in your submission form your preferred category for your video. Videos will be judged just before Manifest itself where we determine the appropriateness of your video in the category.
- Best Action/Upbeat - videos which are a sure fire way to get the adrenaline pumping.
- Best Drama/Romance - tear jerker or heart wrenching videos that tug at your soul.
- Best Comedy/Parody - funny, unique, odd or sometimes just plain wrong videos.
- Manifest's Choice - this is awarded by the AMV Coordinator and members of the Manifest Organising Committee only, and is one which we believe deserves attention almost entirely because of the inspiration and impression it made on us.
- Fan Vote - During Manifest itself we screen all the videos that have been submitted to us. However, due to time constraints, not all the videos may be screened in the Fan Voting session. Videos might not be screened for Fan Votes based on the rules above or quality and/or technical issues. The audience is essentially asked to grade the videos which they watch during the screening, and a total is tallied to find out the winners afterwards. The 1st and 2nd place (and maybe even 3rd) winners will all receive awards.
- It is possible for a video to win both in the Fan Vote and Judge Vote section.
- Both Judge and Fan vote winners are announced at the closing ceremony of the convention, and soon after announced online. In previous years, winners have been awarded awesome medallions as well as the usual swag of
anime goodies and we hope to continue that, so be sure to give us your best!
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Format Guidelines
- Submissions must be in digital format only (no VHS submissions will be accepted). Only the formats below will be accepted, and we prefer that you encode them in either MPG, AVI, MKV, MP4 or OGM containers only:
- DivX, XviD, DV-AVI, HuffYUV
- MPEG1, MPEG2
- x.264
- Submissions can be in CD or DVD. Please note that you must not author the discs (i.e. not make them playable on a DVD or VCD player) and provide them only as plain data. We will be playing from computers, connected to sound systems and projectors.
- Please send the best quality possible (i.e. video should typically be 640x480 or bigger). This is not a specific requirement for videos and your entry will not be judged or excluded from the competition based on it but this is more for your sake than anything else. Our equipment is best suited for playing the following specifications:
- Audio:
44.1kHz or higher PCM, or MP3 (at least 192kbps), or Layer 2 audio for MPEG2 submissions (at least 224kbps)
- Video:
XviD or DivX MPEG4 at 3.3Mbps or higher. A first pass encode, if you feel sufficiently happy with the quality is also suitable.
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MPEG2 at 6-8Mbps
- You may include multiple copies of the video in different formats but only those encoded in the formats listed above will be used. In general, it is your responsibility to ensure that your submission can be played by us on the day. For help in regards to encoding, visit the AnimeMusicVideos.org guides or Amvience Studios (IRC or forums).
- Multiple submissions may share the same media, but should as far as possible be separately accessible. This means arranging different video submissions in separate directories/folders and having clear names of files matching your submission form details.
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Submission Guidelines
Please make sure that all your submission media are clearly labelled. Also include the following details (either as a text file in your submission media or as a printed copy or both) for each of your entries.
Name(s) of creator(s)' real names please (not your AMV creator persona)
Studio Name and/or www.animemusicvideos.org nickname (if applicable)
Contact email address
Mailing address
Video title
Preferred video category (may be more than one)Music title and artist
Source Anime/Game
It is recommended that you email the AMV coordinator that you have sent your submission, so that we know to expect from you soon. Also we would appreciate it if you tell us if you're attending Manifest or if you have a proxy for you there, so that in the event that your video wins, we can have someone pick up the prize.
Submissions must be received by August 31, 2006 (postmarked by the end of the business day). This date may change, so keep a look out in the news section.
Entries must be made by post to:
AMV competition submissions
PO Box 14191
Melbourne VIC 8001
Online submission is not available for the time being. Contact us if you want to discuss submitting online.
If you have suggestions or queries, please contact the AMV coordinator, Mark, at amv@manifest.org.au.
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