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Manifest 2006 Iron Chef AMV Competition
The Iron Chef AMV Competition is the place to discover whether or not you can tough it out with the best AMV creators out there. Here you can prove that you are the most versatile, the most creative, and generally the Iron Cheffiest AMV creator out there. If you believe you have what it takes to come up with a great video in a short amount of time, then read on.
This competition is open internationally; however, you must be present at Manifest for the competition.
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General Rules
- You (and if applicable, your whole group) must be at Manifest for both the times on Saturday and Sunday that the Iron Chef AMV competition is running.
- All video media must be submitted to the Information Desk or to the AMV
Coordinator at least one hour before the Iron Chef AMV Competition Judging Event on Sunday. AMVs submitted later than this will be disqualified. You will be given a proper run through of the event as well as last minute clarifications at this time, so be sure to turn up.
- Only one video per person/group. Note that only singular prizes will be given: whether you are on your own or as a group, you will only receive one prize for the one video.
- You can only use the anime footage that you are given.
- You are allowed to use any music and/or theme for your AMV as long as it is suitable for a general audience. This means no excessive adult themes or
profanity.
- AMV must be no longer than 5 minutes.
- AMV must not have an intro, credits, bump in or bump outs, or any other additions that do not immediately relate to the content of your video.
- No heckling and no lewd or lurid behaviour during the competition.
- Manifest Organising Committee Members and Judges are not allowed to enter in this competition.
- 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
You will be given the footage that you are to use for your AMV. In terms of music, you are free to choose any that you want provided it complies with rules 5 and 6. You are free to use any video editor but you
must specify the most likely codec that you will be rendering in (see the entry details below).
Saturday:
- The Chairman unveils the anime to be used.
- Contestants grab the anime and have until the competition the next day to
produce their entry.
Sunday:
- Contestants are taken through a small instruction session an hour before the contest.
- The AMVs of each contestant will be screened to the audience and a panel of judges.
Note: We want to point out again that you can use any video
editing program and any computer that you can get your hands on. This
means you can bring your laptop computer and start editing in Manifest itself,
or you can go home or wait till after Manifest on Saturday to edit in your home
computer, or however else you want. It's completely up to you, but note
however that Manifest will not provide you with a computer and/or
software to edit with.
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Format Guidelines
Please ensure that your video complies with the following requirements:
- Your video must be in CD, DVD and/or Flash drives or portable hard-drives
(USB and Firewire connections are available). No authored DVDs, VCD or SVCD. This is an on the spot event and we want to be able to quickly change videos.
- Please submit your entry in one of the following Manifest preferred formats.
- DivX, XviD, DV-AVI, HuffYUV
- MPEG1, MPEG2
- It may be a good idea to have multiple copies on different media in case what you bring becomes unusable on the day.
- For your reference, our equipment is best suited for playing the following
specifications so it might be in your best interest to encode in any of these
formats:
- 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.
or
MPEG2 at 6-8Mbps
- All video sources that contestants receive will be encoded in XviD AVI.
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How To Enter
So, do you think you have what it takes to take on the best that Manifest has? If you do or just want to know more, then please contact the AMV Coordinator at
amv@manifest.org.au or PM ShinoMatrix in the forum with the completed details below.
- Full name: real name please (not your AMV creator persona)
- Contact email address (one which you regularly check).
- Home address.
- A small biography of yourself focusing on your history as an AMV creator (not more 400 words).
- If you have one, please provide your www.animemusicvideo.org account details.
- You must tell us the most likely codec(s) that you will be rendering
in.
Entries close August 31, 2005.
Note: Due to time constraints, it is not guaranteed that everyone who enters will end up competing. You will be informed as soon as possible before the Manifest weekend if you are going to compete. Rules are subject to change at any time.
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