AMV Contest:

Anime Milwaukee is holding the AMV contest again this year. Last year we got a lot of good AMVs, and we hope to see a strong competition again this year.

The Deadline for online submissions is 11:59pm cst (gmt-6) on February 6, 2009. Submissions received after this date will be disqualified. Submissions recieved by mail should be postmarked no later than February 3, 2009.

Here is the mailing address:

AMKE AMV Contest
Japanese Animation Association at UWM
Union box #155 University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee PO Box 413
Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53201

Submission for the AMV Contest is now closed, thanks and good luck to everyone who entered!

Rules:

1) AMV means Anime Music Video, so the majority of your video should be Anime.

2) Each person entering the contest can submit up to 3 videos.
*Try to keep your videos under 6 minutes, AMVs which are too long aren't much fun for anyone
*You'll need to fill out one submission form for each video you submit

3) The contest viewing is open to people of all ages, so keep your submissions PG-13, 15+ or whatever other rating scale you prefer.
*AMVs with sexual nudity, tons of gore, or lots of profanity will not be accepted. If you have a question about whether a video is appropriate or not, send an email to amke_amv@yahoo.com

4) No subs. If your AMV has subtitles (from using a fansub) in it, it will be disqualified.

5) If your video looks like a mess of blurry blocks or your audio sounds like someone singing into a tin can it will be disqualified

6) No bumpers, logos, credits (MTV style or otherwise), watermarks, website links or solicitations

7) AMVs should be created within the past year and a half. If the video has won at AMKE or any other convention, please don't enter it

Categories:

Each video can be submitted to compete in one of the following categories.
-Action
-Drama/Romance
-Comedy
-Dance/Upbeat/Fun/Over the Top

Submitting an AMV:

Online submission is preferred, but you can mail in a DVD or CD containing your entry if you wish.
All entrants must fill out the online form.
*note that any media sent to the contest won't be sent back

Here is the mailing address:

AMKE AMV Contest
Japanese Animation Association at UWM
Union box #155 University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee PO Box 413
Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53201


DVDs should be regular data DVDs and not authored

Last year the FTP didn't work so well, so if you are submitting online this year you will have to upload your AMV to a temporary storage site (like sendspace.com).

Format:

Resolution: 720x480
Container: .avi or .mpeg
Codec: Lagarith, Huffyuv, or xvid for .avi
mpeg2 for .mpeg
Framerate: 29.97, progressive only
Audio: 44.1 kHz (stereo preffered)

Judging:

The judging process is simple enough, each judge will "grade" each amv and the amv with the highest average score will win best of show. The amv with the highest average in each category will win the "best amv" for that category. scoring for each section is based on a 10 point scale (0 being bad, 10 being good) here are the scoring sections along with brief explanations:

Sync: How well do the various elements of your video line up with elements of your song?

Technical Merit: The harder your AMV looks like it was to make, the better.

Entertainment: If the video was engaging it will score high here. AMV's that aren't entertaining usually have you thinking, "is it done yet?" during the video

Flow: An AMV with good flow makes you feel like the scenes fit together, almost like it was taken right from the source.

Effort: If you work really hard on a project, even if it isn't the best, people can usually tell that you put a lot of effort into it...same thing applies here.

Disclaimer:
By entering into the Anime Milwaukee AMV contest you agree to let Anime Milwaukee and its staff hold and publicly screen your submission. Anime Milwaukee, its staff, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and other affiliates will not be held liable for the content screened at its contest(s).If you choose to make your submission by mail, the mailed media and its contents become the property of Anime Milwaukee and will not be returned. By completing the submission form you assert that you have read and understand these terms. These rules and regulations may change at any time without notice.