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YomiCon Cosplay Skit Contest

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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Registration is now open for the YomiCon Cosplay Skit Contest!

Read about the rules and the prizes, and then enter a team today! Spots will fill up fast, so don't wait!

UPDATE: Can't make it to our filming day, but want to enter the contest anyway?  Email us and we can talk about alternatives (like filming it yourself!)

Rules:

  • Each team may have 2-5 members (all team members must be under 20 years of age)
  • Skits must be appropriate for a teen audience
  • Skits will be filmed in advance on May 31st between 10am and 3pm and the best skits will be screened at YomiCon
  • Each skit can be between 3-5 minutes long -- skits which run long will be edited for the screening
  • Each team must have a captain who is registered for YomiCon, and will be present to accept the award, should their team win
  • A maximum of 14 teams can register -- teams will be notified within 7 days if they have been chosen.
  • Teams must come to the filming date ready to perform, and must bring a COPY of their music/soundtrack ready to go on a CD that will be turned over to the judges (the CD will become the property of YomiCon...bring a copy, not the original)

 

Prizes:

  • Of the 14 teams filmed, only the BEST will be screened at YomiCon, due to time restrictions. Teams selected for screening will be notified after their filming date.
  • The audience will vote for the winning entry from those that have been screened at the Con
  • The winning team will receive:
    • A tropy for the team captain
    • A Golden Ticket to the Prize Room for EACH team member present (team members MUST be present to get a Golden Ticket)
  • All teams present at the screening at YomiCon will recieve a copy of all the skits on DVD.
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