• Hall Costume Contest Overview
• Hall Costume Contest Rules
• Hall Costume Contest Divisions
• Hall Costume Contest Awards

Hall Costume Contest Overview

So you have a costume, but for whatever reason, you aren't appearing in the Saturday Night Masquerade. If you want to have your costume judged, feel free to enter the Hall Costume Contest. Some things you will want to keep in mind:

PLEASE NOTE: any costume used in competition as a hall costume prior to the Masquerade cannot be entered in the Masquerade.

Hall costumes are recommended for new fans and for those who suffer from stage fright.

Please contact our Hall Cosplay Staff at bigdannyt@gmail.com if you have any questions about the Hall Costume Contest.

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Hall Costume Contest Rules

1. Hall Costume judging will take place in the Directors Room at the following times:

Friday	5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Saturday	12:00 PM – 3:00 PM



Sign-ups for the Hall Costume Contest will be held at the convention. The Signup sheets will be found at the Information Booth. A sheet will be out Friday between noon and 2 PM giving times for the Friday night contest and part of the Saturday contest. A second sheet will be placed out Saturday morning between 9-10 for late arrivals. Sign up sheets will be collected 10 minutes prior to the start of the contest. The Sign-up sheet will be first come, first served, so get signed up early.

All costumers who have signed up during a particular day have to be in the Directors RoomDirectors Room

2. You may not enter the same costume in both the Hall costume contest and the Masquerade. Also, you may only enter one costume a day in the Hall contest.
3. This is an Asian Animation Convention, so please, only costumes from Anime and Asian influenced Video Games (Final Fantasy, Onimusha, King of Fighters, DOA, Magna Carta, etc) will be accepted. Please, no Star Wars, Star trek, Harry Potter, etc. costumes.
4. Likewise, no original characters (I.E. characters from fan fictions and the such not part of the canon from any actual anime) or Generic costumes (generic Samurai, Kimono, costuming as a Japanese Exclamation, etc.) The accuracy of these characters costumes are completely at the whim of the creator, so we, as the judging staff would have no fair base to judge them.
5. Please bring reference material for your character. The judges have been around, but they haven't seen everything. Having a physical image of the original character would help us immensely.
6. Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? I think so, Brain, but then it'd be Snow White and the Seven Samurai...
7. We will be judging your costume on workmanship and presentability. Staying in character is not necessary (although judges do like to see enthusiasm ^_~).
8. If you have an especially bulky or cumbersome costume that you would like to enter, E-mail us at bigdannyt@gmail.com and we will set up a specific time for you to present your costume during the contest hours.

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Hall Costume Contest Divisions

This year, we will be going to the traditional Division set up for judging:

Beginner: All contestants in the group have won zero awards.

Novice: All contestants in the group have won fewer than three (3) major prizes in costume competitions at any convention.

Journeyman: Any contestant in the group has won at least three (3) major prizes as a Novice, but less than Six (6) major prizes at the Journeyman level.

Craftsman: Any contestant in the group has won At least Six (6) major prizes at any previous conventions.

A major award starts with "Best" and includes awards such as "Best in Class", "Best Craftsmanship", etc., and was given out by an entire panel of judges. Honorable mentions do count as major awards. Judge's awards (I.E. the Steve Bennett Best Breasts award, The “are you bitter enough?” award. Basically, if it’s from an individual judge and has a cutesy nickname attached) do not count as major prizes.

A Novice entry may opt to register and compete at a higher level (Journeyman or Craftsman) if they wish. Likewise, Journeymen may opt to register and compete as Craftsmen. Craftsmen must register as such.

Group entries will be judged according to the skill level of the most experienced member.

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Hall Costume Contest Awards

Within each Division, judges are free to award as many (or as few) prizes as they wish.

Awards: We will be presenting awards at Masquerade Halftime in the following categories with honorable mentions within each skill division:

• Best of Weekend
• Best in Craftsman
• Best in Journeyman
• Best in Novice
• Best in Beginner

Honorable Mentions will be at the discretion of the individual judges. And most importantly of all, have fun, people!

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