Cosplay Contest Registration Form
Costu,me(s) :
Name(s)&Age
Contact info: email phone
Category:
(Please select one) Kids (0-10 Teens (11-17) Adults (Novice) Adults (Master) Group
Eligibility
· All participants must have a valid L.E.E. entrybadge.
· All participants must read and agree to follow all rules of the Cosplay contest.
· By registering for the Cosplay contest, all participants agree to allow L.E.E. to use their images for promotional purposes, both photographs and video.
· All convention policies must be upheld during the entirety of the Cosplay competition. Volunteerstaffmay enter Cosplay contest as long as staff-related responsibilities are fulfilled and covered.
· Board membersmaynotcompete in the Cosplay contest.
How to Enter
· Sign-up for the Cosplay competition begins once the rules have been posted to the LEE website. To sign up, fill out the Cosplay Contest Entry Form and email it to . At-convention sign ups may be available should any open slots remain.
· All entries are taken on a first come, first served basis. If all entry slots are full, there will be a waiting list for additional entrants who may be called in if anyone drops out or is disqualified.
· Entrants are required to show up at the requested time for the contest itself. Entrants who miss any of the required events may be disqualified. Please see the official schedule for times and locations of Cosplay Meetings and activities.
General Information
· LEE is a family friendly event. Content should not go beyond PG-13.
o Offensive language of any kind is not allowed—no racial or sexual epithets; no profanity, etc.
o No excessive violence.
o No sexual activity or contact—real or implied.
o All sexual jokes must have a non-sexual interpretation that is at least as obvious as the sexual one.
o No nudity—ALL costumes must adhere to the official convention rules.
o Be clever, not crass! If you think your costume or presentation might be too risqué or offensive, it probably is.
o If you have a question about your content, please feel free to ask the Cosplay Staff if it is allowable.
· You may surprise the audience, butNEVER SURPRISE THE CREW.
· No fire, flame, smoke, fog, dry ice, wind machines, lasers, pressurized gases or liquids.
· No messy substances—wet, dry, or oily—in the green room or on stage.
· No jumping on or off stage—please use the officially designated stage entrances and exits.
· Entrants must abide by the Convention weapons policy. All weapons must be approved. Pointing weapons at anyone not in your Cosplay group will NOT be tolerated. The Cosplay Coordinator must approve any actions involving weapons.
· Contestants may not use stage time to make political, religious, insulting, or other demonstrations not related to their entry.
· If for whatever reason one contestant is removed from competition for any violation the entire group will be disqualified as well.
· All decisions made by the Cosplay Coordinator or Programming Director are final.
· You must have some kind of foot covering. Shoes or boots are required. Be aware of safety concerns. If your character does not wear shoes the lack of accuracy will be forgiven; consider flesh-toned or clear shoes.
o Regular skit– Traditional skits in which the main activities include characters talking to each other and acting out a scene. Duration may be one minute and 30 seconds.
o Dance skit– skits in which most of the performance is dancing. Duration may be UP TO 1 minute 30 seconds.
o Walk-on– quick presentation consisting of a few poses intended to show off a costume. Duration may be UP TO 60 seconds.
· Pre-recorded music and dialogue are preferred and strongly encouraged, but not required.
o Do not submit valuable original CDs. Bring backup copies of your audio to ensure it's not lost. LEE is not responsible for damage to or loss of CDs or any other media, so please ONLY use “disposable” rewritable CDs rather than more valuable items.
o Include the name of your contact person and entry name in the filename.
o Clearly label CD with group name and Skit Title.
o One track on CD is preferred; we cannot change tracks or start in the middle of a track.
o We can not play or rip music off portable MP3 players, such as iPods or cell phones.
· Leave the stage as clean as it was when you set foot on it. Arrange to remove all items you brought on stage at the end of your presentation. If you have a particularly intricate presentation, we recommend you recruit your own stage ninjas.
· Don't plan for complex lighting.
· You cannot compete lower than any Division award you have won.
Skill Levels
To ensure that Entrants with limited experience compete with their peers and not against more experienced entrants, skill levels have been established. Entrants may elect to enter different skill levels for Costume construction and Presentation. The Judges will assess entries of higher skill levels using stricter criteria.
· For costume judging, these rankings apply to the costume maker, not the wearer as they are for construction, not presentation.
Master
· The Master category is intended for skilled cosplayers with cosplay experience and awards.
· Professional actors and actresses or groups who perform outside the convention circuit are required to compete at this level for presentations. Professional costumers, tailors, pattern-makers, seamstresses or people who take commissions for creating costumes or other clothing are required to compete at this level for Construction.
· Anyone who has won awards as a Novice
· An individual who has achieved "Master" status at any other major convention, or
· Anyone who chooses to compete in this division may do so.
Novice
· The Novice category is intended for people with virtually no cosplay experience or cosplayers with little to no prior experience on stage / making costumes.
· First time performers / costumers fit here.
· Anyone who has never won an award in a cosplay competition (other than as a Youth) at any convention.
Teens and Kids
· 17 or younger on the day of the competition.
Please note that any entry may be reclassified by the Judges if they feel it is appropriate.