To sign up for our contests please fill in the appropriate form found here, registration deadline for OtoROCK: Battle of the Bands and OtoBeat: Singing Contest will be on 11:59pm July 29, 2012. Screening date for both will be held on August 5, 2012 at 02:00pm. Location for screening will be announced soon so please visit us to be updated.
Best of luck everyone...
OtoBEAT: SINGING CONTEST
OPEN TO ALL AMATEUR PERFORMERS WITHOUT PRIOR OR EXISTING CONTRACT UNDER ANY MAJOR RECORDING LABELS. MAY EITHER BE SOLO OR GROUP WITH A MAXIMUM OF 7 SINGING MEMBERS.
NO AGE LIMIT. (HOWEVER, MINORS MUST HAVE A WAIVER SIGNED BY PARENT/S OR GUARDIANS.)
ACCOMPLISH A REGISTRATION FORM AND PASS THE SCREENING.
PREPARE ONE SONG (MAX. OF 3 MINUTES) FOR THE SCREENING; ONE PERFORMANCE (MAY BE A MIX OF ANY NUMBER OF SONGS; MAX. OF 5 MINUTES) FOR THE EVENT CONTEST.
APPLICANTS/CONTESTANTS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN BACKGROUND MUSIC/MINUS ONE. (CD OR FLASHDISC)
APPLICANTS/CONTESTANTS MAY USE ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WHILE PERFORMING AS LONG AS THEY PROVIDE FOR THEIR OWN.
COSTUMES AND CHOREOGRAPHY ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
APPLICANTS/CONTESTANTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PERFORM STUNTS WHICH MAY CAUSE HARM UPON THEM OR THE AUDIENCE AND STAFF.
APPLICANTS WHO WILL PASS THE SCREENING MUST PURCHASE AT LEAST 1 PRE-SOLD OTOMONOGATARI TICKET WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCREENING PASSERS OR A WEEK AFTER POSTING OF LIST OF CONTESTANTS AT OTOMONOGATARI’S OFFICIAL PAGE.
PRIZES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT OTOMONOGATARI’S OFFICIAL PAGE.
APPLICANTS/CONTESTANTS MUST SIGN A WAIVER AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SET BY OTOMONOGATARI ORGANIZERS.
OtoROCK:BATTLE OF THE BANDS
OPEN TO ALL AMATEUR PERFORMERS WITHOUT PRIOR OR EXISTING CONTRACT UNDER ANY MAJOR RECORDING LABELS.
NO AGE LIMIT. (HOWEVER, MINORS MUST HAVE A WAIVER SIGNED BY PARENT/S OR GUARDIANS.)
ACCOMPLISH A REGISTRATION FORM AND PASS THE SCREENING.
BANDS WILL BE GIVEN 10 MINUTES PERFORMANCE AND SET-UP TIME DURING THE SCREENING AND 15 MINUTES PERFORMANCE AND SET-UP TIME DURING THE EVENT CONTEST. (ONE SLOW-PACED SONG AND ONE FAST-PACED SONG)
A BAND MEMBER MAY JOIN ANY NUMBER OF BANDS IN THE CONTEST.
BANDS MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN EQUIPMENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DRUMSTICKS, POWER SUPPLY, CABLES, ETC. OTOMONOGATARI ORGANIZERS WILL ONLY PROVIDE DRUMSET AND SOUND SYSTEM FOR BOTH THE EVENT AND SCREENING PERFORMANCES.
COSTUMES AND CHOREOGRAPHY ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED.
BAND MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PERFORM STUNTS WHICH MAY CAUSE HARM UPON THEM OR THE AUDIENCE AND STAFF.
BANDS WHO WILL PASS THE SCREENING MUST PURCHASE PRE-SOLD OTOMONOGATARI TICKETS EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF THEIR MEMBERS WITHIN A WEEK AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCREENING PASSERS OR A WEEK AFTER POSTING OF LIST OF CONTESTANTS AT OTOMONOGATARI’S OFFICIAL PAGE. (e.g. BANDS WITH 5 MEMBERS MUST PURCHASE AT LEAST 5 PRE-SOLD OTOMONOGATARI TICKETS)
BANDS WHO WILL PASS THE SCREENING MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ON OR BEFORE THE LAST WEEK OF AUGUST: A HARD COPY AND A SOFT COPY OF THEIR BAND PROFILE WITH 1 BAND PHOTO (WITH COMPLETE MEMBERS) (.doc OR .pdf OR .jpg FORMS ONLY).
PRIZES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT OTOMONOGATARI’S OFFICIAL PAGE.
BAND MEMBERS MUST SIGN A WAIVER AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS SET BY OTOMONOGATARI ORGANIZERS.
CHILDREN 14 YEARS OR UNDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A GUARDIAN BOTH DURING REGISTRATION, CALLING TIME AND QUEUING, AND THE CATWALK ITSELF, WHO WILL ALSO COUNTER SIGN A WAIVER FOR THE COMPETITION.
A MAXIMUM OF 50 COSPLAYER SLOTS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE COMPETITION. THIS MAY DECREASE OR INCREASE DEPENDING ON THE ORGANIZERS DECISION.
IN CASE A NUMBER OF ONLINE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT CONFIRM THEIR REGISTRATION ON SITE, SLOTS WILL BE GIVEN TO WALK IN COSPLAYERS.
WALK IN APPLICANTS MUST PRESENT A COPY OF A FULL BODY PICTURE OF THE CHARACTER AND FILL IN AN APPLICATION FORM THAT THE REGISTER WILL PROVIDE.
PARTICIPANTS MAY ALSO SUBMIT A BACKGROUND MUSIC PIECE FOR THEIR CATWALK. A USB STORAGE DEVICE CAN BE PRESENTED UPON REGISTRATION. THE PIECE SHOULD NOT EXCEED A MINUTE. THE PARTICIPANT MUST ALSO REMIND THE TECH TEAM OF THEIR PARTICIPANT NUMBER OR ANY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE CATWALK.
COSTUME:
THE THEME FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE MUSIC/SOUND, ONLY CHARACTERS WITH RELEVANCE TO THE THEME WILL BE QUALIFIED TO JOIN.
COSTUMES MUST BE FROM ANIME/MANGA/WESTERN COMICS/EASTERN OR WESTERN MOVIES/TV SHOWS/WESTERN ANIMATION OR TOKUSATSU/LIVE ACTION DRAMA OR MUSICAL IN ADHERENCE TO THE EVENT'S THEME.
STRICTLY NO ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED.
STRICTLY NO NUDITY ALLOWED. ANY COSTUME DESIGNS MUST BE OF GENERAL PATRONAGE RATING.
ANY WEAPONS/PROPS MUST BE CHECKED BEFORE CATWALK. ANY WEAPONRY COULD ONLY BE USED AS A COSTUME PIECE. ANY SHARP, METALLIC PROPS, OR ANYTHING THAT ARE DEEMED HAZARDOUS ARE NOT ALLOWED. BLUNT WEAPONS SUCH AS A BOKUTO (WOODEN SWORD) OR A SHINAI (KENDO BAMBOO SWORD) ARE ALLOWED, AS LONG AS IT IS ONLY USED AS A COSTUME PIECE. HAZARDOUS PROPS ARE SUBJECT FOR CONFISCATION IF MISUSED.
SUBSTANCES THAT CAN BE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGING TO PROPERTY OR EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. SUCH SUBSTANCES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PYROTECHNICS, EXPLOSIVES, PAINT, CIGARETTES, OR ANY SLIME.
PREP ROOM AND BAGGAGE COUNTERS:
SEPARATE ROOMS FOR MALE AND FEMALE ARE PROVIDED FOR COSPLAYERS, BOTH REGISTERED, AND NON REGISTERED. YOU MAY INQUIRE THE INFORMATION BOOTH OR AN EVENT MARSHALL FOR THE PREP ROOM LOCATIONS. COMFORT ROOMS HOWEVER, ARE ALSO FOR TENANTS AND EVENT ATTENDEES.
THE COMFORT ROOMS ARE STRICTLY NOT FOR COSTUME CHANGING, HENCE THE REASON THE NATSUMONOGATARI TEAM PROVIDED SEPARATE ROOMS.
A BAGGAGE COUNTER IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE EVENT PREMISES. IT IS ADVISED NOT TO LEAVE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE CELLPHONES, WALLETS AND GADGETS ETC. IN THE BAGGAGE COUNTER. THE BAGGAGE COUNTER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROPERTY.
QUEUING AND CATWALK:
THE COSPLAY REGISTRY WILL REMIND YOU OF THE CALLING TIME OF THE COMPETITION. 30 MINUTES IS THE ALLOTED TIME FOR THE QUEUING OF PARTICIPANTS. A PARTICIPANT MUST BE IN THE QUEUE LINE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE CATWALK.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE GIVEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE QUEUING TIME. COSPLAYERS ARE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF 1 MINUTE FOR THE CATWALK. THERE WILL BE A "GRACE TIME" MAXIMUM OF 2 MINUTES, BUT EXCEEDING THAT TIME WILL GARNER A DISQUALIFICATION. BUT THIS MAY BE EXTENDED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (SUCH AS GIVING WAY TO BULKY COSTUMES)
A MAXIMUM OF (2) "HUMAN PROPS" ARE ALLOWED TO THE STAGE. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY PROPS IN OR OUT OF THE STAGE.
NO DANGEROUS STUNTS ALLOWED. A COSPLAYER MUST INFORM THE COSPLAY MARSHALLS IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY LAST MINUTE REQUESTS OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY THINGS YOU PLAN ON DOING DURING THE CATWALK. VIOLATING THIS WOULD GARNER AN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION.
CRITERIA:
ACCURACY OF CHARACTER - ACCURATE DEMONSTRATION OF THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY/TRAITS/MANNERISMS DURING THE CATWALK.
COSTUME DESIGN - CLOSENESS TO THE CHARACTER'S ORIGINAL DESIGN ALSO THE MATERIALS, AND THE TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE COSTUME'S CLOSENESS TO ACCURACY
CREATIVITY AND ADHERENCE TO THEME - THE INNOVATIVE IN TERMS OF ADHERING TO THE MUSIC/SOUND THEME OF THE EVENT.
AUDIENCE RECEPTION - THE AUDIENCE REACTION TO THE WHOLE CATWALK/SKIT
AGREEMENT:
NINJIN EVENTS MAY TAPE, OR PHOTOGRAPH CONTESTANTS AT ITS DISCRETION. ENTRY TO THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES THE PARTICIPANTS TO ALLOW NINJIN EVENTS TO USE THEIR PICTURES FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES IN THE FUTURE.
NINJIN EVENTS READIED A COUNTERMEASURE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS OR OTHER UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR. HOWEVER, NINJIN EVENTS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS.
ELIGIBILITY:
EVENT ORGANIZING MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
DISQUALIFICATION:
NINJIN EVENTS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY PARTICIPANTS WHO VIOLATE ANY OF THE RULES STATED ABOVE.
OtoTUNE: COSPLAY COMPETITION
CHILDREN 14 YEARS OR UNDER MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A GUARDIAN BOTH DURING REGISTRATION, CALLING TIME AND QUEUING, AND THE CATWALK ITSELF, WHO WILL ALSO COUNTER SIGN A WAIVER FOR THE COMPETITION.
A MAXIMUM OF 50 COSPLAYER SLOTS WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE COMPETITION. THIS MAY DECREASE OR INCREASE DEPENDING ON THE ORGANIZERS DECISION.
IN CASE A NUMBER OF ONLINE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT CONFIRM THEIR REGISTRATION ON SITE, SLOTS WILL BE GIVEN TO WALK IN COSPLAYERS.
WALK IN APPLICANTS MUST PRESENT A COPY OF A FULL BODY PICTURE OF THE CHARACTER AND FILL IN AN APPLICATION FORM THAT THE REGISTER WILL PROVIDE.
PARTICIPANTS MAY ALSO SUBMIT A BACKGROUND MUSIC PIECE FOR THEIR CATWALK. A USB STORAGE DEVICE CAN BE PRESENTED UPON REGISTRATION. THE PIECE SHOULD NOT EXCEED A MINUTE. THE PARTICIPANT MUST ALSO REMIND THE TECH TEAM OF THEIR PARTICIPANT NUMBER OR ANY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE CATWALK.
COSTUME:
THE THEME FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE MUSIC/SOUND, ONLY CHARACTERS WITH RELEVANCE TO THE THEME WILL BE QUALIFIED TO JOIN.
COSTUMES MUST BE FROM ANIME/MANGA/WESTERN COMICS/EASTERN OR WESTERN MOVIES/TV SHOWS/WESTERN ANIMATION OR TOKUSATSU/LIVE ACTION DRAMA OR MUSICAL IN ADHERENCE TO THE EVENT'S THEME.
STRICTLY NO ORIGINAL CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED.
STRICTLY NO NUDITY ALLOWED. ANY COSTUME DESIGNS MUST BE OF GENERAL PATRONAGE RATING.
ANY WEAPONS/PROPS MUST BE CHECKED BEFORE CATWALK. ANY WEAPONRY COULD ONLY BE USED AS A COSTUME PIECE. ANY SHARP, METALLIC PROPS, OR ANYTHING THAT ARE DEEMED HAZARDOUS ARE NOT ALLOWED. BLUNT WEAPONS SUCH AS A BOKUTO (WOODEN SWORD) OR A SHINAI (KENDO BAMBOO SWORD) ARE ALLOWED, AS LONG AS IT IS ONLY USED AS A COSTUME PIECE. HAZARDOUS PROPS ARE SUBJECT FOR CONFISCATION IF MISUSED.
SUBSTANCES THAT CAN BE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL TO PEOPLE OR DAMAGING TO PROPERTY OR EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. SUCH SUBSTANCES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: PYROTECHNICS, EXPLOSIVES, PAINT, CIGARETTES, OR ANY SLIME.
PREP ROOM AND BAGGAGE COUNTERS:
SEPARATE ROOMS FOR MALE AND FEMALE ARE PROVIDED FOR COSPLAYERS, BOTH REGISTERED, AND NON REGISTERED. YOU MAY INQUIRE THE INFORMATION BOOTH OR AN EVENT MARSHALL FOR THE PREP ROOM LOCATIONS. COMFORT ROOMS HOWEVER, ARE ALSO FOR TENANTS AND EVENT ATTENDEES.
THE COMFORT ROOMS ARE STRICTLY NOT FOR COSTUME CHANGING, HENCE THE REASON THE NATSUMONOGATARI TEAM PROVIDED SEPARATE ROOMS.
A BAGGAGE COUNTER IS ALSO PROVIDED IN THE EVENT PREMISES. IT IS ADVISED NOT TO LEAVE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE CELLPHONES, WALLETS AND GADGETS ETC. IN THE BAGGAGE COUNTER. THE BAGGAGE COUNTER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROPERTY.
QUEUING AND CATWALK:
THE COSPLAY REGISTRY WILL REMIND YOU OF THE CALLING TIME OF THE COMPETITION. 30 MINUTES IS THE ALLOTED TIME FOR THE QUEUING OF PARTICIPANTS. A PARTICIPANT MUST BE IN THE QUEUE LINE 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE CATWALK.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE GIVEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE QUEUING TIME. COSPLAYERS ARE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF 1 MINUTE FOR THE CATWALK. THERE WILL BE A "GRACE TIME" MAXIMUM OF 2 MINUTES, BUT EXCEEDING THAT TIME WILL GARNER A DISQUALIFICATION. BUT THIS MAY BE EXTENDED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES (SUCH AS GIVING WAY TO BULKY COSTUMES)
A MAXIMUM OF (2) "HUMAN PROPS" ARE ALLOWED TO THE STAGE. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY PROPS IN OR OUT OF THE STAGE.
NO DANGEROUS STUNTS ALLOWED. A COSPLAYER MUST INFORM THE COSPLAY MARSHALLS IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY LAST MINUTE REQUESTS OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY THINGS YOU PLAN ON DOING DURING THE CATWALK. VIOLATING THIS WOULD GARNER AN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION.
CRITERIA:
ACCURACY OF CHARACTER - ACCURATE DEMONSTRATION OF THE CHARACTER'S PERSONALITY/TRAITS/MANNERISMS DURING THE CATWALK.
COSTUME DESIGN - CLOSENESS TO THE CHARACTER'S ORIGINAL DESIGN ALSO THE MATERIALS, AND THE TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE COSTUME'S CLOSENESS TO ACCURACY
CREATIVITY AND ADHERENCE TO THEME - THE INNOVATIVE IN TERMS OF ADHERING TO THE MUSIC/SOUND THEME OF THE EVENT.
AUDIENCE RECEPTION - THE AUDIENCE REACTION TO THE WHOLE CATWALK/SKIT
AGREEMENT:
NINJIN EVENTS MAY TAPE, OR PHOTOGRAPH CONTESTANTS AT ITS DISCRETION. ENTRY TO THIS AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES THE PARTICIPANTS TO ALLOW NINJIN EVENTS TO USE THEIR PICTURES FOR PUBLICITY PURPOSES IN THE FUTURE.
NINJIN EVENTS READIED A COUNTERMEASURE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS OR OTHER UNFORTUNATE EVENTS THAT MAY OCCUR. HOWEVER, NINJIN EVENTS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS.
ELIGIBILITY:
EVENT ORGANIZING MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
DISQUALIFICATION:
NINJIN EVENTS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY PARTICIPANTS WHO VIOLATE ANY OF THE RULES STATED ABOVE.
when is the screening?
ReplyDeleteScreening would be on August 5, 2012, 02:00pm. screening location is still tentative so please visit us from time to time for updates...
ReplyDeleteoki doki. thanks for the info
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