CC16-SF-04: Ambassador from Aquavania
Competition Staff & Rules
Staff:
- Director: Julie Zetterberg
- Master of Ceremonies: Bruce Mai
- Workmanship Judge: Cat Devereaux*
- Presentation Judges: Susan de Guardiola, John Mitchell, and Steve Swope
Rules:
The SF/Fantasy Masquerade will be held on Saturday night. This is the competition for costumes based on fantasy, mythology, science fact or science fiction, future worlds and imaginary pasts.
The General Event Rules (above) will apply to this event. Registration win be at the Convention. More detailed information on registration will be given in PR #3.
SKILL DIVISIONS
In order to provide costumers of different experience levels the chance to compete among peers, the skill division system will be used, with the following definitions:
Young Fan: Anyone who is younger than 13 years old at the time of the convention. For awards, entries will be divided into two categories — costumes made by the young contestants, and costumes made for them by adults.
Novice: Anyone who has won fewer than three awards for different costumes in the Novice Division in Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerades at large regional conventions, the World Science Fiction Convention, or at CostumeCons.
Journeyman: Anyone who has won fewer than three awards for different costumes in the Journeyman Division in Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerades at large regional conventions, the World Science Fiction Convention, or at CostumeCons; anyone who has won three times for different costumes in the Novice Division at any of the above-named conventions.
Master: Anyone who has won three or more awards for different costumes in the Journeyman Division in the Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerades at large regional conventions, the World Science Fiction Convention, or at CostumeCons; anyone who has ever won as a Master at Worldcon or CostumeCon. Professionals (those making a significant income as costumers) are strongly encouraged to enter as Masters.
Note: Any contestant may compete at a skill division higher than the one for which he or she qualifies. The division for group entries will be determined by the group’s most skilled member. If you are uncertain of your skill level, please check with the Masquerade Director.
RE-CREATION COSTUMES
Those who are entering re-creation costumes should compete within the appropriate skill division, but should enter on the registration form as “re-creation.” Re-creation costumes are those taken from any source in which one or more views of the costume have previously been shown. Such sources include (but are not limited to) book covers, paintings, movies, television, stage plays, comic strips, comic books, trading/game cards, and graphic novels.
Costumes based on your imagination, costumes inspired by (but not directly taken from) movies/TV/stage sources (for example, your original vision of a Vulcan swim suit), costumes based on the text of a book, etc., are not re-creation costumes. If you are unsure about whether or not your costume is a re-creation, please check with the Masquerade Director.
Anyone entering a re-creation costume must include a photocopy of the original source or similar documentation for the judges. Please, no books, original artwork, or anything else that can’t be stapled or paper-clipped to your entry form!
TIME LIMITS
Entries with up to four individuals will be limited to a minimum of 60 seconds on stage. Entries with five or more individuals will be allowed up to 90 seconds on stage. Any group that feels that a longer time limit is necessary for their presentation should discuss it with the Masquerade Director before the convention.
COMPETITIONS:
PRESENTATION
The presentation awards will be based on what the presentation judges see during your time on stage. The judges will consider both your costume itself and how well it is displayed on stage. After all the contestants have appeared on stage, the judges will deliberate and determine the awards to be given to costumes of merit within each skill division.
WORKMANSHIP
In order to recognize the work of those costumers who put extra effort into the construction of their costume, there will be an optional — and separate — workmanship competition backstage before the masquerade.
Workmanship can include fine hand or machine sewing, electronics, papier mache, beading, tailoring, fabric dyeing or painting, quilting, metalwork, leather tooling, latex prosthetics, or other work that might not be apparent to the audience (or presentation judges) during your time on stage.
You may enter all or part of your costume for workmanship judging. The workmanship judges will want to see your work up dose, and may ask you questions about your techniques, etc. Depending on your costume, and/or the workmanship element you wish to have judged, they may need to see your work before and/or after you are dressed for the masquerade.
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions or need additional information about the CC16 Science Fiction/Fantasy Masquerade, please feel free to contact the Masquerade Director, Julie Zetterberg, (Address Removed).
