Gravely
06-11-2008, 08:58 PM
Hi,
so in the past few years we have all been thrilled at the amount of cosplayers coming to CC's.
CC-24,25,26 for sure saw LOTS of anime style things win big prizes
So then of course we're hoping that CC-27 will also bring lots of new folks to the party.
with that in mind, I'm sure some of you wonder about how things are judged at a Costume Con.
I'll address this in very general terms, knowing that each event might have additional things to add, but here's a list of the instructions that will be given to our judges, and that we will expect them to live up to.
Remember, judging is a very flattering thing to be asked to do, no doubt, but it is a job, and comes with responsibilities.
Responsibilities to the community at large, the history of costume con, and of course most importantly, the entrants on that particular night.
This list was not put together by CC-27, but worked on by many past conchairs and masquerade directors.
anyone that would like to use them at other cons is welcome to print them out.
Judges Instructions
1-Try your best to always give a best in show and best in each class
2-don't judge a style of costume against others you have seen in the past of a similar style
3-don't judge a specific costumer by what they've done in the past
4-only judge a costume against what is in this particular masquerade
5-The quality of best in class or best in show may vary from con to con, as they are only the best on that one particular night.
6- Originality is important and should be looked at as one of the many areas of costume creation. Not higher valued, not lesser valued but equal to that of design, fit, color choices, presentation etc…
7-A great joke is not automatically a great costume.
8-It's a costume event, presentation routines are there to provide a better forum to view the costume.
9- The main Masquerade Judges are there to judge everything they see. NOT just presentation.
This is not a skit contest or talent show, it is a costume competition. These judges should care
about the quality of the costume
10- There will also be separate workmanship judging, that is for work that needs to be seen up close and personal to be sure it isn’t missed from stage.
11- Excellence deserves recognition, and you should award as many prizes as you think are
warranted by the quality of the costumes in that event. Sometimes it’s 30%, sometimes it’s
75%, or more.
if you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask, and if you want to, feel free to write me off list about them.
so in the past few years we have all been thrilled at the amount of cosplayers coming to CC's.
CC-24,25,26 for sure saw LOTS of anime style things win big prizes
So then of course we're hoping that CC-27 will also bring lots of new folks to the party.
with that in mind, I'm sure some of you wonder about how things are judged at a Costume Con.
I'll address this in very general terms, knowing that each event might have additional things to add, but here's a list of the instructions that will be given to our judges, and that we will expect them to live up to.
Remember, judging is a very flattering thing to be asked to do, no doubt, but it is a job, and comes with responsibilities.
Responsibilities to the community at large, the history of costume con, and of course most importantly, the entrants on that particular night.
This list was not put together by CC-27, but worked on by many past conchairs and masquerade directors.
anyone that would like to use them at other cons is welcome to print them out.
Judges Instructions
1-Try your best to always give a best in show and best in each class
2-don't judge a style of costume against others you have seen in the past of a similar style
3-don't judge a specific costumer by what they've done in the past
4-only judge a costume against what is in this particular masquerade
5-The quality of best in class or best in show may vary from con to con, as they are only the best on that one particular night.
6- Originality is important and should be looked at as one of the many areas of costume creation. Not higher valued, not lesser valued but equal to that of design, fit, color choices, presentation etc…
7-A great joke is not automatically a great costume.
8-It's a costume event, presentation routines are there to provide a better forum to view the costume.
9- The main Masquerade Judges are there to judge everything they see. NOT just presentation.
This is not a skit contest or talent show, it is a costume competition. These judges should care
about the quality of the costume
10- There will also be separate workmanship judging, that is for work that needs to be seen up close and personal to be sure it isn’t missed from stage.
11- Excellence deserves recognition, and you should award as many prizes as you think are
warranted by the quality of the costumes in that event. Sometimes it’s 30%, sometimes it’s
75%, or more.
if you have any questions about anything, feel free to ask, and if you want to, feel free to write me off list about them.