Fashion Show
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For all registration questions, please contact registration@otakuthon.com. Pre-registration is closed but weekend and single day badges can be obtained on site during the convention.
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Do you like to create and wear clothes inspired by Japanese fashion?
Otakuthon is proud to present the Fashion Show! It is a fashion parade that brings together three different categories: Lolita, J-Pop/J-Rock/Visual-Kei and Traditional.
Everyone is invited to come watch this event!
Rules for Participating
The Fashion Show is starting up again this year at Otakuthon. Giving the chance for participants to walk on stage to show off their clothes inspired by Japanese fashion, the Fashion Show is also an opportunity for cosplayers to wear their more "risqué" costumes to show off to all.
The participants may wear clothes which they made themselves, clothes which have been purchased or clothes which were made by someone else.
The show will take place in two parts: the first part will allow participants registered for the show to have their time on stage and pose; the second part will allow the audience to have their moment of glory.
The Fashion Show will be taking place Saturday evening after the Masquerade on August 13, 2011 at 10pm. Up to a maximum of thirty (30) people (inclusive of groups) will be walking onto the stage during the first part. Each group may have a maximum of five (5) people registered. A maximum of one (1) minute will be allocated per person to walk on the stage.
THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION. NO PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED AND PARTICIPANTS WILL NOT BE JUDGED.
RULES
- Download the registration sheet (.pdf).
- All participant names MUST be registered on the sheet.
- ALL PARTICIPANTS must sign the registration sheet.
- The real names of the participants must be used.
- All registrations must be received before August 1, 2011. All registrations received after will be disqualified.
- Received registrations will receive an email confirmation.
- All participants must be present at the Green Room on Saturday evening between 9:00pm and 9:30pm. Participants MUST be registered and present at 9:30pm.
*NOTE : All hours are approximate and subject to change. The final schedule will be confirmed when all Skit Contest participants have registered.
Send your registrations to:
Otakuthon 2011 Fashion Show
575 rue Goyette
Longueuil, Quebec
J4J 2X4
All registrations must be received before MONDAY AUGUST 1, 2011.
All registrations must be signed by ALL members of your group.
We suggest you read the rules on the back of the registration sheet. By sending your completed and signed form, you certify that you have read and agree to comply with the rules. Participants who have not completed and signed the form will not be allowed on stage.
**** Presentation Time Limit ****
The time limit is one (1) minute per group of individuals on stage.
All entries which exceed the time limit will be cut off after one minute.
Note: If two people go on stage at the same time, their time limit will be one (1) minute total.
**INTRODUCTION, MUSIC, and SOUND**
If you have a special introduction that you would like the master of ceremonies to read, please write it legibly on your registration form or bring it typed on a computer so that it can be easily read. Without an introduction, the MC will only state the number, and title for your entry. After your entry is done, general information will be announced.
It is recommended and strongly advised that you write a bilingual text for your presentation.
If you have an introduction, music, or sound effects, please put them onto a CD. Do not forget to write your name, entry title, and track number on the CD.
If the audio is much longer than your presentation (ex: a song, a CD commercial, etc.) or must be cut on a certain cue, please be VERY specific about the instant where it should be cut.
We encourage you to send your registration and CD in advance by mail to avoid any electronic problems. This will allow the contest staff to verify your CD is working and compatible with the equipment which will be used during the event. All groups will still have the option of bringing their CDs to the staff when they register at the Green Room but run the risk that their CD might not be readable by the equipment.
We do not recommend that you send any valuable or rare CDs.
The CDs used during the Fashion Show will be given back at the location of the registration table on Sunday.
*** STAGE ORDER ***
Stage order will be done on a "first come, first served" basis.
FASHION SHOW RULES
1. Use of open flame, fire, flash powder or flash paper is not allowed. Sealed electronic flashes are permitted. If you are using a strobe effect, please note it on your form so the MC may warn the audience. No laser pointers allowed.
2. No messy substances on stage. If in doubt, ask the Fashion Show organizers during registration. The stage must be in as good a condition when you leave as when you entered. If you are leaving something on stage, it must be easily retrievable by the stage crew, or you will be expected to bring your own ninja for that purpose.
3. No flagrant nudity will be tolerated. However, costumes which are more risqué will be accepted due to the time and the event rating of "16 years and up". Children of 15 years of age and under may only be admitted to the show if accompanied by an adult. Depending on the situation, the use of curse words may be acceptable, however vulgar and degrading language is not permitted. Any presentation that doesn't follow these guidelines will be disqualified on the spot and may be subjected to being cut from the show. (Régie du cinéma du Québec:http://www.rcq.gouv.qc.ca/en/process.asp#c13)
4. No real firearms, no realistic copies, and no projectile weapons are allowed. No metal blades are allowed, regardless if they are dull or live. If your costume requires a bow, it must be unstrung when you are not on stage. All weapons must follow the Convention's Weapons Policy. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
5. Each person may participate in only ONE entry during the show. Individuals may enter several costumes into show, but they can only wear one of them and the others must be worn by other contest contestants.
6. Contestants must report to the Green Room on time. Report times will be supplied at the convention at the Fashion Show Registration Desk. Failure to appear or to be ready to go on stage may result in disqualification. Note that Acts of God may, to an extent, mitigate this.
7. The Fashion Show organizers reserve the right to remove anyone from show based on taste, danger to the audience or other contestants, or for any other reason deemed sufficient.
For all questions, please contact the Fashion Show director at: fashionshow@otakuthon.com.
Hope to see you there!