LaCON ( La Consolacion Anime and Cosplay Festival)

Time	Saturday, September 24 · 10:00am - 8:00pm
Location	Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium, Malolos City, Bulacan (KB Gym)
Created By	BULACAN COSPLAY MANIA
More Info	(A LA CONSOLACION UNIVERSITY PHILIPPINES BSHRM 4B Cosplay Event in partnership with Bulacan Cosplay Mania) When : Sept 24 2011 (10am-8pm) Where: Bulacan Capitol Gym (Airconditioned), Malolos, Bulacan Ticket Price : 80php ... Online Photo Contest : http://www.facebook.com/no​te.php?note_id=10150285805​712567 COSPLAY COMPETITION (Individual and Group) Guidelines: 1. Registration begins at 10:00am and closes at 2:00pm. 2. The participants must have the following upon registration: a. 1 soft copy picture of the character to be portrayed and background music. (via Flashdrive or CD) b. Registration forms. The participant should fill-out three (3) copies of the registration form provided at the event itself. It will be submitted upon registration together with the full body picture of the character. 3. For the Individual Cosplay: a.Registration will be done on a registration submission basis, meaning, the first person to register will be the first person to go up onstage. b. Bring your Background Music upon registration 4. For the Group Cosplay: a. The Group Cosplay contest shall be formally opened as soon as the registration team receives a total of FIVE (5) or more Group Cosplay participants. b. Group Cosplay participants have a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of fifteen (15) members. Three (3) points will be deducted from the final score of the group for every excess member. c. Registration will be done on a registration submission basis, meaning, the first group to register will be the first person to go up onstage. d. Group music must be in the form of CD or single file MP3. CDs containing multiple tracks will not be entertained. CD or music MP3 file must be given on the time of registration, otherwise, the registration team shall assume that you will not use any music for your skit. 5. The Cosplay Catwalk will be from 3pm-6pm. Individual cosplayers are given a maximum of one (2) minutes stage time. Group Cosplayers are given ten (10) minutes stage time to perform their skit. Failure to comply with the time limit will result to point deductions. 6. Cosplayers will be judged during the Cosplay Catwalk, from which the Best Male, Best Female, Best Chibi, Best Mecha and Best Group Cosplay will be chosen. 7. Any destructive and harmful props or materials are strictly prohibited. 8. The winner of the Cosplay competition will be decided by the judges in terms of these criteria: Characterization – the cosplayer’s resemblance to the reference character in terms of personality and behavior. a. Costume and Craftsmanship – resemblance of the costume to that of the reference character. Quality of the costume and visual appeal. b. Overall Appeal- Innovativeness, creativity, and audience appeal. This includes the catwalk presentation for individual cosplayers. b. Skit (for Group Cosplay)-creativity and appeal of presentation. Criteria Breakdown: Individual Cosplay: Characterization=35% Costume/Craftmanship=35% Overall Appeal=30% Group Cosplay: Characterization =30% Costume/Craftmanship=30% Overall Appeal=25% Performance/Skit=15% 9. Prizes Best Male – Php 4,000 Best Female – Php 4,000 Best Chibi – Php 4,000 Best Mecha – Php 6,000 Best Group (min 5 groups to open) – Php 7,000 Judges’ decision is final. Contest rules may be subject to change without notice. Interested Performers, Sponsors and Exhibitors may email the organizer at bevohtenorio@rocketmail.co​m or can post a message on the event page.