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Cosplay Day In

Cosplay Contest 

 

 

RULES - PRIZES - EXAMPLE

 

 

Submission Deadline: April 11th, 11:59 CST

 

 

Submit your best costumes to participate in the CDO Cosplay Contest an have a chance to win prizes from some of our participating brands! All approved entries will be compiled into a single slide-show video that will stream on the CDO Twitch during the Cosplay Day In event. Costumes representing all fandoms are invited to participate. Entries will be judged based on the four following categories:

 

Craftsmanship

Stage Presence

Faithfulness to Origin Material

Creative Interpretation

Cosplay Contest Submission Rules

Submission Deadline: April 11th, 11:59 CST

Submission Criteria:

  • All participants must be at least 18 years of age at the time of the event.

  • Costumes must be at least 60% created by the entrant.

  • Costumes must have never won an award before.

  • Cosplays must be general audience friendly - NO overtly adult or sexually explicit looks.

Entries must include a short video of your walk on and a small portfolio of progress or detail images if you want to be eligible for craftsmanship awards. 

Required Photo/Video format:

  • Landscape/Horizontal

  • .jpg or .png for photos/.mp4 or .mov for videos

  • 1-5 photos, Max video length of 20 seconds.

  • No background audio (music or speaking) - any background noise will be removed.

If your submission does not meet all of these guidelines, it will not be featured in the Cosplay Contest. All entries will be pre-screened, and we reserve the right to reject any media that we deem inappropriate or that does not accurately meet the guidelines.

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Film your walk on in a manner that will show off your costume in the most flattering way! Use walking shots, close-ups, pan up & down; do whatever features your costume the best. Please reference the video below for a virtual cosplay contest example.

Upload your video somewhere it can be downloaded from, such as Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive, and include the share link on your submission form. Do not post it to YouTube.

You may only submit one entry to the Cosplay Contest. This includes walk ons and the Hall Cosplay.

By submitting any media via the CDO site, you acknowledge and understand that you are granting Cosplay Day Out a limited license to edit your media and repost it to the Cosplay Day Out properties and social media channels.


 Cosplay Contest Prizes

Your cosplay entry will be submitted for a chance to win in one of four categories:

Craftsmanship

Stage Presence

Faithfulness to Origin Material

Creative Interpretation

As well as awards for Best in Show and First Runner Up.

Deadline for voting is April 24th at 4:30pm CST, and we will announce winners at the Closing Ceremony. 

Prizes TBA

Entry Example Video

This is a general example of how to do your cosplay contest walk on.

Remember to record in Landscape/Horizontal format!

Rules
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