On Saturday, we will have FOUR costume based competitions, and as long as your costume is predominantly hand made (around 75% your own work), you are eligible to sign up for any ONE of these competitions on the day.
Prizes:
£100 worth of Polyprops products
Cos-Con Armour Contest Winner Trophy
Cos-Con goodie bag.
Prizes:
£100 worth of Polyprops products
Cos-Con Armour Contest Winner Trophy
Cos-Con goodie bag.
Competitor Eligibility:
To be eligible to enter the PolyProps Armorsmith Competition each entry needs to meet the following criteria:
Registration:
There will only be a limited number of spaces available and it will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Entries will be taken on the day of the event, a signup sheet will be made available at the Cosplay Desk at 10:00am and will remain open until 10:45pm or whenever the spaces are filled. You will only be permitted to sign-up for yourself; signing up somebody else will not be permitted.
Check in:
All entrants must be available at least 15 min before the start of the competition at the Competition Location (You will be told where upon registration)
Entrants will be given their appearance order and instructed where to line up.
Entrants not in place 15mins prior to the start of the Competition will forfeit their entry.
Competition Format:
The Panel of Judges will be made up of a selection of professionals, creators and cosplayers, experienced in this field.
Each participant will be awarded marks based on:
Entrants will be introduced and will then make their way to the competition stage. They will have up to one minute to impress the Judges and the audience by displaying their creation.
Performances are permitted, but Cos-Con will be unable to provide any music, microphones or any technical assistance.
Once all entrants have appeared the Judges will be given time to discuss the entries amongst themselves.
The Judges will ask their favourite cosplayers to return to the stage for final evaluation. There will be a brief interview for each finalist from the judges.
After present presenting your armour on stage, the Judges will have time to inspect your costume up close. They will each be allowed to ask 1 question about your work and how you created it.
This will be happening on stage and will be as much for the audience's benefit as the Judges. Be prepared and ready to answer questions about every element of your costume, you worked hard, so make sure everybody knows it.
Finalist will have one more opportunity to take centre stage to impress the judges and the audience.
The Judges will then award the winner’s prizes:
The Prizes, Sponsored by Polyprops
Best Armor
Judges decisions are final. Contestants will not be permitted to view or ask about how they or other contestants were marked. Judges will be allowed to give you feedback or constructive criticisms if they wish to do so. If a judge wishes not to speak about your entry please respect their right to do so.
Dressing Room / Cloakroom:
Attendees will have access to a room to use for costume changes which Competition entrants will be given priority to, this will be monitored by a member of the Cos-Con team throughout the weekend. There will be a cloakroom on the ground floor which will also be fully attended.
To be eligible to enter the PolyProps Armorsmith Competition each entry needs to meet the following criteria:
- You must be the sole creator of the armour you enter.
- Have a valid Cos-Con 2016 event ticket for the day of the competition.
- Enter as an individual
- Each participant must be aged 14 years old or older at the time of the event.
- Chosen characters can be based on characters that have appeared at any time in any format, comic, novels, movies, television, cartoons, anime, manga or fan art (including cross-overs or mash-ups thereof).
- Original characters are allowed for this event.
- Not be entered in another of the Specialist Competition (only one competition per person)
- Be willing to get on stage and have ALL THE FUN
Registration:
There will only be a limited number of spaces available and it will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Entries will be taken on the day of the event, a signup sheet will be made available at the Cosplay Desk at 10:00am and will remain open until 10:45pm or whenever the spaces are filled. You will only be permitted to sign-up for yourself; signing up somebody else will not be permitted.
Check in:
All entrants must be available at least 15 min before the start of the competition at the Competition Location (You will be told where upon registration)
Entrants will be given their appearance order and instructed where to line up.
Entrants not in place 15mins prior to the start of the Competition will forfeit their entry.
Competition Format:
The Panel of Judges will be made up of a selection of professionals, creators and cosplayers, experienced in this field.
Each participant will be awarded marks based on:
- Construction Techniques
- Painting, weathering and finishing.
- Attention to detail
- Accuracy/Authenticity
Entrants will be introduced and will then make their way to the competition stage. They will have up to one minute to impress the Judges and the audience by displaying their creation.
Performances are permitted, but Cos-Con will be unable to provide any music, microphones or any technical assistance.
Once all entrants have appeared the Judges will be given time to discuss the entries amongst themselves.
The Judges will ask their favourite cosplayers to return to the stage for final evaluation. There will be a brief interview for each finalist from the judges.
After present presenting your armour on stage, the Judges will have time to inspect your costume up close. They will each be allowed to ask 1 question about your work and how you created it.
This will be happening on stage and will be as much for the audience's benefit as the Judges. Be prepared and ready to answer questions about every element of your costume, you worked hard, so make sure everybody knows it.
Finalist will have one more opportunity to take centre stage to impress the judges and the audience.
The Judges will then award the winner’s prizes:
The Prizes, Sponsored by Polyprops
Best Armor
- Cos-Con Armorsmith ‘Winner’ Trophy
- Selection of Polyprops Products worth £100
- Cos-Con goodie bag.
Judges decisions are final. Contestants will not be permitted to view or ask about how they or other contestants were marked. Judges will be allowed to give you feedback or constructive criticisms if they wish to do so. If a judge wishes not to speak about your entry please respect their right to do so.
Dressing Room / Cloakroom:
Attendees will have access to a room to use for costume changes which Competition entrants will be given priority to, this will be monitored by a member of the Cos-Con team throughout the weekend. There will be a cloakroom on the ground floor which will also be fully attended.
