CosFest Craftsmanship
Judging Form
In order to participate in the craftsmanship award category, you
must make an appointment to be judged *prior* to your CosFest
performance. The craftsmanship awards are based on the design,
construction, execution, and general presentation of your
costume/costumes.
Each person must fill
out this form, even if you are in a group.
Group Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Contestant's Real Name:_____________________________________________________________________
The Judges highly recommend
that each competitor bring at least one color picture, preferably two,
of each
character the costume entries represent.
Character Name: ______________________________________________________________________
Name of Series / Game that
your character is from: _____________________________________________
Do you wish to be judged
as an individual, or as part of a group? Individual
Group Both
Please note that an entire
group does not have to participate in the craftsmanship judging. An individual
from a group can
participate in craftsmanship judging on his/her own if he/she wishes
to. However, if you wish to be judged as a group, all members of a
group must be judged at the same time.
Who made this costume?
________________________________________________________________________
Have you ever worn this
costume to a previous convention? Yes No
If yes, did you win any
awards for costume this costume? Yes No
What were those awards?
________________________________________________________________________
How many conventions have
you participated in a costume competition? ___________________________________
Please note that costumes
purchased or rented from a costume shop, designer direct, eBay, Yahoo Auctions,
Yahoo Japan Auctions, Cospa, or other Japanese or American store-bought costumes
are prohibited and will negate your eligibility (and your group's eligibility,
even if only one person in the group has disqualified costume) for a performance
and/or craftsmanship prize. There are two notable exceptions, please
see below:
- Exception 1: "Found
Item" costumes, or costumes that were built by collecting various appropriate
pieces from normal clothing stores and combining them together (with or without
sewing) to make a costume is allowed.
- Exception 2: If
the participant is in the 12 & Under class, we completely understand if
Mom and/or Dad made the costume. However, we would appreciate that Mom and/or
Dad be present at the CosFest to answer questions and to supervise the
participant.
I understand the above
and agree that I created this costume myself or as part of a group effort.
I agree
that neither I nor anyone else has worn this costume in any previous Pacific
Media Expo costume contest.
Your name: ___________________________________
Date: ___________________________________
