WESTERCON 63: CONFIRMATION
CONCHORD 23
General Masquerade Information
- No unsheathed, edged weapons on stage. All edged weapons must be peace bonded. There will be a weapons master to check them if there are any questions.
- No food product-based costumes or messy substances allowed on stage or in the back stage area. This includes wet, dry, or oily substances. These can pose both a safety hazard and could create problems with other peoples costumes.
- No fire allowed on stage. If you need to use a smoky type substance, clear it with the director in advance. This refers to open flames, fire, flash powder or any type of smoke or fog.
- No projectiles of any sort. If you need to throw something during your presentation, clear it with the director.
- Hall costumes may not be shown in competition.
- No live microphones will be provided for contestants uses. Please have all songs, talk, etc pre-recorded and ready to go.
- Each contestant may only appear once on stage during the Masquerade. However a contestant may enter more than one costume so long as it appears on another body.
- Purchased or rented costumes may not be shown in competition.
- No costume is still no costume. This masquerade is rated PG-13.
- No flash photography while contestants are on stage. A separate area will be provided for general photography. This rule is primarily intended for the audience.
- If you have any questions, ask the director; surprise the audience, NOT the director or staff.
The categories will be:
- Children 13 and under
- Novice
- Journeyman
- Master
Presentation Lengths:
- For one to two entrants, 30 secs to 1 min
- For groups of three or more people, 1 to 2 mins.
Costume Types
Re-creation Costumes: are costumes based on any visual source such as a painting, movie, comic, or book cover. You must provide documentation that includes a photocopy of the original visual source(s) You are encouraged to provide multiple views of the original costume where possible. You are required to submit four(4) documentation sets. The judges will compare your completed costume to the supplied documentation.Original Costumes: are costumes where the design came from the designer's imagination. A costume is still considered original if it is based on a text-based description rather than a visual source.
Judging
Presentation Judging
The presentation judges panel will normally judge each entry on what can be seen and heard on stage. If you are entering a re-creation, the judges will also be comparing your costume to the documentation you are required to provide.Workmanship Judging
Workmanship judging is optional and is intended to recognize those costumers who have put extra effort into making their costumes. Judging will be held in the Green Room before the stage presentations take place You may enter the whole costume or specific pieces for workmanship judging. Please note that the judging is open to a multitude of techniques in addition to fabric sewing.Skill divisions
Novice: This division is open to anyone who is not required to compete in the Master or Journeyman divisions. This means you have won less than three Novice division awards and no awards in any higher division.Journeyman: This division is open to anyone who is not required to compete in the Master division. Enter this division is you have won three or more Novice division awards and less than three Journeyman division awards and no awards in the Master division.
Master:This division is open to anyone who has won three or more Journeyman division awards or have won one or more Master division awards.
If you have a question on the division you should complete in, please ask!!!!!