{"id":1127,"date":"2023-10-17T21:47:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T01:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcmu.popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/?page_id=1127"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:26:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:26:29","slug":"ultimate-cosplay-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/ultimate-cosplay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Cosplay Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Experiences<\/span> that make<\/span> lifelong memories<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Cosplay Submission - CLOSED<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Submit your cosplay below<\/a>. There is one Ultimate Cosplay Champion, with many other awards. Free to enter, you just need PopCon badge for entry to the convention. Questions that aren’t answered below? Email cosplay@popcon.us<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Selection Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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You will need to be available for pre-judging Saturday, August 24th. Pre-judging takes no more than 5 minutes and will be assigned to contestants in 30 minute blocks. Please bring progress photos so we can see the cosplay evolve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The competition will be held on Saturday, August 24th. You will show off your work to the audience of onlookers and get your photos taken on the runway before the awards are announced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We welcome all cosplayers to submit their work for our annual awards ceremony. IT IS FREE TO SUBMIT. Please find submission criteria below:<\/p>

  • NOVICE\/BEGINNERS<\/strong> must have made at least 50% of your cosplay<\/li>
  • JOURNEYMAN & PROFESSIONALS\/MASTER<\/strong> must have made at least 70% of your cosplay<\/li>
  • Journeyman and Professionals\/Masters *Must* be available for prejudging, Novice\/Beginners it is encouraged.<\/li>
  • Single cosplays will have 3 minutes for prejudging (Beginners\/Journeyman) and 5 minutes for Professional\/Master. Groups will have 5 minutes, so be prepared.<\/li>
  • You will be asked for progress photos if you can provide them<\/li>
  • Sign-ups will end Sunday, August 9th at Midnight!<\/li>
  • Be truthful about the amount of the cosplay that you have made<\/li>
  • Be on time, if not early for prejudging. You will have a set time that can not be rescheduled the week of the show.<\/li>
  • Spots for the live event are limited for each skill level. If applications for a skill level are exceeded, we will have an online pre-judging of that skill level to get down to the limit on Friday, August 10, 2024.<\/li>
  • Be on time, if not early for prejudging. Time slots will be scheduled with you in advance so you know exactly when you need to be available for prejudging on August 24, 2024.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Contestant Skill Level<\/h4>
    • Novice\/Beginners<\/li>
    • Journeyman<\/li>
    • Professional\/Master<\/li><\/ul>

      Each category is given points out of 1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest 20 points total.<\/p>

      Category 1 Preparation & Knowledge of Process<\/h4>

      Explanation of creative process, progress photos, reference images of character<\/p>

      Category 2: Construction and use of materials<\/h4>

      Methods used to create costumes, creativity of construction, use of unusual material, execution of construction<\/p>

      Category 3: Makeup, wig, and Transformation into character<\/h4>

      precision in makeup, wig styling, accuracy to character<\/p>

      Category 4: Attention to detail<\/h4>

      Embroidery, beading, prop weathering, extra details & accessories that help sell the costume<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Cosplay Submission Criteria<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Ultimate Cosplay Championship<\/h4>
      • Cash Prizes<\/li><\/ul>

        Skill Level Awards<\/h4>
        • Best Professional: 6+ Awards Won<\/li>
        • Best Journeyman: 3-5 Awards Won<\/li>
        • Best Beginner: 0-2 Awards Won<\/li><\/ul>

          Additional Awards<\/h4>
          • Judges Choice(s)<\/li>
          • Best Sewing<\/li>
          • Best Armor<\/li>
          • Best Details<\/li>
          • Best Makeup award<\/li>
          • Inspiration Award<\/li>
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            Sign-up Form for the PopCon Louisville 2024 Ultimate Cosplay Championship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            Real Ca$h Prizes Cosplay Submission – CLOSED Submit your cosplay below. There is one Ultimate Cosplay Champion, with many other awards. Free to enter, you just need PopCon badge for entry to the convention. Questions that aren’t answered below? Email cosplay@popcon.us Selection Process You will need to be available for pre-judging Saturday, August 24th. Pre-judging […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1127","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1133,"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1127\/revisions\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/popcon.us\/popcon-louisville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}