Animania Festival 2010!! - 13/09 Winnahs Update

Event: Animania Sydney
Venue:Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh
Date: 11th & 12th September, 2010​

Are you guys ready for the doll events at the Animania Festival 2010? Because it's nearly that time of the year again!

My thoughts might revolve around the ABJD hobby, but the festival holds other exciting attractions as well, such as guest speakers from Japan, the World Cosplay Summit (not to be missed!), panels and talks related to art/anime/fanworks, Cosplay games, the gaming zone, fun times at karaoke, artist duels, martial arts and dance demonstrations, screenings...and I could go on all day!

Of course, don't miss out on the doll display table! As always, you are welcome to bring your dolls and leave them on display, with trusty Animania volunteers to watch over them throughout the festival.

The display table during the March Mini-Animania this year.​

Doll Events - Update 25/08

We have a panel and a couple of new talks these year! Here are the details!


Doll Competitions

The all exciting competitions:

Doll Photography Competition
Doll Masquerade Competition - A new competition!


Please be sure to follow the submission dateline!

For those intending to join, please note that the awards ceremony is on Sunday. Do try to attend or get someone ready to stand in for you!


Doll Competitions Prizes - UPDATE 29/08

We have awesome prizes for you! Check it out here!


This year, the ABJD events will be jointly coordinated by myself and apple-pai~~~ I am very excited and glad that I am working with her! If you have any questions or thoughts, please feel free to contact me or apple-pai.

 

ASIAN BALL JOINTED DOLLS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION RULES

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES​

Entries must be submitted following instructions on the Doll Photography Entry Form.

Winners of the Doll Photography Competition will be announced at the Awards Ceremony during the Sunday of Animania Festival Weekend.

COMPETITION RULES​

1.1. All contestants must read and adhere to the doll photography competition rules.

1.2. Only those attending the event are eligible to join the competition.

1.3. The theme of the competition is 'Glass'. Along with the doll/dolls, the photos must include (in some form or other) an object made of glass.

1.4. Contestants are allowed limited usage of photo-editing programs on submissions. While photo-editing is allowed to improve the quality of the picture (lighting, cropping, resizing, etc), this is a test of photography skill, not photo-editing skill. Over-usage of photo-editing (For example: Adding a complete new background using Photoshop) will not be allowed and Animania reserves the right to disqualify such entries.

1.5. All resin ball jointed dolls and Dollfie Dreams will be allowed as subjects of the photographs except for pirated or bootlegged ball jointed dolls.

1.6. Contestants are limited to three entries each but each contestant is eligible to win only one prize.

1.7. Entries will be judged based on several aspects of doll photography, including the relation to the theme of the competition, doll posing, lighting, composition, creativity, etc.

1.8. All photographs must be of 300dpi resolution with a size of 6 inches by 8 inches, in either portrait or landscape layout.

1.9. Our event is comparable to the PG-13 of movie ratings. Please ensure that the photographs of your dolls are acceptable at a public viewing that has young children among the audience.

1.10. Nudity, gore and any other offensive subject matter that does not comply with the PG-13 rating are strictly prohibited. Any photographs displaying these will be disqualified from the competition.

1.11. If you do not own a doll but wish to participate, you can as long as the owner is willing to lend you the doll to be photographed. Proof of permission along with contact details must be sent with the application as we will confirm with the respective owners.

1.12. All participants must register for the competition and submit entries by 5 September 2010.

1.13. Owners should be aware that all entries will be printed out to be displayed during the Animania Festival.

1.14. Staff and Volunteers of Animania are not eligible to enter the competition.

1.15. Aurora Entertainment Pty Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "the Organisation") reserves the right to adjust the competition rules in any way it sees fit and disqualify any entry for non-compliance with the rules outlined in this document or the Terms and Conditions for General Public.

1.16. Permission is granted to the Organisation to use the photographs for future promotions of Animania.

1.17. The Organisation reserves the right to disqualify any entrants within reason. The Organisation's decisions are final.

1.18. By entering the competition, the participant agrees to abide by the terms and conditions as set out in this document and on the website. Participants who do not follow these rules will be disqualified.

Registration & Submission for Doll Photography Competition​

Please attach your doll photos and send your entries for the competition to [email protected] along with the following registration details.

Full name: eg. Jamie Bond
Age: eg. 19
Location:
(Town, State) eg. Pagewood, NSW
Phone Number: eg. 0422 222 222
Email Address: eg. [email protected]
Doll Sculpt: eg.
1. Soom Beryl
2. Limhwa Half-Elf
3. Latidoll Pury

If you are not the owner of the doll, then fill in the following as well:

Doll Owner’s Full name:
Age:
Location: (Town, State)
Phone Number:
Email Address:


Please note the following:

All photos submitted for the competition should have a resolution of 300dpi.

All entries must be submitted by 5 September 2010.

Once you submit your entry, you will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours – if you do not receive it, please contact us via the Animania Helpdesk on the website.

By submitting your entry into the Animania Festival Doll Cosplay Competition, you agree that you have read and understood
a) the Terms and Conditions for General Public, and
b) the Competition Rules that apply
and will adhere to them.

Photo Resizing​

We have received questions about the sizing in the past, so here's a quick explanation that might help contestants understand what we require to print your photos in good quality.

The program I'm using for resizing my photos is Adobe Photoshop. I am resizing my photo without cropping it.

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Originally, my photo is 2448x3264 pixels and 13.6x18.133 inches at 180 pixels/inch. It might vary for most but the resizing should work the same.

At the Resolution field, I change it to 300 pixels/inch.

Then, under Document Size, I change the Width field to 6 inches. If Constrain Proportions has been ticked as shown above, the Height field will automatically change to 8 inches.

So your final picture will be 1800x2400 pixels and 6x8 inches at 300 pixels/inch. ^_^

If you're worried that the size might be wrong, do a test print of your picture to check the size and quality.

 

ASIAN BALL JOINTED DOLLS MASQUERADE COMPETITION RULES​

A new competition for the Animania Festival will be the Doll Masquerade Competition! Creativity when it comes to dressing-up dolls has always been a big allure in the hobby. Take the theme ‘Masquerade’ and dress your dolls accordingly to join the competition.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES​

Entries must be submitted following instructions on the Doll Masquerade Entry Form.

Winners of the Doll Masquerade Competition will be announced at the Awards Ceremony during the Sunday of Animania Festival Weekend.

COMPETITION RULES​

1.1. All contestants must read and adhere to the doll masquerade competition rules.

1.2. Only those attending the event are eligible to join the competition.

1.3. The theme is Masquerade and is open for interpretation.

1.4. Outfits and accessories can be bought. Bonus points will be awarded to those who make the outfits and accessories. Bonus points will also be awarded to contestants who dress to match the dolls or get their friends to dress to match.

1.5. Entries will be judged based on creativity with the theme, the outfits, quality, etc.

1.6. All resin ball jointed dolls will be allowed as subjects except for pirated or bootlegged ball jointed dolls.

1.7. There is no limit to how many entries a contestant can submit but each contestant is eligible to win only one prize.

1.8. Contestants must submit photographs of their dolls in completed Masquerade attire.

1.9. Our event is comparable to the PG-13 of movie ratings. Please ensure that your doll’s appearance is acceptable at a public viewing that has young children among the audience.

1.10. Poses or displays that depict nudity, gore or any other offensive subject matter that does not comply with the PG-13 rating are strictly prohibited. Any dolls displaying these will be disqualified from the competition.

1.11. Any doll props that may cause injury are strictly prohibited. Authentic metal weapons (such as small knives) or incendiary materials (lighters, litted candles, etc) will not be allowed to be used as props for doll cosplay, no matter how small they are. If you have any queries on whether your prop is acceptable or not, please contact us.

1.12. If you do not own a doll but wish to participate, you can as long as the owner is willing to lend you the doll for the competition. Proof of permission along with contact details must be sent with the application as we will confirm with the respective owners.

1.13. All participants must register for the competition and submit photos by 8 September 2010.

1.14. Owners should be aware that photographs of the entries might be displayed during the Animania Festival.

1.15. Staff and Volunteers of Animania are not eligible to enter the competition.

1.16. Aurora Entertainment Pty Ltd (hereinafter referred to as "the Organisation") reserves the right to
adjust the competition rules in any way it sees fit and disqualify any entry for non-compliance with the
rules outlined in this document or the Terms and Conditions for General Public.

1.17. Permission is granted to the Organisation to use the photographs for future promotions of Animania.

1.18. The Organisation reserves the right to disqualify any entrants within reason. The Organisation's decisions are final.

1.19. By entering the competition, the participant agrees to abide by the terms and conditions as set out in this document and on the website. Participants who do not follow these rules will be disqualified.

REGISTRATION​

Please send photos of your entries for the competition to [email protected] along with the following registration details.

Full name: eg. Jamie Bond
Age: eg. 19
Location: (Town, State) eg. Pagewood, NSW
Phone Number: eg. 0422 222 222
Email Address: eg. [email protected]
Doll Sculpt: eg.
1. Volks Elena
2. CP El

If you are not the owner of the doll, then fill in the following as well:

Doll Owner’s Full name:
Age:
Location: (Town, State)
Phone Number:
Email Address:

Please note the following:

Please attach with your entry a photograph of your doll in Masquerade.

All registrations must be received by 8 September 2010.

Once you submit your entry, you will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours – if you do not receive it, please contact us via the Animania Helpdesk on the website.

By submitting your entry into the Animania Festival Doll Cosplay Competition, you agree that you have read and understood
a) the Terms and Conditions for General Public,
b) and the Competition Rules that apply
and will adhere to them.

 

Doll Panels and Talks​

Saturday

Doll Merchandise Show and Tell Panel
Rachel of Ningyotan, Mk13, Krishna and LKJ
11.45-12.45
Panel Room 1
In a hobby where most of everything is purchased online, ever wonder how the real goods look next to the website photos? Well, here’s your chance to have a preview! Attend our panel of show and tell, where a range of doll goodies (wigs, eyes, clothes, accessories, etc) will be on display and a panel will comment on the items and their experience with the companies. As a panel session, you are welcome to join in and bring your doll merchandise that you want to share as well!

If you have any particular requests for items you would like to see, make it now! Either leave a comment here or message me.

At the end of this panel, there will be a 5 minute fun trivia! Fiathriel of Ningyotan has generously prepared some giveaways for those who prove they know their stuff!


Sunday

A Peek into a Doll Company
LKJ
2.15-2.45
Panel Room 1
This is a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of Ringdoll, our sponsor, and learn about the history and people behind this young and creative company. We will take you through the fascinating cast that puts together these dolls from an idea on paper to an intricately face-upped, dressed and accessorised character. Come to find out about the general process involved in developing these dolls!

Stick around for a little quiz and you stand a chance to win a doll wig!


Stringing Your Doll 101
Mk13
3-3.30
Panel Room 1
Stringing is one of the basic skills within the doll hobby…and yet, it is something that still causes anxiety in several of us! In this session, Mk13 will show you how painless stringing can be. You can bring your dolls along as well and we will assist you with your doll stringing. Please be sure to bring your own elastics!


Both Saturday and Sunday

Together with our doll display table, you will also find our trial doll photography booth! For the whole Animania weekend, we will have an extra table with a makeshift doll-sized lightbox set up for you to test it out. And if you like it, Apple-pai will be available during the weekend to answer any questions on the tips of throwing together a homemade lightbox since she's tried her hand at this one!

Check back here for updates on our lightbox plans very soon!

 

Competition Prizes​

Doll Masquerade Competition

First prize: Limited Edition fullset doll Armand from Ringdoll


Second prize: One Elf event head from Doll in Mind (limited!) without face-up/eyes/wig

The photograph above was kindly loaned to us from the face-up artist, Gothland of Insomnia-Doll and the doll is now owned by mrslovett.

Third prize: SD-sized set from DollWhy which includes shirt, wig, custom-made choker and headphones




Doll Photography Competition

First prize: Fdoll Glen with face-up and eyes, sponsored by Fiathriel of Ningyotan

The above photograph was generously loaned to us by the owner, Ryok0. The face-up and eyes here aren't part of the prize.

Second prize: USD150 gift certificate for Indollgence


Third prize: MSD-size set from DollWhy which includes white fur wig with kitty ears, matching kitty gloves and tail, and bell choker

 

Sponsors

Many thanks to our generous sponsors for the prizes!









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Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to the winnahs!! Similar to last year, each person could only win one prize of the competitions.

The photography competition was judged based on several things including creativity, fulfillment of the theme, lighting, contrast, etc. Thank you to Fiathriel of Ningyotan who helped judge and for her first prize sponsorship!

Photography Competition Winners


1st Prize Winner: Mk13 (Yi)


2nd Prize Winner: Loki


3rd Prize Winner: Mahou Koneko​

The masquerade competition was judged on various things like creativity, execution, made or store-bought, accompanying human masquerade, etc.

Masquerade Competition Winners


1st Prize Winner: Krishna


2nd Prize Winner: Mechakal


3rd Prize Winner: Simon​

 

I've updated the doll events for the Animania weekend!

Soon to come will be a list of the prizes and the sponsors!

Meanwhile, don't miss out on the advance sales tickets at the Animania website~

 

Aaaaaaaaaaand I've updated with our list of prizes! Thank you so much to all our awesome sponsors!!

Please don't forget the competition and advance sales deadlines!

 

Apple-pai is exactly right for both questions!

If having the same shape was required, I'm not sure the human being would still be alive! (I think we transposed a Lishe's body into human size before and it's basically impossible to achieve with that same height. Plus, surgery would also be needed to make our heads waaaaaay bigger :P )

 

Haha, an alien hollywood celebrity, what with the huge head! :P



And to everyone, don't forget that the doll photography competition deadline is on 5 Sept, which is fast approaching! And the masquerade competition deadline is 8 Sept!

 

Sunday is supposed to be a bright and sunny day! Good luck, Mechakal!

Guys, you have until the end of tomorrow (Sunday) to submit your entries! Don't forget~

 

Got your entry, Mechakal! Thanks for your entries!


Roselita - Unfortunately, there won't be an official doll seller there. But for a tip, during our first year, one of the owners sold her doll there. It happens occasionally. I think if someone was thinking of selling their doll, they will mention it there.

 

I'm a little confused. What are you referring to? There won't be any company sellers there but the occasional owner might decide to sell their doll, in a personal sale. Whether or not they give a discount will depend on the owner.

Please, guys, this isn't me saying that you should go around asking all the owners if they are selling their dolls.


Anyway, don't forget that today is the deadline for the photography competition!

 

Reminder bump! Tomorrow is the last day for the doll masquerade submission!

 

If you have not received an email from me saying that I have received your doll photography competition entry, please email me ASAP! :O At this stage, the only way you wouldn't have received an acknowledgment from me is if the entry did not come through after all.

I will be done emailing those who entered the masquerade competition by tomorrow, so watch out for that as well!

 

I probably won't have time to be posting here tomorrow so here's a quick reminder! Our doll events are:

Doll Merchandise Show and Tell Panel
11.45-12.45 on Saturday, at Panel Room 1
At the end of this panel, there will be a 5 minute fun trivia! Fiathriel of Ningyotan has generously prepared some giveaways for those who prove they know their stuff!

A Peek into a Doll Company
2.15-2.45 on Sunday at Panel Room 1
Stick around for a little quiz and you stand a chance to win a doll wig!

Stringing Your Doll 101
3-3.30 on Sunday at Panel Room 1


Update: Loki will be available to take photos of your doll in the lightbox from 1pm to 2pm on Saturday and Sunday. I'll email the photos to you after postprocessing, after Animania!

Just remember that the lightbox is on trial this weekend as it is something new we haven't done before. :P Hopefully it will all work out fine. But in any case, I think it will be some good fun!


See you guys this weekend! Wheeeeeeeeee!

 

Here's a really quick picture that was taken in the lightbox!


It's a little bit bright but I think this looks pretty good yaaaay~

 

Woooooooo! Thanks for the quick upload, Loki!

Winners of the competitions have been updated here.

I really want to thank everyone who came! A convention is only as good as its attendees and you guys were awesome~ Thank you so much for coming to the panels and for having your dolls on display or for even just coming by to chat.

A special shout-out to Fiathriel of Ningyotan for her sponsorship, for bringing lots of goodies to the merch panel and for giving away the prizes at the awards ceremony.

And of course, we have to give some love to the contributors of the Animania weekend:
- Loki who was our resident lightbox photographer and bringer of her many, many dolls and 1001 accessories!
- Krishna who brought a lot of plants, I mean, who brought new furniture to spice up our display this year! :P
- Mk13 who did an impressive and super-speed job of a doll-restringing demo!
- Cerisey for her various ideas, countless assistance and level-headed ability to counter my whinging!


I still have loose ends to tie up like uploading 1million photos, emailing various people, etc. But I do want to explain now that this will be my last year organising the doll events for Animania. I might whinge a lot about how much time it takes and 'why doesn't everything ever go right whinewhine' but in the end, it has been a blast and it has been fulfilling because of all of you in the doll community.

Apple-pai, my most fabulous assistant coordinator of 2010, will be taking over next year and will be bringing new awesomeness to the doll events!

I will be at Animania as a general attendee so see you guys there or at the next meet!

 

Wheeee~ Thanks for posting the Loki!

And thanks Fiathriel for coming to the awards ceremony! Sorry I spammed your phone too trying to get in touch with you! >_>

 

Gallery thread here: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?399942-Animania-Sydney-Sept-2010&p=6910033