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Cosplay Rules1a. Costumes, Registration and Performance- Signups take place before the cosplay contest via sign up forms or on the day and are closedan hour before the contest at 6:30pm. Thereafter signups are only allowed at the organiser'sdiscretion.- You must turn up half an hour before the contest is due to start at the main stage at 7pmlatest. If you turn up after this time then we can not guarantee you will be entered.- All types of costume may be entered within reason but it must be gaming themed for you tobe eligible to be judged for a prize.- The competitions are open to all ages unless otherwise stated.- A hand made costume must be 80% your own work, and we do check! Bought costumes (asa whole or separately-acquired outfit from a shop or from e-bay) are allowed but must enterthe non-judged category. This category is for you just to show off and have fun!- It is preferred that entrants provide a reference picture if they wish to be judged for the MainPrize. This should be emailed in advance or delivered when signing up for the event itself.You should also provide your own music, attached with your registration or emailed shortlyafter. Our judges accept no responsibility for not being able to recognise your character if youfail to provide a reference picture.- If you are performing a skit, all sound must be pre-recorded and emailed before the closingdate for entries. Staff have the right to stop a skit at any time if it becomes inappropriate. Themaximum skit length is two minutes for an individual entry and three minutes for a group.- You may be filmed or photographed during the masquerade and Animeleague or the eventmay wish to use your image for promotional purposes. By entering these events you agree tothis.1b. Judging CriteriaCostumes will be judged in three areas by our professional judging team;Costume Design, the quality of the costume and how well it is madeCharacter Score, how much of a resemblance the costume and contestant have to theoriginal; and how well you present the character's movements and mannerismsAudience Score, Takes into account audience and performance reception

2. Props RulesAll weapons and props must be checked at the Cosplay desk on first arrival and approved bystaff before allowed into the convention.Your prop may not be allowed to enter the Convention for one or more of the followingreasons:• Too large/unwieldy• Blocks corridors/doorways or is likely to hit or inconvenience others• Too heavy- If it's heavy, it can hurt, especially if dropped• Too hard- No props made of hard wood, or any sort of metal• Too sharp or spiky- No sharp bits or edges, make sure they're sanded/rounded/padded/covered or otherwiseprotected adequately• Too realistic- No realistic replica weaponry without obvious 'Blaze' (brightly coloured) tips and theweapon itself being out of use, of course.• No weapons that can fire any sort of projectile, even foam darts or water, unless it can beshown to be empty and/or that only some parts have been used for the prop.• No actions which may lead event staff, attendees or members of the general public tobelieve you are in possession of a real live weapon, even at a distance. In these cases it is notonly up to our (Staff) discretion; we do also have Venue Security in place who will have toapprove it.• No pyrotechnics, explosives (including cap-guns) or incendiary items• Actual weapons (including airguns, deactivated guns, blunted/sharp knives or swords, livebows or slingshots) are expressly prohibitedIn all cases, the weapon or prop must be no longer than 1.6 m (5.2ft). Any items longer thismay be used in the Masquerade only and must be handed in to Registrations & Help Desk forsafekeeping until then. If they are not handed in prior to the Masquerade they will not bepermitted in the event itselfPlease know that these rules are here to assure we have a safe Conventions for both Staff andAttendees. If you have been asked to put your prop away please be so kind and do so or in anextreme case you might risk being escorted from the Convention.A general safe rule is;‘If you were to be hit with it repeatedly, would it break before you do?’- If your answer is ‘no’ here then it means that someone could get hurt were this to happen. Inwhich case we would recommend you leave it at home just so you don’t get disappointedonce at the Convention.If you are in doubt whether or not you would be allowed to bring your prop please sendphotos and a description of the prop to cosplay@animeleague.com3. Pre-Sign Up Form

Please fill this in and email to cosplay@animeleague.com a picture (if possible) of who youare cosplaying.Event Name: (Insomnia i49)Name:Date of Birth:Character Series:Character Names:All Information contained within this document is property of Animeleague and should not beused in whole or part for an event without our prior consent in writing.