Anime Comic Voice Acting Contest - Anime Overload Festival 09

FUNNY VOICES

Amateur Stand-Up Comedy Competition

Funny Voices is a contest developed by CreatiVoices Productions that combines character voicing with stand-up comedy.  It aims to promote voice acting as an art in a fresh exciting way by bringing comedy into the scene, and who doesn’t like comedy?

Mechanics:

1.  Open to individuals aged 16 and above.

2. To register, send an e-mail to joseph@syvap.org cc: Brightside.events@gmail.com with the following details:

a.  Full Name

b.  Telephone number

c.  E-mail address

d.  Address

e.  Birthday

f.  Why you want to join

g.  2 stand-up routine scripts, each 3 minutes long

h.  2x2 Picture

3.  Accepted registrants will proceed to CreatiVoices Productions Studios in Makati City for the second stage of the screening process.  There, they will be asked to perform in front of a panel of judges.  Contestants will be notified of their audition schedule through the contact details provided in their application

4.  Ten contestants will be chosen to perform on November 8 at the Anime Overload Festival where the best overall performer will win it ALL!

5.  The winner will receive an Php 8,000 scholarship to the most prestigious voice acting and dubbing workshop, Voiceworx! where he/she will undergo training with the dubbing industry’s most renowned directors, including Danny Mandia, Neil Tolentino, and Alexx Agcaoili.  The winner will also automatically become an official voice talent of Creativoices Productions.

CONTEST DETAILS PER STAGE

Contest Auditions

1. At this stage, contestants must already have prepared 2 stand-up routines that are 3 minutes long each.

2. Routines should be wholesome and must not contain vulgarities. Voice acting will be required in the routine, but does not have to necessarily be the major theme.

3. Contestants will perform one routine in front of a set of judges. They must also provide the judges a copy of their script for reviewing.

Semi-Finals

1. Contestants will perform the same routine used during the auditions.

2. No major revisions will be allowed in the script during the Semi-Finals. Revisions only allowed will be line delivery re-ordering and minor line adjustments. Contestants must notify a judge of the revisions and will be subject for a review.

3.  Judging will be based on the following Criteria:

a.   Humor

b.   Stage presence

c.   Voice Acting

4.  Five contestants will be chosen to proceed to the “Funny 5 Finals”

The Funny 5 Finals

1. The Funny 5 will perform their second routine that they did not use during the auditions and semi-finals.

2. No major revisions will be allowed in the script during the Finals. Revisions only allowed will be line delivery re-ordering and minor line adjustments. Contestants must notify a judge of the revisions and will be subject for a review.

3. Judging will be based on the following Criteria:

a. Content - 25%

b. Delivery – 20%

c. Humor – 25%

d. Voice Acting Quality – 15%

e. Audience Impact – 15%