Alternately, though, there are more than a few that will be competing that have no hope of winning. (i.e. those who think there performance is funny, but isn't, those who think 20 hours on a costume is a lot of time, etc.) They're always there. They always will be. The only way to remove them is to do what Comic Con is doing this year and basically not letting anyone compete until they've passed a pre-screen.
Maybe it's just me...but if it's first come first serve (as Fanime appears to be), should anyone get preference over another for any reason other than that they were dedicated enough to sign up early?
Alternately, too, if a group claims that they are a walk on and marks something like 15 seconds as their time limit, many masquerade directors will know that more can be squeezed into a performance and thus let more in. (You figure that if you can fit 4 entries into the space of one, then why not let a few extra of the quick ones in?) This is even more true if the group doesn't want craftsmanship judging, which will free up judging slots. Essentially, provided that the group notifies everyone in advance that they only want 15 seconds of stage time, no judging slot, etc. you can let them in without having to bump someone else as they're taking up so little in the way of resources. (Or let's say we want to put in 4 of these groups, to make things even...you could still let in 4 of these groups vs. 1 "we must do a skit" type groups.) I guess my feeling is just that someone's desire to be in a masquerade shouldn't trump someone else's.
Maybe it's just me...but if it's first come first serve (as Fanime appears to be), should anyone get preference over another for any reason other than that they were dedicated enough to sign up early?
Alternately, too, if a group claims that they are a walk on and marks something like 15 seconds as their time limit, many masquerade directors will know that more can be squeezed into a performance and thus let more in. (You figure that if you can fit 4 entries into the space of one, then why not let a few extra of the quick ones in?) This is even more true if the group doesn't want craftsmanship judging, which will free up judging slots. Essentially, provided that the group notifies everyone in advance that they only want 15 seconds of stage time, no judging slot, etc. you can let them in without having to bump someone else as they're taking up so little in the way of resources. (Or let's say we want to put in 4 of these groups, to make things even...you could still let in 4 of these groups vs. 1 "we must do a skit" type groups.) I guess my feeling is just that someone's desire to be in a masquerade shouldn't trump someone else's.