You know, I've been saying this during several of the AUSA/skit threads so far - they're really wearing out the colorguard. Considering they didn't have very much range of movement, it was lackluster this time - the colorguard aspect didn't really add anything to it.

I feel like colorguard is the new ribbon-twirling in terms of stage gimmicks.

A friend of mine judged. The judges were told they weren't allowed to compare skits to any previous skits that may have been done and to only focus on what they were given at this particular masquerade. This was the best in way of craftsmanship and performance.

Well I guess it makes sense seeing that there really isn't much competition in the Southeast at ALL.

When the hell did DC become Southeast?

>>2355125 they weren't allowed to compare skits to any previous skits that may have been done and to only focus on what they were given at this particular masquerade

Fair enough rule.
The only thing people can do is to build a better gimmick. We had singing skits in the early 90s. dance skits in the mid 90's and now flag skits.

>>2355139
Remember when everyone and their mom was doing solo "Real Emotion" skits with Songstress Yuna? At least one at EVERY con, I swear...

I hadn't been to a masquerade since 2005 until recently and am just wondering what happened? I remember people used to be able to choreograph things well without the use of ribbons or lightbrights. Humor skits were actually amusing and well acted and not the rehashing of memes. When Kayne interrupted two humor skits I knew it was over.

>>2355144

Yeah, and they danced with the elegance of a broomstick. Gawd, I remember those. Made me embarrassed to even be in the same room with them.

Trufax: They just wanted to do something fun, as short and simple as possible, since Tiff is pretty burnt out from doing masquerades at every single friggin con. They were not expecting BiS at all.

I like the wings on the girl on the right, too bad her face is busted.

>>2355125

Hello starlight honey. Don't you have better things to do than be on 4chan, like throwing people under the bus?

>>2355300

Then why do a skit? I would rather see cosplayers hold off on doing a skit to once a year and have it be great than have 5 mediocre skits because they HAVE to do one at EVERY con

>>2355645
I love you.

>>2355645

THIS THIS THIS THIS FUCKING THIS

Remember when Masquerades were good and a reason to go to a con?? Yeah, me neither.

>>2355386
When has she done that?

>>2355645
Because if they did hall, they would have been competing against their darling Lady Ava.

>>2355850
Correction, when has she NOT done that?

>>2355386
...Are we talking about the same StarlightHoney? Last time I heard, she was a sweetheart! Breathelessair is a little bit of a bitch, but not StarlightHoney.

>>2355904
everyone is a little bit of a bitch sometimes.

>>2355125
I happen to know it was a close call between these girls and the Code Geass solo performer. But they beat him on craftsmanship. The judges made BiS the same as the Yume prelim because to separate them would make it seem like the winner of the Yume thing was BiS, and the real BiS was a runner-up. So they combined it into one to save on drama, and gave the other guy another top prize.

Now I'm going back to my hole...

>>2355915

That's stupid though because doesn't that make it ridiculously easy to win the Yume prelims? AUSA made it so you had to be competing in groups of 2 or less to qualify for the award, and since that award is best in show, anyone with more than 2 people are automatically excluded from winning best in show, the highest prize of a normal cosplay competition. Wasn't the Yume prelim contest basically between two pairs? Great, congrats breathlessaire and starlighthoney, you guys sucked the least out of some really fucking boring Yume-esque skits.

>>2355931
Protip: AUSA Masq didn't even want the Yume prelims. The coordinators couldn't have possibly cared less about it, or how it was given out. The Goddesses would have won BiS anyway, it just so happened they were also best quality for Yume, so it was combined for them.

>>2355940
Thank you, this makes more sense.

>>2355904
I could've sworn it was the other way around, but maybe not.

"Great, congrats breathlessaire and starlighthoney, you guys sucked the least out of some really fucking boring Yume-esque skits."
"Great, congrats breathlessaire and starlighthoney, you guys sucked the least out of some really fucking boring Yume-esque skits."
"Great, congrats breathlessaire and starlighthoney, you guys sucked the least out of some really fucking boring Yume-esque skits."

>>2355940
Clearly your retarded, they spend money on being a prelim, cons don't accidently buy in to contracts like that. They we're obviously planning to participate.

Not to mention that unless ACparadise hasn't loaded all the skits, there were a max of 15. Half of them were walk-ons, and only TWO groups had two people in them! Of course they would have beat out the shitty xxxholic ribbon dancing, but damn. What an easy win.

PS What was great about the Code Geass guy? He can't sew for beans, and his comedy is mediocre. Isn't he that shuichi fucker from NYAF? Why the fuck is he in the master division?

>>2356068

You could enter in to the Yume with a group of more then two people you all you had to do was chose which two would go on to the next round.

>>2355915
There is no way it could have been a close call. Yume Prize is a TWO PERSON COMPETITION. You can't enter by yourself.

>>2356070
Thank you Captain DUUUHHHHHHHH!

>>2355904

>>2356063
They key phrase was "Masquerade staff". Sure the con heads may have wanted it for the publicity, but perhaps cosplay staff didn't.

>>2356098
quit bitchin

girls in OP pic seem really cute. have they been around the cosplay scene for a while? or relative new-comers?

>>2356175

selfpost is a selfpost is a selfpost.

>>2356227
You are correct sir.

>>2356227
>>2356235
not a selfpost, just a dude who doesn't go to that many cons anymore.

masquerade was fail. yume is a repellent it seems.

>>2356607
AnimeUSA masquerade is always fail.

Yume prelim had no real competition but at least they made their own shit unlike at AFA.

>>2357518
What happened at AFA?

>>2357614
turns out the winning pair didn't make their own costume.

>>2357999
OMG DETAILS PLZ

>>2357999
those look like yaya wings on the left

>>2359126
yaya was a judge I doubt they would have won if that were the case

>>2359126
No, she gives a very long detailed description of how she made them.

>>2359102
The winning pair at AFA in Singapore did not make their costumes.

>>2355104

Did the Belldandy commission her wings from Yaya?

>>2360612
No, they both fucking made their costumes. Yaya judged craftsmanship at the con, so obviously they are not commissioned.

>>2360612
No. I saw them over at her house a few week back. Yaya did not make them for her.

>>2360615
>>2360614
>>2360612

Those wings look like Yaya's style of the wings she sells on her website.
That Bell could have been a bit more original in her construction

>>2360624
Who cares if it's a similar style? Wings are wings, there is only so much you can do. Stop trolling.

>>2360628

Not trolling please try again. Just pointing out something that bothered me.
Wings are wings but I have never seen a pair that so closely resembled Yaya's style
Sorry that upsets you

>>2360636
Sorry you are so "bothered" by it. It's possibly she asked Yaya for advice. Yaya is well known for her wings, and many cosplayers are friends or at least network with each other.

>>2360646

True, but then if Yaya gave her advice that's kinda weird especially since she judged them at this con.
It just seems a bit unfair.
I don't know

Not purposely attacking but voicing my thoughts aloud.

I dont care about the chicks in OP.
Their costumes look great, and I adore their wings.
I havent seen their skit, so I cant say if it was an unfair win or not.

Just wanted to say.. I laughed at the girl in the background. Dat face.

>>2360658
I...don't see what's so weird about her face.

>>2360652
Wild speculation. She probably just looked at how some other cosplayers made wings before she did hers.

>>2360661
>>2360658
Just silly shadows making her face look manly, I assume.
You have a silly humor Denmark. And it is not something to be proud of.

>>2360670
Hi cassie

>>2360686
not cassie just sensible.

>>2360691
Sure Cassie

>>2360694
Who the fuck is Cassie?

>>2355104

See she got a better wig this year, what was up with that ghetto ass half long short in the back wig with her other skuld costume

Who is Cassie? And why the fuck is Yaya judging? She doesn't make half her own shit.

I'm bummed their giving colorguard skits a bad name, because there's some neat stuff that could be done using colorguard. But just adding it in because "ohh pretty flags to make my dancing seem less crappy " is cheap.
Ugh, if they danced like that in marching band colorguard, they'd get scored so low for performance. They looked like they didn't want to be there at all.