To those of you who have placed in the tournament, Welcome to the Novice Round!
Of the 36 selected, only 12 of you will proceed into the Intermediate Round upon completion of this round. Entrants will be put into groups of 3 to battle for the best animation and a spot in the next round!
You may have noticed that there have been some last minute changes: There are now 36 Novice Round contenders instead of 24, and an extra round has been added! We had such a fantastic turnout in the Open Round that we decided to let MORE people in!
See the Official NATA Website for more information!
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*** Novice Round ***
We had a generous donation for this year's contest from Miguel Castillo, who selected this rounds' theme.
The Theme for the Novice Round is...
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* Through the Eyes of a Stranger *
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*** Brackets ***
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There's a LOT of people, so please see your bracket pairings at the NATA Website! (Try refreshing if you're not seeing them yet)
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*** Rules ***
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* You have until 11:59:59 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, June 18th to complete your submissions. No submissions will be accepted after the deadline without penalty.
* Be sure to include the NATA '14 Logo in your entry preloader or credit screen.
* Newgrounds and Jaltoid are both major sponsors of this year's tournament, and so all entries must include the Newgrounds logo and the Jaltoid logo listed as a sponsor in their loading screen, title sequence, or credit roll.
* Entries must fit the theme above to both level the playing field and ensure that entries were not previously created.
* The animation must be no shorter than 1 Minute and no longer than 10 Minutes.
* The animation must be submitted on Newgrounds in any video or flash format, so long as it can be considered animation. 3D, flash, traditional, and stop-motion are all acceptable formats.
* Excess nudity, profanity, and other things of profane nature are not allowed. (It cannot have a "Mature" rating.)
* Absolutely NO copyright material is allowed without permission. If you use copyrighted music or other material in your animation, you MUST get the permission of the original creator of that material.
* If you would like to parody, then use similar names instead of the real names - ie. "Smears" instead of "Sears". No copyrighted material whatsoever.
* The Audio portal is a great source for music, just be sure to get permission and/or come to a winnings agreement to use it for this contest!
* Any entry in violation of these rules will be disqualified.
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*** Judging ***
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Entries will be judged by the following judges:
* Tom Fulp - Founder of Newgrounds
* Hikarian - Champion of Animation, 2013
* Emrox - Champion of Animation, 2012
* HappyHarry - Newgrounds Animator Extraordinaire
* MindChamber - Newgrounds Animator Extraordinaire
Entries will each be scored in 5 seperate categories for 4 possible points from each of 5 judges. Therefore, each entrant will have a maximum total score of 100 points. The categories are:
- Artwork
- Animation
- Originality
- Story
- Entertainment
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*** Submissions ***
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* Entries must be uploaded via the Newgrounds Portal.
* Entries must be tagged with "nata2014novice" to distinguish them from other rounds and years.
* Entries must be submitted before the deadline. (See above)
* Be sure to post a link to your entry in this topic, to be sure your entry does not get lost.
* Incomplete entries can be submitted to the Dumping Grounds and linked in this thread to be submitted.
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*** Late Penalties ***
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Novice Round late penalties look like this for submissions after the deadline:
0 - 29 minutes: - 5 total points
30 - 59 minutes: - 10 total points
1 - 3 hours: - 15 total points
3 - 5 hours: - 20 total points
5+ hours: Disqualified
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*** Prizes ***
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Prizes for winning each round are as follows:
Open Round: $20
Novice Round: + $50 ($70 total)
Intermediate Round: + $100 ($170 total)
Pro Round: + $200 ($370 total)
Final Round: + $780 ($1150 total)
All prizes will be awarded in September after the completion of the tournament.
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*** Fine Print ***
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* By submitting an entry to NATA 2014, you agree to allow NATA and its organizers to use your material to promote the contest and use it for possible calendars and other merchandise.
* All entrants must have a paypal or the ability to receive a check in the mail in order to claim their prizes.
* The final Champion of Animation at the completion of the contest must create an illustrated image of themselves interacting with planet Earth, as is NATA tradition to document their victory with such an image on the NATA website.
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Good Luck!!
