Here are the results from the F & SF Masquerade at CC26:

Following are the entries in the CC26 F & SF Masquerade:

0. Edna Mode
   Master Division
   Presented by: Samantha Briant
   Created by: Bridgit Landry
   Designed by: Bridgit Landry
   
1. The Queen Comes to Town
   Master Division
   Presented by: Alexandra Dysinski
   Created by: Alexandra
   Designed by: Alexandra
   
2. St Mungo Hospital Healer
   Master Division
   Presented by: Anne Davenport
   Created by: Anne Davenport
   Designed by: Anne Davenport
   
3. Devil-s Darning Needle
   Master Division
   Presented by: Nola Yergen-Jennings Gail Wolfenden-Steib Rene Floetke
   Created by: Nola, Gail, and Rene
   Designed by: Nola and Gail
   
4. The Calm after the Storm
   Novice Division
   Presented by: Alyssa
   Created by: Mary Ann Westfield
   Designed by: Mary Ann Westfield
   
5. The Time Traveler
   Journeyman Division
   Presented by: Dave Kanoy
   Created by: Dave Kanoy
   Designed by: Dave Kanoy
   
6. Elegant Mythos
   Novice Division
   Presented by: Susan and Rebecca Parisi
   Created by: Susan and Rebecca Parisi
   Designed by: Susan and Rebecca Parisi
   
7. Predator Arbitrator
   Novice Division
   Presented by: Julie Spehar
   Created by: Julie Spehar
   Designed by: Julie Spehar
   
8. Hail, Danu'bele!
   Journeyman Division
   Presented by: Jacqueline Langworthy Smith and Beth Stireman
   Created by: Jacqueline Langworthy Smith and Beth Stireman
   Designed by: Jacqueline Langworthy Smith and Beth Stireman
   
9. A Rare Flower
   Journeyman Division
   Presented by: Hoshikage
   Created by: Hoshikage
   Designed by: Hoshikage
   
10. Captain Amelia
    Master Division
    Presented by: Jennifer Wylie and Bill Howard
    Created by: Jennifer Wylie
    Designed by: Jennifer Wylie
    
11. Best Foes Forever
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Mette Hedin & Bryan Little
    Created by: Mette Hedin & Bryan Little
    Designed by: Mette Hedin & Bryan Little
    
12. Lu Xun (Blue Chinese Dragon)
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Bethany Padron
    Created by: Bethany Padron
    Designed by: Bethany Padron
    
13. Kain
    Novice Division
    Presented by: MariEllen Cottman
    Created by: MariEllen Cottman
    Designed by: MariEllen Cottman
    
14. Elementally Good
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Tiffany Thomas, Zach Shaffer, Tara Hatchett, Caroline Smeby
    Created by: Tiffany Thomas, Zach Shaffer, Tara Hatchett, Caroline Smeby
    Designed by: Tiffany Thomas, Zach Shaffer, Tara Hatchett, Caroline Smeby
    
15. Mourning Queen
    Novice Division
    Presented by: Lisa Klassen
    Created by: Lisa Klassen
    Designed by: Lisa Klassen
    
16. C.S.I.
    Exhibition Division
    Presented by: Victoria Warren
    Created by: Victoria Warren
    Designed by: Victoria Warren
    
17. Sometimes an Angel
    Master Division
    Presented by: Robert Heart
    Created by: Robert Heart
    Designed by: Robert Heart
    
18. Barf!
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Nicole Roberts
    Created by: Nicole Roberts
    Designed by: Nicole Roberts & Kent Elofson
    
19. Van Helsing
    Master Division
    Presented by: Sa Winfield, Kent Elofson, Dawn Rose, David Rose, Danica Lisiewicz, Maryann Cappa
    Created by: Sa Winfield, Kent Elofson, Dawn Rose, David Rose, Danica Lisiewicz & Nicole Roberts
    Designed by: Gabiella Pascucci
    
20. My Lady Green Sleeves
    Master Division
    Presented by: Julia and Richard Hyll
    Created by: Julia Hyll
    Designed by: Julia Hyll
    
21. Rorshach
    Novice Division
    Presented by: Read More Comics
    Created by: Christopher Erickson and Athena Worrell
    Designed by: Christopher Erickson and Athena Worrell
    
22. True Love
    Novice Division
    Presented by: Lindsay Tallman
    Created by: Lindsay Tallman
    Designed by: Lindsay Tallman
    
23. Arrrrchimedes the Pi-rat
    Master Division
    Presented by: JoAnn Abbott
    Created by: JoAnn Abbott
    Designed by: JoAnn Abbott
    
24. "We Lost"
    Master Division
    Presented by: Lynette Eklund (Orc) Lance Ikegawa (Warg)
    Created by: Lynette Eklund (Orc) Lance Ikegawa (Warg)
    Designed by: Lance Ikegawa and Jen Seng
    
25. Behold Winter
    Master Division
    Presented by: Lisa Ashton, Ming Diaz
    Created by: Lisa Ashton
    Designed by: Lisa Ashton
    
26. D'Mentia
    Novice Division
    Presented by: Patti Keller
    Created by: Patti Keller
    Designed by: Patti Keller
    
27. Comrades in Arms
    Master Division
    Presented by: Kathy and Philip Gust
    Created by: Kathe and Philip Gust
    Designed by: Kathe and Philip Gust
    
28. The Goddess
    Master Division
    Presented by: Aurora Celeste
    Created by: Aurora Celeste
    Designed by: Aurora Celeste
    
29. M.U. Hazardous Materials Unit
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Deech Mestel
    Created by: Deech Mestel
    Designed by: Deech Mestel
    
30. Finally, an Invitation
    Master Division
    Presented by: Catherine Leeson
    Created by: Catherine Leeson
    Designed by: Catherine Leeson
    
31. The Fourth Element
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Doghood
    Created by: Wayne Rhodes & Doghood
    Designed by: Wayne Rhodes
    
32. Way Back When
    Master Division
    Presented by: Audrey Schmidt, JonnaLyhn Hall, Alan Schmidt
    Created by: Audrey Schmidt, with help from Lindie Schmidt in wrangling the hoop wires. Lindie Schmidt constructed the props, with help from Audrey Schmidt and Alan Schmidt.
    Designed by: Audrey Schmidt, using Simplicity Patterns
    
33. Elegant Gothic Aristocrat -- Demon version
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Caistarrin (Evil Bishounin #289A)
    Created by: Caistarrin
    Designed by: Caistarrin
    
34. NIghtmares of OZ
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Thea Teufel as Dorthy Gale, Jess Saxon as The Scarecrow, Heather Knight as The Tinman, Kim Smith as The Cowardly Lion and Sheri Tague as The Wizard.
    Created by: Each costume was made by the person wearing it.
    Designed by: Each costume was designed by the wearer.
    
35. Space Girls
    Master Division
    Presented by: Cordelia Willis, Nina Kempf, Tammy Wanzer, Caitlin Schindler, and Angie Clough
    Created by: same as above: Cordelia Willis, Nina Kempf, Tammy Wanzer, Caitlin Schindler, and Angie Clough
    Designed by: same as above: Cordelia Willis, Nina Kempf, Tammy Wanzer, Caitlin Schindler, and Angie Clough
    
36. The rare and elusive firecat
    Master Division
    Presented by: Stephanie Park
    Created by: Stephanie Park
    Designed by: Stephanie Park
    
37. Captain Nemo's Dream
    Master Division
    Presented by: Wayne Rhodes
    Created by: Doghood
    Designed by: Doghood
    
38. What Lies Beneath
    Master Division
    Presented by: Jacqueline M. Ward
    Created by: Jacqueline M. Ward
    Designed by: Jacqueline M. Ward
    
39. Boriel
    Novice Division
    Presented by: Kathy Whitesel
    Created by: Kathy Whitesel
    Designed by: Kathy Whitesel
    
40. A Stylish Bumble Bee
    Novice Division
    Presented by: Michelle Abbott
    Created by: Michelle Abbott
    Designed by: Michelle Abbott
    
41. From the Journal of Professor Gideon Pike
    Master Division
    Presented by: Bruce Mai
    Created by: Bruce Mai
    Designed by: Bruce Mai
    
42. Princess Zelda: Warrior Granny
    Master Division
    Presented by: Zelda Gilbert
    Created by: Zelda Gilbert, with assistance by Karen Lipschutz
    Designed by: Zelda Gilbert, Janet Wilson-Anderson
    
43. Ithilian Ranger
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Sheryl Gray
    Created by: Sheryl Gray
    Designed by: Sheryl Gray
    
44. (Moved to Entry 0)
45. Before Christian arrived at the Moulin Rouge
    Journeyman Division
    Presented by: Miko, Jo Rhett
    Created by: Miko
    Designed by: Miko
    
46. Swamp Fairy
    Master Division
    Presented by: Julia Clayton
    Created by: Julia Clayton
    Designed by: Julia Clayton
    
47. A Midsummer Nights Dream
    Master Division
    Presented by: Pierre Pettinger Sandy Pettinger Nora Mai Karen Heim Elaine Mami
    Created by: All the above
    Designed by: All the above
    

The Official Video DVDs of the Costume-Con 26 Stage Competitions are now available for order!

There are two DVDs available:

• CC26-SIFI - Contains the Science Fiction Masquerade Event.
• CC26-HIST - Contains the Historical Masquerade and the Dimensions In Design Event.

Each DVD is $14.00 Dollars (includes shipping). Order requests should be sent to

Eric Cannon,
6446 Abbeydale Court,
Orlando, Florida, 32818.
Checks should be made payable to "Eric Cannon".

If you prefer, you may contact him at RRVORLANDO (at) MSN.COM, if you would prefer to pay via PAYPAL.

Whether you like to compete or just see exciting costumes presented, the Masquerades are for you. A grand tradition at Science Fiction conventions, competitors show individual costumes or group costume projects on stage in very short theatrical vignettes.

Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade

The cornerstone of Costume-Con, the Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade evolved from the costume competitions that have gone on at science fiction conventions for decades. Let your imagination run wild, or recreate a costume from literature or the movies, and present it on stage. The possibilities are endless.

• Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade Rules
• Online Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade Form (requires membership and login)
• Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade Forms (links to both online and printable PDF forms.)

Tech crew will need a LOT of help for loading in, set-up, and tear-down.
- Day of load-in we'll need people at my warehouse (on the other side of the airport) in the morning to load the truck and trailer. The same crew will unload it at the hotel, and get it all into the ballroom.
- We will also need be meeting the lighting truss rigging company, in order to get their truck unloaded (as we are paying them by the hour for technical services, and the clock starts ticking the moment their truck touched the DTSJ loading dock).
- On the last day, we need a big crew to tear everything back down, pack it up, and get it back in the trucks, and then to unload at the warehouse.

Interested parties should send messages to volunteers@cc26.org.

We've built a 3d model of the stage layout we're planning to use for the Historical and the Fantasy and Science Fiction masquerades.

It's been created using Google Sketchup, a free 3d modeling tool available from http://sketchup.google.com
You may download either the full program or a smaller viewer program from http://sketchup.google.com/gsu6/download.html

The model is available as the CC26 Final Masquerade Stage Design by "Urban Jungleboy"

The basic information:

I'm your F&SF Masquerade director, Jennifer Tifft. I hope to provide you with a pleasantly memorable (or at least appropriately un-adventuresome) environment to present in.

There are 3 main sections here. The first explains how division placement works. The second is the rules (i.e. the things that can get you disqualified). The third is the basic rundown of what you've got to work with. There is also a fourth section for your perusal, the instruction the judges will be receiving.

"Presentation" and "Workmanship" judging are entirely separate in the Fantasy and Science Fiction Masquerade. There is a judging panel for Presentation and a judging panel for Workmanship. Each panel selects and gives its own awards. Workmanship judging is not required, and the decisions and deliberations of the Workmanship panel have no influence on the Presentation panel.

Please remember, this competition is not all about you. It is all about you and your fellow competitors. By respecting the rules and procedures of this competition, you help ensure that your fellow competitors get a fair shake.

This is revision 1.2, published December 2008*. It may not be the final revision of these documents. Please return to the CC26 website for more information.

If you have any questions, please contact me at fsfmasq@cc26.org . Please put "CC26 Masquerade" in the subject line.

30 Jan 2008 Edit: age of Young Fan division adjusted to 13 to match Historical Masquerade rules

Division Placement:

Most entries will be placed in the ICG standard divisions of Novice, Journeyman and Master. A group entry will be placed in the division appropriate for its most experienced member.

Master:

• Any competitor may enter in the Master division
• Professional costumers [may/must] compete in the Master division

Journeyman:

• Professional costumers may not enter in the Journeyman division.
• A contestant who has competed and won in the Master/Open division at an international competition may not enter in the Journeyman division.
• A contestant who has won "Best in Show" or "Best Journeyman" at an international competition may not enter in the Journeyman division.
• A contestant who has won more than three major awards in the Journeyman division in international competition may not enter in the Journeyman division

Novice:

• Professional costumers may not enter in the Novice division.
• A contestant who has competed and won in any division other than Novice at an international competition may not enter in the Novice division.
• A contestant who has won "Best in Show" or "Best Novice" at an international competition may not enter in the Novice division.
• A contestant who has won more than two major awards in the Novice division at international competitions may not enter in the Novice division

Young Fan

• The Young Fan division is open only to competitors under the age of 13 who have participated actively in the design and construction of their costumes
• If a costume is entirely adult designed and constructed, it may not be entered in the Young Fan division no matter the age of the person wearing it

Exhibition

• The Exhibition division is an open division. Any presenter may enter the Exhibition division
• The Exhibition division is presentation-only. Exhibition entries are not judged either for presentation or workmanship, nor are they eligible for any award
• Entries that have already won awards at other [international] events and have not been significantly modified may enter the Exhibition division

Clarifications and Definitions

• For this masquerade, any person who made more than 1/3 of his or her annual income by costuming in any of the last 5 years qualifies as a "professional"

• "International competition" means "WorldCon Masquerade" or "Costume-Con Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade." If you have participated in other large international competitions, such as San Diego ComicCon International, Anime Expo, or the Dragon*Con costume contest the Masquerade Director will be happy to help you select the appropriate division on a case-by-case basis

• "Major awards" includes any awards that do not feature "Honorable Mention" or "Honored for" in the name

• "Most Experienced Member" in general means just that for division placement. If you have a situation that you feel warrants an exception speak to the Masquerade Director

• Competitors under 13 who have participated in the design and creation of their costume may enter in the "Young Fan" division. Adult-designed and-constructed costumes presented by children may be entered in the maker's division or the Exhibition division (not in competition)

• Any competitor may enter in a more advanced division than he or she is placed

• Any competitor has the option to enter in the Exhibition division (not in competition)
• If you have any questions about any of this, do not hesitate to ask, the earlier the better

The Rules:

If you violate any of these rules, you may be disqualified and dropped from the competition.

1. All masquerade contestants must be attending members of CC26. If the maker and presenter are different people, both must be attending members. (note: see Special Circumstances below for certain exceptions.
2. This is a costume competition celebrating and rewarding the art and craft of costuming. Purchased and rented costumes may not be entered.
3. A costume may not be entered in competition if it has won "Best in Show" or "Best in Division" at an ICG-recognized international competition. It may be entered in the Exhibition division (not in competition).
4. Each presenter may only appear on stage in a single masquerade entry. One body, one presentation.
5. The standard PG rule applies. No costume is "no costume."
6. No live animals are allowed on stage with the exceptions of a) people and b)service animals.
7. No materials or effects that will leave a mess on stage or in the green room are allowed. No effects that may ruin another entrant's costume are allowed.
8. No pyrotechnics or any other open flames are allowed.
9. All special effects must be reviewed with me before or at rehearsal (the earlier, the better).
10. Rehearsal is required. You need it to get a feel for the stage. We need it to make sure your tech is right, and to make sure the crew knows what to expect from your entry.
11. If you're going to have large props, bring your own ninjas to get them on and off stage. Bring them to rehearsal too.
12. Individual entries are granted 60 seconds on stage. You may use less time, but if you exceed the limit without prior approval, you will be ineligible for any award.
13. Group entries are granted 90 seconds on stage. You may use less time, but if you exceed the limit without prior approval, you will be ineligible for any award.
14. Additional time may be granted if you can show me that you will use it well. Requests for additional time should be made early (i.e. as soon as you know how long you want). Last-minute requests (any point after your paperwork is turned in) will not be looked upon favorably.

Special Circumstances

Since in some areas of costuming, particularly Fursuit and Cosplay, the Creator and the Presenter are frequently not the same person, special arrangements must be made when the Creator of such a costume entered in competition will not be present at CC26.

• If the Creator (defined as the person who did the majority of principal construction and/or design on the costume. For fur-suits this would include the head and/or 'torso') has an attending membership but cannot attend the convention,
  • You need to let me know this either when you register or at the convention before registration closes.
  • Bring with you a signed copy (or equivalent) of the Non-Attending Creator Statement below.
• If the Creator has a supporting membership,
  • You need to let me know this either when you register or at the convention before registration closes.
  • Bring with you a signed copy (or equivalent) of the Non-Attending Creator Statement below.
• If the Creator does not have a membership,
  • A supporting or higher membership for that person must be obtained in order for the costume to be entered in competition. Supporting memberships are set at $35.00.
  • Notify me either when registering for the Masquerade or at the convention before registration closes of the situation.
  • Bring with you a signed copy (or equivalent) of the Non-Attending Creator Statement below.
• The Masquerade Director will decide on a case-by-case basis whether to allow an entry to compete when the creator is a supporting member, since the usual rule requires an attending membership.
• Entering in the Exhibition category does not require a non-attending maker to have a membership. I encourage you to enter in this category if the above will be a hardship.

Hints and suggestions:

The following information will help you ensure you get the most out of your investment in the competition. These suggestions are not mandatory, but they are Strongly Advised.

This is a Fantasy & Science Fiction Masquerade. Please respect our theme. There is a Historical Masquerade for your historical costume.

If you're entering a re-creation costume, bring documentation. A letter-size color photocopy or color print of your source should be sufficient to show the judges what you're trying to recreate (5 copies would be nice). The judges will probably ignore anything other than that. Video, floppy disks and CDs are right out. Paper, please.

Workmanship judging is optional. In the F&SF masquerade, workmanship is judged by a separate panel and has no bearing on presentation awards. All entrants are encouraged to participate in workmanship judging. You can't win a workmanship award if you're not judged.

If you think a personal or business relationship with a judge will make it difficult for the judge to be objective, please talk to me. I will consult with the judging panel, and we'll come up with a reasonable course of action.

Don't wear your masquerade entry in the halls at the convention before the masquerade. This will reduce the impact your entry has on the judges and audience. Most judges will ding an entry they've seen walking around the halls.

Don't plan on having access to power on stage. There will not be access to power on stage. Extension cords all over the stage aren't particularly safe.

Don't plan for complex lighting. It will not be there. If you wish anything other than default lighting, discuss it when you check in with me, and also with the crew at rehearsal.

Don't plan to use a microphone. During presentations, the MC is the only person with a microphone. Spoken narrative must be pre-recorded or provided when you register in script form for the MC. Spoken dialog must be pre-recorded.

Speaking of pre-recorded, we will accept tape, but we prefer CD and will also accept MP3 files. The "5-copy rule" is a good guideline. Terrible things can happen to tapes and CDs; make a master and 4 copies. Pack them in separate bags. We've seen too many people lose their only music.

If you are providing a CD, make sure it only includes the material you wish to use on track 1 (no commercial CDs). If you are providing a tape, same deal, and make sure your material is recorded at the start of both the A-side and B-side (tech snafus happen, but this can help you avoid one possible snafu).

Judges' Instructions

"Excellence deserves award" is your watchword.

I ask that you be serious in granting awards. A serious award with a funny name is fine. Please don't grant an award if you don't think the entry has real merit. No "joke" awards.

You are encouraged to award "Best in Show" and "Best in Division" (for each division) if you find such awards are appropriate. For all other awards, please judge each entry on its own merit.

It's up to you to decide whether an entry deserves a major or minor award. Consider, though, that for novice and journeyman division, major awards indicate you think the entrant deserves a nudge into a more experienced division.

Please identify "minor" awards by using "Honorable Mention" or "Honored for excellence in" in the award name. Anything that doesn't have "Honorable Mention" in the name is a major award.

For each award granted, please identify the entry and the competitor being granted the award. For example:

• you wish to give a child a presentation award for a costume made by an adult. Name the child.
• you wish to give a workmanship award to the person who did all the beading on a group entry. Name that person.

If you need help identifying the appropriate person to grant an award, ask your clerk.

Competitors who have entered re-creation costumes are asked (but not required) to provide as documentation a color photocopy or print of the image the costume is based on. You may ignore any documentation beyond that.

If you think a personal or business relationship with a competitor will make it difficult to be objective in your judging, please talk to both me and your fellow judges about the problem, and we'll come up with a reasonable course of action.

Our online masquerade system is now up and running! You may access the system via the F & SF Masquerade Pre-registration Form. Note that you must be a registered member of the convention to pre-register online; you will need to log into our interactive system in order to access the form.
Once you have submitted your pre-reg, you may return at any time to update the information in it, by logging in and then clicking on the "view my profile" link in the upper or left menus.

• Fantasy and Science Fiction Masquerade Entry Forms