Do you want a guaranteed spot in the Saturday Night Cosplay Contest? Do you see yourself as the next Francis Ford Coppola? Then try this out! It's the 2^nd Annual Project A-Kon® Script Writing Contest!

Rules and Guidelines are as follows (Please review, there are several changes since last year): 

1. Entries must be submitted before or on Midnight Central Standard Time, May 16^th .

2. Entries need to be sent to cosplay@a-kon.com with the subject line “Script Writing Contest.”

3. Entries must follow the rules of the cosplay including time and appropriate content.

   1. When testing for time, make sure to allow for “pause for laughter” and other audience reaction. You may want to watch a youtube (or any of the other video hosting sites) video of a skit to see how much extra time you give your script.

   2. I will be more than happy to point out any violations that would lead to disqualification in your script. I will allow changes to be made, as long as the final draft is submitted on May 16^th. So, if you have questions, get your draft in to me as early as possible!

4. Place the text of the script within the body of the email. No attachments, please.

5. I won't require a specific style for the script to be written in, as long as it's clear who is talking. I request that stage directions be put in parenthesis ( ). Please include stage directions! See “Format Example” below.

6. List the source of your characters and your characters' names. (i.e. Sailor Mars from Sailor Moon).

7. List the names of the actors in your skit. Nicknames are acceptable.

8. The winning entry will win an additional prize as well as a ticket for guaranteed placement in the cosplay.

9. Up to twelve honorable mentions will win a guaranteed placement in the cosplay. (Making that a possible 13 pre-con cosplay tickets total.)

10. The winners will be notified by email, posted in this forum, announced at the cosplay panel on Friday morning, and during the Cosplay awards ceremony Saturday night.

11. If you win a ticket, you need to show up to either the cosplay panel on Friday morning or the Cosplay signup on Saturday morning. If you are unable to pick up your ticket at those times, email me and we will work out another time for you to accept your ticket.

12. If you win a ticket, you will be required to perform the script and only the script that you have submitted to the contest.

13. If a slot is unclaimed by 2pm Saturday, that one will be given away to a cosplay contestant on the waiting list.

14. Total amount of tickets is up to the Coordinator's discretion.

15. Even if you win a ticket, you still need to fill out a Cosplay Entry form.

16. Plagiarism will not be tolerated! Any script found to be plagiarized will be immediately disqualified and the entrant will be banned from the cosplay.

Now, it's time for the FORMAT EXAMPLE!! I know you all are just super excited about it.

 

Title of Entry: Naruto Deoderant Commercial

Anime sources: Naruto and Death Note

Skit written by: Amy “L. J. Gibbs” Fraga

Cast:
Bob Dillon as Naruto

Cary Grant as Kiba Inuzuka

Betty Grable as Hinata

Boris Karloff as Ryuk

MC announcement: Naruto Stinks!

(Skit starts with all characters on stage, except for Ryuk Naruto in the middle of Kiba and Hinata) 

Kiba: Naruto, man, you smell like death!!

Hinata: (shyly) I don't think it was that bad...

Naruto: HA! SEE?

Kiba: (bends forward to look beyond Naurto to Hinata, surprised) Something wrong with your senses?

Hinata: He kind of blends in... (walks forward, points downward to indicate their location)We are in a sludgy swamp area...

Kiba: (rubs chin)Where we found many dead animal carcasses... Yes, I see your point Hyuga-san.

Ryuk: (rushes on stage being all death like and what not) Wow! What an incredible smell!

Kiba: (holds nose) That's a matter of opinion...

Ryuk: By incredible, I mean we should bottle that stink and use it for chemical warfare!

Naruto: (smiles looking proud – then face falls) HEY!! (Gets in a fighting pose... throws a few jabs in the air)

Kiba: (grabs the back of Naruto's coat) Now, now, let's hear what he has to say.

Ryuk: It's simple! (Pulls out prop – way over sized can of deodorant with “Death Note” on it) My special brand of deodorant!!!

Naruto: Whaaa?? (finally wiggles out of Kiba's hold)

Hinata: (eyes product suspiciously) Uhm, how does it work?

Ryuk: (still in loud boisterous salesman voice) It eliminates whatever smells like death! (walks over to Naruto) And you, my boy, could stink up the Mr. Clean factory. 

Naruto: (at first thinks it's an honor) Oh wow, cool... (then realizes it's not) WAITAMINUTE!!! THAT'S DISRESPECTFUL!!! (pouts) and just rude... (going for the “awwww” response here.) 

Kiba: (pulls out wad of money) How much? 

Ryuk: Only 50 yen!

Naruto: That's cheap...

Hinata: A little too cheap...

Kiba: Now THAT'S a DEAL!

(Kiba and Ryuk exchange money and product. Ryuk laughs hysterically and runs off stage acting crazy)

Hinata: What was that about?? (Walks over and takes can from Kiba) “Any odor that is sprayed with contents of this container will... (frowns) “Die” is crossed out and “Eliminated” is written in it's place...

Kiba: Good 'nuff for me!!! (Takes it, sprays it on Naruto... Naruto falls (gently) to the ground writhing about)

Naruto: (cough cough) I'm dying! (cough cough) Mommy! (cough cough -holding out arms) Auntie Em! Auntie Em! (arms fall to the ground dramatically)

Hinata: (shocked and surprised) Oh no! I think he's dead!!!

Kiba: Huh, maybe that was all Naruto was... stink. You kill the stink, you kill Naruto...

Hinata: (sobs and wails) NO! NARUTO!!!

Kiba: (Gives Hinata a comforting hug... consoles her) Well, you know... now that he's gone, we could always go back to my place...

Hinata: Really?

Kiba: Yeah, I have an X-box 360, Playstation3, and a Nintendo Wii!

Hinata: (breaks character)A Wii? I'm in! (Hinata and Kiba run offstage all excited.)

Naruto: (sits up abruptly) Hey!! Wait! I was FAKING!! You guys! Come on!!! (stands and runs off stage yelling “Wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii”)

*Disclaimer – Don't hurt me, I wrote it in about 10 minutes in the early morning hours... Just smell the corn!*

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