Voiceover Contest Auditions - NYCC
Yu-Gi-Oh! fans get ready to use your voice!
4K Media Inc. is giving you another chance to enter to be heard in the highly anticipated North American feature film release of Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS. 4K Media Inc. will host a voiceover contest at the upcoming 2016 New York Comic Con in Manhattan, New York. The voiceover contest in New York will give fans the opportunity to enter and audition for one of two extra voiceover roles in the movie.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS Voiceover Contest will be held on October 8th and 9th at 2016 New York Comic Con at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York Room 1E01. Auditions are open to ages 8 and over. Minors under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present to register and audition. All audition contestants must purchase a valid NYCC pass for either Saturday and/or Sunday to gain entry to the Javits Center. We will only audition up to the first 100 people to register on each day, during the following times:
• Saturday, October 8th 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, October 9th 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Dates and times are subject to change; please check our website for updates and more information. We cannot guarantee we will audition everyone.
Fans’ auditions will be judged on the overall sound quality and uniqueness of their voices, as well as appropriateness of voice to character and creative execution of the provided lines read during the audition. Two winners will be selected; each getting a spoken line in the North American version of the movie. The winners’ names will also appear in the film’s end credit roll and in the corresponding credits for DVD editions for North America.
This contest is governed by the Official Rules and Regulations found below. All participants must read and agree to these Official Rules and Regulations.
All participants also must read and sign the Registration Form and Waiver and Release Form found here and at the contest. These signed forms and valid photo ID must be provided to Sponsor at the Contest.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS Voiceover Contest at New York Comic Con 2016
October 8th & 9th, New York, New York
Official Rules and Regulations
Enter for your chance to win an extra (minor) voiceover role in the upcoming movie, Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS (the “Movie”).
4K Media Inc. will hold The Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS Voiceover Contest (the “Contest”) at New York Comic Con 2016, in New York, New York, on Saturday, October 8th and Sunday, October 9th, 2016. Participants will enter the Contest by auditioning for one (1) of two extra voiceover roles in the Movie. Each of the two (2) winners selected will be cast as an extra (minor) voiceover role (approximately one line) in the United States and Canadian version of the Movie, including their names listed in the end credits of the theatrical and DVD release of the Movie.
The following are the official rules and regulations of the Contest.
NEW YORK COMIC CON 2016 ADMISSIONS TICKET REQUIRED. Participants in the Contest must have an admission ticket to New York Comic Con 2016 that is valid for the date of the Contest. A fee is required to purchase an admission ticket to New York Comic Con 2016 Event.
Many will enter. A total of two (2) will win. A purchase of Yu-Gi-Oh! products will not increase your chances of participating or winning a voiceover role in the Contest.
The Contest will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sponsor will audition up to one hundred (100) people on Saturday October 8th and up to one hundred (100) people on Sunday October 9th for the extra voiceover roles.
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eight (8) years old at the time of entry, hold a valid admission ticket for New York Comic Con for Saturday October 8th and /or Sunday October 9th, and are present to register and participate. Minors must be accompanied by and have consent of parent or legal guardian. The two winners of The Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS voiceover contest that was held in Orlando, Florida are not eligible to win or compete in this Contest at New York Comic Con. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in this Contest: (a) employees and their spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents and respective spouses (collectively referred to as their “Immediate Families”) and members of their households of (i) 4K Media Inc. (“Sponsor”), (ii) Sponsor’s agents, including advertising and promotional agencies or (iii) Sponsor’s respective affiliates, parent, subsidiary or related companies; and (b) employees and their Immediate Families and members of the households of (i) Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., (ii) Asatsu-DK Inc., (iii) Shueisha, Inc., (iv) TV TOKYO Corporation, (v) Nihon Ad Systems, Inc., (vi) their respective agents, including advertising and promotional agencies, or (vii) their affiliates, parent, subsidiary or related companies; and (c) employees and their Immediate Families and members of the households of (i) Screenvision Exhibition, Inc. or (ii) Screenvision Exhibition, Inc.’s agents, including advertising and promotional agencies, or (iii) their respective affiliates, parent, subsidiary or related companies.
The individuals and/or entities referred to in clauses (a)-(c) above shall collectively be referred to as the “Contest Parties”.
The Contest is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to accept and be bound by all of the terms of these Official Rules and Regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement and acceptance of these Official Rules and Regulations.
HOW TO ENTER: Sponsor will host the Contest at New York Comic Con 2016 in New York, New York, on Saturday, October 8th and Sunday October 9th, 2016. Participants must have a valid admissions ticket for New York Comic Con 2016 for either October 8th or October 9th in order to audition on one of those dates. Participants will enter the Contest by auditioning for one (1) of two extra (minor) voiceover roles in the Movie. To enter and participate in the Contest, please attend at the location and at one of the times listed below:
Location:
New York Comic Con
The Javits Center, Room 1E01
655 West 34th Street
Room 1E01
New York, New York
Entry in the Contest via the auditions will be held at the following times (“Audition Times”):
Saturday, October 8, 2016: 2:00pm – 7:30pm
Sunday, October 9, 2016: 10:00am – 3:30pm
Individuals wishing to enter the Contest must first complete the official registration and release forms before participating and present the signed forms to Sponsor during the Audition Times. Proof of age, identity, and eligibility must be furnished to Sponsor at the event. Forms will be available at Sponsor’s official website, Yugioh.com, and available at the Contest. Entrants must have a valid form of ID in order to register and show proof of age and a photograph (for example, a birth certificate and a driver’s license or a birth certificate and a passport or a birth certificate and a school ID). All entry form information must be complete and accurate.
In the case of a minor (anyone under 18 years old), a parent or legal guardian must be present to give consent and complete both the registration and release form. The parent or legal guardian must have a valid form of ID. The parent or legal guardian and the entrant must reside at the same address.
All auditions will take place at New York Comic Con 2016 in Room 1E01 on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sponsor will audition up to one hundred (100) people on Saturday and up to one hundred (100) people on Sunday. Sponsor may not be able to audition, and does not guarantee that Sponsor will be able to audition, every person in attendance at New York Comic Con 2016 wishing to enter the Contest. Potential entrants must be registered for the Contest in accordance with the forgoing registration process within the Audition Times in order to enter the Contest.
Sponsors will not award a prize to anyone not meeting eligibility requirements at the time of entry. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any entrant if these Official Rules and Regulations are not followed.
To participate, at the audition each entrant will state his/her name and the voiceover role for which the entrant is auditioning then record the line(s) in the script provided by Sponsor. Each entrant will be given up to three “takes” to record the line(s) at the Contest. An entrant may not participate more than one time at the Contest. Incomplete and multiple entries to the Contest are void.
All dates and times are subject to change in the event of human error, or technical issues or force majeure affecting 4K Media Inc., the venue, the equipment, the software, Sponsors, or the entry process, or any other condition that warrants, in 4K Media’s sole discretion, a delay, suspension, revision, or termination of the Contest.
The Official Rules and Regulations will be provided at the Contest as well as on the Sponsor’s website at www.yugioh.com. Failure to comply with these Official Rules and Regulations will result in disqualification. Entries submitted or made at this Contest are only eligible for this Contest and do not remain eligible for any other contests operated, or to be operated, by the Sponsor.
IRREVOCABLE CONSENT; RELEASE AND WAIVER:
By participating in any way in the Contest, you agree to comply with all applicable laws and these Official Rules and Regulations, and you agree to abide by all decisions of the Sponsor. Entries (including without limitations the voice recordings) immediately become the sole property of the Sponsor and copies to entrants will not be given.
As a condition of participating in the Contest, you (and your parent/legal guardians) irrevocably and forever consent to the Sponsor’s use and/or edit your name, image, appearance, photographs, biographical information, voice, recordings, audition, statements and likeness for any purposes, (including without limitations for publicity or advertising, or for use in the Movie and any motion picture or series, or for merchandising and exploitation of any ancillary and subsidiary rights) in any media now known or later developed (including without limitations the Internet, broadcast television, movie theatres and home video devices), without compensation, worldwide, in perpetuity, without your (or your parent’s/legal guardian’s) right to receive notice, review or approve. By participating in the Contest, you and your parent/legal guardian hereby irrevocably and forever agree that Sponsor exclusively and in perpetuity owns all right, title and interest to your audition, your voice recording and any material or data relating to your audition or voice recording. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST.
Your attendance at and entry in the Contest will be deemed conclusively to be your waiver of any and all claims for invasion of privacy or right of publicity and your parent’s/legal guardian’s waiver of any and all claims for invasion of privacy or claims to right of publicity.
WINNER SELECTION: A panel of judges selected by the Sponsor will review all eligible entries. Two (2) Winners will be selected; one for each voiceover role. Winners will be selected and notified on or about November 11, 2016.
Winners will be contacted by email by 4K Media Inc. ANY PERSON SELECTED AND NOTIFIED AS A PRIZE WINNER WILL BE DEEMED A POTENTIAL WINNER PENDING VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. All Winners will be notified by email sent to the entrant’s email address provided at the time of entry.
JUDGING CRITERIA: Judges will select the Winners based on the following criteria: overall sound quality of voice, uniqueness of voice, appropriateness to character, and creative execution of line.
PRIZING: Two (2) Winners for the Contest. Each of the two (2) winners selected will be cast as an extra (minor) voiceover role (approximately one line) in the United States and Canadian version of the Movie, including their names listed in the end credits of the theatrical and DVD release of the Movie.
TECHNICAL ISSUES: If for any reason Sponsor is not able to administer the Contest as planned for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation technical or recoding issues, to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, lost or stolen equipment, software problems, venue problems, labor issues, weather, force majeure, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor or its agents that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend, shorten, modify or cancel the Contest. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and/or the Contest. In the event of any cancellation, termination, modification or suspension of the Contest, a notice will be posted on www.yugioh.com The Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries, auditions or recordings. The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone networks or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment or software, or for lost, deleted, destroyed, corrupted or damaged registrations or recordings. The Sponsor is not responsible for any telephone networks, online systems, communications networks, damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating or downloading any materials in relating to the Contest. If, for any reason, an entrant’s registration and/or recording is confirmed to have been deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant shall not be entitled to any remedy or compensation. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR EQUIMENT OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
GENERAL: No prize awarded in this Contest is transferable, nor may such prize be sold, refunded, commissioned, bartered, exchanged or redeemed for cash. Each potential winner and his/her legal guardian (as applicable) will be notified at the email address provided for during the entry process. Entrants and Winners shall not be compensated for any reason. The potential winner may be required to execute and return further documents in order to be deemed an official Winner. However, failure of Sponsor to notify a potential winner or a Winner (or his/her parent/legal guardian) of his or her winning the Contest or his or her voice recording’s inclusion in the movie, or failure to credit or properly name the Winner in the movie shall not result in any cause of action against Sponsor or any Contest Party, or any of their advertising and promotion agencies, their respective affiliates, parent and subsidiary companies, directors, employees, officers, and agents.
All federal and state laws and regulations apply to this Contest. The Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York.
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to change the rules, procedures, dates and time of the Contest at any time.
NO WEAPONS, ALCOHOL, OR NON-PRESCRIPTION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES WILL BE PERMITTED AT THE CONTEST.
FURTHER RELEASE and WAIVER: By participating in this Contest, you and your parent/legal guardian (as applicable) forever and irrevocably release the Sponsor and Contest Parties, and their advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective affiliates, parent and subsidiary companies, directors, employees, officers, and agents, from any and all liability, loss, injuries, including death, damages, costs or expenses (including attorney’s fees and legal costs) with respect to participation in or attending this Contest, acceptance and/or use or misuse of any prize, printing or distribution errors, claims based upon the right of publicity and invasion of privacy and acknowledge that said parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for use which are expressly disclaimed. You waive the right to assert a claim for cost of auditioning, travel, or any costs relating to participating or trying to participate in the Contest.
FORCE MAJEURE: The failure of the Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules and Regulations or Sponsor’s modification, suspension or cancellation of the Contest due to an act of God, hurricane, war, terror, fire, riot, earthquake, weather, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities, labor issues, venue issues, equipment failure, software problems, other technical issues, or transportation problems outside of the control of the Sponsor (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations) or other force majeure event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules and Regulations.
TAXES: All prize winners shall be responsible for any and all federal, state or local income or excise taxes, or other associated costs, as applicable.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of The Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS Voiceover Contest is 4K Media Inc., 53 W. 23rd Street 11th Floor, NY, NY 10010.
RULES REQUEST/WINNER’S LIST: A copy of the Official Rules and Regulations will be available at New York Comic Con 2016 event Room 1E01 and on: http://www.yugioh.com/
To receive a copy of these Official Rules and Regulations, and/or names of the Winners, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Yu-Gi-Oh! THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS Voiceover Contest: New York Comic Con 2016, 4K Media, Inc., 53 W 23rd St. 11th floor, New York, NY 10010. All requests must be made by December 31, 2016.
