Overview
The ICG Masquerade Guidelines provide invaluable assistance to costume Masquerade Directors at conventions and other events in writing and implementing rules to ensure fair competition, and they serve as a resource for ensuring that all aspects of a successful Masquerade are covered.These Guidelines are not rules, but best practices that are rooted in decades of International Costumers' Guild members' experience as costumed participants, judges, producers, and directors of such competitions, The current edition reflects continuing experience with the art of Masquerade costuming in all its forms.Topics covered includeMasquerade Director's roleMasquerade Judges, judging rules and award categoriesSkill Divisions that ensure fair competition from beginning to more accomplished entrantsTimelines from well before the event to award presentationsFacilities such as stage design, safety, accessibility, and green roomsPhotography by professionals, fans, and the audienceTechnical rehearsals for entrants and crew Licensing media and recording masqueradesWhile Masquerade Directors are the primary audience, any participant (costumer, crew member, or judge) in any Masquerade can benefit from reviewing these Guidelines.We hope that these Guidelines will help make both novice and accomplished costumers' experiences with Masquerade competition and costuming more comfortable and enjoyable.
- | Author: International Costumers' Guild
- | Publisher: International Costumers'' Guild Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 30, 2025
- | Number of Pages: 00054 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 1966384017
- | ISBN-13: 9781966384014
