JUDGING Info
JUDGING Info
JUDGING Info
Show Us What You've Got!
Rubric
Audio (38/38)
Audio Engineering (20/20)
・Tuning (4)
・Timing (4)
・Volume (3)
Balance and volume consistency in the mix. Vocal's loudness in any group parts well balanced, instrumental works good with vocals, not too loud, not too quiet.
・Clarity (3)
Any effect that helps your vocals be brighter and more upfront.
・Blend (3)
Compression, reverb, limiters, everything that helps with the blend.
・Fullness (3)
Vocals well placed in the mix, panning, well-mixed harmonies, generally how well they fill the mix.
Vocals (18/18)
・Musicality (6)
Includes Natural or artistic use of dynamics, interpretation of the song to convey emotion, and rhythmic accuracy.
・Tone Consistency (5)
The general tone of the vocals is consistent throughout the piece. Does not switch back and forth between different tones unless done on purpose in an obvious/stylistic manner.
・Harmony/Adlibs (4)
・Pronunciation and Articulation (3)
Accurate/Decent pronunciation. Clear lines/phrases.
Visuals (28/28)
Illustrations (13/13)
・Consistency (4)
The overall consistency of anatomy proportions, line work (if any), and shading (cool/warm shading and light source).
・Theoretically Sound (4)
Pose fluidity, anatomy (does it make sense), color theory/scheme, etc.
・Suitability (3)
How well the art fits with the video, song choice, and theme. (Pose composition)
・Quality (2)
Overall craftsmanship: how well the art style, line work, and coloring work together, and resolution of the image.
Animation (15/15)
・Animation Techniques (4)
The use of effects, transitions, and other techniques used in the video. Also includes keyframe fluidity.
・Timing (3)
How well the video is timed to the audio.
・Compatibility (3)
How well the animation makes use of both art and audio.
・Devoid of Visual Errors (2)
No glaring issues with text/character clipping etc.
・Composition (2)
How well the scenes are set up.
・Clean Render (1)
Overall
Theme (4/4)
・Cohesively Conveys the Theme (2)
Using all of the ingredients in the round and they work together well. Makes sense and isn't incredibly disjointed.
・Creativity (2)
Thinking outside of the box and creating a unique entry that pertains to the ingredients/theme.
Script (4/4)
・Progression (2)
The flow of the script. Are transitions from one vocalist to the other, smooth? Void of choppy line distributions/separations.
・Equality (2)
The vocalists both have an equal amount of lines/the lyrics are distributed fairly. Does not have to be perfectly equal on melodies, but the harmonies must even it out.
STAFFS & JUDGES
Feed Us!
Siderea has experience in participating in several CBs, running 3 small CBs, and organizing several chorus projects of varying sizes. The CBs she has organized are UYCB (ran 2 years in a row), YGCB, and DCB (did not originally belong to her). She also leads her own original song cover group called Un:do, leads a Dark Circus cover group named Cirque de la Mort, and is a co-leader for a JROCK cover group called Hell Hounds. She has been in the community for 9 years and wishes to continue doing more for a long time.
Host/Organizer/Art Staff
SIDEREA
Reoni has been a Youtaite for almost 5 years, and had officially started singing when she was 8. While active, she has worked with many other vocalists. Through her experiences, she learned about different singing styles, ranges, dynamics etc. She herself has gone through several self-improvement phases from soft-voiced to belting, dynamics, vocal fry and more.
Vocal Judge
れおに
Sushi has singing in choir for around 11 years, which her final two years were spent in an advanced competition/traveling choir. She has completed level 10 of the MTAC Music Exams for Classical Voice and Piano (includes music theory concepts), held a 2-hour solo concert in 2017 with a half-and-half repertoire of classical and musical theatre numbers, performed in Carnegie Hall three times, various community performances, and has posted covers since 2016. A few CBs she has joined were BMCB, BVRCB, SCB2, MTFCB'17, MDB, FACB, AUCB, S4TVCB, BOD, HRRCB, EDB, GOB, and MTP.
Vocal Judge
SUSHI
Kazu has been mixing for 3 years, and participated in CBs as a mixer for 2 of those years. He's a firm lover of Adobe Audition, preferring this particular DAW for his mixes. Besides mixing in CBs, he has been taking commissions for mixes since 2017.
Mix Judge
KAZU
Has experience in mixing for several collabs, solos, and CB. She has also assisted with a part in a mix for a World Edition chorus of Stepper. For past judging experience, she has judged mix for ACB 2018.
Mix Judge
Cello
Midori has been an artist for choruses from around 2016. He has drawn a lot of chorus art by himself or in collaboration with others. He can be rather critical about anatomy and proportions over everything else. Loves Guy Fieri.
Art Judge/Art Staff
みどり＊
Butterfly Wisps has been drawing for around 5 years. Having participated in 10 CBs as an artist, she is also capable of taking on any of the art roles. Besides the Youtaite community, she has also done art the visual novel and webcomic community.
Art Judge/Art Staff
BUTTERFLY WISPS
DexcilaDou has been animating for around 2 years. Along with animation, she also writes translyrics, does audio mixing, and sings as a vocalist. She has participated in many CBs, but this will be her first time judging.
Animation Judge/Theme Videos
DEXCILIADOU
Catalyst has been animating for about 6 years with After Effects and judged for 2 CBs 2 date. Joining around 17 CBs herself, she has animated for 15 of them. Some notable ones include: SCB1 (main animator, 4th overall), NewHorizon (main animator, 1st in R1), SoCB (main animator), and FCCB (support animator, 1st overall).
Animation Judge/Site Editor
CATALYST
Tana is artist who loves GBF, FGO, and Honkai 3rd. They have commissions open and can be found with hibiscusdrop on kofi.
Art Staff