Video Programming

All video the convention shows is licensed in the US. We receive permission from those licensors to show the video during the convention.

Basic Procedure

1. Develop a list of Anime we might want to run. Overreach on this, we have a lot of time to fill and permissions can be denied or ignored.
2. Determine what companies own the anime on the list.
3. Reach out to each company for permissions for the list of anime (this includes the hentai list).
4. Poke companies until we have final decisions on what we can and can't show.
5. Develop the schedule for the year based on what we do have permissions for.
6. Using the VP drives, put together MKV files of schedule blocks for minions to run.
7. Make sure everything runs smoothly during con.

Fansubs

The convention is willing to show fansubs which are not licensed in the US only if one of the following occurs:

• We do not have permission for enough US-licensed anime to fill our schedule.
• We have permission from the Japanese copyright holder to show the fansubs.

As of this writing, we have not shown fansubs as part of our video programming.

The convention will never show anime (fansubbed or otherwise) which is licensed in the US without permission from the licensor.

Defense Against the Dark Arts

In 2010, Aaron, a friend of a high-level staff member, was given the position of Video Programming Director. At the last minute when we checked on his progress he told us that he had no idea what he was doing and stepped down. The chairs had to fill in his role right before the convention.

In 2011, Max, another friend of a different high-level staff member, offered to take up the position of VPD. He also told us that he had no idea what he was doing. When he was given instructions he told the convention that since we knew what we were doing we obviously didn't need him and he stepped down, leaving us again to handle the role. The day of the convention itself, Tori (A.K.A. Girly), another friend, received a field promotion and took on the VP department. She did wonderfully at taking our schedule and making sure the anime ran where and when it was supposed to. She impressed several people and was named VPD.

In 2012 Tori managed to do the pre-con job acceptably with frequent prodding from the chairs. She imploded during the con itself and has not come back to the convention since.

In 2013, Nikki, a new staff member in the programming department, took up the responsibilities of VP without taking on the title. She was assisted by Ryan, the head of Programming.

In 2014 Nikki continued to do a wonderful job handling video. Her official position is general programming staff.

We refuse to give Nikki the title because we worry that she might go poof.