The wait is over. You can now plan out your weekend for this year’s Youmacon! Well, at least as far as The Fan Art Theater is concerned. We’ve got a jam packed list of events planned for this year so come check us out at our location in the same area of The TCF Center in 140 D-F and G rooms. Full descriptions for each event is also below.
If you would like a printable copy you can download it below.
Fan Art Theater Opening Ceremonies feat. Who exactly IS Nat-chan?
1-2pm Friday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
It’s time to kick things off! The Fan Art Theater will open with a bang followed by a statement from our Department Head and fearless leader, Nat-chan. Then stay as we look into who exactly Nat-chan is, featuring some of his best and worst music videos ever made.
Blatant Pandering: What We Really Love About Music Videos
2-4pm Friday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Join our crew as we discuss our favorite music videos live and show them off. This is your chance to meet some of our senior staff members who normally don’t come on stage!
AMV Dance Showcase
2-4pm Friday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
Wanna get a little warmed up? Like watching flashy effects and fast beats? Or just want to chill and get your groove on? Well this showcase is the one for you! Come enjoy some of the best AMVs that’ll get your heart pounding!
AMV 101 With Twenty 200 Productions
4-6pm Friday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Ever wanted to learn AMV’s from the pros? Well, we don’t have any professionals here, but we do have these random editors named Mike, Ralph, Amber, BG and D.A. from Twenty 200 Productions. Come learn the basics of getting into AMV editing. From recommended software to commonly used techniques, to what ticks us off as editors (please stop hurting us)! We hope you learn enough to get you started on making your first video, and maybe get back into them if you’ve tried before!
Fan Art Theater Staff Favorites
4-6pm Friday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
Our staff has come together to produce for you a special curated selection of the best videos we have to offer! Or, maybe we’re just pandering to ourselves. Either way, we’re biased, and this is our chance to pick videos without Nat-chan! Rebellion has never been this entertaining.
Around the World in 2 Hours: AMV Edition
6-8pm Friday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
AMV Editors are everywhere. Join in for a spotlight of AMVs heard around the world. See videos from all over the world to enjoy just how different and the same we all ultimately are!
Staff Music Video Showcase
6-7pm Friday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Many of our staff members are editors as well. Come on out, as we showcase the entries from this year’s staff competition as well as other videos made by our team staff!
Fan Art Theater Competition Showing
7-10pm Friday, 1-4pm Saturday, 12-3pm Sunday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Come see the best in fan-created entertainment at the Youmacon Fan Art Theater Competition. Creators from all over have submitted their works of blood, sweat, and tears. Take a load off and prepare to be entertained.
Adult Jackbox Games [18+]
10pm-12pm Friday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Grab your phone or tablet, connect to the free wifi at TCF, and come join in on a vulgar series of ga-mes from the Jackbox Party Pack, live with the Fan Art Theater Team and anyone else who decides to drop in!! Your ears will most definitely bleed. Your mother will most definitely cry. Your satisfaction will be maximum.
AMV Karaoke
10pm-Midnight Friday into Saturday, 10pm-Midnight Saturday into Sunday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
We all like to belt a tune sometimes, or tease those who do.This is your chance to show off your mad mic skills or embarrass yourself along with the rest of us! Come meet new people and sing!
AMV Roulette with Twenty 200 Productions [18+]
Midnight-1am Friday into Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Russian Roulette is dangerous, but at least AMV Roulette isn’t! Leave your weapons at home and test your luck at our AMV Roulette Board. Audience members will choose from the board for a random AMV or in some cases PRIZES! The fine folk of Twenty 200 Productions has compiled some of the best and worst AMVs of all time. Some will make you laugh. Some will make you cry. Others will make you cringe and question your poor life choices. Either way, the choice is up to you, the audience! Are you feeling lucky?
Happy Fun Time
Midnight-3am Friday into Saturday, Midnight to 2am Saturday into Sunday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
Come relax as we play the funniest, happiest, and most fun videos of all time. Come take a seat or hop on the dance floor and cut a rug. Either way beware, once you enter you won’t want to leave!
Hentai Music Video Contest And Adult Video Showcase [18+]
1-3am Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
The best of the best when it comes to making HMVs all submitted their works to our competition. Come watch what they have to offer and then let them know what you think. After all, you are the ones who get to choose the winner.
Cold Brew: High Intensity AMVs to Wake You Up!
10am-Noon Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
There’s few things more satisfying in the morning than jamming out to a good tune and getting your blood pumping. We’re picking some of our favorite high-intensity and action videos to show and help you shake off last night as well as get psyched for the day!
All The Feels
10am-Noon Saturday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
Dramatic videos stir the heart and mind, gripping us and making us…feel. Come on out and chill with us for some of the best and most compelling heart-wrenching videos from our collection.
D&D Character Design With Longsii
Noon-1PM Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Longsii, our own resident D&D Streamer, will be going over character design in detail. Let’s look over what makes a compelling character for your next dnd game or even your next story!
Saturday Morning Cartoons
12-2pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
More fan-made videos than your body has room for! We play anything and everything (except that one thing) and you can totally relive the days when you were entertained instead of educated!
I’m Going The Distance: The Spirit Of Competition
2-4pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
We’ve all got our own axe to grind, our own struggles, and our pursuit of excellence. This is a specially curated set of videos meant to evoke victory and the joy of giving your all, especially in competition, whether against someone, or even your own personal challenge!
Youmacon Plays the KFC Dating Sim
4-6pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Let’s be honest here; we all kind of want to see what’s going on with this. As a self-referential and pandering piece of interactive media, we can’t resist giving this a spin live. Come on out and help us make our choices for how we go through the story!
After These Messages
4-6pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
After these messages brings you a collection of the best AMV trailers and commercials to come across our screens in recent years. Let us prove to you that sometimes it is worth watching the Ads.
AMV Spotlight
6-8pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
AMV Spotlight brings you a selection from the best AMVs featured on the weekly Sunday column of fanarttheater.com. Join us on a journey through this past year in AMVs.
Fan Art Theater Competition Award Ceremony
6:30-8pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Come watch the best of the best from this year’s hard-fought Music Video Competition as we showcase the winners and give out the awards. Who will win Best in Show? Who broke the judging session? Come find out!
Trailers: The Deep Fake
8-10pm Saturday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
There are a ton of fan-made trailers for projects that ultimately never get made; and some of them have been truly incredible. We gathered these and would love to show you some of these brilliant and entertaining pieces of fan-made video!
Lieswatter (House 5)
8-10pm
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Grab your phone or tablet, connect to the free wifi at TCF, and come join in on a rousing game of Lie Swatter live with the Fan Art Theater Staff and whoever else ends up dropping in!
Terror Time with Sailor Death
10pm-Midnight Saturday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
If you think pasta is creepy, you should see some of the things our host Sailor Death has in store; come on up for an undying sense of dread and possible fever dreams in the near future!
Videos Against Humanity [18+]
12:30-2am (2.5 hours, Saturday Night) Sunday Morning
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
Think you’re sick and twisted? Think you’ve seen it all? Our contestants in this live Cards Against Humanity inspired event aim to prove you wrong. We’ve got a number of contestants that have collected the darkest and dankest clips they could find from the depths of the internet to keep you laughing or cringing. Come watch and help choose who gets to T-Pose over the other competitors!
AMV Morning Workout
10am-Noon Sunday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
It’s morning so why not have a little entertainment to go along with those bacon and eggs? Come wake up with the Fan Art Theater as we seek to amaze and entertain with videos to get your blood pumping. Requests welcome. Calisthenics not required. Bacon and eggs not included.
MORE Blatant Pandering
10am-Noon Sunday
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
We’ll be running the videos from our Blatant Pandering Panel as well as a few other favorites. If you missed our show Friday, this is a chance to see some of our favorite music videos. This isn’t about what’s good, but it is all about what we love.
Fan Art Theater Competition 15th Anniversary Edition
3-4pm
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
We’re going to go over our best in show starting from year 1! This is a chance to see some old gems, as well as see how the contest has evolved over time. We may even discuss the deep lore of the contest, if you happen to ask…
Short Masterpieces: Animations and Films
3-5pm
Fan Art Theater Lounge – 140G – 1st floor – TCF
These animated gems have a way of offering a glimpse into an imaginary world filled with wonder, horror, sadness and joy. These are just a few of the many small creations animators make that instills emotion into us all.
Fan Art Theater Closing Ceremonies
4-5pm Sunday
Fan Art Theater A – 140D/E/F – 1st floor – TCF
It’s now time to bring it all to a close. We’ll go over a few details with all those in attendance and open the floor up for suggestions and gripes. Missed the award ceremony but still want your award? Then come pick it up here when we go through all previous awards.