The South by Southwest Film Festival is quickly becoming one of the top festivals to run in the US. The festival has received an increasing amount of exposure in recent years and is now open for submissions for the March 2007 event. The festival is accepting both shorts and feature length films in multiple categories. Submission fees vary from $25 to $45 and you only have till December 8th before the final deadline. If you have a work in progress or finished film which you are looking to get some serious exposure for SXSW is a must on the festival scene.SXSW film festival calls for entries
The South by Southwest Film Festival is quickly becoming one of the top festivals to run in the US. The festival has received an increasing amount of exposure in recent years and is now open for submissions for the March 2007 event. The festival is accepting both shorts and feature length films in multiple categories. Submission fees vary from $25 to $45 and you only have till December 8th before the final deadline. If you have a work in progress or finished film which you are looking to get some serious exposure for SXSW is a must on the festival scene.Doritos to let fans create Super Bowl commercial
Doritos is asking you to create and shoot their next Super Bowl commercial. Submissions of your 30 second ad will be accepted between October 2nd and December 1st. Yahoo is providing the space to upload and share your videos. Grand Prize gets your video shown during Super Bowl XLI while 5 finalists will receive $10,000 each. Sorry, no swearing or naked people allowed (in the video, how you run your crew is your business). Mmmm, shootin' video and eatin' Doritos, does it get any better?
Down with DRM video contest
Free Culture is holding a Down with DRM video contest, in celebration of Day Against DRM, which will be taking place on October 3. Creators of the top five anti-DRM video entries will be awarded with a Neuros OSD, a device for recording video from any analog input to MPEG-4. The criteria are pretty straightforward: videos must be short, catchy, and have an anti-DRM theme. Deadline is October 1. Check out the official page for more information, and get subverting!2006 Designer Wedding Videography Competition
For those wedding videographers out there here is a chance to show off your best stuff and possibly win some cash.It is the intent of The Designer Wedding Videography Challenge to highlight for discerning brides quality videography for their wedding event. The Competition is designed to increase bridal awareness to the industry?s top videographers. The top three selections will be awarded $2500, $1500 and $1000 for first, second, and third places, respectively.So what are you waiting for? Enter Now! Deadline is September 15th. You know Sheila is going to enter.
(thanks Matt)
Engadget Get creative with Stephen Colbert
Comedian-newsman Stephen Colbert has issued a DV Guru Challenge-like challenge of his own. A while back Stephen danced around a green screen with a light saber. Now he is posting the source footage and asking fans create their own mash ups. Watch this clip for more info. You can download the source footage here and get cracking. Think of this like a mini DV Guru Challenge.The War Tapes
Director Deborah Scranton gave digital video cameras to 10 members of the New Hampshire National Guard before their unit shipped off to Iraq in 2004. She didn't go herself because she wanted it to be about the soldiers, through their eyes. The War Tapes is the movie they made and it's the first war movie filmed by soldiers themselves on the front lines in Iraq. The soldiers shot over 800 hours of tape during their deployment. Another 200 hours was shot back home by the director and her crew. This is a movie I definitely want to see. It is playing now in select theaters across the country.
Results for the Slow Motion challenge
Our second DV Guru challenge has come and gone and we got a great batch of entries. These challenges are starting to pick up some steam and we were even mentioned on Episode 27 of the Videomaker podcast. Without further delay, here is my pick...
"Slo Mo Tests" by Mike Prevette had some of the best slow motion footage I have ever seen. Using a Phantom v4 he could capture sequences at up to 1,000fps. Way more than the 60 fps the HVX 200 does (which was the camera I thought he was using). To top it off, he used the perfect music to set the mood. And who doesn't like seeing slow motion of water falling. Mike also has another slow-mo video that you can view.
Be sure to check out the rest of the entries. They are all quite a bit different from each other. (in no particular order)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRFhtw2QURo by Loiez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Y2V_v-2Eo by Nick Massaro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWxwWj1ZJQ by Zach Ducker
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5cQeH3IATc by Chris P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwNvX03XHs by Michael Smith
Look for a new challenge topic this Friday. Any Suggestions?
Poop Confessions
It happens, but we don't like to talk about it. You come home to find your wonderful dog has left you a surprise. Believe it or not, your dog feels guilty about it, but doesn't know how to express his guilt. This is where you can help him out, and possibly win a Sony HDR-HC3 Camcorder! Have I lost my mind? Nope, secondnature© brand dog litter is running another Poop Confessions contest:The video should reveal the creative and/or deceitful things your dog does when leaving that special little package in the house. We want to know what antics your dog pulls and what's going on in his/her little doggie mind when you're away. Think about the best way to capture your dog's confession and unique personality on tape. - secondnature© web site
Visit their website for more details and contest rules. They also have some videos from last year's contest you can view to get ideas. It just doesn't get any better than this...
Got an idea for a Mac application?
Phil Ryu has been causing a stir in the blogosphere with his latest project, My Dream App. If you've got an idea for an OS X application then by golly you should submit it. The winner gets his/her idea developed by a team of top notch developers, a Mac Book and a percentage of the royalties. I know DV Guru readers are creative, anyone got any ideas? Don't be shy now.
There is still time for the Slow Motion challenge
You still have until Monday, August 21st, to submit your video for the Slow Motion DV Guru challenge. See the original post for details.
Here are some videos already submitted:
STARZ and Jumpcut team up to find comedic talent
Digital video is opening up new doors for people that wouldn't normally have the opportunity to show off their talents.Jumpcut.com, the leading online video editing solution today announced that it will team with Starz Entertainment Group LLC (Starz) to give comedic hopefuls and fans a chance to participate in its new micro-series Stand Up or Shut Up! a funny, insightful, and sometimes poignant look at what it takes to become a comedian.
DV Guru Challenge 2: Slow Motion
We're back again with a new challenge. Everyone loves a good slow motion scene, and that is what we challenge you to create.
How to participate:
1) Create your movie
2) Upload your movie to YouTube
3) Post the link in the comments section of this post
You have until Monday, August 21st (2 weekends to work!)
If you need some inspiration try here and here.
AMD's 64 second film fest
Have an idea for a film that you can squeeze into a mere 64 seconds? Of course you do. Well, the so-called "AMD 64 Seconds at ACL Fest" beckons. AMD has teamed up with the Austin City Limits festival to offer super-short filmmakers the opportunity to win an all expenses-paid trip to the 2006 ACL Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Four finalists will have the opportunity to shoot inside the festival and produce yet another 64 second short, this time centering on their experiences at the fest. The final four shorts will be posted to AMD's site for user voting, and the top film wins a grand prize including an AMD LIVE! Multimedia System. Entries are due by August 27, so you best get cracking. Additional details are on AMD's site.(via Camcorderinfo)
2006 Adobe Design Achievement Award winners announced
Adobe has announced the winners of the 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. Nearly 1,500 entries were submitted to this year's competition by students from schools in 24 countries. I am blown away by some of these entries. There are some seriously talented students out there and I encourage you to spend some time viewing the winners in each category. You can also view a video of the judges in action. < Previous Page | Next Page >
