Indie Talk's Online Original Film Competition - Round 4
Important Dates:
Start of competition: Friday, September 16th 12 Midnight PDT
End of competition: Monday, October 31st 5 PM PDT
Start of voting: Monday, October 31st 5 PM PST
End of voting: Monday, November 14th 5 PM PST
Poll void and closed.
Who, How Much, and Prizes:
Any registered member of IndieTalk can submit a film. (Prem, non-Prem, etc)
You do not need to "sign-up" in advance, though posting a reply with your intention to submit something would be handy. (So we can gossip about you)
There is no entry fee. Not a penny. Just your desire to be the best.
Note: There may be a few changes in the upcoming days... mostly clarifications.
Prizes!
Everyone that uploads a completed, qualifying entry will receive:
One Detonation Films Data-CD title of choice
and
"What They Don't Teach You At Film School : 161 Strategies to Making Your Own Movie No Matter What" by Tiara White & Camille Landau
_______
Awards By Merit:
"Judges' Choice" Award
This is the big one.
Head Judge Poke will be working with other selected judges, to determine which entry is simply... the best. The winner not only gets some well-deserved recognition on the boards, but also:
1) 1 Year IndieTalk Premiere Membership (if already Premiere, your membership will be extended one year, no matter what level you are).
2) A copy of Judith Weston's "Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television"
3) A copy of John Alton's "Painting With Light"
_______
"Peoples' Choice" Award
Category removed.
_______
"Best Score" Award
This Award is only available to entries that have 100% original scores. No royalty-free tunes, nothing left around from last year... simply a score generated for the film in question. Fot the boardmember musician in question:
1) 6 Month IndieTalk Premiere Membership (if already Premiere, your membership will be extended 6 months, no matter what level you are).
2) A copy of "Knowing The Score: Film Composers Talk About the Art, Craft, Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Writing for Cinema" by David Morgan
_______
New Category
"Best Acting Performance" Award
This Award goes to the best acting performance, male or female, as determined by the judges. Actors will be judged on a point system, much like the films.
1) 6 Month IndieTalk Premiere Membership (if already Premiere, your membership will be extended 6 months, no matter what level you are).
2) An actors' CD for dialect-training (pick one dialect) (Details TBA)
_______
What Topics Can I Submit?
You have 6 weeks (an astonishingly long time) to come up with an original story that is no longer than 5 minutes in length.
6 weeks is enough time for weekend-warriors to get something done, and should also be long enough for full-timers that want to join in to do something on a weekend.
(Note: 5 mins is the maximum allowed, not required. If you can get the job done in 30 or 60 seconds, go for it.)
I'll Just Submit Something I Made Last Year.
No, you won't. To make sure that it is a genuine new effort made, a "genre" and "general concept" has been assigned. Head Judge Poke and the panel of judges will reserve the right to disquailfy any entry that they deem does not meet these basic qualifications.
What Is The Appropriate Online Viewing Format?
For films shot on mini-dv (720x480), reduce to half size.
That means 360x240, for the math-impaired.
There is an allotted 25MB hosting per film. For a full 5-minute film, that is 5MB per minute. Here are some codec suggestions to make it fit.
VIDEO
Sorenson 3
MP4
AUDIO
Q-Design 2
Quality % can be set to 100 for both audio and video.
Setting the BPS between 60 to 80.
Setting a keyframe every 15 frames.
Depending on suggested video codec(s) (and BPS setting) you can compress as low as 1MB per minute, to as high as 5MB per minute.
Also, all the above codecs are included in the basic install of Quicktime for end-users... which means everyone will be able to see/hear them.
If your submission is an .swf or similar, please set the stage at 360x240. (And e-mail or PM IndieTalk or Poke any funky embedding options)
What Else Do I Need To Know?
Be creative and have fun, dammit!
Poke
Important Dates:
Start of competition: Friday, September 16th 12 Midnight PDT
End of competition: Monday, October 31st 5 PM PDT
Start of voting: Monday, October 31st 5 PM PST
End of voting: Monday, November 14th 5 PM PST
Poll void and closed.
Who, How Much, and Prizes:
Any registered member of IndieTalk can submit a film. (Prem, non-Prem, etc)
You do not need to "sign-up" in advance, though posting a reply with your intention to submit something would be handy. (So we can gossip about you)
There is no entry fee. Not a penny. Just your desire to be the best.
Note: There may be a few changes in the upcoming days... mostly clarifications.
Prizes!
Everyone that uploads a completed, qualifying entry will receive:
One Detonation Films Data-CD title of choice
and
"What They Don't Teach You At Film School : 161 Strategies to Making Your Own Movie No Matter What" by Tiara White & Camille Landau
_______
Awards By Merit:
"Judges' Choice" Award
This is the big one.
Head Judge Poke will be working with other selected judges, to determine which entry is simply... the best. The winner not only gets some well-deserved recognition on the boards, but also:
1) 1 Year IndieTalk Premiere Membership (if already Premiere, your membership will be extended one year, no matter what level you are).
2) A copy of Judith Weston's "Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television"
3) A copy of John Alton's "Painting With Light"
_______
"Peoples' Choice" Award
Category removed.
_______
"Best Score" Award
This Award is only available to entries that have 100% original scores. No royalty-free tunes, nothing left around from last year... simply a score generated for the film in question. Fot the boardmember musician in question:
1) 6 Month IndieTalk Premiere Membership (if already Premiere, your membership will be extended 6 months, no matter what level you are).
2) A copy of "Knowing The Score: Film Composers Talk About the Art, Craft, Blood, Sweat, and Tears of Writing for Cinema" by David Morgan
_______
New Category
"Best Acting Performance" Award
This Award goes to the best acting performance, male or female, as determined by the judges. Actors will be judged on a point system, much like the films.
1) 6 Month IndieTalk Premiere Membership (if already Premiere, your membership will be extended 6 months, no matter what level you are).
2) An actors' CD for dialect-training (pick one dialect) (Details TBA)
_______
What Topics Can I Submit?
You have 6 weeks (an astonishingly long time) to come up with an original story that is no longer than 5 minutes in length.
6 weeks is enough time for weekend-warriors to get something done, and should also be long enough for full-timers that want to join in to do something on a weekend.
(Note: 5 mins is the maximum allowed, not required. If you can get the job done in 30 or 60 seconds, go for it.)
I'll Just Submit Something I Made Last Year.
No, you won't. To make sure that it is a genuine new effort made, a "genre" and "general concept" has been assigned. Head Judge Poke and the panel of judges will reserve the right to disquailfy any entry that they deem does not meet these basic qualifications.
What Is The Appropriate Online Viewing Format?
For films shot on mini-dv (720x480), reduce to half size.
That means 360x240, for the math-impaired.
There is an allotted 25MB hosting per film. For a full 5-minute film, that is 5MB per minute. Here are some codec suggestions to make it fit.
VIDEO
Sorenson 3
MP4
AUDIO
Q-Design 2
Quality % can be set to 100 for both audio and video.
Setting the BPS between 60 to 80.
Setting a keyframe every 15 frames.
Depending on suggested video codec(s) (and BPS setting) you can compress as low as 1MB per minute, to as high as 5MB per minute.
Also, all the above codecs are included in the basic install of Quicktime for end-users... which means everyone will be able to see/hear them.
If your submission is an .swf or similar, please set the stage at 360x240. (And e-mail or PM IndieTalk or Poke any funky embedding options)
What Else Do I Need To Know?
- Don't use unlicensed copyrighted material in your film. If you try to pull a fast one and use copyrighted music, you'd better be ready to provide documentation that you had permission.
- You do not lose any "rights" to your film, by submitting. It remains yours, all yours.
- This is not the mud-tossing thread. GO HERE if you want to do that. (Not too rowdy, though)
Be creative and have fun, dammit!Poke
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