Post by Just Maya on Apr 30, 2009 17:41:53 GMT -6
In anticipation of TK’s Guild Wars Mini Movie Series Act II, TK and Baumer are hosting a video competition on Youtube with cash prizes and mini pets to be won.
Are you ready for this?
TK and Baumer’s Guild Wars Mini Series Trailer Competition!
Starting May 1st, 2009, send in your entries as video responses to this video.
The deadline for entries is May 31st, 12 midnight Eastern standard time.
12 midnight EST = 4am GMT = 9pm PST = 10pm MST = 11pm CST
There is NO exception to the rule UNLESS you are having technical difficulties UPLOADING to YouTube. If that is the case, email MaskofTK through YouTube mail before the deadline detailing your technical difficulties with YouTube, and your entry will still be accepted late.
Trailers must be 2-3 minutes in length including credits should credits be given.
Your Guild Wars trailer must be about one of the following:
1) a Guild Wars mini series that YOU have created
2) a Guild Wars mini series that YOU are about to create
3) a Guild Wars mini series that DOES NOT EXIST
Your trailer CANNOT have any of the following in the music, voice acting or anywhere else in the trailer:
- swearing or profanity
- references that can be offensive to race, religion, gender, sexuality, etc
If there is a song or voice acting that you would like to use in your video that has swearing or profanity etc, those words MUST BE bleeped out, silenced or somehow taken out of the video. If they are not removed, your video will be disqualified.
The trailer MUST be about your own work (aka your own Guild Wars Mini Series or something made completely from scratch). The trailer CANNOT be about someone else’s work (aka someone else’s Guild Wars Mini Series).
As an example, no one can make a trailer for TK’s Guild Wars Mini Series. The reason being, myself and Baumer are the creators of the mini series. Only Baumer and/or myself can make a trailer for TK’s Guild Wars Mini Series.
Unless you are the creator of a said mini series, you CANNOT make a trailer for that said mini series. The only exception to that rule is for a Guild Wars mini series that does not exist.
The trailer MUST BE BRAND NEW. Any trailer made prior to the competition CANNOT be used as an entry.
NOT following these rules will get you DISQUALIFIED.
Your video will be marked on the following 5 criteria:
1) Format/ Rules (did the video follow the rules of the competition? if not, either marks are deducted or the video is disqualified)
2) Originality/ Story (was this a fresh idea or just some obvious copy cat of another series already out there? was there a story that the viewer could follow or was it just a flashy music video?)
3) Editing/ Difficulty (was it just a person running all the time or was editing used to enhance the video?)
4) Fun Factor/ Entertainment (does it keep the viewer's interest until the end?)
5) Survivor Ability (can this trailer open into a bigger story or it is just a 'one of' kind of thing?)
Each criteria will be marked out of 10 points, for a total perfect score being a total of 50 points.
1 point = the trailer is the complete opposite of the criteria
10 points = the trailer fits the criteria perfectly
The Prizes
1st place = $250K + an unded mini celestial ox
2nd place = $150K + an unded mini celestial ox
3rd place = $50K + an unded mini celestial ox
Honorable Mentions = 1 Zaishen key
More prizes will be added, depending on the amount of people that enter the Guild Wars Mini Series Trailer Competition.
Judging will take place during the 1st week June (after the contest has closed).
The judges
- TK’s Guild Wars Mini Series staff (vote on 25% of your mark)
- TK’s Guild Wars Mini Series actors & voice actors (vote on 25% of your mark)
- other Guild Wars Mini Series Makers & and Guild Wars Video Makers (vote on 25% of your mark)
- the other contestants [contestants also each other] (vote on 25% of your mark)
The winners will be announced by another video on June 8th, 2009.
Please check out www.gwminiseries.proboards.com for updates.
The video for the competition can be found here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uv5us__BjU
Good luck to everyone!
