View Full Version : Loss Fest 2009 - Finalists and Round 2 Voting
Larry Rutledge
03-17-2009, 03:34 PM
Let me first congratulation our finalists for Loss Fest 2009 (listed here in alphabetical order, not by rank):
Acceptance
Again To Return
Ano Perdido (Lost Year)
Collections Vol 4: Mint In Box
Last Touch
Lost At Sea
Melody For Allyriane
model/photographer
Placebo
Stupendous: The Movie
These ten finalists were selected by your votes and will now compete in a second round to determine the top 3 films.
Round 2 Voting:
In the second round of voting the only choices will be these top 10 finalists. It will be a similar page to what was seen in the first round, however they will be listed alphabetically (not according to their rank, nor according to their upload position).
If you voted on an entry in the first round, your previous vote has been brought forward and will be displayed on the screen and is locked, it cannot be changed.
If, however, you have not voted on a particular finalist entry then you will have the option of voting and until the second round closes you will be able to modify that vote just as in the first round.
What are my results?
If you are not a finalist and would like to know where you placed and what your average rating was, send me a PM (Larry R (http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/private.php?do=newpm&u=501)) and I'll respond with the details as I can.
When does Round 2 Voting Close?
Voting will remain open until 11:00 am Pacific Time (California Time) on Monday, March 23, 2009.
At that time the second round of voting will be locked and closed. After which we will announce this fests winners and information about the next fest.
How do I vote?
As before you simply go to:
http://www.dvxfest.com/lossfest/ (http://www.dvxfest.com/lossfest/)
When you get there you will be presented with the finalist voting page.
Where can I view the other films?
You can still download/view the full list of films from this fest. Just browse to the following URL:
http://www.dvxfest.com/lossfest/round1.php (http://www.dvxfest.com/lossfest/round1.php)
Blaine
03-17-2009, 03:44 PM
That's a pretty good lineup. Six of those were in my top 10. Of course, one of my top 10 was exhibition so it wasn't going to be there anyway.
Zak Forsman
03-17-2009, 03:45 PM
congrats to everyone -- the finalists, all the filmmakers, the mods and of course the viewers on a stellar fest. I'm in Austin TX at the moment, so in that spirit I'd like to say "way to go y'all!!!"
Michael Anthony Horrigan
03-17-2009, 03:45 PM
Congratulations! Many of those were very high on my list.
Good luck!
MAH
Richard J. Johnson
03-17-2009, 03:50 PM
congrats to all. 3 of them were in my top ten.
Edgen
03-17-2009, 03:58 PM
wew hew! Congrats to the top 10. Good luck!
/j
Sprocketboy
03-17-2009, 03:59 PM
8 of those selected are in my top 10. Congratulations to everyone.
CallaghanFilms
03-17-2009, 04:00 PM
4 outta 5 of the Callaghan Top 5 made it. Not too shabby...
http://www.geocities.com/chad_callaghan/-emot6.gifWell done
Chris Messineo
03-17-2009, 04:14 PM
Congratulations to those moving on. I had 5 of them in my top 10.
Norm Sanders
03-17-2009, 04:44 PM
Congrats to everyone! There's a good mix in the line up.
What are the chances that for the second round people could have the option of viewing the films in HD? Of course, if any of the finalists only shot in SD it could be seen as a disadvantage, though they could still output to a higher resolution.
ZazaCast
03-17-2009, 04:47 PM
Congrats to all the finalists! Well done & may the best film win....
Postmaster
03-17-2009, 04:59 PM
Congrats anyone.
Glad to see Last Touch on the list.
Frank
jasonthewho
03-17-2009, 04:59 PM
Yay! Congrats to all the other finalists! I am honored to be amongst such amazing films!
And congrats to everyone who didn't make the top ten as well! There were so many great films this time around, everyone should be proud.
really great work to everyone. the amount of talent contained within these forums is pretty extreme.
honored to move on to the next round. In great company!
In the spirit of my film... may the force be with everyone.
kyrre
03-17-2009, 06:02 PM
Damn! Sure am glad I found the courage to submit my entry after all! :beer:
Congrats everyone! I'm proud to be your company!
Mark Harris
03-17-2009, 06:54 PM
Congrats all! Sorry I trailed off in my commenting, but I had a big deadline for the feature I'm working get thrown at me, so have been swamped with that. Going to try to get some time this weekend to come back and pick up a few comments I missed.
MrKilloran
03-17-2009, 09:20 PM
Congrats everyone! Great fest.
Brian Parker
03-17-2009, 11:06 PM
Congrats to the finalists and all the filmmakers! As always, it was a blast. These films really deserve it. :beer:
I knew a guitar and not remembering the song was a good idea!!
Yay! Congrats to all the other finalists! I am honored to be amongst such amazing films!
And congrats to everyone who didn't make the top ten as well! There were so many great films this time around, everyone should be proud.
A disadvantage if you are just looking at what the picture looks like maybe. Two were shot with the DVX100b
Congrats to everyone! There's a good mix in the line up.
What are the chances that for the second round people could have the option of viewing the films in HD? Of course, if any of the finalists only shot in SD it could be seen as a disadvantage, though they could still output to a higher resolution.
Ryanrjack
03-18-2009, 05:49 AM
All good films! Congrats to everyone in the top 10.
Kyle Stebbins
03-18-2009, 07:27 AM
Congrats, everyone. 7 of the 10 were my top choices.
J. Erik Reese
03-18-2009, 08:40 AM
All ten of those films were amazing. Along with others that did not make it to round two. Great job everyone.
Norm Sanders
03-18-2009, 10:43 AM
A disadvantage if you are just looking at what the picture looks like maybe. Two were shot with the DVX100b
I don't think there's anyone on here that would be looking at picture only by any means, but that most if not all could enjoy the films at a higher bit rate, at the very least.
LOST AT SEA, for example, is roughly only about 13MB in size. I'm assuming it was a rush job on the compression & they just got it in as is ... I would so LOVE to see that film at a higher bit rate, whether or not it was shot on a DVX, HVX, Red, Sony, Cannon, etc.
Even standard definition at a full 640 or 720 wide, with increased bit rate, would be a crisper image & better viewing than some of what's up. But, that said, I also understand if everything needs to stay locked, as is.
Larry Rutledge
03-18-2009, 11:50 AM
To keep things fair and even we prefer to continue the second round of voting based on the initial entry.
There are a number of potential problems with presenting an altered version of the film. Once rating is over, of course, users are free to post full res versions of their film, but the official entry will remain the original uploaded entry.
Horncastle
03-18-2009, 01:14 PM
Congrats to all the finalists.
Apologies to all that we have been away and unable to watch the entries or vote on the first round. However, we are now downloading and will watch all the films over the next few days as well as vote for the second round.
Jason & Susanne
DarkElastic
03-18-2009, 01:18 PM
Congrats to all those homosapiens who entered and especially those one who have made it to the 2nd round.
Tim Joy
03-18-2009, 02:03 PM
What about the aliens and monkeys?
ESTEBEVERDE
03-18-2009, 04:58 PM
Is the voting section active now or?
I'm not seeing any way to choose.
Blaine
03-18-2009, 05:01 PM
It's up here (http://www.dvxfest.com/lossfest/). If you haven't voted for the films in the first round and still can't vote, contact Larry_R.
You may need to sign in if you didn't do it earlier.
Larry Rutledge
03-18-2009, 05:07 PM
Is the voting section active now or?
I'm not seeing any way to choose.
Because I haven't corrected the bug in the authentication module I had to authorize your account. It's fixed now and you should see the stars for rating the entries.
On a side note, I've resolved the issue with the authentication module. In fact it works in an entirely better way and will resolve all conflicts going forward. I am testing the new module and will implement it prior to the next fest, so there will no longer be an issue, and you should be authorized to vote automatically without any intervention from me :)
ESTEBEVERDE
03-18-2009, 05:08 PM
It's up here (http://www.dvxfest.com/lossfest/). If you haven't voted for the films in the first round and still can't vote, contact Larry_R.
You may need to sign in if you didn't do it earlier.
I signed in and am good to go!
Thanks so much Blaine! :dankk2:
Blaine
03-18-2009, 05:09 PM
I signed in and am good to go!
Thanks so much Blaine! :dankk2:Don't thank me, it was all Larry's doing :beer:
ESTEBEVERDE
03-18-2009, 05:11 PM
Because I haven't corrected the bug in the authentication module I had to authorize your account. It's fixed now and you should see the stars for rating the entries.
On a side note, I've resolved the issue with the authentication module. In fact it works in an entirely better way and will resolve all conflicts going forward. I am testing the new module and will implement it prior to the next fest, so there will no longer be an issue, and you should be authorized to vote automatically without any intervention from me :)
Awesome!
Thanks Larry! :beer:
Noel Evans
03-19-2009, 12:55 AM
Congrats to the finalists. Some great stuff.
Rendering them all now so I can watch the finalists on the Bravia.
LuckyStudio 13
03-19-2009, 05:55 PM
Awesome work guys !!! the best for all finalists !
majikfraug
03-21-2009, 04:17 PM
Just curious: Is it going to be "Top Ten" from now on, or is it still based on the first significant drop in votes?
KTOOFRESH
03-22-2009, 02:10 AM
wow very cool, 5 of the entrys that made it to the finalist were on my top 10. congrats to everyone who made it to round 2.
ESTEBEVERDE
03-22-2009, 02:23 AM
Vote!
Vote!
Vote!
Vote!
Vote!
Vote!
Times Running Out!
:thumbsup:
Chad_from_Chad
03-22-2009, 05:39 PM
To everyone who entered,
You have all entertained me, and helped keep my creative juices flowing. I enjoyed viewing all of your work and look forward to future submissions from all of you. Congrats to the finalists, but more so to the others, don't be discouraged, I don't recall one entry that lacked talent or skill. Look at the Oscars, how many movies have won best film in the last twenty years that really were up there, not many, the point of a festival is to get an opportunity to entertain, now win a prize. The contest part of a festival is what trivializes this art form that we're all geeks for. Keep your passions, you all are prosumer-handheld rockstars.
Blaine
03-23-2009, 02:34 PM
Sooooooooo. We are "locked and closed"?
Jason Ramsey
03-23-2009, 02:39 PM
yes. we are :)
Working on picking add'l winners, and random winners as well.
Later,
Jason
timbook2
03-23-2009, 02:44 PM
shucks! I was too busy to vote in the second round.....:(
ESTEBEVERDE
03-23-2009, 03:08 PM
yes. we are :)
Working on picking add'l winners, and random winners as well.
Later,
Jason
When will we know the results? :)
Jason Ramsey
03-23-2009, 03:25 PM
soon.... as in within the hour
Later,
Jason
ESTEBEVERDE
03-23-2009, 03:29 PM
soon.... as in within the hour
Later,
Jason
Sweetness!
You run a pretty damn tight ship Jason!
I'm always very impressed with you man! :beer:
Jason Ramsey
03-23-2009, 03:35 PM
Sweetness!
You run a pretty damn tight ship Jason!
I'm always very impressed with you man! :beer:
Don't worry. I've dropped the ball on things plenty of times, and I'm sure there will be more to come :)
later,
Jason
Michael Anthony Horrigan
03-23-2009, 03:42 PM
Awesome job running the Fest, Guys. Can't wait to see who brings home the big prize!
Congratulations once again to everyone who got out there and made a film this Fest.
MAH
Jason Ramsey
03-23-2009, 04:07 PM
give me 5 or ten more minutes guys...
Later,
Jason
ESTEBEVERDE
03-23-2009, 04:12 PM
give me 5 or ten more minutes guys...
Later,
Jason
Take the time, do it right, we can do it baby....! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biNXTssHPxg&fmt=18) :thumbsup:
Larry Rutledge
03-23-2009, 04:12 PM
No, hurry it up. The suspense is killing me ... oh wait, I already know :P :evil: :grin:
ESTEBEVERDE
03-23-2009, 04:13 PM
Take your time.
Exactly! :beer:
But I like mine better! :grin: