The Official Winners!

[Jarred Land]

Barry S, do the honors.

I first wanna thank all our sponsors, Abel, Zacuto, Varizoom, Sony Media, Kholi And Micheal Long from Glideshot, Brandon, John and Barry S for helping out the logistics, and all you filmmakers for putting out some kick ass films this round.

oh... and I will painfully thank Me and Barry G, who hafta hand over Pete Abel a big ass check tomorrow for a HVX200 for lucky mr.. .....

[Brandon Rice]

HAHA! Yeah baby! Thank you Jarred, it's been one heck of a time :) In a good way!

[Barry_S]

And they winners are...

1st Place, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Best of a bunch of other stuff -- Rekindled by Jack Daniel Stanley

Jack wins the monster HVX200 donated by the insanely generous Jarred Land, Barry Green, and Abel Cine Tech, a copy of my favorite NLE, Sony Vegas 7, and a Glideshot GS-1 courtesy of Michael Long. Jack--congratulations and watch out for your kneecaps. :)


2nd Place -- Bloody Mary by desperatecomfort/TimurCivan

The filmmakers win a Docu Base Plate courtesy of Zacuto.


3rd Place -- Halfway by Darkline

Darkline cops a Varizoom Zoom Controller courtesy of Tom at Varizoom.

Check out the attachment if you want to see the detailed results. A huge thanks to everyone that participated by making a film or voting! Stay tuned for the next DVXFest.

[Brandon Rice]

Congrats JACK!

[Weston]

wowsers

[macintosh]

Congratulations to the winners!

Big congratulations to Jack for winning the HVX. Start putting that thing to work!

[Kholi]

Congrats, JDS and all.

[Cynic821]

*checks marketplace*

;)

[Edgen]

congrats!! Now.. Lend it to me!

/j

[Brandon Rice]

haha... to all the winners... great work!

To ALL the filmmakers, thank you for a great fest!

[Michael_Petro]

way to go jack congrats

[Mark Johnson]

Hey, man. Just got to the gate and my plane is delayed 40 min. .... So glad I got to see the results. Just left a message on Jack's cell phone for him too.

[mameragex]

I knew Jack had this one in the bag! GOO JACK GO!! Now don't forget to donate it the POOR MAMERAGEX HVX FUND! lol
Congratulations DOOD!:thumbup::thumbup:

[Sacksnack]

Movie Master was robbed! Recount!

Congrats Jack.

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Congrats Jack & Mark, Mark and Timur, Karl. Good job. :thumbsup:

[Michael_Petro]

wow I think I need to burn my camera..

[Kyle Stebbins]

That was my guess =) Congrats, everyone! YEAH DARKLINE!!! Halfway RULED!!! Put that varizoom to good use!!!!! I TOLD YOU YOU ANNHILATED THE COMPETITION!!!!!!!

-kyle

[TheatreGuy]

Congrats all! Great Fest! Had a Blast!!!

Till next time......... bwaaaahaaaaaahaaahaaaaaa! :evil:

[Norm Sanders]

Congrats everyone who won! Nice job, Jack!

[Ben Sliker]

ugh, you LA kids are killing me, great fest all, im going to bed. GO JACK!!!

[vidled]

Congrats to all!

[Weston]

yes nice job jack...

and the other winners too

[TheatreGuy]

Well, taking Stricken out... I took 13th place!!! MY FAVORITE NUMBER!!!!!!!!!!

Woo Hoooo!!!

I'll take it!

Thanks all! I learned a lot!

Ted

[Owen]

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5008/jackskellingtonhv4.jpg
Congratulations!

[Glideshot]

I applaud everyone who entered, and certainly...

Congratulations to all of the winners!

[Brandon Rice]

Not too happy with my placing... seems the screenplay category KILLED me... a 3. something rating... dang!

[Michael_Petro]

my camera is now on fire.

[Kholi]

Hey guys--

Let's not make the mods feel bad for posting the complete results as were asked for. They could've kept the master ballot thingy under wraps.

[Michael_Petro]

why should the mods feel bad? my camera must be cleansed :)

[Cynic821]

Lets just say im EXTREMLY suprised with the results, i truley doubt ill post my thoughts on the results. Nothing to do with the winners though, congrats.

[Michael_Petro]

Lets just say im EXTREMLY suprised with the results, i truley doubt ill post my thoughts on the results. Nothing to do with the winners though, congrats.

i'm a little surprised but the top three where in my top ten SO GO THEM :)

[mentatDUKE]

Congrats to Jack and the winners!

Big up to everyone who made a film! This was quite an adventure. See you guys in three months.

COMEDY FEST!

[MOVIE MASTER]

THAT WAS BULL$$$$T BLOODY MARRY SHOULD HAVE WON!
THIS WAS NO SNUFF FEST IT WAS NOT A WHORER FEST
IT WAS HORROR!
BLODDY MARRY WAS ROBBED!

[Edgen]

Tupperware fight! :)

[Michael_Petro]

Tupperware fight! :)

bring it on... I got some curled up lids under the counter :)

[MOVIE MASTER]

Damn Straight Tupperware!!!!!!!!!!

[Barry_S]

Let's put things in perspective. Sixty-five of our TWENTY THOUSAND members actually made films. Granted, many of those twenty thousand are dead, living on tiny atolls, or institutionalized, but that's not the point. The point is every one of you that made a film, rocks. So you're all in the *top* 1% of our members. And that's pretty cool. :beer:

[Kyle Stebbins]

Let's put things in perspective. Sixty-five of our TWENTY THOUSAND members actually made films. Granted, many of those twenty thousand are dead, living on tiny atolls, or institutionalized, but that's not the point. The point is every one of you that made a film, rocks. So you're all in the *top* 1% of our members. And that's pretty cool. :beer:
Wow, this means a lot to me. :) DVXUSER4LIFE!!!

[Michael_Petro]

Let's put things in perspective. Sixty-five of our TWENTY THOUSAND members actually made films. Granted, many of those twenty thousand are dead, living on tiny atolls, or institutionalized, but that's not the point. The point is every one of you that made a film, rocks. So you're all in the *top* 1% of our members. And that's pretty cool. :beer:

Thanks barry :) but i'm still purifing my camera :)

on a more serious note thanks for all the hard work:)

[Norm Sanders]

my camera is now on fire ... [it] must be cleansed :)

That cracked me up!

I've got to say I'm surprised by the results too. Don't get me wrong, I'm pleased as punch that we made top 10 (taking STRICKEN out due to Non-Compete), but there were SEVERAL films that I believed out performed ours on a number of levels, which didn't place as well, and one or two that hadn't scored so well on my sheet, yet placed higher than expected. :huh:

But, that's the beauty of differing opinions, tastes, thought processes, etc. You just never know how one film will appeal to one market or individual as compared to the next. It's been a fun fest to watch, and to be a part of! :dankk2:

[avatuar]

Wow guys thanks so much for putting us so high on the list! I want to let everyone know how much I apperciate you guys on here. Your comments, conversations, and compliments meant so much to us on this project. I look forward to more action the future!

-Matt Thompson, LAKESIDE

[TheatreGuy]

I want to thank EVERYONE for the support that I received. I am excited to venture into my next project (with a cast and crew!!!) and strive to better my skills in this craft of filmmaking.

I have never had such tremendous support as I have found on this site!

Truly, an amazing experience with an amazing group of people!!!

[Norm Sanders]

Question, the overall score shows HALFWAY and MEAT tying for 3rd place. Am I reading that correctly? If so, how does HALFWAY get recognized over MEAT for 3rd? Just wondering what the tie breaker is, especially since MEAT rec'd 1st place for Screenplay?

BTW, if the mods are interested for the future contest, I'm sure I could score FINAL DRAFT or MOVIE MAGIC screenwriting software for the best screenplay next time. Just an idea.

[vidled]

Question, the overall score shows HALFWAY and MEAT tying for 3rd place. Am I reading that correctly? If so, how does HALFWAY get recognized over MEAT for 3rd? Just wonde

yeah, I wondered that too. If you add them all up though and divide by 6, you'll see that HALFWAY was like a 100th higher in its score, although the one decimal point in the "total" of the spreadsheet doesn't show that.

Halfway = 7.283333...
MEAT = 7.26666...

[Barry_Green]

If so, how does HALFWAY get recognized over MEAT for 3rd? Just wondering what the tie breaker is, especially since MEAT rec'd 1st place for Screenplay?
Look at the cell values. The "7.3" is rounded off. Halfway is 7.29, Meat is 7.25.


BTW, if the mods are interested for the future contest, I'm sure I could score FINAL DRAFT or MOVIE MAGIC screenwriting software for the best screenplay next time. Just an idea.
Talk to Barry_S or Jarred, but heck yeah I'd think we'd want to do that!

[Ladyhazle]

A big congrats to all the winners!

'Guts' placed exactly where (if not higher, haha) I expected it to. All the things I knew going in were confirmed by you smart voters! I learned a lot. Mostly that I do best when MUCH better prepared. Next fest will be different. We'll try having a script this time! Our biggest accomplishment was getting it in on time!

Winners, put your new toys to good use! Happy shooting,

Ladyhazle

[Jarred Land]

Yeah thanks Norm.. that would be very cool.

Congratts to Jack for kicking ass again.


Story is something people seem to struggle with, you guys are getting the actual production values pretty high. Next fest I think we are going to push it towards a story driven contest.. enough with the offbeat themes for a change.

[Jarred Land]

yeah, I wondered that too. If you add them all up though and divide by 6, you'll see that HALFWAY was like a 100th higher in its score, although the one decimal point in the "total" of the spreadsheet doesn't show that.

Halfway = 7.283333...
MEAT = 7.26666...

one request to everyone. lets not start questioning the results... or they will never be released again.

Thanks :)

[TheatreGuy]

Jarred, thank for hosting this festival. You and all of the mods need serious congrats thrown your way!

You give us such a great forum and platform to practice this craft.

Thank you all for helping us to become better at what we enjoy doing.

You support is unsurpassed.

I am so proud to be a dvxuser.com member!

Seriously!

Ted

[vidled]

one request to everyone. lets not start questioning the results...

No worries. But I wasn't questioning results, merely trying to explain them! :beer:

[Norm Sanders]

Barry Green, thanks for pointing out the cell values ... didn't even think to look at that, and it makes sense now.

Just a question I had while trying to look at everything, not really questioning it Jarred. I think EVERYONE is super excited to see the spread sheet, just like good ol' SciFest. Thanks for sharing it Jarred/Barry_S! :thumbups:

Jarred ... remind me when the next fest is announced, and I'll contact those companies. Maybe I'll start a poll about that time to see which software is the more preferred as well.

A story driven fest next time, eh? I agree ... you know, Musicals can have GREAT stories, he he!

[Brandon Rice]

Story is something people seem to struggle with, you guys are getting the actual production values pretty high. Next fest I think we are going to push it towards a story driven contest.. enough with the offbeat themes for a change.

What's the next theme? I am itching to get crackin' on SOMETHING.

[Norm Sanders]

DOWN, BRANDON, DOWN! You've got to finish SMUGGLER'S RANSOM ... you should have your hands full as it is. :)

Then again, I know what you mean. We're working on our feature, and I know we'll still probably do the next fest ... this time actually planning for it.

[Brandon Rice]

Haha! I KNOW I've got to finish Smuggler's! I am on the waiting end now, for Score, Sound and some VFX.

But, I DO want to plan something more expansive and planned out for the next fest. I've improved technically in many things, so I want to implement that toward a fest entry now :)

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Barry Green, thanks for pointing out the cell values ... didn't even think to look at that, and it makes sense now.

Just a question I had while trying to look at everything, not really questioning it Jarred. I think EVERYONE is super excited to see the spread sheet, just like good ol' SciFest. Thanks for sharing it Jarred/Barry_S! :thumbups:

Jarred ... remind me when the next fest is announced, and I'll contact those companies. Maybe I'll start a poll about that time to see which software is the more preferred as well.

A story driven fest next time, eh? I agree ... you know, Musicals can have GREAT stories, he he!


Movie Magic :thumbsup:

[VersuS]

Congrats to all the winners (and that dont mean just the toy-receivers)!!!! It's been great fun and mindblowing experience! Hope in 4 months we're all here waiting again for Jarred to show us the results :)

[jpbankesmercer]

Congrats guys.

[Mark Harris]

Mark and Timur congratulate Jack during a night on the town in NYC:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2939/1160901201.jpg

[TimurCivan]

Funny thing is about 2 hours after that picture was taken we ran into Issac Brody. We were bitching and complaining as usual about stuff, over coffee at Waveryl Diner, when we finished, and went ou side for a smoke, some guy comes up to us (mark Me and JAck)and says, " are you filmamkers? , im Issac brody...." an we all hugged him. hes cool.

[Mark Harris]

Ha ha, that was awesome to run into Issac!!!!!!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2939/1160901201.jpg
Haha I'm glad you posted that pic tonight.

I had to go out (happily) to attend Alex Depew's 30th birthday (he's the director of "memories") where I encountered several DVXusers, including Mark and Timur of 2nd place Bloody Mary.

Mark's 1st words to me were "let me be the 1st to say f@ck you" and then ge bought me a bud and a shot of jack :)

I don't know what to say except I am pleasantly surprised, and those who say I should have moved on long ago please note that I only won by 3/10ths of a point. I definitely felt Mark and Timur breathing down my neck this whole fest and had to pull out all the stops to barely nudge past them in the end. I think if we took another random sampling of DVXusers members it could easily come out with Bloody Mary on top or Broken Circle or Halfway or any other of the many excellent, excellent films this go around.

As such, it's an honor to even be mentioned with the top films here, and I express my deepest gratitude to DVXuser, the film making community that has given me the closest thing to formal training that I've had and a place to learn and grow and make and share movies and so much more than an HVX already. THank you thank you thank you.

Thanks for making it a great fest to all mods and members, you have been an inspiration to me.

I think I'm probably (never say never) going to retirement from DVXuser Fest at this point. It would, however, be my greatest honor to participate by assisting in future fests.

Thanks once again all.

Jack

[Mark Harris]

West Village, you dip-shit

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

whatever I'm drunk and it s 5 am ...

Ha ha, that was awesome to run into Issac!!!!!! Yeah ... here's my account

...Timur and Mark and I standing outside of the Waverly Diner in the West Village at about 330 AM, when up walks a handsome and solidly built young black dood ...
"Excuse me are you filmmakers" asks he.
"uhm ... yes ... uh ... why" sayeth I.
"What's your name?"
"Jack ..."
"I'm Isaac Brody," he replied.
"WHOAAAAAAA!" screamed Timur and Mark and I in unison as I thew my arms around him and exchanged a back slapping guy hug.

We told him that I'd nabbed 1st and that Mark and Timur had garnered 2nd and he gave us hearty congrats. What a thrill to meat such a respected Mod completely randomly out and about in NYC. I've always had such great respect for Isaac and to run into him tonight of all nights and meet him for the first time in person was just effin' great :beer:

[TimurCivan]

let me be the firs to say on the board:

F#ck you.

;)

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Hey, man. Just got to the gate and my plane is delayed 40 min. .... So glad I got to see the results. Just left a message on Jack's cell phone for him too.

And just to shout it loud and clear, this movie would not have been possible without my Co-producer/Co-Dp/VFX whiz Mark Johnson.

Can't wait for you to see the dir. cut with the VFX that weren't ready for the contest :thumbsup:

and thank you Mark you were awesome!
:beer:

[mameragex]

Yeah I just came from this yeaaarrrrrrrs ultimte paty in my honor! Heven thoug I new I wouldn't win, I told evrybody get redy to celebrate my vitory. Saorry for the spellin. But I don't drink & spell.......It's DANGERMUS!!!!!!

WHY TA GO GUYS!!!! & JACK I DRUNK SOME JD JUS FO YOU TONIGHT! CONGRATS BUD:beer:! now its sleepy time:Drogar-Dum(DBG):

[Edgen]

Yay!!! I LOVE Drunk Typing. :) Makes me want to get in on the game. hell, its 2:42, I have a small fridge full of beers.. may as well celebrate with a few or 8 myself.

cheers!
/j

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

let me be the firs to say on the board:

F#ck you.

;)
right back atcha buddy :beer:

...JACK I DRUNK SOME JD JUS FO YOU TONIGHT!...

Bwhaha! JD JUS! :grin:

[Darkline]

Hey Hey

Jack - what did I tell you! you worry too much :-)

Mark and Timur! you deserve it! wow - I seriously mean that.

Over the course of this Fest I feel like some people have really included me in the group. Jack, Mark and Timur are a few of those. 2 weeks ago I didn't know who Jack or any of these people were, and I've been welcomed with open arms - very sweet!

I really mean it when I say Im thrilled for you Jack. Ive got to know you a little over the last few days and you come across as a very genuine and kind man, who absoutely loves the work he does. Mark and Timur, you've been far too complementary about my film and are a right good laf too.

On top of that it's an honour to be placed along side your films in this festival, you all know how highly I thought of them.

Thanks to Barry, Jarred, and all the moderators for putting on what I believe to be the most exciting festival I've entered. Ive said it before but without this fest my film would not have been made.... A big thankyou also to the support of everyone in this community. (well, most of you....lol).

Jack, the film contract Im sure is just the start for you. I hope you keep us all informed of it's progress. Timur, I'll make a special plate of milk for you, Mark - shut your (man)hole.


congrats once again!.... let me just say if I see any of you in public I will kill you all.


(personal Halfway thankyou's I'll post in my own thread)

[Norm Sanders]

Im thrilled for you Jack. Ive got to know you a little over the last few days and you come across as a very genuine and kind man

You DO know he's an actor, right?! :evil:

Kidding, he, as well as most everyone on here, are great people!

That said, you did an amazing job with that short, and I meant it when I said of all the films I'd seen in this fest, yours scared me the most.

[Darkline]

Thanks Norm.

Im thrilled with our placing. There really isnt much in it. We came second in VFX and second in editing 7.9 v 7.8..... so Im thrilled. ( and second in sound Ive just noticed!)....wow. But the top 2 winners deserved it. The right films came 1st and second.

The amount of detail in both Re-kindled and Bloody Mary was way ahead of my submission. My intent was just to make something atmospheric and to make something you guys would find scary. It looks like we succeeded on some of those accounts, so I couldnt be happier.

thanks to everyone for their support and for voting!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Congrats to you DARKLINE!!!
it'd been nice getting to know you as well!
And your film more than deserved to place. Very good filmmaking and I agree with the consensus that your film had the best sustained scare factor :thumbsup:

[deedive]

These results are very surprising in places and not in others. I would like to say thanks to all the filmmakers that submited. I love film and i feel that spirit here.

[JoshuaNitschke]

congrats to all you winners! :

http://joshuanitschke.saber-x.com/myspace/hellyeah.jpg

[JoshuaNitschke]

Hey guys--

Let's not make the mods feel bad for posting the complete results as were asked for. They could've kept the master ballot thingy under wraps.
I'm glad they did. :)

[wesley]

congrats jack you deserved it. and kudos to everyone that send in a film!

[Shaun Patrick]

congrats, jack.

[spidey]

cant view results for some reason.

[Charli]

Congrats people.

[Noel Evans]

Deserving winners for sure... well done. Jack loved your lead by the way! and.... bloody mary was a bloody great short.

[Charli]

Jarred - I think with the removal of special effects you will see a plethora of
stories coming out of the whazoo. Story driven films will be fun to watch, looking
forward to it.

[Mark Johnson]

Jarred - I think with the removal of special effects

Hey! Let's not ban VFX!!! (the VFX guys whines) Good effects are those that both advance the story and which don't call attention to themselves. I think what Jarred is saying is that the "offbeat" themes (zombies, sci-fi, horror) are what have suppressed the attention to story. Frankly, I am hoping the next fest will be simply DRAMA so the writers here can show their stuff.

[Inexistence]

First, Congrats to everyone! It's been an exciting first time experience here and I
can't wait for the next one! I'm with Mark on the effects cat. Stealth effects are
the best and since the ballot is already skewed towards skillset why remove it?

Just add an Overall and Originality slot to even out the ballot.

[Jaime V]

Congratulations everyone, and thank you for a wonderful fest. Looking forward to the next one.

[Barry_Green]

Nobody's saying you can't use VFX, just that we've had ZombieFest, Sci-Fest, Hero-Fest and HorrorFest, all heavily dependent on VFX. So opening it up to stories that don't necessarily rely on someone's VFX skills will help us do two things:
1) brings in more potential films from filmmakers who aren't VFX wizards, and
2) focuses more on story than effects, so hopefully all the entrants can grow their storytelling skills too.

[VersuS]

IMHO storytelling is not something that you do only in drama or comedy coz I think this is where we're headed. I think that there's been some misunderstanding between screenplay and story in this fest ( i dont know about the previous, wasnt there).

I think almost all of the entries had a story to tell. But some failed to do so properly in various ways. But a story was there.

So I guess that you could put the same people, rewrite their shorts and that would help them improve their screenplay skills. Its not a matter of vfx-based themes or not. And if some people can't cope with screenplay then having them to make a drama or a comedy wont mean they ll be able to do so just because its a comedy or a drama. They ll still have a story to tell but the point is to learn how to tell the story and that is screenplay since we re talking about movies not books.

I know for example where both my entries lacked in terms of screenplay but they both had a story to tell. Some got it, others missed it, and that's where I must focus.

Dont get me wrong, I love the drama/comedy challenge, but lets not make this a 'improve your writing skills' fest.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

... but lets not make this a 'improve your writing skills' fest.
Why not?
Every fest / every film should be that IMHO.

[D_and_G]

Nobody's saying you can't use VFX, just that we've had ZombieFest, Sci-Fest, Hero-Fest and HorrorFest, all heavily dependent on VFX. So opening it up to stories that don't necessarily rely on someone's VFX skills will help us do two things:
1) brings in more potential films from filmmakers who aren't VFX wizards, and
2) focuses more on story than effects, so hopefully all the entrants can grow their storytelling skills too.

Agree 100%.

As an observer of these fests, there has been a useful improvement in certain areas - cinematography, sound, editing (through sharing info. and communication) IMHO. However, there hasn't been anywhere near that same improvement in storytelling, or freshness and originality. In other words, it's time the focus is brought back to the building blocks of storytelling.

Perhaps, Drama will accomplish this, primarily because it demands that focus.

Congrats to everyone who entered a film. It's been a cool fest... :beer:

Just my 3 pence.

[VersuS]

Jack, what I meant with my last post was that I dont think a drama/comedy will make people improve theirs (mine as well) screenplay skills just because it's a comedy or drama. Because it's like we re not addressing the problem the right way. Its not the vfx or the horror/zombies/hero/sci-fi themes that work as a containment environment for people to sharpen their pencils. They could have done great screenplays with those (as IMHO you did, bloody mary did and so on...).

I just objected to the whole 'ok you need to grow as screenwriters, so do a drama' idea. Coz if people think that just by doing drama they improve their skills in screenplay writing is just wrong and that will lead to lots of drama or comedy entries that again have a story but most wont be able to follow it and depending on the genre laugh or cry.

[insanityfw]

Congratulations to the winners!!

[iSTy]

Excellent, well done, so pleased for you all :o),
Can't believe that Bloody Mary was the fiirst film i watched :o) and although i didn't watch all of them, Jacks film was the last one i watched :oS lol, nice one :o)

[Chris Messineo]

Story is something people seem to struggle with, you guys are getting the actual production values pretty high. Next fest I think we are going to push it towards a story driven contest.. enough with the offbeat themes for a change.
Yes, yes, yes. Please pick drama. Give us effects challenged filmmakers a chance.

Chris

[deedive]

the VFX rating is kinda strange to me. Does this mean a film that doesnt have special effect will automatically be handicapped?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

No sir. For films without VFX you leave that column blank and that column is not averaged.

[Beat Takeshi]

Next fest I think we are going to push it towards a story driven contest.. enough with the offbeat themes for a change.

Just when I think I'm out... they PULL ME BACK IN!!!

[Kirk Gillock]

Congratulations to everyone who made a film and to all the winners.

Now what's this I hear about a comedy fest?

[Jason Ramsey]

Here's an idea... instead of giving the award that was suggested a few pages back for the best screenplay for the next fest, shouldn't it go to the worst screenplay?? That would be the one who benefits from it. :)

Jason

[Barry_Green]

Software wouldn't help that...

... now, some books, maybe!

[Kyle Stebbins]

Haha, well if you don't understand the elements of a screenplay (Microsoft Word) then you certainly won't know what it takes to put together a complete, whole, good screenplay. (Final Draft) -- A bad screenwriter learning a good program will surely benefit. However it's not like a beginner artist can create a Davinci as soon as he switches from pens and napkins to paintbrushes and canvases.

[!FICARRA!]

Congratulations J Dan !

Well deserved, in my not so humble opinion. All those nights working in the 70 year old dust and strawberry syrup were well spent indeed. The film was great and shows how much you have grown as a film maker and artist (because for most folks those are two totally different things).

I 've got your back on whatever you decide to do next. Thai food and beer is on me!

JF

[jeremytuttle]

Congratulations to everyone and thanks to all you guys for making some amazing movies that have truly inspired me.

[musicman]

Outstanding efforts by you all. A pleasure to have had this opportunity to participate with such passionate filmmakers. My congratulations to the top 3.

[MsManhattan]

Just when I think I'm out... they PULL ME BACK IN!!!

Yeah, hold your horses there, Godfather...

[MsManhattan]

Mark and Timur congratulate Jack during a night on the town in NYC:

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/2939/1160901201.jpg

Could I have this framed? :cool:

[Slimothy]

Great job guys! Thanks to the mods and our whole team, we're looking forward to the next one!

Tim.

[deedive]

what is the next one!

[arielman]

Congrats to the top 3 and to everyone who submitted a short . Great fest .
Thanks to Jarred and everyone who helped put this on.
Ian

[KyleProhaska]

Excellent job guys, and congradulations Jack on the HVX you jerk lol.

:beer: Ide like to make a toast to the winner this year, the finalists, and many more HorrorFest's to come!:beer:

CHEERS!!

-Kyle

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

... and congradulations Jack on the HVX you jerk lol... hahah, yeah ... Jarred's PM telling me how to pick up the HVX was entitled: "way to go jackass" :laugh:
seems to be a common sentiment :beer:

[EJ Pennypacker]

Jack,

Have you entered your films into any other contests yet other than DVXusers?

EJ

[lhdor]

Congrats Everyone!

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Jack,

Have you entered your films into any other contests yet other than DVXusers?

EJ

No, and that does make me a jackass :laugh:

I bought a book with a list of all of the festivals right after Hero fest and then got so busy with Horror fest .... yada yada yada ... I suck.

[Mark Harris]

Have you found anything that just lists horror film fests?

[VersuS]

Have you found anything that just lists horror film fests?

i will gladly pay you for this info! :Drogar-Love(DBG):

[EJ Pennypacker]

JDS,

You may want to look at IMDb, which lists all the festivals they recognize, with their end dates and website links.

EJ

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

Have you found anything that just lists horror film fests?the book Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide lists festivals by prestige, and then categories such as doc, short, student, digital, animation, international, underground,, sports, family, music, sci fi, fantasy, and more including horror.


he started filmthreat.com and I think some of that information is on there, but I haven't checked.

I obviously haven't battle tested this book, but it seems very good. I was however able to apply some of his festival survival tips even to Horror Fest and it made a huge difference in my experience even vs. Hero Fest.

[NO CA$H]

Congrats to all the winners :beer:

Enjoy that HVX Jack.

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Jack, Mark, Ted and everyone else with a finished project. In case you are not aware the most up to date, most legitimate festivals can be found on withoutabox.com (http://www.withoutabox.com/v2/). They update almost every day, and they do electronic submission for your paperwork and other materials. Plus you can filter down to find festivals that might fit your project.

:thumbsup:

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

def not up to date ... so out of the loop.

[cinealma]

Jack, Mark, Ted and everyone else with a finished project. In case you are not aware the most up to date, most legitimate festivals can be found on withoutabox.com (http://www.withoutabox.com/v2/). They update almost every day, and they do electronic submission for your paperwork and other materials. Plus you can filter down to find festivals that might fit your project.

:thumbsup:

I was just about to post the same thing. Definitely worth signing up at the "free" level just for the info.


John G.

[Brandon Rice]

withoutabox.com is GREAT! I've used it for all my festival submissions.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

I was just about to post the same thing. Definitely worth signing up at the "free" level just for the info.


John G.
Thanks for the tip :beer:

[Mark Harris]

Yeah, I've been to WAB, but I don't recall it being very easy to filter by festival type. Doing a search on Horror gives you...well, just about everything. And I know there are many Horror-specific fests out there....and the Withoutabox submission interface is a convoluted disaster, I think...

[MOVIE MASTER]

Thanks for the tip Movie Master
i am not cinelma and i am sorry to jack if i offended him with my post and comments wish him the best and hope his next picture is great

[Cryogenic Filmworks]

Yeah, I've been to WAB, but I don't recall it being very easy to filter by festival type. Doing a search on Horror gives you...well, just about everything. And I know there are many Horror-specific fests out there....and the Withoutabox submission interface is a convoluted disaster, I think...

Sorry about that. I meant search more as in film lengths, submission cost, formats etc. Has been a while since I actually did any searches on there though.

[Darkline]

I submitted my other short via withoutabox....

it has LOADS of horror only fests on there.

Mine was screened at :

chicago Horror film festival
Salem Horror film festival
Rhode Island horror film festival
Eerie Horror Film festival
Horror Fest UK
NYC Horror film festival
Shockerfest

some deadlines I missed were Shriekfest, Screamfest, Dead by Dawn (Uk)....

that was just the horror ones - there are more fests that will look at horror too. I had my film shown at a few that were more fantasy/sci-fi related.

hope that helps

Karl.

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

your short screened in NYC lastnight!

[Darkline]

yeh Jack! I think it was on at around 10:30 on friday night.... I really wanted to go - but you know, finances..... blah blah blah. :-(

I think Mark went to see it, but I havent heard at what point people fell asleep yet, so Im eagerly awaiting his feedback.

[Directed By Cire]

congrats to the winners! Awesome Prizes,

Where can I get a copy of the Horror Fest DVD?

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

They are shooting for a release date around the 30th.
So look back then. Plus they will let folks know when it's out and stuff.

... and BTW, your film permanently damaged me :) :thumbsup:

[Arcwave]

Congrats winners!

[jkfilm]

Great job!

[Edgen]

Hey guys! I know it's been a while since we've touched this thread, but I thought I'd tell you about a horror film fest up at Big Bear lake in Cali.

http://www.bigbearhorrorfilmfest.com/index.html

And.. since this thread is chalked full of horror fest entries, I thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase some of you guys' horror films. Entry fee is $20.00 for shorts, $50.0 for features. Deadline is Oct 1st.

Unfortunately, we can't submit the new "Darkness" dvxfest films. (no prior screening)

If this post is out of line or in the wrong place, I apologize. Just trying to get your films some more exposure.

Cheers and good luck!
/j