All Hallows Fest 2007 - Submission Info

Larry Rutledge

Larry Rutledge

Fest Master

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We are happy to officially open the All Hallows Fest 2007 Film Submission.

As stated in the original rules, the deadline for this festival will be October 26, 2007. The upload form will be deactivated at 11:59PM (Midnight) Pacific Time, Friday, October 26. No films nor revisions will be accepted after that time.

Eligibility Requirements:
  1. The festival category is a short film with the theme of DARKNESS.
  2. All films must be no longer than 5 (five) minutes total. The following format must be followed. Film Title (any format), body of film, 10 seconds of credits (which must clearly acknowledge dvxuser.com).
  3. All films must include a glass of red wine in at least one scene.
  4. All cameras are eligible to participate and for prizes.
  5. All films must be in English or be subtitled in English.
  6. Delivered film must be formatted as 16:9 or 2.35:1.
  7. Delivered film must not exceed 50 MB.
  8. Delivered film must be provided as an h.264 compressed file (either .mov or .mp4).
  9. Film must be an "R" rating, or lower.
  10. Filmmaker must have proper copyright clearance for all material contained in the entry.
  11. Films must be made between August 18, 2007 and October 26, 2007 and must not be publicly screened prior to entry.
  12. Films must not have been promoted anywhere, other than DVXUser, prior to completion of festival screening.
  13. Entrants must grant DVXuser.com and its agents non-exclusive rights for their films to appear on a potential DVXFest DVD or for DVXuser-sanctioned public screenings.
  14. Films may be entered in other festivals, as long as it doesn't screen prior to October 31, 2007.
How To Submit
  1. Create an h.264 compressed file, 50MB or less.
  2. Name the file as follows: <DVXuser_name>_<film_name>.mov (e.g. LarryR_Darkness.mov).
  3. <Optional> Create a poster - preferably a PNG or JPG file, named the same as the film.
  4. Point your browser to: http://www.dvxfest.com/upload
  5. Fill out the form.
  6. After you select the film file, if you have a poster click on the link labeled: "Add Another File?" and select the poster file.
  7. Click "Begin Upload".
(Note: There is no need to submit an MPEG DVD version of the film at this time. When we are ready to start work on the DVD we will make arrangements to receive the expanded films)

Other Info
  1. All submitted films will undergo review by the DVX Festival board for adherence to the posted rules.
  2. Any films not in 100% compliance will be rejected and the filmmaker will be notified.
  3. Rejected films will be allowed the opportunity to re-submit a revised film that meets the requirements up to the posted deadline.
Any further questions or comments, please contact myself (Larry R) or Barry (Barry_S).

Thanks,
Larry
 
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sorry guys, dumb question

sorry guys, dumb question

Is mp4 the same as mpg4? I rendered a trial snippet and main concept acc avc mp4 render renames itself as an mpg4 movie. Did I do something incorrectly?
 
No, you can upload anytime between now and midnight (Pacific Time) on October 26. That was the point of the announcement, to let you know the upload system hsd been activated.

Be sure to read through all the information in the first post to ensure your entry won't be disqualified.

Peace,
Larry
 
Sometimes when i export a video, dead on 3 mintues, the final export in quicktime wil be 3:01....What if i export a 5 minute film, and its 5:01, or 4:49, due to export issues. Is this acceptible?
 
Wild Imagination Films said:
Is mp4 the same as mpg4? I rendered a trial snippet and main concept acc avc mp4 render renames itself as an mpg4 movie. Did I do something incorrectly?
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As far as I know, mp4 and mpg4 are the same thing, just different extensions. After it completes compressing, try renaming it to .mp4 and see if it still runs correctly.

MOVIE STUNTS said:
Sorry I thought it was just an announcement on the instructions. Time to compress.
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No problem. We try to provide more than a single day for uploads so that the server isn't beat to death with 50+ entries all uploading at the same time :)

TheComo said:
Sometimes when i export a video, dead on 3 mintues, the final export in quicktime wil be 3:01....What if i export a 5 minute film, and its 5:01, or 4:49, due to export issues. Is this acceptible?
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We accept anything 5 minutes or less, as the final compressed file. If you compress and it comes out to 5:01 then you will need to check your compression settings or your edit and see what you can tweak to get at, or below, 5:00 TRT.

Peace,
Larry
 
If you end up at 5:01 or 5:02 after compressing I'd suggest you use QuickTimePro to just trim the damn thing. It would be a shame to get the compression done and have to recompress everything. Some people aren't aware you can cut and paste and trim with QTPro without recompressing.
 
Uploaded!

Uploaded!

ALL DONE!

It's uploaded and ready! I was able to get it at 432x240 H264 codec at around 32mb. Really good quality as well.
 
Well, I lost... every year I've entered I had my entry uploaded first...
Missed it this year...

good job guys!
 
OK folks, I am new to this and I am wondering how people view the entries? Are they available as the are uploaded or all after the deadline? Please reply like you are talking to a computer moron...lol, you are!
 
Stay tuned for an announcement in the fest forum. There'll be a "viewing now open" thread posted, with links to all the films. They'll all be released simultaneously, and then we'll have a set period (usually around a week or so) to view 'em all and then cast votes.
 
Barry_Green said:
Stay tuned for an announcement in the fest forum. There'll be a "viewing now open" thread posted, with links to all the films. They'll all be released simultaneously, and then we'll have a set period (usually around a week or so) to view 'em all and then cast votes.
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Do you know what player{s} will be needed? Again...computer moron reading what ever you reply with so type slowly and with big letters...lol. Seriously though, I am trying to figure out if I have the right player or need to update something. I want to be ready cause I keep hearing how crazy fun this can get and I love supporting indie projects.

me and puter below
:badputer:
 
Michele,
We don't have a calendar built. But you can find the past dates be going through the "previous fests" area of the forum. Future fests & dates are decided and posted as the time comes.

As to viewing software; you'll need something that can play h.264 MPEG4 video. The simplest way to check is go back to the "AdFest" area and watch a couple .. if those files play, then so will HallowsFest.

- Mikko
 
mikkowilson said:
Michele,
We don't have a calendar built. But you can find the past dates be going through the "previous fests" area of the forum. Future fests & dates are decided and posted as the time comes.

As to viewing software; you'll need something that can play h.264 MPEG4 video. The simplest way to check is go back to the "AdFest" area and watch a couple .. if those files play, then so will HallowsFest.

- Mikko
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Mikko

You rock! Thanks you for the info. I will go to adfest and check now!
 
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