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Barry_Green said:
Viewers Choice is the whole purpose of judging already -- the entire fest is a Viewers Choice!
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Not really. I meant the audience.... the public. It is open to the public isn't it?

It would be nice to get the opinion of those who are not connected to anyone personally in the fest. Non biased.

Unless the audience will just consist solely of DVX members? If so, I see your point and there will be no need.

Just a thought, wouldn't take much. Just a blank ballot with the entry names on them.

Cheers!

Mike
 
Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
Not really. I meant the audience.... the public. It is open to the public isn't it?

It would be nice to get the opinion of those who are not connected to anyone personally in the fest. Non biased.

Unless the audience will just consist solely of DVX members? If so, I see your point and there will be no need.

Just a thought, wouldn't take much. Just a blank ballot with the entry names on them.

Cheers!

Mike
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Yeah I agree to a point but the problem there is it would become a matter of ballot stuffing if it were open to non members, agreed? Anyways I think being judged by your peers is about as classy as one could hope for. I'm sure the box office numbers will make do in the meantime. :)
 
Raptor365 said:
Yeah I agree to a point but the problem there is it would become a matter of ballot stuffing if it were open to non members, agreed? Anyways I think being judged by your peers is about as classy as one could hope for. I'm sure the box office numbers will make do in the meantime. :)
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Don't get me wrong, it's all awesome! You just tend to get a more honest opinion from complete strangers. Not sure why the public would stuff the ballot? They have nothing to gain?

I'm also not talking about a prize here. Most Fest's have a viewers choice award. It's just a recognition award, nothing more.
Once again, just a thought.

If the crowd is mostly filled with DVX Members... no need to bother.
We already have the results for that.

Cheers,

Mike
 
I'm really excited about the "panel voting" which will give an even better non-biased look at the entries. It is something that carries a lot of weight because it is coming from the people we are really trying to impress.
 
Blaine said:
I'm really excited about the "panel voting" which will give an even better non-biased look at the entries. It is something that carries a lot of weight because it is coming from the people we are really trying to impress.
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Which are...who?
 
Mark Harris said:
Which are...who?
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Many of us are interested in getting favorable responses from industry professionals. Thus, having a panel made up of producers, agents and the like is really important aspect to the developing festival in our mind. Of course, I'm sure many members don't care about making a career of it and only make films for the fun of it.
 
Mark Harris said:
Which are...who?
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I don't know who it will be but this is what Jason Ramsey had to say about it:

Panel Voting:
In addition to the 2nd round popular vote, we are simultaneously sending the films off to an independent panel of industry professionals. They will remain anonymous until the fest winners are announced, but you can be proud in knowing that at least one Oscar Winning Producer (Best Film) will be viewing your work.

The panel vote is an ADDITIONAL recognition. The top 3 (as always) is decided by you the members. In addition to that, there will be a Panel award for "Best Film) as chosen by the panel. Again, this is an award that is in addition to the audience voted awards that you may be familiar with.
 
Blaine said:
I'm really excited about the "panel voting" which will give an even better non-biased look at the entries. It is something that carries a lot of weight because it is coming from the people we are really trying to impress.
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Mark Harris said:
Which are...who?
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Panel is:

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Their feedback should be invaluable.
 
Mark Johnson said:
Many of us are interested in getting favorable responses from industry professionals. Thus, having a panel made up of producers, agents and the like is really important aspect to the developing festival in our mind. Of course, I'm sure many members don't care about making a career of it and only make films for the fun of it.
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I'm not saying otherwise. I was wondering who the panel is. I read the thing Jason wrote, but I guess I was wondering why it is anonymous.
 
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Mark Harris said:
I'm not saying otherwise. I was wondering who the panel is. I read the thing Jason wrote, but I guess I was wondering why it is anonymous.
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I guess Jack's post says it all...
 
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Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
...Not sure why the public would stuff the ballot? They have nothing to gain?...
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(A little preface: I've been chatting with Mike lateley so this is a light hearted response. Hey Mike.)


Oh baby, stuff they will. Have you witnessed the human behaviour on You-Tube? Are there really people like that? Yes and no.

But I can see a friend of a fellow filmaker, even if unsolicited, posting 25 votes for the same clip. How do I know? Gulp! Because I did that for a dvxuser during the Heinze fest. And, ha, those were the rules, so I tried to help out the guy.

And yes I still thought he was deserving, but yeah, I helped stuff the ballots.
And what was my material reward? Nothing. Just cause that's the game they called, them were the rules, and they asked us to play. So...that we did.

On a more serious note, congrats Mark & Tim & crew on the top 8.
I hope to watch the web cast if I've not already missed it.
-Cheers.
 
Raptor365 said:
But I can see a friend of a fellow filmaker, even if unsolicited, posting 25 votes for the same clip. How do I know? Gulp! Because I did that for a dvxuser during the Heinze fest. And, ha, those were the rules, so I tried to help out the guy.

And yes I still thought he was deserving, but yeah, I helped stuff the ballots.
And what was my material reward? Nothing. Just cause that's the game they called, them were the rules, and they asked us to play. So...that we did.
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That's my point. Once again, someone you knew in one way or another.

If you have someone sitting at a table by the exit as everyone files out they can take a poll.... problem solved. No ballot stuffing there.

Again, no big deal guys! Just a thought. Not really sure why it's an issue?

As for the panel, I think that's awesome and I'm really looking forward to it.
Still, movies have test screenings for a reason. The public's opinion does matter and this just seems like the perfect opportunity. Why miss it?

Just my 2 cents.

Mike
 
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Have any of you created a DVD with 5.1 surround sound? Brad Semenoff gave us the six discrete 5.1 tracks and I've been trying to figure out the workflow but the Compressor and DVD Studio Pro manuals haven't been as clear as I'd like. I'm aware compressor has a surround sound module that allows you to assign the tracks to encode an AC3 soundtrack. Does that mean you don't put the 5.1 tracks in the FCP timeline? Anyone able to give me some help here?
 
mark,

click the button in the top left corner of compressor called "add surround sound", from there, assign your separate tracks to the speakers by clicking on them and selecting the respective file off your hard drive. After all tracks are assigned, click ok.

Go down to the setting window, (bottom left) open the formats>audio folder and drag the "dolby digital professional 5.1" setting on to the project you just created, and click submit!

PM me if you need more help!
 
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