Larry Rutledge
Fest Master
Welcome to the dvxuser.com TwilightFest 2008!
The time has finally come to enjoy the fruits of your labor over the past several months. As always, we have an interesting mix of films for this fest and it's been an interesting time previewing all your work. Regardless of how the voting turns out, we all appreciate the huge amount of work it takes to complete and submit a film -- all of you have our admiration and respect.
I'd like to take a moment to thank all the participating filmmakers, our users, the mods, and Jarred for letting us have these great fests.
Thank you to the following members for providing mirror bandwidth:
Norm Sanders
Mikko Wilson
Jason Ramsey
In addition we have our dvxfest server hosting and I have provided mirror space as well.
You can view the films at
http://www.dvxfest.com/twilightfest/
How long do I have to vote?
Voting ends Wednesday, November 12 at 12:00 (noon) PST (California Time)
Changes to the system
If you participated in the previous TimeFest you will be familiar with the voting system we put into place. For those who are new, here is a brief description to get you going.
When you follow the link above it will take you to the TwilightFest page where it will first ask you to login. Please login using your dvxuser credentials (username and password you use here on dvxuser.com). If you have never logged in before it will take between 30 and 60 seconds to complete the verification, but subsequent logins will be instant.
After you login you will be presented with a listing of the films (sorted by the order in which they were uploaded). Next to each film is a link to its discussion thread (if available), the author's name and, if you have more than 50 posts on user, a block of 10 stars.
As you watch the films, please come to this page and rate the film from 1 - 10. This rating is independent of the other films, simply rate the film where you think it falls from 1 - 10. If you have 5 entries that you think are a 9, then mark them all a 9 and the system will average out the results.
You can also re-rate a film. So if on subsequent viewings you realize you under-rated, or over-rated, a film you can change the number by re-clicking on the rating you wish to really give.
If you have any questions about the system, or encounter any issues, please notify myself (Larry R) or any of the other mods and I will attempt to address the issue as quickly as possible.
TwilightFest Login Issues
If you encounter any problems logging into the TwilightFest page, or if you have more than 50 posts yet don't see the stars, please contact me directly:
PM Larry R
And I will work with you to get it resolved as quickly as possible.
TwilightFest Sponsors / Prizes
As usual there will be a nice selection of prizes given out thanks to Jason Ramsey our prizemaster and our generous sponsors who always donate really cool stuff. When you buy from any of our sponsors be sure to let them know you appreciate their support of dvxuser and dvxfest.
There will be a separate post later with the details of the prize package.
Who is eligible to vote?
All current dvxuser.com members with 50 or more posts, plus all submitting filmmakers regardless of your post count. This applies only to the filmmaker that submitted the film, not the whole crew.
If you have less than 50 posts, but submitted a film, please let me (Larry R) know so I can authorize you in the fest system.
Congratulations to all the filmmakers that submitted entries and thanks to all the members participating.
NOTE: In Quiet Company (listed in a separate box near the bottom of the download page) is for exhibition only -- there will be no option to vote for this films.
Next Fest
We'll announce the next fest as soon as voting ends for TwilightFest
