CGIFest 2 Rules

Gord.T

Still "Senior Member"
Subject: Bumper/Station ID.

-those small animations which appear just before the adverts start or a new music video, often called Break Bumpers.

The top 3 winning entries will be used in rotation as the introduction to all CGIF entries for the remaining year.

The logo for the ident will consist of a user defined CGIFest logo and your choice of a dvxuser.com logo or the official DVXuser logo itself.

Two possible variations could be to use the official DVXuser logo with CGIFest under it or a CGIF logo with dvxuser.com under it.

For bumper video references google bumper station ident.

Here's an .obj file of the dvxuser logo if you can use it...dvxuser_logo.obj



Rules (please read carefully, we HAVE MODIFIED the rules)

* Credits are allowed however the winning entries will later be required to submit the bumper as an uncompressed image sequence without credits and produced at 24p or 25p for use in the future fests. Further details will be announced after the winners are chosen.

* The bumper must be between 4 and 5 seconds long not including credits or black space.

* You may enter up to three entries as the primary submitter. There is no limitation to how many entries you may work on.

* Entries must be provided as an h.264 compressed file (either .mov or .mp4) with a maximum size of 4 MB and having a 16:9 aspect ratio.
(The uncompressed versions are not required until after the fest winners are chosen.)

* All entries must be made between January 19, 2009 and March 01, 2009 and must not have been publicly screened prior to the end of voting. The entry deadline is 11:00pm Pacific Time on March 01, 2009.
Uploading details will be provided.
Rating is limited to members with a minimum of 50 posts on the site.

* Outside promotion is allowed but is visually limited to still grabs and Behind the Scenes footage. No footage of the actual entry may be posted elsewhere until fest voting is over.

* You may include stock footage and music and prebuilt 2D/3D assests like models and stages however no copyright violations. Licensed or royalty-free music,images and assets only.

* Content must be “PG” rated or lower.

* All entrants agree to grant DVXuser.com and its agents non-exclusive rights for their films to appear on a DVD or for DVXuser-sanctioned public screenings.
 
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I'm also thinking about having members guest host some fests. Maybe you have an idea and some assets that would be good for a fest and would be interested in overseeing it. If that's something you'de be interested in give a shout out. If there's interest maybe I'll start a new thread for that later on.
 
Wow complete opposite of VFX but that isn't stopping me it sounds like a fun one! I'm in too!

Nice one Gord and Matt.

-Josh
 
dvxuser font

dvxuser font

Also, for those wanting the actual dvxuser font for Photoshop, Illustrator, AE or other, the name of it is 'Eight Track program two'.


I can't provide it here because of copyrights but that's the name of it.
 
Wow complete opposite of VFX but that isn't stopping me it sounds like a fun one! I'm in too!

...

-Josh

Actually, some of the MTV ones I've seen are VFX based and not motion graphics. An example would be an ariel pan of a city with the logo on the side of a building. Your allowed to submit 3 entries anyways so try different things if you like.

I hope to try one myself but I'm not starting a thread this time until I have something on the move. :Drogar-Dum(DBG):
 
Here's some inspiration.

http://www.buck.tv/reel/2008-reel/logo-reel-08 - A reel full of end tags, logo animations, etc. Same idea.

http://umeric.com/#/project/mtv/organic/ - Some super dope MTV idents.

http://motionographer.com/2008/06/17/blacklist-fuse/ - Promos for FUSE by various directors of Blacklist

http://www.capacity.tv/ - Capacity just did a major rebrand for Cartoon Network. Great concept, and lots of great bumpers/etc. Watch the whole reel, you'll really enjoy it.

http://www.weareroyale.com/ - They have a pretty good real with lots of idents, promos, etc

http://d-kitchen.com/ - Lots of good pieces on their site as well
 
Great idea lads. My personal favorite are the ones on the Sci-Fi Channel. Talk about visual effects, wow indeed.


I thought they were created by the Orphanage, but for some reason, that name does not sound right to me.

Those things kick ass. What a groovin concept.
 
Hey Gord and Matt just so I'm clear on this. We can make up a logo of our own but we also have to include the Dvxuser logo, right?

I starting to work on my first bumber right now and don't want to work in the wrong direction.

thanks
 
You can make your own logos for both in any style you like.

The spelling for the CGIFest can be at your discretion, for example CGIF or CGIFest or CGI Fest or whatever.

You can use the original dvxuser logo style and print or your own style.
Spelling wise it could be 'dvxuser' as in the original or dvxuser.com.

The style is being left open to your interpretation that best suits your entry.
Some examples why would be someone doing 3D plastercine based images or fluids simulating text where you want to keep that theme throughout.

You do have to show both logos somewhere in the bumper though although they don't have to be at the same time or the same size. One can be the dominate depending on what your going for.
 
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