Loss Fest 2009 - Finalists and Round 2 Voting

Zim said:
A disadvantage if you are just looking at what the picture looks like maybe. Two were shot with the DVX100b
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I don't think there's anyone on here that would be looking at picture only by any means, but that most if not all could enjoy the films at a higher bit rate, at the very least.

LOST AT SEA, for example, is roughly only about 13MB in size. I'm assuming it was a rush job on the compression & they just got it in as is ... I would so LOVE to see that film at a higher bit rate, whether or not it was shot on a DVX, HVX, Red, Sony, Cannon, etc.

Even standard definition at a full 640 or 720 wide, with increased bit rate, would be a crisper image & better viewing than some of what's up. But, that said, I also understand if everything needs to stay locked, as is.
 
To keep things fair and even we prefer to continue the second round of voting based on the initial entry.

There are a number of potential problems with presenting an altered version of the film. Once rating is over, of course, users are free to post full res versions of their film, but the official entry will remain the original uploaded entry.
 
Congrats to all the finalists.
Apologies to all that we have been away and unable to watch the entries or vote on the first round. However, we are now downloading and will watch all the films over the next few days as well as vote for the second round.
Jason & Susanne
 
It's up here. If you haven't voted for the films in the first round and still can't vote, contact Larry_R.

You may need to sign in if you didn't do it earlier.
 
ESTEBEVERDE said:
Is the voting section active now or?

I'm not seeing any way to choose.
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Because I haven't corrected the bug in the authentication module I had to authorize your account. It's fixed now and you should see the stars for rating the entries.


On a side note, I've resolved the issue with the authentication module. In fact it works in an entirely better way and will resolve all conflicts going forward. I am testing the new module and will implement it prior to the next fest, so there will no longer be an issue, and you should be authorized to vote automatically without any intervention from me :)
 
Larry R said:
Because I haven't corrected the bug in the authentication module I had to authorize your account. It's fixed now and you should see the stars for rating the entries.


On a side note, I've resolved the issue with the authentication module. In fact it works in an entirely better way and will resolve all conflicts going forward. I am testing the new module and will implement it prior to the next fest, so there will no longer be an issue, and you should be authorized to vote automatically without any intervention from me :)
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Awesome!


Thanks Larry! :beer:
 
Congrats to the finalists. Some great stuff.

Rendering them all now so I can watch the finalists on the Bravia.
 
Just curious: Is it going to be "Top Ten" from now on, or is it still based on the first significant drop in votes?
 
wow very cool, 5 of the entrys that made it to the finalist were on my top 10. congrats to everyone who made it to round 2.
 
To everyone who entered,
You have all entertained me, and helped keep my creative juices flowing. I enjoyed viewing all of your work and look forward to future submissions from all of you. Congrats to the finalists, but more so to the others, don't be discouraged, I don't recall one entry that lacked talent or skill. Look at the Oscars, how many movies have won best film in the last twenty years that really were up there, not many, the point of a festival is to get an opportunity to entertain, now win a prize. The contest part of a festival is what trivializes this art form that we're all geeks for. Keep your passions, you all are prosumer-handheld rockstars.
 
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