Official Loss Fest Rules

Mark Harris said:
Question re: peripheral content. Right now, Erik Olsen has created some items surrounding his sort, an insurance company, banner ads, etc.

Is it all right to extend this kind of thing to say a TV commercial that goes along with the world of the short?
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Probably too late to do whatever you were going to do since you posted your question 6 weeks ago, but I will say yes you can create all the multimedia peripheral content you want as long as it doesn't include actual moving footage of the film.

Huy Vu said:
Quick question: the rule states that we cannot publicly screen the film prior to March 13th, but what about on March 13th? In the next two weeks I will start production on several shorts film for a showcase, and I think that one of them in particular will fit Lossfest well. The showcase however is scheduled for the 13th so I'm not sure if this violates any fest rule.
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On the 13th is fine as long as it's not streaming on the internet.
 
so...i have a question about music that may or may not have been asked before.

Would one be allowed to use the international legality loophole? Meaning, if they were to use music (particularly asian music) that doesn't have copyright legality in the US, does that count as legit?
 
Nope. Sorry. In addition to the vast stock archives on the internet and artists like Moby giving their stuff away for free now there are several composers posting here that can emulate almost anything you throw at them.

There's just really no reason or need to bend loopholes or anything anymore. If you need something ethnic I can recommend Sid Barnhoorm and Herman Whitkam. There are likely other composers that are around now that could do it for you but these are the two I have worked with the most and I know they both specialize in several ethnic instruments.
 
It's crazy to believe uploading starts in just 5 days. Is there going to be any sort of prizes for the first 3 to submit (or something of the like) as with Twilight Fest? Just curious.
 
there's one now.

and apparently my profanity was edited to make me sound like an even more odd person. absolutely wonderful stuff.
 
Note, this was done, b/c there was a lack of clarity in the rules. For, veterans of the fest, the original wording was likely clear. But, for folks who may not be veterans, we recognized that the wording about the length and the inclusion of the leader implied more than it did state explicitly.

So, we have decided it is in everyone's best interest and the most on the level thing to make the rules more accommodating since they were not clear enough in their wording. We have not taken anything away from anyone. We have added.

Later,
Jason
 
So the upload dates begins (at least here in the west coast USA) in 4 1/2 hours. When will uploading actually begin out of pure curiosity?
 
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