DVXUSER.COM PRESENTS AdFest: Trailerfest 2 - trailery-er
Product: A non-existing film. Thats right .. For this round the Ads (trailers) must again be promoting a film that doesnt actually exist. Use your skill, talent, and creativity and come up with a slick trailer promoting the film you've always wanted to make, but that DOES NOT ACTUALLY EXIST. Remember this is an advertising fest, so these should be real trailer ads that anyone could watch and understand to promote the film if they were on TV.
Good luck to all the filmmakers and we look forward to your entries!
Rules (please read carefully, we may have some NEW rules)
Product: A non-existing film. Thats right .. For this round the Ads (trailers) must again be promoting a film that doesnt actually exist. Use your skill, talent, and creativity and come up with a slick trailer promoting the film you've always wanted to make, but that DOES NOT ACTUALLY EXIST. Remember this is an advertising fest, so these should be real trailer ads that anyone could watch and understand to promote the film if they were on TV.
Good luck to all the filmmakers and we look forward to your entries!
Rules (please read carefully, we may have some NEW rules)
- trailers can be in any genre as long as they adhere to the above theme. If you have any questions about whether your trailer conforms to the theme please ask.
- All trailers must be no longer than 2 minutes (2:00:00) total (including any credits should you wish to include them although it might be sort of odd for a trailer).
- To be very very clear, the film you are creating a trailer for cannot exist as a feature, short, student project, or in any visual capacity whatsoever. Basically if the film footage exists at all ..even if it is still currently in production, you cannot use it. This is to stop people from cutting a trailer using already existing materials as the point is to create a unique and original project for the fest. This does not mean you cannot use an idea that has been used before (for example: if you want to make a trailer for "star wors: vengence of the sith lords" ..knock your socks off). it just means that if youve already made a short about it you cant simply hack old footage from it and cut a trailer. ..any questions? just shoot me a PM.
- The following elements must be included:
- Film Title (show the films title during the trailer any way you want),
- DVXuser leader : www.rowecine.com/exhibition/adfest_traileryer_leader.mov this must be at the beginning of your film--no exceptions! (the runtime of the leader does not count against your minute so your total run time can be over one minute by the exact length of the leader only).
- REQUIRED ELEMENT: All trailers must CLEARLY include a fish of any kind (alive, digital, hand drawn, stock footage) this must be included in at least one scene. Guys--don't be too subtle here--we want to see a fish clearly. this is to push your creativity a bit.
- All cameras are eligible to participate and for prizes.
- Content must be "PG-13" rated or lower. If you are unsure; ASK. (why PG-13? ..because you should be studying making real trailers. Not ones that would never air. This forces you to actually think inside the box of the real world of advertising films.)
- No copyright violations, you *must* use licensed or royalty-free music, images, sound, ect. and have full rights to your finished peice. All filmmakers agree to grant DVXuser.com and its agents non-exclusive rights for their commercials to appear on a DVD or for DVXuser-sanctioned public screenings.
- Deliverables must be provided as an h.264 compressed file (either .mov or .mp4) with a maximum size of 30 MB. Uploading website will be announced in the future.
- All aspect ratios are acceptable.
- Contest open to every country and films may be in any language. Non-English films must have English subtitles.
- All trailers must be made between July 1st, 2009 and August 31st, 2009 and must not have been publicly screened prior to the start of viewing. The entry deadline is 11:59 pm Pacific Time on August 31st, 2009. The upload system is not yet open; we will announce when uploading is open.
- Promotion of your trailer is not allowed off of this site whatsoever.
- Voting is limited to members with a minimum of 50 posts on the site. Other restrictions may be announced when voting is opened.
- trailers may be entered in other festivals as long as they aren’t screened prior to August 31st, 2009.
- Users may enter their film anonymously, but must clear this with the DVXUser moderators before they post their film thread in the forum.
- All films will be prescreened by DVXFest staff for compliance with festival rules. Entries that aren't approved will be notified by a moderator and may be re-submitted with corrections up until the deadline. The festival moderators have sole and final say, on a case by case basis if necessary.
- No entry fee.
- You may enter up to two trailers as the primary filmmaker. There is no limitation to how many films you may work on.
- Prizes, if any, will be announced.
- Uploading details will be announced in the near future. When screening opens, films will not be listed alphabetically, they will be listed for viewing in the order received.
