Official Twilight Fest Rules

armisiano said:
This is my first time really taking part in a dvxuser fest (though I did watch all the timefest finalists), do we vote on ALL the films? Or just the finalists? How does that work? Just curious.
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All I believe. At least that's how they did it last Fest. Then they had everyone vote a second time for the top 8 decided from the results of the first vote.

Not sure if there will be 2 rounds of voting this time.

I hope not. I don't think it's needed.

Cheers,

Mike
 
You vote for as many films as you can (in the new star rating system). So, while it is encouraged that you rate EVERY FILM, if you can't, the new system will accept the ratings you CAN give.

I don't know about the second round. I can see how it would be unnecessary (why would you need to change your vote?) but, then again, maybe some people ONLY want to vote on the finalists - that would give them the opportunity to (and increase the number of votes/better the level of accuracy - hopefully).
 
I think the two rounds of voting is important, because you may not not have voted a finalist very highly on your first round, and now you would have an opportunity to reevaluate compared to a smaller pool. Your opinion may not change, but if you were judging a film as a semi-finalist, you might give a more critical look.

As a competitor, I feel obligated to view, comment and vote on each of the entries. We've all put a lot of time and effort into this venture and we at least deserve the consideration of a constructive review from our peers.
 
Actually you were/are not able to change your vote in the second round (only if you have a really good reason and explain it to the mods). You should give the rating based on the quality of the film, not based on the competition.

The second round is for the people that didn't vote at all before.
 
Yes, just to follow up and add a little clarification.

The system is designed as a rating, not a ranking, system. There is an important distinction. The stars allow you to identify the level of quality you feel that film exhibits, all on its own. The intent is not for you to compare the rating you give it to the rating you give to other films.

You should not look down the list of films comparing the stars from one to the next saying, "Well, if I give this film x number of stars, then I have to give this one more (or less)".

Simply watch a film, then decide how much you like that film on a scale from 1 to 10 where 1 means this is the worst film you've ever seen, nothing could ever do worse, and 10 means this is the best film I ever saw, nothing could ever do better. That's it, no comparison to other films.

The beauty of this system, besides its simplicity, is that it allows for a valid vote result regardless of whether everyone votes for every film or not. Of course we want you to vote for them all, but if you can only get to half of them don't choose to not vote because you feel it might be unfair to the others.

Because each film is rated on it's own the result is a measure of the true rating of that film based on the average result it receives.
 
Simon Höfer said:
Actually you were/are not able to change your vote in the second round (only if you have a really good reason and explain it to the mods). You should give the rating based on the quality of the film, not based on the competition.
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Simon Höfer said:
Actually I just listen to what you guys are telling us :D
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Later,
Jason
 
So just to clarify, if I upload my film to a private vimeo page for viewing by only the cast and crew... thats perfectly fine... correct? As long as i don't make it "public."
 
Larry R - way back in this thread you answered this question about BTS:

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In the event we shoot BTS footage, can we include that in the thread?

Since it won't be footage from our primary cameras, would that count as footage from the film?


If the footage will appear anywhere in your submitted entry, than the answer is no you cannot post it before the voting closes.

If it is BTS of you shooting a scene that will appear in the final entry that is ok. But if you post your entire film, shot from the "BTS" camera, you will be disqualified. The purpose is to allow for showing the true behind the scenes, while still trying to keep your entry under wraps until viewing has opened.

Hope that makes sense"

Does this restriction also apply to still photos or grabs from the footage? IOW, can I post a grab from the film that is submitted prior to viewing?

thanks
 
Does not apply to stills. You are free to post grabs/stills in your thread.

However, this does not mean you can export a scene (or more) as a series of grabs and post them all, but to put a handful of grabs in your thread is fine.
 
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