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Jarred Land said:
good post Jack..

right on the money...
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LOL, welll just remember I'm the guy who asked what the DV codec was when I had to send you my clips for Zombie Fest (It says DV/NTSC on a mac and I never stopped to think what the DVX codec was, although I knew it was compressed)

I know just enough to parrot Barry's book and to be dangerous.
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If someone is interested in spaceships, I might be induced to model and animate in Lightwave, for the right project...
 
I obviously am new here, though I've been lurking for quite some time. I love the site, and wanted to enter the contest, but I found you have to have at least 100 posts on the forum to enter!

What's the purpose of such a high number? for people like me, who visit almost daily but don't often post, it seems a bit unfair. Of course, I"m sick right now, so I'm probably missing something.

Anyone?
 
Chris,

I believe anyone can enter, but voting has been limited to DVXUser members with more than 100 posts. This policy discourages fraud by only allowing vested members the right to vote.

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overlandfilms said:
Chris,

I believe anyone can enter, but voting has been limited to DVXUser members with more than 100 posts. This policy discourages fraud by only allowing vested members the right to vote.

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True dat, Chris, and welcome! (also so people can't get their crew and their whole famn damilies to just sign up and vote the hell out of their film and pump up their film's average.)

Now go post some stuff so you can vote as well as participate.

We like clips a lot -- let us see your stuff.

Also, quickest / fun way to build your post count is hang out in the cafe. It's like Bellevue in there sometimes.

Jack
 
Supose we have a full cg background and only the actors shoot in DVX 100, there will me more CG then DVX footage, is this ok?

And i'm just curios how will you verify if the footage was done with DVX 100 after i will apply more then 10 color corection operators and other operators in Shake and Photoshop? or if i downscale the footage for actors to look far than they were in the original shot ?

Mihnea de Vries
 
I think there's a certain degree of honor-systemage involved.

Although it wouldn't surprise me if Jarred et all can look at the footage and immediately know what it was shot on.
 
I thought I'd done a pretty good job keeping up on this thread, but may have missed this, if it's already been discussed & answered:

The revised rules on page one state that we MUST shoot in letterbox or squeeze mode, but why does it matter what we shoot in as long as we deliver a 16x9 file?? I know myself & others prefer to shoot 4:3, then crop (& reframe if needed) in post. Also, those shooting with an anamorphic adapter would also be shooting in normal (4:3) mode, yet their footage would automatically be widescreen because of the adapter.

So do we actually HAVE to shoot in one of those modes only (letterbox/squeeze)?

The judging says it's only open to CURRENT members with 100 posts or more. Should that read members who have 100 posts or more by the time judging begins, or does that mean only members who CURRENTLY have 100 posts or more can vote at that time (i.e. no time for people to build up their posts)?

And lastly, to clarify for all, it appears that since having a .AVI or .MOV file on DVD submitted to Jarred by 2/14/06 is a rule, if we don't have our files in by then for the DVD, then we may be disqualified from the competition altogether. Is this correct as well?

Just trying to not leave anything up for interpretation, or last minute "Oh Sh_t!" moments.
 
You can shoot 4:3, as long as we end up with a 16x9 anamorphic file. So you can:

Shoot 4:3 and mask to 16:9 or 2.35:1 in post
Shoot 4:3 in 16:9 letterbox mode (and optionally mask in post to 2.35:1)
Shoot in squeeze mode (and optionally mask in post to 2.35:1)
Soot 16:9 with an anamorphic adapter (and optionally mask in post to 2.35:1)

So the main idea is that you deliver a 16x9 anamorphic file (which can be optionally masked to 2.35:1).

You need to have 100 posts at the time the judging starts to vote, but everyone can watch the films.

The DVD is an integral part of DVXFest, so filmmakers that don't submit the correct deliverables will be disqualified. If you're unsure--ask or just send me a 10 second test file and I'll let you know if it's in the correct format.
 
Thanks for the quick response on that, Barry. For others who may miss your post on this page, do you think it would help to clarify that the film must be delivered 16x9? As it is right now, it looks like it has to be shot squeeze or letterbox only.

Thanks again!
 
Not sure if this has been touched on elsewhere on the forum, but should Fan Films be allowed in the contest?

I'm having this vision of sitting down to enjoy a session of film viewing and being treated to 30 lightsaber battles with wannabe Luke's and Vader's rehashing Episodes 1 through 6.

Maybe everyone is actually for Fan Films and they will be invited. Curious if they are a pro or a con. (i'd say con- at least I'd have no star wars knock offs personally as there are so damn many of them already).
 
Envision said:
Thanks for the quick response on that, Barry. For others who may miss your post on this page, do you think it would help to clarify that the film must be delivered 16x9? As it is right now, it looks like it has to be shot squeeze or letterbox only.

Thanks again!
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That is right Envision thanks... the deliverable is anamorphic (squeeze) as a first choice or letterbox if you cant do a squeeze.
 
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