Trying to win an EX1 - Kata One Man Band Contest

Chadfish

Chadfish

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{{{{{UPDATE}}}}}}

I WON THE EX1!!!!!

I bought a Kata "One Man Band" bag for my camera and found that they are having a contest to give away an EX1. You make a youtube video to show how you use your bag. I had the gorilla suit, so I figured it was a no brainier. I got my bag on Monday, and bu Thursday it was done. I put my entry on youtube, but here's the Vimeo version. Deadline is the 31st of Oct. Man I hope I win!

Shot with an EX1. Edited in FCP, with help from Photoshop and Motion 3.


http://www.vimeo.com/7356457

Enjoy!
 
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Whoa! What a clever, good looking and effective video... I liked the special effect at the end too! Good job and good luck! -Tony
 
hi chad,

great video and story line. clever, original and well executed! i hope someone doesnt see this and copy it. maybe you better disable the above link...LOL!

hope you win!

david
www.davidprobst.com
 
Chadfish said:
Thanks man! I am crossing my fingers. I'll find out Nov 15 if I win.

I think this video is my biggest competition:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1S8icNYP4E


What do you think?

Chad
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just watched your competition's video. i was bored after 30 seconds. i would have turned it off but i forced myself to watch it so i could comment.

i thought there was way too much "non" Kata stuff in this video. too long to make each one of his "points" about the strengths of the Kata bag. your story connected the minute the gorilla walked in and didnt slow down. the kids "real humans" in your story made it easy to stay connected. the cutout paper dolls on the competition gave me nothing emotionally.

your story was personal the other was not. your story made the good and strong points about the Kata bag without just using gear....smart and clever! yours was entertaining the other could have been *maybe* (if edited better) but was too sloooooooow. i think the guy tried too hard to make a blockbuster and fell short. yours is technically simpler but effective. CONTENT IS KING!

good luck to you!
david
www.davidprobst.com
 
Thanks David!

At first I went "Oh Sh#@" when I saw the first few seconds of the animated entry. It looked very cool and professional, but as you said it got boring and wasn't all about the bag. So I think I have a chance. Contend IS king, and how can anyone go wrong with a gorilla suit? I figured if you laugh out loud at least once the video is pretty good. Even though I produced it, some things make me chuckle still. I think putting it at 200% speed helped greatly.
 
Chadfish said:
Thanks David!

At first I went "Oh Sh#@" when I saw the first few seconds of the animated entry. It looked very cool and professional, but as you said it got boring and wasn't all about the bag. So I think I have a chance. Contend IS king, and how can anyone go wrong with a gorilla suit? I figured if you laugh out loud at least once the video is pretty good. Even though I produced it, some things make me chuckle still. I think putting it at 200% speed helped greatly.
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i laughed a few times but more importantly...i had a smile on my face for the majority of the time.

good luck
david
www.davidprobst.com
 
That was hillarious.
Looks as though there is lots of talent hidden beneath the gorilla costume.
I vote you win.
 
Chadfish said:
I just found some stiffer competition. This guy uses some cool stop motion. BUT he uploaded his entry AFTER the 11:59:59 EST deadline. How do you think it compares?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWLWE8lR3GI

It's pretty good IMO.
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ok, this one is pretty happening (at least the 2nd half). the 2nd half of the bag doing its thing is well done and made a pretty good point about how "clean up" while owning this bag is supposed to be a breeze...ill give it that. i thought the first half was slow though. i could see people getting impatient sitting through the 1st half. had i just been watching this on youtube i would have probably cut it off before it got interesting half way though. no hooks to keep me in.

there is no slowness with yours. yours IMO is still more memorable (com'on a gorilla!) and for me much more entertaining. you did a good job of giving a friendly feeling about the brand "Kata" and i think you illustrated in **many** **originial ways** what the bag has to offer. yours looks clean and is edited snappy and tight. kickin' pace on yours. smiled the whole time again watching it for the second time.

i suspect that there is more specific info/criteria for the video contest than the little that you told us. its hard to say what the judges will think.

one thing for sure...yours wont go unnoticed!

david
www.davidprobst.com

p.s. love the look on the little boys face while the gorilla is framing up shots. priceless!
 
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Oh man, I promise someday I will spend an entire day directing wearing a gorilla costume.
 
Thanks David. My girlfriend had dismissed the new video about the time he got the girl in front of the green screen and talking. But I said, "Wait, there's still a minute and a half." and then "Oh Sh%$" because the animation is cool, and he did make it about the bag.

One thing I'm counting on is that he got his in 50 minutes late (after midnight Eastern time), and the one he got in was at the incorrect aspect ratio (4:3). Then he put a note on that one to watch the real one with correct aspect. I don't think that's fair if they even enter his.

Here's some of the rules:

1. SCHEDULE OF THE PROMOTION: Promotion begins 12:00:01 a.m. ET on April 1, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET October 31, 2009 (the “Promotion Period”).

2. HOW TO PARTICIPATE: You must register on the site (the “Website”) and follow the directions on that site on how to participate in the Promotion. The web URL for this contest is [www.bogenimaging.us/ombcontest/]. At any time during the Promotion Period you may submit a video(s) and/or photograph(s) with a short paragraph (in English – Participants may use online translation tools such as translate.google.com, www.worldlingo.com, to create the English text) describing how you are using a [One Man Band Equipment Bag] and what equipment you are carrying in it (all Submissions must be received by Sponsor before 11:59:59 PM ET October 31, 2009). All individuals who enter the Promotion on the Website (“Participants”) must strictly comply with these Promotion Rules. All Submissions, including but not limited to, videos, photographs, designs, ideas, concepts and communications shall be owned solely by Sponsor. Submissions that contain prohibited, or inappropriate content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be considered for inclusion in the Promotion.

5. JUDGING CRITERIA: Two representatives from Bogen Imaging US and two designated representatives from Kata (the “Judges”) shall review five (5) Submissions selected by the Sponsor’s marketing department for originality, creativity, relevance to the Promotion’s theme and overall best illustration of how the Participant utilizes a One Man Band Equipment Bag. The Judges will select one (1) winning Submission from such five (5) Submissions and the Participant who submitted the winning Submission (the “Winning Participant”) shall be notified that his or her Submission has won the Promotion no later than November 15th, 2009. The Winning Participant will be required to complete, sign and return a release form within five (5) days of his or her receipt of notification, in which the Winning Participant will acknowledge that his or her Submission is a “work for hire” and will irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title, goodwill and interest in and to the Submission, including without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks and waive all moral rights in such Submission (the “Release Form”). The winning Submission will be posted on the Website.

6. PRIZE: There shall be one (1) prize which shall be awarded to the Winning Participant. The prize shall be one (1) Sony® EX1 HD Video Camera with an approximate retail value of $7,790.00 (the “Prize”). The Prize shall be delivered to the Winning Participant on or about November 25th, 2009 via UPS shipment. The Prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made unless Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize for one of equal or greater value should it become unavailable for any reason. The winning Participant is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes, if any, and all other costs and expenses not specified herein as being awarded that are associated with the acceptance and use of the Prize.
 
Oh Here's another one I didn't notice! I like it. He doesn't actually have the bag, but the rules say "No Purchase Necessary".

Anyway I think this is pretty funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnx_iHnnmSw

"I------- I'm what you call a maverick. I write - I produce - I edit - I shoot - I even score it when I'm done." Not bad!
 
Chadfish said:
Oh Here's another one I didn't notice! I like it. He doesn't actually have the bag, but the rules say "No Purchase Necessary".

Anyway I think this is pretty funny: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnx_iHnnmSw

"I------- I'm what you call a maverick. I write - I produce - I edit - I shoot - I even score it when I'm done." Not bad!
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nope. that was horrible. this is even less than vague. the product (or the idea of the product) has to be featured somehow right? why would anyone think this is going to do anything for the brand "Kata"?. even knowing what he was *supposedly* singing about still didnt make me think "Kata" during that video.

EDIT....... my kid (17year old) who also shoots and edits video looked at all the entries that you linked and feels about the same as me. he really dug the stop animation but agreed that it was slow to get there and was impatient. in fact he was antsy to get back to what he was doing since i yanked him away from his editing to check out all the videos. he thought the stop animation was bad ass but conceded that it was a little long and did less for the bag. his final choice was the gorilla videos.


david
www.davidprobst.com
 
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david_p said:
nope. that was horrible. this is even less than vague. the product (or the idea of the product) has to be featured somehow right? why would anyone think this is going to do anything for the brand "Kata"?. even knowing what he was *supposedly* singing about still didnt make me think "Kata" during that video.

EDIT....... my kid (17year old) who also shoots and edits video looked at all the entries that you linked and feels about the same as me. he really dug the stop animation but agreed that it was slow to get there and was impatient. in fact he was antsy to get back to what he was doing since i yanked him away from his editing to check out all the videos. he thought the stop animation was bad ass but conceded that it was a little long and did less for the bag. his final choice was the gorilla videos.


david
www.davidprobst.com
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Great to hear! I'm glad your kid liked it too. That last one with the guy singing: I don't think it's any competition. I was just saying I like it because it's funny. He doesn't even show a bag (no purchase necessary in the rules). It's just a funny vid that I watched a couple of times. My main competition is the stop animation IMO, and that may be disqualified if they actually hold up the rules of the contest. They also have extended the contest one or two times - I believe due to lack of participation.

I just have to let it go and the universe will take care of it now.
 
out of all of them that you listed I have liked yours the best, then second the music video, then the stop motion, then the animated.

Best of luck,

Jon
 
I did it! I WON!!!!!!!

I can't frickin' believe it . I'm shaking and I have kind of a sick feeling in my stomach. That must be good. Oh no, now I have to buy a new tripod, battery, media, filters, rain slicker, bag, matte box... And pay the tax on the prize at MSRP - but who cares! I got an EX1!

I'll take a little victory lap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg7CsqRY3Po

Now if only they order the prize from Sony it could possibly be an "R" model. If they already have it in their possession it's an EX1. Bit who cares! I won an EX1!
 
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