Squirrelygirl's Music Video Contest, with prizes

[squirrelygirl]

Squirrelygirl's Music Video Contest

Deadline: April 15th 2011


"Since the dawn of motion pictures, music has played an intrgal part of the cinematic experience. Before the advent of "talkies," music quickly became a necessary tool to aid the narrative. These conventions have become moviemaking standards and are still used today."


My challenge: Create a music video that tells a story. You can have a band on stage as long as you also tell a story.

Rules:

What IS allowed:

3rd party mods

Video Editors for editing the film together, adding sound, and creating credits.

What is NOT allowed:

Vos outside of the music lyrics.

Iclone, The Movies, Other Game Engines, and Real Life footage

Effects or Lighting outside of Moviestorm

Judging:

Will be based on how well the scenes go with the music

Originality

Sound Quality

Crediting all sources

Prizes:

1st Place - 2000 Moviestorm Points + 3 packs of your choice from Mods 'N More
2nd Place - 1000 Moviestorm Points + 2 packs of your choice from Mods 'N More
3rd Place - 500 Moviestorm Points + 1 pack of your choice from Mods 'N More

[primaveranz]

Ooh! ooh!
Here's my entry

[andy_price]

Do the movies need to be new ones, or can we enter ones we have previously released, If previously released ones are allowed then I would like to enter Why God if only new ones are allowed, I will see if I can fit one in to the time scale.

[squirrelygirl]

Older videos are accepted as long as they don't break the rules and both of these are great entries! Thank you!

[Poulet Noir]

Older videos are accepted as long as they don't break the rules and both of these are great entries!

Nobody tell BA, he may re-enter that video he did for the Marillion song "Whatever is wrong with you"

[corthew]

Cool.

Definitely going to try to crank out another one.

I wish Rocketship met the requirements but it has voiceovers beyond the lyrics and I used Orbiter2010 for the shuttle launch.

Oh...Are images allowed if the are real world?

[alteregotrip]

So I'm guessing, that the effects clause for the contest would also exclude "green screen".. and transparency--

I'll see what I can come up with in the near future

[squirrelygirl]

Oh...Are images allowed if the are real world?

You could use an image as a background on a prim in moviestorm if that's what you were thinking, but you can't add footage shot from a "real world" video recording device.

[squirrelygirl]

So I'm guessing, that the effects clause for the contest would also exclude "green screen".. and transparency--

I'll see what I can come up with in the near future

Green screening, blue screening, transparency is all out. The footage needs to be filmed in Moviestorm. I'm allowing outside editing because depending on how technical your video is (motions, change moods, gestures, lasers, etc) it can slow down drastically the larger your scene becomes. This way you can make a movie for each scene and edit them together in another program. Hope that makes sense.

[alteregotrip]

Thanks Squirrelygirl!

It makes sense, I understand that since working on the gestures comp and only using moviestorm with horribly complex stuff, that even a short stint can take forever to work with.. I almost beat my head against the computer for this last one when I discovered my java failed so badly, it wiped out the entire file and I was only in luck because I made a vanity back up because I made screen shots to show it off..

I almost ended up with a video of me screaming, and someone hitting their head against a laptop it may have worked too, I don't know.


Thanks again for putting up your own comp!

[corthew]

I thought of this question today:

By telling a story, do you mean the video tells a story that the music enhances and vis a vis, or does the music have to still tell the story on its own if there was no video to support it?

The reason I ask is that most of my stuff tends to be a bit general in the absence of a video to show specific connections to the real world through story.

[squirrelygirl]

By telling a story, do you mean the video tells a story that the music enhances and vis a vis

This one.

[corthew]

This one.

Cool. np then.

[Yarmond]

Very cool, I've always thought of doing a music video, and now I have more reasons to do so.

I shall be entering this contest

[Poulet Noir]

Hi Squirrely,

Are there any rules on the copyright status of the songs we pick, or are we going for the "just-a-bit-of-fun" approach?

The reason I ask is that I came across a triffic song on www.archive.org, but further digging shows it to be a proper, rights-protected song...

Cheers!

[keithlawrence]

Are there any rules on the copyright status of the songs we pick, or are we going for the "just-a-bit-of-fun" approach?

I don´t know how the rules are there overseas (from beautiful Norway ) but dosen´t that rule apply to everything that´s uploaded here? (It´s a honest question! )

[Poulet Noir]

I don´t know how the rules are there overseas (from beautiful Norway ) but dosen´t that rule apply to everything that´s uploaded here? (It´s a honest question! )

A very good point. Yes I think you're right, but there are many examples that probably don't have the proper permission.

[Runs off to see if permission can be sought from the Artist in Question]

[keithlawrence]

Just an idea (but don´t know if it´s legal) How about using royalty free music and make your own text and song to it? Like Kevin MacLeod is a great composer with a huge variety of music genre.
I´m just thinking loud Kevin MacLeod

Edit: Yes he allows you to sing over his music.

[Yarmond]

Pretty sure the copyright rule doesn't apply in this competition. Andy submitted his "Why God Why" video, and I believe that song is copyrighted, and Squirelygirl approved it, so....

[Poulet Noir]

Another very good point! Now I don't know whether I'm coming or going