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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2582 Joined: 15 Jun 2009     | Excellent. I hope we get something as good as Unskippable and Doomsday Arcade again! Though I doubt I'll participate; my cinematographic skills are somewhat lacking. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1423 Joined: 17 Jul 2009     |
Same here. I think I'd be good in front of a camera, but not behind the scenes. This seems like a cool contest as well. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1700 Joined: 11 Jan 2009    | Hmm... I have an idea for a video. If you win, would it need to become a series? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4199 Joined: 30 Oct 2008   | It's already that time again? Alright. Let's get to work, folks! I need a gaffer, composer, and lead actor STAT! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1842 Joined: 13 Jan 2009     | I have an idea but it may get me jail time..... XP |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3758 Joined: 29 Dec 2007   | This should be good. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2816 Joined: 20 Jul 2008    | Awesome! Can't wait to see what will be made. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2235 Joined: 5 Jan 2008  |
What's your idea? I might be interested. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 4199 Joined: 30 Oct 2008 |
You're trying to trick me to give you my idea so you can steal it! I'M ON TO YOU! But seriously, I've already got a crew. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2235 Joined: 5 Jan 2008 |
Oh, that's fine, then. Good luck with it. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2612 Joined: 28 May 2009   | Awesome! So, last year's big winners were Unskippable and Doomsday Arcade but I'm wondering who won the first Film Festival? Btw, we're still waiting for the announcement of last month's t-shirt competition ;) |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 492 Joined: 12 Dec 2007   |
Then we should team up! I'm awesome with the camera, but not so in front of it. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1423 Joined: 17 Jul 2009 |
That would work, if we were in the same country. I'm in the US, while you are in Hungary, according to your profile. You didn't lie in your profile, did you? |
Creator of Apocalypse Lane  Posts: 966 Joined: 28 Apr 2009   | Sweet!!! I was not around last year to see all the entries so I'm very excited to see what people come up with. Good luck to everyone!! |
Paperboy  Posts: 24 Joined: 5 Aug 2009   | How many entries were there last year? And to answer your question Spinwhiz: HELLS YEAH!! |
Brand Manager  Posts: 2435 Joined: 8 Oct 2007     |
Well, if you win we would want to show more of your work because that would mean you are pretty awesome. :) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1771 Joined: 18 Nov 2008    | I can't wait to see the entries for this year after last year's top-notch winning entries... |
Brand Manager Posts: 2435 Joined: 8 Oct 2007 | Want to see last year's entries? http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-escapist-film-festival |
Paperboy Posts: 18 Joined: 23 Mar 2009   | A wizard has turned you into a whale. Is this awesome (Y/N)? I love that shirt. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3325 Joined: 29 Jul 2008  | I have to ask; why is this necessary when people such as Robert Moran, Jon Ethridge, Bob Chipman, Matthew Mercer, Rebecca Mayes and Benjamin Croshaw all got video sections without entering a contest. |
Senior Editor  Posts: 2270 Joined: 9 Jan 2007   |
Because without it, we might not have the awesomeness that is Unskippable or Doomsday Arcade. Creating opportunities for people to be discovered is never a bad idea. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 920 Joined: 15 Apr 2009  | huh, i thought it had allready been here, figured thats how jon etheridge got the contract, also its kinda discouraging knowing you have to be as good as the feature content on this site. |
Video Producer  Posts: 381 Joined: 21 Jul 2008  |
Also, it's not like we sit around all year, waiting for the Film Festival to pick up new shows. Sometimes quality videos are uncovered by simply looking. If you want to make an awesome video because you think it has potential to become a series on The Escapist, just go ahead and make it - any time of year. The videos made by passionate people who don't need baiting with prizes are often of spectacular quality. |
Editor-in-Chief  Posts: 2276 Joined: 1 May 2006   |
Actually, believe it or not, Jon walked right into our offices with a video series concept and started making Apocalypse Lane for us about five days later. That was a first-of-its-kind event, but it did happen. We find folks in a variety of different ways, but we've found that the Film Festival encourages people to show us their stuff who might not have considered doing so otherwise. Plus it's a fun event and we like it. I wouldn't let yourself be intimidated by the quality of our regular content. If you have a video idea, shoot it and send it in. A lot of what we do in the video department is help our video creators make better shows. Sometimes the best stuff has humble beginnings. ;) |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 518 Joined: 4 Jun 2008 | I know that stealing is WRONG, SIR, WRONG and that copyrighted material is out. But what about using material that's legal to include in another work under Fair Use guidelines? i.e. not ripping of someone else's work, but rather using it for the purposes of review and/or critique, along the lines of Zero Punctuation or Escape to the Movies. |
Paperboy  Posts: 17 Joined: 8 Sep 2009     | Hah! Babies on spikes, classic Eddie Izzard :) I wanna make a short film now. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2342 Joined: 28 May 2008  | Hell yes! Finally! Last year, we got some fantastic entries! I literally can't wait to see what we'll get this year! |
Senior Editor Posts: 2270 Joined: 9 Jan 2007 |
Yay, someone got the reference! :) |
Server Administrator  Posts: 550 Joined: 27 Sep 2004   |
If it's legal, it's fine. Claiming some other person's work as your own is bad, reviewing or parodying their work for entertainment purposes is perfectly fine. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 518 Joined: 4 Jun 2008 |
Thank you, and thanks for the motivation for me to finally get off my behind on a project I've been brewing for a while now. :)
Rack of baby, ma'am? |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 451 Joined: 22 Apr 2009 | Can I vote for that video to win? It made my day. |
On the Record  Posts: 5059 Joined: 13 Dec 2008   |
Same here, I actually joined a few weeks after it ended I believe, or round about then. Still, I can enter this year since I'm involved in a film making society at university, so we can try and come up with something together if I raise the idea at the next meeting. We're working on two projects already at the moment but since they'll hopefully be finished within the next six weeks, this is the perfect idea for a new project after that :D |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 407 Joined: 11 Apr 2009  | Hmm... I'm curious to see what turns up this year. Last year's results were quite amusing... Incedentally, you people are quite demented. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2207 Joined: 5 May 2008   | If only I had the equipment necessary to film... anything. Let's hope we see some things as awesome as Doomsday Arcade and Unskippable. |
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Third Annual The Escapist Film Festival
Sit in on the planning meeting for The Third Annual The Escapist Film Festival and see what you can and cannot submit to win a contract with The Escapist.
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