Create a short video remix
that explains what Remix Culture means to you. Using video footage
from any source, we want
you to produce a creative, educational and entertaining video
remix that communicates a clear message to a wide audience. The
video is to be no shorter than 30 seconds
and no longer then 3 minutes in duration.
Your Video Remix...
- should not exceed 3 minutes or so in length, including credit sequence
- should not be less than 30 seconds in duration
- should reflect the theme: 'What is Remix Culture?'
- should remix previously published video footage
- may also include your own original footage, typography and effects
- should include a credits sequence at the end attributing all sampled material
- should be licenced with a Creative Commons licence, where applicable
:: Important Dates
1st May 2008, Submission
Period Begins
1st July 2008, Deadline
for Submission
1st July 2008, Public Voting
Begins
1st August 2008, Public Voting
Ends
3rd August 2008, Finalists
Announced
4th August 2008, Judging Panel
Begins
31st August 2008, Judging Ends
September 2008, Winners Announced
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Official Rules
Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional
agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The Total
Recut 'What is Remix Culture?' Video Remix Contest ("Contest")
commences at 3pm GMT on May 1st, 2008, and ends at 3pm GMT on August
16th, 2008. Contest is sponsored by TotalRecut.com. ("Sponsor")
a video remix community website,
currently headquartered in Ireland.
Eligibility:
Contest is open to natural persons of
any age, from any country.
How to Enter:
Create your own 'What is Remix Culture?' video remix ("Submission")
to communicate what remix culture means to you, using the Submission
Criteria contained in these rules. Anytime between May 1st, 2008
and July 1st, 2008, access the Total Recut website at http://www.totalrecut.com/contest1.php,
complete and submit the Contest Entry Form, and post your entry
online. Submissions may be any form of moving image, including
but not limited to, video, animation, text and audio in any suitable
online video formats. Duration of entry should be no less than
30 seconds, but should not exceed 3 minutes or so, including credit sequence.
To be eligible for entry in the Contest, entries must
be received by Total Recut by 3pm GMT, July 1st, 2008, according
to our time clock. You may enter as many Submissions as you
like, but each Submission must be separately entered.
Submission Guidelines:
- not to exceed 3 minutes or so in length including credit sequence
- should not be less than 30 seconds in duration
- should reflect the theme: 'What is Remix Culture?'
- should remix previously published video footage
- may also mix in original footage, typography and effects
- all video and audio clips should be attributed to their creators in a credits
sequence
- all entries should be licenced with a Creative Commons licence where applicable
Prizes:
1st - Laptop Computer
2nd - Digital Camcorder
3rd - Digital Media Player
Runners Up - T-Shirts, CDs, DVDs, Books
All prizes are subject to variations in model, colour and availability
at the time of prizes being awarded. Images presented on this website
are for illustrative purposes. Selection of runners-up prizes are
at the sponsor's discretion.
Judging Criteria:
All otherwise eligible entries submitted by the contest end
date will be judged according to the criteria as set out by the
sponsor. Judging will take place in two rounds. Video pieces
will be judged under three broad headings, as follows: Overall
Impact (50%) Creativity (25%), Communication (25%). Judges decisions
are final.
Round One: Public Voting
Between July 1st and July 16th, 2008, visitors to
the TotalRecut.com website may vote for any and all posted
entries by voting out of 10 marks, 1 being the lowest and 10 being
the highest, for each of the three
categories: Overall Impact (50%) Creativity (25%) and Communication
(25%).
One vote per entry per active email address only. Online votes
that are found to be fraudulently generated or duplicated, or associated
with inactive or "dummy" email addresses, are subject
to disqualification. Sponsor will tabulate all valid online votes
cast through the Voting System, calculate and assign each entry's
weighted average rating and shall provide the top 10 rated entries
as determined by the average rating of each entry to
the Panel of Judges on or around August 3rd, 2008.
Online voting period ends at 3pm GMT August 1st,
2008, according to Sponsor's time clock.
10 Submissions will be chosen from among all
eligible entries to move on to Round 2 ("Finalists").
Round Two: Judging Panel Voting
A panel of qualified judges will score each of the Finalist Submissions
according to the following judging criteria: Overall Impact (50%
of overall grade), Creativity (25% of overall grade), and Communication
(25% of overall grade). Judges will report which Submission receives
the highest score to Total Recut administration and the Submission
receiving the highest overall score shall be deemed the winning
Submission. In the event of a tie, the tying entries will be rescored
until a winner is selected. The videos that score second and third
highest, will shall be deemed winners in second and third place
respectively. The seven remaining finalists shall be deemed runners-up.
Winner
will be notified by e-mail, and/or phone on or about
August 16th, 2008.
In the event that the winner cannot accept the prize
for any reason, the Submission receiving the highest score from
the next highest number of judges will be chosen. Sponsor is not
responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected,
or unsuccessful efforts to notify winners.
General Terms and Conditions:
By participating, entrants agree that TotalRecut.com is not
responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless
from: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program,
network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties
of any kind; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control
of TotalRecut that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted;
(iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated
with the Contest; (iv) any and all losses, damages, rights, claims
and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from
participation in the Contest, or acceptance of the prize, including
without limitation, claims based on publicity rights, defamation,
or invasion of privacy. TotalRecut is not responsible or liable
for Entries that are not successfully submitted by the end of
the submission period. TotalRecut reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to suspend or cancel Contest at any time if
a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the
administration, security, or proper conduct of the Contest.
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Sponsor
TotalRecut.com
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