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Video challenges to get you off your ass and out in the real world practising your skills and filming something real, something brave, something to show off.The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-5327594983859970282007-12-21T22:28:00.000-08:002007-12-21T22:35:29.099-08:00JudgingIf you enter a film...<br /><br />YOU ARE A JUDGE!<br /><br />Juding is really very easy, once the challenge is complete and all films have been released, you usually have until the end of the following Sunday night to pick your top three films, and email them as #1 #2 and #3 to thedvchallenge@gmail.com <br /><br />Please include both the filmmakers name and the film title when you send them in!<br /><br />One vote per film/team. And no voting for your own film!<br />If you didn't enter, you don't get to vote!<br /><br />And on what criteria do you pick your top three films? <br /><br />Voting should be weighted 50% for production quality, and 50% for use of theme/story. <br /><br />Here is a system that might help.<br />Give each film two ratings out of 10. One for how well it uses the theme, one for overall production value. Write them down in order as you watch and readjust as you see fit.<br /><br />For example:<br />________Theme/Story ______ Production<br />Film A________9_____________ 9.5 <br />Film B________8______________9<br />Film C________7______________7<br />Film D________5______________7<br />Film E________8______________3<br /><br /><br />By the end you will have a list that represents fairly accurately your best choices, and no films get forgotten. You may want to go back and rewatch your top 5 just to make sure they are as good as you remember them.<br /><br /><br />Have fun!The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-73060643486530181862007-11-05T08:26:00.000-08:002007-11-05T08:45:35.063-08:00The DV Challenge #10 - FinalistsTheme: "Scare Us"<br /><br />Guys and gals, it's been my pleasure to run DVC10, the first horror themed DV Challenge. Thanks to everyone who submitted a film, they were all fun to watch!<br /><br />And now it's wrapped up. The votes are in. The winner is chosen. A $250 shopping spree provided by our sponsor Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/">www.dvestore.com</a> is ready to go to the new champ. Thanks Guy. It sure makes it more fun when there's something to battle for!<br />And of course thanks to Chris Hurd and the rest of DVinfo.net for being the best damn video forum on the internet.<br /><br />And thanks to everyone who submitted a film, you are all winners simply for the fact that you got up and did it. Making a short film isn't easy, which is why we call this a challenge!<br /><br />The Films:<br /><br /><br />Bruce Foreman<br />"Unwanted Resident"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXmbmL_ZA3c">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXmbmL_ZA3c</a><br />Higher quality WMV:<br /><a href="http://www.fortvir.net/gallery2/P3U_videos/Bif/DVC_10_Unwanted_HQUNTSC_.wmv.html">http://www.fortvir.net/gallery2/P3U_videos/Bif/DVC_10_Unwanted_HQUNTSC_.wmv.html</a><br /><br />Dick Mays<br />"Better Day"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8dk4Je6CLU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8dk4Je6CLU</a><br /><br />Meryem Ersoz<br />"Zombie Love"<br /><a href="http://www.planetestudios.com/zombie">www.planetestudios.com/zombie</a><br /><br />Jeremy Doyle<br />“DEADLines”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJKACoYifa8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJKACoYifa8</a><br /><br />Ronn Kilby<br />"Cutter's Revenge"<br />YouTube Version:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/gU_YOJcP8EA">http://www.youtube.com/v/gU_YOJcP8EA</a><br />WMV Version:<br /><a href="http://www.ronn.kilby.com/cutter_002.wmv">www.ronn.kilby.com/cutter_002.wmv</a><br /><br />DAY 2<br />******<br /><br />Bradley L. Marlow<br />"Are You Dead Yet"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxS3RBP_u4w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxS3RBP_u4w</a><br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/bradleymarlow/iMovieTheater26.html">http://homepage.mac.com/bradleymarlow/iMovieTheater26.html</a><br /><br />Chris Barcellos<br />"Blood in the Country"<br />YouTube:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvowct-N4Mc<br />Window Media Video: <a href="http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/DVCBloodCountry.wmv">http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/DVCBloodCountry.wmv</a><br />Quicktime Video:<br /><a href="http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/DVCBloodCountry.mov">http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/DVCBloodCountry.mov</a><br /><br />Mugurel Dragusin<br />"Knock-Knock Freak"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoJVgrXyiwk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoJVgrXyiwk</a><br /><a href="http://www.ascenvia.com/dvc10_final_xvid.avi">http://www.ascenvia.com/dvc10_final_xvid.avi</a><br /><br />Marco Wagner<br />“Unforeseen”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p82JD9THY5w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p82JD9THY5w</a><br /><a href="http://timelake.com/media/dvc10/UnforeseenHQ.mov">http://timelake.com/media/dvc10/UnforeseenHQ.mov</a> High Quality Low Res – 40MB<br /><a href="http://timelake.com/media/dvc10/UnforeseenLG.mov">http://timelake.com/media/dvc10/UnforeseenLG.mov</a> High Quality Full Res - 127MB<br /><br />Daniel Kohl<br />"Somewhere under the Rainbow"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFFnz4XPuDY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFFnz4XPuDY</a><br /><br />DAY 3 (Halloween day!)<br />******<br /><br />Hugh DiMauro<br />"The Stiff"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqo23Y3v7NM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqo23Y3v7NM</a><br /><br />Joshua Chesarek<br />“Instant Message”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB34t-6o0Ig">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB34t-6o0Ig</a><br /><a href="http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2007/10/28/instant-message/">http://www.simplethoughtproductions.com/2007/10/28/instant-message/</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton & Greg Boston<br />"Akurei" (Evil Spirit)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvfk0J9rAXQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvfk0J9rAXQ</a><br />larger version:<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm">www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><br />Travis Johnson<br />“I’m Sorry”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/2jOHAtQzld0">http://www.youtube.com/v/2jOHAtQzld0</a><br /><br />Brent Graham<br />"Trick"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKiBii_Wgxc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKiBii_Wgxc</a><br /><br />Daniel Ross<br />"Trip"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FT3V-Y3Rdw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FT3V-Y3Rdw</a><br /><a href="http://ci-pro.com/misc/trip.mov">http://ci-pro.com/misc/trip.mov</a> (50mb)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So... the results...<br />This is the first time ever, that all films submitted received at least one vote! If nothing else, it is an indication of the quality of this batch of films, so a big shout out to all! Everyone gets a nod here.<br /><br /><strong>Honorable Mentions:<br /></strong>Films that score at least three or four votes get an honorable mention. This challenge, they are:<br />Mugurel Dragusin "Knock-Knock Freak"<br />Ronn Kilby "Cutter's Revenge"<br />Joshua Chesarek “Instant Message”<br />Travis Johnson “I’m Sorry”<br />Marco Wagner “Unforeseen”<br />Dick Mays "Better Day"<br /><br /><strong>DVC10 RUNNERS UP:</strong><br /><br />Second runner up<br />Joshua Chesarek “Instant Message”<br /><br />Nice work Joshua, it was very close between you and...<br /><br />First runner up<br />Marco Wagner “Unforeseen”<br /><br />Great short Marco! Very nicely done.<br /><br />And now...<br /><br />Drum roll please...<br /><br /><strong>THE WINNER OF DV CHALLENGE #10 IS.... </strong><br /><strong><br />Travis Johnson “I’m Sorry”</strong><br /><br />Travis, great work!<br />Nice and scary, good twist at the end, all packed together into a tight film.Congrats!<br /><br />And that ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap!The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-86895068100335250022007-10-31T16:15:00.000-07:002007-10-31T16:19:38.618-07:00And DVC 10 is closed!DVC 10 has come to a close.<br /><br />To view all the films, simply go here:<br /><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=106772">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=106772</a><br /><br />Voting will be completed by Sunday night, and the winner posted on Monday!The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-9098195253198081542007-10-18T08:30:00.000-07:002007-10-18T08:33:23.171-07:00And The DV Challenge #10 is..."Scare Us"<br /><br />That's it...No theme at all... just scare the hell out of us!<br />Horror, thriller, whatever... the most frightening film wins a $250 shopping spree from <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">www.dvestore.com</a>!<br /><br />Some new stuff for this challenge, please read all of this!!!<br />You now have until NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT, OCT. 28th......to write, shoot, editing, upload to the web......them email me the link at:<br /><a href="mailto:thedvchallenge@gmail.com">thedvchallenge@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Please include your name and title in the subject line of the email.<br />Also, when you submit your film, please write the following in youremail, exactly in this format (it makes my life easier!)<br />Your Name<br />"Title Of Film"<br /><a href="http://www.alinktoyourmovie.com/" target="_blank">www.alinktoyourmovie.com</a><br /><br />Thanks!<br />For more details on how TheDVC works, check:<br /><a href="http://thedvchallenge.blogspot.com/s...w%20It%20Works" target="_blank">http://thedvchallenge.blogspot.com/s...w%20It%20Works</a><br /><br />Standard rules apply, please find them at:<br /><a href="http://thedvchallenge.blogspot.com/s...ficial%20Rules" target="_blank">http://thedvchallenge.blogspot.com/s...ficial%20Rules</a><br /><br />IMPORTANT:<br />YOUR FILM'S OPENING TITLES MUST BEGIN WITH:<br />"thedvchallenge.com<br />Presents"<br />(note: it is thedvchallenge, not dvchallenge)<br />Followed by<br />TITLE OF YOUR FILM<br />you can include any other titles you want at the start, but you must have the DV Challenge bit, and your title.<br /><br />Our preferred upload site is:Youtube!<br />Youtube is really easy to upload to, it's fast, and the quality while small, isn't bad. Please include a Youtube version of every film. You can still host a high quality, large screen version for those who want it. This way, we can pick and choose which version we watch! It makes a big difference for judging where we watch each film at least a few times.<br /><br />Unacceptible:Those stupid free download sites where you have to wait 30 seconds and skip through three layers of advertising before playing it. If you want to host on them fine, but I will no longer be watching them.<br /><br />Any questions?<br />Post them on the forum:<br /><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=100" target="_blank">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=100</a><br /><br />Have fun!<br />DylanThe DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-80199368419365030272007-09-26T22:50:00.000-07:002007-10-17T11:49:55.424-07:00DVC10 - The Next Challenge!The next <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DVChallenge</span> will take in that oh-so-spooky month of October...<br /><br /><br /><br />It will begin Thursday, October 18<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> with the theme announcement, and end Sunday, October 28<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>.... AT MIDNIGHT!!!<br /><br />The Prize?<br />How about...<br /><strong>A $250 shopping spree, from </strong><a href="http://www.dvestore.com/"><strong>www.dvestore.com</strong></a> <strong> !!!</strong><br />Big thanks to Guy Cochran, and dvestore.com, our long time sponsors!<br /><br /><br />A hint to the theme, you ask?<br /><br /><br />HELL yes.<br />I know all of you are SPOOKED by an early <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DVC</span> sign up thread.<br />I expect the competition will be MURDER, and most of you won't have a GHOST of a chance.<br />Meanwhile, I'll enjoy you all TORTURING yourselves over your films while I drink a ZOMBIE or BLOODY Mary.<br /><br /><br /><br />...<br /><br /><br /><br />Just stock up on your fake blood recipes.<br /><br /><br /><br />SIGN UP HERE<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=104478">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=104478</a><br /><br /><br />See you on the 18th!<br /><br /><br />-DylanThe DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-45867696426215718262007-09-21T12:02:00.000-07:002007-09-21T12:15:29.056-07:00Filmmaker Resources!Just to make your life a little easier during the challenges, we've compiled a list of resources to help you.<br /><br />In no particular order:<br /><br />Best video forum ever!<br /><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf">www.dvinfo.net/conf</a><br /><br />Gear and tutorials:<br /><a href="http://dvestore.com/">http://dvestore.com/</a><br /><br />Free and easy hosting:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/">www.youtube.com</a><br /><br />Free tools & music<br /><a href="http://www.sonnyboo.com/downloads/filmmaker.htm">http://www.sonnyboo.com/downloads/filmmaker.htm</a><br /><br />Effects tutorials:<br /><a href="http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html">http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials.html</a><br /><br />Royalty Free Music and Effects:<br /><a href="http://www.sounddogs.com/">www.sounddogs.com</a>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-78698197477812680842007-09-17T08:34:00.000-07:002007-09-18T10:38:49.098-07:00The DV Challenge forum on DVinfo.net!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx6G4pRYczFyn4XHTMreTNys44zqggltSLRyhhuSHPXz7a_qdY4fCZ3PHG-LbIbDr_Pe7ZV8V5T4ulmdbNI3V_i0Z90IrgkOYUgVwyaDCgfX_flVbgOsRLme2j7c24PlubUpc/s1600-h/dvinfo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111199781687427506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="103" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlx6G4pRYczFyn4XHTMreTNys44zqggltSLRyhhuSHPXz7a_qdY4fCZ3PHG-LbIbDr_Pe7ZV8V5T4ulmdbNI3V_i0Z90IrgkOYUgVwyaDCgfX_flVbgOsRLme2j7c24PlubUpc/s320/dvinfo.jpg" width="198" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The home of The DV Challenge is on DVinfo.net, where we have been given a permanent forum. </div><br /><div>Being a member of the forum (it is FREE) allows you many advantages, such as:</div><br /><div>* Quick answers to your questions from any of the thousands of DVinfo.net members.</div><br /><div>* A Feedback forum for any of your DVC entries, where competing members and viewers will give you constructive criticism and/or praise.</div><br /><div>* Access to our Sign Up thread.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can find it here:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=100">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=100</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can find our feedback forum, where you will go to post a feedback thread to your film, here:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=117">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=117</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The full array of DVinfo.net forums can be seen here:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/</a></div>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-9457948709273137242007-09-16T11:56:00.000-07:002007-10-15T07:51:15.637-07:00Sponsorship<strong>CURRENT SPONSORS:<br /></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3SV6o6wd8DEFLR3HPnodnZNBUJfKo2al775CgoA00MoxQsysPkaHd28FeJ1FDFr-q9Fg-e6nNj4xWiWRd8d_X9Yh8O7Sc-oBfQbnoE08eqPfXKeOxI__gB1kG5XDR3jqFYXV/s1600-h/dvestore.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121574677338990018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3SV6o6wd8DEFLR3HPnodnZNBUJfKo2al775CgoA00MoxQsysPkaHd28FeJ1FDFr-q9Fg-e6nNj4xWiWRd8d_X9Yh8O7Sc-oBfQbnoE08eqPfXKeOxI__gB1kG5XDR3jqFYXV/s200/dvestore.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><em></em></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><em></em></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.dvestore.com/">http://www.dvestore.com/</a></div><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqStKl1kjoYkmhxFmBrPHr5f52rSRpd9C5wiFmaYTEGq3x9w4kxr6TGxl-QFS2_eBWtwmHyaFOXkzQl_zT3kBMNN6BGdUkQXOSHhN5KzbY6cEm0krNAbgZwzC0niywSG-wx82y/s1600-h/dvinfo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121574819072910802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqStKl1kjoYkmhxFmBrPHr5f52rSRpd9C5wiFmaYTEGq3x9w4kxr6TGxl-QFS2_eBWtwmHyaFOXkzQl_zT3kBMNN6BGdUkQXOSHhN5KzbY6cEm0krNAbgZwzC0niywSG-wx82y/s200/dvinfo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><em></em></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/">http://www.dvinfo.net/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><em></em></div><div><br /><br /><br /><strong>Are you interested in being a sponsor of The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DV</span> Challenge?</strong></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><em>Are you interested in giving a little back to the film community?</em><br /><br />We are always interested in sponsorship and support. There are many ways you can contribute as a company or as an individual.<br /><br /><strong>As a company:</strong><br />We are very happy to accept prize donations for the winners of our contests. One shot donations are fine, but we are looking for sponsors who will be with us in the long run.<br /><br />Every November/December we run a charity event. We raise money and the winner of the challenge gets to donate the pot to the charity of his/her choice. Cash donations for this event are very, very welcome.<br /><br />If you have other suggestions, we are always open to hearing them. Please contact us at thedvchallenge@gmail.com<br /><br /><strong>As an individual:</strong><br />Publicity is great! Tell all your friends, link to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DVC</span></span> films on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Youtube</span></span>, write about us in your blog, post about The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DV</span></span> Challenge on forums, drop our name to magazine editors, and so on...<br /><br />Buy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">DVC</span></span> merchandise! It helps support us, and you get cool stuff!<br /><br />and most importantly...<br /><br /><em>Compete in the challenges!</em></div>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-61652241510805702222007-09-12T00:30:00.000-07:002007-09-16T13:20:08.562-07:00The DVC HistoryA few years ago in a rainy city called Vancouver, Dylan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Couper</span> got bored.<br /><br />A veteran of 24 and 48 hour short film competitions, and a commercial/documentary director, Dylan was inspired to get back into the creative elements of indie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">filmmaking</span>. He logged on to <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf">www.dvinfo.net/conf</a>, his home away from home, and offered a little challenge to some of his video friends around the world.<br /><em></em><br /><em>"Look, here's the deal. This weekend, we'll all make a short film, say 3 minutes long, just for fun."</em><br /><br />There were no crazy rules, no strange hoops to jump through, just a one word theme, and a common motivation for everyone to get off their collective asses and get out doing what they love, making films.<br /><br />And thus it began with five films, as a simple challenge amongst friends.<br /><br />Several years later, The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DV</span> Challenge is still run from its home at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DVinfo</span>.net, except now there are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">usually</span> 50-100 people signing up for every contest, 30-40 completed entries, thousands of viewers at home, tens of thousands on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Youtube</span>, and all for free.<br /><br />So what is the future of The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">DV</span> Challenge?<br />It is a contest of the people, for the people.<br />The future will be what we make it.<br /><br />Thank you to everyone who has taken part in it and been involved along the way!The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-27994514670888914822007-09-11T23:58:00.000-07:002007-09-12T00:13:15.959-07:00The DV Challenge #9Here we go again!<br />In my opinion, everyone who submits a film is a finalist. The challenge is to get a movie finished in about 10 days, so just getting it done is a victory in it's own. Let's face it, talk is cheap and signing up is free, so actually going through with it is the big step, regardless of who wins. So here's to you guys and gals!<br /><br />The DV Challenge #9 Prize! Don't forget, you don't just win glory, you win GEAR! GOOD GEAR!A huge thanks to Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">www.dvestore.com</a> for putting up another killer prize...A Bogen 561B fluid head monopod.<br /><br />And thanks to Chris Hurd for running <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/">www.dvinfo.net</a> the best damn video forum on the web!<br /><br />And now the films!<br /><br />First, this film (since it's mine) is NOT eligible to win, so although I know you'd all give it first place, you simply can't vote for it... sorry.<br />Dylan Couper<br />"Is it love?"<br />WARNING: Contains multiple "f-words" and other obscenities, not suitable for people with an above highschool education.<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=woHOYsu2utI" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=woHOYsu2utI</a><br /><br /><br />MONDAY<br />Ronn Kilby<br />“Brian Takes A Meeting”<br />Windows Media larger and smaller versions:<br /><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/jkqnnffe23" target="_blank">http://www.box.net/shared/jkqnnffe23</a><br />YouTube Version:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhjfYOf6sc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhjfYOf6sc</a><br /><br />Stacy Dudley<br />“The Date”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqDIhav3q4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqDIhav3q4</a><br /><br />Daniel Kohl<br />“True Aim”<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/user/marq5tube" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/user/marq5tube</a><a href="http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_QT_High.mov" target="_blank">http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_QT_High.mov</a><a href="http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_Mid.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_Mid.wmv</a><a href="http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_Low.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_Low.wmv</a><br /><br />Benjamin Durin<br />“Dead-on”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3hqhc-IIbw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3hqhc-IIbw</a><br /><br /><br />TUESDAY<br /><br />Bryan Wilkat<br />"Victorious"<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV6v3EW0nic" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV6v3EW0nic</a><br /><br />Dick Mays<br />“Feng Shui”<br /><a href="http://www.theatre4film.com/FengShui.wmv" target="_blank">www.theatre4film.com/FengShui.wmv</a> 11M smallest version<br /><a href="http://www.theatre4film.com/FengShui.mov" target="_blank">www.theatre4film.com/FengShui.mov</a> 17M Quicktime H.324<br /><a href="http://www.theatrefilm.com/FengShui2.wmv" target="_blank">www.theatrefilm.com/FengShui2.wmv</a> 40M Prettiest version<br /><br />Kevin Randolph<br />”Meating Melody”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nPRD8s9Sc4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nPRD8s9Sc4</a><br /><br />Paul Firth<br />"Thanks For Lunch"<br />YouTube:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo0XhhJ6M4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo0XhhJ6M4</a><br />20MB download:<br /><a href="http://www.mespublishing.com/movies/thx4lunch.mov" target="_blank">http://www.mespublishing.com/movies/thx4lunch.mov</a><br /><br /><br />WEDNESDAY<br /><br />Mike Teutsch<br />“Getting Lucky”<br /><a href="http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Movies/GettingLucky.wmv">http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Movies/GettingLucky.wmv</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0mQ1vIwm40">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0mQ1vIwm40</a><br /><br />Bruce Foreman<br />"An Escape"<br />YouTube<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/C2y2-qYsnDU">http://www.youtube.com/v/C2y2-qYsnDU</a><br />Medium quality MPEG4<br /><a href="http://files.filefront.com/DVC9_2_An_Escape_MPEG4.mp4/;8296265;/fileinfo.html">http://files.filefront.com/DVC9_2_An_Escape_MPEG4.mp4/;8296265;/fileinfo.html</a><br />High quality MPEG4<br /><a href="http://files.filefront.com/DVC9_2_An_Escape_HiQual_M4.mp4/;8296872;/fileinfo.html">http://files.filefront.com/DVC9_2_An_Escape_HiQual_M4.mp4/;8296872;/fileinfo.html</a><br /><br />Bruce Broussard<br />“The Trap”<br />(12.5 mb)<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc9/TheTrap.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc9/TheTrap.mov</a><br />(38 mb)<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc9/TheTrapHigh.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc9/TheTrapHigh.mov</a><br /><br />Kris Holodak<br />“The Bottle”<br />YouTube:<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lRDPQOpHSg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lRDPQOpHSg</a><br />High Res:<br /><a href="http://www.heron-media.com/images/TheBottle.mov">http://www.heron-media.com/images/TheBottle.mov</a><br /><br /><br />THURSDAY<br /><br />Randall Allen<br />"The Otherside"<br /><a href="http://www.mailxp.net/dvc9/dvc.htm" target="_blank">www.mailxp.net\dvc9\dvc.htm</a><br /><br />Jesse Steele<br />“In Person”<br />Youtube<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=kaJyR5W6bIU" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=kaJyR5W6bIU</a><br />High Res<br /><a href="http://www.steeledv.com/in_person.htm" target="_blank">http://www.steeledv.com/in_person.htm</a><br /><br />Marco Wagner<br />“Nooner”<br />YouTube<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=IQB2QFycoTY" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=IQB2QFycoTY</a><br />16:9 428x240 QuickTime Small File<br /><a href="http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerSm.mov" target="_blank">http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerSm.mov</a><br /> 24.4MB 16:9 428x240QuickTime FullScreen File<br /><a href="http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerLg.mov" target="_blank">http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerLg.mov</a><br />16:9 Widescreen, 86MBMPEG1<br /><a href="http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerMpeg1.mpg" target="_blank">http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerMpeg1.mpg</a><br />31.2MB 16:9 428x240<br /><br />Jon Jones<br />“Hindsight"<br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/hindsight/" target="_blank">http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/hindsight/</a><br /><br /><br />FRIDAY<br /><br />Mitchell Stookey<br />“Meet Me”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNN6Wl9tlag" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNN6Wl9tlag</a><br /><br />Darryl Ahye<br />"4AM"<br /><a href="http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/500/4AM-_Complete_MPEG4.mp4">http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/500/4AM-_Complete_MPEG4.mp4</a><a href="http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data...lete_MPEG4.mp4" target="_blank"></a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lfC-TJlxB4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lfC-TJlxB4</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton<br />"Cat Calls a Meeting"<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CLpVEjxps" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CLpVEjxps</a><br /><br />Lisa Parker<br />“Work Ethics”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVkzZKGV5nQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVkzZKGV5nQ</a><br /><br /><br />And now the winners!<br /><br /><strong>Honorable Mentions</strong><br />I usually post the names of the films that scored a significant amount of votes, even though they weren't in the top three. These are usually films that got 3 or 4 votes, regardless of the total points. While almost all films score at least a vote or two, getting four is significant enough to warrent a nod, so in no particular order, congrats to:<br />Jesse Steele “In Person”<br />Bryan Wilkat "Victorious"<br />Dick Mays “Feng Shui”<br />Kevin Randolph ”Meating Melody"<br /><br />You guys did well, and could have been contenders.. could have been somebodies... Like these next guys!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Second runner up</strong><br />Jon Jones “Hindsight"<br />Nice work Jon, you were barely a vote behind...<br /><br /><strong>First runner up</strong><br />Ronn Kilby “Brian Takes A Meeting”<br />Great short Ronn, you were only a few votes behind.<br /><br />And now...What you've all been waiting for...<br /><strong>THE WINNER OF DV CHALLENGE #9 IS....</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Mitchell Stookey “Meet Me”</strong><br /><br />Nice work Mitchell! Good story, good use of the theme, interesting twist at the end and solid production values add up, and the voters agreed! Congradulations!<br /><br />And that's it for DVC9! See you all on the next one!The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-9808093732750401952007-09-11T23:24:00.000-07:002007-09-11T23:58:21.739-07:00The DV Challenge #8 - FinalistsSaddle up boys and girls, here comes the rodeo!<br /><br />Ok, pep talk time... In my opinion, everyone who submits a film is a finalist.<br />The challenge is to get a movie finished in a week (this time in two), so just getting it done is a victory in it's own. Let's face it, talk is cheap and signing up is free, so actually going through with it is the big step, regardless of who wins. So here's to you guys and gals!<br /><br />DV Challenge #8 Prize! Don't forget, you don't just win glory, you win GEAR! GOOD GEAR!<br />A huge thanks to Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dvestore.com/</a> for putting up another killer prize. This time the winner gets his or her hands on a new Sennheiser G2 wireless mic system.<br /><br />Next, thanks to Chris Hurd for running <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/">http://www.dvinfo.net/</a> the best damn video forum on the web!<br /><br />And now the films!<br /><br />Special Entry <div>"The DVinfo Gang at NAB 2007"</div><div>Featuring Lorinda Norton, Mike Teutsch, Bradley Marlow, Pete Bauer, Dylan Couper</div><div><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/friends" target="_blank">www.bluejeanvideo.com/friends</a></div><div>WARNING: Contains adult material, may warp your views of fellow DVinfo members, should probably not be watched by anyone under the age of 30, or over the age of 20, contains multiple instances of the word "laid", containst multiple instances of the word "suck", contains Greg Boston, promotes alcohol abuse, straws were harmed in the making of this film.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>MONDAY<br /><br /></div><div>Ronn Kilby</div><div>"The Remote"</div><div>Windows Media 28MB</div><div><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/9xi3qrffjp.wmv">http://www.box.net/shared/static/9xi3qrffjp.wmv</a></div><div>MP4 16MB</div><div><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/static/e3lbpdlzb7.mp4">http://www.box.net/shared/static/e3lbpdlzb7.mp4</a></div><div>YouTube Version</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC2tcBgTf5M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC2tcBgTf5M</a></div><div><br />Anders Risvold</div><div>“Hypnogazed”</div><div><a href="http://www.r-video.no/Files/hypnogazed_dvc8.mov">http://www.r-video.no/Files/hypnogazed_dvc8.mov</a></div><div><br />Bryan Wilkat</div><div>“Wolves”</div><div><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/bryanwolves/iMovieTheater1.html">http://homepage.mac.com/bryanwolves/iMovieTheater1.html</a></div><div>Youtube:</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2XGz2bfBCc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2XGz2bfBCc</a><br /></div><div></div><div><br />Chris Barcellos</div><div>“The Ratings Game”</div><div><a href="http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/theratingsgame.mov">http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/theratingsgame.mov</a></div><div>(right click and save worked best for me)<br /></div><div></div><div><br />Bill Gardner</div><div>"The Remote = Control"</div><div>Very Good Quality, Medium File Size, Quicktime7 w/ H.264</div><div><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/RemoteControl/RC.640x360.mov">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/RemoteControl/RC.640x360.mov</a></div><div>Good Quality, Larger File Size, Windows Media</div><div><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/RemoteControl/RC.640x360.wmv">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/RemoteControl/RC.640x360.wmv</a></div><div>YouTube</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCN51WcbJYc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCN51WcbJYc</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />TUESDAY</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Jon-Paul Stracco</div><div>"TV Dinner"</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrtyX4K-2ZM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrtyX4K-2ZM</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Hugh DiMauro</div><div>"Fictional Reality"</div><div><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/hd.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/hd.htm</a></div><div>Warning: Strong language</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Ruth Happel</div><div>"Make Your Own Show"</div><div>WMV - </div><div><a href="http://rockfowl.com/videos/MakeYourOwnShow.wmv" target="_blank">http://rockfowl.com/videos/MakeYourOwnShow.wmv</a></div><div>QT - </div><div><a href="http://rockfowl.com/videos/MakeYourOwnShow.mov" target="_blank">http://rockfowl.com/videos/MakeYourOwnShow.mov</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Phillip Jackson</div><div>"Zombie Killer 2 - Telezombies"</div><div>YouTube:</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0V3pYVmUrc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0V3pYVmUrc</a></div><div>Quicktime (640x360) 12MB:</div><div><a href="http://slpnz.com/video/zk2-Final-QT.mov" target="_blank">http://slpnz.com/video/zk2-Final-QT.mov</a></div><div>DivX (640x360) 27MB:</div><div><a href="http://slpnz.com/video/zk2-Final.divx" target="_blank">http://slpnz.com/video/zk2-Final.divx</a></div><div>Windows Media (1280x720) 109MB:</div><div><a href="http://slpnz.com/video/zk2-final-720p.wmv" target="_blank">http://slpnz.com/video/zk2-final-720p.wmv</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />John Brickner Jr</div><div>“T.V. S.H.O.W.”</div><div><a href="http://www.brickroadvideo.com/dvc/dvc8tvshow.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.brickroadvideo.com/dvc/dvc8tvshow.wmv</a> </div><div>HIGHER QUALITY</div><div><a href="http://www.brickroadvideo.com/dvc/dvc8tvshowlow.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.brickroadvideo.com/dvc/dvc8tvshowlow.wmv</a> </div><div>LOWER QUALITY</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>WEDNESDAY</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Mugurel Dragusin</div><div>"My TV Set"</div><div><a href="http://www.ascenvia.com/dvc8_0008.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.ascenvia.com/dvc8_0008.wmv</a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Sean McHenry</div><div>"The Lottery"</div><div><a href="http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/" target="_blank">http://www.Surgetechservices.com/smchenry/</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Josh Johnson</div><div>"TV Dinner"</div><div><a href="http://me.josh-j.com/" target="_blank">http://me.josh-j.com/</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Lorinda Norton</div><div>"Techno Dad TechNO Mom"</div><div><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm" target="_blank">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Jeff Hendricks </div><div>“Experience Vision”</div><div>high quality </div><div><a href="http://www.tahoestarr.com/experiencevision.mov" target="_blank">www.tahoestarr.com/experiencevision.mov</a></div><div>medium quality</div><div><a href="http://www.tahoestarr.com/EV2.mov" target="_blank">www.tahoestarr.com/EV2.mov</a></div><div>Windows Media</div><div><a href="http://www.tahoestarr.com/EVwindows.wmv" target="_blank">www.tahoestarr.com/EVwindows.wmv</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br />THURSDAY</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Fredrik Larsson</div><div>“Hello”</div><div><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/009/dvc8_fredrik_larsson_hello.wmv">http://www.apollologic.com/movies/009/dvc8_fredrik_larsson_hello.wmv</a><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/00...sson_hello.wmv" target="_blank"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br />Dennis Khaye"Daddy's Turn"17.2 MB - </div><div><a href="http://allknightproductions.com/dvc8/dvc8sm.mov" target="_blank">http://allknightproductions.com/dvc8/dvc8sm.mov</a></div><div>54.5 MB - </div><div><a href="http://allknightproductions.com/dvc8/dvc8lg.wmv" target="_blank">http://allknightproductions.com/dvc8/dvc8lg.wmv</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Chris Barton</div><div>"Awakening"</div><div><a href="http://www.2brothersvideo.com/files/Television1.mov" target="_blank">www.2brothersvideo.com/files/Television1.mov</a></div><div><a href="http://www.2brothersvideo.com/files/Television.wmv" target="_blank">www.2brothersvideo.com/files/Television.wmv</a></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1YsgbRFxwI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1YsgbRFxwI</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Andrew Hood</div><div>“On The Inside”</div><div><a href="http://www.tailored-video.com/films/dvc8.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tailored-video.com/films/dvc8.htm</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Brent Graham</div><div>"The Green Pixels"</div><div><a href="http://www.meta4productions.com/thegreenpixels.html" target="_blank">www.meta4productions.com/thegreenpixels.html</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>FRIDAY</div><div><br />Jamey Hastings</div><div>“Breaking News”</div><div>(note: click FREE at bottom, then wait 60 seconds or so, then enter an access code...)</div><div>SM</div><div><a href="http://rapidshare.com/files/29134191/breakingnews4.wmv">http://rapidshare.com/files/29134191/breakingnews4.wmv</a></div><div>LG</div><div><a href="http://rs71.rapidshare.com/files/28848501/breakingnews6.mov">http://rs71.rapidshare.com/files/28848501/breakingnews6.mov</a></div><div><br />Darryl Ahye</div><div>"CONTROL"</div><div>(MPEG-4)</div><div><a href="http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/524/Control_Short_with_Audio_Final_-_Animation-MPEG-4_LAN.mp4">http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/524/Control_Short_with_Audio_Final_-_Animation-MPEG-4_LAN.mp4</a></div><div>(YouTube)</div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byY3TGrVpt4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byY3TGrVpt4</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Bradley L. Marlow</div><div>"The Giggle Tube"</div><div>best quality:<br /><a href="http://www.wyomingwinking.com/f/GiggleTube_blm_DVC8.mov">http://www.wyomingwinking.com/f/GiggleTube_blm_DVC8.mov</a></div><div>myspace backup link:</div><div><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2026039748">http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2026039748</a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Well, it's been one interesting competition! </div><div>I've quite enjoyed the various uses of televisions in your film, from dinners, to babies, to plates for bread, it's been unique, and one of my favorite themes so far.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And now it's all wrapped up. The votes are in. The winner is chosen. The super hot Sennheiser G2 Wireless system provided by our sponsor Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dvestore.com/</a> is sitting ready to go to a new home. Thanks Guy, we really appreciate you and dvestore.com backing us up since the beginning. It sure makes it more fun when there's something to battle for!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks to Chris Hurd for being Chris Hurd and keeping <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/">http://www.dvinfo.net/</a> best damn video forum on the internet. And next, thanks to everyone who signed up, dropped out, and ended up on the Wall Of Shame. And finally, thanks to everyone who submitted a film. In my mind, you are all winners. Of course, there can be only one... So...</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Honorable Mentions</div><div>I usually post the names of the films that scored a significant amount of votes, even though they weren't in the top three. These are usually films that got 3 or 4 votes, regardless of the total points. While almost all films score at least a vote or two, getting four is significant enough to warrent a nod, so in no particular order, congrats to:</div><div>Sean McHenry "The Lottery"</div><div>Darryl Ahye "CONTROL"</div><div>Bryan Wilkat “Wolves”</div><div>Lorinda Norton "Techno Dad TechNO Mom"</div><div>Phillip Jackson "Zombie Killer 2 - Telezombies"</div><div>Brent Graham "The Green Pixels"</div><div></div><div>You guys did well, and could have been contenders.. could have been somebodies... Like these next guys!</div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong><br /></strong></div><div><strong>DVC8 RUNNERS UP</strong></div><div>Runners, as in plural, as in two. Why? Because there was a tie for 2nd place.</div><div>Congrats to:</div><div>Jeff Hendricks “Experience Vision"</div><div>and</div><div>Bill Gardner "The Remote = Control" </div><div>Nice work! Share your runner up duties generously, ok? Jeff, good film, out of the box use of the theme, nicely done! Bill, isn't that two 2nd places, a Win and a 4th within the last 4 challenges? Wow!</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>And now...What you've all been waiting for...</div><div><strong>THE WINNER OF DV CHALLENGE #8 IS....</strong></div><div></div><div><strong>Hugh DiMauro </strong></div><div><strong>"Fictional Reality"</strong></div><div></div><div></div><div>Nicely done Hugh! You've been a regular here since the early days, and the hard work paid off. Great cinematography, interesting story (wanted more!) good actors. Two thumbs up, and the votes reflected it in a landslide win. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>And that ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap.</div>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-68121467823260862002007-09-11T22:30:00.000-07:002007-11-20T08:56:08.381-08:00The DV Challenge #7 - Charity EditionThe DV Challenge #7 Charity Edition<br />$739 raised for the charity of the winner's choice!<br /><br />In my opinion, everyone who submits a film is a finalist. Just getting it done is a victory in it's own. Talk is cheap and signing up is free, so actually going through with it is the big step, regardless of who wins. So here's to you guys and gals!<br /><br />DV Challenge #7 Prize Package!<br />A huge thanks to Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/">http://www.dvestore.com/</a> for putting up another killer prize. This time the winner gets his or her hands on a new Sennheiser G2 wireless mic system. Mike Teutsch has also donated one of his cand crafted dollies to the winner!<br /><br />The best part of the prize though is being able to donate our pool of over $700 to the charity of your choice! So not only do you get some great gear, you get to make a difference in someone else's life too.<br /><br />Big thanks to Chris Hurd for giving us a home here on DVinfo.net, the best darn video forum out there!<br /><br />And next, a huge thanks to everyone who dontated to the charity pool!<br /><br />Current total: $739<br />In order of donation:<br /><br />Chris Barcellos<br />Michael Fossenkemper <br />Fredrik Larsson<br />Meryem Ersoz<br />Ambassador Bradley Marlow<br />Kris Holodak<br />Steve Hoffman<br />Lisa Shofner<br />Dennis Kornoely<br />Robert Martens<br />Bill Gardner<br />Jay Silver<br />Alex Hurter & Kim Sison<br />James Huenergardt<br />Edward Slonaker <br />Michael Teutsch<br />Lorinda Norton<br />Bradley Marlow and Wally Edwards (Yes, that's a double donation from Team Big Sprout!) <br />Brent Graham<br />Maher Khalil <br />Jameson Hastings<br />Hugh DiMauro <br />Bruce Broussard<br />Andrew Hood<br />Peter Bauer<br />Bruce Foreman<br />Mat Thompson<br />Dylan Couper (me!)<br /><br /><br />Now on to the films!<br />The Winners are at the bottom.<br /><br />Darryl Ahye<br />"Une Perte Tragique"<br /><a href="http://www.stickypod.com/videos/showphoto.php/photo/2605/cat/524/ppuser/1847">http://www.stickypod.com/videos/showphoto.php/photo/2605/cat/524/ppuser/1847</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcqgpjR9EG4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcqgpjR9EG4</a><br /><br />Bradley L. Marlow and Big Sprout Productions, LLC.<br />"Pickles and Blackjack"<br /><a href="http://www.wyomingwinking.com/f/PicklesBlackJack_480Light_DVC7.mov">http://www.wyomingwinking.com/f/PicklesBlackJack_480Light_DVC7.mov</a><br /><br />Bill Gardner<br />"Tanks for the Memories"<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/TanksForTheMemories/TFTM.640x360.wmv">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/TanksForTheMemories/TFTM.640x360.wmv</a><br />(WMV)<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/TanksForTheMemories/TFTM.640x360.mov">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/TanksForTheMemories/TFTM.640x360.mov</a><br />(QT requires QT7/H.264 decoder)<br /><br />Chris Barcellos<br />"Forgotten"<br /><a href="http://www.makeyourfilm.net/Forgotten.html">http://www.makeyourfilm.net/Forgotten.html</a><br /><br />Bruce Foreman<br />"Lucky One"<br /><a href="http://savefile.com/projects/1056555">http://savefile.com/projects/1056555</a><br /><br /><br />DAY 2<br /><br />Alex Hurter (with Kim Sison and Azia Negru-Harsman)<br />"Intersection"<br /><a href="http://www.nevermorefilmworks.com/intersection.mov" target="_blank">http://www.nevermorefilmworks.com/intersection.mov</a><br /><br />Bruce Broussard<br />“Boots”<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc7/boots_med.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc7/boots_med.mov</a><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.../boots_med.mov" target="_blank"></a><br /><br />Hugh DiMauro<br />"Meet The Rod"<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/hd.htm" target="_blank">www.bluejeanvideo.com/hd.htm</a><br /><br />Kris Holodak<br />"Christmas Past"<br /><a href="http://www.heron-media.com/images/ChristmasPast.mov" target="_blank">http://www.heron-media.com/images/ChristmasPast.mov</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton<br />"Memoirs of a DVC Diva"<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm" target="_blank">www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><br /><br />Day 3<br /><br />Brent Graham<br />"The Rose"<br /><a href="http://www.meta4productions.com/The_Rose.mov" target="_blank">http://www.meta4productions.com/The_Rose.mov</a><br /><a href="http://www.meta4productions.com/The_Rose_Small.mov" target="_blank">http://www.meta4productions.com/The_Rose_Small.mov</a><br /><br />Michael Fossenkemper, Robert Martens<br />"Two Guys in the Woods by a River"<br />Quicktime<br /><a href="http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/Two%20Guys.html" target="_blank">http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/Two%20Guys.html</a><br />Windows Media<br /><a href="http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/Two%20Guys%20WMV.html">http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/Two%20Guys%20WMV.html</a><br /><br />Mat Thompson<br />"Remember When"<br /><a href="http://www.3dvisions.co.uk/wipage/rememberwhen.mov" target="_blank">http://www.3dvisions.co.uk/wipage/rememberwhen.mov</a><br /><a href="http://putstuff.putfile.com/33713/2413010" target="_blank">http://putstuff.putfile.com/33713/2413010</a><br /><br />Mike Horrigan<br />"The Gift"<br /><a href="http://files.filefront.com//;6376204;;/" target="_blank">http://files.filefront.com//;6376204;;/</a><br /><br />Dennis Khaye<br />"Last Christmas"<br /><a href="http://allknightproductions.com/dvc7.html" target="_blank">http://allknightproductions.com/dvc7.html</a><br /><br /><br />Day 4<br /><br />Meryem Ersoz<br />"Burning Memories"<br /><a href="http://ia331303.us.archive.org/3/items/MErsozBurningMemories/Memories.mov">http://ia331303.us.archive.org/3/items/MErsozBurningMemories/Memories.mov</a><br /><br />Andrew Hood<br />"Forced Recall"<br /><a href="http://www.tailored-video.com/films/dvc7.htm">http://www.tailored-video.com/films/dvc7.htm</a><br /><br />Michael Gilbert<br />"Model No.La-504"<br /><a href="http://www.ekwal.net/films/Model%20No.LA504.mov">http://www.ekwal.net/films/Model%20No.LA504.mov</a><br /><br />Mike Teutsch<br />"Fading"<br /><a href="http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/fading.wmv">http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/fading.wmv</a><br /><br />Gabriel & Kenneth Yeager<br />"Delusional Larpers"<br /><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~crystaldragonproductions/videos.html">http://home.comcast.net/~crystaldragonproductions/videos.html</a><br /><br /><br />Day 5<br /><br />Andrew Khalil<br />“What Matters Most”<br /><a href="http://www.putfile.com/akhalil" target="_blank">www.putfile.com/akhalil</a><br /><br />Tony Edgar<br />"Afloat"<br /><a href="http://www.tonyedgar.com/videos/afloat.mov" target="_blank">www.tonyedgar.com/videos/afloat.mov</a><br /><br />Jamey Hastings<br />"Laundry Day"<br /><a href="http://media.putfile.com/Laundry-Day-81" target="_blank">http://media.putfile.com/Laundry-Day-81</a><br />(low)<br /><a href="http://media.putfile.com/Laundry-Day-68" target="_blank">http://media.putfile.com/Laundry-Day-68</a><br />(high)<br /><br />Sean McHenry<br />“Reindeer Murder”<br /><a href="http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/Reindeer_Murder.wmv">http://www.Surgetechservices.com/smchenry/Reindeer_Murder.wmv</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Ok, enough suspense... here they are the winners!!</strong><br /><br />The top five, counting down!<br /><strong>5!</strong><br />Mat Thompson "Remember When"<br /><br /><strong>4!</strong><br />Bill Gardner "Tanks for the Memories"<br /><br /><strong>3!-------2!</strong><br />TIE!!!<br />Brent Graham "The Rose"<br /><strong>and<br /></strong>Team Fossenkemper/Martens "Two Guys in the Woods"<br />(great work guys!)<br /><br /><strong>And the winner of DV Challenge 7...</strong><br /><strong>#1</strong><br /><strong>Mike Teutsch "Fading"</strong><br /><br />Congrats Mike! Fantastic piece!The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-33840086514896377532007-09-10T22:43:00.000-07:002007-09-11T22:30:33.168-07:00The DV Challenge #6In my opinion, everyone who submits a film is a finalist. Just getting it done is a victory in it's own. Talk is cheap and signing up is free, so actually going through with it is the big step, regardless of who wins. So here is to you guys and gals!<br /><br />DV Challenge #6 Prize Package!<br /><br />A huge thanks to Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dvestore.com/</a> as well as <a href="http://lowel.com/" target="_blank">http://lowel.com/</a> for putting up a killer prize package! I still haven't figured out a way to enter and win my own competition, but Guy keeps tempting me to do so with great prizes! Thanks Guy!<br /><br />This time the winner gets:<br />DVeStore Prize Pack #1-Tiffen SteadyStick <a href="http://dvcreators.net/steady-stick" target="_blank">http://dvcreators.net/steady-stick</a>-32” 5n1 Reflector-DVcreator’s DV Enlightenment DVD-Shooting Awesome Video CD-ROM!-And a Lowel Riffa 44 kit! <a href="http://www.dvcreators.net/products/rifa.html" target="_blank">http://www.dvcreators.net/products/rifa.html</a><br /><br />And big thanks to Chris Hurd for giving us a home here on DVinfo.net, the best darn video forum out there!<br /><br />Just to drag this out some more, let me count down to the winner.<br /><br />Using the scoring system, I gave 3 points to every 1st place vote, 2 for a 2nd place vote, and 1 to 3rd.<br /><br /><strong>THE WINNERS OF THE DV CHALLENGE #6</strong><br /><br /><strong>4th Place with 12 points</strong><br /><strong>Dennis Kahye "Allegory Of The Cave"</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>3rd Place with 24 points</strong><br /><strong>James Huenergardt "Fresh Baked"</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Runner Up with 27 points</strong><br /><strong>Bill Gardner "Sun Burns"</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>BEST FILM OF DVC6, with 28 points</strong><br /><strong>Jay Silver "The Bright Side"</strong><br /><br />Now on to the films!<br /><br /><br />Bill Gardner<br />“Sun Burns”<br />Quicktime versions:<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.960x540.mov" target="_blank">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.960x540.mov</a> or<br />Good quality, 640x360, ~23 MBytes<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.640x360.mov" target="_blank">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.640x360.mov</a> or<br />Windows Media versions Good quality, 640x360, ~38 MBytes<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.640x360.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.640x360.wmv</a> or<br />Decent quality, 480x270, ~20 MBytes<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.480x270.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.wrgardner.com/film/SunBurns/SB.480x270.wmv</a> or<br /><br />Mugurel Dragusin<br />"Translation"<br /><a href="http://www.digitallymotion.com/dvc6/" target="_blank">http://www.digitallymotion.com/dvc6/</a><br /><br />Ed Slonaker<br />"An Hour in the Sun"<br /><a href="http://www.elpilon.com/anhour.html" target="_blank">http://www.elpilon.com/anhour.html</a><br /><br />John Brickner Jr.<br />"Depths of SADness"<br /><a href="http://www.brickroadvideo.com/dvc/depthsofsadnessHIGH.wmv">http://www.brickroadvideo.com/dvc/depthsofsadnessHIGH.wmv</a><br />30MB<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/29202735/depthsofsadnessHIGH.wmv.html">http://rapidshare.de/files/29202735/depthsofsadnessHIGH.wmv.html</a><br /><br />Chris Barcellos<br />"Why My Movie About The Sun Stinks<br /><a href="http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/WhyMyMovieStinksWMV.wmv">http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/WhyMyMovieStinksWMV.wmv</a><br />(This a SD version, 25 mg)<br /><a href="http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/WhyMyMovieStinksWMVHi.wmv">http://www.makeyourfilm.net/downloads/WhyMyMovieStinksWMVHi.wmv</a><br />(This is HD verion, 114 mgs)<br /><br /><br />DAY 2<br /><br />Hugh DiMauro<br />“Supernatural Unexplained Netherworld (SUN)”<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/hd.htm">www.bluejeanvideo.com/hd.htm</a><br /><br />Mick Isdes<br />“Polarized”<br /><a href="http://www.idvfilms.com/polarized.mov">http://www.idvfilms.com/polarized.mov</a><br /><br />Kris Holodak<br />"Replaced"<br /><a href="http://www.heron-media.com/Replaced.mov">http://www.heron-media.com/Replaced.mov</a><br /><br />Mike Teutsch<br />"Man's Best Friend"<br />(Save Link Target as)<br /><a href="http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Mans-Best-Friend-Small.wmv">http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Mans-Best-Friend-Small.wmv</a><br /><a href="http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Mans-Best-Friend-Large.wmv">http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Mans-Best-Friend-Large.wmv</a><br /><br />Justin Tomchuk<br />“The Canadian Bistro Division”<br />High Quality 30 MB (Fast Server):<br /><a href="http://users.eastlink.ca/~jtomchuk/videos/CBD_internet.wmv">http://users.eastlink.ca/~jtomchuk/videos/CBD_internet.wmv</a><br />Low Quality 15 MB<br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/JustinTomchukTheCanadianBistroDivision/CBD_internet512.wmv">http://www.archive.org/download/JustinTomchukTheCanadianBistroDivision/CBD_internet512.wmv</a><br /><br /><br />DAY 3<br /><br />Michael Fossenkemper<br />"Ra Boogie"<br /><a href="http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/RaBoogie.html">http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/RaBoogie.html</a><br /><br />Jeff Tyler<br />"Dog Days"<br /><a href="https://home.comcast.net/~sk8npirate/videos/DVC6DogDays.mov">https://home.comcast.net/~sk8npirate/videos/DVC6DogDays.mov</a><br /><br />Sean McHenry<br />“Bent Rays”<br /><a href="http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/Bent%20Rays.wmv">http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/Bent%20Rays.wmv</a><br /><br />Fredrik Larsson<br />“The Sun Don’t Shine”<br /><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/008/the_sun_dont_shine.wmv">http://www.apollologic.com/movies/008/the_sun_dont_shine.wmv</a><br /><br />Bruce Broussard<br />"Spontaneity"<br />13mb<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc6/spontaneity.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc6/spontaneity.mov</a><br />22 mb<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc6/spontaneity_480.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc6/spontaneity_480.mov</a><br />wmv version at high quality: 83 mb.<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc6/spontaneityHigh.wmv">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc6/spontaneityHigh.wmv</a><br /><br /><br />DAY 4<br /><br />Dick Mays<br />“Mandy’s Letter”<br /><a href="http://www.theatre4film.com/MandysLetter.wmv" target="_blank">www.theatre4film.com/MandysLetter.wmv</a><br /><a href="http://theatre4film.com/MandysLetter.mov" target="_blank">http://theatre4film.com/MandysLetter.mov</a><br /><br />Dennis Kahye<br />"Plato's Allegory Of The Cave"<br /><a href="http://allknightproductions.com/dvc6.html" target="_blank">http://allknightproductions.com/dvc6.html</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton<br />"Mirage"<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm" target="_blank">www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><br />Darryl Ahye<br />“Face the Problem”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tisrVoSpzuw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tisrVoSpzuw</a><br />Quicktime<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OQ51O2V4" target="_blank">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OQ51O2V4</a><br />Windows Media<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZL7OY4EP" target="_blank">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZL7OY4EP</a><br /><br />Andrew Hood<br />"Brand New Day"<br /><a href="http://www.tailored-video.com/films/dvc6.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tailored-video.com/films/dvc6.htm</a><br /><br /><br />DAY 5<br /><br />Colton Davie<br />“Striving After Wind”<br />Large Quicktime:<br /><a href="http://bluestatethemovie.com/StrivingAfterWindLarge.mov">http://bluestatethemovie.com/StrivingAfterWindLarge.mov</a><br />Small Quicktime:<br /><a href="http://bluestatethemovie.com/StrivingAfterWind.mov">http://bluestatethemovie.com/StrivingAfterWind.mov</a><br />Windows Media:<br /><a href="http://bluestatethemovie.com/StrivingAfterWind.wmv">http://bluestatethemovie.com/StrivingAfterWind.wmv</a><br /><br />Justin Jesselli<br />"Tageslicht 8/17"<br /><a href="http://www.bonesrattle.com/tageslicht817.mov">http://www.bonesrattle.com/tageslicht817.mov</a><br /><br />Robert Martens<br />"That Wouldn't Happen"<br /><a href="http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/thatwouldn">http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/thatwouldn</a><br /><a href="http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/thatwouldn">http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/thatwouldn</a><br /><br />Eric Gan<br />“The Prophecy”<br /><a href="http://www.brainzstorm.net/dvc/theprophecy.html">http://www.brainzstorm.net/dvc/theprophecy.html</a><br /><br />Jay Silver<br />“The Bright Side”<br /><a href="http://www.zirk.brickfilms.com/media/temp/BrightSide.mov">www.zirk.brickfilms.com/media/temp/BrightSide.mov</a><br /><br /><br />DAY 6<br /><br />Alex Thames<br />“Bloody Sunday”<br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videouploadfinished?docid=246761978595513315&filename=wsb64__Qmxvb2R5IFN1bmRheSBTbWFsbCBTaXpl.wmv">http://video.google.com/videouploadfinished?docid=246761978595513315&filename=wsb64__Qmxvb2R5IFN1bmRheSBTbWFsbCBTaXpl.wmv</a><br /><br />Hugo Pinto<br />"Cage"<br /><a href="http://www.inovaworks.com/users/hjpinto/cage.mov">http://www.inovaworks.com/users/hjpinto/cage.mov</a><br /><br />Adrinn Chelton<br />"The Last Time"<br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1932520986432639003">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1932520986432639003</a><br /><br />Pete Ferling<br />“PLAN B”<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6FDzyNbadY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6FDzyNbadY</a><br /><br />James Huenergardt<br />"Fresh Baked"<br /><a href="http://www.reelinspirations.com/freshbaked/">http://www.reelinspirations.com/freshbaked/</a>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-23878515721150966922007-09-10T21:50:00.000-07:002007-09-10T22:31:12.229-07:00The DV Challenge #5 - FinalistsWow, a year after our first DVC we have just wrapped up the biggest challenge yet. 31 completed entries is a pretty impressive number, and I'm proud to be a part of this with all the rest of you.<br /><br />Just submitting a film is like winning. Talk is cheap and everyone and their uncle are filmmakers these days, so when you actually get something up on screen you are one huge step ahead of everyone else. So here's to you guys and girls!<br /><br />Next, a big thanks to Guy Cochran at <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">www.dvestore.com</a> for putting up a VIDEO IPOD as a prize! Guy has been with us for a long time and while I still haven't figured out a way to enter and win my own competition, he keeps tempting me to do so with great prizes.<br /><br />And of course to our own Mike Teutsch who has donated one of his custom made video dollies as a prize. A prize any filmmaker can use!<br /><br />Also big thanks to Mark Aardsma of ATS Acoustics, a manufacturer of acoustic panels for studios, control rooms, home theater, etc. who has donated a $150 gift certificate to their online store, <a href="http://www.atsacoustics.com/" target="_blank">www.atsacoustics.com</a><br /><br />Then there is a big personal thanks to everyone who has donated cash, bought t-shirts (new ones on sale now!) or volunteered in any other way. It is always appreciated!<br /><br />One personal big thanks to Rob Lohman who has been a huge help both with running the DVC5 as it expanded. Rob, you rock!<br /><br />And finally to Chris Hurd for giving us a home here on DVinfo.net, the best darn video forum out there!<br /><br />Ok, now on to the part you really care about... Who won the darn thing?<br />Well, there were some really fantastic entries. However, there was a pretty even consensus as to the winner... but first the finalists.<br /><br /><br />There was a massive near tie of top films, so instead of posting a Runner Up, I will post in no particular order:<br /><br />THE FINAL FIVE:<br />Michael Fossenkemper - TheWrongTurn<br />Robert Kirkpatrick - The Autumn Queen<br />Bill Gardner - Love Bites<br />Steve Shilson - Tracks of Reality<br />BradleyMarlow - INTROSPECTACLE<br /><br />Congrats guys, these five were great!<br />And yet.... there can be only one champ...<br /><strong>AND THE WINNER OF THE DV CHALLENGE #5 IS:</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>BILL GARDNER - LOVE BITES</strong><br /><br />Three cheers for Bill, fantastic entry!<br /><br />Thanks you all and I hope to see you all back for DVC6!<br /><br />And now...<br />The films!<br />Day 1<br /><br />Bill Gardner<br />Love Bites<br />Good quality: ~58 Mbytes, 480x360, 24p<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/LoveBitesHiBW.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.wrgardner.com/LoveBitesHiBW.wmv</a> or <a href="http://dsp.ucsd.edu/~wgardner/LoveBitesHiBW.wmv" target="_blank">http://dsp.ucsd.edu/~wgardner/LoveBitesHiBW.wmv</a><br />Fair quality: ~20 Mbytes, 320x240, 12p<br /><a href="http://www.wrgardner.com/LoveBitesLoBW.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.wrgardner.com/LoveBitesLoBW.wmv</a> or <a href="http://dsp.ucsd.edu/~wgardner/LoveBitesLoBW.wmv" target="_blank">http://dsp.ucsd.edu/~wgardner/LoveBitesLoBW.wmv</a><br /><br />Steve Shilson<br />Tracks of Reality<br />Windows Media Player Verison (31.7mb)<br /><a href="http://www.steveshilson.com/TracksofReality.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.steveshilson.com/TracksofReality.wmv</a><br />Quicktime HI (34.4mb)<br /><a href="http://www.steveshilson.com/TracksofRealityQT.mov" target="_blank">http://www.steveshilson.com/TracksofRealityQT.mov</a><br />Quicktime LOW (12.8mb)<br /><a href="http://www.steveshilson.com/TracksofRealityQTLOW.mov" target="_blank">http://www.steveshilson.com/TracksofRealityQTLOW.mov</a><br /><br />Bradley L. Marlow<br />INTROSPECTACLE<br /><a href="http://www.wyomingwinking.com/f/Intr...le_blm_320.mov" target="_blank">http://www.wyomingwinking.com/f/Intr...le_blm_320.mov</a><br /><a href="http://ia310113.us.archive.org/2/ite...c5_blm_wmv.wmv" target="_blank">http://ia310113.us.archive.org/2/ite...c5_blm_wmv.wmv</a><br /><br />Robert Martens<br />No Other<br /><a href="http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/noother/noother-wm9.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/noother/noother-wm9.wmv</a><br /><a href="http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/noother/noother-wm7.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.gyroshot.com/movies/noother/noother-wm7.wmv</a><br /><br />Day 2<br /><br />Lorinda Norton & Hugh DiMauroTechniques<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><br />Phil Gioja<br />Take Me Back<br /><a href="http://www.centerstreetproductions.com/dvc5">http://www.centerstreetproductions.com/dvc5</a><br /><br />Dick Mays<br />Jeremy’s Letters<br /><a href="http://www.theatre4film.com/JeremysLetters.mov">www.theatre4film.com/JeremysLetters.mov</a><br /><a href="http://www.theatre4film.com/JeremysLetters.wmv">www.theatre4film.com/JeremysLetters.wmv</a><br /><br />Meryem Ersoz<br />Still Life<br />mp4 link (small version):<br /><a href="http://ia310117.us.archive.org/2/items/dirMErsozplanetEproductionsinc/StillLifeSequence_1MPEG4_Improved_NTSC_Large_Progressive.mp4">http://ia310117.us.archive.org/2/items/dirMErsozplanetEproductionsinc/StillLifeSequence_1MPEG4_Improved_NTSC_Large_Progressive.mp4</a><br />h.264 link (larger, higher rez version):<br /><a href="http://ia310103.us.archive.org/2/items/dirMErsozplanetEproductionsinc_1/StillLife2.mov">http://ia310103.us.archive.org/2/items/dirMErsozplanetEproductionsinc_1/StillLife2.mov</a><br /><br /><br />Day 3<br /><br />Mark Utley<br />Fruit Pursuit<br /><a href="http://www.mumps.ca/fruitpursuit" target="_blank">http://www.mumps.ca/fruitpursuit</a><br /><br />Kris Holodak<br />Lost In DC<br /><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~kholodak/gif/Lost_in_DC.mov" target="_blank">http://home.comcast.net/~kholodak/gif/Lost_in_DC.mov</a><br /><br />Chris Barcellos<br />Proof Of God<br /><a href="http://makeyourfilm.net/Download.html" target="_blank">http://makeyourfilm.net/Download.html</a><br /><br />Darryl Ahye<br />Sherman Reflects<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvzF4mkOF9c" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=zvzF4mkOF9c</a><br /><br /><br />Day 4<br /><br />Michael Fossenkemper<br />The Wrong Turn<br /><a href="http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/DVC5.html" target="_blank">http://www.turtletonestudio.com/films/DVC5.html</a><br /><br />Mugurel Dragusin<br />Theory<br /><a href="http://www.digitallymotion.com/theory428x240.wmv" target="_blank">http://www.digitallymotion.com/theory428x240.wmv</a><br /><br />Volker Krieger<br />Phoenix West<br /><a href="http://www.vk-videokunst.com/phoenixwest.mov" target="_blank">www.vk-videokunst.com/phoenixwest.mov</a><br />Quicktime<br /><a href="http://www.vk-videokunst.com/phoenixwestdivx.avi" target="_blank">www.vk-videokunst.com/phoenixwestdivx.avi</a><br />.AVI<br /><a href="http://www.vk-videokunst.com/phoenixwestmp4.mov" target="_blank">www.vk-videokunst.com/phoenixwestmp4.mov</a><br />(QT 720x576, 12 MB)<br /><br />Joe Winchester<br />G.R.E.<br />Large quicktime (25.6mb)<br /><a href="http://www.carolking.com/joe/G_R_E_large.mov" target="_blank">http://www.carolking.com/joe/G_R_E_large.mov</a><br />Small quicktime (5.3mb)<br /><a href="http://www.carolking.com/joe/G_R_E_small.mov" target="_blank">http://www.carolking.com/joe/G_R_E_small.mov</a><br />H.264 Quicktime (78mb)<br /><a href="http://www.carolking.com/joe/G_R_E_h264.mov" target="_blank">http://www.carolking.com/joe/G_R_E_h264.mov</a><br /><br /><br />Day 5<br /><br />Rich Zlam & Kate Spiegel<br />Mirror Mirror<br /><a href="http://www.ourmedia.org/node/202167" target="_blank">http://www.ourmedia.org/node/202167</a><br /><br />Cory Cone<br />The Escape Artist<br /><a href="http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/theescapeartist.mov">http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/theescapeartist.mov</a><br /><br />Tyler Baptist<br />2.5 Kids<br /><a href="http://www.mumps.ca/video/twopointfivekids.mov" target="_blank">www.mumps.ca/video/twopointfivekids.mov</a><br />(MOV - 55.7mbs) High Quality<br /><a href="http://www.mumps.ca/video/twopointfivekids.wmv" target="_blank">www.mumps.ca/video/twopointfivekids.wmv</a><br />(WMV - 24.4mbs) Medium Quality<br /><br />Mitchell Stookey<br />The St. Louis Light<br /><a href="http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/stlouis.mov" target="_blank">http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/stlouis.mov</a><br /><br /><br />Day 6<br /><br />Bill Hamell<br />Give Away<br /><a href="http://cinebydesign.net/giveaway/giveaway.wmv">http://cinebydesign.net/giveaway/giveaway.wmv</a><br />Windows Media<br /><a href="http://cinebydesign.net//giveaway/giveaway.rm">http://cinebydesign.net//giveaway/giveaway.rm</a><br />Real Media<br /><br />Sean McHenry<br />A Memory Of A Dream<br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3812835321742829711&q=memories+of+a+dream&pl=true">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3812835321742829711&q=memories+of+a+dream&pl=true</a><br /><br />Scott Cozad<br />The Dream Stone<br /><a href="http://slygo.com/dreamstone.asp">http://slygo.com/dreamstone.asp</a><br /><br />Bruce Broussard<br />Who am I<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/whoami.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/whoami.mov</a><br />high resolution<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/WhoAmI_med.mov">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/WhoAmI_med.mov</a><br />full HD<br /><a href="http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/WhoAmI_high.wmv">http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/WhoAmI_high.wmv</a><br /><br /><br />Day 7<br /><br />Andrew Hood<br />Burnt<br /><a href="http://media5.uploadjar.com/file.php?file=uploads/dvc5_burnt_v3xvid.avi">http://media5.uploadjar.com/file.php?file=uploads/dvc5_burnt_v3xvid.avi</a><br />mirror:<br /><a href="http://www.gimehost.com/lCUqrdnCsR6B9TKARak0">http://www.gimehost.com/lCUqrdnCsR6B9TKARak0</a><br /><a href="http://www.gimehost.com/FLQOUiEya1dume7Eqify">http://www.gimehost.com/FLQOUiEya1dume7Eqify</a><br /><br />Edward Slonaker<br />The Road Taken<br /><a href="http://www.elpilon.com/dvc/roadtaken.asf">http://www.elpilon.com/dvc/roadtaken.asf</a><br /><a href="http://www.elpilon.com/dvc/roadtaken_swf.html">http://www.elpilon.com/dvc/roadtaken_swf.html</a><br /><br />Robert Kirkpatrick<br />The Autumn Queen<br /><a href="http://www.crowfeatherfilms.com/dv/autumnqueen.mov">www.crowfeatherfilms.com/dv/autumnqueen.mov</a><br /><br />Joff B. Rein<br />Badcop<br /><a href="http://www.streamload.com/xid/EL/RD3BNZNL4U/badcop.wmv">http://www.streamload.com/xid/EL/RD3BNZNL4U/badcop.wmv</a><br /><a href="http://www.streamload.com/Deliver/Deliver.asp?cxInstID=55689474&nodeID=560103437&returnPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Estreamload%2Ecom%2FNodes%2FNode%2Easp%3FcxInstID%3D55689474%26nodeID%3D968835671">http://www.streamload.com/Deliver/Deliver.asp?cxInstID=55689474&nodeID=560103437&returnPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Estreamload%2Ecom%2FNodes%2FNode%2Easp%3FcxInstID%3D55689474%26nodeID%3D968835671</a><br /><br />Brendan Marnell<br />Raptors Bouncing<br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/Raptors_Bouncing/RaptorsBouncing.mov">http://www.archive.org/download/Raptors_Bouncing/RaptorsBouncing.mov</a><br /><br />Andrew Khalil<br />Who am I<br /><a href="http://www.putfile.com/akhalil">www.putfile.com/akhalil</a><br /><br />Joel L. Young<br />Death After Life<br /><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5345057329269760055">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5345057329269760055</a>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-16467563724991602402007-09-10T21:05:00.000-07:002007-09-10T21:18:13.564-07:00The DV Challenge #4 - Finalists<strong>The DV Challenge Holiday Charity Edition!<br />Total raised: $525</strong><br /><br />Ok ladies and gentleman, we bring another DVC to a close.<br />Possibly the most exciting challenge for us yet (or me anyway) as we've used it to raise $525 for charity!<br /><br />Thanks of course to DVinfo and Chris Hurd, if it wasn't for him we all wouldn't be here.<br /><br />And next to Guy Cochran and Guy Cochran and <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/" target="_blank">http://www.dvestore.com/</a> who turned a big cash prize into a donation. Also thanks to Rob Lohman for his web work!<br /><br />And this time, most importantly, the following DVinfo members who donated generously to our cause.<br />Mike Teutsch<br />Josh Johnson<br />Robert Martens<br />Dylan Couper (me!)<br />Fredrik Larsson<br />Bradley Marlow<br />Pete Bauer<br />Benjamin Durin<br />Lorinda Norton<br />Nick Hiltgen<br />Randall Allen<br />Richard Mays<br />Jon Jones<br />Chris Barcellos<br />Ed Smith<br />Riley Harmon<br />Daniel Rudd<br />Craig Bellaire<br />Mitchell Stookey<br />Sean McHenry<br />Jeff Tyler<br />Bradley Marlow (yes, twice!)<br />Jason Varner<br /><br />Finally, to all those who thanked me for running this, you are welcome, it was my pleasure.<br /><br />Now, what you really want to hear....<br /><br /><strong>The runner up in The DV Challenge #4....</strong><br />Jimmy Bustos - Shark Hunting<br />Congradulations Jimmy, your's stood well out over the crowd with an secure second place. Fantastic work.<br /><br />AND FINALLY...<br /><strong>The winner of Best Film of The DV Challenge #4 is...</strong><br />Lorinda Norton - Soot Happens<br /><br />Congradulations Lorinda! Great work, great characters, funny, and with spirit. You deserved this for sure. I hope you have a charity picked out, because you are about to give someone a hell of a Christmas gift.<br /><br />And with that, please enjoy the following movies!<br /><br />Sean McHenry<br />QT version<br /><a href="http://24.210.27.182/Videos/DVC4/Off_the_Radar.mov">http://24.210.27.182/Videos/DVC4/Off_the_Radar.mov</a><br />Windows Media<br />mms://24.210.27.182:1755/DVC4/Off_the_Radar.wmv<br />Real Media version:<br />rtsp://24.210.27.182/DVC2/Secrets_Original.rmvb<br /><br />Mugurel Dragusin<br />Lo Version<br /><a href="http://www2.digitallymotion.com/~jq/Liquid360.mov">http://www2.digitallymotion.com/~jq/Liquid360.mov</a><br />Hi Version<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/8905729/Liquid720.mov.html">http://rapidshare.de/files/8905729/Liquid720.mov.html</a><br />WMV<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/9168275/Liquid320.wmv.html">http://rapidshare.de/files/9168275/Liquid320.wmv.html</a><br /><br />Craig BellaireWindows Media<br /><a href="http://bellaire.homestead.com/files/MediaFiles/FingerPrint.wmv">http://bellaire.homestead.com/files/MediaFiles/FingerPrint.wmv</a><br />QT 4<br /><a href="http://bellaire.homestead.com/files/MediaFiles/FingerPrint.mov">http://bellaire.homestead.com/files/MediaFiles/FingerPrint.mov</a><br /><br />Ed Smith<br />Mini website<br /><a href="http://www.ejjsproductions.co.uk/lsindex.htm">http://www.ejjsproductions.co.uk/lsindex.htm</a><br />Download page<br /><a href="http://www.ejjsproductions.co.uk/download.htm">http://www.ejjsproductions.co.uk/download.htm</a><br /><br />Dylan Couper<br /><a href="http://www.thedvchallenge.com/movies/dvc04/dylanwishlist.mov">www.thedvchallenge.com/movies/dvc04/dylanwishlist.mov</a><br /><br />Benjamin Durin<br /><a href="http://markets.specialists.free.fr/dvc4/entry.html">http://markets.specialists.free.fr/dvc4/entry.html</a><br /><br />Jimmy Bustos<br /><a href="http://www.putfile.com/delsur">http://www.putfile.com/delsur</a><br /><br />Mike Teutsch<br />(download link as target)<br /><a href="http://treasurecoastvideo.com/DV4.wmv">http://treasurecoastvideo.com/DV4.wmv</a><br /><br />Dick Mays<br />(small)<br /><a href="http://www.cyclefree.com/scripts/video/advent.wmv">http://www.cyclefree.com/scripts/video/advent.wmv</a><br />(large)<br /><a href="http://www.winderbarrowtheatre.org/shows/videos/AdventQT3.mov">http://www.winderbarrowtheatre.org/shows/videos/AdventQT3.mov</a><br /><br />Mitchell Stookey<br /><a href="http://mitch.xstreamhost.com/OperationChristmasSpirit.mov">http://mitch.xstreamhost.com/OperationChristmasSpirit.mov</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><br />Riley Harmon<br /><a href="http://www.rileyharmon.com/temp/in_search_of_spirit.mpg">http://www.rileyharmon.com/temp/in_search_of_spirit.mpg</a>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-87259118692131003862007-09-10T20:36:00.000-07:002007-09-10T20:57:44.901-07:00The DV Challenge #3The DV Challenge #3 - Finalists<br />The winners are listed at the bottom.<br /><br />Monday's releases:<br />Meryem Ersoz – “Obsolete Technologies”<br /><a href="http://ia300143.us.archive.org/0/items/planetEproductionsincdirMErsoz_21/Obsolete_TechnologiesH264.mov">http://ia300143.us.archive.org/0/items/planetEproductionsincdirMErsoz_21/Obsolete_TechnologiesH264.mov</a><br />MP4:<br /><a href="http://ia300127.us.archive.org/1/items/Obsolete_Technologies/ObsoleteTechnologies.mp4">http://ia300127.us.archive.org/1/items/Obsolete_Technologies/ObsoleteTechnologies.mp4</a><br /><br />Philip Jackson – “Erasure”<br />Large (22mb - 640 x 360)<br /><a href="http://www.slpnz.com/dvc3-erasure/Erasure-DVC3-LARGE.mov">http://www.slpnz.com/dvc3-erasure/Erasure-DVC3-LARGE.mov</a><br />Small (13mb - 320 x 180)<br /><a href="http://www.slpnz.com/dvc3-erasure/Erasure-DVC3.mov">http://www.slpnz.com/dvc3-erasure/Erasure-DVC3.mov</a><br /><br />Bradley L Marlow – “Iris The Killer”<br /><a href="http://www.wyomingwinking.builderspot.com/f/IRIStheKILLER_blm_DVC3.mov">http://www.wyomingwinking.builderspot.com/f/IRIStheKILLER_blm_DVC3.mov</a><br /><br />Rich Zlanay – “The Jealous Camera”<br /><a href="http://ia300112.us.archive.org/1/items/The_Jealous_Camera/jcamera.mov">http://ia300112.us.archive.org/1/items/The_Jealous_Camera/jcamera.mov</a><br /><br />Fredrik Larsson – “A Camera To Die For”<br />Windows Media, 13 MB, best quality<br /><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/003/a_camera_to_die_for.wmv">http://www.apollologic.com/movies/003/a_camera_to_die_for.wmv</a><br />Quicktime, 9 MB<br /><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/003/a_camera_to_die_for.mov">http://www.apollologic.com/movies/003/a_camera_to_die_for.mov</a><br /><br />TUESDAY<br /><br />Jeff Tyler – “Still Life”<br /><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~sk8npirate/dvc3/StillLife_web_30fps.mov">http://home.comcast.net/~sk8npirate/dvc3/StillLife_web_30fps.mov</a><br /><br />Elvis Deane – “Flash”<br /><a href="http://www.astoundingadventures.com/shorts/flash/">http://www.astoundingadventures.com/shorts/flash/</a><br /><br />Jean-Philippe Archibald – "Filature (Shadowing)"<br />SMALL version (320 X 180, 9.5 mb)<br /><a href="http://sunensa.uqac.ca/~jparchib/dvc3/filature_small.mov">http://sunensa.uqac.ca/~jparchib/dvc3/filature_small.mov</a><br />BIG version (640 X 360, 27 mb)<br /><a href="http://sunensa.uqac.ca/~jparchib/dvc3/filature_big.mov">http://sunensa.uqac.ca/~jparchib/dvc3/filature_big.mov</a><br /><br />Andy Paul – "Speed Camera Kills"<br /><a href="http://www.ourmedia.org/ia/details/AndyPaulSpeedCameraKills">www.ourmedia.org/ia/details/AndyPaulSpeedCameraKills</a><br />10 meg3rd link<br /><a href="http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/andypaul/SpeedCameraKills.wmv">http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/andypaul/SpeedCameraKills.wmv</a><br />10 meg<br /><a href="http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/andypaul/SpeedCameraKills.rm">http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/andypaul/SpeedCameraKills.rm</a><br />1.5 meg (Real Player) Not good quality render but good for slow connection.<br /><br />Josh Johnson – "Continuum"<br /><a href="http://www.josh-j.com/continuum/">http://www.josh-j.com/continuum/</a><br /><br />WEDNESDAY<br /><br />Tyler Baptist – "Snap Shot"<br /><a href="http://ia300107.us.archive.org/0/items/TylerBaptistSnapShot_0/snapshot_cc.mov">http://ia300107.us.archive.org/0/items/TylerBaptistSnapShot_0/snapshot_cc.mov</a><br /><br />Sean McHenry – "Frame 37"<br /><a href="http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/Cameras%20Final.mov">http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/Cameras%20Final.mov</a><br /><br />Andrew Johnson and Lisa Lopez – "Sweet Talker"<br /><a href="http://www.stephenv2.com/sweet/sweet-talker.htm">http://www.stephenv2.com/sweet/sweet-talker.htm</a><br /><br />Dick Mays – "Ektachrome"<br /><a href="http://www.winderbarrowtheatre.org/shows/videos/ektachrome.htm">http://www.winderbarrowtheatre.org/shows/videos/ektachrome.htm</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton – "Last WordsFor The Masses"<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm</a><br /><br />Thursday<br /><br />Jeff Sayre – "Gardens Of Tomorrow 2"<br /><a href="http://www.sayremedia.com/GOT_Part2.html">http://www.sayremedia.com/GOT_Part2.html</a><br /><br />Sean Buck – "Snap"<br /><a href="http://www.jargonent.com/snaplarge.mov">http://www.jargonent.com/snaplarge.mov</a><br /><a href="http://www.jargonent.com/snapmed.mov">http://www.jargonent.com/snapmed.mov</a><br /><a href="http://www.jargonent.com/Snapsmall.mov">http://www.jargonent.com/Snapsmall.mov</a><br /><br />Armin DeFiesta – "Out Of Focus"<br />LARGE<br /><a href="http://srtred.com/CarVidz/Out_of_Focus_27MB.wmv">http://srtred.com/CarVidz/Out_of_Focus_27MB.wmv</a><br />SMALL<br /><a href="http://srtred.com/CarVidz/Out_of_Focus_9MB.wmv">http://srtred.com/CarVidz/Out_of_Focus_9MB.wmv</a><br /><br />Mike Teutsch - "Reactions"<br />Click on the DV#3 link on this page<br /><a href="http://treasurecoastvideo.com/">http://treasurecoastvideo.com/</a><br /><br />Mitchell Stookey – "The Drama Project"<br /><a href="http://mitch.xstreamhost.com/TheDramaProject.mov">http://mitch.xstreamhost.com/TheDramaProject.mov</a><br /><br /><br />FRIDAY<br /><br />Scott Hebert - "Because Nice Guys Finish Last"<br />Small<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/5192101/DVC__3_POKER_SMALL.mov.html">http://rapidshare.de/files/5192101/DVC__3_POKER_SMALL.mov.html</a><br />Large<br /><a href="http://rapidshare.de/files/5191767/DVC__3_POKER.mov.html">http://rapidshare.de/files/5191767/DVC__3_POKER.mov.html</a><br /><br />Jason Varner – "The Best Buy"<br /><a href="http://www.ontapusa.com/dvchallenge/thebestbuy.mov">http://www.ontapusa.com/dvchallenge/thebestbuy.mov</a><br /><br />Hugo Pinto – "The Visionary"<br /><a href="http://www.palacecam.com/hugo/dvc3/index.html">http://www.palacecam.com/hugo/dvc3/index.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.palacecam.com/hugo/dvc3/">http://www.palacecam.com/hugo/dvc3/</a><br /><br />Nick Hiltgen – "Iris"<br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/edgefox/iMovieTheater6.html">http://homepage.mac.com/edgefox/iMovieTheater6.html</a><br /><br />Jon Jones – "Grim Parallax"<br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/Grim_Parallax/Menu110.html">http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/Grim_Parallax/Menu110.html</a><br /><br />Michael Gibbons – "Death Takes A Picture"<br /><a href="http://users.frii.com/bartle/Death%20Takes%20A%20Picture%20FINAL.mov">http://users.frii.com/bartle/Death%20Takes%20A%20Picture%20FINAL.mov</a><br /><br />Pete Bauer – "Self Made"<br />NOTE: Link at far bottom of the page<br /><a href="http://www.geosynchrony.com/scratchpad.htm">http://www.geosynchrony.com/scratchpad.htm</a><br /><br /><br /><div>Ah, another DV Challenge has come and gone. We've all taken an extra week off our lives in the process of making a 3 minute short film. Was it worth it? It will be for three lucky people who get to take home some kick ass prizes from The DVestore.com and Chimera lighting!<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>First off, big thanks to Guy Cochran, who put up a wickedly sweet prize of a NEW FRICKEN VIDEO CAMERA, and Beachtek for adding in an XLR adapter. And of course Stand Hennigh and Chimera Lighting for donating a spread of lighting gear!<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>Compliments of DVC#3 sponsors BeachTek and The DVeStore.com and Chimera Lighting... <strong>The grand prize will consist of a Canon Optura 50 with a BeachTek DXA-2S XLR adapter, as well as a Chimera 24 x 32 Video Pro Lightbank and Speed Ring<br /></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div></div><div>Thanks of course to Chris Hurd for letting us run The DV Challenge on DVinfo.net!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>And now the winners.</div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:</strong></div><div>Bradley L. Marlow – Iris The Killer</div><div>Congradulations Bradley, it was well deserved. <br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>RUNNER UP</strong></div><div>Bradley L. Marlow – Iris The Killer</div><div>Congradulations Bradley! Awesome work.<br /><br /></div><div></div><div>And finally...</div><div></div><div><strong>BEST PICTURE FOR THE DV CHALLENGE #3:</strong></div><div></div><div>Jean-Philippe Archibald – "Filature"</div><div>Congradulations Jean-Philippe! Fantastic piece!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Thanks to everyone else who competed, because of you DVC3 was fantastic. Hope to see you all back for DVC4!</div>The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-69050223294849918272007-09-10T20:27:00.000-07:002007-09-10T20:59:16.805-07:00The DV Challenge #2DV Challenge #2 Entries<br />First, before I announce the winners... I must thank Chris Hurd for letting us run this here, as well as running the best damn video forum out there.<br /><br />Next, a big thanks to Guy Cochran and <a href="http://www.dvestore.com/">http://www.dvestore.com/</a> for providing some excellent prizes for the winners.<br /><br />After that, I've got to thank DVinfo moderators Michael Wisniewski, Ed Smith, and Rob Lohman who rounded out the judging with Guy Cochran and myself. Judging this one was tough, and these guys put a lot of work in their decisions. Also a second round of thanks to Rob Lohman for helping out with web rendering questions.<br /><br />And since all you participants have thanked me at one time or another, via email or the forum, I'd just like to say, you are all welcome! It was a lot of work, but a lot of fun, and it also got me off my own butt to shoot something.<br /><br />And finally, thanks to all of you for entering. If it wasn't for you all....judging would be a lot faster! But thanks.<br /><br /><strong>Sean McHenry - “Secrets”<br />Winner: BEST PICTURE<br /></strong><a href="http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/">http://www.surgetechservices.com/smchenry/</a><br /><br /><strong>Mitchell Stookey - “Monday At The Office”<br />Winner: RUNER-UP<br /></strong><a href="http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/mitchsecrets.mov">http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/mitchsecrets.mov</a><br /><br /><strong>Daniel Kohl - “Secret Functions Of The Manfrotto 501”<br />Winner: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY<br /></strong><a href="http://www.marq5.de/DVinfonet_challange2/Kaka-Furz-Sorenson.mov">http://www.marq5.de/DVinfonet_challange2/Kaka-Furz-Sorenson.mov</a><br /><a href="http://www.marq5.de/DVinfonet_challange2/Kaka-Furz-H.264-800-kBit-Streaming.mov">http://www.marq5.de/DVinfonet_challange2/Kaka-Furz-H.264-800-kBit-Streaming.mov</a><br /><br />Benjamin Durin - “The Secrets”<br /><a href="http://www2.qkgame.com/dvc/secretsbig.html">http://www2.qkgame.com/dvc/secretsbig.html</a><br /><a href="http://www2.qkgame.com/dvc/secretssmall.html">http://www2.qkgame.com/dvc/secretssmall.html</a><br /><br />Fredrik Larsson - “The Secret Of Ale Stones”<br /><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/002/the_secret_of_ale_stones.mov">http://www.apollologic.com/movies/002/the_secret_of_ale_stones.mov</a><br /><a href="http://www.apollologic.com/movies/002/the_secret_of_ale_stones.wmv">http://www.apollologic.com/movies/002/the_secret_of_ale_stones.wmv</a><br /><br />LeEarl Rugland - ”Secrets Never Die”<br /><a href="http://www.wiktel.net/digital/movie/secretsneverdie.wmv">http://www.wiktel.net/digital/movie/secretsneverdie.wmv</a><br /><br />Cory Cone - “Cleaners”<br /><a href="http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/secret.mov">http://cory.xstreamhost.com/short%20films/secret.mov</a><br /><br />Kyle Edwards - “Secret Proposal”<br /><a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=29H1992C">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=29H1992C</a><br /><br />Meryem Ersoz – “All Good Dogs”<br /><a href="http://www.ourmedia.org/node/29794">http://www.ourmedia.org/node/29794</a><br /><a href="http://ia108620.us.archive.org/1/items/All_Good_Dogs/Allgooddogs.mov">http://ia108620.us.archive.org/1/items/All_Good_Dogs/Allgooddogs.mov</a><br /><br />Chris Thiele – Secret Fear<br /><a href="http://www.dsvid.com/DVinfo/">http://www.dsvid.com/DVinfo/</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton - ”Under Wraps”<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clip.htm">http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clip.htm</a><br /><br />Fred Finn - "Blessed"<br /><a href="http://3ffilms.com/html/films/OV.htm">http://3ffilms.com/html/films/OV.htm</a><br /><br />Michael Gibbons - “The Cask Of Malta”<br /><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~raffertygibbons/cask_of_malta.mov">http://home.comcast.net/~raffertygibbons/cask_of_malta.mov</a><br />Better<br /><a href="http://home.comcast.net/~raffertygibbons/malta2.mov">http://home.comcast.net/~raffertygibbons/malta2.mov</a><br /><br />Jeff Sayre - “Gardens Of Tomorrow”<br /><a href="http://www.sayremedia.com/">http://www.sayremedia.com/</a><br /><br />Stephen Van Vuuren – “Lost Souls”<br /><a href="http://stephenv2.com/lost_souls/">http://stephenv2.com/lost_souls/</a><br /><br />Barbara Cole - “The Researcher”<br /><a href="http://www.extremewebs.org/dvchallange">http://www.extremewebs.org/dvchallange</a><br /><br />Bryan Mitchell - “The Parrot’s Secret”<br /><a href="http://www.transcendentfilms.com/secret.mov">http://www.transcendentfilms.com/secret.mov</a><br /><br />Mike Teutsch – “Secret Lies And Obsessions”<br /><a href="http://treasurecoastvideo.com/machineit/">http://treasurecoastvideo.com/machineit/</a><br /><br />Jon Jones - “Secret Recipe”<br /><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/Lunarparcel_Movies/iMovieTheater107.html">http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/Lunarparcel_Movies/iMovieTheater107.html</a><br /><br />Chase Davis – “Chase Is A Liar”<br /><a href="http://www.chaseinyourface.com/Videos/chase%20liar.wmv">http://www.chaseinyourface.com/Videos/chase%20liar.wmv</a><br /><br />Additional awards based on merit:<br />Outstanding Visual EffectsJeff Sayre-Gardens of Tomorrow<br />Best ScoreChris Thiele –Secret Fear<br />Best ComedyMike Teutsch –Secret Lies And ObsessionsThe DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-29766957311405267692007-09-10T20:22:00.000-07:002007-09-16T13:19:12.442-07:00DVC1Here are our competitors for the first DV Challenge:<br />Aaron Koolen[b]Winner: BEST PICTURE[/b]<br />56K version<br /><a href="http://www.aza-n-dee.net/trapped/footagemodem.html">http://www.aza-n-dee.net/trapped/footagemodem.html</a><br />256K version<br /><a href="http://www.aza-n-dee.net/trapped/footage256K.html">http://www.aza-n-dee.net/trapped/footage256K.html</a><br />1MB version<br /><a href="http://www.aza-n-dee.net/trapped/footage1M.html">http://www.aza-n-dee.net/trapped/footage1M.html</a><br /><br />Lorinda Norton<br /><a href="http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clip.htm">www.bluejeanvideo.com/clip.htm</a><br /><br />Barry Gribble<br /><a href="http://www.integralarts.com/trapped/trapped.htm">http://www.integralarts.com/trapped/trapped.htm</a><br /><br />Mitchell Stookey<br /><a href="http://zed.cbc.ca/go?c=contentPage&CONTENT_ID=238499&user=mitchellstookey">http://zed.cbc.ca/go?c=contentPage&CONTENT_ID=238499&user=mitchellstookey</a><br /><br />Jon Jones<br />http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/Lunarparcel_Movies/iMovieTheater102.htmlThe DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-70035887507724580632007-09-10T20:21:00.000-07:002007-09-16T13:20:27.807-07:00How It WorksHow it works:<br /><br />The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DV</span> Challenge is exactly that, a challenge, but not just against your competitors, against yourself! One of the hardest things about making short films is actually getting up off your butt and doing it. This contest is designed to do just that.<br /><br />It works like this:<br /><br />First, log on to our host forum <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/" target="_blank">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/</a> It is free! You will need to do this so you can access the SIGN UP thread in our forum, found at: <a href="http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=100" target="_blank">http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/forumdisplay.php?f=100</a>.<br /><br />This allows you quick access to help from the thousands of forum members on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DVinfo</span>.net, should you need it. It will also allow you to post a thread dedicated to your movie, so that viewers can give you direct feedback about it and you can share your filming experiences. It is totally free to sign up! If you want to support The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">DV</span> Challenge, click out support thread link on the left.<br /><br /><br />Once you post in the sign up thread your intention on competing on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">DVinfo</span>.net, you should do a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pre</span>-production, gather a few actors, a choice of locations, and some help.<br /><br />From there all you need to do is wait for the contest theme to be announced on the starting day (usually a Thursday morning PST). Once the theme is posted, you will have until the following Sunday night, 10 days later, to write and shoot a story revolving around it. Generally, you should write your script on the Thursday, and shoot over the weekend.<br /><br />From there you can take the following week to do any re-shoots, and all your editing. That is if you like doing things the easy way!<br /><br />From there, upload it to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">http://www.youtube.com/</a>, adding a title that says "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">thedvchallenge</span>.com presents" and list it with our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Youtube</span> account (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">TheDVChallenge</span>)<br /><br />You are welcome to host a high quality version on your own <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">webspace</span>, and submit both.<br /><br />Once your film is online, email the link to your movie to <a href="mailto:thedvchallenge@gmail.com">thedvchallenge@gmail.com</a> before the Sunday at midnight deadline. The sooner you get it in the better. Please include your name and title in the email subject line, and the following information in the body of the email formatted exactly like this:<br /><br />Your Name<br />"Title Of Your Movie"<br /><a href="http://www.theyoutubelink.here/">http://www.theyoutubelink.here/</a><br /><br />After all the films have been submitted, we post 4 or 5 a day the following week for all to watch.<br />Do not post your link anywhere else until we have screened it on the forum the following week.<br />After all the films have "screened" on our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">DVinfo</span>.net forum, this site, and our newsletter, then the judging begins. Anyone who submits a film is a judge! Part of competing is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">judging</span>. Watch all your competitors films, and email your top 3 choices, in order of 1st, 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">nd</span>, and 3rd, to <a href="mailto:thedvchallenge@gmail.com">thedvchallenge@gmail.com</a> before the Sunday night following the screening. The winners are usually announced Monday morning. For more Judging information, please see the link on the left.The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15197980.post-4092301893610542952007-09-10T20:20:00.000-07:002007-10-24T16:13:36.337-07:00The DV Challenge Official RulesHere are the official rules of The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DV</span> Challenge.<br /><br />These apply to all contests, unless specified otherwise by individual contest rules (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ie</span>. extended time limit, music, so on...)<br /><br /><strong>GUIDELINES</strong><br />The maximum duration of your film is three minutes, plus an additional 20 seconds for credits. You ARE allowed to use part of the additional 20 seconds for your film if you need it. There is no penalty for films shorter than 3 minutes, so you can enter with a 40 second film if you like.<br /><br />Your film must open with a title reading "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">thedvchallenge</span>.com presents" Please note the URL is "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">thedvchallenge</span>.com" and not "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dvchallenge</span>.com" You may use any font, in order to make it congruent with the look and feel of your film.<br /><br />All good stories need a good title! Your film must have a title which must show at the beginning of your film following "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">thedvchallenge</span>.com presents"! Whenever you email us, please include the title. It makes life so much easier.<br />Please, do not make the title the same or similar to the theme. If the theme is “cats”, don’t call your movie “Cats”, “The Cats”, or “A Cat”.<br />Very descriptive titles are good as it helps your film stick out in the judges minds when trying to remember which film is which. Films titled “untitled” will be frowned upon.<br /><br /><br /><strong>WEB VERSIONS</strong><br />You are entirely responsible for putting your film up on the web. If your film is not available for all to see at the scheduled time, it is not our responsibility and you are out of judging.<br /><br />We <strong>strongly request</strong><strong> </strong>that one version of the film you submit be on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Youtube</span>, for quick and repeated viewing, as well as long term archiving so that people will be able to watch it for a long time after the challenge is over.<br /><br />You are welcome to host your own high resolution version of your film for people who prefer to watch a higher quality version.<br /><br />We will post up to a total of three versions so the audience has several viewing options.<br /><br />Please do not post links to your film publicly before we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">officially</span> release it in the week following the deadline. After the deadline, we encourage you to promote it as much as you can.<br /><br /><br /><strong>DEADLINE</strong><br />When the theme is announced on a Thursday, the deadline is 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time the following Sunday night (10 days later). We often grant a few extra hours of leeway to those who submit it late into Sunday night, as long as the link is in our inbox by Monday morning.<br /><br /><br /><strong>CONTENT</strong><br />YOUR FILM MUST BE ALL YOUR OWN MATERIAL, or you must have legal right to use it, such as copyright free music or properly licensed music. You must credit any other artists in your credit roll.<br /><br />YOUR FILM MUST BE NEW AS OF THE START DATE. You cannot use video shot before the start date of the challenge. You may not submit a film that you shot previously. Some exceptions may be made for royalty free stock footage on a case by case basis. Royalty free music is excluded from this rule.<br /><br />Photo montages and animation (including stop-motion) are not acceptable as submissions. Films may include photo montages and animation in limited quantity if it is critical to the story.<br /><br />Visual effects of all types are allowed.<br /><br />You retain 100% ownership of your film, and are 100% responsible for its content.The DV Challengehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12954943276472229197noreply@blogger.com