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Lorinda Norton · May 18th, 2010, 07:30 PM

Thanks to one Dylan Couper I am out of my quagmire and [maybe] off to the races! A little whining to him about not knowing what to do paid off with him giving me a GREAT idea. Now if my pals come through we should be in business.

How about you? :)

Robert Martens · May 19th, 2010, 02:22 AM

Congratulations (and "giggity") on escaping your quagmire. I have a guess as to your idea, but I won't say anything, in case I'm right. Break a leg with it, in any event.

I managed an idea during the preliminary stage of this thing, once it was announced that we'd be doing "video industry" stuff, and although I waited until the theme was presented to decide on it once and for all, the "attention to detail" thing means it should still work. It's a fictional orientation video, of sorts, which is all I'll say for now.

I ended up swapping day and night, as I predicted, just like every other time we have one of these competitions. I'm probably going to be up all night again (strictly speaking, I already have; it's twenty past four AM as I type this), but with any luck I can use this time to bang out a script, and in short order I can get shooting. Luckily that space in the basement is still clear from my disappointing trek through the jungle.

Dick Mays · May 19th, 2010, 10:10 AM

What does "attention to detail" mean? Kind of leaves things wide open. So I've going fictional narrative but including a lot of closeup shots to evoke the mood.

Lorinda Norton · May 19th, 2010, 01:56 PM

I take it to mean don't be cutting any corners, whether with the script or the technical side of things. Extra points for great audio, great shot selections, great lighting and camera technique, etc. Here's another look at #2 in the theme announcement thread:

2) Production value - here is where you really need to pay attention to detail to win. The judges will this time be looking hard at your camera/editing/sound/music/titles.

Lorinda Norton · May 19th, 2010, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Martens

I have a guess as to your idea, but I won't say anything, in case I'm right.

Robert, if you guess this one I'm going to think you've hacked into my email. But then again, you know Dylan and my ways pretty well. :)

You and I should shoot a nighttime film together since we're generally up all hours of the night anyway.

Dylan Couper · May 19th, 2010, 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dick Mays

What does "attention to detail" mean? Kind of leaves things wide open. So I've going fictional narrative but including a lot of closeup shots to evoke the mood.

As Lorinda says, it means - pay attention to all aspects of your production; light, sound, music, camera work, editing.

Mugurel Dragusin · May 20th, 2010, 02:04 AM

Dylan, I am sure you will check the FAQ section as well sometimes before the end of the challenge :P

Clint Harmon · May 20th, 2010, 08:10 AM

I still a bit confused on this challenge.

Can I just submit on of my commercials that I will be shooting this month? As long as it pertains to the theme...

Lorinda Norton · May 20th, 2010, 08:42 AM

By all means, Clint! That would be great!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugurel Dragusin

Designing titles for a fictional feature film would qualify as a valid entry?

Pretty much anything goes this round, Mugurel. The trick with an idea like designing titles is making it compelling. Judge anything you might like to do by the criteria Dylan gave and go from there.

Industrial videos, training, promotional--whether real or fictional, any type of event (like soapbox racing, local celebrations, etc.) --it's wide open!

Andris Krastins · May 27th, 2010, 07:20 AM

I'm also a bit confused about the theme and I'm not sure I can pull it together till the end date, but I'll try.
Currently have two projects in early development which I could in theory put to use for this challenge, or maybe I'll decide not to rush them and skip this time.

Dylan Couper · May 29th, 2010, 10:53 AM

I'm surprised anyone can be confused by this... there is no theme, it's a challenge to pay attention to detail... add sound effects, music, titles, etc... This is the simplest challenge we've ever done. You can shoot basically anything from the world of video production.

Me? I'm doing a "talking head" type project, it'll be about a 30 minute shoot, tops. Rained out today though.

Dale Guthormsen · May 31st, 2010, 08:29 AM

Good Morning,

I was going to give this a try this round but I have one major stumbling block.

I need to use a couple very short clips for the introduction which were shot at a different time of year as they are totally unavailable at this time, perhaps 15 0r 20 seconds.

Would that be unacceptable?

Thanks,

Dale Guthormsen

Dick Mays · May 31st, 2010, 11:22 AM

Dale,

Doesn't that fall under the "Don't ask, don't tell policy? Or did they repeal that..."

Attention to detail finally got me off the stick enough to design a trailing credit logo. I always liked Lorinda's and was coveting one of my own. It's my favorite part of this one.

Lorinda Norton · June 1st, 2010, 12:57 AM

Dale, I'll ask Dylan about your predicament. He hates to see someone not submit a film because of things like that. BUT, the rules are quite plain so I don't know. Is there any possible workaround so you don't need that 15-20 seconds of footage?

Lorinda Norton · June 2nd, 2010, 07:38 PM

Hi Dale,

I sent a message to you by gmail on June 1. Did you receive it?

May 18th, 2010, 07:30 PM	#1
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	How's it going? Thanks to one Dylan Couper I am out of my quagmire and [maybe] off to the races! A little whining to him about not knowing what to do paid off with him giving me a GREAT idea. Now if my pals come through we should be in business. How about you? :) __________________ Lorinda

May 19th, 2010, 01:56 PM	#4
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	I take it to mean don't be cutting any corners, whether with the script or the technical side of things. Extra points for great audio, great shot selections, great lighting and camera technique, etc. Here's another look at #2 in the theme announcement thread: 2) Production value - here is where you really need to pay attention to detail to win. The judges will this time be looking hard at your camera/editing/sound/music/titles. __________________ Lorinda

May 20th, 2010, 02:04 AM	#7
Mugurel Dragusin Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Philippines Posts: 253	Dylan, I am sure you will check the FAQ section as well sometimes before the end of the challenge :P __________________ Lost signature, if you find it, please return it to me, thank you.

May 27th, 2010, 07:20 AM	#10
Andris Krastins Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Lielvārde, Latvia Posts: 326	I'm also a bit confused about the theme and I'm not sure I can pull it together till the end date, but I'll try. Currently have two projects in early development which I could in theory put to use for this challenge, or maybe I'll decide not to rush them and skip this time. __________________ Our Fire Films - a free film project.

May 29th, 2010, 10:53 AM	#11
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	I'm surprised anyone can be confused by this... there is no theme, it's a challenge to pay attention to detail... add sound effects, music, titles, etc... This is the simplest challenge we've ever done. You can shoot basically anything from the world of video production. Me? I'm doing a "talking head" type project, it'll be about a 30 minute shoot, tops. Rained out today though. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

May 19th, 2010, 02:22 AM	#2
Robert Martens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 820	Congratulations (and "giggity") on escaping your quagmire. I have a guess as to your idea, but I won't say anything, in case I'm right. Break a leg with it, in any event. I managed an idea during the preliminary stage of this thing, once it was announced that we'd be doing "video industry" stuff, and although I waited until the theme was presented to decide on it once and for all, the "attention to detail" thing means it should still work. It's a fictional orientation video, of sorts, which is all I'll say for now. I ended up swapping day and night, as I predicted, just like every other time we have one of these competitions. I'm probably going to be up all night again (strictly speaking, I already have; it's twenty past four AM as I type this), but with any luck I can use this time to bang out a script, and in short order I can get shooting. Luckily that space in the basement is still clear from my disappointing trek through the jungle.

May 19th, 2010, 10:10 AM	#3
Dick Mays Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 690	What does "attention to detail" mean? Kind of leaves things wide open. So I've going fictional narrative but including a lot of closeup shots to evoke the mood.

May 20th, 2010, 08:10 AM	#8
Clint Harmon Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Port Charlotte, Florida Posts: 104	I still a bit confused on this challenge. Can I just submit on of my commercials that I will be shooting this month? As long as it pertains to the theme...

May 31st, 2010, 08:29 AM	#12
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Good Morning, I was going to give this a try this round but I have one major stumbling block. I need to use a couple very short clips for the introduction which were shot at a different time of year as they are totally unavailable at this time, perhaps 15 0r 20 seconds. Would that be unacceptable? Thanks, Dale Guthormsen __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

May 31st, 2010, 11:22 AM	#13
Dick Mays Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 690	Dale, Doesn't that fall under the "Don't ask, don't tell policy? Or did they repeal that..." Attention to detail finally got me off the stick enough to design a trailing credit logo. I always liked Lorinda's and was coveting one of my own. It's my favorite part of this one.

June 1st, 2010, 12:57 AM	#14
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Dale, I'll ask Dylan about your predicament. He hates to see someone not submit a film because of things like that. BUT, the rules are quite plain so I don't know. Is there any possible workaround so you don't need that 15-20 seconds of footage? __________________ Lorinda

June 2nd, 2010, 07:38 PM	#15
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Hi Dale, I sent a message to you by gmail on June 1. Did you receive it? __________________ Lorinda