For Glory & Honour: Take 2

I would like to see if anyone is interested in entering a short film for the next challenge. I'm willing to create a web site for this challenge in order to supply links for all of the entries.

This forum will still remain our main base of operations.

I would also like to change the time-frame to allow 2 to 3 weeks of filming/editing time from the date of the theme announcement.

We need a MINIMUM of 10 entries. Please post in this thread if you are interested. Once we receive at least 10 applicants we'll announce a theme and a deadline. This is for film-makers of all ranges, from beginners... to experts.

The goal: Practice and fun!

I've contacted Chris to see if he's alright with this.

If you are interested... please sign up!

EDIT: Film time limit = 4 minutes or less, excluding closing credits. Keep them simple though.
The Theme/Genre will be announced on February 16th 2007. The deadline for entries will be March 2nd.
Please limit the file size to 75 MB or less.

All of the footage for this contest must be new/original footage. You must also have the rights to any music that you use.

Thanks,

Mike

Always good for one of these, sign me up...

Great! I've added this page to my site...
Honour & Glory Film Challenge (http://www.morecowbellpictures.com/HGFilmChallenge.html)

Once we get going I'll upload the films to my site for viewing/download purposes. That way we only have to go to one place in order to find all of the entries.

Mike

I might be interested, but where can I find more info before I commit to anything?

Hi Nick, I'm going to have the theme announced on February 16th. I'm also working on ideas to make this different from other challenges. Instead of a one word theme I may use a specific film genre. Stay tuned!

I'm also going to allow 2 full weeks to complete the entry. The deadline for entries will be March 2nd 2007.

The film entry will have a 4 minute time limit. This limit will include any intros but will not include closing credits as part of the time limit. Just keep the credits simple though.

I would also like to keep the download size to 75MB or less.

Mike

I might sign up... I am not sure yet. I would like to know what your plans are before I commit to it. When I say that, I mean are you going to make it a "one word theme", or a Genre? And also, whats the deal on upload? I would upload mine to youtube, or do you have something else in mind?

Let me know when you decide.
~Gabriel

I might sign up... I am not sure yet. I would like to know what your plans are before I commit to it. When I say that, I mean are you going to make it a "one word theme", or a Genre? And also, whats the deal on upload? I would upload mine to you-tube, or do you have something else in mind?

Let me know when you decide.
~Gabriel

The theme is going to be a surprise, I don't even know what it is yet. :)
I may let Chis Hurd decide it for us if he agrees to. That way I can also contribute a film without previous knowledge of the theme.

Besides, deciding after you hear the theme isn't really much of a challenge. It should really just come down to... do you have time to make a movie during this time slot? If so... sign up! :)

As for the download... you can send me a link to your entry and I will upload it to my site. That way everyone can download every entry from the same location. The quality will also be a little better than You-tube if you send me a direct link. (.mov .wmv .mpeg)

This site will allow you to upload your film for free if you don't have any other options.
http://uploadhosted.filefront.com/
You can send me a link to your film after you've uploaded it and I will upload it to my site.

As long as I can upload the clips to my site everything should go smoothly.

Mike

Thanks for doing this Mike....Count me in....

One thing though...I don't mind the surprise theme, but an unknown genre is different.

I can think of a few genres I'd bail out on immediatly...

Bob T.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to sign up. I will be going out of town at the end of February... maybe next time

Thanks for the info

Thanks for doing this Mike....Count me in....

One thing though...I don't mind the surprise theme, but an unknown genre is different.

I can think of a few genres I'd bail out on immediatly...

Bob T.

The "Genre" suggestion does seem to be scaring a few people away. I'll re-think that and get back to you. We'll probably end up with a standard theme and leave the rest up to the film-maker.

Sound good?

Thanks for the "sticky" Chris!

So... who's on board? We need more entries for this one.

Please sign up!

Simple theme, if I have the time i'm in. I can always use the practice.

Mike

Simple theme, if I have the time i'm in. I can always use the practice.

Mike

Awesome Mike! It will be a one word theme. I've emailed Chris Hurd asking him if he wouldn't mind providing the theme on Feb 16th. That way I can enter something as well...

It's all about having fun and getting a little practice in.

Thanks,

Mike

Awesome Mike! It will be a one word theme. I've emailed Chris Hurd asking him if he wouldn't mind providing the theme on Feb 16th. That way I can enter something as well...

It's all about having fun and getting a little practice in.

Thanks,

Mike


That would be great if Chris would do that for us!

Mike

Like Mike Teutsch said:

if I have the time i'm in. I can always use the practice.

Bruce

Great! Chris has also agreed to try and come up with a theme...

Things are looking good for this one!

Cheers,

Mike

Come on everyone! There is still plenty of time to sign up for this one. :)
The theme will be announced in one week.

If you have the time... please sign up.

The more the merrier.

Thanks,

Mike

Ok, You talked me into it... I am in! But I might not make it in time. But I will try!

~Gabriel

Great, Gabriel! We're getting close to the 10 entry limit...

Come on everyone... sign up!


:)

Two to three weeks? I'm in! I've been busier than usual lately, but I think with the extended production time I could manage to assemble something.

Two to three weeks? I'm in! I've been busier than usual lately, but I think with the extended production time I could manage to assemble something.It is set for 2 weeks production time but I'll happily extend it to 3 weeks if that will get us more entries. :)

We're starting to look good...

Mike

Oh, what the heck...

I'm unavailable for the first five days, but will clobber something together as best I can. Thanks for going to all the trouble, Mike. :)

Oh, what the heck...

I'm unavailable for the first five days, but will clobber something together as best I can. Thanks for going to all the trouble, Mike. :)

Lorinda, it would be an honour to have you aboard! :)

I may extend the deadline from 2 to 3 weeks to give everyone a little extra time.

Thanks for signing up!

Mike

Everyone who hasn't signed up... please do so soon. The theme will be announced on Friday!

I'm also going to allow 3 weeks for production time. March 9th will be the new official deadline.

Sign up now!


Thanks,

Mike

I'm in. This will be quite interesting.

Check out my entry in Honor and Glory 1, this guy failed to turn in his film, and look what happened to him...

http://www.makeyourfilm.net/Truth%20Is%20In%20A%20Mirror.html

I've updated the site with the new deadline and a sign up sheet.

Honour & Glory Challenge (http://www.morecowbellpictures.com/HGFilmChallenge.html)

I'm adding names as they sign up in this thread. Let me know if I missed anybody.

Everyone else, you still have time to sign up!

Cheers,

Mike

By the way Mike, nice looking site....

By the way Mike, nice looking site....
Thanks!
It's my first website... :)

BTW, I'll be storing the winning film on the site permanently. (with permission of course)
That way we can look back at the winners if this turns out to be a popular, ongoing event. I'll also look into getting a sponsor for some sort of prize giveaway, if this one shows promise.

So... sign up everyone! The theme will be announce on Friday.

Cheers,

Mike

Come on... Who's looking for a challenge! :)

Sign up soon... we're getting close to the theme announcement.

Cheers,

Mike

Like Bruce Foreman said:
Like Mike Teutsch said:

If I have the time I'm in. I can always use the practice.

Dennis

Hi Mike,

Thanks for doing this.

I am an absolute rank beginner but would like to have a go.

Wayne

Dennis, Wayne, that's awesome! Welcome aboard.

Wayne, don't worry about being a beginner, I'm no pro either.

This will be my fourth such attempt and I'm still using a pretty old camcorder. :)

Just use the theme as best as you can and you will do fine. It's all about having fun and getting in some practice.

Dennis, thanks for signing up! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this one.

Cheers,

Mike

EDIT: I've update the list on the web-site. There's still time for more!

Yeah, Wayne, we are all rank ameteurs, otherwise we wouldn't be torturing ourselves doing this for nothing :). Its just fun, and games, and no matter what, put something up !!

Will late entries be allowed?

There are two guys over at Pana3CCDuser.com that registered here yesterday to sign up and they are concerned they may not get validated in time to sign up.

Thanks!
Bob T. -- Just sittin' and waitin' for the theme to be announced

Bob, I'm going to allow one full week for late entries to sign up. The more the merrier. After that the contest will be closed.

We will have 3 weeks of production time starting from today.

Chris Hurd should be announcing a Theme soon!

Ready...

Set...

Good luck everyone!

Mike

There are two guys over at Pana3CCDuser.com that registered here yesterday to sign up and they are concerned they may not get validated in time to sign up.Ask them to send me an email so I can push them through the approval process (there's a significant wait for new registrants these days).

Ask them to send me an email so I can push them through the approval process (there's a significant wait for new registrants these days).

Thanks Chris...
I sent them both PMs with that advise. Hope they join in.

Bob T.

Thanks Chris...
I sent them both PMs with that advise. Hope they join in.

Bob T.

That would be great.

I'm sitting on pins and needles here. :)

Come on Chris! Let's get this show on the road... ;)

You want me to announce the theme ?, I'm a Chris......

Lets see what I have on my harddrive......................

You want me to announce the theme ?, I'm a Chris......

Lets see what I have on my harddrive......................

LOL! Close, but no Cigar.

Chris Hurd just emailed me, he and the moderators have narrowed it down to 3 choices. He'll be posting it soon!

Mike

The theme is ANTICIPATION.

I'll be posting an update on my site, just check my signature.

Thanks to Chris and the Mods for this suggestion. They narrowed it down to 3 today and asked which one I wanted to lean towards. I chose this one since it seemed to have the most possibilities.

Good luck!

Mike

PS- There is still a one week sign-up window for the stragglers. You must sign up here though.

Hmmmmmmm....interesting!

Hmmmmmmm....interesting!I thought so! :)

I have no idea what I'm going to do for this one. Sounds like fun though...

Is it too late to get in on this?

If not, please sign me up!

Is it too late to get in on this?

If not, please sign me up!

Everyone still has a week to sign in.

You're in! I'll add you to the list.

Mike

Count me in! Can't wait to get started on this one :D


-LeRoy

Count me in! Can't wait to get started on this one :D


-LeRoy

Awesome! I'll add you to the list...

Mike

Well, I got together with a friend of mine last night and we hammered out a rough draft and a couple of storyboards. We think that we have a pretty good idea for the theme, hopefully it will translate well.

I also plan on doing a LOT of different style shots for this one, different for me anyway.

How is everyone else doing?

Hey LeRoy....glad you made it!

How is everyone else doing?

Still trying to work up an idea that fits in with my avalible time...
The wife and I are going up to SW Wisconsin this weekend for a couple days...trying to work the locations into some kind of story....

Bob T.