DV Challenge #1 - and the winners are...

Jesse Bekas · April 18th, 2005, 02:55 PM

Congrats to Aaron, and all the entrants!

I wish I could have followed through but school got very hectic. As prestigious as Dylan's certificate must be, my other films are for grades ;P But the semester is over soon, so I'm looking forward to the next competition!

Cory Cone · April 18th, 2005, 05:06 PM

Hey everybody, I got my short all shot but didn't have enough time to finish editing it all for the deadline. Good job to everyone who completed the shorts, and congrats to Aaron for winning!

Lorinda Norton · April 18th, 2005, 10:19 PM

To Rob, Ed, Keith, Michael, and Dylan:

For taking the time to judge these entries, "Thank you." Three minutes each might not be terribly painful (at least I hope it wasn't!) but it's still a lot of work. Your willingness to do that made it possible for this old girl to have a very enjoyable first try at moviemaking.

Michael Middleton · April 20th, 2005, 12:03 PM

Excellent work! Congrats to all the entrants, and to Aaron for the first "win"! Thanks for hosting it, Dyllan. I was one of the "stiffs" who said I was in, but I couldn't pull it off before the deadline. I now have inspiration for the next one!

Dyllan, I know you weren't eligible for the prize, but did you post your completed video?

Michael

Dylan Couper · April 20th, 2005, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Middleton

I was one of the "stiffs" who said I was in, but I couldn't pull it off before the deadline.

Dyllan, I know you weren't eligible for the prize, but did you post your completed video?

Michael

Hey Micheal, I got my script written, but didn't have the time. It ended up being a bit more work than I though.

As far as incentive for people who signed up but didn't submit a film, to compete again, there WILL be a wall of shame with all the DNF's. The only way to get your name off the Wall Of Shame is to compete again and submit a film. My name WILL be on the list too. :)

Aaron Koolen · April 20th, 2005, 07:15 PM

Dylan. I know this is setup through DVInfo, but do you think you'll have a web page? There you could place the Wall of Shame, finished film links etc and it might be easier to find these threads and not miss them.

Aaron

Dylan Couper · April 20th, 2005, 07:55 PM

Aaron
If we do another, we'll put up a seperate info page for people to reference, with the Wall Of Shame and links to films. Maybe I can talk Chris into giving us our own little forum here so we don't keep abusing DVinfo Announcements.

(ps, got your email with the add, thanks!)

Owen Dawe · April 22nd, 2005, 04:13 PM

Well done you creative people who threw together such masterpieces at short notice. I liked the entrant from Lorinda Norton at Blue Jean video. The interplay between live actors (we thought they were the villains) and a camera that out did them all. As a consequence I now treat my xl1s with great respect. I make sure it's comfortable, I speak oh so nicely to it, and would never even say nasty things about it behind it's back!!!

Hugh DiMauro · May 3rd, 2005, 12:17 PM

I Loved It! You guys "down under" have quite a sense of humor!

Dylan Couper · May 3rd, 2005, 10:06 PM

Had a few requests as to how the rest of the competitors stacked up.

While I think we'll keep them under wraps this time, I will say that the other four films were extremely close together, with only 4 points seperating the spread.

Aaron Koolen · May 3rd, 2005, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh DiMauro

I Loved It! You guys "down under" have quite a sense of humor!

Thanks Hugh - I take that as a complement ;)

Aaron

Owen Dawe · May 3rd, 2005, 11:55 PM

Hi Aaron,

Congratulations from another N.Z.er. Are you going to make a trilogy of it like another famous N.Z. film maker?

Aaron Koolen · May 4th, 2005, 01:23 AM

Hi Owen. Yeah who was that guy that did that trilogy thing, wasn't it a dungeon and dragons movie or something? ;)

Hey out of interest, are you able to sound record and be available for the 48Hours film comp (13-15th May), because we may need a sound guy for our team? We have gear if need be and failing that we'll have to pull someone in, so would like someone who knew a bit about it if possible!

Private Message me if you're interested and available and we can chat some more.

Cheers
Aaron

Hugh DiMauro · May 4th, 2005, 07:27 AM

Aaron:

It was a compliment.

Mitchell Stookey · May 4th, 2005, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dylan Couper

Had a few requests as to how the rest of the competitors stacked up.

While I think we'll keep them under wraps this time, I will say that the other four films were extremely close together, with only 4 points seperating the spread.

Just for the future competitions, how does the grading work? How many points can be awarded, and what categories? I'm just interested to know what the scoring all entails. Thanks.

April 18th, 2005, 10:19 PM	#18
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	Forgot something! To Rob, Ed, Keith, Michael, and Dylan: For taking the time to judge these entries, "Thank you." Three minutes each might not be terribly painful (at least I hope it wasn't!) but it's still a lot of work. Your willingness to do that made it possible for this old girl to have a very enjoyable first try at moviemaking. __________________ Lorinda

April 20th, 2005, 07:15 PM	#21
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Dylan. I know this is setup through DVInfo, but do you think you'll have a web page? There you could place the Wall of Shame, finished film links etc and it might be easier to find these threads and not miss them. Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

April 20th, 2005, 07:55 PM	#22
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Aaron If we do another, we'll put up a seperate info page for people to reference, with the Wall Of Shame and links to films. Maybe I can talk Chris into giving us our own little forum here so we don't keep abusing DVinfo Announcements. (ps, got your email with the add, thanks!) __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

April 22nd, 2005, 04:13 PM	#23
Owen Dawe Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 244	Well Done Well done you creative people who threw together such masterpieces at short notice. I liked the entrant from Lorinda Norton at Blue Jean video. The interplay between live actors (we thought they were the villains) and a camera that out did them all. As a consequence I now treat my xl1s with great respect. I make sure it's comfortable, I speak oh so nicely to it, and would never even say nasty things about it behind it's back!!! __________________ Owen

May 3rd, 2005, 12:17 PM	#24
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,205	Aaron! You sick SOB! I Loved It! You guys "down under" have quite a sense of humor! __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.

April 18th, 2005, 02:55 PM	#16
Jesse Bekas Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA Posts: 572	Congrats to Aaron, and all the entrants! I wish I could have followed through but school got very hectic. As prestigious as Dylan's certificate must be, my other films are for grades ;P But the semester is over soon, so I'm looking forward to the next competition!

April 18th, 2005, 05:06 PM	#17
Cory Cone Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 41	Hey everybody, I got my short all shot but didn't have enough time to finish editing it all for the deadline. Good job to everyone who completed the shorts, and congrats to Aaron for winning!

April 20th, 2005, 12:03 PM	#19
Michael Middleton Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Paris, TX Posts: 71	Excellent work! Congrats to all the entrants, and to Aaron for the first "win"! Thanks for hosting it, Dyllan. I was one of the "stiffs" who said I was in, but I couldn't pull it off before the deadline. I now have inspiration for the next one! Dyllan, I know you weren't eligible for the prize, but did you post your completed video? Michael

May 3rd, 2005, 10:06 PM	#25
Dylan Couper Wrangler Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 8,314	Had a few requests as to how the rest of the competitors stacked up. While I think we'll keep them under wraps this time, I will say that the other four films were extremely close together, with only 4 points seperating the spread. __________________ Need to rent camera gear in Vancouver BC? Check me out at camerarentalsvancouver.com

May 3rd, 2005, 11:55 PM	#27
Owen Dawe Major Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Lake Tarawera, Rotorua, New Zealand Posts: 244	Hi Aaron, Congratulations from another N.Z.er. Are you going to make a trilogy of it like another famous N.Z. film maker? __________________ Owen

May 4th, 2005, 01:23 AM	#28
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Hi Owen. Yeah who was that guy that did that trilogy thing, wasn't it a dungeon and dragons movie or something? ;) Hey out of interest, are you able to sound record and be available for the 48Hours film comp (13-15th May), because we may need a sound guy for our team? We have gear if need be and failing that we'll have to pull someone in, so would like someone who knew a bit about it if possible! Private Message me if you're interested and available and we can chat some more. Cheers Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media Last edited by Aaron Koolen; May 4th, 2005 at 02:00 AM.

May 4th, 2005, 07:27 AM	#29
Hugh DiMauro Trustee Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,205	Aaron: It was a compliment. __________________ Interesting, if true. And interesting anyway.