Antman's Short Film Contest: 2010 Christmas Special

[Daniel Rutter]

Holy crap, it's December!

That must mean... CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!

Yep guys, this is a special contest... slightly different rules, and a bigger time limit. Now, I know it's the Holiday season... It's Christmas and all. But, that shouldn't stop most of us from celebrating the spirit of Christmas by making a short film!

So, what's gonna be different about this Christmas Special? Simple. It's open genre, open plot... there is one theme though, it must have something to do with Christmas. Which can be anything really...

I'm thinking of ideas like: Ripping off, and making your own versions of "The Grinch" or "Bad Santa"... Hell, why not "A Christmas Carol"?
Or, be original... make something different.

We also have one item that must feature in the film... something simple... something Christmas-y... how about, a Santa hat?

The Rules are as follows:

1) The entry must be no longer than 7 minutes.
2) It must not be overly violent, contain sex scenes... or anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to see. I.E: Make it AT LEAST PG-15.
3) Entry must include SPECIAL ITEM as pointed out early in the post. If not, it will be disqualified.
4) The entry must be made specifically for this contest, or else it will be disqualified. Your entry can be used in any other contests, but must abide by our rules to be considered here.


The DUE DATE for entries to be submitted is 26th December, 2010. UTC 10pm. Countdown To Deadline

And, that's about it.

I expect to see more entries than the previous contests peoples!

Have fun!

[Playing]

Hi Daniel, thanks for running this contest.

You asked in a previous thread if you did anything wrong: Nothing at all.
As for prices: Personally I am not at all motivated by prices... hold that thought... another microphone... hmmm.
You certainly giving us complainers about lack of time a challenge. No excuses this time.

[KingDucky]

YAY!

[RockDonkey]

Perfect date. Celebrating Xmas here as well is something to look forward to.

[Pshaw!]

OH MY GOD THE CONTEST ENDS ...11 months ago.

BWAAMMMMMMM

[Fade to inferno]

whoa january 26th? over a month to do it?

[Bif]

I think he meant December 26th 2010. That's what the countdown clock shows.

[paperkut12]

Ohhh snap. I was just thinking about doing a Christmas short too. This will be my return..I promise >.>.

[HueyNRolf]

The Rules are as follows:

1) The entry must be no longer than 7 minutes.
2) It must not be overly violent, contain sex scenes... or anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to see. I.E: Make it AT LEAST PG-15.
3) Entry must include SPECIAL ITEM as pointed out early in the post. If not, it will be disqualified.
4) The entry must be made specifically for this contest, or else it will be disqualified. Your entry can be used in any other contests, but must abide by our rules to be considered here.

Have you dropped the copywrite/ trademarks rule?

[Fade to inferno]

Have you dropped the copywrite/ trademarks rule?

I think hes doing it just for the christmas special.

[Daniel Rutter]

Firstly, sorry for the date screw up. I hadn't been to bed when I posted (it was like... 6-7am) and obviously I typed what I was thinking.
I meant December 26th. Sorry guys. That'll be fixed in a moment.

The copyright rule has indeed been dropped here. But I suppose I should be specific.
The copyright stands only for music, and that usual "advertising" thing. I don't think anyone would care if you made your own version of the Grinch or anything like that.

Huey, are you going to be entering this... or are you still procrastinating?

[Brendan_pr]

this could be a nice challenge for me, not sure what i could do yet

[Bif]

The copyright rule has indeed been dropped here. But I suppose I should be specific.
The copyright stands only for music, and that usual "advertising" thing. I don't think anyone would care if you made your own version of the Grinch or anything like that.

There is so much Chrismas music floating around it would be very hard to avoid it. I could purchase the SmartSound Christmas Music Classics album and be safe but in the spirit of things I don't think anyone is going to be "grinch" enough to chase violations of that down in a "contest" venue like this.

Huey, are you going to be entering this...

Huey, you could show us what the Japanese are doing with the season over there. I know I'd sure enjoy seeing that. I'm serious.

Bruce Foreman

[HueyNRolf]

Huey, you could show us what the Japanese are doing with the season over there. I know I'd sure enjoy seeing that. I'm serious.

Apart from the token commercialism, adopted from the west, the Japanese don't celebrate christmas. The 25th isn't even a holiday. Besides I'm loaded up with location sound work for the next few weeks.

[Daniel Rutter]

Besides I'm loaded up with location sound work for the next few weeks

The man can sit back and judge us on how we run it, but doesn't allow us the opportunity back.

*eye roll*

[HueyNRolf]

The man can sit back and judge us on how we run it, but doesn't allow us the opportunity back.

*eye roll*

Oh why didn't you say in the first place?
Right I'll cancel that job so that I can enter the contest.

[Daniel Rutter]

Right I'll cancel that job so that I can enter the contest.

That's the spirit!

[Bif]

The man can sit back and judge us on how we run it, but doesn't allow us the opportunity back.

*eye roll*

If a man's loaded down with work he can't just "chuck it". I'll take him at his word, you and I have both been there at times. I haven't been able to shake free from obligated projects and family stuff to do one of these since the last dvinfo challenge.

Bruce Foreman

[Bif]

Apart from the token commercialism, adopted from the west, the Japanese don't celebrate christmas. The 25th isn't even a holiday. Besides I'm loaded up with location sound work for the next few weeks.

I understand they don't celebrate Christmas, being Bhuddists, Shinto, and maybe some other things I don't remember. I just figured maybe some of them decorate some (Christmas lights on Torii, yeah right). I became friends with a Bhuddist priest on Taiwan and I think I remember him hanging a few lights in honor of his Christian minister friends.

Bruce Foreman

[Lawrence189]

What if I don't have a santa hat?

I will be entering this one btw. I believe it is time.

[Daniel Rutter]

Good to hear it mate!

[HueyNRolf]

I will be entering this one btw. I believe it is time.

Good work out for your new gear. Best of luck!

[KingDucky]

I will be entering this one btw. I believe it is time.

Yeah ya better with all ya new gear.

[Timbit]

Wow! I need to do some serious catching up! First, my apologies for missing the last contest. The weather turned nasty before I could get my outdoor footage done (rain), and then when I came up with a different idea, it snowed really heavy--not to mention the Santa Claus parades I had to photograph for our 4-H club! So I'm hampered with one and a half plus feet of snow, with four-foot plus drifts...
I'm really going to try and get something for this theme though, as I have a friend coming this Sunday who wants to act in one of my short films.

[Daniel Rutter]

Hey Tim, utilize that snow!