Shakespeare was right: “All the world’s a stage.” One of the reasons we love to travel is to see the incredible variety of stages where life happens. It could be a romantic plaza in Italy, or a stark desert in Arizona, a rocket base in Florida, or a vast shopping mall in Hong Kong.
Here’s a video contest in which you put the spotlight on a place that matters to you. For the purpose of this competition, we’re giving “place” a broad definition. It can refer to a large location–for instance, France. Or it can small, for example, a cafe you discovered on your honeymoon. You can win terrific prizes, such as award-winning books from DK Eyewitness Travel.
The challenge:
Use your mobile device to shoot a short video capturing a place that has strong meaning for you. Here’s an example by Giacomo Mantovani:
A “place video” may make you think of a travelogue or documentary. That’s fine. But you don’t have to limit yourself. You can use any genre you like, for example, a video blog in which you talk into the camera about a place, or a fictional movie whose subject is a place. It could be a commercial. But whatever the form, the “star” must be a location.
The video should run five minutes or less. (We think the sweet spot is about two minutes, but if you need five minutes, go for it.)
The deadline is November 30, 2016.
There is NO entry free. The grand prize winner will receive $250 worth of gear. The entry that gets the most comments, will receive $100 in gear. See Contest Rules below for details.
You’ll find the online entry form HERE.
See below for the complete list of contest rules. If you have any difficulty entering, or if you have questions, write a comment in the space below or email us at info@mobilemoviemaking.com
Contest Rules:
1. EQUIPMENT: Your entry must be shot on a smartphone, tablet, drone camera, or GoPro—or a combination of mobile devices. You may edit the video using a computer or any other device.
2. RUN TIME: Your movie must run no more than 5 minutes including title and credits.
3. APPROPRIATE CONTENT: The video may not denigrate any racial, ethnic, gender, or religious group. In our team’s opinion the video must be rated no higher than PG13 (no nudity and no profane language of the sort bleeped on network TV shows).
4. ORIGINALITY: At least 90% of the visuals must be taken by you or your team. You may use up to 10% stock footage, for example, clips obtained from a stock footage company.
5. COPYRIGHT: You must have written permission for any copyrighted music or other protected material. You should also have written permission from any individuals who can be identified in the video with the exception of people seen briefly in crowd scenes. You will not be required to submit the written permissions at the time of entering your video, but you agree to send us copies of the permissions if we request them.
6. HOSTING YOUR VIDEO: Prior to submitting your entry, you must upload your video to Vimeo.com or YouTube.com and set it to “public” with permission for us to use the link that you will insert into the submission form. We prefer that you upload to Vimeo.com because posting there avoids commercials.
7. JUDGING: Professional filmmaker Corey Ohama and the MobileMovieMaking.com staff will choose the winners. The criteria will be originality and technical excellence.
8. ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open to people of all ages and in all locations except for inhabitants of places that prohibit this kind of competition or places in which U.S. companies are prohibited from doing business. Our team, advisors, and employees of sponsors cannot compete for prizes in this contest. If you are not old enough to make a contract (typically under 18 years of age in the U.S.), email the name of your guardian and the name of your video to info@mobilemoviemaking.com.
9. PRIZES: The top prize winner will receive $250 worth of gear such as olloclip lenses, GorillaPods, travel books from DK publishing, and books about mobile moviemaking.. At least three runners-up will receive $50 worth of gear or books.
The video that gets the most comments–posted on that entry’s page–will receive $100 in gear and books. Each comment must say something specific about the video, indicating that it comes from a person and not a robot. Popular voting will end on December 31, 2016. In case of ties, prizes will be shared.
10. OWNERSHIP: You retain all rights to your video but grant MobileMovieMaking.com permission to display your video on our site and on our social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and our YouTube channel). You also permit us to reference your video in MobileMovieMaking.com press releases and promotions.
11. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Your entry must be uploaded by November 30, 2016, Pacific Coast Time, USA. We reserve the right to extend the deadline by one month. Winners will be announced within 30 days after the final deadline.
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Hi, it’s written on onlinevideocontests.com that this contest falls under ‘public vote’ category so would like to know about when the voting shall begin? Does it begin as submit the video or it shall begin once all the entries submitted. Would like to have this query cleared. Thanks
Thanks for your question. We’ve now clarified the public voting category in the rules. But let me answer you here: Yes, there is a public vote category. The entry that receives the most comments will receive $100 in gear and books. The voting is live now.
Hi am from Jamaica can I enter?
You absolutely positively can enter. In previous contests we’ve had entries from all over the world. We haven’t had a Jamaica entry, but we’d be thrilled to have one.