close-up video contest

Winners Announced in the Close-up Video Contest

A horror trailer—”Vacant”—won the top prize in our Instagram Close-up Video Contest.  Directed by Oliver Richards, the one-minute teaser trailer previews an as-yet-to-be-produced feature film. The contest challenged mobile filmmakers to create a video—60 seconds or less—that included at least one memorable close-up. Entries came from eight countries. You can see Richards’ entry here and…

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Horror Trailer Wins Close-up Video Contest Top Prize

To celebrate the art of the close-up, MobileMovieMaking ran an Instagram competition. The challenge was to post a video that included at least one knockout close-up. Coming from eight countries, entries represented a wide variety of genres including documentary, music video,  travelogue, and fashion. The winning video was “Vacant,” a horror trailer directed by Oliver…

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Enter our Instagram Close-up Video Contest

We invite you to take part in our Instagram Close-up Video Contest. THE CHALLENGE:  Use a smartphone or other mobile device to shoot a short video—60 seconds or less—featuring one or more close-ups. The close-up or close-ups must play a key role in the movie. You may submit an excerpt from a longer movie as long…

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