Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2004, 07:52:12 AM
You can see the contest announcement here.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2004, 08:06:07 AM
Also, I will try to post some pictures of the current prizes tonight.
Post by: KnowsNothing on March 10, 2004, 08:42:43 AM
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You can’t sue us for taking part in our contest.....
hahahahahahahah
Louie the cat will poop on you! =OAnyway, I don't really like the contest. =\ The main reason is because I have absoultely no idea what I would do, but I'm sure someone could come up with something creative. But do you realize how many people can even do this? Not many (unless they all decide to do GIFs or flash [Perm's gonna win]). First, you'd need a digital camcorder or an analog camcorder and a capture card. Then, you probably need some form of editing software. Then, you need to be able to convert the files into different formats. And THEN, you'd need ample webspace to put it on, and most free ones won't allow it or don't have enough room (or bandwidth). You could use an FTP, but not many people have knowlege of how to set up one, or have a router and don't know their IP address (me =P)
If you can do all of this, than good luck. or if I'm missing something and this is a whole lot easier than I make it out to be, then please tell me. =p
Post by: Ian Sane on March 10, 2004, 09:25:47 AM
I have all of those things so shut up and let me win the contest.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2004, 10:35:35 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2004, 12:01:05 PM
Post by: Pale on March 10, 2004, 12:07:27 PM
Post by: ThePerm on March 10, 2004, 01:06:24 PM
....actually if you go back a few years i was in like planetn2000's first contest...or was it opn2000....anyways i sorely lost because i didnt have the skills at the time...now im a tried an true educated veteran....anyways
Post by: Termin8Anakin on March 10, 2004, 01:07:22 PM
Live action would be the only way to go for me.
But compression is the obvious downside, so probably a 30second to 1minute thing would be ok right?
While winning this thing would be ABSOLUTELY F**KING AWESOME, I'm merely going to use this for camera-directing and script-writing experience, since this is basically what I'm doing in Uni right now.
But MY GOD! How cool is this contest!
(If this was what happened last year, I didn't know about it
)BUT WOW!
Oh, and like Pale said, would we be able to use footage/images from Nintendo games?
And with the Copy of MGS:TTS, if say, someone in a PAL region won it (like us Aussies), would you organise the copy to be for PAL and get the team to sign that one? Or are the copies already signed, NTSC copies?
Post by: Berto2K on March 10, 2004, 02:12:00 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2004, 02:43:34 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on March 10, 2004, 02:57:37 PM
FIRST EFFORT INTO WORLD OF JIFFS DONE IN FLASH LOL.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2004, 03:03:20 PM
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Originally posted by: Termin8Anakin
And with the Copy of MGS:TTS, if say, someone in a PAL region won it (like us Aussies), would you organise the copy to be for PAL and get the team to sign that one? Or are the copies already signed, NTSC copies?
They will be NTSC copies, but you could play them with a Freeloader, most likely. Otherwise, it'll have to be a keepsake...and a nice one at that.
Post by: animex on March 11, 2004, 03:20:27 AM
Post by: Berny on March 11, 2004, 09:24:18 AM
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Originally posted by: KnowsNothing
Does that mean I can't make fun of spong?
FIRST EFFORT INTO WORLD OF JIFFS DONE IN FLASH LOL.
I choose KN as the winner. What do you mean I don't get to choose?! NOOOOO!!! Those are some awesome prizes. I wish I knew how to make a flash cartoon.
Oh, well. Good luck to whoever does enter. ^_^
Post by: Infernal Monkey on March 11, 2004, 09:55:41 AM
I don't have Flash, or a video camera. I don't even have any pudding. Can I make something with Powerpoint? Think of the looks you'll get running a slide-show animation! "I dislike it, too many clip-art images screaming across the screen."
Want any actors for your movie, Termin8?
Post by: Mike86 on March 11, 2004, 12:21:13 PM
If so, can we encode the video using divx 5 codec? So the filesize is extremely smaller...
Post by: ThePerm on March 11, 2004, 01:34:32 PM
Post by: ruby_onix on March 11, 2004, 11:51:31 PM
(I wonder how many advertising people have used that idea...)
Post by: RickPowers on March 12, 2004, 01:58:20 PM
Post by: Mike86 on March 12, 2004, 04:15:42 PM
We are allowed to submit as many things as we want right?
Oh, by the way, could I know what FONT is used for the logo? :-D
... sorry for editing it again, but, can we do parodies? Like, make something that Resembles, say a pikmin for example, or something...
EDIT 3: :-D Sorry for the edit again, but, can I model a Gamecube system and use it in the video, since it's copyrighted... Or is this just, no using Copyrighted Characters?
Post by: reyontoyeny on March 15, 2004, 11:09:14 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 15, 2004, 11:21:20 AM
Roger, we received your entry and it should be fine. We are Planet GAMECUBE after all, so I think using the GameCube itself is no problemo. I will talk to our staff artist, Ryan, about getting a hi-res version of the logo for you guys, as well as some of the fonts we use.
Post by: Ian Sane on March 15, 2004, 12:52:03 PM
If I was to have an screenshots of the PGC web site in my entry would I have to remove the banner ads that appear on your site? You guys said there shouldn't be any copywritten material and I assume that would count as such. Though I'm sure the contest sponsors wouldn't mind if some of their ads made it in.
I assume that footage of me playing a Cube game is okay. How specific does the copyright stuff have to be? Do I have to blur out the "Toshiba" logo on my TV if it appears in my entry?
I just realized that the song "Five Long Years" by Colin James would be perfect background music for this except I, you know, didn't write it.
Post by: Smadte on March 15, 2004, 01:04:19 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on March 15, 2004, 01:35:53 PM
Do you guys have a fifth anniversary related slogan you would want to use? At the end of my entry I'm planning on saying "PGC - Five Years and Going Strong" or something like that. If you guys had something specific to use for a slogan you guys wouldn't have to be shoehorned into using a slogan from the winning entry that you didn't make up yourself.
Post by: Mike86 on March 15, 2004, 02:11:22 PM
I am having a hard time thinking about what to do... argh, but, I will TRY to enter the contest...
Post by: Termin8Anakin on March 15, 2004, 03:18:36 PM
With the way I'm going, I've planned on 3 videos. Two are around 30 seconds, the other is longer.
But there's no way I can learn to edit all the footage (if I have the courage to film any) in time for the deadline, unless I become a supercomputer and plug myself into the Matrix.
Tank, I need an expert lesson in Adobe Premiere quick!
Post by: RABicle on March 15, 2004, 10:43:40 PM
I'm going to enter with a simple banner sized animated gif, screw all this movie stuff.
Post by: Mike86 on March 16, 2004, 04:27:02 AM
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Originally posted by: RABicle
To all the the guys thinking about sound and the like, remebr, it can't be bigger than 1 meg in size.
I'm going to enter with a simple banner sized animated gif, screw all this movie stuff.
It can't be bigger than 1mb if you send it through an email attachment. It can be bigger if you have it on your own website... Right?
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 16, 2004, 10:19:44 AM
1. We have discussed the matter of copyrighted materials, and we think it's probably okay if you use them, as long as you include some kind of disclaimer at the end saying that game assets are the property of their respective copyright holders, etc. Also, don't make fun of the games you are using. The publishers will probably not mind at all as long as we are acting in good faith and promoting their games while we also promote the website. This goes for game footage, game music, logos, advertising banners shown in screenshots of the website, etc. I am going to amend the official rules and contest announcement with this information today.
2. There are no hard time limits, but I think you will be hard pressed to create an effective commercial in less than thirty seconds or more than five minutes. Those are probably good rule-of-thumb boundaries.
3. You can make files larger than 1MB, but please don't attach them to your entry email. If your commercial is larger than 1MB, you need to host it on your own webspace and just include a link to it with your email and the other required information. This point is explained at least twice on the contest page, but I know there's a lot to read there and it can be easy to miss.
4. Again, your commercial can most definitely be animated, hand-drawn, 3D modeled, shot in live-action, whatever you want. If you plan to use live-action footage, keep in mind that this is a commercial, so you will probably want to stick to some kind of testimonial or using actors and a script, just like you would find in real commercials. We are not looking for the kinds of videos we had in last year's contest, with people showing us around their crazy Nintendo basements or destroying a brand new PS2. I hope that makes sense.
5. Yes, you may enter as many times as you wish (but don't send in straight duplicates, those will be thrown out). If you send in five good entries, you may have a higher chance of winning, if only because one of your entries may pique our interest whereas your other ones did not. However, I think we will stick to awarding the three prize packages to three different people, so you can't make a clean sweep.
6. Parodies are fine, but don't bash on a game or system. For instance, if you wanted to portray the PGC staff at E3 as a bunch of Pikmin running around gathering impressions, that's cool. But I don't think it would be a good idea to show Pikmin slaughtering each other, being crapped on by a giant dog, etc. You get my drift.
Post by: Mike86 on March 16, 2004, 01:03:18 PM
Hey, 1 question though, what resolution should it be? Can the demo video be in 320*240, just so the filesize is small, and then if you choose the person, they could sned you a version that's like 640*480.. ? thanks!
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 16, 2004, 07:30:09 PM
Post by: Mike86 on March 16, 2004, 09:29:20 PM
Thanks for responding though, any idea when we might get those PGC logos and fonts? :-D
Post by: Try4ce on March 18, 2004, 04:12:39 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 18, 2004, 06:43:47 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 18, 2004, 07:38:24 PM
I am also trying to upload a few versions of the logo and our video intro sequence, for anyone who wants to use them. I'll let you know when they are available.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 18, 2004, 08:15:55 PM
I'll have hi-res versions of our logo next.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 19, 2004, 11:11:41 AM
PNG bitmap format
AI Adobe Illustrator format
EPS format
Post by: Mike86 on March 20, 2004, 07:00:36 PM
Post by: colormonkey on March 21, 2004, 10:38:02 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 22, 2004, 05:44:35 AM
I hadn't thought of using it as a banner, because I figure the shape of most entries would be prohibitive. But if you want to submit a banner ad made with Flash or an animated GIF, we would certainly consider that on equal ground with the larger entries.
Post by: ThePerm on March 23, 2004, 02:35:07 PM
Post by: MattVDB on March 23, 2004, 09:23:42 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 24, 2004, 08:34:17 AM
Post by: MattVDB on March 25, 2004, 07:41:25 PM
I'm stoked. The contest is almost over, and we will get to see some awesome ads. There is a lot of PGC love around here. Can't you all feel it?
Post by: ThePerm on March 28, 2004, 04:19:59 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on March 29, 2004, 06:03:31 AM
I already sent my entry and it doesn't have that. All I use that is copywritten is footage of myself playing games on my TV. So am I disqualified for not having that disclaimer? Can I add that to the file and send it in again or what?
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 29, 2004, 09:32:32 AM
Post by: MattVDB on March 29, 2004, 03:04:21 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on March 29, 2004, 04:22:15 PM
With the money you could have made at work you could have bought the prizes yourself.
</sarcastic middle aged guy from Simpsons voice>
Post by: MattVDB on March 29, 2004, 07:49:38 PM
Anyway, I was wondering, is it cool if we post links to our entries, after we have turned them in, if we so choose? Regardless of whether or not we win? I'm not sure if I would, but I am just curious.
Post by: ThePerm on April 03, 2004, 08:31:59 AM
...well i still got till monday..if i do make it in..its gonna be last minute for sure...oh i got till next wednesday...sweet!
Post by: Ian Sane on April 03, 2004, 11:08:55 AM
Sad for you maybe. Super great for me.
Post by: colormonkey on April 06, 2004, 11:28:15 AM
Post by: MattVDB on April 07, 2004, 04:57:38 AM
Post by: Try4ce on April 07, 2004, 05:49:14 AM
Post by: wgz4life on April 07, 2004, 11:54:57 AM
Post by: nisse on April 08, 2004, 04:49:12 AM
[ PROTIP: IT'S AGAINST THE RULES TO HAVE A FEATURE LENGTH MOVIE AS YOUR AVATAR ]
Thanks for the heads up, although I it was my favorite
Post by: Robageejammin on April 15, 2004, 09:29:24 AM
