Freestyle video

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Have anything that moves that doesn't really fit in the other compos?

This competition is a mixed bag where you can show off pretty much anything that's possible to hand in as a video. Music videos, animations (2D and 3D alike), machinima or even homemade movies. If it's possible to show on the big screen (and worth showing!), it fits in this competition.

Some past favorites

Here's some of our favorite wilds and animations from the last years:

Rules

  1. Hand-in

    Entries in the wild competition must be registered through the web-based compo system, and can be delivered through this system as well.

    If you really want to make us happy, please hand in a Zip or Rar file containing the entry itself and a short text file (file_id.diz/.nfo/.txt) with information about the entry (author, name, additional credits) as well as contact info.

    Delivery on physical media

    Because videos tend to have huge filesizes we allow delivery of entries on physical media for this competition. If this applies to your entry, make sure to follow these guidelines:

    • Before delivering your entry you must register it in the web-based compo system.
    • You can deliver a CD or DVD with your entry on it either directly to the Event:Creativia crew (you can find us in the workshop).
    • Make sure that you label the disc with your name, the entry name and the entry-id you get when registering the entry. We will not accept any responsibility for entries lost due to delivery of unlabeled discs.
    • Please observe that even though you are allowed to deliver your entry on DVD it should still be in one of the allowed formats for this competition. We will not rip your DVD and convert it to a video file for you.

    Allowed formats

    • XviD/DivX (.avi)
    • MPEG2 (.mpg/.m2v)
    • H.264 (.mp4/.m4v)
    • Theora (.ogg/.ogm/.ogv)

    Other video formats are not allowed, and will result in a disqualification.

  2. Wanted content

    This is not a home movie competition, and thus there are restrictions on what content we accept. Specifically, your entry must be generated using computers and electronics as your primary tools, or be relevant to The Gathering or a related subculture. Or it should be really funny or cool. Some good examples are:

    • Rendered or otherwise computer-generated animations.
    • Stop motion animated movies
    • Properly filmed, edited and produced short movies or music videos

    Unwanted content

    Here's some examples of what we do not want:

    • Jackass clones
    • Fragmovies/stunt movies
    • Pure video recordings (unless we find it really, really cool or artistic)

    In addition to this, we will not show material that we judge to be offensive or in bad taste. Use common sense when deciding on what you put in.

  3. Pre-selection

    A jury will select a maximum of ten (10) entries to be shown to the public. The jury's decision is final, and there is no room for appeals.

    Entries not selected for the show can not be voted for.

  4. Deciding a winner

    The winner will be chosen by combining the results from the popular vote with a jury vote. The popular vote will account for 67% of the total score, and the jury vote will account for 33%.

  5. Use of copyrighted material

    Use of copyrighted material is not allowed (this goes for the soundtrack as well). Any participant must be ready to provide documentation that the material used is either their own or released under a license that allows its use (ie., some Creative Commons-licenses, or material in the public domain). Failing to provide such documentation upon request will result in disqualification of the entry.

    If you are in doubt, ask someone from the compo crew before the deadline (that way, you will have time to remove any problematic content before submitting).

  6. Maximum display time

    Four (4) minutes. Exceptions will only be made for content that's really, really good.

  7. No-go limit

    The compo will be held if we receive 3 or more good entries.

  8. General rules

    The general rules for the Gathering 2010 creative competitions apply to this compo.