4K Challenge - 72hr RED Film Competition

[mikeburton]

Just a reminder, Friday is the last day to register for the 4K Challenge.
Good Luck!

 

[Tim Morten]

How many teams are signed up so far?

Cheers,
Tim

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Lol, I get you! I've done my share of planning no-pay shorts and had to deal with all sort of situation, like the main actress letting us down... 24 hours before starting to shoot.

Yeah, this 4K challenge short is pretty damn cheap on our end. Everyone is donating time and gear. The only pay involved is I'm feeding any cast and crew members who are present when we call for food. I have zero actors who have committed, just a handful of "maybes". But I do have some crew members with acting ability and experience. I guess I'll see how it goes. I haven't roughed out any scripts. I have some story ideas, most just jotted down as a sentence or two but a couple are much more than that.

Anyway, I guess it is part of the fun...

It's an adventure!

 

[Nathan Garofalos]

I am with you Jeff, everyone I have on my crew is donating time and equipment... It will be a really fun adventure. I'm excited!

 

[Tarek S. Kandil]

Hi, I would like to enter the 4K challenge, yet I don't own a red.

Regardless, I can output 4K. Does this count?

Or does it have to be on a RED.

FYI I don't have a dalsa or arri or anything huge. Yet if 4K is the only requirement, then I'm in. I can do it at home for cheap.

Yes? No? How do i sign up if I'm in lebanon?

t

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Read the requirements at www.4kchallenge.com -- 90% or more of the finished product must be shot with the RED One. No one is delivering 4K for this competition.

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Hey Mike,

I registered my team. Just wanted to know if I should expect a confirmation e-mail saying that you have my team's registration, or just wait until Friday. Thanks!

Justin

 

[mikeburton]

Hey Mike,

I registered my team. Just wanted to know if I should expect a confirmation e-mail saying that you have my team's registration, or just wait until Friday. Thanks!

Justin

Hey Justin,

I sent you a confirmation yesterday, didn't you receive it? I have you logged in our system and personally sent the email. I'll resend to justin@digitalshakedown.com
Can you confirm this email is correct for you?

 

[Darren Orange]

Justin, I was copied on the e-mail that was sent to you, If you don't have it we can just forward you a new e-mail, not a problem. Just let us know

 

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Darren,

I got the confirmation. Thanks for being swift about this. I'm ready to have some fun.

 

[bernd katzmarczyk]

munich is in we´re looking forward on friday.

derbernd together with zweimannproduktion

cheers

 

[Erik Bien]

As long as I don't have to dress the key grip in drag for a female role, I think it'll be alright. Who knows, maybe that would work too...

I really hope this doesn't mean I have to shave ... :cold:

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I really hope this doesn't mean I have to shave ... :cold:

No please don't shave! We've re-cast you as the creepy homeless guy living in an alley dumpster. You can still dress in drag as you see fit for the role.


Uh... I'm actually not kidding. :shiftyph34r:

 

[mikeburton]

Last day to register

Last day to register

Today is the last day to register for the 4K Challenge. Make sure you register at www.4kchallenge.com by midnight tonight to be eligible for the competition.

If you already registered and didn't receive a Registration Confirmation email please send me an email @ mike@4kchallenge.com.

Look for the competition requirements tomorrow January 16th at 9am PST right here in this thread!

 

[Dominique Grenier]

Hey guys, I suggest you all give up on this challenge, and let us win. You don't stand a chance anyway, why fight?

On a more serious note (I was joking before, you did realize, right? ...right!?), I hope you guys managed to get things the way you want (or as close as possible) and I wish you all good luck.

 

[bernd katzmarczyk]

45 minutes to go

 

[mikeburton]

4K Challenge Kick Off

4K Challenge Kick Off

4K Challenge Rules

Okay, the first 4K Challenge is upon us and without delay here are the requirements;

1. Competition starts at 9am PST January 16th, 2009. All your submissions must be uploaded to www.vuze.com by 9am PST Monday January 19th 2009.

2. You must use one phrase provided and one prop from the list below. Genre, locations, story etc is all up to you (Just make sure you use one of each from the list to qualify).

Props:
1. An inflatable raft
2. A Toaster
3. A Laptop
4. A flashlight
5. A Red Scarf

Phrases:
1. "I take it Black"
2. "Everything in Life Changes"
3. "Gimme back my sweater"
4. "Don't put that there!"
5. "What is a DSMC?"

3. You must use the supplied sponsor logo I have provided here in the end credits of your film.

4. Your submission should be no longer than 6 minutes total run time. 5 minutes or less of story, and up to 1 minute for credits (Includes beginning and ending credits).

5. You must name your Vuze submission like follows - 4KChallenge - Title of your film - first initial and last name or ie. 4KChallenge - "My Short Film" - MBurton


It will take us up to a day to get all the submissions live on Vuze and bucketed into our own channel. Make sure you upload a 720p Quicktime movie and send me an email with your submission web address found in the details page of your uploaded submission on Vuze. Or, just email me and give me the name of your submission @ mike@vuze.com.
Please don't email me if you don't see your submission on Vuze right away. Vuze sometimes takes a few hours before it will make your content live. If you don't see your submission after uploading the next day contact me and we will get everything figured out. you will not be penalized if you have to re-upload.

Judging will take place over the next week with an estimated date to announce our winners on Saturday, January 24th 2009.

Modification: The first THREE winners will be chosen via judges choice and the fourth will be the best ranked on www.vuze.com

1st Place/Judges Choice Award – Winner gets their choice of Cineform Neo 4K (Mac) or Prospect 4K (Windows)

2nd Place/Judges Choice Award – Winner will receive a $500.00 Voucher to www.aslgear.com to use in their online store towards any of their products.

3rd Place/Judges Choice Award - Winner will receive a copy of Monkey Extract by Rubber Monkey Software.

4th Place/Viewers Choice Award – Winner will receive a complimentary entry into the next available OpenCut Competition and complimentary entry fee to participate in the next 4k Challenge.


GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! Please keep all your questions here in this thread!

321...GO!

Mike Burton
Darren Orange
www.4kchallenge.com

 

[mikeburton]

Here is the .zip file with the sponsor logos.

 

[Dominique Grenier]

Alright, just one question, regarding the phrase we have to include. We live in a place where people speak french. Let's say we decide to make our film in french and put subtitles in there, would that count? Or does the film HAS to be in english, spoken english, that is.

Oh and another question, when you say "use one of..." does that mean "at least one" or "one and ONLY one", either for the phrase or the prop.

Thanks, good luck everyone, even if you don't stand a chance. Mwhouahahahaa

 

[mikeburton]

Alright, just one question, regarding the phrase we have to include. We live in a place where people speak french. Let's say we decide to make our film in french and put subtitles in there, would that count? Or does the film HAS to be in english, spoken english, that is.

Oh and another question, when you say "use one of..." does that mean "at least one" or "one and ONLY one", either for the phrase or the prop.

Thanks, good luck everyone, even if you don't stand a chance. Mwhouahahahaa

You may use any native language you wish in your film as long as you subtitle it in English.

You must use One of each the props and Phrase. You may use more if you wish, but only one of each is required!

Good Luck!