veidt enterprises advertising contest: a watchmen movie video-making contest
surfed the Watchmen Movie site just, for some info to find this = create your own TV commercials that could end up in the feature film WATCHMEN! - featuring / utiizing products from "Veidt Enterprises" ("Adrian Veidt" is the alter ego of Ozymandias!) including sneakers, planes, sports products and Nostalgia Perfume (remember the scene where Dr Manhattan drops the bottle on the moon's surface?) - Contest begins as of April 22, 2008 at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”), and ends as of June 23, 2008 at 11:59:59 pm ET [via] whereby 20 Finalist Videos will be selected, for Public Voting with the winner announced June 23rd, 2008 ... the only thing missing from the products is the Action Figure, innit? heh.
"Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in full frame 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be either 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length." = CLICK THRU for more details and video-samples - too bad tis only open for US-citizens only :/
ZACK SNYDER Intro/Explanation:
Welcome to the WATCHMEN "Veidt Enterprises Advertising Contest." Director Zack Snyder is offering you the opportunity to create "Veidt Enterprises" TV commercials that could end up in the feature film WATCHMEN, scheduled to be released in theaters on March 6, 2009.
To get started, download the standard definition and/or high definition assets from the links below, and then shoot your own original TV commercial that advertises one of the products! Remember, the movie is set in 1985, so TV commercials should be in 4:3 aspect ratio (so it looks like standard TV, not widescreen) and they should be either 15, 30 or 60 seconds in length. The products are all made by "Veidt Enterprises," and you can download the product logos for your use as well.
Make your TV commercial in NTSC standard definition (720x486) or higher resolution, upload it, and then others can vote on your work. The contest ends on June 2, 2008. The 40 finalists will win signed posters from Zack Snyder. The top five finalists from user votes will win High-Definition Canon Vixia HG10 camcorders. Up to 20 of Zack's favorite finalists will win US$1000.00, and have a chance to be included in the WATCHMEN feature film itself.
Good Luck!
SAMPLE TV SPOT #1: Nostalgia by Veidt - http://youtube.com/watch?v=VgVP6LoI7xw
SAMPLE TV SPOT #2: Veidt Sport - http://youtube.com/watch?v=VUv__WbVEBQ
DOWNLOAD ASSETS: http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/veidtadvertisingcontest/download.html
***OFFICIAL RULES: http://watchmenmovie.warnerbros.com/veidtadvertisingcontest/rules.html
KEY DATES:
Video Submission Period:
Starts 12:00:01 am ET on April 22 / Ends 11:59:59 pm ET on June 2
Judges Selection of 20 Finalist Videos:
Starts 12:00:01 am ET on June 3 / Ends 11:59:59 pm ET on June 11
Public Voting Period:
Starts 12:00:01 am ET / Ends Noon ET on June 20
Winner to be announced on June 23, 2008
"Veidt Sport" / Sample Spot#2
[Ozymandias action figure-image via Wizard]
