It occurs to me that a lot of films don't actually benefit from a high budget, but actually end up being worse because of it. To test this hypothesis, I am starting the first annual No-Budget film competition.
Rules:
1) Your film must be yours. I won't accept mashups of other people's video (well... I might, but you will have to impress the judges a lot more). Likewise, don't do anything illegal in the films, or pornographic -- I don't want to get in trouble.
2) You must not buy or rent anything specifically for this film (with an exception for a camera, if you don't own one). You also cannot have any paid actors. In other words, no budget allowed.
3) You may do it in live action or animation. Really, you can do it with any method you choose.
4) Submissions start January 23 and end February 13. If you send your submission in outside of this time slot, it might not be considered.
5) I will announce the winners by March 15. First prize will be $5 transferred via paypal. The top three submissions (judged any way I like) will be posted on this blog, and will get the titles of Best No-Budget Film of 2010, Second Best No-Budget Film of 2010, and Third Best No-Budget Film of 2010. They will also get a picture of a golden coin trophy.
How to submit:
Upload your finished films to youtube or vimeo (or some other streaming video site), and send the link to nobudgetsubmissions@hakware.cjb.net. The films may be of any length, and you can enter as many times as you like.
Swains Island: remote coral atoll in the South Pacific and the subject of
an ongoing territorial dispute between Tokelau and the US, which
administers it as part of American Samoa. Privately owned by the family of
Eli Hutchinson Jennings since 1856, it has not been permanently inhabited
since 2008.
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[image: Swains Island: remote coral atoll in the South Pacific and the
subject of an ongoing territorial dispute between Tokelau and the US, which
admini...
1 hour ago
hehe:) great idea. no budget stimulates creativity.
ReplyDeleteI've got two ideas brewing. May come up with a third.
ReplyDeleteSaintBELMONT, I think that the idea is that it's for this thing called "fun" that some people like to have.
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