The Escapist Presents: Third Annual The Escapist Film Festival - updated 12/11/09
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Because without it, we might not have the awesomeness that is Unskippable or Doomsday Arcade.Souplex said:
Creating opportunities for people to be discovered is never a bad idea.
Also, it's not like we sit around all year, waiting for the Film Festival to pick up new shows. Sometimes quality videos are uncovered by simply looking.Susan Arendt said:
If you want to make an awesome video because you think it has potential to become a series on The Escapist, just go ahead and make it - any time of year. The videos made by passionate people who don't need baiting with prizes are often of spectacular quality.
Actually, believe it or not, Jon walked right into our offices with a video series concept and started making Apocalypse Lane for us about five days later. That was a first-of-its-kind event, but it did happen.swaki said:
We find folks in a variety of different ways, but we've found that the Film Festival encourages people to show us their stuff who might not have considered doing so otherwise. Plus it's a fun event and we like it.
I wouldn't let yourself be intimidated by the quality of our regular content. If you have a video idea, shoot it and send it in. A lot of what we do in the video department is help our video creators make better shows. Sometimes the best stuff has humble beginnings.
I know that stealing is WRONG, SIR, WRONG and that copyrighted material is out.
But what about using material that's legal to include in another work under Fair Use guidelines? i.e. not ripping of someone else's work, but rather using it for the purposes of review and/or critique, along the lines of Zero Punctuation or Escape to the Movies.
But what about using material that's legal to include in another work under Fair Use guidelines? i.e. not ripping of someone else's work, but rather using it for the purposes of review and/or critique, along the lines of Zero Punctuation or Escape to the Movies.
Hell yes! Finally!
Last year, we got some fantastic entries! I literally can't wait to see what we'll get this year!
Last year, we got some fantastic entries! I literally can't wait to see what we'll get this year!
Yay, someone got the reference!Paendorrah said:Hah! Babies on spikes, classic Eddie Izzard
Thank you, and thanks for the motivation for me to finally get off my behind on a project I've been brewing for a while now.Kross said:
Rack of baby, ma'am?Susan Arendt said:Yay, someone got the reference!
Same here, I actually joined a few weeks after it ended I believe, or round about then. Still, I can enter this year since I'm involved in a film making society at university, so we can try and come up with something together if I raise the idea at the next meeting. We're working on two projects already at the moment but since they'll hopefully be finished within the next six weeks, this is the perfect idea for a new project after thatJon Etheridge said:
Hmm... I'm curious to see what turns up this year. Last year's results were quite amusing...
Incedentally, you people are quite demented.
I mean that in a good way, I really do, but still...
Incedentally, you people are quite demented.
I mean that in a good way, I really do, but still...
I would very much like to have a video hosted here, but I rather suckMagnatek said:
This is also my question, if I do happen to make the winning video(remember my comedy thing? Here it is) I don't think I could continually make videos, good ones on top of that.JRCB said:
You can always try animation - it's easy enough to get started with 30 day trial software, or go digging around for free stuff. Also, webcams are dirt cheap now, and newer cell phones can do video as well.tellmeimaninja said:
You may not be the next Scorsese, but greatness can be accomplished with very little in the way of equipment. Film festivals, including this one, tend to be more about creative accomplishment than special effects and fancy camera techniques. If you have an idea that you're passionate about, nothing will stop you from making it a reality.
I wish I had a crew for this....I have a camera, some good ideas, just no one to help bring my realization to life.
So, it shall all be acted...by me!
and it will fail.
So, it shall all be acted...by me!
and it will fail.
Hooray! I was right in thinking that was an intentional reference and not just you going mad!Susan Arendt said:Yay, someone got the reference!Paendorrah said:Hah! Babies on spikes, classic Eddie Izzard
In addition, is Eddie Izzard not just plain brilliant? Hard to track down a live show (The man's a ghost!) but well worth the effort just to see him in person.
I hope something as awesome as Unskippable comes out of this festival. Just wondering, though, is only the overall winner guaranteed a contract, and not the category winners?
Off topic, I think it's hilarious that after having Funk yell at everyone about no porn there's a thread a few updates ahead that is three pages on the merits of including fake breasts with a porn games.
Off topic, I think it's hilarious that after having Funk yell at everyone about no porn there's a thread a few updates ahead that is three pages on the merits of including fake breasts with a porn games.