Description
Machinima is the technique of using video games to create cinema. It’s been around for more than 10 years, and now Machinima.Com, the world’s leading website devoted to the art is bringing Machinima to the UK.
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- June 20, 2008 through August 01, 2008
- Voting Period:
- August 02, 2008 through August 09, 2008
- Winners will be announced on August 15, 2008.
Prizes
First Place Winner: one individual will be awarded an Area-51® m15x Alienware Laptop with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
Second Place Winner: one individual will be awarded a Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD2 Cam
Runners Up: ten individuals will be awarded Jonathan Coutlon’s “Thing a Week” CD Boxset
Second Place Winner: one individual will be awarded a Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD2 Cam
Runners Up: ten individuals will be awarded Jonathan Coutlon’s “Thing a Week” CD Boxset
Description
NVISION, Machinima.com & NVIDIA present the Next Generation Machinima Contest as part of NVScene 08 (http://www.nvision2008.com). The conference and exhibits take place August 25 -27, 2008 in San Jose, California.
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- June 25, 2008 through July 29, 2008
- Voting Period:
- August 07, 2008 through August 14, 2008
- Winners will be announced on August 19, 2008.
Prizes
Jury Award: $3,000 (USD) prize plus one NVIDIA GeForce GPU
Audience Award: $2,000 (USD) prize plus one NVIDIA GeForce GPU
Description
We want you to create the ultimate “Iron Man” and/or “Stark Industries” promotional machinima video! Go ahead and “Mash-up” a video promoting why either Stark Industries or Iron man are the ideal partners and weapon for any government or anyone with the right bank account! You can use the video, audio and graphics from the official “Iron Man” trailer along with machinima game footage we provided from SEGA of America’s “Iron Man” the game.
Contest Period
Prizes
First Place Winner: One (1) LG - 50” 1080p Flat-Panel Plasma HDTV (Model: 5OPY3D) (approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $2,499).
Second Place Winner: One (1) Sony PlayStation 3 40B system (Model: 98006) + 2 Games (games TBD) (ARV of $399 + $100 for 2 games).
Others Winners (TBD): If game(s) is made available to Sponsor, then Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, select a number of winners that will each receive one (1) copy of SEGA’s “Iron Man” game (ARV of $70).
Second Place Winner: One (1) Sony PlayStation 3 40B system (Model: 98006) + 2 Games (games TBD) (ARV of $399 + $100 for 2 games).
Others Winners (TBD): If game(s) is made available to Sponsor, then Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, select a number of winners that will each receive one (1) copy of SEGA’s “Iron Man” game (ARV of $70).
Description
Using your favorite videogame or virtual world, create a machinima video and try to keep it under 5 minutes. The community will vote to select the 10 finalists, then Cinemax will pick the top 3 winners!!
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- April 18, 2008 through May 16, 2008
- Voting Period:
- May 19, 2008 through May 26, 2008
- Winners will be announced on June 10, 2008.
Prizes
1st Place: $2,000 (USD) cash prize.
2nd Place: $1,000 (USD) cash prize.
3rd Place: $500 (USD) cash prize.
2nd Place: $1,000 (USD) cash prize.
3rd Place: $500 (USD) cash prize.
Description
We want you to create the ultimate “The Club” machinima mash-up! Use “The Club mash-up machinima player” to mash-up a machinima version of the official “The Club” gameplay footage for which we have provided the video, audio and graphics in the “mash-up machinima player” on the Web Site. Then let the community vote and pick the top 3!!
Contest Period
Prizes
Top three winners will each receive a copy of “The Club” videogame
Description
For the first time ever, the Ivy Film Festival will be holding a student machinima competition. Now in its seventh year, the Ivy Film Festival is the nation’s largest student film festival, held on the campus of Brown University every April. It aims to provide undergraduate and graduate student filmmakers from around the world a chance to showcase their work, interact with other aspiring filmmakers and network among industry professionals and Hollywood celebrities. The Festival was inspired by the premiere festivals of Hollywood; however, it caters to the young amateur filmmaker whose creative vision is realized while still in school.
Contest Period
March 16th: Submission deadline. You will not be able to submit a film after this date.
March 17-23rd: First round voting for top 10
March 25-April 6th: Second round voting to determine the winner of the Audience Award. Also, the judging period to determine the winner of the Jury Prize.
April 7th: Winners of the Jury Prize and Audience Award announced on Machinima.com and IvyFilmFestival.com.
April 14-20th: Ivy Film Festival. Winners of Jury Prize and Audience Award screened at Brown University.
April 20th: Ivy Film Festival Award Ceremony.
March 17-23rd: First round voting for top 10
March 25-April 6th: Second round voting to determine the winner of the Audience Award. Also, the judging period to determine the winner of the Jury Prize.
April 7th: Winners of the Jury Prize and Audience Award announced on Machinima.com and IvyFilmFestival.com.
April 14-20th: Ivy Film Festival. Winners of Jury Prize and Audience Award screened at Brown University.
April 20th: Ivy Film Festival Award Ceremony.
Prizes
Machinima.com will award two prizes. There will be one winner of the Audience Choice Award and one winner of the Jury Prize. It is possible to win both awards. Winners will be announced online and at the Ivy Film Festival. Winners will receive prizes and have their films screened at the Ivy Film Festival. The winner of the Jury Prize will receive $500 plus an award statue at the Ivy Film Festival. The winner of the Audience Choice Award will receive $250.**
**Winners are solely responsible for their own transportation and accommodations to the Ivy Film Festival.
**Additional prizes may be announced and awarded. prizes may be changed at anytime at the discretion of the Ivy Film Festival and Machinima.com.
Description
Welcome to Machinima.com's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare contest. Sponsored by Activision and Machinima.com, this contest will test the skills of many and only a few will walk away with prizes.
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- February 18, 2008 through March 07, 2008
- Voting Period:
- March 08, 2008 through March 15, 2008
- Winners will be announced on March 18, 2008.
Prizes
* (2) Grand prizes: An official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Xbox 360 face plate + official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare t-shirt + official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster
* (3) Runners up: An official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare t-shirt + official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster
* (3) Runners up: An official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare t-shirt + official Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster
Description
We want you to create the ultimate “Heavenly Sword” machinima mash-up! Use the “Heavenly Sword mash-up machinima player” to mash-up a machinima version of the official “Heavenly Sword” gameplay footage for which we have provided the video, audio and graphics in the “mash-up machinima player” on the Web Site. Then let the community vote and pick the top 3!!
Contest Period
Prizes
1st Place Winner: One (1) copy of the “Heavenly Sword” videogame.
2nd Place Winner: One (1) copy of the “Heavenly Sword” videogame.
3rd Place Winner: One (1) copy of the “Heavenly Sword” videogame.
2nd Place Winner: One (1) copy of the “Heavenly Sword” videogame.
3rd Place Winner: One (1) copy of the “Heavenly Sword” videogame.
Description
Lifeskool’s Video Gaming Series and Machinima.com are proud to present this exciting contest so you can show off your “Sickest” gaming moves in the game engine of your choice. Show us your l33t skills from your favorite genres, such as FPS (Counterstrike), Extreme Sports (Tony Hawk) or MMO (WoW, Second Life) just to name a few!
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- October 01, 2007 through January 31, 2008
- Voting Period:
- February 05, 2008 through February 22, 2008
- Winners will be announced on March 03, 2008.
Prizes
**Grand Prize: One-on-one experience with Chris Burke of Bong + Dern, Inc., creator of This Spartan Life. A once in a lifetime opportunity to collaborate with Chris and learn from one of Machinima’s best for up to two weeks in New York City.
**Peoples Choice Prize: Game Console of your choice
Description
You can “mash-up” a trailer in our “Battlestar Galactica Razor Machinima Mash-up Trailer Contest” using live action scenes from Battlestar Galactica Razor and ingame scenes from Battlestar Galactica by Sierra Games.
Contest Period
Prizes
First Place Winner:
One(1) Battlestar Galactica Razor Unrated Extended Edition DVD
Second Place Winner:
One(1) Battlestar Galactica Razor Unrated Extended Edition DVD
Third Place Winner
One(1) Battlestar Galactica Razor Unrated Extended Edition DVD
One(1) Battlestar Galactica Razor Unrated Extended Edition DVD
Second Place Winner:
One(1) Battlestar Galactica Razor Unrated Extended Edition DVD
Third Place Winner
One(1) Battlestar Galactica Razor Unrated Extended Edition DVD
Description
You must be a legal United States or Canadian resident and at least eighteen (18) years of age to participate (Void in Quebec). You can either “mash-up” a trailer in our “Beowulf Machinima Mash-up Trailer Contest” or in our “Beowulf Machinima Trailer Contest” you can Download the audio and graphics from the official trailer and create machinima using any game of your choosing to complete the trailer.
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- October 13, 2007 through November 08, 2007
- Voting Period:
- November 10, 2007 through November 14, 2007
- Winners will be announced on November 16, 2007.
Prizes
(a) “Beowulf Machinima Mash-up Trailer Contest”
First Place Winner: One (1) $500 Best Buy Gift Certificate
Second Place Winner: One (1) $250 Best Buy Gift Certificate.
(b) “Beowulf Machinima Trailer Contest”
First Place Winner: One (1) $1,000 Best Buy Gift Certificate and having your Submission showcased on the MySpace.com homepage on 11/16/2007.
Second Place Winner: One (1) $500 Best Buy Gift Certificate.
First Place Winner: One (1) $500 Best Buy Gift Certificate
Second Place Winner: One (1) $250 Best Buy Gift Certificate.
(b) “Beowulf Machinima Trailer Contest”
First Place Winner: One (1) $1,000 Best Buy Gift Certificate and having your Submission showcased on the MySpace.com homepage on 11/16/2007.
Second Place Winner: One (1) $500 Best Buy Gift Certificate.
Description
Get your groove on in SKATE and share it with all of us.
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- October 01, 2007 through October 31, 2007
- Voting Period:
- November 02, 2007 through November 30, 2007
- Winners will be announced on December 10, 2007.
Prizes
ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: A trip for two to Dallas, Texas. From January 3rd, 2008 to January 5th, 2008 from anywhere in the fifty United States or the District of Columbia.
The trip will include: airfare, two nights lodging, two day rental car, Two tickets to the Dallas Mavericks NBA game on January 4th, 2008, Cash for meals, One $500 GameStop gift card and One commemorative plaque.
The trip will include: airfare, two nights lodging, two day rental car, Two tickets to the Dallas Mavericks NBA game on January 4th, 2008, Cash for meals, One $500 GameStop gift card and One commemorative plaque.
Description
We want to see your best .The Invasion. machinima trailer! Download the audio and graphics from the official trailer and create machinima using your favorite games to complete the trailer. We will select the 10 best trailers from all entries and then let the community vote and pick the top 3!!
Show us your best work, and you could win a $1,000 and bragging rights!
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- July 30, 2007 through September 03, 2007
- Voting Period:
- September 07, 2007 through September 16, 2007
- Winners will be announced on September 19, 2007.
Prizes
- 1st Place: $1,000 (USD) gift certificate or gift card.
- 2nd Place: $650 (USD) gift certificate or gift card.
- 3rd Place: $350 (USD) gift certificate or gift card.
Description
Machinima.com is proud to present and sponsor this exciting contest where you will be able to submit your "most memorable in-game death" showing how your "virtual life ended". Submit us a story, music video, "montage", "kill" or "raid" using your favorite video game and tell us why your "in-game death" is the most memorable one.
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- July 13, 2007 through August 26, 2007
- Voting Period:
- August 29, 2007 through September 12, 2007
- Winners will be announced on September 15, 2007.
Prizes
- 1st place: a gift card or cash prize in the amount of $1,000 (USD).
- 2nd place: a gift card or cash prize in the amount of $350 (USD).
- 3rd place: a gift card or cash prize in the amount of $150 (USD).
Description
We want to see your best "The Bourne Ultimatum" machinima trailer! Download the audio and graphics from the official trailer and create machinima using your favorite games to complete the trailer. We will select the 10 best trailers from all entries and then let the community vote and pick the top 3!!
Show us your best work, and you could win a $500 gift card and bragging rights!
Contest Period
- Submission Period:
- July 16, 2007 through August 20, 2007
- Voting Period:
- August 25, 2007 through September 02, 2007
- Winners will be announced on September 09, 2007.
Prizes
- 1st place: a gift card or cash prize in the amount of $500 (USD) and a Bourne Ultimatum Prize Pack.
- 2nd place: a gift card or cash prize in the amount of $350 (USD) and a Bourne Ultimatum Prize Pack.
- 3rd place: a gift card or cash prize in the amount of $150 (USD) and a Bourne Ultimatum Prize Pack.
Description
Halo-Pro and Machinima.com present the Halo 3: Anything Goes Contest. We want you to show us your best Halo 3 video doing whatever you want. If you think people want to see your video, upload it, spread the word and you might even win a copy of the game when it ships! We have a whole lot of other prizes too, so quit wasting time and get to work on your video!
Contest Period
Prizes
- Grand Prize: An official copy of the Halo 3 Legendary Edition and Xbox 360 Accessory of your choice (limit to $100 before taxes)
- 2nd Place: An official copy of the Halo 3 Limited Edition and 4000 Xbox Live Marketplace Points
- 3rd Place: An official copy of Halo 3
Description
The Ataris, Blizzard, NVIDIA and Machinima.com are proud to present and sponsor this exciting contest where you will be able to create a music video submission using one of three pre-selected songs from The Ataris' new album, "Welcome the Night". We are looking for the best and most innovative entries that showcase the Ataris' songs by utilizing the visual assets provided by Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft" and "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade".
Blizzard, The Ataris and Machinima.com will select 10 machinima music videos from all of the entries. We will then allow the worldwide community to vote and select the top three winners from the 10 finalists. The contest is open to anyone 18 or older with Internet access.
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Contest Period
Prizes
- 1st place: NVIDIA GeForce series graphic card plus an autographed copy of the "Welcome the Night" album and poster.
- 2nd place: NVIDIA GeForce series graphic card plus an autographed copy of the "Welcome the Night" album and poster.
- 3rd place: NVIDIA GeForce series graphic card plus an autographed copy of the "Welcome the Night" album and poster.
