One-Minute Video Contest!
It’s time for another contest! Here’s what we’re looking for:
- 60 seconds of yo-yo related video
- yo-yos must be present, but technical yo-yo tricks are neither required nor prohibited
Judging Criteria (in order of importance):
- Awesomeness
- Creativity
- Presence of yo-yo(s)
- Hilariousness (in other words, it doesn’t have to be funny)
Prizes:
- A Finnish Snickers bar (imported from Finland especially for Takeshi because they are THAT good)
- 5 Duncan yo-yos (2 Speed Beetles, a Throw Monkey, a Flying Panda, and a Freehand)
- 1000 yo-yo strings
- Two 48-Packs of Duncan Friction stickers
- a threadless.com gift certificate
- and a check for $100.00 US! from ExtremeSpin.com (that’s actual money! if you were wondering)
Second place:
- 4 Duncan yo-yos (2 Speed Beetles, a Throw Monkey, and a Flying Panda)
- 500 yo-yo strings
- a threadless.com gift certificate
Third place:
- 2 Duncan yo-yos (a Throw Monkey, and a Flying Panda)
- 200 yo-yo strings
- a threadless.com gift certificate
Uploading will begin on Monday, March 20th. Upload instructions will be posted on Monday. Information on uploading your entry here.
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This is an international contest and is open to entries from all over the world. All entries must be uploaded by midnight (Eastern Standard Time) on April 16th 2006. The winners will be chosen by the howtoyoyo.com Pros on April 17th 2006. Winning entries will become the property of howtoyoyo.com to be used however we see fit. Winners will be asked for a high quality version of their entry.
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ExtremeSpin.com, threadless.com, and Takeshi were VERY generous to give us those fat prizes, so please visit their websites and show your appreciation… except for Takeshi. He’s generous, but he has no website… yet.
March 17th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
Hi, I have a question about the upcoming contest on March 20, 2006. I have a Flying Panda yo-yo by Duncan and I wondered if the tricks had to be in a certain class. Such as 1a(normal string tricks), 2a(looping tricks), 3a(double-handed string tricks), 4a(offstring), or 5a(freehand). I can only do offstring and I just wanted to check and make sure that I even had a chance at this contest.
March 17th, 2006 at 6:20 pm
John,
You definitely have a chance, but pay close attention to the judging criteria. They are in order of importance, and the first two are Awesomeness, and Creativity. Presence of yo-yos doesn’t appear until 3rd place. So although this is a contest for yo-yo videos, don’t take that too literally. The whole point of this contest is to have fun with yo-yos. if you submitted the best Off-String freestyle ever, it wouldn’t win if it was a boring video. We want great VIDEOS, and we’re really hoping that people will get a little crazy with their entries and think WAY outside the box.
March 17th, 2006 at 11:39 pm
I have no name for my entry, nor does it have any words at the start or end of it. Is that allright? or should it have a name and or
credits?
March 18th, 2006 at 7:43 am
We don’t have any particular format in mind, but you should keep in mind that you are up against some very driven and focused people. You don’t need to stick to any video-making conventions, but you should make sure that your entry is the absolute best that you can make it. Titles can be very useful for the person watching the video to understand your intent, but you only have 60 seconds to work with so use the time wisely. Do what works best for you, and will yield the best final product.
March 21st, 2006 at 5:44 am
I don’t understand if i have to do a video with only tricks or a video like Takeshi’s one
March 26th, 2006 at 4:12 pm
The whole point of this contest is to bust out, have some fun, and see what yo-yo people are capable of. We have not set strict standards on purpose so that people can be creative. You can do anything you want, just remember that Awesomeness is the FIRST criterion we will use in the judging, followed by Creativity. Do something great. Surprise us. Use your imagination. Of course everyone wants to win, but if you make a great video and don’t win, you will still have a great video, and you will have made the yo-yo community that much better.
April 2nd, 2006 at 7:45 am
i wanted to say hey to john moricle cuz he so cool. hopefully i can figure out this stupid video camera in time.
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