Earn a Shot at Becoming the Next Indie Film ''It'' Kid in Dell's
''Frame of Reference'' Short Film Contest
Create a Five-Minute Flash of Genius to Enter; Three Finalists Win a
Cache of Great Prizes and Compete to Win an Online Showcase and $25,000
ROUND ROCK, Texas (Business Wire EON) March 13, 2008 --
Aspiring cinema auteurs and visionaries can earn props, prizes
and online notoriety in the “Frame
of Reference” short film contest(a),
sponsored by the Dell Lounge.
Here’s how it works:
Blend references from the required style,
motif and song palettes into an original three- to five-minute
tour-de-force.
Pick one inspiration from each category for your three-to-five-minute
film:
1. Style: Spaghetti Western, cinéma
vérité, Bollywood,
epic, film noir, French new wave or silent film
2. Motif: Dystopic Future, Innocent Bystander, Infected by
Aliens, Loose Cannon, Misfit Lovers, Out of Your League or Wacky Sidekick
3. Song: Tracks by Tacks, the Boy Disaster, Bear Colony, Dent
May & His Magnificent Ukelele, Colour Revolt, Luke Temple or Dignan
Upload your submission to the Dell Lounge. The
deadline for entries is April 4, 2008.
Finalists will be chosen based on creative execution, technical
skill and public appeal.
Online voting
to select the 21 finalists runs April 11-May 1, 2008. A second
round of voting May 2-16, 2008 will trim that number to seven
finalists.
A panel of judges and a third round of voting will help select the “Lucky
Three” finalists, to be announced May
30, 2008. Each “Lucky Three”
finalist will receive:
1. The chance to compete in the Grand Prize round, the winner of
which will receive $25,000 and an online Dell Lounge showcase;
2. A Dell®
XPS™ 420 desktop computer;
3. $5,000 in cash which can be used toward a 20-minute film to
compete in the grand prize round; and
4. A trip for two to the 2008 Telluride
Film Festival
In the Grand Prize round, each of the three finalists will produce a new
20-minute film, which will premiere on the Dell Lounge. The judging
panel will select the $25,000 Grand Prize winner, who will be
announced Sept. 1, 2008.
(a) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF
WINNING. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (D.C.), 18
YEARS AND OLDER AND WHO DID NOT PURCHASE ANY EQUIPMENT FOR PURPOSES OF
ENTERING THE CONTEST. VOID WHERE
PROHIBITED. Enter Contest by: 04/04/08. For Official Rules and
prize descriptions, visit www.delllounge.com/indiefilm.
Sponsor: Dell Marketing USA LP, One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682.
Links to:
“Frame
of Reference” Short Film Contest Rules
Direct2Dell
- XPS 420
Paste Magazine
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