MyToons.com to Deliver High Definition Online Animation Contest
Over $15,000 in Prizes to Be Awarded in the Latest MyToons Animation
Contest Including Trip to NYC to See Winning Animation in Times Square
NEW YORK (Business Wire EON) June 24, 2008 --
MyToons.com
– now in HD –
today announced the launch of its latest innovative and imaginative
contest for animators all over the world. Get with the Times!, an
HD animation contest sending one Grand Prize Winner to New York City to
see their animation played on a Clear Channel billboard, powered by Adobe®
Flash technology, in Times Square. Animators are invited to submit their
HD animations at MyToons.com/contests/TimesSquare.
Running through September 4, 2008, Get with the Times! invites
animators to upload their HD animations for a chance to win a two-night
trip to New York City to eat dinner at the strategically located and
world renowned Chop Suey restaurant while watching their animation play
once every hour on the Spectacolor HD Clear Channel billboard over Times
Square. In addition to this all-inclusive trip, the winner will also
take home a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.
“HD is the future, and MyToons.com is proud to
be leading the way,” says Stacey Ford, CCO and
co-founder of MyToons.com. “There’s
nothing like watching animation in High Definition, and the beautiful
quality and level of detail available in the MyToons HD player is
ground-breaking. Animators, Get with the Times! is your
invitation to share your animation in full-quality HD –
as it’s meant to be seen.”
Weekly winners are determined by a combination of community votes and
MyToons judging, and will take home an iPod Nano filled to the brim with
awesome MyToons animation. Site-wide voting is ongoing and will continue
through September 4th. The Grand Prize Winner
will be announced on September 12th, and two
runners-up will also take home a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master
Collection.
“Adobe is pleased that the MyToons.com online
animation community is delivering HD content through its website and on
Adobe Media Player,” said Desiree Motamedi,
senior product marketing manager at Adobe Systems. “The
picture quality delivered is stunningly crisp and clear, enabling
audiences to absorb all of the thought and detail that the artists put
into their animations. We are proud to be a part of MyToons’
latest contest – Get with the Times! –
that’s all about HD.”
MyToons continually strives to recognize and support both professional
and beginning animators and the art of animation through online
animation libraries, online cartoons, and insight into the animation
industry via animation news. The new dynamic HD-centric site redesign
and the Get with the Times! contest with over $15,000 in prizes
are aimed to assist and empower both animators and animation. To be a
part of this movement or for more details, please visit http://www.MyToons.com/contests/TimesSquare.
About MyToons.com
MyToons.com is the world's premier online animation community. Launched
in spring of 2007, MyToons.com provides global content creators with a
free platform to share their original animations, artwork, and games
with animators, enthusiasts and animation fans worldwide.
Combining high-quality standard and high-definition (HD) video file
streaming with best-in-class social networking for animators,
MyToons.com showcases the greatest variety of independent and studio
animation anywhere. Dedicated to "everything animated,”
MyToons.com allows global animation artists to share their techniques,
discuss their thoughts and ideas, and explore their commonalities in a
robust visual environment.
MyToons is a trademark of MyToons, Inc. All rights reserved. Other
trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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