http://angiesdiary.com/articles/an-opportunity-for-writers-and-poets-dgb-film-competition/
Question: Is there a specific poem or poems we should choose from, or are they all acceptable?
Answer: You may choose from any poem, short story, novel or preview on Luke Andreski’s website or Amazon, any post from Luke Andreski’s blog, or any Luke Andreski recording on SoundCloud.
Question: Will a voice-over be supplied?
Answer: The voice-over will not be supplied unless you use one of those available from Soundcloud (http://soundcloud.com/luke-andreski. However, these voice-overs are very restricted and you are encouraged to provide your own.
Question: Is there a time-limit for the short film or video?
Answer: There is no minimum time; the maximum length is dictated by YouTube upload rules, but should probably be seen as 15 minutes.
Question: How can I access the works by Luke Andreski (I seem to only be able to access the previews)?
Answer: Submissions can be based on the previews and Luke Andreski’s full works can be purchased via his website or Amazon, but we are happy to provide these for free to schools, colleges or universities. They can be provided in pdf, .epub or .prc formats.
www.darkgreenbooks.com
Short Film and Video Competition 2012
The Winners
Winner – First Place: Passive Tense by Erin Gaddi from the UShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aKXddSQVI&feature=plcp
Erin Gaddi writes, “I am a junior business management major at Canisius College located in Buffalo, NY. I was born and raised here in Buffalo. I began filmmaking in my senior year of high school and followed my dream through college. What drew me into filmmaking was my senior year film class. It changed the way I saw films. Movies like Chinatown, Casablanca, In Bruges, and Apocalypse Now sparked a fire inside. From the composition to lighting to pace to all of the million little things that create the mood of a scene, I wanted to do it.”
The judges saw this work as a beautiful visualization of Luke Andreski’s poem Passive Tense, effectively dramatizing the themes dealing with the mysteries of love. They felt that the ultra-widescreen image was attractive, with a good use of music to enhance the words of the poetry and the images on the screen.
A fine piece of film making well deserving of its winning position.
Winner – Second Place: Orphan by Carolina Villarreal from Mexicohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QsM298fMhs
Carolina Villarreal writes, “The concept behind my Orphan video is the result of the combination of three ideas from the poem by Luke Andreski. To start at the beginning, at Luke Andreski’s website, where I tried to find the “ideal” passage that I could use for the film. With all honesty I can say that “Orphan” was not the poem that I wanted to use for my work because it didn’t grab my attention at the beginning and I believed that it was going to be complicated to use.
“After reading all the poems I was not able to choose an alternative and for that reason I looked back at the Orphan poem – and that was the moment when I became captivated – trying to analyze all the poem line by line, looking for an emotion or an image that I could use to reflect the words. I even tried to visualize who was narrating the story: a child? an adult? what was the biggest wish of a happy family? After that the ideas started to appear in my mind and I became excited by the possibilities that this poem had. And because of this I made a list based on the emotions that the poem transmitted, and the “hidden” meaning in each line.
“My conclusion was that the wish of the orphan was to have a happy family, to live with his parents, because we all in the end have that desire with our own families. After that what I needed to do was to summaries all the ideas and images in my mind to transmit the message. Because of all the possibilities it became almost impossible to work properly. My solution to that problem was to take a break.
“The next day when I was on my way to College I was very calm and listening to music without thinking about the meaning of the song. And in that moment the idea came to me: Why not try to show a man remembering the best moments of his life? Why not use photos to show all his life? All that I needed to do was to show all his life and show how he got his “perfect” life… but at the end all those images are shattered by another image of a lonely boy with a completely shallow album, with no “real” memory.
“To summarize, it was a very beautiful personal experience to try to make a connection between the people that were going to watch the video and the ‘being’ in the video.”
The judges felt that this was a powerful, insightful dramatization of the themes of Luke Andreski’s poem Orphan, especially notable for using the visuals with only music and sound effects but no narration or on-screen titles with the words of the poem. The first-person imagery was seen as especially effective. They liked the rough cutting feel and handheld effects.
An excellent selection for second place in the 2012 competition.
Winner – Third Place (Tie): Passive Tense by CityVarsity from Cape Town, SA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
Cape Town’s CityVarsity write, “Our 1st Year animation students (diploma class of 2012) combined as a group to create a mixed media cut out sequence for The Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2012. The students were split into six groups and each group was tasked to interpret and then animate a passage from Luke Andreski’s poem “Passive Tense”. We felt with such a powerful poem containing such a variety of emotions and potential visual tones that an organic form of motion graphics would work well. The process of cut out animation is a traditional one which truly allows the student to have a very connected feel with the text. We are very grateful to Dark Green Books for this competition and for the encouragement and support of the author.” (See Author’s Choice, below.)
The judges considered the cut-out animation of the poem’s words and various appropriate shapes to be well made and clever, getting ever better as the film progressed. One judge said he loved the fish hook and the heart-shaped sweet towards the end of the film.
A resonant combination of images and words – well deserving of third place against strong competition.
Winner – Third Place (Tie): Orphan by Andrew Sieciencski from the US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA006X1tdyc
Andrew Sieciencski writes, “I first became interested in film production while attending a digital video editing class in my freshman year of high school several years ago. I began producing videos for clients a few years back and have only recently begun to participate in competitions. I am in college now for Communications and Multimedia and I plan to continue my pursuits not only in film but in music production as well.”
The judges viewed Andrew Sieciencski’s film as a touching visualization of the sad poem Orphan. They found the imagery lovely, with an effective switch from black-and-white to colour, and the use of music intensifying the emotion of the words and images. Luke Andreski also says, ‘I would like to mention an utterly stunning shot in the graveyard scene halfway through Andrew Siecienski’s film, beautifully framed by autumnal-coloured trees’.
A very beautiful, evocative and deserving winner.
Author’s Choice: Passive Tense by CityVarsityhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
Luke Andreski writes, ‘When I first saw CityVarsity’s Passive Tense I was knocked out by the thought of these brilliant students pooling their talents to create this video!’
Special Mention: Touch Me by Gregory Metcalfe from Bristol, UKhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69vnSWE4ds&feature=plcp
The judges viewed Gregory Metcalfe’s film as compact, original and well made. They describe it as a well-paced and crafted video which matched the words and sound effectively. They liked the device of the constant human figure and face at the centre of the video and felt that the end graphics were excellent.
The Prizes
Passive Tense by Erin Gaddi won $700 plus seven free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Orphan by Carolina Villarreal won $200 (US) plus three free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Orphan by Andrew Sieciencski won $100 (US) plus two free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Passive Tense by CityVarsity won $100 (US) plus two free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
The Judges
Christopher P. Jacobs
Christopher Jacobs is a film instructor and filmmaker based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Since 1995 he has taught one or more sections ofIntro to Film at the University of North Dakota, and occasional other film-related courses such as Creative Movie Production and the UNDSummer Movie Camp. He is also the Movies Editor for the High Plains Reader.
Christopher Jacobs has been a film buff and collector since his junior high school days, with a particular interest in the silent cinema. The lure of film history eventually took precedence over an equal interest in filmmaking, although he has made several short films on 8mm and 16mm, and several feature-length movies on video (both analog and digital). He earned a Master’s Degree in Film and Dramatic Production Criticism from the University of North Dakota. He has taught a Creative Writing class focusing on screenwriting and currently teaches an Art of Moviemaking course covering screenwriting and production techniques.
Timothy Eastop
Tim Eastop, formerly Acting Director of Visual Arts for Arts Council England, specialises in artists’ research, commissions, and organisational development. His most recent clients include Calvert 22 Foundation, Institute of Contemporary Art, Cultural Leadership Programme, National Trust, Royal Society of the Arts, University of Arts London and the University for the Creative Arts. He is also co-Director for two initiatives: Difference Exchange, a partnership of associates working across disciplines placing critical artistic practice in disruptive contexts; and The Collective, a scheme providing professional advice on how to build art collections in groups.
Tim has worked with national and international institutes: Ashmolean; Arts Council of Wales; A Foundation; British Council; British Antarctic Survey; Contemporary Arts Society; Courtauld; King’s College; Rijksakademie; Pistoletto Foundation; Tate; Triangle Trust; and Visiting Arts.
Source Material
The poems on which these films are based can be found in Luke Andreski’s collection Being Left Behind, available fromwww.lukeandreski.com or Amazon.
Short Film and Video Competition 2013
If you have students, colleagues, family or friends with a talent for film production, please tell them about the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2013!
The competition is easy to access, open to submissions from anywhere in the world and free to enter.
Submissions from schools, colleges and universities are welcome, as are multiple submissions.
To view last year’s winning entries take a look at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aKXddSQVI&feature=plcp(from the US)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QsM298fMhs (from Mexico)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp(from Cape Town, SA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA006X1tdyc (from the US)
The caliber we are seeking speaks for itself.
For the 2013 competition rules visit: http://wp.me/p2pCeG-S.
The First Prize is $700 / Second Prize $200 / Third Prize $100.
If you have any queries please email info@darkgreenbooks.co.uk.
Short Film and Video Competition 2014
The 2014 competition will be similar to the two earlier competitions but will use the work of multiple authors to form the basis of the submitted short films and videos. If you or an author you represent would like to participate in this competition please emailvideocomp@darkgreenbooks.co.uk. Participants will contribute to the prize.
Create an exciting and powerful Youtube video based on the works of Luke Andreski and compete to win…
First Prize
$700 (US) plus seven free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Second Prize
$200 (US) plus three free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Third Prize
$100 (US) plus two free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
The competition is easy to access, open to submissions from anywhere in the world and free to enter.
Submissions from schools, colleges and universities are welcome, as are multiple submissions.
Candidates for the award are invited to meet the challenge of creating videos suitable for upload onto Youtube, based on free samples of the powerful and controversial writings of author Luke Andreski. Submissions must reflect, extrapolate, express or represent the selected work in ways that are engaging, insightful, powerful or enduring.
The competition runs from 9 a.m. GMT March 4 2013 to 12 p.m. GMT December 31 2013.
Long-listed submissions will be loaded onto the competition’s Youtube channel.
The shortlist will be announced in early January 2014.
The competition judges will be announced by or in September 2013 (for details of last year’s judges see https://shortfilmandvideoaward.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/short-film-and-video-competition-2012-the-results/).
The judging criteria will include:
This competition is sponsored by Dark Green Books and is not in any way sponsored, supported, owned or initiated by Youtube.
Rules for the DGB Short Film and Video Competition
The rules for the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2013 are as follows:
Last year’s winners: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoAndFilmComp2012
About last year’s competition:https://shortfilmandvideoaward.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/short-film-and-video-competition-2012-the-results/
Dark Green Books – www.darkgreenbooks.com
Luke Andreski – www.lukeandreski.com
Luke Andreski on WordPress – http://lukeandreski.wordpress.com
Luke Andreski on SoundCloud – http://soundcloud.com/luke-andreski
Notice
The 2014 competition is seeking four authors on whose work submitted videos can be based. A contribution to the prize is required. Email info@darkgreenbooks.co.uk if you or an author you represent would like to participate.
Winner – First Place: Passive Tense by Erin Gaddi from the US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aKXddSQVI&feature=plcp
The judges saw this work as a beautiful visualization of Luke Andreski’s poem Passive Tense, effectively dramatizing the themes dealing with the mysteries of love. They felt that the ultra-widescreen image was attractive, with a good use of music to enhance the words of the poetry and the images on the screen.
Winner – Second Place: Orphan by Carolina Villarreal from Mexico http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QsM298fMhs
The judges felt that this was a powerful, insightful dramatization of the themes of Luke Andreski’s poem Orphan, especially notable for using the visuals with only music and sound effects but no narration or on-screen titles with the words of the poem. The first-person imagery was seen as especially effective. They liked the rough cutting feel and handheld effects.
Winner – Third Place (Tie): Passive Tense by CityVarsity from Cape Town, SA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
The judges considered the cut-out animation of the poem’s words and various appropriate shapes to be well made and clever, getting even better as the film progressed. One judge said he loved the fish hook and the heart-shaped sweet towards the end of the film.
Winner – Third Place (Tie): Orphan by Andrew Sieciencski from the US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA006X1tdyc
The judges viewed Andrew Sieciencski’s film as a touching visualization of the sad poem Orphan. They found the imagery lovely, with an effective switch from black-and-white to colour, and the use of music intensifying the emotion of the words and images. Luke Andreski also says, ‘I would like to mention an utterly stunning shot in the graveyard scene halfway through Andrew Siecienski’s film, beautifully framed by autumnal-coloured trees’.
Author’s Choice: Passive Tense by CityVarsity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
Luke Andreski writes, ‘When I first saw CityVarsity’s Passive Tense I was knocked out by the thought of these brilliant students pooling their talents to create this video!’
Special Mention: Touch Me by Gregory Metcalfe from Bristol, UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69vnSWE4ds&feature=plcp
The judges viewed Gregory Metcalfe’s film as compact, original and well made. They describe it as a well-paced and crafted video which matched the words and sound effectively. They liked the device of the constant human figure and face at the centre of the video and felt that the end graphics were excellent.
Passive Tense by Erin Gaddi wins $700 plus seven free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Orphan by Carolina Villarreal wins $200 (US) plus three free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Orphan by Andrew Sieciencski wins $100 (US) plus two free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Passive Tense by CityVarsity wins $100 (US) plus two free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Christopher P. Jacobs
Christopher Jacobs is a film instructor and filmmaker based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Since 1995 he has taught one or more sections of Intro to Film at the University of North Dakota, and occasional other film-related courses such as Creative Movie Production and the UND Summer Movie Camp. He is also the Movies Editor for the High Plains Reader.
Christopher Jacobs has been a film buff and collector since his junior high school days, with a particular interest in the silent cinema. The lure of film history eventually took precedence over an equal interest in filmmaking, although he has made several short films on 8mm and 16mm, and several feature-length movies on video (both analog and digital). He earned a Master’s Degree in Film and Dramatic Production Criticism from the University of North Dakota. He has taught a Creative Writing class focusing on screenwriting and currently teaches an Art of Moviemaking course covering screenwriting and production techniques.
Tim has worked with national and international institutes: Ashmolean; Arts Council of Wales; A Foundation; British Council; British Antarctic Survey; Contemporary Arts Society; Courtauld; King’s College; Rijksakademie; Pistoletto Foundation; Tate; Triangle Trust; and Visiting Arts.
The poems on which these films are based can be found in Luke Andreski’s collection Being Left Behind, available from www.lukeandreski.com or Amazon.
The 2013 competition, closely resembling the 2012 competition, will be announced in the next few weeks. For advance information, please email videocomp@darkgreenbooks.co.uk.
The 2014 competition will be similar to the two earlier competitions but will be opened out for the work of multiple authors to form the basis of the submitted short films and videos. If you are an author and would like to participate in this competition, please email videocomp@darkgreenbooks.co.uk.
Announcing the winners of the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2012
Winner – First Place: Passive Tense by Erin Gaddi from the US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aKXddSQVI&feature=plcp
Winner – Second Place: Orphan by Carolina Villarreal from Mexico http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QsM298fMhs
Winner – Third Place (Tie): Passive Tense by CityVarsity from Cape Town, SA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
Winner – Third Place (Tie): Orphan by Andrew Sieciencski from the US http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA006X1tdyc
Author’s Choice: Passive Tense by CityVarsity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
Special Mention: Touch Me by Gregory Metcalfe from Bristol, UK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69vnSWE4ds&feature=plcp
With thanks to all who took part and congratulations to the winners!
More details to follow.
The team at Dark Green Books
There is still time to submit short films and videos to the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2012!
Do you know anyone who loves making film? Then tell them about Erin Gaddi’s moving three minute indie flick Passive Tense, about the wonderful version of Passive Tense from CityVarsity and about Gregory Metcalfe’s tender montage Touch Me.
From Cape Town, SA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyGpKKO4m5o&feature=plcp
From the US: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6aKXddSQVI&feature=plcp
From Bristol, UK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69vnSWE4ds&feature=plcp
The competition is free, it is open to entries from anywhere in the world, and multiple submissions are accepted.
Videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoAndFilmComp2012
Prizes: First Prize $700 / Second Prize $200 / Third Prize $100
We look forward to hearing from future auteurs!
With love and best wishes,
The team at Dark Green Books
Please note an update to Rule 13 of the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video competition:
Multiple submissions can be submitted and each will be considered on its invididual merits.
Good luck!
The team at Dark Green Books
Here are the first two entries to the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2012:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D69vnSWE4ds&feature=colike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QaRQNSyJ8I&feature=colike
For guidance on entering this free competition, please see the previous post on this blog.
Dark Green Books – www.darkgreenbooks.com
Luke Andreski – www.lukeandreski.com
Welcome to the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Competition 2012!
Create a powerful and popular Youtube video based on the works of Luke Andreski and win…
First Prize
$700 (US) plus seven free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Second Prize
$200 (US) plus three free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Third Prize
$100 (US) plus two free downloads from www.lukeandreski.com
Candidates for the award are invited to meet the challenge of creating videos suitable for upload onto Youtube, based on free samples of the powerful and controversial writings of author Luke Andreski. Submissions must reflect, extrapolate, express or represent the selected work in ways that are engaging, insightful, powerful or enduring.
The competition is free to enter and runs from 9 a.m. GMT June 1 2012 to 12 p.m. GMT December 14 2012 (extended from November 29!).
Long-listed submissions will be loaded onto the competition’s Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoAndFilmComp2012.
Shortlisted submissions will be loaded onto the Short Film and Video Shortlist channel.
The shortlist will be judged by judges with expertise in the realms of literature, film or video making and art. The judging criteria will include:
This competition is sponsored by Dark Green Books and is not in any way sponsored, supported, owned or initiated by Youtube.
Rules for the DGB Short Film and Video Competition
Dark Green Books – www.darkgreenbooks.com
Luke Andreski – www.lukeandreski.com
Short Film and Video Competition 