Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau
I LOVE OAKLAND
2010 Video Contest
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Enter Today!
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Close Date: June 1, 2010
Grand Prize: $3,000
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Submit Entry Form - Print entry form (below), then scan and email Tag Videos - OaklandCVB2010 - Email destinationoakland@yahoo.com - Include links to 10 videos you are entering
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| Entries Close: June 1, 2010 |
What do you love most about Oakland? What do you think visitors should see? Share your short films with us. Amateur and professional videographers are invited to
enter the 2010 Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau Video Competition to showcase their
best short films featuring Oakland.
What to Enter
We are
looking for videos that portray Oakland
as an attractive, interesting destination. Films will be judged on
originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit. Surprise us! A total of at least $5,000 in prize money will be distributed, including at least one Grand Prize of $3,000. Winners and finalists in the video competition will be listed on the OCVB's website, www.oaklandcvb.com, for up to one year, including contact information for referrals. For more details, contact
destinationoakland@yahoo.com.
Guidelines
Entrants must submit an original video of a minimum of 25 seconds and a maximum of four minutes in length featuring Oakland, CA. (Two minutes is the ideal length for the YouTube format, however quality videos of up to four minutes will be accepted for consideration.) Winning entries will be selected by
their depiction of Oakland
as well as overall video quality. All entries and completed entry forms must be
received by June
1, 2010.
The
competition is open to everyone except employees of the Oakland Convention
& Visitors Bureau. The Oakland Convention &
Visitors Bureau shall have the right to verify, in their sole judgment, winner
eligibility.
How to Submit Entries
Complete
the official entry form. Scan the form and email it
to: destinationoakland@yahoo.com. Or mail the form to: Oakland
Convention & Visitors Bureau Photo Contest, 463 11th Street, Oakland,
CA 94607. - Entries must not include any identification throughout the entire video, but may include credits at the beginning and end (such as a name or website.)
Submit up to 10 videos to the group.
- To ensure your entries have been seen, email destinationoakland@yahoo.com include the links to the 10 videos you are submitting. You will receive an email confirmation that your entry form has been received.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: This group account is moderated and it may take a week to 10 days for your video to be added to the group and for you to receive confirmation.
Formats
- Videos may be submitted to YouTube in any format.
- The winners will be asked to submit a copy of the video in the original format, such as .avi, .mov or .mpg.
Questions?
Questions and
inquiries about contest rules can be emailed to destinationoakland@yahoo.com.
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2010 Oakland Convention & Visitor Bureau Video Contest
Mail this form to:
Video Competition
Oakland Convention &
Visitors Bureau463 11th
Street,
Oakland, CA 94607Or scan and email it to: destinationoakland@yahoo.comFor
questions, email destinationoakland@yahoo.com
Official
Entry Form
With this entry I acknowledge:
- That my entry includes all original content owned by me. If it includes any music, I own the rights to reproduce the music.
- That my entry does not include any material or
language that is profane, defamatory, unlawful, vulgar, obscene,
pornographic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
Submission of an entry to the contest
automatically constitutes the contestant's acceptance of all conditions set
forth in the contest rules, including granting screening rights to the Oakland
Convention & Visitors Bureau, plus use by
other businesses and organizations authorized by the OCVB. These videos
may be used in any lawful manner, and I hereby waive any right to inspect or
approve the finished product, that may be created in
connection therewith, or the use to which it may be applied. The Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau reserves the right to make changes to the rules. Signature ____________________________________ Date __________________________________________ Name (please print):
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Mailing Address:
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Phone:
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YouTube Member
name: __________________________
Website:
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| In addition to prize money, filmmakers receive enhanced visibility for their work through the Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau website and marketing materials.
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