The New York Hall of Science is hosting a Master Magician Contest in anticipation of the opening of the blockbuster exhibition Magic: The Science of Illusion on June 28.
Content: create a video of yourself performing your favorite magic trick to illustrate the connection between science and magic. Max 2 min. Deadline of video contest submission: June 9 2008 Eligibility: Adult (15 and older) and Kids (14 and younger) categories (of the USA?) Prize: The title “Master Magician of the New York Hall of Science,” along with a Magic Prize Package including a $50 gift certificate to the Hall, will be awarded to the producer of the top video in both adult (15 and older) and kids (14 and younger) categories. The three top finalists in each category will receive New York Hall of Science t-shirts. Rules of video contest: NYScience.org
Here’s Card Science as an example for the contest by Elizabeth Wade
Although War on War music video contest is linguistically based on a paradox with its motto – not that ‘peace on war’ would have sounded better, here we are in a language virus trap. But let’s just move on from the motto. The contest is based on Sam Harris’ song entitled War on War and the aim is ”
to counter the GOP’s stance of “staying the course.”
Content: submit videos of War on War using the song and any free stuff that is made available to you. Deadline of video contest submission: June 22 2008 Eligibility: anybody Prize: mixture of cash and other good stuff, $3000 for the first, $1500 for the second and $700 for the third winner, in its total value. Rules of video contest: SamHarris.com
” The contest is open for anyone who wants to express their anger, passion and vision of a world without war by creating a video to my song. Resources for free video creation software, tools, video footage and royalty free photography from war documentarian, active duty Marine Jayel Aheram are provided at WarOnWar.INFO and additional contest information at SamTube.com. … We are supplying everything needed to create a music video, at no expense to the contestant: The song, royalty free photography, vintage and current event stock footage, and the software to put it all together. Of course the more inventive entries use their own footage and find other components., but basically, people don’t even need a video camera or equipment. We currently have entries ranging from a 16 (year old boy) to 60 (year old woman).”
Post-it is used in thousands of ways, now you can show how you use yours in this Post-it Video Contest.
Content: submit videos of how you use post-it notes: “There are a million uses for Post-it® Notes and counting…such as: self-reminding, planning and brainstorming – to list just a few. But we also know that the uses for Post-it® Products are as unique as the people who love them! That’s why we want to know more – FROM YOU!” Deadline of video contest submission: from May 1 2008 to Aug 18 2008 Eligibility: Submitting a video in this Contest is open only to persons who, as of date of entry are legal residents of Canada (excluding residents of the Province of Quebec) who are the age of majority in their province of residence and are registered users
of http://www.facebook.com. Prize: First Prize $5000, Runner-Up $2500, Third Prize $1000 Rules of video contest: you can download the pdf video contest rules from the facebook profile of the post-it video contest here
For instance, here’s an office prank where you can fight a cubicle war with post it notes (the sound quality is really weak, but the idea is, hm, post-it):
Novo Nordisk has launched its online video contest in order to increase diabetes awareness. The title of the video contest is Dancin’ to Change Diabetes. ABC’s Dancing with the Stars champion Drew Lachey will lead a panel of contest judges. Unfortunately, it is not You who can vote in a video, but it’s the panel of judges. The public will vote for their three finalists. Still, it is a contest with a great aim – at least several families I know have a member suffering from diabetes. One in 28 adults and one in eight African American adults in San Francisco County have diabetes, according to their press release.
Content: submit videos of the cool moves that help you stay active and healthy. Deadline of video contest submission: May 26 2008 Eligibility: over 18 years old, US resident (over 19 in Nebraska and Alabama) Prize: First prize is a year-long gym membership within close
proximity to winner; second place is a Wii(TM) System
including Wii(TM) controllers, Wii Fit(TM) and Dance Dance
Revolution(TM); third place is a four hundred dollar gift
certificate to REI(R), a popular sporting goods store. Rules of video contest: http://www.dancingtochangediabetes.com/
Here is Drew Lachey dancing freestyle with Cheryl Burke (“Brokeback Mountain to the music world”)
Travel video contests are always a great success, and the You and Europe competition must be a great let-out for your creative energy. Maybe you could revamp a video that you just made for your family and friends and win another trip to a European destination, like Budapest, Hungary or Prague, Rome, Krakow, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Riga, etc.
Content: Have you been to Europe lately and recorded your travels? “It can be funny, poignant, romantic, serious or silly. Catch an aspect of the culture, whatever captures your imagination and tell that story in your own voice and in your own style. Max 3 minutes in length. Eligibility: over 18 years old US residents Prize: win a trip to Europe for 2 (it’s a 7-day package to one of the 38 countries of the European Travel Commission) Deadline: Sept 30 2008
This is the promo video of Compulsive Traveler on YouTube:
According to the organizers, some tips for making a travel video for the contest may help you to find your inspiring narrative perspective for your European story.
I like the idea of having a video contest centering around remix culture, and the first video that comes to my mind is that of Michael Wesch, anthropology professor who made a video of what the Web looks like today, and became a viral video success reaching about a million viewers.
Now your task is to show what our culture looks like today, I guess. Even though we knew that our culture is basically remix, it is even more visible thanks to the web, and more easily remixable at the same time. Total Recut ( a video remix community website) has managed to get great judges for this touchy and blurry challenge: Lawrence Lessig, Henry Jenkins, Kembrew McLeod, Pat Aufderheide, JD Lasica and Mark Hosler Content: make a video answering the question ‘What is Remix Culture?’ You can you use any footage you can find, including Public Domain and Creative Commons work, max. 3 minutes – min 30 seconds long. Don’t forget you “must remix previously published video footage” and can use your own too.
Prizes: laptop computer loaded with video editing and conversion software, a digital camcorder, a digital media player, as well as Special Edition Total Recut T-Shirts, books, DVDs and CDs.
Deadline: June 1 2008
Eligibility: Contest is open to natural persons of any age, from any country.
And here’s the video made by Michael Wesch, anthropology professor: The Machine Is Us/ing Us This is a slightly revised and cleaned up version of the video that was featured on YouTube in February 2007.
Crackle encourages you to tell your story – maybe it could be developed into a longer film or even series.
Content of video contest: new opportunity to tell your story better and louder. We’re currently accepting short-form, web-appropriate submissions from any genre: comedy, drama, music, documentary, and so on. Max 40 minutes. Submissions will be judged on originality, production value, and potential for further development. Prize: A Sony XDCAM EX™ Camcorder; a Sony VAIO® Computer; Vegas® 8 Editing Software; and; an offer to receive a development deal with Crackle Studios to develop material for Crackle distribution, including two (2) meetings with Crackle Studios executives Deadline: May 31 2008 Eligibility: US residents who have obtained the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside, as of March 14, 2008 Video Contest Rules: Crackle Vid Contest
Hurry up, Gillette Phenom video contest will soon end, submission of video entries is until May 20 2008.
Content of video contest: Create a video of 90 seconds or less showcasing your skill in a ball sport. Your video may include the biggies—basketball, baseball, soccer, football, golf, tennis—the lesser obvious ones— volleyball, water polo, cricket, rugby, croquet—and even the fooseballs and Super Balls of the world. Eligibility for video contest: You must be a 14-years male citizen living in the United States to qualify. Grand prize of video contest: $30,000! Deadline: May 20 2008 Further info: http://youtube.com/gillettephenom
or check out the official video advertising the contest:
See more ongoing video contest with great themes and prizes in the Video Contest Calendar.
Lipton Free Your Y Video Contest is actually three video competitions combined into one big contest. Whatever talent you think you have you can cram it into one o these broad categories.
Content of video contest: choose one of the three categories and make a video of may 2 min.
MOVE & GROOVE: Cut loose. Make it old school, original, or freestyle—whatever moves you. Use any of the music tracks we’ve supplied, or your own originals. Please, no copyrighted tunes.
TRICKS & FEATS: Show your skills, like a reverse dunk or a Triple Lindy. What is your best trick shot or athletic move?
FREE FOR ALL: showcase your unique talent: tricks, silly songs or watermelon juggling. Anything goes!
Prizes of video contest: grand prize $25,000, second place $10,000, 3rd $5,000
Downtown Oklahoma City Inc. wants to tap into your talent, so now you a chance to show how Oklahoma downtown progress is going on and to win a $1,500 cash award in a video contest.
content: show developments in Downtown Oklahoma City in spirit of the Oklahoma Creativity Project (increased residential housing, new hotels and mixed-use developments, expanded events, office space, entertainment and development of the Oklahoma River) – in max 2 min prizes: $1,500 cash award, a $1,000 transferable scholarship to Oklahoma City University, participation and recognition at the Dean A. McGee Awards and featured placement on the Downtown OKC Web site for one year deadline: May 2 further information: 235-3500.
Video Contests that Rock 