SAS Internal Video Contest Taps Employees’ Creativity

Employees created video entries for SAS internal video contest. SAS is right to tap the creative resources of its own folks who know SAS – well, internally. Team building, show-casing, career building, etc.

Here’s the winner video, which promises that SAS helps in life sciences:

And the winning team is “Marlow Film Institute”, Marketing with Richard Peace, Philip Male, Jason Goodwin, Petra Shuttlewood, Cheryl Mallows, Mui Luc, Kenneth Ellis, Matthew Mullerworth, Naomi Woolford, Michelle Watts.

Video Contest for Law Students: One Less Worry

Student lender Access Group has launched its video contest. The Access Group a nonprofit student loan company “helping law students like you achieve your hopes and dreams with no worries.

Content: share what worries you in a video (4 min) uploaded on youtube!

Eligibility: Contest is open to legal US residents 18 years of age or older who are law students (enrolled or matriculated as of August 1, 2008) and candidates for law degrees (JD or LLM) at tax exempt law schools in the United States (includes the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).

Prize: you could win $10,000 for your law studies

Deadline: June 15 2008

Official website: http://www.accessgroup.org/onelessworryfiles/rules.html

Video on the Video Contest Basics and Rules (basis of judgment and more):

via: Law Librarian Blog

Baby Ruth Video Contest: Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Nestlé Baby Ruth is organizing the video contest to make you sing, if you are over 18 and are a legal resident in the USA. See the video at the bottom on Babe Ruth and the history of Baseball!

content: sing the song Take Me Out To The Ballgame and record it on video

Keep the original lyrics:
Take me out to the ballgame,
Take me out with the crowd
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I ever get back,
’cause its root, root, root for the home team,
If they don’t win it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out,
At the old ball game.
Grand Prize (1)
One finalist will be chosen to lead the singing of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the 7th inning stretch of the 2008 MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium.
Finalists (3)
Three finalists receive a trip to the 2008 MLB All-Star Week ™ for themselves and one guest. Trip includes transportation to the MLB® All Star Weekend in New York, 2 tickets to the 2008 MLB All Star Game, and ground transportation to/from hotel/airport and 4 days/3 nights hotel accommodations.

More info: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/fan_forum/babyruth/index.jsp
If you wonder which the most popular (most viewed) version of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, which is one of the most performed songs in the USA, check out these two teens (one singing, the other burping):

And here’s a footage on the history of Babe Ruth and Baseball:

Segment 1: Former CIA agent Robert Baer talks to guest host Brian Ross of ABC News about politics in the middle east and his new book, “Blow The House Down: A Novel”.

Segment 2: Guest host Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated and HBO talks to former MLB Commissioner Fay Vincent and author Leigh Montville about Babe Ruth and the history of baseball.

How Bonafide Are You? Change Your Chicken Video Contest from Popeyes

Are you bonafide in any way? Popeyes thinks you can show it by participating in their video contest.
eligibility: for over 18 US residents
content: showcase your Bonafide talent in 30 seconds
deadline May 23
official website: http://www.bonafidechicken.com/
aim: to strengthen the brand’s new positioning of being “bonafide.”
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‘Dance. Don’t Chance’ Video Contest for Safe Driving

‘Dance. Don’t Chance’ Video Contest aims to push safe and sober driving in Massachusetts – in the prom and graduation season.

Eligibility: registered high school juniors and seniors across the state of Massachusetts

Deadline: April 17 2008

Content: make a 1 minute video to promote safe driving and discourage underage drinking

Prizes: dream prom and getting their video aired across the state as a public service announcement, from AAA of Southern New England, non-alcoholic beverages provided by Glacéau Smartwater®, free transportation on prom night from Boston Limo, and free tuxedo rental from MW Tux.

Statistics: according to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, 180 junior operators are suspended every week due to reckless driving under the new junior operator’s license law. Teenagers, aged 16 to 19 years old, account for the largest number of motor vehicle injuries overall, and motor vehicle injuries among teens in Massachusetts tend to be highest in the months of May and June.
official website: www.mass.gov/safety/ddc

Breakup Song Made By You: Audrey, Wait! Video Contest

This music video contest is primarily targeting teens as it’s based on the new teen novel, Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway (Razorbill Books, on sale April 10) published by Penguin Young Readers Group.

Content: In the contest, readers are encouraged to take the lyrics to the song “Audrey, Wait” and make music videos of their versions of the song.

Grand Prize: $1,000 American Express Gift Card

Deadline: June 10, 2008

Further info: www.votigo.com/audreywait. (yes, co-branded with Votigo)

About the Audrey Wait book

California high school student Audrey Cuttler dumps self-involved Evan, the lead singer of a little band called The Do-Gooders. Evan writes, “Audrey, Wait!,” a break-up song that’s so good it rockets up the billboard charts. And Audrey is suddenly famous!

Now rabid fans are invading her school. People is running articles about her arm-warmers. The lead singer of the Lolitas wants her as his muse. (And the Internet is documenting her every move!) Audrey can’t hang out with her best friend or get with her new crush without being mobbed by fans and paparazzi.

Take a wild ride with Audrey as she makes headlines, has outrageous amounts of fun, confronts her ex on MTV, and gets the chance to show the world who she really is.

Official website of Audrey, Wait!: http://www.myspace.com/audreywait

Contest rules: http://www.votigo.com/sections/show_rules/audreywait

Turn Around America Video Contest

This video contest is pretty serious about asking you ‘What’s wrong with America?” and is trying to seek ways to turn around bad trends.

Here’s the video to urge you for participation in the contest:

To quote from the organizers:

Our goal is to start a new kind of national conversation through this video contest. This contest is not about winning iPods™ or flat-screen TVs, the stakes are much higher. This is about making your voice heard and earning a platform in our national conversation on the future, the upcoming election and beyond.

But there is a cash award too of $2000, and in certain cities $1,000 and more.

I like this video contest and the intended message.

Official website: http://www.turnaroundvideocontest.com/

Bike Video Contest – Bike Emory

Have a favorite ‘two wheel’ movie? Breaking Away? Easy Rider? E.T.? Wild Hogs? Now it’s time to film your own flick.

• Bike Emory wants you to put your bike and your cameras to creative use. We are holding a contest for the best bike videos (we’ll post the winners and best videos on the iTunes University and Bike Emory sites).
• Our theme: Get Out The Bike
• Our start date and deadline: We will start accepting submissions on Monday, March 24th and the deadline is Friday, April 18th.
• ELIGIBILITY: This contest is open only to individuals/teams who are current Emory,
  Oxford or Emory Healthcare staff, faculty or students.
• Our prizes: Winners will receive fame, fortune and a free Fuji bike, with lock, light and helmet and iPods (plus, all contestants get a prize). Runners up will win iPod Nanos!
• Basic contest criteria: videos must be 4 minutes or less; winners will be judged on: relevance to the theme (Get Out the Bike); overall creativity, world wide audience appeal and positive message.
• official website: http://bike.emory.edu/video-contest

JVC Everio Mother’s Day Video Contest

Mother’s Day and video contest – sounds pretty natural.

“Here’s Looking at Me, Mom” is the slogan of JVC Everio Mother’s Day Video Contest. JVC offers participants a chance to win new Everio GZ-MG330 hard disk camcorders, one for the contestant and one for the wonderful mother.

Content: show mum how much you appreciate her in a 2 min video

Deadline: May 7th 2008

Basis of judgment: entertainment, creativity, originality.

Prize winners announced on May 12, 2008.

Official website: http://www.videocontest.jvc.com/

Current Online Video Contests

There’s a natural abundance of web video contests – most of them are limited to US legal citizens, but a couple of them are open to all over a certain age (usually 18).

Take a look at the current video contests on the web in the Video Contest Calendar, and pick the one that suits your style and fires your inspiration. Prizes are great (up to $25,000), but entering a video contest in itself is simply a great learning experience and fun!