Hey everyone, I (Christian Gentry, Gentry Studios)  am co-hosting a brickfilming festival(alongside brickfilmers: RedRocketFilms, JakeLEGOFilms, and Thresh6), and I would love for you to enter! Yes, prizes will be provided! Note: This is NOT a contest, but a festival. You enter “already-made” projects. It's an easy way for brickfilmers to win some prizes!

What?: Brick is a festival for brickfilmers only. Where brickfilms compete for four ultimate titles (and prizes!).
What are the rules?: If your film does not follow the rules, then it will not be eligible:

When is the entry deadline?: Your film must be submitted and accepted by November 2nd, 2014 at 12:00PM EST.

1.    The film must have been made after January 1st, 2013.
2.    The film is not allowed to have been made for this festival, but for other purposes only.
3.    You are not allowed to enter more than 1 (one) film in this festival.
4.    Your  film must have no profanity, explicit and/or unnecessary language, and sexual content.
5.    Your film’s time limits are 1:00 minute to 10:00 minutes. If your film is under one minute, or over 10:00 minutes, it will not be eligible for the festival.
6.    The age restriction is ages 10-18. There is really no way we can determine your age, so be fair and don’t cheat your way in.
7.    You are allowed to enter a section of a longer brickfilm that you’ve finished, just make sure it tells a story of its own, for the judges’ sake (and yours’!).
8.    You are allowed to enter a trailer for a film (released or un-released), but not a section of a trailer, for you will then be disqualified.
9.    Any genre is acceptable, except for film noir. That genre is not allowed
10.    The judges have every right to disqualify an entry on behalf of their discretion.
11.    HAVE FUN! This is a way to raise awareness towards the art of brickfilming, and to discover new artists in the realm of brickfilming.

Will there be category awards?: Yes! There will be given those little images you put in your films to show how awesome the festival loved your entry! The Categories are:
1.    “The Brick” award – Basically “best” overall film, decided by the judges.
2.    Best Cinematography – The film with the best overall composition (Lighting, Color, Dynamic Range, etc).
3.    Best Story – The film that had the best script (story).
4.    Best Sound Design – The film with the best SFX, Voice-overs, Music, etc.

Alright, what are the prizes?:
The first place (winner of “Brick” award) prize is the LEGO Creator TreeHouse!
Second Place (winner of best cinematography) will be LEGO Mixel Set
Third Place (winner of best story) will be several LEGO magazines and books (provided by RRF)
And finally, the fourth place (winner of best sound design) prize will be two minifigures used in a Gentry Studios animation!

Does that mean I have to give you my address?: If you are one of the four winners, then yes. Please don’t give us your address unless we contact you saying that you won one of the titles. Without your address, your prize will be given to the next person eligible! Please, U.S. residents only!
So, how do I enter?: To enter, you must send an email of the YouTube (or Vimeo) link of your video to [email protected] . Please type in the subject of the email “EXAMPLE NAME – A Brick Festival Entry” (for the sake of your email (entry) not getting lost), and please put the link to the video in the message box.

How does judging work?: The judges will be mainly focusing on Story, Cinematography, Sound Design, Lighting, and Clarity(FPS). The judges decide the quality of each panel on a 1-10 scale, and then tallying up the points for the total score or "grade".

So I gotta question, email????: Please send all questions to [email protected] with a subject entitled “ Brick Festival Question”.
Number of Entries 4

Last edited by Gentry Studios (July 24, 2014 (04:20am))