Topic: A Brickfilmer's Guide to Making a Successful Contest
This thread is meant for people who want to make contests
So you want to make a good contest do you? Well I'll be nice enough to guide you through the steps.
What NOT to do
Make a short post just mentioning the deadline
Not giving ANY prizes/rewards at all (unless you're trying to do something like the animation challenge)
Giving subscribers/boxes/mentions for prizes
Not mentioning the Deadline
Spam mods to put your contest in the Contest Forum
Host a contest when a larger one like The Easter Contest is being held
Make conditions like you must be subscribed to enter
What TO do
Give clear instructions on what to do
Have reasonable prizes, like a webcam
If you don't have the money for prizes, get sponsored
Have people help you as judge/co-administrator
Have a solid deadline, that gives the people enough time to make the entry
Plan the thing, don't do it just before the holiday, since most people here will have exams
Add a logo or title to make it more official and professional
Post it into the 'General Film Discussion' sub-forum.
I'll now give a fictional example of a badly planned contest
Hi! This is the _____ contest and the deadline is on the 2nd of June. The prizes are: 1st prize: a box for 2 weeks. 2nd prize: 1 subscriber for 5 days. 3rd prize: 1 subscriber for 2 days. Please enter!!!!
As you can see that was horrible. So first we'll make it look better, and change all the information a bit
The rules:
Make an entry about ____
No excessive amounts of blood, gore or violence
Do not publicly release the video until the contest is over
The judges
Me,___ and ___ will judge this contest.
The deadline
Your entry must be entered before the 2nd of June.
Submissions
You must submit your entry either as a PM via Youtube to ___ or as a PM on BiM. Mediafire and Brickshelf are also allowed but not recommended.
The prizes
1st prize: A LEGO set of your choice worth 40 dollars.
2nd prize: A LEGO set of your choice worth 20 dollars.
3rd prize: A LEGO set of your choice worth 10 dollars
Additional information
If you have any questions please mail me at _____@_____.com
Feel Good Contests
You might want to make a contest in the form of the Animation Challenge (without prizes and just for fun). To do that I'd recommend to at least make a winner's list. Otherwise it's structured the same as a usual contest but without the prizes. However I'd not recommend hosting such contests, mainly because lots of people will find doing this without prizes a waste of their time and many attempts at hosting these contests have been unsuccessful.
As you can see that was much better. I hope this helps lots of people and be sure to give feedback so I can add things if need be.
Last edited by Keesret (July 16, 2012 (09:41am))
