Colorbars for Videomaker contest?

1. Ken
   Member

   
   I noticed the rules for the Videomaker Short Video contest says that the colorbars don't count as part of the 5 minute max length. But I don't see anywhere about required colorbars or black or title card. What is required (or recommended) at the start of an entry for the contest?
   
   :? Ken Hull

   Posted 4 years ago #

2. cfulton
   Member

   
   Bars aren't required, nor is a slate or excessive amounts of black. (They would get lopped off any entry that had them upon being imported into our system anyway.) We just wanted to give some examples where the total amount of time consumed on a tape (in particular) could be longer than 5 minutes. However, the body of the video MUST be 5 minutes or less once the program begins.
   
   Most of the entries we've been getting this year are on DVD-Video, all of which seem to get right into the program, though I have done some cut-edits on a few with excessive amounts of black. More on that later (in the blog).

   Posted 4 years ago #

3. Ryan3078
   Member

   
   Do credits at the end with music add to the count of 5 minutes, or does the count end once the video fades out?

   Posted 4 years ago #

4. cfulton
   Member

   
   If there's a place where the video logically ends before 5:00:00;02, I generally cut out the credits and accept the video into the contest. If you get your video to us before the last-minute rush, I'll tell you if it's too long so you can submit a different cut. (This is the added incentive for submitting early.)
   One thing I saw that kept a submission out: a potential contestant rolled credits at the 5 minute mark when there was still action and dialog unfolding, and the video didn't actually fade to black for another two minutes.
   We look forward to seeing everyone's entries!

   Posted 4 years ago #

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