A little company promotion...

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

(cross-posted from LJ)

http://www.slithermovie.net/

I'm very happy to be involved with this project, and to help with the film's marketing. Read the script (I love James Gunn...love, love, LOVE! - authored The Toy Collector), saw the screening, and was thereafter determined to see this horror gem do well.

Anyway, we all worked on the site's concept, and one of our freelancer's worked out the design and flash.

I'm not just writing to plug our work (I work for fellow LoT buddy, Boss Radio) or the film itself (though, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly/Serenity may be pleased to know the film stars Nathan Fillion), but also the competition we developed in conjunction with the movie: Slug It Out.

It's a design your own TV spot for Slither competition, and the grand prize is $25,000. Some of you with editing know-how may be interested in putting something together, so be sure to check out the competition info - it's linked from the splash page. I know a lot o' creative/talented people who could really use the cash-o-lah, so I wish you the best of luck if you choose to participate.

Heidi and Tom!!! $25,000. If Tom the Editor wins, it's a little extra cash for making movies, yo!

[mousepod]

I want to see a tv commercial that includes ALL of these things!

Any TV Spot can not directly refer to the following topics: 1) weapons/guns to head; 2) offensive language and/or gestures; 3) reference to drugs and drug paraphernalia; 4) mutilations; 5) offensive depictions of ethnic or minority groups; 6) sacrilege; 7) child abuse; 8) violence towards women; 9) cruelty to animals; 10) bodily functions; 11) assassination; 12) venereal diseases; 13) mutations; 14) physical handicaps; 15) cadavers (abuse); 16) rape and molestations; 17) lavatory or lavatory jokes; 18) people on fire; 19) transformations; 20) people in explosion/ people blown out of explosion; 21) nudity

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I want to see a tv commercial that includes ALL of these things!

I know. That part totally cracks me up.

Be sure your spot doesn't include...ANYTHING!

I think all TV spots should puppy sodomy and 8 year olds committing political assassinations. This is the U.S., afterall.

I guess that stuff is for the theater based red-band trailers. Trailers that are Rated R. Good grief. I remember one of the first R-rated trailers I saw was for Child's Play 2, where Chucky says, "Don't **** with the Chuck."

The TV spots had to edit out a lot of blood, even. The giant balloon of a woman has blood all over her face in the theatrical trailers, but in the TV spots it looks like she's got some green gunk around her mouth.

[Not Afraid]

I'm going to make a spot about a beige polka dotted snake who lives in Irvine.


That couldn't be offensive to ANYONE, could it?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

A SNAKE??? Are you KIDDING????!!!

[Not Afraid]

no

Slugs don't sliter.

[Janie]

You're right--slugs don't slither, they glide.

[flippyshark]

Is it safe to assume that any media included in the assets folder are okay to use? There are a few shots of a highly mutated man with tentacles and a very screwed up face. Would this violate the ban on "mutations?" (number 13 on the list of don'ts) Anyway, I downloaded the media files and I'm having a blast looking through them.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Aaaaah! We're so on it. White on rice.

[Not Afraid]

Is it safe to assume that any media included in the assets folder are okay to use? There are a few shots of a highly mutated man with testicles and a very screwed up face. Would this violate the ban on "mutations?" (number 13 on the list of don'ts) Anyway, I downloaded the media files and I'm having a blast looking through them.

I wouldn't use that one if I were you.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Is it safe to assume that any media included in the assets folder are okay to use? There are a few shots of a highly mutated man with tentacles and a very screwed up face. Would this violate the ban on "mutations?" (number 13 on the list of don'ts) Anyway, I downloaded the media files and I'm having a blast looking through them.

No, no. Anything included in the provided footage is pre-approved.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Aaaaah! We're so on it. White on rice.

You better! Also, I missed you this weekend. Again. Must make concrete plans ASAP. I'm demanding concrete planning!

[FEJ]

I'm going to make a spot about a beige polka dotted snake who lives in Irvine.


That couldn't be offensive to ANYONE, could it?



You worked in Irvine, so you should know how offensive polka dots are.

[flippyshark]

I have a nagging doubt/ question about one of the rules for this. In the Official Rules, I read the following:

"Length of TV Spot can not exceed :30 seconds in its entirety; the TV Spot must have :03 seconds of information with film title and rating on black background at the end-actual video portion will be no more than :27 seconds in length."

Now, in the clips folder there was a clip exactly :03 seconds in length. It has the title, release date and rating, and I have been assuming that this is the clip I am requred to include at the end. BUT, it is not against a black background, and it kind of oozes into place, so none of that info is onscreen for the entire three seconds.

Am I supposed to create a 3 second info screen against black on my own? Or am I right in assuming that this provided clip will cover me? I really don't want to be disqualified over such a technicality. (If I'm to be disqualified, I want to EARN it!)

Other than that, I'm done.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I have a nagging doubt/ question about one of the rules for this. In the Official Rules, I read the following:

"Length of TV Spot can not exceed :30 seconds in its entirety; the TV Spot must have :03 seconds of information with film title and rating on black background at the end-actual video portion will be no more than :27 seconds in length."

Now, in the clips folder there was a clip exactly :03 seconds in length. It has the title, release date and rating, and I have been assuming that this is the clip I am requred to include at the end. BUT, it is not against a black background, and it kind of oozes into place, so none of that info is onscreen for the entire three seconds.

Am I supposed to create a 3 second info screen against black on my own? Or am I right in assuming that this provided clip will cover me? I really don't want to be disqualified over such a technicality. (If I'm to be disqualified, I want to EARN it!)

Other than that, I'm done.

You're cool with that clip, buddy. The total time is :03 seconds, and that takes the "oozing" into account.