low budget video contest!!!
Posted on March 1st, 2010
Posted on March 1st, 2010
Hey guys!!! I’m backlogged. I’ve been having crazy indie-rock man-adventures all over the place. I’ll have to tell you about them.
BUT FIRST
I propose a Chris Merritt low-budget music video contest! To promote Virginia Is For Hoverers (Part II), out May 1st, 2010, choose either Big Girl or Sugar (the upcoming single, to be released March 11) and put together a music video mash-up – you can use old movies, rare animation, funny out-of-context tv shows – whatever you want! Choose something that looks great when in the context of the new songs. I figured this would be a fun way to get these new singles on YouTube, where strangely, most people go to listen to music on the internet.
Also, if you want, you can create your own footage, of course. But the idea is to keep it simple and get ‘er done. You can also use another Chris Merritt song if you really really really want to. But I encourage the singles – Big Girl or Sugar (the album version of Sugar so far, by the way, kicks five thousand asses).
The winners will be chosen by Machine Piano aka Wes.
First Prize:
- 100 bucks!
- Signed Chris Merritt stuff
- Virginia Is For Hoverers (Part II) (special edition)
Runners Up:
- 3 Bucks!
- Signed Chris Merritt stuff
- Virginia Is For Hoverers (Part II) (special edition)
All entries will recieve a promo code to download Virginia Is For Hoverers (Part II) free on it’s release May 1st, 2010! All entries are due by April 20th! Here are some good examples: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIkWJZf33UY here’s another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYGvqr49SVU&NR=1&feature=fvwp here’s another: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlp6haHfg1Q&feature=channel
And for inspiration here is the best animated music video I’ve ever seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvTzT-mjZgA
DownloadBig Girl
DownloadSugar (this is just the demo version)
12 Responses to “low budget video contest!!!”
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Just so…I heard Sugar last night via Skype and it does indeed rock seven ways to Sunday.
I won’t be doing this though cos I wouldn’t know where to even start. But do this and get Chris famous.
Dude how do I download the song? I clicked on link, but it just directs me to a player. I’m really interested in doing the music video. Thanks!
@J.R.Right click it and then click “save link as”
@Chris You didn’t tell the world how you want the videos submitted — do you want them to post here with the links, or email you with a link, and where should they post it — You Tube? Here’s an idea, what if the Chris Merritt fan community voted on the best video? (No offense Wes, but it would get more people involved in the process who aren’t video-saavy or what have you. And Wes can have a say in it, too of course.) Just some ideas!
Here’s my entry!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY2Qy51Gz9k
Here’s my entry again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY2Qy51Gz9k
cm (call your mother!!) lol
Here’s my entry! It was a lot of fun making this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEqszolQVeA
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Here’s my entry for the music video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCkjWDZAb2E
Great job, J.R.! A in my book for effort
But we’ll have to wait and see what Wes thinks…
Some guy named Nick has also entered the contest, and he has quite a lot of ammo with this one, including Chris Merritt footage as a kiddie!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWSxBtMDI_8
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