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[ November 30, 1999 12:00 am to March 2, 2009 8:00 pm. ] On your marks, Get Set, Film!! Chips Not Dead Yet is gearing up for the 2nd annual funnest race in town and this year we are looking to you to show us what your ideal themed wave would look like!  Dress up as your favourite superhero or even run in your underpants! Tell us what […]

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Dan Fisher from Washington took home the grand prize of $15,000 from the highly promoted Swiffer Break-Up video contest. The theme was to make a 30 second spot on breaking up with your old cleaning habits.  He did everything in the video, except dance.  
Q.  How many contests have you entered in the past?  How many […]

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[ July 27, 2008; 9:00 pm; ] Could your dog be The New Face of ALPO? Create a video that shows how excited your dog gets at mealtime for the chance to star on millions of cans of ALPO — plus, win $10,000 cash and a trip to Hollywood!

Make sure your video camera is charged and ready to go, because your dog’s […]

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[ July 13, 2008; 9:00 pm; ] Filmmaking Frenzy is proud to announce our next action-packed filmmaking competition, the DFEST edition of BPM (Beats per minute), a 48 hour filmmaking competition. At 7:00 PM on July 11, teams will be given MP3s of two songs from artists performing at DFEST July 25-26.  

This signals the beginning of the competition. Immediately you and your […]

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[ August 19, 2008; 9:00 pm; ] Win a chance to meet Ozzy and have your video premiere on Myspace Music!Ozzy was so happy with the submissions for his last video contest, that he wants to do the same for “Not Going Away”! 

Ozzy and his band shot performance footage of the entire song on green screen from multiple camera angles. Footage is […]

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Many market forecasts have attempted to size the U.S. online video market, which consists of ads that are tied to a growing subset of online music, sports and entertainment clips. These forecasts project the market will grow to between US$4 billion and US$7 billion by 2012.  A TKG forecast released yesterday specifically breaks out the […]

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Advertisers are in a dilemma as they eye the increasingly massive and measurable audiences of UGC and social sites like YouTube and MySpace. They want to engage the audience, but control the context in which their message appears at the same time.  Here are five survival tips for advertising in the short-form jungle:
1. Develop a policy […]

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Wondering where to post your video to get the most traffic?  From these statistics the choice is clear.  YouTube’s popularity increased in May, accounting for more than 75% of U.S. traffic to video sites, a Web metrics firm said Thursday.   Among the 10 million visitors to the 63 sites tracked by Hitwise, Google-owned YouTube had […]

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[ August 15, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Submit your own unique video targeting one of the following ten careers: Business, Criminal Justice, Culinary, Fashion Design, Game Design, Graphic Design, Healthcare, Interior Design, Information Technology, or Photography.  The Foundyourcalling.com contest is sponsored by Career Education Corporation (CEC), one of the largest providers of private for-profit post-secondary education in the world.

There is a […]

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[ August 14, 2008; 8:00 pm; ] Does your pet play games, do amazing tricks or have a talent that the world should see? Pet owners nationwide have the chance to make their pets celebrities during BISSELL’s upcoming Pet Games Video Contest. This summer, BISSELL is searching for the funniest and most unique pet videos, so grab a camera and capture your […]

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