The VidOpp Video Contest Community

Five-alarm excitement in the kitchen with the nation’s firefighters. Make a video showing America’s bravest in a whole different light, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how firefighters live, cook, and eat when they’re not fighting fires or saving lives.

Requirements

• Firehouse Cooks logo bumper at beginning for 3 seconds.
• An Allrecipes Production end bumper for 5 seconds.
• Stick closely to the format and content in the provided video. Where possible, show the camaraderie and fun at the dinner table once food is made.
• 4-6 minutes in length.
• Submissions must be in English, no subtitles.
• Upload an under 100mb submission to Zooppa, and at time of upload, also send a high-res version of the file (up to 300mb, 1920×1080, .mov or m4v.) to support@zooppa.com via wetransfer.com.

Eligibility

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Judging Criteria

Five-alarm excitement in the kitchen with the nation’s firefighters. Make a video showing America’s bravest in a whole different light, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how firefighters live, cook, and eat when they’re not fighting fires or saving lives.

Make it with these words in mind: friendly, family, inspirational, and humorous.
Remember, the Allrecipes brand is about “what are you making for dinner on a Wednesday night”. No “high-brow” recipes or anything gourmet. Just good old regular cooking.

Prize

1st Place Client Award – $5,000
2nd Place Client Award – $2,000
3rd Place Client Award – $1,000
4th Place Client Award – $1,000
5th Place Client Award – $750

Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions in the comments below.