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Four chapters are now complete and this is your last chance to create a winning chapter and get into the finals.  Chapter 5 submissions are due September 11!   Go watch the story up to today and see where it leads you.

They create a short video clip or “Rootclip” to start the story. You watch their video, then shoot your own rendition of what should happen in the next 1-2 minutes. A panel of judges and the audience votes during the voting period and the best video becomes the next chapter in the story.  

Keep it under 2 minutes and be sure to advance the story in some way. Maintain character consistency through wardrobe. End on a cliffhanger. Make it as funny or serious as you want.

Here’s how it all works:
We start Chapter 1 of a new story with a short clip.
You shoot your own version of the next chapter and submit it.
Everyone votes on their favorite and the Judge’s panel counts for 50%.
The video with the highest percentage of the votes wins $250 and some sweet prizes.
We move on to the next chapter and the submissions and voting start all over again!

Open only to legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry.

Submission periods:
Chapter 2 - July 15, 2008 - July 24, 2008
Chapter 3 - July 28, 2008 - August 14, 2008
Chapter 4 - August 18, 2008 - August 28, 2008
Chapter 5 - September 1, 2008 - September 11, 2008 at noon Eastern
Chapter 6 - September 15, 2008 - September 25, 2008 :
Only the confirmed First Prize winners of the first four voting periods will be allowed to submit Chapter 6 (the final scene) video clip for competition in the 5th and final voting period. No other submissions will be allowed.

Video Format Upload Guide Update

Rootclip suggests to use either a .mp4 or wmv file type. While .mov files are okay, some submitters have found them a bit tricky to successfully upload to Rootclip. To create a video as a .mov, here is what we suggest:

Use Final Cut Pro to export projects as follows:
1. Choose Export > Using QuickTime Conversion
2. Use these settings: H.264 as video codec, IMA 4:1 as audio codec, 22.05 (Audio) Bitrate
3. Optional: Change dimensions (frame size) to match the size of the Rootclip player video size.

Supported file types are .avi, .dv, .mov, .qt, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .3gp, .asf, .wmv, .3g2

Dimensions: No larger than 450 x 338

File Type: Quicktime (mov) or Flash (flv)
Video Codec: h.264, or VP On2
Encoding: 2-Pass VBR

Deinterlace: On (unless you have shot your video in progressive scan)
Maintain Aspect Ratio: Off
Bitrate: No higher than 500Kbps
Frame Rate: No higher than 30Fps Audio Data Rate: 128 kbps
Keyframe: Automatic or every 6 seconds

Note: Your overall files size must be below 300 MB

Chapter winners get $250 and cool video gear.
Final chapter wins the Grand Prize of $2,000!

 To enter this Contest click here 

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