Many scientists, economists, environmentalists and business leaders agree that a cap on carbon emissions is the best way to cure our addiction to oil. But, quickly and vividly explaining how a cap will solve our energy problems is a challenge. We need your help conveying this concept to the American people in a clear, brief, convincing and memorable way to stick in the public’s consciousness—like the well-known shot of an egg frying that depicted “your-brain-on-drugs. We want a video or visual analogy smartly, vividly and clearly explaining how a carbon cap will break America’s addiction to oil.
Don’t focus on global warming—its importance, impact, or the necessity to solve it. We know it’s a critical issue, but that’s not the message of this project. This is about drawing a line between our over-dependence on oil and the cap that will solve it.
Don’t assume people know what carbon pollution is, or where it comes from. Don’t assume the audiences will understand what a cap is. Don’t alienate anyone by being partisan. Our goal is explain a concept, not lecture anyone or place blame.
Open to legal residents of the United States ages 13 years and older at time of entry. Submission period ends on 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday November 21, 2008.
A panel of judges comprising members of the Sponsor’s staff and/or consultants will review the Eligible Entries received for theCompetition and select the Winners based on:
- (a) originality
- (b) creativity
- (c) how memorably and clearly, in the judges’ subjective opinion, The Entrant’s Submission explains how capping greenhouse gas pollution will break America’s addiction to oil.
The judges will select one First-Prize Winner from among all Submissions. The First-Prize Winner will receive a check payable to the First-Prize Winner in the amount of U.S. $10,000.
The judges will also select a Second-Prize Winner. The Second-Prize Winner will receive a check payable to that Second-Prize Winner in the amount of U.S. $2,500.
Videos should be no longer than 30 seconds. Submissions must be posted to a website—for example, your personal site, company site, YouTube, or Flickr.
To enter this Contest click here
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6 responses so far ↓
1 John Ortiz // Nov 5, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Dear Customer Service,
I wondered if you ever got a chance to view my video submission. It would greatly appreciated if you could let me know at your convenience. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Regards,
John Ortiz
2 Douglas // Nov 5, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Hi John,
We here at VidOpp are not affiliated with the contest sponsors of any of the contests we post - we just build the contest list as a service to filmmakers. The sponsors of this particular contest can be reached at mailto:commscompetition@edf.org
Good luck!
Douglas at VidOpp
3 Beau Chevassus // Nov 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Here’s my submission… hope you like!
“Guzzling Oil” - Carbon Caps Analogy for Environmental Defense Action Fund Contest:
http://vimeo.com/2203215
“Guzzling Oil” - Carbon Caps Analogy for Environmental Defense Action Fund Contest from Beau Chevassus on Vimeo.
4 John Ortiz // Dec 25, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Douglas,
Thank you so much for your response! Happy holidays!
5 Leah // Jan 6, 2009 at 5:57 pm
So has anyone heard back about this yet? I inquired about the contest status 2 weeks ago, and was told by an EDF rep that they were evaluating the finalists and didn’t want to release any information until the contest was finalized. It’s been over a month since the contest ended. I assume the winners have already been contacted, and those of us who lost just won’t hear anything till the press release?
6 jhbmw007 // Jan 6, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I’d like to know too, Leah. I received the same response from them about a month ago and said they were still deciding but should announce the winner in 2 weeks. Here was my entry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wL5upqz0h4
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