Bigstar.tv

After a quick search on Google I was able to find a suitable film competition to enter on the website http://www.thinksyncfilms.com/ providing a professional brief to follow in the form of competition rules. The rules state allows complete freedom over the content of the film; the only real visible restriction judging from the rules the musical requirements. The competition holders have provided entrants with a selection of songs that they have gained the rights too, stating that any music used in your film must be from the list and the visual must work well with the audio chosen. The competition originally opened in December, giving entrants 6 months to film and edit their production. Unfortunately, at the time of the Professional Brief assignment being handed to us there was very little time (Just a little under a month) for me to go through the entire production process. Also, with half term falling in the middle of this period and my script requiring the use of the College Campus, I was forced to find a new competition over the break with an extended deadline.

In the end, as my back up plan I have decided to enter a film/video competition at www.bigstar.tv The competition is divided into many different categories covering almost every common genre of film, ranging from comedy to documentary, Thriller to horror and Amateur. All with varying closing deadlines stretching through the year, the last one closing it's doors on September 11th.

I have chosen to enter the Amateur competition as this gives me an extended deadline of July 23rd, and gives me free reign over every aspect of the films production from script ideas, camera angles, locations, actors, and the music, unlike Thinksync Films.

My initial worry with Bigstar was how I was going to go about entering my piece if the contest was American. Luckily entries are submitted purely in an online manner, instantly uploaded onto the website for the viewing public to cast their votes. Bigstar is the sponsor of the competition. The contest is hosted within America but is open to everyone including inside Europe, with a first place prize of $1000 (approx £600) out of the 5 finalists ultimately chosen by a panel of judges after an initial open vote to the general public.