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Uruviel · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:35 am Post subject: December Contest Information

December 2010
Contest: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
Deadline: December 24th - yes, this is an earlier deadline than usual, but we'd really like to have all the entries in by Christmas!

The Details

Christmas time is here again, and here at LVI we want to see just how Christmas-y you can be!

The challenge this month is simple - make a Christmas video about our Losties! Anything goes, as long as it puts you (and us) in the Christmas spirit! You can show Desmond & Penny have a family Christmas with young Charlie, or a Christmas romance with Sun & Jin! AUs are welcome - you could make a vid showing Claire & Miles celebrating the holiday with the children! Your video can be on-island, off-island, set in the past, present, or future.

As for music, any Christmas song will work! Here's a list from Wikipedia if you need some help: Christmas Music

The Rules

Specific Contest Rules:
• - Make a Christmas video to a Christmas song.
• - No trailers, OCs (Original Characters), or crossovers, with other fandoms.
• - Footage of Lost actors in other roles is allowed.
• - Running time should be no longer than 5 minutes. We suggest the 3 - 5 minute range.
• - The more creative, the better. Don't be afraid to take risks.
• - When entering your video on the Submit page, you MUST enter "December 2010 contest submission" exactly in your vid's description.

General Contest Rules:

• - Contest submissions should be entered through the Submit page
• - All regular submissions Rules apply.
• - Only one entry per vidder
• - Videos already submitted and RELEVANT can be submitted again, but we would rather see something fresh. (Please contact a CM if you wish to enter a previously-submitted video)
• - Please do not use Rapidshare or Yousendit as your only hosting place.
• - If you're using Youtube as your primary link, please also provide us with an alternative link. Far too often, YT is either disabled or muted by the time the contest is ready to be judged. Mediafire, zshare and Megaupload are just a few of the sites out there that can be used as reliable backup links.
• - Keep in mind that however you choose to host your video, it must be available to be watched at least until after the deadline has passed. If we can not access your video at the time of judgment it will not be considered.
• - Have fun!
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thefilmchick · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject:

Just as a note: You guys may want to change the "Christmas music" bits in here to "holiday music," as at the moment it reads a little specific per Christianity -- and the Sun and Jin bit strikes me as odd, as the characters were more likely to have been Buddhist or non-religious, unless I missed something within the show where they expressed beliefs in Christianity. No offense meant, either to the mods or to the faith!
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rosey_angel · Advanced Vidder Joined: 12 Oct 2010 Posts: 95

^Yeah I agree, Sayid for one was vocal about his Muslim beliefs.

Is it okay if i use this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYxhIW7qthA
it's kind of Christmas-y

thefilmchick · Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:54 am Post subject:

Sorry to make an issue of it: I'm normally not kneejerk anti-Christmas or anything (having celebrated it as a secular holiday all my life), but the wording just quibbled me a bit, though I'm sure it was in no way intentional!

If I get my vidding mojo for Lost back (still angry about the finale), I am totally claiming Weird Al's The Night Santa Went Crazy.

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Aislynn · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:22 am Post subject:

thefilmchick · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 12:32 am Post subject:

Yeah, I'm not saying it was intentional or even offensive per se: The block of 'Christmas' without a 'holiday' in there just read a little oddly to me, so I figured I would state it, or else I'd be staring at it for a month. You know me in terms of things like that, Aislynn.

It didn't read as disparaging, just a little bit awkward.

The 'Sun and Jin = Christmas' was the first thing that drew my eye though, as, if hazy memory serves, we don't have any evidence the characters were Christian (or any other religion or lack thereof) and so I read the post in light of that, which cast a bit of a pall on the rest of it.

I don't find the holiday or use of the word offensive (since, as mentioned, I celebrate it), but could I ask for a couple 'holiday's to be sprinkled up above as well? To me, anyway, it would read a bit less forcefully if there was acknowledgment of other holidays.

(And heck, I don't know if I was even around for those other contests...)

Peace out.

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littleton_pace · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:06 am Post subject:

You want us to outline that Christmas is a holiday? Surely that's a given that people don't need reminding of

Anyone whose participated in our contests knows how we roll, interpret the write up how you want, that's what it's there for. It's a guideline.

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thefilmchick · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 4:14 am Post subject:

Nope, I'd just suggested a little more inclusiveness in terms of the phrasing, since it read as slightly exclusive, though unintentionally so. I'm not saying to take away the mentions of Christmas, only to expand the description of the contest a bit so it wasn't quite so specifically focused upon a sole holiday. But we're talking in circles now, so I'll duck out of the thread.

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EMMALOUISE · Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:16 am Post subject:

I'm guessing this will be a no but ... could i use Ellie gouldings your song :)It's probs going to be christmas no 1 if that makes any difference

if not i have a few more ideas, i love christmas comps

Im1oftheOceanic6 · Expert Vidder Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3705

I'm looking forward to entering.I love Christmas and Christmas vids.

Macaila

Aislynn · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 5:51 am Post subject:

nikkimonique · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject:

Can I submit my Jate Silent Night vid?
I wasn't sure if I wanted to submit it since it was made for Becca....and I thought maybe I could make another Christmas vid for the contest but I'm kind of all vidded out at the moment.
http://lostvideo.net/viewvid.php?vidid=8217
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Aislynn · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:03 pm Post subject:

I added it in for you, Nikki!

nikkimonique · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 11:04 pm Post subject:

Thank You

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Uruviel · Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:45 am Post subject:

Just a reminder that the deadline for this contest is Dec. 24th, next Friday!

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