Lost Video Island

[eloramoon]

May 2012
Contest: Love is Blind
Deadline: May 31


They say that you can't help who you fall in love with, but some couples really defy convention. When director Woody Allen famously romanced his ex-wife's adopted daughter (to whom he was never a father) he said, "The heart wants what it wants. There's no logic to those things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that's that."

This month, we want to see canon pairings that defy usual romantic expectations. In other words: really unusual romances. The pair could be from different social backgrounds, like Romeo and Juliet or Jack and Rose from Titanic; they could be from different worlds, like one is human and the other is supernatural (think Edward/Bella from Twilight, or Stefan/Elena from The Vampire Diaries (even Tyler/Caroline since he's a werewolf and she's a vampire). Or, perhaps their union is completely taboo, like a teacher and a student, a young man and an older woman, or Cersei and Jaime Lannister (Twins! Ew!) from Game of Thrones. It could even be as simple as one is beautiful and the other is, shall we say, a bit beastly? *cough*RUMBELLE*cough*cough*.

We will leave it up to you how you want to interpret "unusual", but you will have to show us what is unique about the pair and why their love defies convention. Remember, we are looking for romances that are at least hinted at in canon. No AU couples, please.

The Rules

Specific Contest Rules:
• - Make a video featuring an unusual pairing.
• - Canon only. No AU's, OC's, or crossovers.
• - Running time should be under five 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 "May 2012 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 and zshare are just a couple of the sites out there that can be used as reliable backup links. We do realise that there have been a lot of issues with file-sharing websites recently but if you can find anywhere that you're comfortable uploading to and that is easily accessible, that would be great!
• - 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

[Kaory]

Hi!! A question, can be multi couples or only one??
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[Uruviel]

Kaory, for this contest we would like for the vids to focus on one couple. Good luck with your vid!
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Heather

[Kaory]

Thank you, i give it a try
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[i.luv.telenovelas]

The couple has to be cannon, but can the story in the vid be AU?

[eloramoon]

For this contest, we would like you to show us what makes a canon couple unique, so it will have to be their canon story that you show us. So no AU storylines.
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[Wildcat]

I may be stupid right now, but I'm a little confused. for the canon video, can we show them kissing ect? cause you say romance hinted at and i don't know if we can show them kissing and stuff.
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[Jemmz]

Of course you can show them kissing, if they have kissing scenes! That was just for selecting what couple to choose, they have to at least be hinted at in canon, so if they have kissing scenes even better

[Wildcat]

KK, good! cause the video I'm working on for this would be really boring, and short without scenes like that haha.
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[thefilmchick]

Is there a spoiler policy for these vids? I'm thinking of using a show in which a season is complete in the UK, but not in the US...
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I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.

[Uruviel]

Kate, I think that would be ok, just note somewhere in the vid description that it could contain spoilers.
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Heather

[i.luv.telenovelas]

Would it be possible for me to switch out my current entry for another one? I'd like to put my 'Geek Charming' vid in place of my Rumbelle vid.

[Uruviel]

Sure, that would be fine!

The deadline for this contest is tonight! Please get your vids in, or if you need an extension, ask now!
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Heather

[littleton_pace]

Just submitted mine
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[Uruviel]

Great, Kat!

This contest is now closed! Best of luck to everyone!
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Heather