Lost Video Island

lostcalier · Council Member Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 2850

Contest Name: Unusual Romance

Contest Deadline: February 28th

The Details:

February is the host month to the only nationally celebrated holiday dedicated to love and romance.

Over the last two seasons Lost has given us some unforgettable romantic couples. This month we offer up a challenge to honor Lost love but not in the traditional way. While we love all of the standard couples set up by the show we feel that it’s time to see what other possible love connections exist amongst the characters.

The challenge is to put together a story about either a new budding love or an established relationship. This CANNOT be any of the standard couples mentioned above or showcased on the show. Be original, you can use any original pairings including slash pairings. You do not have to confine it to two characters as in if you wanted to create a love triangle but again you CANNOT use any established relationships from the show.

Here are some tips. Create a new video and don’t submit a video you may have already put on the site. Make the pairing original and be creative with telling the story. This does not have to be a music video but if you choose to do a dialogue-based story please pay attention to your audio editing because bad audio editing takes off points during voting. Most importantly be original because that will be what sets your video apart from others.

To help, here is a list of character pairings that CANNOT be used in this contest:

Jate (Jack/Kate)
Skate (Sawyer/Kate)
C/C (Charlie/Claire)
Sin (Sun/Jin)
Michael/Sun
Rose/Bernard
Shoone (Shannon/Boone)
Shayid (Shannon/Sayid)

The Rules:

Contest submissions should be entered through the Submit page and all regular submissions rules apply! The following rules apply only for this contest.

-Running time must not exceed 5:00.

-Be creative

-Videos made prior to the contest can be submitted as long as they fit the criteria, but we encourage vidders to make unique entries for the contest

-When entering your video on the Submit page, enter "February 2006 contest submission" for the description.

-Keep in mind that however you choose to host your vid, it must be available for download at least till the end of the month. If we cannot access your video at the time of judgment it will not be considered.

fallen_angel · Advanced Vidder Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 4376

oooo good one.... i wonder if anyone will do another Jarlie vid

and Liz if only you had waited you could have put in your Jaire vid

Hobbes · Council Member Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 11211

old vids can still be entered, btu we do encourage people to make new vids for the contests.

fallen_angel · Advanced Vidder Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 4376

for good reason i suppose

Hobbes · Council Member Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 11211

yep

but this is a pretty general contest idea here, as long as Liz's coupling is unconventional it fits all the parameters

acme54 · Novice Vidder Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 73

interesting! I like it.

:: goes off to find some ideas ::

ChicaFrom3 · Advanced Vidder Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 511

...You guys love me, don't you?

*has a Sawyer/Sun vid to finish, has plans to try a Hurley/Shannon vid, and has been meaning to attempt a threesome (current threesome in mind: Kate/Claire/Charlie; but it's changed repeatedly since I got the idea) vid to "Tango: Maureen"*

The crackshipper is pleased.

Devan · Intermediate Vidder Joined: 18 May 2005 Posts: 49

Quick question - Are we allowed to use deleted scenes from the DVDs in videos entered in a contest?

Aislynn · Council Member Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 35782

Ooo, can't wait to see what vids are going to come from this one!

Hollywood · Expert Vidder Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Posts: 3478

Devan wrote:

Quick question - Are we allowed to use deleted scenes from the DVDs in videos entered in a contest?

I don't see why not Devan. As long as the clips you choose follow the storyline that you're trying to do. So yeah, I think they're ok to use.

Woohoo! This months contest sounds like too much fun to not try and come up with an entry. I'm gonna give it a shot.

Di · Expert Vidder Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Posts: 207

Ooooh this one is interesting!!!

I never entered in one of these contests, but I was actually thinking of making a Sayid/Kate vid someday (I know it's kinda weird, but I like them together), so I might actually do it now and see how it goes...

I think I might even have a song already... hmm... *runs off to check song*

Polarbear · Expert Vidder Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 13684

If anyone decided to do a Jamond vid I would love you forever.

ebizmybef74 · Intermediate Vidder Joined: 27 Feb 2005 Posts: 2641

Hmmmm....I just may submit my Jaire vid if I don't get another one done in time. Buuuut it would be more fun to have a completely random couple like Salt (sawyer and walt) Okay that's sick.

Shoopdancer · Intermediate Vidder Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 5

Ooo...I'm really excited...I think I'm actually going to sit down and get completely creative with this one...I've had this awesome idea for a Sawyer/Claire vid for ages but never got around to making it...Guess now I have to get off my butt and get to work!!!!

I can't wait to see all the other entries!

lostzilla · Expert Vidder Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 7246

i'm so entering this one.
Jaire or Conmama?