Lost Video Island

[Hobbes]

September 2006
Deadline: September 30th


Beat-Use Boot Camp


Ten hut!
Today is a good day, for it is the day that you troops begin your training in one of the core aspects of vidding. Today, you will focus your skills on one main thing: beat use.

What is beat use? Let the sergeant talk, recruit. Beat use is the vidding method of changing clips to the drum beats (or otherwise) of the song, and following the feel of the music (such as by having a running scene in a very fast drum beat, or a slow meaningful scene once the music slows down). It’s quite often used to change from one clip to the next, but it doesn’t always have to. A flash of white in the middle of the clip right at the beat works too!

The vidders who have the skill to handle beat use have the skill to make practically any video good. It’s vital to be a full-fledged fighting marine – uh – vidder.

In this contest, you will be competing to produce a video with the best beat use possible. Other things, like story and originality, are still important too, but the beats are the money shots in this one. Find your most rocking song, and beat the hell out of it! You may use rap, electronica, or any type of music where you can sink your teeth into the beats.

At ease.


Specific Contest rules:

• -Videos will be primarily judged on use of the beat.
• -Videos must stay interesting throughout the video, thus a shorter song is a lot easier than a longer one.
• -When using rap songs, try to keep it to a PG-13 level, okay?
• -When entering your video on the Submit page, you MUST enter "September 2006 contest submission" exactly for 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 Megaupload, Rapidshare or Yousendit to host your files.
* -Keep in mind that however you choose to host your video, it must be available for download at least until the end of the month. If we can not access your video at the time of judgment it will not be considered.
* -Have fun!

Contest listing: http://www.lostvideo.net/contests/contest_2006_09.php

[Aislynn]

Woot! Beat use! I loves that beat use, yes, I do! *does happy beat use dance*

I'm really looking forward to seeing the entries on this one!

[cylune]

That is way too cool!!! I'm definitely entering this one!

People using Vegas... You probably already know this but just in case...Markers are your best friend to follow the beat. Just click on "M" to insert one.
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[marcus]

Your geekiness just shines through in that information, Hobbes.

Awesome contest. Won't be entering though, I'm taking a vidding break to get all the eps back. But good luck to everyone who enters!
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It's official - Aislynn is 36. Add a 0 to the end of that and you've got a full circle.

[Hobbes]

marcus wrote:

Your geekiness just shines through in that information, Hobbes.

Why thank you

The main site page is up now as well

[Shankle]

I was torn between the fun army style "the great escape" theme, and the slightly odd but fun and beat-filled "danger! high voltage". You can try and guess which i went for....
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*hearts* Aislynn, Kaja, Rachel and Steph
*Rips whatzit"

[Fan4Lost]

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• -When using rap songs, try to keep it to a PG-13 level, okay?

I'm out lol

[KajaM]

I think this might be the most amazing contest we had in a while
--> *has a very soft spot for vids with butt kicking beat use*



Good luck, everyone!
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[ashy_rulz88]

o.O This is awesome. It's so, broad. I love it.

I've got loads of songs that i can use for this... it's going to be so friggin hard to choose which one >_<
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[Borislava]

Cool contest!
I'm deffinitely entering this one....i have a song in mind and good luck to all!
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[leylin]

yay! something i have a slight chance at!!!! he he, thanks!!!

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and beat the hell out of it!

love it.
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just to let everyone know,
me + spelling = hjansbdadfk;a

[rbexter93]

oh I was planning a similar video anyway!
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[Polarbear]

Out of interest what type of song is everyone going for? Rap, electronic, pop?
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[rbexter93]

Paris Hilton Stars Are Blind! (This song kinda shows that I'm still only 12!)
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[xXAngelicEvilXx]

You know....I have no idea. I dunno if I'll even enter this song because I'm not even sure what angle I would use or a song....I may be a mid-month entry in this...I have to do some thinking.