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Music
Video Contest
Submission
Guidelines
The
Gathering of the Gargoyles once again presents an opportunity
for the fans to share their music video ideas with our guests and
attendees! We invite you to tell a story, share some comedic
gold, or highlight your favorite moments from the show with
music. Have fun and let your creativity flow on screen!
Rules
and Guidelines:
- Limit of three
(3) entries per person. Collaborative or group projects are
welcome.
- You do not
have to register for the convention to enter this
contest.
- Your entry
must be your own work. Anonymous submissions will
not be accepted. If you submit a video that was not made by you,
all of your submissions will be disqualified.
- All entries
must contain GARGOYLES
content! Please keep in mind that this is a GARGOYLES
Convention and at least 50% of your video must be of Disney's Gargoyles.
- Your video
must be set to music. It is a music video contest, after all.
- Each entry
must be no less than 30 seconds and no more than
7 minutes. Your title and end credits do not count towards
minimum length.
- Do not submit
entries that have been previously submitted to
The Gathering of the Gargoyles. We have tons of fresh DVD
content, please make fresh videos to go with it.
- Keep it
PG-13. Both the video and the music should be
acceptable for family viewing. It you think your submission could
not be played on the radio or basic cable channels, then it is probably
inappropriate for this contest.
- Deadline for
submissions – in our hands by June 7,
2008.
- All
submissions must be accompanied by a letter or e-mail
listing your name, complete mailing address, the name of the song used,
and the artist.
How to Enter:
- Submissions
may be made via postal mail on VHS tape, DVD, or
electronic media on CD-ROM. Send submissions to: The Gathering of
the Gargoyles, P.O. Box 18972, Cleveland OH 44118.
- Submissions by
e-mail should be sent to: contests@gatheringofthegargoyles.com.
If the electronic file is too big to e-mail, you may upload it to the
web and e-mail a link where it can be downloaded.
- Acceptable
electronic formats are:
AVI, MOV (Quicktime Player for Windows), WMV (Windows Media Player),
and MPG (Real Player).
- Please test
your Music Video submission before you turn it
in to ensure that it works. We will not attempt to troubleshoot
submissions
that do not play on standard A/V or computer equipment.
Judging:
- Videos will
shown at the convention and judged by audience ballot.
- Judging
categories will be Action, Comedy, Drama, and Romance, with an
additional
award for the overall Best of Show.
- By default,
all entries will be elligible for all categories based on viewer
choice. If you wish to enter a video in only one theme category,
please state so when submitting your video.
Notice and Disclaimer:
- The Gathering of the Gargoyles will preview all
submissions. We reserve the right to not
show submitted music videos for any reason, including failure to comply
with any of the rules above, the format being incompatible with
our equipment, or the video and/or audio track being of poor
quality.
- Your entry will become property of Gathering of the
Gargoyles and will not be returned to you. Please do not send us
originals!
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