BRIEF DESCRIPTION and PRIZES: Make a video about JoCo Cruise Crazy and post it to YouTube for a chance to win one of three prizes from ThinkGeek ($125 gift certificate, OWLE iPhone Audio/Video rig, or Night Vision Digital Video Camera). Winning videos may also be featured on jonathancoulton.com and jococruisecrazy.com and will be screened onboard during JoCo Cruise Crazy.
CONTEST BEGINS: August 12, 2010
CONTEST ENDS: Last day to enter is October 31, 2010. Three winners will be chosen by a panel of JoCo Cruise Crazy Celebrity Judges, and announced during JoCo Cruise Crazy (January 2-8, 2011).
HOW TO ENTER: To enter, complete the JoCo Cruise Crazy: Video Madness Entry Form.
VIDEO JUDGING CRITERIA:
- Eligible videos must comply with YouTube’s Posting Guidelines.
- Video must be no less than ten (10) and no more than sixty (60) seconds long.
- Video must have “JoCo Cruise Crazy” somewhere in its YouTube title.
- Video should answer the question “What will happen during JoCo Cruise Crazy?” Format (commercial, movie trailer, short film, etc.) is entirely up to the submitter, as long as it meets all other guidelines outlined here.
- Judging will be based on which videos best meet the following criteria: best exemplifies “JoCo-ness”; originality; and overall entertainment value. Entrants should not feel constrained by reality.
- Video MUST NOT use “Tom Cruise Crazy” by Jonathan Coulton, or any derivation thereof.
- Entrants are NOT required to participate in the JoCo Cruise Crazy cruise itself to enter.
- Entrants may submit multiple videos if desired.
FULL DETAILS:
- Contest begins August 12, 2010. Last day to enter is October 31, 2010. Winners will be announced on or after November 1, 2010 and notified by e-mail.
- Three (3) Grand Prizes will be awarded to three separate entrants, courtesy of ThinkGeek:
- One (1) $125 gift certificate ($125 cash value – expires August 11, 2011) redeemable at ThinkGeek.com.
- One (1) OWLE iPhone Video/Audio Rig ($129.99 cash value).
- One (1) Night Vision Digital Video Camera ($99.99 cash value).
- In the event that any of the above prizes is out of stock, ThinkGeek will substitute an in-stock merchandise item of comparable value.
- First place winner will have first pick of the three available prizes; second place will receive second pick of the remaining prizes; third winner will receive the remaining prize.
- How to Enter:
- Post a JoCo Cruise Crazy video to YouTube (see next section for criteria used for judging videos):
- To be eligible, videos must comply with YouTube’s Posting Guidelines. If an entered video is taken down by YouTube and is found to have been in violation of the Guidelines, it will be considered ineligible.
- Entrants retain all rights to their video(s), and are free to post them anywhere else they like without affecting their eligibility.
- By entering a video, contestant gives permission to Jonathan Coulton and JoCo Cruise Crazy to use all entered videos for any and all promotional purposes relating to all current and future JoCo Cruise Crazy events without requiring prior written or verbal authorization.
- To enter, entrants must complete the JoCo Cruise Video Madness contest form. After uploading your video to YouTube, enter the video’s URL and your name in the spaces provided on the form. Pressing “Submit” will enter that information in an email that pops up automatically in your system’s default e-mail program. Send that e-mail (which should be pre-addressed to “info@jococruisecrazy.com” to complete entry.
- E-mail addresses received via entries will only be retained to notify winners; contact information will not be added to any mailing list or shared with any third parties, and will be discarded after the conclusion of the contest.
- Entrants may submit multiple videos if desired. (Please only submit one video per contest form entry)
- Post a JoCo Cruise Crazy video to YouTube (see next section for criteria used for judging videos):
- Winning videos will be selected by a panel of JoCo Cruise Crazy Celebrity Judges (panel members to be determined and announced prior to JoCo Cruise Crazy launch date of January 2, 2011):
- Panel will select a first, second, and third place winner.
- Video must be no less than ten (10) and no more than sixty (60) seconds long.
- Video must have “JoCo Cruise Crazy” somewhere in its YouTube title.
- Video should answer the question “What will happen during JoCo Cruise Crazy?” Format (commercial, movie trailer, short film, etc.) is entirely up to the submitter, as long as it meets all other guidelines outlined here.
- Judging will be based on which videos best meet the following criteria: best exemplifies “JoCo-ness;” originality; and overall entertainment value. Entrants should not feel constrained by reality.
- At penalty of disqualification, videos may NOT use “Tom Cruise Crazy” by Jonathan Coulton, or any derivation thereof.
- The three winning videos may also be featured on jonathancoulton.com and jococruisecrazy.com, and will be screened for the attendees of JoCo Cruise Crazy (Jan 2-8, 2011; exact date and time TBD)
- Entrants are NOT required to participate in the JoCo Cruise Crazy cruise to enter the Video Madness contest.
- Family of JoCo Cruise Crazy organizers, performing guests and their families, and contractors of JoCo Cruise Crazy and their families are not eligible to participate.
- Must be age 18 or older as of the start date of the contest (August 12, 2010) to be eligible to win.
