Official Smashboards Combo Video Competition!

[Amorasaki]

The first official smashboards combo video competition!

We're proud to announce that we will be holding our first ever official combo video competition here on Smashboards. There are a lot of talented and creative people here, and this is an excellent opportunity for aspiring videographers out there to win some cash and recognition for their skills. It's time to get those creative juices flowing, and show the world the best combos, the most epic moments, and the most inspiring montages that Smash has to offer.

Prizes:

• The winning video will receive a $100 prize, and will be uploaded to the official Smash World Forums youtube channel. In addition, we may want to use your video to promote Smash and Smashboards among the wider gaming community.
• Four runners-up will receive free premium subscriptions on Smashboards.

How to Enter
All videos must be submitted by November 10th, 2009.

1. At the beginning of your video, please include at least 2-3 seconds of graphics or text that say "Combo Video Tournament" and "Smashboards.com" (similar to my little video at the top). You can be creative with how you want to do this, or you can use one of these sample images: (720p video resolution) (640x480)
   
2. Once you've finished creating your video, create an account on and upload the video to www.youtube.com.
   
3. Wait for youtube to process your video. Once it's finished, watch it to make sure that you're satisfied with everything.
   
4. Once you're satisfied with how your video appears on youtube, send an e-mail to amorasaki@smashboards.com with the following information: Your username on smashboards, and the URL of your video on youtube.
   
5. Once I have received your e-mail, I will send you a submission #. Post this submission number in the "description" field of your youtube video.

Rules

• One entry per member
• Only new videos will be accepted. Entries may contain old clips, but we won't accept combo videos that have been published on youtube or elsewhere prior to this announcement.
• Both SSBM and/or Brawl combo vids will be accepted. Sorry, no N64 videos.

  *Update: Brawl+ and SSB64 videos will be accepted, but will not be eligible for the grand prize*
  Brawl+ and SSB64 videos will also be limited to one video each in the top 5. These submissions still have a shot at winning a runner-up prize. Because of legal constraints and other issues, this is the best we can do for this competition.

• The entry must be hosted on youtube.com
• Videos must not contain profanity or nudity
• If youtube removes the video for any reason or takes out the soundtrack for copyright violation before the final judging session, we will not consider the video and instead take the next highest-voted video into consideration.
• Plagiarism, copying or submitting another person's combo video as your own, will result in disqualification.

Tips

• Video quality counts, so use the best resolution and quality of clips that you can!
  
• There will be a preference for videos that show a variety of players and characters at their best.
  
• Keep a copy of your video on your hard drive. It never hurts to keep a backup, just in case. We will also ask for a master copy from the winners to post on our official youtube channel.
  
• For ideas and advice on how to create a good video, check out the Video Discussion boards. The Videography board should be particularly helpful.

Voting format:
Once the submission deadline has passed, we will hold a public vote here on Smashboards to determine the top 5 videos. From the top five, Smashboards staff will choose a winner that we feel best represents Smash and its competitive community.

Good luck to all participants!