Announcing PFCOne : The Online Film Festival for One Minute Movies
PrintUpdate November 14, 2007
PFCOne Submission Deadline Extended
Due to the last minute rush of submissions, it has become extremely difficult for us to cope with the huge pile of submissions that have come in the last 24 hours. As a result, we are extending the Last date of submitting your film for PFCOne Festival to November 18th, Sunday until 10pm (Pacific Time, which equates to 11:30am Nov. 19th, Monday in India)
Update October 5/2007:
Due to many requests, we have modified the original condition of sending your movie by email only. You can now upload your movie on a file uploading website and send us the link in the Submission Form.
End of Update.
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On the occasion of PFC’s One year anniversary celebrations and Anurag’s birthday, we are proud to announce PFC’s first exclusive completely online film festival for One Minute Movies… PFCOne…
To encourage the filmmaker in each one of you, PFCOne is our attempt to motivate you to get up and shoot your movie that you’ve been dreaming about for so long.
The Festival
From December 1st to December 5th of 2007, PFC will have its first Online film festival for One Minute Movies called PFCOne. The whole purpose is to encourage the film maker in each one of you. You can use your cell/mobile phone, your digital camera, your camcorder, rent a movie camera, a video camera… anything that can capture a motion picture to shoot a one minute film that is based on an original story…
Submit your entries to us (instructions in PFCOne Submission Form below). We will then watch your movie and decide if it should be selected for the festival. Once your movie is selected for the festival it will be shown on PFC between December 1 and December 5, 2007, where it will be viewed by an esteemed panel of jury, who will select a winner and a few runner ups and award them with some awesome awards that most of us can only dream of.
The Jury
(in alphabetic order)
Rajkumar Gupta (director Aamir, Chief AD Black Friday, No Smoking)
Surendra Hiwarale (director 0:00 PM, Chief AD Mr. Ya Miss, Nishabd)
Anurag Kashyap (director No Smoking, Black Friday, Paanch)
Nishikant Kamat (director Mumbai Meri Jaan, Dombivili Fast)
Pavan Kaul (director Bhram, Ssshhh, Chor aur Chaand)
Christina Marouda (President – The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles)
Hansal Mehta (director Woodstock Villa, Jayate, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar, Chhal)
Sudhir Mishra (director Khoya Khoya Chaand, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi)
Onir (director Bas Ek Pal, My Brother Nikhil)
Ramu Ramanathan (Playwright – Director, journalist and editor)
and above all…
Suparn Verma (director Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, writer Chhal, Karam, Qayamat)
The Awards
The winner of the PFCOne 2007 Festival gets to choose one of the following prizes followed by the runners up who select from the remaining prizes offered.
- 15 days Internship with Anurag Kashyap on the sets of his next film DEV D, in Delhi, approximately around December/January
- Writing Internship with Hansal Mehta for his next movie, in Bombay, approximately around March/April 2008
- 30 days Internship with Pavan Kaul on his next proposed film, around mid 2008.
- 15 days Theater internship with Ramu Ramanathan for Festivals and Plays, around end of December/January
- Internship with Onir on his next movie which begins around early to mid 2008
- 30 day Internship with Nishikant Kamat on his next movie which begins around April 2008
All awards are subject to confirmation and start of the respective projects. All traveling, boarding, lodging expenses are to be borne by the winners. Based on work, talent, creativity and other factors during the period of the internship, filmmakers may offer the interns positions in their crew.
The Details of your Movie and Submissions
1. Make a one minute movie based on your original story. You can use anything from your mobile phone to a professional camera to make the one minute movie. There is no restriction on the number of movies you submit to the festival, but each movie will be a separate submission on the condition that Your movie should not have been released or published anywhere online, video or television prior to the festival. No YouTube, Google Video and such submissions please, such submissions will be immediately rejected.
2. Your submitted movie will have the following parts :
Opening Titles (will not be counted in the One Minute)
Main Portion – The Movie (must be one minute or less)
End Credits (will not be counted in the One Minute
The duration of the Main movie should be One minute or less. Any submitted entry where the main movie is above One Minute will be rejected.
3. Submit your movie preferably in .flv format (Flash). You may submit your movie in other formats as: .mov, .qt, .mp4, .wmv, .avi, .mpg or .wma but our preferred file extension is .flv – all those movies which are sent in any other formats other than .flv will first be converted by us to .flv before we view the movie. If there is a conversion failure due to any technical reason, we’ll have to drop your movie from the selection process.
4. a. Simply copy and paste the Submission Form below and fill in the requirements where asked. Paste this form in an email, attach your movie and email it to us at pfcone [at] gmail [dot] com
4.b. (Updated October 5, 2007) You can either attach your movie as mentioned in (4a) or upload it to a file storage website like www.sendthisfile.com or www.sendspace.com. We would request you to not use rapidshare or such sites where we have to wait a few minutes or come back the next day to download your file.
5. Please do not zip your movie and please do not send us any other extension files other than those mentioned in point 3 above. Please do not attach the submission form in a document, the submission form is to be pasted in the main body of your email and duly filled out. The only attachment in the email will be your movie in any of the file extensions mentioned in point 3.
6. You may send in your entries between September 10 to November 15, 2007. Any submissions after November 15th, 2007 will unfortunately not be accepted. If you have more than one movie, please use a separate email for each movie, paste the submission form in the email, attach your next movie and email it to us.
If there are any questions, please feel free to ask in the comments section of this post. Please note that there is NO ENTRY FEE for the festival.
PFCOne Submission Form
The form and your movie should be emailed to us at pfcone [at] gmail [dot] com
Last date of accepting entries : November 15th, 2007.
Please paste the form below in the body of the email you send us along with your attached movie. The form and your movie should be in ONE email only. Unless otherwise mentioned, your information will be published along with your movie if selected for the festival. Please ensure EVERYTHING in the form below is pasted in the email, including your acceptance of PFCOne rules statement. We are unable to accept Entries with incomplete forms.
start copy***************** PFCOne 2007 Submission Form **************************
Email Subject : Submission for PFCOne 2007
Email Body:
Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Phone: (will not be published)
Your City, Country:
Are you the one who made this movie?
If no, please only enter Name, Email, Phone and Location of the one who made the movie in the above four lines.
Title of your Movie:
Please give us a one line synopsis of your Movie:
My movie is:
(a) attached with this email in: (mention file format : .flv, .mov, .qt, .mp4, .wmv, .avi, .mpg, .wma)
OR
(b) uploaded on a file server: (please enter complete link to your video to download)
I have read the PFCone Rules and Disclaimer and accept and agree to all points mentioned in the PFCOne Rules and Disclaimer at http://passionforcinema.com/pfconerules.html
Signed,
(Enter your Full Name here)
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Sponsors and Advertisers
We are inviting sponsors and advertisements for the event. Please use our contact form to get in touch with us. We’ll email you our Sponsorship and Advertisement Package.
Tools and Tips for making your movie
(list compiled by Tushar and other PFC Authors for you)
This festival aims at giving wings to your thoughts. Nothing should come between your idea and realizing it in the film. Having said that, we are aware that technology can get tiresome at times, and can distract you from your train of thoughts. So do read through these tips to help you realize your dream:
1. You should find out how compatible your recording source (phone, camera) is with the software that you have. You can easily find that in the product manual of the camera, or the help pages of the software.
2. Once you have figured the compatibility, find out what size and format does the file take once you transfer it to the computer. Now you might have a rough footage that you will feed in the edit software. Most of the editing software compress/transform the file once you upload it. You should do a rough calculation, after looking at the size of this raw footage to ascertain how big your final, one minute film would be. Is it in compliance with the upload limits of your email program? PFC will be receiving all your entries via GMail, where the maximum file size allowed is 20 MB. Now just to be on the safer side, it ensure your movie file size is 18MB or under so it can be sent via email and PFC can receive it via it’s GMail account. (note: zip files are not accepted)
3. You might also have a sound sample that you want to mix/overlap it on the film footage. Do find out how the final footage size varies with/without the sound mixed.
4. Once you have the final film ready, it is always advisable to keep a separate format ready for projection screenings. The film might look good on the website but might get pixilated once you screen it on a projector. The same holds good for the sound quality of the film. Make sure you keep the room for this in pre-production.
We have some links to help you out with the readily available software on the web:
Editing Software
Windows:
http://tinyurl.com/2p5lq7
http://www.videohelp.com/guides/category/guides/category/edit-5#5
Tools
http://www.videohelp.com/tools
File Format Conversion
http://tinyurl.com/2gsrps
Conversion to .flv
http://www.videohelp.com/guides?formatconversionselect=to+FLV
Screenwriting
https://celtx.com/index.html
http://scriptorama.com
Wikipedia list of screenwriting software
File Compression
http://tinyurl.com/yowool
Free Online Music Libraries
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=royalty+free+music
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=free+foley
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=royalty+free+indie
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=license+free+sounds
Music through Easy Licensing
Moby
http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html
Notes from Moby from the website:
hi,
i’ll keep this brief.
this portion of moby.com, ‘film music’, is for independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short.
to use the site you log in(or on?) and are then given a password.
you can then listen to the available music and download whatever you want to use in your film or video or short.
the music is free as long as it’s being used in a non-commercial or non-profit film, video, or short.
if you want to use it in a commercial film or short then you can apply for an easy license, with any money that’s generated being given to the humane society.
i hope that you find what you’re looking for,
moby
Some helpful links on Free Music and sounds:
http://www.abletonlivedj.com/
http://www.artistserver.com/
http://www.bigbluelounge.com/forums/index.php
http://ccmixter.org/
http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/
http://www.ableton.com/
http://www.archive.org/details/audio
http://www.kvraudio.com/
http://www.magnatune.com/
http://www.phonocake.org/news.php?lang=2
http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11927#11927
http://www8.kingdomofloathing.com/login.php?loginid=107894f674a04200978f0cfb33c5f1fc
http://chondriticsound.com/forum/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_music
http://www.soundsnap.com
For Macintosh
http://tinyurl.com/yowool
Do remember, you won’t get any freebies, so demos/trial version, and most of them are for the latest OS, so if you have got the old OS, then its no use.
Spread the Good Word
We encourage you to spread the word around and lend your support to the festival. Please email the following link to everyone you know :
http://passionforcinema.com/pfcone-film-festival/
If you have a blog or a website we encourage you to put the PFCOne info on your website by adding any of the following buttons
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Anurag Kashyap
Abhay Deol
Dibakar Banerjee
Hansal Mehta
Khalid Mohamed
Kundan Shah
Rahul Dholakia
Anish Kuruvilla
Jaideep Varma
Manish Gupta
Navdeep Singh
Bhavani Iyer
D. Santosh
Onir
Ashvin Kumar
Ramu Ramanathan
Sudhir Mishra
Pankaj Advani
Revathy
Saurabh Shukla
Sachin Kundalkar
Shilpa Shukla
Sujoy Ghosh
Suparn Verma
Santosh Sivan
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Shivajee
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Satish Kasetty
Rocking!! great going
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i should change my current mobile phone to high pixel camera phone. excited8-}8-}8-}8-}8-}
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WOW!!!!!!! i should try one.
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Good News!!!:)
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i m on… wishing the rest all the best…
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brilliant opportunity…will try my best…
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no more excuses for anyone.. shut up and shoot! and good luck to all!!
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this is fantastic…
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Wow !!!!
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OZ and people a heart felt thanks… ^:)^^:)^^:)^
Makes me kick out my laziness and grab that camera!!!
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gr8 news…….:d
itne dinon se chal raha tha yeh ONE ka chakkar.
socha tha chuha, lekin nikla PAHAD.:d/
mazza aa gaya.
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great initiative! now slackers like me hopefully rise up to the moment!
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Awesome stuff guys !! This is really a great initiative on behalf of the PFC !!
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Wow. That’s a terrific initiative. I will try publicise the event on my blog. Cheers to the organizers and the participants.
Let the battle begin
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see you there biznaatches
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Can the organizers clarify about music/score for the one minute film? Does it have to be original/rights cleared or can we sample?
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- dabba, you have to have the rights for the score/music. There are many websites online that offer royalty free music for pennies, check them out too.
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Shouldn’t you guys announce the winners of the NO SMOKING poster contest BEFORE you get people to waste time and effort on another undertaking that will go nowhere?
Bad form on your part as well as that of Anurag Kashyap. But then I guess talk is cheap.
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it will be announced in next two days thirangaa..decisions are made..waiting for vishal bharadwaaj to be back from toronto and kumar mangat from US..
we delayed the announcement because the film got delayed.. as we now release on 26th october so announcement of the winners are coming soon
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Thirangaa, I see that Anurag has already replied to your query.
From PFC’s end it is always our honest intentions to bridge the gap between the filmmaker and filmviewer, to create more opportunities via such contests, networking and other means for creative and talented individuals. There are atleast a dozen around here who can tell you of the opportunities they have received via PFC to work in the creative medium.
PFC editors have spent much time in organizing the contest you talk about, in getting the links, pictures etc for each and every of those 400 plus comments…
PFC can only do so much… if decisions get delayed or producers need more time to get their projects off, why should PFC give up its optimistic marching forward attitude and not look for more avenues to create further opportunities for the cinema fanatic? We aren’t running any profitable venture here via such contests and we aren’t in it for the money… a lot of time and energy is spent into organizing these events and a lot of cash flows out from our own pockets to get these things rolling because we truly believe in such ideas and goals…
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WOW! Jeene Ki Ek Aur WaZah.
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Oz bhai,
Q.1
Does the 1 min movie have to confirm wid any censor norms?
Q2.
Does the 1 minute include the credits?
Q3.
If my boss agrees to fund the movie and display the company logo in the credits, does it have any effect on my eligibility to participate?
Q4.
Can i seek professional help to edit the movie?
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YAY :d
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- Magik,
Q.1
Does the 1 min movie have to confirm wid any censor norms?
- Make anything you want but no porn please
Q2.
Does the 1 minute include the credits?
- No… your entire video is divided into
(a) Opening title if any (will not be counted in the minute)
(b)Your main movie (will be timed for the minute)
(c)Your end credits (will not be counted in the minute)
Q3.
If my boss agrees to fund the movie and display the company logo in the credits, does it have any effect on my eligibility to participate?
- Sure, if the firm has helped you in making the movie, you are free to include their name, logo etc. but ONLY in the end credits and you have to mention what help did they provide you with. Please avoid putting more than two logos of the companies that helped you… if there were more companies you took help from please feel free to add them as text.
Q4.
Can i seek professional help to edit the movie?
- Of course you can. You can use any professional help, any post production tools (editing, sound, effects) for your movie.
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Magik -Lemme answer to the best of my capabilities
Q1. NO Censor Norms … feel free to make what you want (but that doesnt mean a DPS MMS is sent as an entry)
Q2. It can if you want, otherwise a simple “directed by” tag should be enough
Q3. NO..it wont affect the participation. Get your neighbourhood dog, cat or anyone to produce the film ….. it doesnt matter. All we care for is the film….
Q4. Yes … Feel free to seek professional hlp or use non professional help… it doesnt matter…
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This is a wonderful idea! I thank everyone at PFC for going to the trouble of organizing this festival. The prizes sound very intriguing, too.
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thx a bunch guys – i got drunk last night and thought up my story. One last question: is it ok if it is in Hindi?
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- Magik, Yes. You can make the movie in any language… if making it in a language other than English or Hindi, please provide English Subtitles.
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point taken.
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Hi Oz,
Read the whole post but don’t think you have mentioned on what parameters will the entries be judged on.
I mean, do amateur guys like me who don’t have an access to an editing studio stand a chance…?
How much weightage will be given to technical finesse is my question, really.
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d&c,
there are no parameters… no weightage… no nothing… the focus is to make a good film of one minute duration… the point of this festival is to bring talented people who may have nothing to do with films, out in the limelight.
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hey guys! i hv a question,
can i use a single soundrack or music from any film or album in my film for dis 1 complete 1 mint duration?
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moksha // this has been answered in comment #19. you can use any music as long as you have the rights for that score/music/number.
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Hi, if a film has been screened at a festival is it eligible?
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Just some quarries for all of u guys:
which editing software would be easy to use?
coyright free sites for music?
as i have no experience, no resources and i would have to do all the things myself…please help me out
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is there any good editing software available free on net?
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- Rony, yes. If a film is only being shown at festivals and has not been released anywhere in theater, web, television… it is eligible. But the focus of PFC will be to look at the amateur filmmaker – the one who has only been dreaming of making movies but so far hasn’t because of his/her regular day job, etc.
- Shailesh, Mac comes with it’s own editing software while Windows too has some. Most at home these days use Final Cut Pro (FCP) which is one of the simplest editing tools available online but is expensive, try to see if you can get your hands on a trial package or a student’s copy. If you have a Mac, iDVD should be enough. A quick search online will get you what you are looking for.
Regarding music – search google for “royalty free music”… you will get some really good websites who offer such music downloads for pennies.
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[Comment blocked: Please do not post links to illegal software downloads on PFC] – VV
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sorry never knew…:(
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Oz, the software you probably are referring to is iMovie, which comes free on Macs.
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Evelyn, thanks for the correction, yes it’s iMovie for Macs
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HEy OZ…
There’s some miscommunication, i didn’t get the credit of chief AD on Ek Haseena Thi, U can change it to second AD Ek Haseena thi, yes i was the chief AD on Mr Ya Miss and Nishabd, and of course as u know I directed 0:0PM… winkkk…
am so excited to see it happen… where are the beer bottles… cheers…
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Sorry Guru… updated post
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surya – at akarshan bar … tonight
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I would like to know, after submitting the entry, who owns the movie… the maker or pfc…. can i like flaunt it on orkut et al after the contest is done with?
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Hi Oz. Have put the PFCOne competition info on a few short film /documentary making egroups. I am sure you will get a lot of queries / entries.
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- Magik, you can flaunt the movie anywhere you want to after the contest. PFC will accept your movie and show it in the posts of the festival. Your movie will remain there for the life of the post. PFC doesn’t own any festival entries and is not involved in reselling, distribution or has any ownership rights over any of the entries other than showing it on PFC or any PFC owned websites.
- Utpal, Thanks Guru!
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Hi Anurag and everyone out here,
Its been a while i havent been on pfc since
poster contest. Its gonna be challenging to have one minute films now.
i was in mumbai waiting in kumar mangats office
with my script but couldnt get through.
so i decided to shoot preview to showcase the presentation. 4 months later i got to shoot them with a south actor RAJA. i’m sure those who know him will see him as a different one altogether.
chk the preview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N75GrPqfGas
will be back with more
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||Should only one person make the movie or v can do it in a group????||
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- GRG, you can form a team and make the movie.
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it a great idea,
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Hi
i guess we can’t use songs from Hindi films … Right? But can we use songs recorded by us on Karaoke tracks? Please let me know.
Thanks and Regards
Anthony
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Anthony, as long as you have the rights to use the Karaoke tracks in your movie it should be fine. Please check the Tools and Tips section above that PFC authors have compiled to help participants of the festival.
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is it compulsory for a film to be in particular language or any language is fine?
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are the awards only for the film director for the entire crew?
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- Harsha, any language, but then please give us English Sub titles.
Awarded to only one person, who’s name is mentioned in the submission form.
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- David, that preview you shot is S L E E K
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hey david,
Long time no see….Nice trailer, looking forward for your movie good luck.
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Hi
My camera person is as new as I am … which means absolutely no experience for a contest of this level … how much of importance do/does camera angles /camera work play in judging the entry, considering we have Anurag Kashyap and Onir judging the film?
Regards
Anthony
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- Anthony, I’ll quote Onir and Anurag on what they have mentioned in the press on a similar question:
“What we would be looking at is one
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Hey Gr8 yaar…:d/.thnx For this oppotunity….
i wanted to ask s der ne age limit or sumthin like dat coz me only 17 now….so can i Submit my Movie…
but i gonna Surely try for this…..
thnxx again..:d
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Sumeet – you must have your parents submit your film on your behalf. While there is no age limit to submit a film, if you are under 18 we need your parents permission for you to enter the Festival. Have your parents submit the film and submission form on your behalf! I am stoked that you are sending a film, I hope to see many from young student filmmakers!!!
Please review the PFC rules link n the submission form for details.
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Great Idea! I know about such online events taking place in other parts of the world but this is the first time in India.:d/
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A One Minute Oscar, WoW, thats Great!
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Generally what are camera used to shoot short films or documentaries
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What are basic equipment required to shoot a shot film
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Harsha, Learn film making in 10 minutes…
Excerpts:
“Make yourself a business card that says you’re a film-maker, pass them out to your friends, soon as you get that over with and you’ve got it in your mind that you’re one you’ll be one, you’ll start thinking like one”
“Creative people are born creative – you’re lucky. Technical people however can never be creative. Its something they’ll never get.”
“a mistake to one person is actually a piece of art to someone else. Hide behind that, tell everyone its art, you can get away a lot.”
“Don’t spend that kind of money, find some monkey that own’s one. I found someone who had one of these sitting around, he wasn’t using it. I borrowed it from him, I shot my movie.”
Read the whole article at
http://www.exposure.co.uk/makers/minute.html
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hai pfc…
this is good attempt to encourage small budjet & big dream viewers to make one minute movie.
sir, i have one question about one miute movie,that’s i am from chennai.i want to mak e movie in tamil.shall i put subtitle for when dialouge speak in movie.
plz reply me fastly.
thanks.
subu
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I don’t think so viren singh. People with stupid IQ’s can also apply I guess. All they got to do is hold the camera and press the “record” button for one minute and then shut it off.
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I wanted to buy a handy cam … I am confused.
Should I buy a mini dv (tape) handy cam, a dvd handy cam or a handy cam with a hard disk. Does anyone have any idea about this? I am thoroughly confused!
Thanks in advance
Anthony
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yes subu… put subtitles so they co-incide when dialogues are spoken in your movie.
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Harsha – in addition to the guidance that reading will provide you, for this contest, they are not going to judge which camera you used to shoot the story. So, I’d recommend using the best camera that you have access to. If it happens to be your mobile phone, so be it.
Good luck!
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Viren – it is open to everyone whether you think you are creative or not… Why not find out by making a film?
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Anthony, it is completely up to you. Every single one of them has pros and cons.
Here’s a good article that gives you some guidance –
http://www.simplydv.co.uk/infobase/where_to_start.html
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It is a very fantastic idea and stimulating all our nerves to think and act fast ! Definitely this festival will create more number of Sathyajitrays who are going to conquer the visual media.
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||Based on a true story in d sense,can it b one tat happened in our life also?||
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GRG – anything … anything …. true story .. fiction … real life…. anything is welcome
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One final question that’s keeping me back
The mini dv has the ilink firewire feature, which means superior quality when downloading the movie.
The dvd and hard disk models don’t have the ilink feature (talking about sony)
All 3 have the usb transfer feature however … so any difference in the quality, when i download the movie using the USB port to my PC (via the above mentioned cams)? I have visited the link provided by Shripriya (thanks a ton for that) and that only speaks about difference in quality if downloaded via ilink. I would be editing my movies at home (to start off with), and so was worried about the quality when I downlaod via the USB port.
Thanks in advance
Anthony
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- GRG, this one has been asked a few times above. You can only put music – background/score/ etc, for which you have the rights. Check the “Tools and Tips” section in the post above if you need any royalty free music sites.
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if titles are coming when movie strats will that be included in 1 min
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@harsha, i presume you want the titles to come up along with the visuals.
Bear in mind that then you talking in terms of non-obtrusively adding the titles into your movie, that is into your ‘one-minute’ movie. So Yes it will count in the “one” minute.
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- Anthony, I’m not sure I understood the question. Any film techies here… who can help Anthony @ comment 85… please do
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anthony, i didn’t quite understand your question either.. but honestly, from the sounds of it, you’ll be able to download the footage to your comp just fine.. and don’t worry too much about the video quality, because the nature of this festival is that people can shoot their films on phones and digicams.. so that the emphasis is more on the story.
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Thanks for the link, Shripriya.
Anthony, as I understand, you are mixed between a mini DV cam with ilink and a hard drive/DVD cam with USB. I would suggest you take your pic between Quality and Transfer. do you want a better resolution cam or a one with faster transfer. I agree that ilink transfers faster, almost double the USB transfer rate, but I would not compromise on the quality a high def cam gives over mini DV.
The reason why? I would go with a better quality high definition cam, considering it doesn’t hurt if you have the resources to buy a mini-DV and planning to use it for professional purpose in the long run. Mini DV is for home videos.
some more links to help you narrow your selection:
standard definition video cam
http://www.sony.co.in/productcategory/cam%2Bstandard%2Bdefinition?site=hp_en_IN_i
high definition video cam
http://www.sony.co.in/productcategory/cam%2Bhigh%2Bdefinition?site=hp_en_IN_i
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- One thing for all participants to note: Please ensure your movie is attached in the email. We have received a couple of entries where there was no movie attached.
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striker & oz, thanks. Yup, I was concerned about the quality, not just for this film but anything I might do in the future, since cameras cost a lot and I didn’t want to make a mistake considering my modest budget.
) and other contests may insist on video quality. Buy I guess the firewire and minidv combo shud help me considerably (given the money I can spend).
Tushar, thanks for the links. Great help to me. I may have to go with a standard definition camera due to budget constraints.
Anyways, my main concern was quality. And since the emphasis is more on content, I can afford to take a breather!
The reason I kept asking was that here the emphasis may be on content. But there is a good chance I won’t win (I mean there are so many talented gals/guys out there
Thanks all one again.
Regards
Anthony Fernandes
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@anthony,
for the purposes of this festival even a mini dv is high quality, anthony. (as long is you are not projecting it minidv is quite a handful).
before you invest though i would advise you to check your PC firewire settings (4pin /6pin)etc, else it might turn out that you have the minidv but you can transfer it uncompressed to your PC (may not even be able to trasfer at all)
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thanks DPac
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hello
First of all thank you for organizers for a function like “online film festival for One Minute Movies
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i think you are doing good job of encouraging ameture film makers
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i think people with with creative ideas will get good chance
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Oz Bhai…. one chota question…
what if the opening titles in my movie appears in the foreground with the video/movie playing in the background? would it be treated as main movie or opening titles?
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Sumanth, please refer to comment 89 for your answer
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a one min. , isnt it too small a time
what all can u make in a one minute
i dont know nothing abt it ,,,,, helpp
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@basic
“what all can u make in a one minute”..
thats the question basic…
provide us with ur best answer
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Hi! evrybody,
gr8 idea.wish i could shoot Angelina & Shakira together.is in’t hoooooooot.
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@basic, please watch
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“The Murderer or Murder”
the first or second short film made and directed by Roman Polanski to know what can be done in 1-2 minute!
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An excellent idea…
to make something worth being shown on a film festival that too in a short duration of JUST 1 minute needs the maker to put in the best of his creativity….
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i think “the making of a PAAN”
or “eating a hot gulabjamun”
can be made in one minutes…… ha ha ,,
but seriously …..??? what all ,,,, can ne1 show light to thise in dark ???
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@basic,
unfortunately, this is a contest, not a tutorial on making short films. the answers have to come from you.
please refrain from repeating questions which have already been answered for.
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this is the platform i was waiting 4 yrs….
let me try my best 2 make it big……..
thnx PFC…..tonsa luck 4 all participants…
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hey neone from mumbai out there…
i recently read in mumbai mirror about the charges to shoot on mumbai roads….
and i was shocked to see the rates..
n hey by the way ..i wonder if some amongst us who plan to shoot their short films in the bylanes of mumbai have to take permission too..i just hope they dont charge for it….
let me know guys if this is the case..
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hi
can a team of people (2-3) participate in this??
or is it an individual effort only??
regards
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@ashwin-
i believe legally if you are shooting something in the public domain you do have to ask for permission.
but then again i doubt whether you will be having 50 extras a crew and tons of equipment when you are shooting ashwin. so be cool about it and shoot what you want without creating a disturbance . a bit of guerilla tactics if you will.
@tej..
this q has been answered before tej. read comments before. yes u will need a team to make ur movie, but there can be only one name in the submission form. usually its the director’s
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Hi- Kind of finished mine. Shot with a JVC camcorder. But the quality which wasn’t too great earlier deteriorated after conversion to flv…
And how do I weed out the background noise. Please note- I have no budget. Any help would be great…
Thanks
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This forum has been of great help … always!
I have 2 quick questions:
1. Suppose a character from my short film sings a popular song (in his/her own voice) is that permitted or does that need rights too?
2. This may sound weird, but I need to use images (jpg) from sites (say after i google at random). Am I allowed to do so? These aren’t pictures of personalities but news footage and footage from educational sites.
Please let me know,
Thanks
Anthony
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@dazedandconfused
the best and easiest way is to dump ur original audio track (or maybe use it in bits whereever possible) and make and mix a new track with the sounds/dialogues/music etc which u want
@anthony
characters inyour movie singing popular songs in their own voice (without original music track) shouldnt be a problem…
images at random (stock images) is best used if they are your own or if you have bought them or if they are royalty free. check policy on usage for whichever media you are going to use which are not ur own
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hello
participants and organisers,
i have a doubt ? please answer
i wanted add one of the song/Karoke as background song/Music, can i do this ? editing(cutting) the sond, is it allowed ?
(since the published songs are copyrighted, any problem in doing this)
please answer, immidiately
thank you
kumars, kkk
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Hey- Regarding the update on Oct 5th. Does that mean I can just upload my movie on YouTube now and it will be considered as an entry without having to try and mail it to you?
Thanks
D&C
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Does anybody know where i could hire a Mini DV Camcorder? I am being bogged down by logistical issues.
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Kumar, Yes if you don’t have the rights to the karoake you may not be able to do it. My advise is to call the record company and clarify the matter.
D&C, no… please no… you can upload you file on a “file storage” website or a file uploading site – these sites are purely meant to STORE YOUR FILES. They do not “show” your file on the browser be it your video, your music or anything else. All you uploaded file “CAN ONLY BE DOWNLOADED” and “ACCESSED ONLY AFTER DOWNLOAD”… You cannot distribute it until the festival is over. Putting your file on YouTube before the festival ends equates to “distribution”. hope this clears the confusion.
Sourav, If you have a mobile phone that captures video go for it… why try to burden yourself with issues. The objective of the festival is to make it “as easy as possible” for everyone to make a movie, so drop the camcorder idea since it looks like you are facing problems and opt for an easier cheaper option.
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@Oz : Thanks mate.
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Thanks oz. Did manage to send my entry via email. I know you are getting tons of entries but an acknowledgement would have been nice as a confirmation…
D&C
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Hello ,
Well , first of all , a hearty thanks for initiating such a wonderful competition. Am sure by now, a lot of people might be gearing up, reading with their ideas and cameras to make it into the Top list. So do i do !
After going through all the details about the contest , i am left with one doubt. I wanted to know that whether the usage of Stock Footages for the 1 minute film is allowed or not ? For eg: I am showcasing the journey of a wildlife hunter. Say for this purpose, if i use an already existing Live scene or footage of animals or a cheetah running wild in a jungle, will it be accepted by your reviewing committee ???? Hope you are getting it !
Awaiting your reply !
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hi
i had shoot on a mobile camera ,the format was gp ,i have seen on few file conversion websites,this format is not listed nywhere ,ny idea how to go about converting it
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- Neeraj, yeah… you’ll need permission if you are picking scenes from someone else’s film. Search the net if there are some generic shots you are looking for, then there must be royalty free sites for videos that you can get.
- Rahul, no idea… any of the techies can help Rahul out? Another thing would be to contact your mobile phone (assuming it’s a phone because most cameras are mobile
) company
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rahul (126) // try this link
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Mobile_3GP_converter
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thanks for this link,i think this will convert 3gp to avi format,i ll search for other formats too,
also@oz,is it must to include opening nd ending credits ,i have no idea how to make them,i have just shoot 55 secs stuff on mobile ,is it eligible without opening and ending credits
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sure Rahul… but I would prefer having your name on the movie you send.
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Wow..this is exciting…and a gr8 initiative…let me see how creative i can be….internship under Anurag would be dream come true :d
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hello,
still i am confused….regading the background music part.
what will be the problem if i add one of the filmy song/karoake as background music !
coz’ lot of songs are performed openly/for competition/as stage programme…etc…etc
and this is also a kind of competition, and not for a commercial purpose !!!
my movie will be rejeted ? if add one of the song !!! due to outside objection !!!
please help me……
kumars, kkk
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if the actor in the movie plays a song on his laptop for sometime…will it the be same as background music thingy…and should we also take rights for that??
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i shot a film but i want it to play reverse. is it possible in windows movie maker? or is there any software or website which helps me do it?
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@ram
unfortunately movie maker does not have inbuilt reverse playback function
take a look here,
http://www.jakeludington.com/dv_hacks/20070306_reverse_a_video_clip_and_play_it_backwards.html
the softwares mentioned are freeware and safe. ( i have used it)
that should help you
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hey OZ what if the movie is say 1 or 2 seconds longer .. will it be excused … we are amateurs man .. give us a flexibility limit of 2 seconds !!!
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@ George..the film has to be one minute or under….
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alryt no prob …
i guess then it wud become a 62 second movie festival !!!
i hope the online fest really does well!!
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Hi
I am done with the filming of my movie … its around 56 seconds (excluding the titles, which is totally independent of the main movie) … now my question is do we have 2 mail you the movie (main body) and the titles, merged in one film (coz that wud exceed 1 minute) or shud they be mailed as 2 separate flv files?
I visited this site:
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/
There are several free .mp3 files available here for preview and download, free of cost (lasting from 10 seconds to 2 minutes) … We are allowed to use the preview versions here right?
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@Anthony
congrats on finishing your shoot.
Yes- we need the film as one file.
yes- ‘Royalty free’ – means you can use it
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@DPac..slightly of the thread issue…I did search for Manichithrathazu titles on Moser Baer Dvd titles( as you had suggested) but could not get it..the movie has a 9 pointer rating in IMDB…but again to each his own..would love to lay my hands on that DVD.:d
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@DPAC
Thanks!
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Can the movie have subtitles …and is language the barrier …can i make it in any language
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This a great idea. Its a good way to get the best talent and it also promotes new filmmakers. My only wish is now to give my best shot in 1 minute and be a part of Mr. Anurag Kashyap’s next film.
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@ Anand Kalam..yes you can make the movie in any language as long as it has English subtititles
@Ashwani Thakur…Set the ball rolling
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hi, this is a great platform for students and young filmmakers like me. i want to know if its compulsary to send ‘fictional’ films. as in, can we send documentaries or short films based on real life issues?
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@ Mou…You can make ANYTHING that you want as long as it is not porn
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Hi,
Are there any restrictions on the resolution of the movie after conversion to flv format? My Avi to Flv converter offers me various resolution options:
640*480
720*576
etc …
The higher the resolution the bigger the size
Is there any resolution restriction from your end as long as the file size is not more than 18 mb?
Thanks
Anthony
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Hi,
Can we use still photographs in transition to convey our ideas? Or does the entire short need to be motion picture…?
Ashish
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just wondering – does “original” story mean that something ‘inspired’ by, say, a chekhov short story would not be allowed?
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@ Anthony Fernandez, I will let someone else answer this for you. But personally i dont think we have any resolution requirements..but i would still wait for someone else to answer this
@ Ashish…yes you can use still photographs to convey your story…
@aandthirtyeights..Use your own judgement and give neccessary credits whereever applied
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@ Anthony- No resolution criteria. As you said if the resolution is better the file will be bigger. So you have the option of uploading it (as opposed to emailing it) to a free server and emailing the link to us.
See above for which servers we prefer.
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hi,
(1) i want to take part in pfcone. i have motorola slvr l7 by which i capture video, but i just can’t play or open the mobile video which i captured from my phone. in properties it says it’s a .3gp file.
plz suggest me how to play these files after which i can only edit and convert to .flv
(2) plz suggest good film direction schools in india(affordable). is asian institute of film & telivision at marwah studios good. i’m a commerce graduate.
thanks
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sorry, forgot to write that i can’t open .3gp motorola slvr l7 videos on my “computer”(windows xp).
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@ Sapan
please visit the links below for answers with regard to your file format questions..
Use VLC media player or QuickTimeplayer to play .3gp files (your handset would have some with additional software to play these files in any case)
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/PapaJohn/68/Gspot.aspx
http://www.divx-digest.com/software/3gp_converter.html
http://www.windowsmoviemakers.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=85799
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Does the movie have to both titles and end credits?
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Anthony….no the movie doesnt not require to have them both..but definitely one of the two, so if you win we would know who it was
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if my movie does not have a background score will it be disqualified???
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@tl…No, if your film does not have background music, it will NOT be disqualified…now get on the higher gear…times running short
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Do we need to make a movie in any particular language – say English? Or a Hindi movie will also be accepted?
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Does anybody know any software/s by which I can put subtitles in my movie?
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@ Darshan…your question has been answered plenty of times in the above thread and/or comments..please go through them
Yes the movie can be in any language as long as it has subtitles.
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i was wondering if anyone could suggest a video editing software for 3gp and cell-phone footage.
also once i have completed editing my movie in 3gp format, how do i convert it to .flv file? and will that affect the resolution of the film?
sorry for coming up with so many doubts, but, i’m just not “techy” enough.
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@Mou,
Please read the comments above. You will find links that will be of help.
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hey ,
i just submited my one minute film – now the thing is i was going through some of the comments and saw that the film needs to have subtitles.
but i saw this no where in the rules and regulations???
now my film is in hindi with about two to three dialouges, so should i send it again with subtitiles. another thing how can i confirm that you at PFC have recieved the film?
IS THERE ANYWAY OF FINDING OUT?
THANKS.
K
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is it oki if i ll send my movie in both the format
say – mpg and .flv
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@nirav
y do u wanna do that nirav? we are pretty happy with just the one – flv format.
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hello,
every one…..
please help me….
i have prepared a movie without speech/sound/naration/background music,
still, can i send the movie for competition….
expecting a quick, positive answer…?
please help me…
kishor kk
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if the actor in the movie plays a popular song on his laptop for half a minute will it be considered background music and disqualified.. please answer this
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i am having difficulty in converting my mpeg file to flv format. can i send my mpeg file???
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I have a question guys,.
The thing is I wanted to use footages from Old Black & White movies,.
like,.. say “Bride of Frankenstein” or much older Silent movies,.
the scene is like, Protagonist watching those movies on screen (Just a few second clip),
Please say YESS:)8-x
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i want to use cricket commentary from some match. are there any copyright issues?
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Yes. Performers right applies to cricket commentary. However you could show a radio/tv in the frame to signify reliace on secondary source.
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Hi,
As you said i’ve uploaded my movie in sendthisfile.com and sent the link to pfcone@gmail.com with form details 4 days back.. but today when i checked that link
(http://www12.sendthisfile.com/d.jsp?t=ST2a5Wj12lajzrTe2Yzu5Lo1) it shows like
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And i’ve tried to send that movie attachment through gmail also, being 7.88mb it was taken much time and it wasn’t work it out properly..
Suggest me now what to do? Or is there anyother mailing address where i can send my CD through courier..
Looking for your immediate reply.
Regards,
Hari.
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Hey, got to know about this yesterday. Any chance of slight extension of deadlines? 8-x
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:d hi OZ, Just wanted to give a heads up that its 10:10 pm in india right now on the 14th of Nov, 2 hours away from being the last min to submit. So I certainly hope I was able to sneak past through the cracks!!! Also, I used a pink floyd song from a live concert as background music, if that disqualifies me can you watch the short without any volume and access it that way?
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DA, You have 24 hours. It’s end of 15th California time. Can’t use the song if you don’t have the rights to it. sorry!
Ankur, I will announce any extensions if any in a few hours, the rush for submissions is extremely high and I may just push the last date for submissions by a week.
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hey OZ, i have downloaded royalty free music for free from net..i guess it doesnt raise any concerns coz its free….
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urgent
suppose if im using a quote or some message in the end of the movie is it counted in the 1 minute….
pls reply soon guys…
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can i use beethoven music : i guess it should br royalti free …. plz reply jaldi
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Thanks Oz. You Rock.
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@Ashwin…Yes it is counted
@Nikhil Singh…Find it out if it is royalty free, if it is..use it, else you will have to buy the rights….
@Anand Kadam..If it is royalty free, you can use it..no issues
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P??????
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the current cal time and date is
12:20 PM
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
so i n effect we have approx 36 hours isn’t it ?
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@ Nikhil please check the buzz on homepage, deadline has been extended
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WHAT THE HELL IS P?
“The” P coming soon
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My total movie comes to one minute and 24 secs
(1.24)including the titles and credits.The main
movie is only 58 secs.Will that be a problem?
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My total movie comes to one minute and 24 secs
(1.24)including the titles and credits.The main
movie is only 58 secs.Will that be a problem?
Can somebody please reply fast?please
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S.Mahesh…Add something in those 2 seconds, soemthing like your oscar speech
Joking…nah..58 seconds of the main movie is fine, no worries
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Hold your Breath for P….Coming right after One
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thanks for the extension, i think iam going to shoot one more film and edit it in a day!!! the mission begins!!!
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Thnx, for posting my film and an answer to the query,I can breathe easy now.
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Hi oz / OM
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Gajendra, Thanks for letting us know. Removed the movie from your huge list of submissions
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@om
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i just hope ‘P’ is announced real soon .. i may be out of town, come jan and hence won’t be able to participate if its beyond dec end!
puhlease announce it soooooon!
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i have sent my movie in flv format. So when can i expect you to upgrade my movie in ur list. pls reply
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Lo bhai bana daali (email kar daali) pehli movie : thanks oz for the oppurtunity , feeling gr8 about my self
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The gmail doesn’t download the complet movie 7.1 kb .flv : don’t know what to do even the sendthisfile isn’t gving me any url for my movie donno what to do(can sum 1 help) : waise have sent my movie via sendthisfile……bhai disqualify mat kar dena yaar …i know my being naive have increased ur trouble
Sorry dude
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i wanna ask in 1 min movie is abusive lang allowed …..
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One year ago I took part to this online film festival with my short THE ORANGE BALL, it was orinally 2 minutes long, so I had to cut some sequences…
please watch the entire movie on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTAkCj6YsA
good luck to all filmakers who are taking part to this edition of PFCone
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