And the winners are...

Where did this come from??? Uno looks really cool! Wanna see a breakdown about the rig! Nice to see you have different categories this time too.
Question, what is the deadline for submissions?

Aaron, Proteus Uno is something we've had under wraps here for some time now. It was designed to be the lightest, strongest, most flexible "single" rail support system that we could possibly envisage. You'll see the new mounting system used everywhere, including our Proteus DSLR rigs, Medusa (you'll see pics soon) and grips. Proteus Uno has been tested with everything from the tiny Canon SD980is cam, HG21 compact HD camcorder, Full DSLR cams, and even large HD camcorders. The video university segemtns on these products are coming...and they're all shipping January 14th (also end of the contest). The contest winners will have production units 3, 4 and 5 with their names CNC machined into the units :-)

Merry Christmas!
Dennis Wood

I'm not sure I get the contest rules correctly. The scenes has to be 1 minute max but does it have to be shot in 1 minute? Meaning no editing?

Thanks

-Francois

Francois, you can edit your piece however you like. The entire duration of the scene needs to be 1 minute or less.

I hope this answers your question.

Dan

Does the whole video have to be 1 minute max, or can the scene be 1 minute, then there be a few extra seconds for credits?

Hey Ron,

credits or no credits the piece should run a total of 1 minute max.

Thanks

Dan

Does the scene need to be a verbatim recreation, or can we switch some of the stuff around? Drop/add lines that sort of thing.

Jonathan, you are more than welcome to drop/add lines. Feel free to be creative. The scene doesn't need to be recreated verbatim.

Similar question. So you're saying its ok to create a spoof of a particular scene. I'm not trying to be redundant, just want to make sure before lots of effort goes forward. Thanks.

Aaron, we appreciate the questions. Don't hesitate if you have any. It is ok to create a spoof.

Hey! Even I didn't know about this!!!!!

George, "Uno" has been a well kept secret here. It's a departure from the usual sneak peak routine which you'll see more and more in our new product launches. There's another coming next week.

Cheers,
Dennis

Hello,

Is this contest open to Canadian residents?

Also, does the winner have to answer some sort of skill testing question or is winning simply enough?

Thanks

Steven, the contest is open to Canadian residents and there are no skill testing questions involved :)

Hi,
what's about Europeans? I'm from Germany and would like to enter, but don't know if I'm allowed to enter and maybe win?

;-)

GPSchnyder, all human entries from all geographic regions will be considered.

Sorry if I missed this somewhere, but when and where can be buy an Uno? Can't seem to find it on your site.

Thanks much,

Nick

Nick, the Uno will be available for purchase once the contest ends. The submission deadline is January 14th and the winner will be announced before the end of January at which point the Uno can be purchased through the catalog online at cinevate.com.

Hope this helps.

this is an exact remake of the final scene from the popular movie "Thelma & Louise" shot with 5d mark2.
it was a very emotional shooting day and all the actors were very professional and dedicated.

Ofir, yes, and I nearly wet my pants watching it too. Hilarious.

So is the deadline 11:59 PM January 14? Is there a time zone to accompany that?

I just sent my video, hope you received it ok. I did a spoof of one of my favorite movies, Run Lola Run.

Harris, you are correct. The deadline is 11:59 PM, January 14, Eastern Standard Time. I hope that helps.

If you're a few hours late, don't sweat it, we know there's a few time zones to deal with on the planet. Manuuel, we got your upload just fine :-)

Cheers,
Dennis

Can't wait to see other's videos! I sold out the local Michael's craft store of felt and white foam core board trying to make an elevator lol.

Just make sure you're not mid-sip on a coffee etc. watching the clips. I can guarantee a nose fluid event if you do.

Thanks, Dan, Dennis. Putting the finishing touches on my entry now.

Mark, I just built an elevator in my kitchen for another project. Looking forward to seeing your entry and everyone's.

I see Dan has the clips up! There's 24 entries at last count so prepare for some laughter.

Ace Ventura is my favorite so far. Even though the end is discusting. Would have been much more charming if the guy climbed all the way up to give this dodo a little worm or something. Or a redbull that would make it fly like an idiot haha.

But the shot on which he climbed past this background view was really nice. Filming climbing takes some serious effort and he even had a cut away for the dialog.

Thelma & Louise is terrific!

I like the god taco!

Aside from Dan, none of the Cinevate crew has seen all of the clips yet. If the balance of the 24 clips are as good as these (seriously, I was laughing so hard there were tears), then we're in for some serious mirth over the next week. I'm not alone in stating how impressed we remain over the level of creativity being demonstrated not just here, but everywhere we look. That's what we're all about.

OMG God Taco! It's like puppets, but tacos. With Splatter! How'd they do that?

Godtaco waaaaaas pretty cool. Especially the voice and the first dead taco.

my favorites-
1.Thelma and Louise
2.The Departed

most of then are not dslr!!!
i liked Thelma and Louise most

The ace ventura one is the best one

Hi, I really liked the Thelma and Louise video!!!!!!! GREAT WORK!!!!

it's amazing hilarious funny as hell

thelma and louise --- best short movie everrrr

#1: Glengarry Glen Ross.
#2: Thelma and louise.
#3: Juno.

In my humble opinion.

Thelma and Louise Is the most amazing and hilarious one. funny as hell! :)

"Christmas Story" very fanny video.Now I know Patrick's true story. Thanks for video.My favourite!

The 2nd batch had me laughing out loud once again, but also impressed in terms of creativity. I was suprised to see a familiar face from Stillmotion's last workshop too :-) It's a small world we live in here.

LIAR LIAR! hands down my favorite!

loved Liar, Liar and the matrix

My favorites are : Matrix, Thelma and Louis and Juno maybe Liar.

But I think Matrix is the best.

So GodTaco and Pepino (from our last DLSR contest). Same voice?

Thelma and Louise with the Puppets. The Matrix one with the cardboard cut outs is okay too.

God Taco was voiced by our sound designer Dustin Chiocchi. He's the best in the west if you ask me. His collection of fart recordings is pretty amazing as well.

Run Lolo Run is really well made, plus it looks great! I like the Terminator one as well, it fits in a really strange way. That, and the Glengarry one.

All very funny videos.

So far the videos are looking pretty good, but my favourite one is definitely Liar Liar! Everything about it is hilarious (the scene choice, the puppets, the fake elevator set, the music)! The stop motion title is pretty neat too!

I really liked Ace Ventura, the toy bird was brilliant!

PS: Fun fact... Juno was shot at the exact same location as the film.

Great job on the videos.

#1. Goodfellas

#2. Samurai

#3. Glengarry Glen Ross

Nice videos! My vote definitely goes for Pirates
of The Caribbean!

Favourite 3:
Run Lolo Run - Most professional
There's Something about Mary - Most Funny
Thelma and Louise - Most odd

Great contest!

Ah, the suspense.

Seriously, I was really impressed with the work out there. There's tons of talent and creativity. Goodfellas was scripted well as was Glengarry. I had to watch Christmas story a few times but after getting the dialog I loved it. The kinda looks like Patrick. Run Lola run was done well. The fart scene was a bit, well you know....,but I still laughed! I learned tons too.

Alan, thanks for comment. But unfortunately my video "Christmas story" not a winner. very pitifully :)

I just wanted to add here that it was really hard to pick 3 winners...really hard. I know how much went into entries that weren't selected and we've acknowledged each one of them privately (with some cool gear). This was a ton of fun for us, albeit a lot of work for Dan. Thanks Dan :-) Now if you're getting bored, stay tuned. Our next event is something you've never seen before.

Cheers,
Dennis Wood

Run Lolo run is the best!!!