You’ve likely heard of the SleepyHollowShorts Film Fest, now we just need you to get filming. As far as “rules” for this super-short filmmaking contest, they are short and sweet: submit no more than 30 seconds of footage, filmed partially (or fully, if you wish) in our fine village of Sleepy Hollow. Get your wee movie uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo and tag it #SleepyHollowShorts so we can find it. Shoot, edit, upload. Repeat. We are happy to accept as many shorts as you wish to share; and all ages and levels of ability are welcome. This contest is meant as a fun means to explore, pique people’s interest, and share our own experiences in the real village beyond our nationally renown name. Capture unique angles on our citizens, our restaurants, storefronts, workers, bridge builders, the sights (Philipsburg Manor, our very own lighthouse, Rockefeller Preserve, a Virgin Mary tree, etc.) and sounds (from the fire horn to church bells). The trick of course is all in the editing, and the goal: to create and convey some specific slice of a captivating story. Not the savviest with your smartphone? Not to worry. There’s a free phone app for this. Tarrytown’s Andy Thompson recently reached out to announce that he’s the co-founder of video-creation startup Cameo (cameo.tv) which happens to be a great tool for this contest. He writes, it’s “a free iOS app that lets people shoot, edit and share short movies on their phones. As you capture, the app automatically renders your shots with a theme (less Instagram-style filter, more ‘film vibe’ package) and a soundtrack and shows you a preview on the fly. When you are ready to share, it packages it up for you in HD and posts it to Facebook, Vimeo, or wherever you want to share. The app also is collaborative, so you can invite friends to shoot with you (any shots they take will automatically show up in your project and vice-versa).” Whichever way you make this, don’t forget to get submissions uploaded by Thursday, September 25 if you want to be part of the film screening at Sleepy Hollow’s annual Oktoberfest, where submissions will run in ongoing loop on the ground floor of the Kathryn W. Davis Riverwalk Center on Saturday, September 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. Next stop: SleepyHollowShorts will be showcased at the block party coinciding with the Haunted Hayride at the end of October – which you’ll get a pair of VIP tickets to if you happen to win this thing! For more information: sleepyhollowink/sleepyhollowshorts To see an example: https://vimeo/100225527 Like us on Facebook: https://facebook/SleepyHollowShorts Questions? Email krista@sleepyhollowink
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 13:14:34 +0000
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