FAQ

How will my footage be used?
During late 2009, we will be editing together a DVD to be released free around Australia.

What format does my footage need to be in?
All footage must be submitted in the DV PAL format, exported at the the hieghest quaility setting. Sorry guys, you cant film this on your mobile phone and expect it to make it in the video. It can't be recorded from VHS or DVD, it needs to be the orginal generation footage. We recommend using iMovie that comes on all Mac computers.

Will I be credited for my footage?
We will take all resonable measures to credit people where approrite. It largly depends on you, we need to know how to contact you and your name etc. If you use our inbuilt upload page, please package your video in a .ZIP file along with a text file explaining who you are. You can download a sample .ZIP file here. Read here to see how Mac OSX and Windows XP can create .ZIP files.

How should I name my footage?
All submitted footage needs to meet our naming convention guidlines as detailed below.

Make sure all you video footage meets our naming convention otherwise we will not accept it. All footage needs to named like this:

GOOD

BAD

TyEvans_TonyHawk_FS900_1.mov

JoeBlow_AndySmith_FrontBlunt_3.avi

JaneDow_RyanJones_Boardslide_2.mpg

JamesHoward_PeterSmith_5050_1.mov

Ty Evans Tony Hawk 900.mov
(Why? Spaces not allowed in file name, first and last names need to be combined, trick named wrong and no clip number assigned)

JoeAverage AndyLocal FrontBlunt_3.mpg
(Why? No spaces in file name, use underscores instead)

Ryan Jones - Boardslide 2.mpg
(Why? Filmer name not included and no spaces allowed)

jameshoward_petersmith_5050_1.mov
(Why? Names not capitalized)

All audio recordings must be named like below, also fill out as much ID3 infomration as you can.

How do I submit my footage to you?
Hold on to it for now, we will release details for the 2009 contest early in 2009. Rest assured there will be both digital and postal methods to submit your footage.

What is the deadline for submitting footage?
We will stop taking submissions sometime towards the end of 2009.

How do I submit a song?
You will be able to submit a song in the same way as video.