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Stuff They Don't Want You to Know Dragoncon

So you've got this smashing idea for a skit, and your friends are ready to make a video out of it. Perhaps you have a fan film or sweet music video that will go perfectly with our little convention. Welcome to the folio you need to be reading. Nosotros started out equally a fairly pocket-sized customs making videos for Dragon Con, merely now DragonConTV really wants fandom to help entertain fandom.

Read on to figure out which one you're submitting, because the requirements are slightly different.

Submissions for DragonCon 2022 will open in Septemeber after the evidence.

Just remember… If you're not upwardly for making an entire video, at that place are other ways you lot can contribute to DragonConTV.

Submission Guidelines for DragonConTV Contributions

Before whipping out that video camera, drop us a line. Nosotros're working on dozens of videos each year, and so brand sure you're non virtually to exercise a version of something we might have spent two months shooting and editing. It'due south the video equivalent of wearing the same dress to the prom as your ex's appointment … or beingness in the 501st ("I can't believe he's wearing white after Labor Mean solar day!").

The basic "rules" …

  • This is one-act, so delight try to exist funny. For dramatic pieces, see the fan flick guidelines below.
  • No profanity or explicit content. Despite what you read on Reddit, Dragon Con is an all-ages convention. People of any age can encounter our content in a panel room or on hotel Goggle box, so the convention likes us to be PG (sorry). Nosotros will accept substitute profanity from the sci-fi and fantasy genre. Items that are deadline or PG-13 may be shown at afterwards hours or at select events, merely that's subject to our judgement.
  • Your time limit is 2 minutes … 120 seconds. (non counting credits). That is the maximum time, and you don't accept to fill it. Robot Chicken shows us sometimes a shorter joke is funnier (see how we do production placement for the perfect instance). Sometimes we use the term "long joke" to depict a skit where nothing happens even if the skit is technically under the ii minute guideline. Trust united states of america: nosotros accept years of painful experience to show united states of america long jokes don't work with this crowd. They have ADD and … look, an elf …
  • No licensed music. Our videos go posted to the web, and we don't like to become sued. The fewer copyright violations the better. Apply appropriate music licenses to avert litigation.
  • Avert use of video/audio clips from copyrighted works. Yous tin can make fun of George Lucas without unsolicited help from Harrison Ford or John Williams … trust usa, nosotros know. In that location's a lot of sound and video resource to exist leveraged that don't involve pissing off the RIAA or MPAA.
  • Videos should include credits. Credits won't be shown in the ballrooms at the con, simply they volition be in the videos shown on the hotel feed and on DragonCon.Telly.
  • Good audio & video quality, and soHd content just (720p or 1080p). This may not exist a Peter Jackson joint, but it's definitely not Troma (or at least information technology doesn't attempt to be). Every year DragonConTV tries to improve production quality … if we can practice it, then it proves anyone can exercise it.
  • We don't run ads. Occasionally we promote charities working with the convention or try to go you to participate in the claret drive, merely we don't exercise ads. Pitiful.
  • Final video must run into our Technical Formatting Guidelines.

Once you're ready, submit a link to your video so nosotros can proceed to the review phase.

If you want to see what one of our writers has to say about making the funnies, read this blog entry by Dr. Stephen Granade.

Submission Guidelines for Fan Films and Music Videos

These videos run on the hotel channels during the convention, by and large fan submissions that don't fit what we program between panels (as well long, as well serious, etc.). Fans do all kinds of neat video work, so we want to make sure it gets seen somewhere during the convention.

The easiest way to submit a video is sending a link (direct download, Dropbox, YouTube, etc.) with a brusk description. We will use similar standards for selecting fan films & music videos that nosotros employ with the skits (language, developed content, audio & video quality, etc.). We likewise have these pesky Technical Formatting Guidelines, so keep those standards high.

We have a time limit on fan films and music videos – zilch longer than 10 minutes (including credits).

Remember your audience is here for the convention and might not exist willing to sit through really long videos while there'south a 70,000+ person party going on right outside their door (in other words, as this sentence illustrates, shorter may be meliorate). We're as well a piffling less concerned near music rights, merely original content always makes the states happier.

Some other note regarding music videos: we don't take fan music videos or AMVs. We have seen some quality work where fans combine their favorite song and favorite genre, but that'due south not what we're featuring. We prefer videos with original footage and lyrics, even if they are vocal parodies (see "Sold information technology Off", "Last Dragon Con" and "Comic Book Store" for reference).

Video Review & Acceptance Process

I could make up some actually complicated process, merely information technology's really pretty easy …

  • People transport in videos via this form.
  • We watch them
  • We decide what nosotros like
  • We testify it

The "we" is the Director of DragonConTV and several of the DragonConTV producers. If the video gets the nod, then the submitter is contacted so a loftier-quality version of the video can be acquired for playback at the convention. In the event of some tie, dispute or other claiming that ane would like to see resolved on American Gladiators, the Managing director of DragonConTV has the final say (pitiful Nitro). The buck has to stop somewhere, and in our instance it'due south there.

Notation: please don't utilise the website annotate system or Facebook to submit videos. They will get lost. Use the form, Luke.

What if my video doesn't get shown?

Yeah, this might happen … nosotros promise you don't take information technology personally or get discouraged. There's express fourth dimension for the states to review everything that comes in, and information technology's possible that a video one person likes is one nosotros won't quite get. You lot may also have an issue with our rules on profanity or content and feel that you can't compromise your piece of work for u.s. morons. Cool, we get that. Also, don't forget the pesky technical guidelines that may crusade united states consternation.

There's lots of videos we work on than never see the light of day, and enough of stuff we've produced that we might have rather never released. Recall, only the mediocre are ever at their best. YouTube, Vimeo and dozens of other sites volition be happy to prove your work if nosotros decide not to … even other conventions may like information technology.

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Source: https://dragoncon.tv/pages/submission-guidelines