The Phantom of the Opera Video Competition
Ever fancied yourself as a film director? Well, this is the competition for you!
We at
Big Finish are looking for new ways to promote our full-cast dramatization of Gaston Leroux's
The Phantom of the Opera. Set in Paris in the 1880s, this classic tale of music, madness and murder features an all-star cast including
Anna Massey (Hotel Du Lac, Peeping Tom, Hitchcock's Frenzy),
Alexander Siddig (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Kingdom of Heaven, Syriana),
James D'Arcy (Master and Commander, Exorcist: The Beginning, An American Haunting) and P
eter Guinness (Alien3, Sleepy Hollow, Red Caps).
What we'd like you to do is to put together a promotional video - no longer than five minutes - for The Phantom of the Opera and post it on YouTube. It can take any form, from a stills montage to a full CGI extravaganza. The important thing is to generate interest in the production, so don't forget to mention Big Finish,
use the Big Finish logo and to include a direct link to our special Phantom microsite:
http://phantomaudio.co.uk
If you're looking for material for your video, you can download photographs, artwork, audio extracts and even the premixed Phantom trailer for free from here:
http://phantomaudio.co.uk/competition-tools
It's entirely up to you whether you use the existing trailer or make up one of your own. When you're done, post your entry on YouTube and submit it right here.
The competition closes on June 30th and the winner will be the video that gets the most hits on
YouTube by that date. Your hit rate will be calculated by dividing the total number of hits your video receives by the number of days it has been online. So it won't matter when you upload your video - every entry is in with a chance of winning.
Your prize will be £50 worth of Big Finish downloads - that's any download from any of our ranges.
Happy film-making!
Name:
Email Address:
YouTube Video Link:
THE RULES:
- Videos must be no longer than five minutes.
- Videos must be posted on YouTube, complete with a URL link to
http://phantomaudio.co.uk and the Big
Finish logo
- Videos must not contain explicit, illegal or copyrighted material. Please use the material from our microsite, your own material or material in the public domain (or covered by Creative Commons).
- The closing date for the competition is June 30th 2009, so all entries must be received before then.
- The prize will be a £50 download voucher credited to your account. If you live outside the UK, you will receive the equivalent amount in your own currency (the exchange rates to be determined by Big Finish).
- The hits for your video will be calculated from the moment your video has been submitted to
YouTube. To get your hit rate we will divide the total number of hits your video receives by the number of days it has been on YouTube.
- You can enter as many times as you like. Feel free to make more than one video. Remember: we want as much publicity as possible, so the more the merrier.