VIDEO ROUND-UP and CONTEST ROUND UP!

Never ever ever underestimate the power of editing. Case in point the creative individual who runs under the name of AMDS Films. Check out all his stuff on Youtube. AMDS FILMS http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=amds

Excellent excellent work. Back in the day I use to do something smiliar with my fav movies, reedit them, combine them, Remix them, or as the kids are calling it nowadays "Mash ups". But what this guy is doing is amazing. Terminator Vs. Robocop Episode 1 is my fav and Neo Vs. Robocop is my second. I gotta say, him inserting himself into Garden State was pretty neat. Great stuff!


TERMINATOR vs ROBOCOP Episode 1
I love not only how well it's edited, but also the mashup with the scores is GREAT!
Great ending too! I haven't been this blown away by a FanFilm/Mashup since BATMAN: DEAD END


TERMINATOR vs ROBOCOP Episode 2


NEO vs ROBOCOP


3 DAYS IN ROMANS



It's that time of year again folks. Time for the STAR WARS FAN FILM CHALLENGE. If you didn't know about it, click on the link, get your creative Star Wars fan film juices goin and send in your submissions. This is one of those I know about every year but never get a chance to do. My fav since 2003 has been the one called "PINK 5" starring my favorite Valley Girl Jedi, Stacy.

AtomFilm's and LucaFilm's STAR WARS FAN FILM CHALLENGE

And while your at it here's some more heads up on other fun little video contests for all my fellow movie makers. Make something and submit, you just might win something.


VMIX has 3 contests for you to enter, if you dare.

- THE DO IT YOURSELF DOC CONTEST

- THE BEST ROOMMATE PRANK CONTEST

- GOLDRUSH MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST

And here is more for ya:

- istockphoto's THE FUTURE IS NOW CONTEST

- GRAB EM BY THE SACK VIDEO CONTEST (I swear that's really the name)

And I can't believe Carson Daily is actually good for something. Check out the following for constant video challenges and chances to create and win.

- CARSON DAILY'S IT'S YOUR SHOW
If most of the challenges are about to be done, just wait and new ones will be posted.

Grindhouse Trailer Contest. WINNERS!!!!

Seriously, you have no excuses. I post about it all the time. I tell moviemakers just starting out the same things over and over. With todays technology you literally have no excuses not to make and distribute your own movie for little to no money. I've done that with The Midnight Special and I'm already on the road to distribution. But this particular theme is reiterated when you look at some of the incredible entrys for the Grindhouse Contest.

In order to promote the movie Grindhouse, they created a contest asking movie makers everywhere to create their own trailers for a fake Grindhouse movie. The 3 finalists have been chosen and one of those is the winner. After watching all three I am simply blown away. Incredible stuff. Keep in mind that these are fake trailers for Grindhouse movies, they are supposed to exhibit the very essence of a Grindhouse flick. Sex, violence, horror, action, and all the cheesiness you could ask for. What follows is some of the best tributes to campy, cult, B-movies and exploitation flicks and all 3 of them excellently put together.

I am very very impressed.

THE DEAD WON'T DIE
Impressive make up fx. And I laughed my ass off at the random naked chick with the gun. This feels like Motel Hell, I Spit On Your Grave, and it feels like a Fulci Film. This is what I want the Monster Cop zombies to look like.


MAIDEN OF DEATH
This one was just well done overall. Feels a bit like The Crow meets I Spit On Your Grave.


And the winner is ...

HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN
The title alone warrants a win. This one really nailed that Grindhouse feel. Now I feel like watching Death Wish. Is that even on DVD?



Amazing job guys!