Contest
Take the Animation Mentor Challenge: Help Spike Find His Way HOME! Hurry! This offer is limited to the first 100 entries and you must enter at our booth at Siggraph!
Animators are not only artists but also storytellers. Any good animator knows that a carefully planned story is the single most important key to a successful film. At Animation Mentor, we teach the art and craft of character animation and hone your acting and storytelling skills along the way. That's why we invite you to create a story for our mascot, Spike.
CONTEST RULES
Spike has gotten himself in a real pickle and needs your help to find his way home. Your 500 – 1,000 word story and illustrations will outline the adventures of how spike finds his way out of the jungle where he was recently lost on an uncharted expedition.
SETTING THE SCENE
Spike is AnimationMentor.com's mascot. Endlessly curious and extremely mischievous, his main purpose in life is to play and have fun. With his boundless energy and love for anything new and shiny, he decided to go after the hidden animation artifacts that were recently discovered in the Amazonian jungle.
He foolishly chose to enter the wilds without a guide, or proper equipment. All he had was an old map and the stories he'd heard from other animation characters. He was last seen striking out on a trail headed north. We haven't heard from him in a week and we're starting to get worried. Our guides have sent out a rescue mission but have so far come back without any clues.
Help us find a way to bring Spike home. Did he discover hidden treasure? Get bitten by a jungle snake? Or hook up with some undesirable characters? It's up to you to decide his fate and tell us what happens next.
HOW TO PLAY
1. Take the story to the next level in a creative and entertaining way. Feel free to use any of the props, settings or ideas introduced, or create your own.
2. Using your imagination, create a 500 – 1,000 word story describing Spike's island adventures and journey home.
3. Although illustrations and storyboards are not required, they are highly encouraged. Please limit illustrations and storyboards to two 8 x 11.5 pages.
4. Please submit your text in a Word format. If you wish to submit illustrations and storyboards, please submit them as JPG images.
5. To be eligible, you must include your full name, phone number, address, and email address on the cover of your submission.
6. Your work must be emailed to siggraph@animationmentor.com no later than Monday, September 8, 2008, 5:00 PM PDT.
7. Winners will receive CLASS 1 (one term) of AnimationMentor.com's program for free. The term is valued at US $3,050.00. The price is not transferable and is not redeemable for cash or credit. No substitution of price is permitted.
HOW TO WIN THE CHALLENGE
One winner will be selected and notified by Monday, September 22, 2008. The winner's work will be showcased on www.AnimationMentor.com. A panel of judges from Animation Mentor will be selecting the winner based on:
• Creativity and originality
• Entertainment value
• Exciting and interesting ways to bring ideas and characters to life
TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. Eligibility: Applicants that have been accepted to AnimationMentor.com prior to August 12, 2008 and current AnimationMentor.com students and alumni are not eligible to enter this contest. AnimationMentor.com employees and students on leave of absence are also not eligible to enter this contest.
2. The contest is open to individuals 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. All applicants must speak English.
3. Limit one entry per person.
4. Illegible and incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
5. AnimationMentor.com is not responsible for lost, illegible, late, misdirected, or incomplete entries.
6. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. By entering, you agree to these official rules and decision of judges which are final and binding in all respects.
7. Animation Mentor reserves the right to use the name or likeness of the winner on its website and promotions. Animation Mentor has the right to reproduce artwork entered into the event for promotional purposes.
8. The winner is responsible for all taxes on connections with the prize awarded.