Source: pen-emag.olympus.eu/
OLYMPUS LAUNCHES THE “PEN YOUR STORY CHALLENGE”
Submit Your Proposal on YouTube for an Opportunity to Win an
Olympus PEN E-PL1 Camera and $5,000 to Show What You Can Do
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., May 3, 2010 – Olympus wants to know: What you would do if you had the amazing new Olympus PEN® E-PL1
Your “vision” can be anything that you could produce with the high-quality PEN and $5,000 budget. Whether your dream is to direct a short film with HD video, produce a fashion spread of pro-quality still images, chronicle an adventure or to create an amazing photomontage, you can submit your video proposal to www.youtube.com/getolympus and enter to win the PEN, the funds to make your project reality and a crack at the grand prize.
After the proposal submissions have been narrowed down to 20 semi-finalists selected by the community via thumbs up “likes” (be sure to tell your friends to watch and like your submission!), six of the best proposals will be selected by a panel of judges from Olympus, as well as the YouTube community. Those six individuals will receive the PEN, the funds and time to bring their proposals to life.
Once the six finalists have uploaded their final creations to YouTube for the world to see, one lucky Grand Prize winner will be selected based on a combination of popular vote and the panel of Olympus judges. The Grand Prize winner will receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to New York City to attend the Olympus-sponsored US Open National Championships on Olympus Day. The winner’s work will be displayed on the giant video board at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center before an audience of thousands.
Get professional tips to make your filmmaking dreams become a reality from multi Webby-Award winner Erik Beck, executive producer of the online DIY filmmaking network Indy Mogul (http://www.indymogul.com/). Beck has produced a how-to video with tips and tricks to assist you with the production of your submission for the PEN your story challenge. View the video here: www.youtube.com/getolympus and www.facebook.com/getolympus. The challenge is open to residents of the United States and Canada.
MAKE YOUR CREATION SHINE WITH THE PEN
When submitting your video proposal for the PEN your story challenge, explain how, as a finalist, you plan to use the creative features of the Olympus PEN E-PL1 for your project.
For more details about the PEN your story challenge and the Olympus PEN E-PL1 visit http://www.youtube.com/getolympus and http://www.getolympus.com, and connect with us on http://Twitter.com/getolympus, http://www.Facebook.com/getolympus and http://www.Flickr.com/groups/getolympus.
5 Responses
This closed mentality really pises me off. Why is this stupid ONLINE contest open to residents of the United States and Canada ONLY?
Oh, I keep forgetting the Internet doesn’t work in Europe or Burkina Faso. We are so Third World!
Loosers! I say let them stuff their popcorn down their throats along with 95% of the shait that comes out of Hollywood!
I’m fine, thanks.
This marketing fluff is great and all, but how about developing some lenses required to shoot those “great photos” with instead of spending cash on this stuff? The E-P1 will soon be a year old and Olympus has yet to release a single lens a serious user would be interested in.
What a good idea. And all people exept Americans and Canadiens are locked out :-(((
Great. Only for US and Canada citizens..
Hi,
I think it is a snazzy idea! How do I find out the finalists? I like the “Great American Art Expedition by Aimee Margolis. It’s not gimmicky and the project has a lot of merit. It need more votes, because it was entered late. Also it seems many of the viewers are not computer savvy and didn’t know enough to sign in before voting.