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Music Video Challenge, Summer 2008
The inaugural A3F Music Video Challenge was a HUGE success ... 17 teams of filmmakers took on the challenge of creating original music videos from our participating bands/artists songs.

The videos then premiered online where viewers from around the world watched and voted for their favorite videos. Our panel of judges also weighed in and selected their favorites. What a talented and awesome collection of filmmakers who quickly became Almost Famous!

Challenge Results

TOP 5 OVERALL VIDEOS
Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios
Cold of December by DIB Pictures
Absolutely Broken by EP Vids
Venture to the Sun by YelloScooter / Under by ADOPTaMOVIE (tie)
Cold of December by Rainstorm Pictures

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios
Cold of December by DIB PIctures
Venture to the Sun by YelloScooter / Under by ADOPTaMOVIE (tie)

BEST EDITING
Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios
Cold of December by DIB PIctures
Under by ADOPTaMOVIE

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Cold of December by DIB Picture
Venture to the Sun by YelloScooter
Under by ADOPTaMOVIE

BEST STORY
Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios
Cold of December by Rainstorm Pictures
Absolutely Broken by EP Vids


NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL PERFOMANCES
Ethan Cruz, Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios
Hemina Kapadia, Cold of December by DIB Pictures
Nita Marquez, Absolutely Broken by EP Vids
Dave Stone, Under by ADOPTaMOVIE
Sgt. Robert Eppich (in Memory), Venture to the Sun by Chris Eppich

FILMMAKERS TOP 3 VIDEOS
Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios
Venture to the Sun by 5by8 Productions
Some Kind of Beautiful by Chaos Films

BANDS/ARTISTS TOP VIDEOS
EastonAshe - Big Shot Studios
Natalie Bolton - Chaos Films
Ken Oak Band - Rainstorm Pictures
Van Preston - EP Vids
Justus - Blori Improvisations
Amy Dalley - ShadowWolf Entertainment
ZIV - ADOPTaMOVIE

ONLINE WINNING VIDEO
Venture to the Sun by Big Shot Studios



Congratulations Big Shot Studios and EastonAshe on your winning video!




Music Video Judges
Danny Roew, an accomplished director with MTV, FOX and CBS on his resume
Daniel Watts, founder and director of Undergroundfilm.org
Julian Cavazos, reporter for Arizona Republic
Jason Francois, filmmaker and assistant A3F director
Jae Staats, founder and director of A3F

Challenge Introduction
We picked the songs, YOU chose your challenge! Welcome to a cool new event for filmmakers in Arizona, across the country and around the world! Featured in the Arizona Republic.

We selected seven of the hottest music artists and bands that represented a variety of styles and genres. These original sounds made up the audio tracks for the music videos!

How Does It Work?
The Music Video Challenge is now over.

Voting & Prizes
Viewers from around the world watched and voted on the completed videos. The overall winning Music Video won a $500 cash prize with each band selecting their favorites and dishing out $200 cash prizes.

Additional accolades were given to the teams with the best Cinematography, Story and Editing.



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