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
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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
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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.
