Did Anyone Enter the Sam Adams Brew It Yourself Contest?

[Dan]

I did. It was hard. To be funny AND original and adhere to all the guidelines. Mine sucks.

The deadline is in 4 hours so you still have time.

www.projectgreenlight.com

If you entered, post here...The review process isn't clear yet, but I have a feeling some colusion is possible.

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[The Belcher]

Here's a little piece of their "Contest Rules":

"Each of the Top 25 Contestants will be required to write a script for a 30-second commercial based on his/her Concept and make a video, as described in the Top 25 Participation Agreement. The video shall consist of the 30-second commercial based on the Concept, plus a 90-second introduction by the Contestant with brief biographical information about him/her/them. Each such video and script (the "Video") must be completed and submitted between December 12, 2001 and December 18, 2001. Videos must be in VHS format and accompanied by a typed script. All Contestants will be responsible for supplying their own production material and equipment."

This would even cost an amateur about a grand to take the chance of winning.

Gee, what a tight schedule, and it limits what you can create. My submission has 50 extras in it. Lemme just round up 50 of my closest friends to dress in period costumes, and head to the waterfront. Gee, I hope I LOSE. This is one of the most bogus filmmaking contests I have ever seen. I think there will be a backlash that we'll never hear about. What would one expect from pompous creeps like Affuck & his little Gilligan Damon. If THEY had to enter this contest as fledgeling filmmakers, they would surely be pissed, yelling "THIS IS BULLSHIT!". If the contest were sincere, all one would have to do is WRITE THE SCRIPT, and be judged. Affleck should O.D. already.

But Jim Cooke just doesn't know any better.



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This message was edited by The Belcher on 12-3-01 @ 11:40 PM

[Dan]

Dude, that's the easy part. The rating process seems hella arbitrary.

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[GaryWyze]

Yep, I did. Very last minute and don't think I did a very good job at getting my concept across, but...

<b><u>Spoof</u>

The commercial begins with a a shot of a boardwalk, panning down on 3 sand crabs.

Crab 1: "Sam"

Crab 2: "Ad..."

Crab 3: "..Ams"

Cue loud beach music as crab 3 is trampled upon, mid word, by a stampeding group of frolicking 20-something year olds, all in beachwear, carrying coolers, volleying around beachballs, high fiving and back slapping all the while.

Just then, a blimp in the shape of a generic beer bottle appears overhead, and, much to the delight of our very cliche looking beach-blanket-bingo meets a Dawson's-Creek-casting-call type crowd, they start tossing typical beer company paraphernalia to them..... which is where things go horribly wrong.

The hail of 3' foam fingers, stuffed crab-dolls, beer-can-holding-helmets, T-shirts, keychains, beachballs, etc. proves to be too much, as the crowd below is pelted into submission, bikini clad girls holding their bruised noses, guys falling to the sand, 1/2 buried in a pile of promotional junk.

Over the comical chaos, an announcer (Jim Koch?) is heard to say, "At Sam Adams, we're not about gimmicks and talking crustaceans; we're about the beer.... with over 200 International awards over the last three years to show us taste and quality is still what matters most. If it matters to you, enjoy your next beer from us."</b>

[The Belcher]

You're right, I left that part out. The whole thing is convoluted and their advertising of the "contest" is incredibly misleading. Only people that know what they're doing could possibly bring the thing to completion, which of course, leaves out most people with good ideas that are truly amateurs. I think that if anyone depicts Hillary Clinton as President would definitely get Affuck's vote.

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[Dan]

I'm not really worried about the quality of the commercials you have to shoot. (not that I'll ever make it that far) after watching the projectgreenlight thing on HBO about the movie, the finalasts there had to shoot a scene and the quality of the winners weren't great at all...and they were provided with cameras and editing computers.

oh, and there really is no chance for colusion on the rating thing because you have to review 6 randomly choosen concepts.

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