SEND US FOOTAGE!
WORLDWIDE LYME PROTEST VIDEO CONTEST
We are officially underway with an update to our award-winning documentary UNDER OUR SKIN, and we need your help!
In our continued effort to illuminate issues that Lyme sufferers face worldwide, we are eager to invite you to join us by sending in your own May 2013 Lyme protest footage and contributing to our update!
Activists around the globe will be engaging in protests and awareness campaigns this May during Lyme Disease Awareness Month. We turn now to you, as audience and advocate, to capture footage from protests in your hometown. More information regarding Lyme Disease protests in the U.S. can be found here. International protest information can be found here.
Every one of us has a story to tell. Please note that we are limited in our abilities to share personal stories in our update and ask that submissions be limited to footage from Lyme rallies and protests. Specifically, we are seeking video which includes master shots of events, as well as close-up shots of individuals, details and/or protest signs. We are really looking for footage that gives us a sense of the specific place and the people.
Please be sure to review details regarding footage requirements and submissions below.
The winner of our footage submission contest will receive the UNDER OUR SKIN FUNDRAISING PACKAGE complete with 1 Community Use DVD, 10 Home Use DVDs, a fundraising kit and signed poster! (This is a value of $199!)
All participants whose work is selected will be credited in the film update.
General questions regarding the footage contest can be sent to us directly at: info@openeyepictures.com.
Technical questions should be directed to steve@openeyepictures.com.
Final submission deadline is May 31, 2013.
Thank you all for your continued support. We are thrilled to have you on board in capturing these unprecedented Lyme awareness protests worldwide. We look forward to viewing your exciting footage soon!
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Here are some specifications for the video we're requesting. But please don't let the technical details overwhelm you! We want your video footage no matter what!
- NTSC format (American standard) preferred, but not required
- .mov, .mp4 are preferred (.avi also accepted)
- 16:9 HD (1920x1080p) footage preferred (4:3 SD also accepted at 720x480)
- Smartphone footage is accepted (ideally from an 8 megapixel 1080p camera or better)
- When recording video, please ensure it is as stable as possible (shaky footage is often unusable)
- If recording separate audio, please use the following settings:
- .wav file type
- 48kHz, 24bit audio
- If recording someone speaking, please have the mic as close to your subject as possible
- Files may be delivered to us in a variety of manners, including:
- A Vimeo link (click her for info on how to prepare footage for Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/help/compression
- FTP - send us your FTP info so we can download it
- Various file sharing websites (i.e. www.yousendit.com, www.transferbigfiles.com, www.dropbox.com)
- Mail us a Data DVD (please don't send in a DVD formatted to play in a DVD player. A Data DVD will contain the uncompressed digital file you created in accordance with the above specifications)
- Send materials with your full name, email and address to:
Open Eye Pictures
2656 Bridgeway, Ste 202
Sausalito, CA 94965
To download a copy of the press release, please click here.
