TPR announces our 2nd Annual Coaster Video Contest!

ShadowForce,

As long as your video is "postmarked" by April 1st, meaning it needs be in the mail by April 1st. It can arrive a few days later.

Also, I need to think about this, but would it help if I extended the deadline to April 15th?

--Robb

[ShadowforceSanity is Overrated]

If there's a broad support for extending the deadline, I'd be very happy with some more days to work with, but whatever I could make wouldn't be worth extending the deadline for. One question though, do you want the video on a Dvd or can a Cd do? And would you consider having a contest like this next year? That'll give me a whole year to learn using Pinnacle Studio!

[BarryHHe's kind of sad and pathetic]

How do you know you're the first?

I guess I can be one of the first unless someone in California already sent theirs!

I think extending the deadline would be good. April 15? Taxes and videos are due the same day!

BTW, who are the judges in the contest anyway?

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

The TPR Team:

SharkTums - The real plastic shark complete with Bottle of Tums Antacid Fighting Action

RatTums - We take him out of his cage and see which video he poops on first

Loud Guy - Our upstairs neighbor will play his stereo really loud if he doesn't like your music selection

Loud Guy's Dog - Will Run into walls if he doesn't like a video

And Many, Many more!

Elissa "seriously though, we get a bunch of people who are interested in coasters and have seen lots of videos and we watch them a few times with different groups of people" Alvey

[CarnageWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Extending the deadline a bit would be great. Even 2 weeks is good to get more work done.

Considering my first footage i've ever taken is coming Solace weekend I'd really like the extra time to practice.

[T-BôI Love Donkeys!]

I made a video yesterday and I'm planning to send it as fast as possible! I won't be needing another deadline! But if the others would appreciate it...hey, why not !

[CoasterFanaticThe Resident Smart-Ass]

(In my best Kreskin voice)

I predict .... that there will be many Solace entries in the TPR video contest.

^ You know, it's funny....we thought that too after last year's contest was announced at the same time, but NOT ONE came through!!!!

--Robb "C'mon guys....let's see your solace videos!!!" Alvey

[J manMagical Hoodie Wizard]

Hello everyone. This is my first post here but I've been coming to this site for a while, mainly the videos. I saw this contest thingy and I figured I'd give it a shot. I shot some video at Magic Mountain last October so I'm gonna submit that in the contest and try my luck out.

[fredericI Love Donkeys!]

Hello Robb, Elissa and all the TPR team for this second contest.

I have a video which may be borderline so I prefer asking the question before submiting it.
This video takes place in an indoor park called Planète Magique.
Planète Magique only opened a few months between 1989 and 1991.
The video has been taken last year, a few months before the complete destruction of the park.
It was a guided tour of a park closed since more than 10 years !
All rides were unique prototypes and there weren't really a coaster apart from La Navette which was a strange mix between a launched coaster and a space shot.

See these 2 pictures of the single track :


Photo from www.ParcsPassion.org


Photo from www.ParcsPassion.org

For more informations about Planète Magique :
PlaneteMagique.com (an excellent "false official" website)
PlaneteMagique.Daboo.com (the souvenir website of the closed park's guide)

There are less than 10 seconds of footage of La Navette (not working, you only see the track as on the pictures) in the video and I wonder if it fits the rules of the contest.

I've have also another question : I will submit my entries on a data CD or data DVD (I can't sent a DV tape as I can't get a camcorder with a DV OUT).
I've seen that you accept both PAL and NTSC files. Have you got a preference between these 2 formats ?

--frederic