Here we go again!

In my opinion, everyone who submits a film is a finalist. The challenge is to get a movie finished in about 10 days, so just getting it done is a victory in it's own. Let's face it, talk is cheap and signing up is free, so actually going through with it is the big step, regardless of who wins. So here's to you guys and gals!

THE PRIZE
DV Challenge #9 Prize! Don't forget, you don't just win glory, you win GEAR! GOOD GEAR!
A huge thanks to Guy Cochran at www.dvestore.com for putting up another killer prize...
A Bogen 561B fluid head monopod.
The Bogen/Manfrotto 561B video monopod has an integrated fluid tilt head and fluid cartridge in the base, giving it buttery-smooth handling with a minimal footprint. Able to handle camcorders weighing up to 8.8 lbs (4.00 kg), it is the ideal support for lightning-fast ENG work in cramped quarters.

Next, thanks to Chris Hurd for running the best damn video forum on the web!

I'll be posting 4-5 films a day, starting Monday. Remember, if you submitted a film, you are a judge! Your top three choices must be submitted after I post the last batch on Friday, and by Sunday night at latest. I will post the winner the following Monday!

Again, congrats to all who submitted a film!

First, this film (since it's mine) is NOT eligible to win, so although I know you'd all give it first place, you simply can't vote for it... sorry.

Dylan Couper
"Is it love?"
WARNING: Contains multiple "f-words" and other obscenities, not suitable for people with an above highschool education.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=woHOYsu2utI

MONDAY

Ronn Kilby
“Brian Takes A Meeting”
Windows Media larger and smaller versions:
http://www.box.net/shared/jkqnnffe23
YouTube Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myhjfYOf6sc


Stacy Dudley
“The Date”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cqDIhav3q4


Daniel Kohl
“True Aim”
http://youtube.com/user/marq5tube
http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_QT_High.mov
http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_Mid.wmv
http://www.marq5.com/DVChallenge9/True_Aim_Low.wmv


Benjamin Durin
“Dead-on”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3hqhc-IIbw

TUESDAY

Bryan Wilkat
"Victorious"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV6v3EW0nic


Dick Mays
“Feng Shui”
www.theatre4film.com/FengShui.wmv 11M smallest version
www.theatre4film.com/FengShui.mov 17M Quicktime H.324
www.theatrefilm.com/FengShui2.wmv 40M Prettiest version


Kevin Randolph
”Meating Melody”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nPRD8s9Sc4


Paul Firth
"Thanks For Lunch"
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQo0XhhJ6M4
20MB download:
http://www.mespublishing.com/movies/thx4lunch.mov

WEDNESDAY

Mike Teutsch
“Getting Lucky”
http://www.treasurecoastvideo.com/Movies/GettingLucky.wmv
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0mQ1vIwm40


Bruce Foreman
"An Escape"
YouTube --- http://www.youtube.com/v/C2y2-qYsnDU
Medium quality MPEG4 is at - http://files.filefront.com/DVC9_2_An_Escape_MPEG4.mp4/;8296265;/fileinfo.html
High quality MPEG4 is at ------- http://files.filefront.com/DVC9_2_An_Escape_HiQual_M4.mp4/;8296872;/fileinfo.html


Bruce Broussard
“The Trap”
(12.5 mb)
http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc9/TheTrap.mov
(38 mb)
http://www.broussardvideoproductions.com/downloads/dvc9/TheTrapHigh.mov


Kris Holodak
“The Bottle”
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lRDPQOpHSg
High Res: http://www.heron-media.com/images/TheBottle.mov

THURSDAY


Randall Allen
"The Otherside"
www.mailxp.net\dvc9\dvc.htm


Jesse Steele
“In Person”
Youtube http://youtube.com/watch?v=kaJyR5W6bIU
High Res http://www.steeledv.com/in_person.htm


Marco Wagner
“Nooner”
YouTube http://youtube.com/watch?v=IQB2QFycoTY 16:9 428x240
QuickTime Small File http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerSm.mov 24.4MB 16:9 428x240
QuickTime FullScreen File http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerLg.mov 16:9 Widescreen, 86MBMPEG1 http://timelake.com/media/dvc9/NoonerMpeg1.mpg 31.2MB 16:9 428x240


Jon Jones
“Hindsight"
http://homepage.mac.com/lunarparcel/hindsight/

FRIDAY (final)


Mitchell Stookey
“Meet Me”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNN6Wl9tlag


Darryl Ahye
"4AM"
http://www.stickypod.com/videos/data/500/4AM-_Complete_MPEG4.mp4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lfC-TJlxB4


Lorinda Norton
"Cat Calls a Meeting"
http://www.bluejeanvideo.com/clips.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0CLpVEjxps


Lisa Parker
“Work Ethics”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVkzZKGV5nQ

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's once again been my pleasure to run The DV Challenge. This theme turned up some interesting films with a wide variety of interpretations. From a message in a bottle, to a barnyard of talking animals, to online dating, they have been great!

And now it's all wrapped up. The votes are in. The winner is chosen. Our prize package provided by our sponsor Guy Cochran at www.dvestore.com is sitting ready to go to a new home. Thanks Guy, we really appreciate you and dvestore.com backing us up since the beginning. It sure makes it more fun when there's something to battle for!

Thanks to Chris Hurd and the rest of DVinfo.net for being the best damn video forum on the internet.

And of course, thanks to everyone who submitted a film. They were all fun to watch, and it was a pleasure being a judge.
In my mind, you are all winners simply for the fact that you got up and did it. Making a short film isn't easy, which is why we call this a challenge. Of course, there can be only one... So...


Honorable Mentions
I usually post the names of the films that scored a significant amount of votes, even though they weren't in the top three. These are usually films that got 3 or 4 votes, regardless of the total points. While almost all films score at least a vote or two, getting four is significant enough to warrent a nod, so in no particular order, congrats to:

Jesse Steele “In Person”
Bryan Wilkat "Victorious"
Dick Mays “Feng Shui”
Kevin Randolph ”Meating Melody"

You guys did well, and could have been contenders.. could have been somebodies... Like these next guys!


DVC9 RUNNERS UP
Second runner up
Jon Jones “Hindsight"

Nice work Jon, you were barely a vote behind...

First runner up
Ronn Kilby “Brian Takes A Meeting”

Great short Ronn, you were only a few votes behind.


And now...


What you've all been waiting for...


THE WINNER OF DV CHALLENGE #9 IS....

Mitchell Stookey “Meet Me”


Nice work Mitchell! Good story, good use of the theme, interesting twist at the end and solid production values add up, and the voters agreed!
Congradulations!
Email me your address and I'll get dvestore.com to get your prize on the way!


And that ladies and gentlemen, is a wrap. Look for DVC10 to happen late October.

Cheers!