Thanks Lorinda. I really don't understand all the rendering options, but I have Adobe Premiere Pro. I played with the settings but failed to render any decent QT file until I got QT Pro. Premiere does render nice wmv files, but the QT settings were beyond me.

So, now that the finalists have been posted, can the rest of us publicly post our entries?

Not so fast there. this is day one. we've got 26 more films to get through.

I think they're all going to get posted in the "finalist" thread. This is just day one of films. The rest will be posted throughout the week.

Oh, okay. This is my first DVC and I was a bit confused. Thanks for clearing that up.

You have to look at Dylan, our fun loving leader of the pack as a sort of large scruffy cat. He likes to watch us run around in circles for a while before pouncing on us. Kind of like that alley cat with the one long tooth and the other knocked out in a fight with an unruley tripod or something. (Personally, I think it's the booze that makes him this way)

Seriously, I know it's tough and we all want the feedback, one way or another but this is the way the big cat plays the game. He has been known to be bribed with large quantities of golden colored alcoholic beverages. The older the better. Wait - wasn't I being serious?

Oh yeah. Welcome to the pack with the rest of us rats. We are all on the same ship. Hang in there and enjoy the ones that come out daily.

Sean McHenry

Hey, I've done four and I was confused too! Had to reread it to see the "Here's the first five." I think what Dylan meant was here are the entries, but I'm not sure. I hope so.

Mike

I thought they were all getting posted too but looking at the thread again, it looks like 15 finalists to vote on?

So if that's true, when do we need our votes in? Does everyone that submitted anything vote even if they are not in the finalist catagory?

Lot's going on at work and I haven't been following as closely as I should have been.

Thanks,

Sean

I'm guessing Dylan hasn't been able to get to posting todays films yet. Hang in there.

Correct. Everyone gets posted, then I'll do the top 10.

Ah. The way it's worded had me thinking the ones posted were the top whatever. That's cool. I'll be around.

Sean

Ah. The way it's worded had me thinking the ones posted were the top whatever. That's cool. I'll be around.

Sean

ANd here you were thinking it was that easy to get into the top 10? :)

Nope, I would never say that. I know better. The competition is getting so good, I'm going to have to back out and start competing with 6th graders just to make myself feel better. Then again, some of those kids are pretty smart. Make that 3rd graders.

I'm behind on watching. Got to go see more shorts. Hey, wasn't that a joke?

C. Moore Shorts?

Sean

Dylan, are you going to narrow down the ten finalists by yourself? I couldn't find the discussion anywhere but I could swear we decided you should be eligible to win this contest. What if yours deserves to be one of the ten? :)

Dylan, are you going to narrow down the ten finalists by yourself? I couldn't find the discussion anywhere but I could swear we decided you should be eligible to win this contest. What if yours deserves to be one of the ten? :)

Oh, I had to disqualify mine, so no worries. I broke at least 4 rules. I'll be posting mine probably Monday anyway though. :)

Dylan Couper breaking rules. Why does that not surprise me? lol. Oh well, can't wait to be entertained on Monday!

Not sure Dylan even knows how to spell "rules!" Probably why he had someone else do the website! :)

Mike

Oh, I had to disqualify mine, so no worries. I broke at least 4 rules. I'll be posting mine probably Monday anyway though. :)

Looking forward to seeing all the girls in bikinis in your flick. I'll personally gather consensus among the other entrants to add your film into the final voting if your film contains sufficient bikini quality and quantity (or if you send me some of your scotch). :)

Bill

Heh, no bikinis in mine sadly.