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Theme Park Review's 2006 Coaster Video Contest!

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Postby robbalvey on March 14th, 2006, 11:41 pm
Hey everyone!

It's that time of year a lot of you have been waiting for! Yes, it's here! Theme Park Review's...

Third Annual Coaster Video Contest!

Rules are very similar to last year, but here is the jist of them:

- You may submit up three videos.
- Videos must be 2 minutes to 5 minutes in length
- Videos MUST be submitted on Mini-DV, high quality DVD, or high quality .avi file (details on rules page) via regular mail.
- All video entries must be postmarked by April 1, 2006
- Most important - HAVE FUN!!!!

I think that sums it up! Complete details are located here:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

And if you are new to the contest and want to get an idea of how it went in year's past, here is the link to last year's contest entries and winners:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2005.htm

Once again, we hope as many people as possible can enter the contest and we look forward to seeing your video!

--Robb Alvey

ps. If you are a member of any other newsgroups or forums and would like to help us spread the word about the contest, please feel free to post about it. The more people that enter, the better the contest will be!
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Postby Trailblazer Tony on March 15th, 2006, 12:42 pm
If only I had a video camera. :lol:
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Postby [jonrev] on March 15th, 2006, 3:43 pm
Ive got a few videos I may send in.
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Postby robbalvey on March 27th, 2006, 3:08 am
THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED!!!

That's right! You've heard correctly! If you are working on a video
for Theme Park Review's 3rd Annual Coaster Video Contest
you now have an extra TWO WEEKS to finish your video!

All submissions MUST be postmarked by April 14th, 2006!

What is the coaster video contest you ask? It's only the BEST way
to get your roller coaster or theme park video seen by thousands of
people and try for 1st place in the most popular coaster video
contest ever!

But remember, the contest is mainly about "fun" and having the
opportunity to share your video creations with others.

For more information about Theme Park Review's 3rd Annual
Coaster Video Contest, and for the rules, please click:

http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

We look forward to receiving your video entries!

--Robb Alvey
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Postby Director_Guy on March 30th, 2006, 5:05 pm
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Postby FRD714 on March 30th, 2006, 7:23 pm
If only I had coaster footage. :(
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Postby Danhockey04 on March 30th, 2006, 8:29 pm
I dont bring a camera to the park, the only time I did, is the time I got evac'd off of Raging Bull, so I have video footage of it happening.
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Postby FRD714 on March 30th, 2006, 9:10 pm
Danhockey04 wrote:I dont bring a camera to the park, the only time I did, is the time I got evac'd off of Raging Bull, so I have video footage of it happening.

Dude!!! Post that here or PM it to me please. I gotta see it. :)
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Postby twixmix0303 on March 30th, 2006, 10:40 pm
Why? (Hint: if you actually work at the park, I'd bet you could go up there as much as you want)

*cough*ACEer*cough*
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Postby FRD714 on March 30th, 2006, 10:42 pm
twixmix0303 wrote:Why? (Hint: if you actually work at the park, I'd bet you could go up there as much as you want)

*cough*ACEer*cough*

pfft...ACEers :roll: :lol: :wink:
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Postby LAFFfan4lyfe on March 30th, 2006, 11:17 pm
yeah, i don't have a video camera....or a regular camera.....or film or a memory card for it.........
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Postby Director_Guy on March 31st, 2006, 12:53 pm
How're we supposed to make videos if the parks are closed...

Bad time to have this contest, Alvey.



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Postby v2guy13 on April 2nd, 2006, 4:22 pm
I agree, maybe i'll have my own contest in the summer.
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Postby Danhockey04 on April 4th, 2006, 6:12 pm
He does this contest now thinking that you would have made the videos during the summer and it gives him time to watch all of the videos. It shouldn't matter what time of the year the contest is, you should still have videos from the previous year.
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Postby robbalvey on May 3rd, 2006, 5:08 pm
Hey everyone!!!

It's that time!

The first 5 contest finalist videos have been POSTED!!!!

http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

This year the competition is a little tougher. We received more entries than ever before and I'll be honest, we were a little 'harder' with judging this time around.

With the addition of the Professional Amateur Videographer forum there have been a LOT of great videos posted and we felt that ONLY the 'cream of the crop' deserved to be in the final running.

Out of nearly 100 videos we narrowed it down to 25 finalists. We will be posting 5 videos a week for the next 5 weeks. And for the first time ever you can now STREAM the contest entries!

I guess it really wasn't a "bad time to have a contest, Alvey" considering all the entries we received! ;) Think about it, this is the BEST time to have the contest. Everyone had an entire YEAR of coastering, which included all trips that many people took over Christmas and when we announce the contest it's still the "off season" for most people, so that gives everyone a month to get all the footage they shot last summer and create a video. It's been VERY successful three years running, so I really don't think it's a 'bad time.'

So what are you waiting for? Go watch the videos!!!

http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

--Robb
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Postby kcabmi on May 3rd, 2006, 7:55 pm
I thought the videos were great. What I really liked about them was how good they were edited. They always went really good with the music. But I think that the parks that they went to were really small and didn't have a giant selection of rides. So there was a little too much repeating. But I liked them.
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Postby robbalvey on May 8th, 2006, 3:42 am
The next 5 videos have been posted!

http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

In this group we've got videos from Efteling, Port Aventura, Six Flags Magic Mountain, and a couple that take us on a whirlwind trip of parks all over the world! (Well, one of them is all over hicksville midwest USA, but that's cool too, right?) =)

Enjoy this weeks installment. It's going to be hard to pick a winner! Unless it's in my nose.

--Robb
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Postby robbalvey on May 29th, 2006, 12:31 pm
The FINAL five...well, ok SIX videos have been posted!!!!

http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

Turns out there ended up being 26 videos that made the cut, not 25. I didn't think people would mind watching MORE videos!

Anyway, this round of videos take us to some interesting places like Japan's Yomiuriland and Tawian's Janfusun Fancyworld (you know the place with the OTHER B&M Dive Machine) and even to REALLY far out worlds like Canada. :P

Check them all out! Voting will start NEXT WEEKEND!!!!

So if you haven't downloaded all the entries yet, now is the time to do so. Have fun watching all these great coaster & theme park videos!

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Postby Director_Guy on May 29th, 2006, 12:34 pm
Yay!
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Postby Galvan on May 29th, 2006, 1:41 pm
Thanks for spamming the site again Rob :roll:
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Postby Director_Guy on May 29th, 2006, 6:37 pm
Hey, SPAM maybe unpopular but it tastes great!

and makes good material for a Monty Python play....
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Postby robbalvey on June 5th, 2006, 2:41 am
I have posted this year's ballot:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... ot2006.htm

Go vote for your favorite video!

Voting will continue until we get back from the TPR UK trip in about 3 weeks and then I'll post the winners!

Good luck everyone!

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Postby robbalvey on July 15th, 2006, 2:16 am
Thanks again to everyone who participated! We look forward to the 2007 Theme Park Review Video Contest!

And now....

The winners are....

Theme Park Review's Picks:
First Place - Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video
Runner Up - Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video
Runner Up - Phil Hart & Alan Martin's Carowinds or "How to use your camera" Video
Runner Up - Erik Johnson's "Expedition Everest" Video
Runner Up - Albert Lam's Knott's Halloween Haunt Video

Viewers Choice Picks:
1st Place - Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video
2nd Place - Nicolas Chavance's Efteling Video
3rd Place - Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video
4th Place - Jarvis Morant's "My Hump" Video
5th Place - Phil Hart & Alan Martin's Carowinds or "How to use your camera" Video

Viewers Choice Top 20 Rankings
Here are the top 20 videos from the ballots we collected.

1. Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video
2. Nicolas Chavance's Efteling Video
3. Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video
4. Jarvis Morant's "My Hump" Video
5. Phil Hart & Alan Martin's Carowinds or "How to use your camera" Video
6. Julian Johnson's "Don't Look Down 2005" Video
7. Erik Johnson's "Expedition Everest" Video
8. Albert Lam's Knott's Halloween Haunt Video
9. Nick Collins' "USA Coaster Trip" Video
10. Justin Saxe's Silverwood Video
11. Jonathan Hawkins' "Midwest Conquest" Video
12. Lars & Cornelia Theissen's "Coaster Season 2005" Video
13. Mark Owens' Busch Gardens Tampa/Cypress Gardens Video
14. Kevin Gillan's "What We Learned On Vacation" Video
15. Barry Hom's FLCC at Busch Gardens Tampa Video
16. Jim Williams' Six Flags Magic Mountain December 2005 Video
17. Connor Thompson's Magic Springs Video
18. Paul Fowler's Paramount's Canada's Wonderland Video
19. Colin Coon's Cedar Point Video
20. Dan and Jackie Collison's Epcot Video

To download all the entries click here:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/contest2 ... st2006.htm

Personally, I'm kind of bummed that Blake's "Goat Encounter" didn't place in the top 20, and that actually suprised me, but oh well....

Ok, everyone...now this is open for your discussion.....

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Postby robbalvey on July 15th, 2006, 2:16 am
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Postby Danhockey04 on July 15th, 2006, 12:54 pm
The one I voted for finished in 19th. :?
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