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Serious Magic Announces the DV Rack Give Us Your Best Shot Contest
Grand prize worth over $12,000 in video gear
November 1, 2004 (Folsom, CA) - Serious Magic, Inc., creator of the
award-winning DV Rack, the first PC-assist, video production software,
announced today the DV Rack Give Us Your Best Shot Contest. Users and trial
users of DV Rack are invited to share up to 90 seconds of their best video
footage shot while using DV Rack and a DV camera. Contestants will be
eligible to win a grand prize package worth over $12,000 donated by contest
co-sponsors: Alienware, DV Magazine, Panasonic, Photoflex, Sony and THK
Photo Products.
During the month of November, contestants will shoot their submission which
consists of at least three different shots edited into a cohesive scene.
Scenes could showcase a variety of film styles including comedic, dramatic
or avant-garde--the choice is up to the contestant. Final clips will be
evaluated on video quality, audio quality, composition, lighting, creativity
and content. Winning videos will be picked by a panel of six judges which
include Serious Magic staff, video producers and industry professionals.
Prize-winning clips will be announced on Serious Magic's website on December
21, 2004.
"DV Rack is this amazing new software that helps anyone shoot better video,"
said Mark Randall, CEO and president of Serious Magic. "Our customers tell
us over and over again that once they start shooting with DV Rack they never
want to go back to traditional shooting methods. We launched this contest to
encourage more people to experience DV Rack. In return, one grand prize
winner will win over $12,000 worth of amazing gear."
The grand prize winner of Serious Magic's DV Rack Give Us Your Best Shot
contest will receive an Alienware 1 Roswellm Workstation notebook, a
Panasonic DVX100A camera, the Photoflex Medium Starlite digital kit and Flex
Drop2 green/blue screen, a SLIK DST-3 Fluid-head tripod, the Sony Vegas+DVD
Production Suite, Acid Pro 4.0, and Sound Forge 7.0 software, the Serious
Magic ULTRA Bundle Suite and Visual Communicator Studio software, and a free
2-day pass to DV Expo East or West in 2005. The second prize winner will
receive a Sony Vegas+DVD Production Suite along with the ULTRA Bundle Suite
and Visual Communicator Pro. The third place winner will receive the ULTRA
Bundle Suite with Visual Communicator Web. Everyone who enters wins $100 off
on any Serious Magic software priced over $200. For more information on the
"Give Us Your Best Shot" contest, visit www.seriousmagic.com/bestshot
About DV Rack
DV Rack is the first software of its kind designed to help serious
videographers and DV filmmakers shoot with greater confidence and avoid
shooting disasters. An affordable "insurance policy", DV Rack runs on a PC
or laptop connected to a DV camera and gives users ten essential production
tools to assist them in generating superior quality video. DV Rack is
designed for standard PCs running Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
About Serious Magic
Serious Magic, Inc. was founded in early 2001 by a team of industry veterans
to create the next generation of visual communication tools. Award-winning
products include Visual Communicator, empowering non-technical users to
create stunning videos and presentations that captivate audiences, deliver
key points, and compel action; ULTRA, a software breakthrough that
transforms chroma keying into an incredibly easy and practical tool for all
types of video producers; and DV Rack, the first PC-assist, video production
software designed to work with videographers while shooting to help improve
video quality and prevent shooting disasters. The name Serious Magic was
inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's observation: "Any sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable from magic." For more information, please
visit www.seriousmagic.com.
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Serious Magic Announces the DV Rack Give Us Your Best Shot Contest
Grand prize worth over $12,000 in video gear
November 1, 2004 (Folsom, CA) - Serious Magic, Inc., creator of the
award-winning DV Rack, the first PC-assist, video production software,
announced today the DV Rack Give Us Your Best Shot Contest. Users and trial
users of DV Rack are invited to share up to 90 seconds of their best video
footage shot while using DV Rack and a DV camera. Contestants will be
eligible to win a grand prize package worth over $12,000 donated by contest
co-sponsors: Alienware, DV Magazine, Panasonic, Photoflex, Sony and THK
Photo Products.
During the month of November, contestants will shoot their submission which
consists of at least three different shots edited into a cohesive scene.
Scenes could showcase a variety of film styles including comedic, dramatic
or avant-garde--the choice is up to the contestant. Final clips will be
evaluated on video quality, audio quality, composition, lighting, creativity
and content. Winning videos will be picked by a panel of six judges which
include Serious Magic staff, video producers and industry professionals.
Prize-winning clips will be announced on Serious Magic's website on December
21, 2004.
"DV Rack is this amazing new software that helps anyone shoot better video,"
said Mark Randall, CEO and president of Serious Magic. "Our customers tell
us over and over again that once they start shooting with DV Rack they never
want to go back to traditional shooting methods. We launched this contest to
encourage more people to experience DV Rack. In return, one grand prize
winner will win over $12,000 worth of amazing gear."
The grand prize winner of Serious Magic's DV Rack Give Us Your Best Shot
contest will receive an Alienware 1 Roswellm Workstation notebook, a
Panasonic DVX100A camera, the Photoflex Medium Starlite digital kit and Flex
Drop2 green/blue screen, a SLIK DST-3 Fluid-head tripod, the Sony Vegas+DVD
Production Suite, Acid Pro 4.0, and Sound Forge 7.0 software, the Serious
Magic ULTRA Bundle Suite and Visual Communicator Studio software, and a free
2-day pass to DV Expo East or West in 2005. The second prize winner will
receive a Sony Vegas+DVD Production Suite along with the ULTRA Bundle Suite
and Visual Communicator Pro. The third place winner will receive the ULTRA
Bundle Suite with Visual Communicator Web. Everyone who enters wins $100 off
on any Serious Magic software priced over $200. For more information on the
"Give Us Your Best Shot" contest, visit www.seriousmagic.com/bestshot
About DV Rack
DV Rack is the first software of its kind designed to help serious
videographers and DV filmmakers shoot with greater confidence and avoid
shooting disasters. An affordable "insurance policy", DV Rack runs on a PC
or laptop connected to a DV camera and gives users ten essential production
tools to assist them in generating superior quality video. DV Rack is
designed for standard PCs running Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
About Serious Magic
Serious Magic, Inc. was founded in early 2001 by a team of industry veterans
to create the next generation of visual communication tools. Award-winning
products include Visual Communicator, empowering non-technical users to
create stunning videos and presentations that captivate audiences, deliver
key points, and compel action; ULTRA, a software breakthrough that
transforms chroma keying into an incredibly easy and practical tool for all
types of video producers; and DV Rack, the first PC-assist, video production
software designed to work with videographers while shooting to help improve
video quality and prevent shooting disasters. The name Serious Magic was
inspired by Arthur C. Clarke's observation: "Any sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable from magic." For more information, please
visit www.seriousmagic.com.
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