Oz Remix Silverlight Video Clip Contest

 

Win a Silverlight Skateboard - Oz Remix Silverlight Video Clip Contest

 

Why pay for a Remix 08 ticket when you can win one? And a Silverlight skateboard while you’re at it!

Creating Silverlight™ animations with Expression Blend is quick and easy and to prove it we want you to have a go in the lead-up to Remix 08!

So, we are running a Oz Remix Silverlight Video Clip Contest.

What do I have to do?

All you have to do is use Silverlight to create a “video music clip” for the song we supply (“Step Back” by Sydney/NY musician Matt Broadfoot). The entries judged to be the best win prizes!

More Detail

We provide a song clip from the Matt Broadfoot song, “Step Back”. You create a Silverlight application that plays the song and uses Silverlight animation to create a “video music clip” to go with the song clip. You load your video music clip application up onto Silverlight Streaming then sit back and wait for the accolades!

Here’s a (very) simple example: http://blogs.msdn.com/shanemo/pages/remix-silverlight-video-clip-competition-sample.aspx

Judging Criteria

Entries will be judged for:

·         Creativity (your idea) and

·         Quality (execution and complexity) 

The Judges are:

• Matt Broadfoot, Composer
• Arturo Toledo, Designer Readiness Product Manager, Microsoft Corporation
• Michael Kordahi, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Australia 

The best three eligible entries win a prize.

All eligible entries will be highlighted on the Remix Australia blog at http://www.microsoft.com/australia/remix.

Yes we have fabulous prizes!

First prize: 

• A Silverlight skateboard!!!
• A ticket to Remix 08 Australia Event in either Melbourne or Sydney

Second prize: 

• A generation 1 Microsoft Zune® Scotty had lying around – which will be lovely once upgraded to the latest software J. (*Note: Some of the online features may not operate in Australia.)
• A ticket to Remix 08 Australia Event in either Melbourne or Sydney

Third prize: 

• A Microsoft Wireless Presenter Mouse
• A ticket to Remix 08 Australia Event in either Melbourne or Sydney

How to Enter

·         Install Silverlight™ 1 on your computer. (www.microsoft.com/silverlight)

·         Get a copy of Expression Blend™. (Expression Blend 2 Beta is just the right price – it’s complimentary: http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/download.aspx?key=blend2beta)

·         Download the starter project which has the song, and a basic Expression Blend™ Silverlight™ 1 project.

·         Watch the video on how to get started.

·         Build your awesome Silverlight music video clip.

·         Upload your application to Silverlight Streaming so the world can see it.

·         Email your entry. See How to Enter at: http://blogs.msdn.com/shanemo/pages/how-to-enter-oz-remix-silverlight-video-clip-contest.aspx.

Terms and Conditions

Be sure to check the competition Terms and Conditions: http://blogs.msdn.com/shanemo/pages/terms-and-conditions-oz-remix-silverlight-video-clip-contest.aspx