by ngsilver » Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:45 am
Just a friendly reminder that there is only 1 week before the deadline for the contest. Those of you who are waiting to submit a last minute entry (or working on one) need to get a move on.
Entry Form submissions and FTP Account Requests will close promptly at Midnight Oct 2nd EDT. So you will have all day on Friday to submit your entry form and request an FTP account. However once the clock strikes Midnight the system WILL be shut down for new entries. Please don't wait until the last minute. There is no guarantee that you will be able to submit your entry before the closing of the system if you are submitting requests at 11:59. All entry forms are time stamped so any that fall through the cracks will be DQ'ed!
Remember, once your entry form and request is submitted you will have the rest of the weekend to finish uploading your entry. All FTP accounts will close on Midnight, Oct 4th EDT. The FTP Server WILL shut down at this time. Those of you who are still connected and sending your entry will be allowed to continue to send your video(s), however once you disconnect you will be out of luck. So get your entries in EARLY!
I will accept mail-in entries that make it to my hands by Oct 4th. That is, if I receive your package on the Monday following the deadline I will accept it. I will dis-regard all mail-in's that reach my doorstep after this time. This is NOT a postmark deadline, this is a receipt deadline! If you can't send your video via FTP then get your entries in the mail NOW or pony up for overnight shipping!
Keep in mind that after the system closes it will take me a day or two to finish QC on all entries that have been submitted last minute. Once all entries have been checked I will update this thread stating to check your entry status. From this time you will be given a few days to request and submit a fixed version of your video if your video was DQ'ed or found to have issues. Keep in mind however, while we allow for resubmissions, you are only given 1 chance to fix your entry after the deadline! I can only extend this courtesy for a limited amount of time as we have many entries to watch through for final QC and approval as well as judging.
The moral of this story, the sooner your entries are sent in, the sooner you'll know if your entries are fine!