OOC- RedDwarf.co.uk competition

OOC- hello to all members!
This was pointed out to me last night, and I think its a very
interesting idea. The website www.reddwarf.co.uk are running a
competition to create a red dwarf themed video to appear on their
series 7 and 8 DVD's.
I have a busy time at uni at the moment so I dont think i will enter
anything, but it sounds like a great opportunity! Especially as I'm
not too bad at 3D animation and I don't think theres many other good
3D animators with such a passion for Red Dwarf - have you seen any
other RD websites with as good 3D work as this one? (boast boast).
Plus, have you seen the 3D on the DVD menu's? Man, they're terrible,
the skutters done even look right. I unfortunately know I can do
better than that, and as I think i'm still an amateur that really
distheartens me!
So anyway, if anyone from this group is planning to do a RD video,
or even a BD video (- theres nothing against that!) then I want to
say, don't worry if you think it might not get onto the DVD -
because i'll create a special section for the bluedwarf.co.uk
website, so your work will have a place of honour!
It would be very nice to see a short BD related story. And like the
terms and conditions say, it can be animation or liveaction. If
anyone wanted a bit of CGI in their film, eg. a exterior shot of BD
or a Midget or starbug, or even the Spaceeagle or Raven, or a few
background shots of the Promenade for blue-screening - then contact
me, I have 3D models of all of the above and could render you a
short animation based on your specifications to make your animation
look the complete top bollocks!
Below is info taken from the reddwarf.co.uk site about the
competition:
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Do you want to see your work on the Series VII and VIII DVDs? Enter
our brand new fan film competition!
Calling all camcorder owners and animators. We're opening our doors
to you for our forthcoming DVD productions of Series VII and VIII!
Colour or black and white; silent, sound or musical - this is your
chance to get your work seen by thousands of people as part of our
bonus material. We have only two major rules - it has to be Dwarf
related, based on existing ideas from Series I-VIII, and it has to
be ten minutes or under in duration.
Maybe you have a Red Dwarf story of your own to tell, with you and
your friends as Rimmer, Lister and co. Or how about a spin-off story
about Ace Rimmer or Duane Dibbley? Or hey, how about plugging a
continuity hole - just what did go on between Series II and III...?
Then again, how about trying a parody? Maybe some short sketches -
Lister's GELF bride's hen night and the life and times of Paranoia?
Or why not go for broke and try a backstage spoof in the style of
Star Wars fan film George Lucas in Love. Being Doug Naylor, perhaps?
It could be an animated film - CGI, Flash, claymation, Pythonesque
cutouts or even traditional hand-drawn cel animation. You could even
use sounds and dialogue from the existing episodes.
Or you could place yourself into Red Dwarf scenes. Check out the
Steve Martin movie Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, where old footage from
classic 40s noirs was cleverly edited with new footage to tell a
totally different story - with Martin apparently appearing opposite
Humphrey Bogart!
If all else fails, there's always the dizzy world of documentary.
The life of the Red Dwarf fan is a many and varied thing - maybe
you're a collector, maybe you've created costumes. Maybe you force
your friends at gunpoint to discuss the dimension theory of reality -
if so, drop us a tape and we'll forward a copy to the appropriate
authorities.
There's no age limit, so long as the film itself is suitable for a
PG/12 rating. And there's no limit to how many films you can enter.
Go crazy! The deadline is April 29th, 2005.
A mailing address, submission form, plus a full breakdown of the
rules will be posted on reddwarf.co.uk shortly - then it's lights,
camera, action!