The TTC Contest was a brickfilming competition run by Saul Goode and Pat "Eventide" Mahoney between 2006 and 2007 on the Brickfilms.com forums. Its intention was to promote the use of the Theora .ogg video codec in the brickfilming community as an open-source alternative to the various proprietary codecs in common use at the time.[1] Entries were required to be released exclusively in this format for the duration of the contest.
History[]
The contest was first announced by Saul Goode on December 17, 2006.[2] It called for entries to be released exclusively in Theora .ogg format until judging had completed. Trailers for entries were permitted to be released in any format. There was no theme required of the films themselves. The use of existing intellectual property was permitted, though original work was encouraged. The original deadline of the contest was May 5, 2007. This was later extended to May 12.[3] The contest received six entries.[4]
Judging of the contest was handled by Pat Mahoney.[5] It was judged by a panel of around five to ten people. Emphasis was placed on storytelling in the judging, but a rigid marking scheme was not employed. Secondary criteria to be considered were animation, cinematography, sound, and music.[6] The results were posted on May 26, 2007.[7]
The two prizes offered for the contest
Prizes were offered for the top two placing entries. The first place winner would have first pick of the two prizes, with second place receiving the remaining one. The two prizes were a final draft script of the film The Empire Strikes Back autographed by George Lucas, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Billy Dee Williams, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, and George Hull and a revised, first draft script of the film Gladiator autographed by Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, and Connie Nielson.
It was stated "The scripts are fairly plain printouts on A4 paper that appear to have been printed using a laser printer. The signatures appear in black marker on the cover page. I am satisfied that the autographs are authentic based on my searching for samples on the Web, though there is no documentation to provide definite proof. The scripts were purchased as part of a collection on E-bay from an established seller with an excellent feedback record."[8]
List of all entries: