New Five Second Project “Spooky Scary”

October 19, 2009

UPDATE: Spooky Scary is now closed. Stay tuned to see the winners. Thanks to everyone for entering.

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Yep, it’s time again for my favorite holiday, Halloween! So, in honor of all things dark, fun and mysterious, this week’s theme will be “Spooky Scary”. Enter your animation now. New to the Five Second Projects? See the instructions below to get started.



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Thanks to our new sponsor, Imagineer Systems. They have offered up a great prize package featuring mocha and mocha shape. Mocha is a really cool planar tracker that allows you to track object in your scene and export the results into your compositing tool. Check out their products here.



The Prizes
The winner of the project will receirve a full version of mocha and the raffle prize, randomly chosen from all of the entries, will win a copy of mocha for After Effects and mocha Shape for After Effects. Awesome right? Thanks again to the sponsors!



What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make cool shit for our reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Use the theme “Spooky Scary” to make a five second motion piece and link it in the comments of this blog post. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure me seeing it.



Why Should You Enter? Check out the video…



How Do I Enter my Video?

  • 1. Create a five second animation based on the theme.
  • 2. Upload your video to Vimeo. Don’t forget to add a link back to this blog post.
  • 3. Post a link to this posts comment thread and I will add it to the Channel.
  • 4. Deadline is November 2nd



What Happened to Photos?
Sorry everyone, but I decided to stop doing the photo theme along with the Motion Design theme. There just weren’t enough entries. Plus, it doesn’t make sense with some of the prizes offered from the sponsors. I will try to get a different thing going for photographers, but for now, check out Photo Friday if you need a weekly theme… Thanks to everyone who actually posted a photo in the Flickr Theme though. Check them out here.



It’s really great to see so much participation. Tell a friend about the five second projects and get them involved too. Don’t forget to push yourself to try something new every week. What about a new piece of software or technique you have wanted to try? One more thing, try to tell your story without using the text “Spooky Scary” on the screen in text. Use the theme to create a concept instead. Take control of your creative output and Make Cool Shit!



Check out the entries here or visit the Vimeo Channel.

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  1. Michiel on October 19, 2009 said...

    Great theme! ;-) I hope I can find the time to create some spooky stuff!

  2. Florian on October 19, 2009 said...

    That’s a great theme :) . Lot of possibilities on this one. I’m in France this week(not at home), when is the deadline? I’d love to participate on this one, absolutely great prize as well :) .

  3. Christian on October 19, 2009 said...

    ok,… got no time to really do some funky stuff for this, but my will to enter is stronger :-) might not be my best work (not at all :) ) but as i´m into timelapse lately, i just enter with some seconds of my shots i did today … kinda fits i guess ;-)

    http://vimeo.com/7152302

  4. Serge on October 19, 2009 said...

    Great theme….I’ll try to get something in on this one…

    Ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh…..

  5. Grant Osborne on October 19, 2009 said...

    boooya… lets do this!

  6. Fabian on October 20, 2009 said...

    Hey Nick… Great theme! Too bad you decided to drop the Photographers, I enjoyed my five second projects for photography. But I can understand that it wasn’t going to work for you with so few entries. Still hoping you think of something else to do for the photographers :-)

    For now, I guess I’ll have to try to make something in After Effects! Still having trouble mastering that, but hey, if one doesn’t try…. right?

  7. Aaron Legere on October 20, 2009 said...

    I LOLed so hard at the title of this 5 second project. 30 rock all the way.

  8. Adam McKenzie on October 20, 2009 said...

    Hey Nick,

    I just noticed that you put my fast food 5 sec entry in the wrong channel. It’s in the circle and spheres channel at the moment. Any chance you could swap it over?

    Cheers

    Awesome work on the site man.

    Adam.

    The Gorilla on October 20th, 2009 said...

    All set, Adam. Sorry about that!

    Adam McKenzie on October 21st, 2009 said...

    Thanks man.

  9. Matt Frodsham on October 20, 2009 said...

    Have to make time for this one, not had chance the last 2. One thing nick…

    “One more thing, try to tell your story by using text “Spooky Scary” on the screen in text”

    I think you need a ‘not’ in there somewhere or you might get all typography animations again!

    The Gorilla on October 20th, 2009 said...

    Thanks, Matt. Just fixed it. I definitely meant DONT use the text “Spooky Scary”.

    Thanks!

  10. Ryan Divine on October 20, 2009 said...

    I’m working on a *new* project for this one, but i just had to throw this one in the mix… It’s a short i did last year for shits n giggles, that happened to be exactly 5 seconds and just seemed way to perfect for this theme!

    http://vimeo.com/7165289

    rock!
    RD

  11. Sébastien Lavoie on October 20, 2009 said...

    Hey hey, my first try for 5 seconds project, just trying, getting better. So here it is,

    http://www.vimeo.com/7175367

    And yes, I know I wrote scary and creepy instead of spooky scary but didn’t want to render it again so w/e, enjoy anyway!

  12. Dan W on October 22, 2009 said...

    This is my “entry” for the 5 second project…

    http://www.vimeo.com/7213161

    check it out!

  13. Pixelkid on October 23, 2009 said...

    Okay, here we go, simple vectors for Spooky the Winkle and Scary the Exposé… Wallop!

    http://www.vimeo.com/7217464

    Spooky Scary!

  14. Rogue Robot on October 23, 2009 said...

    Here’s my entry for Spooky/Scary…

    http://www.vimeo.com/7210743

    Turn the lights out….

    Bruno Ferreira on October 26th, 2009 said...

    can’t see it, it says your video is private, change your settings

  15. stphn on October 24, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/7232280

    spooky entry :) thx

  16. tomasz wachnik on October 25, 2009 said...

    Hello it’s main “Spooky & Scary” project,
    based on B movies :D

    http://www.vimeo.com/7250249

    enjoy !

  17. Chris on October 25, 2009 said...

    Here’s my entry -
    http://www.vimeo.com/7251379

  18. Potemkin on October 25, 2009 said...

    And my one )
    http://vimeo.com/7252371

  19. ralf on October 26, 2009 said...

    just finished ;-)

    http://vimeo.com/7264466

  20. Eric on October 26, 2009 said...

    Hey Nick,

    Here’s my entry

    http://vimeo.com/7268153

  21. Tor Martin on October 26, 2009 said...

    Hello :)
    Have only been a spectator before, but this time I would like to join the party.

    Here is my closet:
    http://vimeo.com/7276762

  22. Stewart on October 27, 2009 said...

    Hey Nick,

    My first entry here, enjoy (created with AE)

    http://vimeo.com/7297622

  23. MeD on October 28, 2009 said...

    my entry for spooky scary

    http://vimeo.com/7292583

  24. Matt Balzan on October 28, 2009 said...

    Here u go, Nick!

    http://www.vimeo.com/7317049

  25. Serge on October 28, 2009 said...

    My first contribution!….

    More difficult than I thought, 5 sec is real short…no time to set up any mood…you got to go right down to business….Anyway, here it is….

    http://vimeo.com/7322415

  26. Thierry on October 29, 2009 said...

    Hi Nick,

    My first entry for the 5 second project!
    Greetz

    http://www.vimeo.com/7325170

  27. David on October 29, 2009 said...

    Happy Halloween everyone.

    http://vimeo.com/7332519

  28. Ray Houghton on October 29, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/7334532

    cheers, happy halloween

  29. Jim Montgomery on October 29, 2009 said...

    Here ya go Nick

    http://vimeo.com/7338817

  30. Magda on October 30, 2009 said...

    hey! here is mine.
    don´t ask why..just something I had suddenly on my mind: http://www.vimeo.com/7311212

  31. John Paite on October 30, 2009 said...

    Hi guys, here is mine

    http://www.vimeo.com/7343247

    Software: Maya,3dsmax P.S and AE

    Serge on October 31st, 2009 said...

    Nice mood…

    John Paite on November 2nd, 2009 said...

    Thx Serge..

  32. Greg on October 30, 2009 said...

    Here’s mine, just in time for the weekend.

    http://vimeo.com/7350501

    Happy Halloween everyone!

  33. Glauco on October 30, 2009 said...

    Happy Halloween everyone! Here is my Spooky Scary. Muahahaha.
    http://www.vimeo.com/7356332

  34. T And on October 30, 2009 said...

    Here’s mine
    http://www.vimeo.com/7355797

  35. Lisa on October 31, 2009 said...

    Here’s my entry http://vimeo.com/7358994

    Thanks!

  36. Pierre Hageman on October 31, 2009 said...

    Here is my entry : http://vimeo.com/7360348

    Have a nice Halloween !

  37. Junk on October 31, 2009 said...

    Hi everyone & Nick!
    Here’s my http://vimeo.com/7352841

  38. Ryan Urban on October 31, 2009 said...

    Here’s the link http://www.vimeo.com/7365522

    Happy Halloween!

  39. eladbari on October 31, 2009 said...

    There it is, Nick :]
    http://www.vimeo.com/7368677

    Thanks for the cool theme, btw!

  40. javier on November 1, 2009 said...

    first entrie:
    http://www.vimeo.com/7357465

    chuss!!

  41. Sindre Ulvik Peladea on November 1, 2009 said...

    here’s my 5sec project:
    http://www.vimeo.com/7376338

    cheers,

    sindre

  42. Rickard Bengtsson on November 1, 2009 said...

    Finally done!
    Not going for spooky I’m going for absolute terror, I guess everyone here can relate..

    http://vimeo.com/7377489

  43. Ben Dekeyser on November 1, 2009 said...

    my part:

    http://vimeo.com/7379426

    No time for sound, to much work.

    Ben

  44. Andre Peters on November 1, 2009 said...

    Howzit, again.

    And here’s my entry

    http://www.vimeo.com/73788

    Enjoy(?)

  45. Andre Peters on November 1, 2009 said...

    Hmph.

    Let’s try that again, shall we?

    http://www.vimeo.com/7378869

  46. campa on November 1, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/7382401

    cheers!

  47. Michiel on November 1, 2009 said...

    Just before the deadline…

    http://www.vimeo.com/7383815

    Cheers,

    Michiel

  48. Ian Ultra on November 1, 2009 said...

    http://vimeo.com/7384089

    Thanks for the challenge. Ian

  49. Peter Anzlovar on November 1, 2009 said...

    here is my first 5 second project

    http://vimeo.com/7385600

  50. Daniel Weaver on November 1, 2009 said...

    Here’s my late late entry. I found out about this today and couldn’t resist!

    http://vimeo.com/7385712

  51. Jim Montgomery on November 1, 2009 said...

    Had time to make another one.

    http://vimeo.com/7386987

  52. drew on November 2, 2009 said...

    hey nick and GSG peeps,

    here’s my entry!
    i wanted to do more animation but halloween really wrecked me this weekend :)

    http://vimeo.com/7387776

  53. kopid on November 2, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/7387480

    Thanks Nick

  54. drew on November 2, 2009 said...

    hmmm…i decided to revise my entry and added a bit more animation (as i originally intended) but got too lazy/late to do it.

    now time for bed!

    http://www.vimeo.com/7388904

    thanks nick

  55. streeture on November 2, 2009 said...

    I will add my entry in the next hours! Wait for me and be prepared :)

  56. Hein on November 2, 2009 said...

    Here’s mine:
    http://www.vimeo.com/7397491

  57. Nick Jones on November 2, 2009 said...

    Alright I played around in Vue for this one…

    http://vimeo.com/7399367

  58. joshua on November 2, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/7400194

    Now I’m gonna eat

    Serge on November 2nd, 2009 said...

    You made the video private, we dont have access to it…

    Potemkin on November 2nd, 2009 said...

    Your video is privat, change settings on vimeo

    joshua on November 2nd, 2009 said...

    thanks, now it’s public :)

  59. eyedesyn on November 2, 2009 said...

    Whose got a sweet tooth?

    http://www.vimeo.com/7402426

  60. streeture on November 2, 2009 said...

    wow, I did it!
    Have Fun Watching And Rating It:

    http://vimeo.com/7402937

  61. mike Merritt on November 2, 2009 said...

    Hey guys:
    1st 5 sec entry…

    http://www.vimeo.com/7402811

    joshua on November 2nd, 2009 said...

    You made the video private

    Mathias Erixon on November 2nd, 2009 said...

    Hawoooow

    Here is my 5 sec entry. The animation is somewhat crude. I´ll put in the hours next time boss. Promise!

    http://www.vimeo.com/7404106

  62. Remoz on November 2, 2009 said...

    Hi, sorry for this lil’late!
    Enjoy my 2nd “5 seconds”

    http://www.vimeo.com/7403621

    Remoz

  63. Mathias Erixon on November 2, 2009 said...

    (I put the entry in one of the replys above by mistake sorry :)

    Hawoooow

    Here is my 5 sec entry. The animation is somewhat crude. I´ll put in the hours next time boss. Promise!

    http://www.vimeo.com/7404106

  64. tom on November 2, 2009 said...

    probably way to late, but I’ll give a try :)

    This was done with the philosophy in mind of trying something new, something you’ve never done before. Scary!:)
    http://vimeo.com/7405276

    Serge on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    Nice style to it…

  65. Ross Foerschler on November 2, 2009 said...

    Here she is.

    Thanks Nick

    http://www.vimeo.com/7407161

  66. somenice on November 3, 2009 said...

    Spoooky Scarrry 5 Seconds. At the last second? http://www.vimeo.com/7407646

  67. StuartAmos on November 3, 2009 said...

    Hi Nick!

    I just realised that it’s alreayd midnight in Chicago! I’m in Vancouver and it’s 9:32pm on the 2nd. Hope you’ll consider my entry! I got really into this project and would be absolutely gutted to miss out!

    http://vimeo.com/7408759

    Thanks again for the contests! You are an inspiration.

    Cheers,
    Stu

    Serge on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    That is cool…Scare Monochromatic Monty Python….well done

    Ross Foerschler on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    This had a very nice look and feel, It would be cool to see the rest of the story.

    StuartAmos on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    @ Serge – Thanks dude! Python is a huge inspiration to me and whilst I obviously try to avoid lifting concepts I just couldn’t help myself once I reminded myself of this animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKTj7KmxxdA

    @ Ross – Thanks! Glad you’re curious for more. I’m actually working on a much longer piece using the same style with a not dissimilar theme. Won’t be done for a few months but I’m sinking my heart and soul into it so I hope it won’t dissapoint.

  68. Michael Wilson on November 3, 2009 said...

    Here is our zombie roto piece!! http://vimeo.com/7408529

  69. Ross Foerschler on November 3, 2009 said...

    Mental Note: Always check the audio before rendering, especially when you are a procrastinator)

    Hey Nick, I think your site is set up for East Coast time. It’s down to the wire but audio matters! Thanks for putting these projects out there, They’re much appreciated.

    Nice, Three minutes to spare.

  70. Ross Foerschler on November 3, 2009 said...

    Mental Note: Always check the audio before rendering, especially when you are a procrastinator)

    Hey Nick, I think your site is set up for East Coast time. It’s down to the wire but audio matters! Thanks for putting these projects out there, They’re much appreciated.

    Nice, Three minutes to spare.
    http://vimeo.com/7409002

    Serge on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    Your vid is private…

    Ross Foerschler on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    Thank you, I just made it public. I guess the auto setting are set to private. It’s my first time posting anything

    The Gorilla on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    Still private, Ross.

    Potemkin on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    It’s still private…

    Ross Foerschler on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    Ok, The word on the street is that it’s Public now. I swear to make less mistakes in a public forum from here out! This is embarrassing:)

    thia on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    it works and i like it a lot!

    Ross Foerschler on November 3rd, 2009 said...

  71. Tor Martin Norvik on November 3, 2009 said...

    Hi,

    Just want to share a breakdown of my 5 second short film “Closet above bed”. You´ll find the breakdown here:
    http://vimeo.com/7404172

    It will give you some insights on the workflow, from projecting to compositing the renders from Cinema 4d.
    Hope its entertaining

    Cheers,
    Tor Martin

    Ross Foerschler on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    Very cool, Nice to see the amount of work that goes into something like this!

  72. Mathias Erixon on November 3, 2009 said...

    Hi. I added my film link above in time but it was not added. I´ll post the link again.
    http://www.vimeo.com/7404106

    /Mathias

    The Gorilla on November 3rd, 2009 said...

    It shows you as added to me. Did you have two uploads?

    Thanks for the entry!

    Mathias Erixon on November 4th, 2009 said...

    Must have been a caching/vimeo issue or something then. I see many more films in the channel today than I did yesterday :-) Thanks.

  73. Alessandro Moreira on November 3, 2009 said...

    hey take my one too !!!!

    http://vimeo.com/7418707

  74. Jeff Talbott on November 4, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/7429104

    Jeff Talbott on November 4th, 2009 said...

    BOO…. Your server is East Coast!! I didn’t know the deadline was for EST.

  75. Eduardo Maluf on November 9, 2009 said...

    http://www.vimeo.com/6198820

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