What Are Five Second Projects?
We all want to make original work for our demo reel right? Sometimes you just need a theme to get you started… Some rules to fight against. Use the theme “Behind The Scenes” to make a five second motion piece and enter it into the form below. If your new to five second projects, why not check out the Five Second Projects Archive to see all of the past themes and winners.
Rules
Watch a Video about the rules
1. Submissions must be Five Seconds Long!
2. Only animation is accepted. Video only submissions will not.
3. The animations has to do with the theme in some way.
4. Original Work only. Don’t cut out 5 seconds of already made work.
5. Link back to GSG on your Vimeo Post
Why Should You Enter?
Watch The Video about why to enter
1. Try new techniques or software
2. Limitations help get the mind working.
3. Make short, awesome pieces for your reel.
4. Get critique from your peers.
5. Promote yourself.
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. Submit your link to the form below and I will add it to the channel
4. Deadline is Sunday, August 7th.
Submissions are Closed
Look for another Five Second Project soon. Thanks for entering.
Now What?
Watch all the entries at the vimeo channel, or check out old Five Second Projects in the FiveSecondProjects Archive
Nice theme nick i’ll try to do my best.
Hi Nick , I will give it a first try for myself. Please, can you correct the deadline , 15th May should be wrong
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Best,
Thomas
Cool subject Nick. I was just wondering yesterday when the next FSP would be, and today I load your website, and BAM! there it is.
May 15th 2012? Ummmmm…. in that much time I better have made 5 secs of Avatar
Cool idea, I’m going to jump on this
4. Deadline is Sunday, May 15th.??????
Awesome subject Nick, should be real interesting to see what everyone comes up with! Just one question, is “Abstract” acceptable? Hahaha…!
May 15? I might need to put the flux capacitor in hyperdrive.
hehe. Sorry about that. Deadline is fixed.
Sunday 4th of August??? Di u mean Sunday 7th of August?
The 4th of August is a Thursday.
Yep. Sorry about that.
Yep. It’s the 7th. Sorry about that. Thanks for the heads up.
hey Gorilla tel me hi!
looks like we got some serious time to animate this thing
dont know if i can free up some time but i’m already wrecking my brain to come up with an idea.
anyway, thx nick. it’s been too long since the last 5sec project.
Maybe I will try to do something this time, good luck everyone! Nice theme
Im going to do some abstract-morph-black and white shit. I love youuu Nick
Haha! Nice one
plan!
polishing turds. brb.
Sweet!!! Thanks
Cool theme, Nick.
I just want to say that your blog gets better every day. Thanks you!
Great idea! I will try to slap something mind-altering together.
Thx Nick for your great site.
Kind of a noob too these parts, I was wondering if it has to be done in C4D?
Nah, you can do it in any software you like, the projects are a learning experience. Nick says in the videos about using the projects to test out and learn new software.
Also… your screen name isn’t a reference to Homestar Runner is it?
Nope never heard of Homestar Runner before now.
Nope. Any animation is accepted.
*to
Great topic and gives free space (limited in time). But the August 4th isn’t a sunday, right? Did you mean 7th?
These FSPs get me sooo excited! Can’t weit to get to my desk! Greetz from Germany!
It’s hard not to think of a film set with this title. I’ve come up with a few different ideas, the cheesiest of which being the word scene in big letters on screen and having something happen behind it… I decided not to go for this idea as that’s all I had and it was bringing down the rest of my creativity. If anyone can think of some way to use that idea go ahead.
i was thinking something similar to that, but it can be interesting if the reveal is surprising enough
Cool!, nice versatile theme. Brainstorming already.
Cant wait to submit my first FSP! I hope the time frame is reasonable considering the fact that sometimes my renders take days!
i can’t submit my vimeo url so i put it here for the Five Second Project “Behind The Scenes”
Here is my vimeo url http://vimeo.com/26968278
Sweeett!!! Where do you get this fantastic sounds?
Hi Harryton sound i produce myself my first hobby is my music ;0)
I made this after I realised that no “video only” submissions are accepted … going back to work and making some animation here
http://vimeo.com/27008686
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It’s been a while since I’ve gotten a chance to do one of these 5 second projects, so I was pretty excited when I saw this one pop up earlier this week. So excited that I’m already done!
Started with a ‘monster movie set’ idea that went horribly awry, and decided to go in a completely different direction. Check it out:
http://vimeo.com/27065878
This is my very first 5 second project, any pointers? I’m fifteen years old and have a passion for Cinema, and I’ll take every bit of help I can get.
Plan out what your scene will be. Lay it out.
Animate it. Tweak whatever that needs work.
Post work. And remember to keep it 5 seconds.
Thanks for the tip! Hope to finish soon.
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Hello everyone.
I posted a link to my project.
I ask the greatest indulgence please.
I have long wanted to participate, then you are done.
I am writing from France, so excuse my broken English.
thank you.
Bonjour à tous.
J’ai posté un lien pour mon projet.
je demande la plus grande indulgence s’il vous plait.
cela fait longtemps que je voulais participer, alors voilà, c’est fait.
je vous écris de France, alors excusez mon anglais approximative.
merci.
Hello everyone.
I posted a link to my project.
Check it here :
http://www.vimeo.com/27106259
I ask the greatest indulgence please.
I have long wanted to participate, then it’s done.
I am writing from France, so excuse my broken English.
Thank you.
Bonjour à tous.
J’ai posté un lien pour mon projet.
Vous pouvez le visionner ici:
http://www.vimeo.com/27106259
je demande la plus grande indulgence s’il vous plait.
cela fait longtemps que je voulais participer, alors voilà, c’est fait.
je vous écris de France, alors excusez mon anglais approximatif.
Merci.
Here is mine
http://vimeo.com/27108422
Had fun with this project, can’t wait for the next one Nick.
Hi everyone,
here is mine
http://vimeo.com/27114332
greetz to all…
Hello everyone!
here is my entry for the contest:
http://vimeo.com/27123527
Thank you NIck,
thank you all,
enjoy!
Here’s mine buddy!
http://vimeo.com/27169956
my work http://vimeo.com/27173539 (???? ?? ?? ? ? ?????)
This is a dead link!
sory
http://vimeo.com/27415202 this is vimeo not dead
My first 5 Second Project submission!
http://www.vimeo.com/27167066
Heres mine everyone – http://vimeo.com/27179916
My entry to the last 5sp was a little rushed, but I’m in it to win it this time!
Hey guys,
Made something as well – http://vimeo.com/27104315
what do you guys think?
really like the design of the whole thing
Hi everyone, here’s my very first entry!
http://vimeo.com/27220044
http://vimeo.com/27226292
Been a long while since I did anything. Had a few extra this week and whipped sumfin up.
This one should be the winner!!
her is my second project for this challenge.Due to the restrictions i can’t post it in the Five Second Channel
http://vimeo.com/27230737
http://vimeo.com/27215532
Second time doing this. Wanted to do some simple cell animation!
http://vimeo.com/27260592
Had some free time yesterday so I cranked this out..
http://vimeo.com/27251687
Cheers!
Hi all,
got some spare time, so uploaded my first time contribution:
http://www.vimeo.com/27327224
Cheers!
Hey your video is set to private…might wanna change that;)
Duh! That should teach me not to upload things before the first coffee in the morning.
Thanks a lot for the heads-up!
Had a spare few hours this morning, enjoy:
http://vimeo.com/27328059
Well i like the sounds of all of this soo i did my 1st contribution in it all and it’s also first time using maya!
http://vimeo.com/tylerkuulkers/the-cube
A couple of us are having trouble uploading,
The Message keeps saying- There was a problem with your submission. Limited to 1 per user.
But it is the only one we have uploaded, anyone having this problem?
Jordan Assender
http://vimeo.com/27330218
Damian Hughes
http://vimeo.com/27311312
Here´s my entry!!!
Was hard to find the right direction!!
Let a comment!
http://vimeo.com/27332659
Mine’s up, enjoy: http://vimeo.com/27341198
Is it due at 12am on Sunday the 7th or 11:59pm on the 7th?
Anyone?
Due on 11:59pmm the 7th.
Check out my video: http://vimeo.com/27349957
Finished mine. http://vimeo.com/27363823
Tried some motion tracking for about 6 hours or so. I’ll leave it at this for now, lol.
mine
http://vimeo.com/27370456
Here’s my entry:
http://vimeo.com/27372624
breakdown style
My entry:
http://vimeo.com/27375552
Hope you guys like it.
i deciding to go withe the classic “god’s beard controls everything” route. hope you like it!
http://vimeo.com/27382818
http://vimeo.com/27384880
My entry for 5SP “Behind the scene”
http://vimeo.com/27389323
Cool idea, a bit too quick…
Pls do comment… heres my entry…putting everything with that 5 sec was chalenging..phew
http://www.vimeo.com/27389513
*challenging
It’s good
Thanx a lot
Hello everyone.
here’s my entry!
http://vimeo.com/27399655
a bit late, but here’s mine.
http://vimeo.com/27400668
reuploading it for a better quality
upload finished.
Bit close to the wire this time (still encoding)…
Lots of artifacts in the render, just couldn’t give it any more time
Comments welcome http://www.vimeo.com/27409141
This is my video.
Taken care of with the Coffe!!!
http://vimeo.com/27412048
A lot of artfacts with my MP4 encoding…:( and audio desync:(
Reuploading!
Finally stop the last reuploading! The first version should be good. Enjoy!
Here’s mine. I tried using the official submission page but it’s not showing up on the vimeo channel. Don’t wanna miss the deadline! http://vimeo.com/27375851
Hey guys, trying my luck one more time -)
my entry – http://vimeo.com/27410352
My approach to the topic
http://vimeo.com/27413929
http://vimeo.com/27415202 moya syper rabota smotrite amerikashki
there it is..up & running :]
http://vimeo.com/27413310
hoping vimeo won’t mess up the sound in my next 5secprojects…
A bit late but here is my first GSG 5 Second Projects. I had a lot of fun, thanks Nick!
http://vimeo.com/27414802
Wow, I could have used some more time as I got started way to late, lol. But here is mine
http://vimeo.com/27419767
As usual I learned a ton and had some fun! Hey that rhymed!
here’s mine, barely made it!
http://vimeo.com/27422168
Added mine before the deadline last night, but not seeing it on the page. :/
Hi, I added mine on Friday but it hasn’t been added to the Behind the scenes channel?
http://vimeo.com/27337446
Your video does not allow posting to other channels. Make sure you turn that off and then send a new link. Then, We can add it.
Wow, I feel like a dumbass!haha. Thanks for the heads up. Should be fixed now.
Here is my first fsp (The render slowed me down) Just got in!
Here is my first fsp (The render slowed me down) Just got in!
http://www.vimeo.com/27437929
Cool contest. Checking out the submissions now.
In my opinion nsundin(Caotico) and eladbari have the best videos.
Some of you guys may want to spend more time about what you want to tell, rather than the complexity of your design!
Hi,
my first project from Paris, I hope it’s not too late!
http://vimeo.com/27461389
Awesome stuff guys ^^ I really loved “Headquarters” from Mod Eyefi.
By the way, you all guys are sick
Thanks! How did you know I was sick? I thought it was music but I have a C4D bug in me!!! lol!
Because all C4D guys can do so sick videos! ^^ i’m only getting started with C4D. I’m really really motivated by Nicks podcast and tuts to go on
After finishing my entry I realized the deadline was not August 8th. Well, here’s mine anyway.
http://vimeo.com/27479802
which day is the deadline?
Already over.
Should have a new one soon.
Ok!
I should be more eyes open!!!!
Blessings!
When will we know the winner?
I don’t know?? How long does it normaly take to pick the winner?
Winners will be announced today. Sorry about the wait.
I keep missing the 5 Second Competition briefs! Could you give me a ballpark idea of when you plan on launching the next one? Without seeing it the day its delivered it’ll be hard to maximise the amount put inot it.
Cheers mate, works sick btw, when are you gonna do a new folio site? Or is there one I’m not aware of? Be nice to see your presented projects all laid out sexy. My site will be up in the next 4 weeks if you fancy dropping in to say ‘yo’.
Be sure to check out the Blog, Facebook Page or Twitter for the start of the next project. Also, my portfolio can be found at creamyorange.com
hi sir ,ur great teacher of toturials
sir im also working 2 years in AE.
but i want to go Cinema 4d broad casting animation .
i want study in C4D plz give me a right way.
any training essentials choose u plz.
plz check my work thankx
http://www.youtube.com/user/adimage2011?blend=10&ob=5#p/u
Dear sweet sir
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Those are saweeeeet. Great concept to do 5 second shorts. People aren’t wasting all their time for something that doesn’t pay, but they’re creating work that may get them jobs in the future and inspire others. Bravo.
Hi Nick, there are plenty of us eagerly waiting for the next 5 second project. Any chance you could get the new brief up? I missed the last one and really wanna get into this once. Cheers gov