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Closed: Kick The Bucket

UPDATE: The Deadline has passed on this Project. Thanks for all the great entries. We will announce a winner as soon as we can. Thanks again! Great work!



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Welcome to an all new five second projects. This week’s theme is “Kick The Bucket.” Create a short project based on the theme and post it in the comments to be entered into the contest.



More Prizes? Holy Crap!
Yep, Enter your Five Second Project and you could win a copy of Making It Look Great 6 from Motionworks and Tim Clapham. This is a great training series that goes though an entire project workflow from Cinema 4D to After Effects.



How Do I Enter?

  • 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 June 29th



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 “Kick The Bucket” to make a five second motion piece and link it in the comments of this blog post. “Shout Box” submissions will not be found and will not be added to the channel. Please be sure to post a link in this post’s comments to ensure me seeing it.



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? Take control of your creative output and Make Cool Shit!



Check out the entries here or visit the Vimeo Channel…

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Comment Rules

This is a friendly community. Please treat everyone with respect. We don't all have to agree, but we do have to be nice. Criticism is fine, but rude comments and name calling will be deleted. Use your real name and don't be spammy. Thanks for adding to the conversation.

119 Comments

  3. A3

    English is not my first language.

    Kick The Bucket is an expression used when someone dies, right?

    Can someone please explain that expression so I can know what I´m trying to achieve with my animation?

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  14. Mota

    I have too much work to continue with 5 secs projects.. :(
    I hope to came back again!

    Reply

  17. S3B

    i have a question :
    can we make more than one video for a theme ??
    thx for the response

    Reply
    • The Gorilla

      thegorilla

      Yes, You can submit more than one entry. Try refining one animation to be better and better though. That way, you have a really great piece for your reel.Quality, not quantity.

      Reply

  31. Rickard Bengtsson

    Still new to vimeo (and this site). Here’s a link to my entry it says it hasn’t started converting yet so I hope the link still works when it’s done.

    http://vimeo.com/5291400

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  49. Drew

    Stumbled across the podcast yesterday.

    With only days to spare, I’m honored to be able to add my vision to this eclectic group of artists. Happy to be aboard.

    Oh what fun it is to ride!

    Enjoy my story: http://vimeo.com/5345922

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  51. Trevor

    Hey guys,

    Sorry Nick… I tried to chop it up but the story didn’t really make sense anymore. I don’t expect to be a contender for any prizes as I am waaayyy over 5 seconds. Will try to shorten them up from now on.
    Here ya go and Thanks again.

    http://www.vimeo.com/5346726

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    • Trevor

      Having trouble with me aspect ratio. Will post again once i figit out

      Reply

  61. ruz

    So they asked me to get on the mic, and they asked me, could I kick it?

    Yes, I could.

    But 24 hours later, Vimeo still has me in line for a conversion.

    Here’s my processing vid….

    http://vimeo.com/5348385

    Do uploads to YouTube, MetaCafe, Smugmug or any thing else result in disqualification?

    Reply

    • Deborah Anderson

      I was having the same problem. I admittedly upgraded to vimeo Plus, but I also uploaded a .mov instead of a .avi. Did you try that?

      Reply

  91. Daniel

    Hello Nick,
    I now I missed the deadline, but I really worked hard on this project: http://www.vimeo.com/5389021. Hope you can watch and leave a comment (maybe even put it in channel)!
    Thank you very much!

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This is a friendly community. Please treat everyone with respect. We don't all have to agree, but we do have to be nice. Criticism is fine, but rude comments and name calling will be deleted. Use your real name and don't be spammy. Thanks for adding to the conversation.