Creative Pick of the Day: Something Else Music Video January 23, 2010
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TGIF! Celebrate with a great Creative Pick!
TGIF Vado lovers! Let’s celebrate with a new Creative Pick! Today’s video is “Something Else” Music Video by Emerson College student, Andrew Nolan. Andrew did a great job of showing off the fine qualities of the Vado as well as his impeccable editing style. The opening sequence of the video is perfectly matched to the beats of the music- not an easy feat. The cinematography was point on, as well. Your filming style was intriguing, captivating, and slightly haunting. Andrew, we love the way you framed the video, the complex editing style, and are thankful for the introduction this great song. (My particular favorite lyric, “music is my jester, I never should have left her” is currently my IM away status.) I hope you keep us informed on what your group, Atlas of Creation, is up to next. Perhaps another Vado music video is in your future?
For those of you who want to vote on Andrew Nolan’s video, you can do so until January 31st. Be sure to check out the other videos while you are at the Vado Film Contest page. Students from film schools all over the nation have submitted their films to be voted on by all of us–the general public–as well as our Expert Panel of Judges. Winners have the chance to win killer prizes, including cash, an internship with a famous film maker, a handful of Vado HD pocket cams, and other awesome Creative gear.
See you next time with another Creative Pick!
- Tawnee
Creative Pick of the Day: Book Lovers January 22, 2010
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Be sure to watch today's Creative Pick: Book Lovers
Ahhh, Thursday, with your promise of weekends, freedom and bliss. Thursday also brings another Creative Pick! Today’s video is a modern twist on a classic style. Book Lovers, a film by University of North Carolina film student Noah Smith, is a sweet story about a couple who keeps missing their chance to meet but are eventually united over their love of books. Noah’s split-screen film features two perspectives, a great soundtrack (done by his band, The Never), and excellent cinematography. Props to Noah for bringing the silent pictures back to life.
Stick around, we are showcasing 25 of our favorite video entries from our Creative Vado HD Film Contest. Students from film schools all over the nation have submitted their films to be voted on by all of us–the general public–as well as our Expert Panel of Judges. You can vote on any of the films that are up until January 31st.
See you tomorrow,
Creative Pick of the Day: Tony Has a Girl for Dinner January 21, 2010
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- Check out today’s Creative Pick!
Today’s Wednesday, which means we are on to our third Creative Pick. We are showcasing 25 of our favorite video entries from our Creative Vado HD Film Contest. Students from film schools all over the nation have submitted their films to be voted on by all of us–the general public–as well as our Expert Panel of Judges. You can vote on any of the films that are up until January 31st.
CSU Long Beach student TonyVercelli gets personal in today’s Creative Pick: Tony Has a Girl for Dinner. Tony spends a lot of time preparing for his date. He spreads out a table cloth, fashions a bouquet centerpiece out of a lei and a cocktail glass, even revs himself up in the mirror. I like to think all date preparations exist exactly like this…well nearly like this. Perhaps it was all the excitement, but Tony made one crucial error. Tony, you’re a lovable bloke. We hope this video isn’t autobiographical, and that in real life- you got the girl.
Come back tomorrow for another Creative Pick!
-Tawnee Kendall (Like the port only better.)
Creative Pick of the Day: Two Straws January 19, 2010
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- Check out today’s Creative Pick!
Yesterday we announced that we would be showcasing 25 of Creative’s picks from our Creative Vado HD Film Contest. Students from film schools all over the nation have submitted their films to be voted on by all of us–the general public–as well as our Expert Panel of Judges. You can vote on any of the films that are up, including every one showcased in our 25 Creative Pick of the Day posts.
In today’s Creative Pick, Two Straws from UCLA film student Court Soto, Frank Wells accounts for his present and past. He reflect on his sweeter past, a time he and his wife spent wrapped up in loving bliss, and his present life where he is absent his soul mate. I love Soto’s choice of showing Frank’s past memories in color and the present in an old dusty film coloring. It’s pieces like Soto’s Two Straws that make Vado Film Contest so successful.
Be sure to watch Two Straws. When you’re done- vote for it. Voting for the contest ends Jan 31st.
Come back tomorrow to see our Creative Pick for Wednesday.
Something winning this way comes… January 14, 2010
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New Winners for I'm A Creative Fan Contest
We had some completely bizarre paranormal activity happen recently. We announced the winners of our “I’m A Creative Fan” contest this past December, and everyone came forward to claim their lovely prizes (Shiny new Gen2 Vado HDs in 4 and 8 Gig form) except for two people. These two people were @mcdan40 and @trampanzee.
Typically, we have a time frame that people need to claim their prizes. In the instance of this contest, the time limit was 15 days. Well, in all technicality- 15 days would be this upcoming Friday. I was waiting for them to show themselves as the lovely fans they are until our Twitter friend, @kathe444, brought to our attention that neither Dan or Trampanzee were our friends! What? Was it something we said?
I’m not certain what happened. I can only speculate. Either 1.) Dan and Trampanzee added us and then were both abducted promptly after the winners were announced by some of our fans who feel they deserve the Vado HD more. After their abduction they were tortured with that old VW commercial’s “da da da da” song on malicious repeat and were fed the candy no one ever eats at Halloween like wax lips, raisins and those awkward spongy circus peanuts until they acquiesced to removing Creative from their list of friends so the drawing would commence once more. OR 2.) The tiny birds, monkeys and other minuscule zoo animals running Twitter provided us with a wobbly list from which to pick our winners. These are the only two options. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of said abductors or pugnacious Twitter critters, please come forth. Our Creative fan base begs you.
What was left to be done but pick new winners? Well, pick new winners we did. The NEW winners are @nrhanson and @brixtonq. I hope that you get your information to me before the abductors get to you. May both your souls be saved.
You can send your mailing address and phone number to socialmedia@creativelabs.com and I will send your sleek new Vado HD pocket cams out to you promptly. Thanks to everyone for being our pal, keeping us in check and providing us with endless entertainment. We love you dearly.
Your friendly neighborhood gal,
December Winners of “I’m A Creative Fan” Contest December 31, 2009
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Thanks to everyone who clicked friend, fan, add, subscribe, etc. to us on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. We love to have you all as friends and fans since it gives us the opportunity to get to know you better and help answer any of your questions. Here are the winners of our “I’m A Creative Fan” contest. Congratulations on your new Vado HD pocket cams. Be sure to share your footage with us!
If you are a winner please send your name, phone number and mailing address to socialmedia@creativelabs.com and I will get the Vados out to immediately. 
What a great way to start a new year!
Facebook winners Jesse Mitchell and Saba Harouni
Twitter winners @mcdan40 and @trampanzee
YouTube winners Logan0006 and thedarkdomino
Don’t worry- there will be more opportunities to win more awesome prizes in the future. That’s part of the benefit of being a Creative fan!
Thanks again everyone, see you online!
I’m A Creative Fan: November Winners November 28, 2009
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Hopefully by now, we have all been well fed and have slept off most of our turkey-comas. What better occasion to announce the winners of our “I’m A Creative Fan” contest for November, than now? Think of it as icing on the “What I’m Thankful For” cake.
Our Twitter winners are Cindy Hickman, or “LifeOnPrint” who won a 4GB Vado HD and Susan, or “Grumpy1970″, who won an 8GB Vado HD.
Congrats to our two winners on Twitter!
Our winners for Facebook are Michelle Rosborough, who just landed a 4GB Vado HD and Manusha Rabel who won an 8GB Vado HD.
Congrats to our two winners on Facebook!
For YouTube, our Subscriber “lostdahlia” is the winner of the 4GB Vado HD, while friend “andrewlee67″ wins the 8GB Vado HD.
Congrats to our two winners on YouTube!
Congratulations to all our winners. Remember, we are picking 6 new winners at the end of December-so if you didn’t get it this month, you can still manage to grab one by the end of the year.
Winners, please send your full name and mailing address to socialmedia@creativelabs.com so I can get your shiny new Vado HD pocket cams out to you!
Take care everyone, and enjoy your holiday weekend!
-Tawnee
Say it ain’t so! Red Harbor: Behind the Scenes series concludes. November 19, 2009
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Darren DiSaronno IS Lance Badhouse
Darren Disaronno. Some call him a maverick, others a renegade. A few people have called him an enigma. One guy took it a step further, called him a maverick wrapped in a renegade and deep fried in enigma oil. Whatever you call him, Darren DiSaronno is a legend.
Hailed as the “action film visionary of our time”, Darren got his training making motion pictures on the streets, exploding onto the scene with his directorial debut, Operation Eagle Tears, at the age of 19. Other films include The Human Missile Crisis, Playa Del Spice, Confidant and Confidant 2: Overconfidant. His current project, Red Harbor, was shot exclusively on Creative Labs’ Vado HD Pocket Camera.
Luckily for us, we have three episodes of behind the scenes footage from Red Harbor. This series has cult classic written all over it, and Facebook fans have already taken to tattooing their bosoms and buttocks with Darren DiSarrono quotes. Powerful stuff.
In episode one, we are introduced to the characters of Lance Badhouse, Officer Dan and their criminal nemesis, Red Snapper. Get a firsthand look at Darren Disaronno’s directorial techniques that ignite his scenes with raw intensity. This one man filmmaker machine will leave you speechless…
In the second episode of Red Harbor: Behind the Scenes, the dynamic cop duo of Lance Badhouse and Officer Dan continue their investigation into Red Snapper, the head of the Chinese mafia in Los Angeles. Darren Disaronno demonstrates why he is such a great filmmaker as he blurs the line between reality and film. This journey into the underworld will take a toll and Officer Dan will pay the ultimate price.
In this third and final episode of Red Harbor: Behind the Scenes, we witness Darren Disaronno at his best…and his worst. The fired-up filmmaker stretches the philosophy of “method acting” as he becomes immersed in the character of Lance Badhouse and obliterates the line between right and wrong in his quest for revenge for the death of his partner, Officer Dan.
It only took one look to hook us. Three episodes later we are all begging for more. If you’re like the rest of us, who crave more Double D action- he will be an expert panel judge for our Vado Film Contest. Head on over there to check out what film students are doing with the Vado. You can even vote on your favorite ones. As for this blog, show your love- comment with your favorite Red Harbor quotes below.
-Tawnee
Keep track of Darren Disaronno on Facebook. You can find Creative Vado on Facebook, too.
Exclusive Interviews with Vado Film Contest Participants from SFAI November 18, 2009
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Check out the interviews with SFAI participants
As you all know our Vado Film Contest is occurring at this very moment. With seventeen accredited film schools participating and thousands of cash prizes waiting to be won, the competition is going to be fierce! We cannot wait to see what everyone has come up with by using our snazzy Vado HD.
Just last week our social media manager, Tawnee Kendall, was able to interview a couple of San Francisco Art Institute students who will be participating in our contest. Nalani, Chris, Michael, and Robin were all kind enough to share their unique stories of how they became aspiring film makers. Each of them also commented on how the Vado HD provides ease and convenience, while still producing superb video quality.
If you are a student and want to participate in our Vado Film Contest, it’s not too late! Please visit www.vadofilmcontest.com for more details.
Meet Your Experts: Darren DiSaronno and Matthew Ward October 21, 2009
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Check out the incredible Expert Panel of judges!
Back again, this time to introduce you to Darren DiSaronno and Matthew Ward, two of eight expert judges for the Vado Film Contest. In case you missed the last post, we touched on the pot of gold at the end of the splendorous rainbow. Pot of gold being the unbelievable prizes like $1,500 cash, an internship with a famous Hollywood filmmaker, speakers, headphones, and Vado HD video cams to name a few; Splendorous rainbow being the fact that you get to make a stellar short film and have it be watched by 8 film industry greats.
- Darren DiSaronno, Renaissance man
In addition to Phillip Noyce and Ken Arlidge, Darren DiSaronno is an expert judge. Darren is starring in a new online series, Red Harbor, shot entirely on the Vado HD. Be sure to watch the hysterical behind the scenes episodes. They are a favorite of mine and most everyone I know.
Darren is a self-professed Renaissance man when it comes to making flicks. No, he’s not into period pieces; he’s simply fluent in every aspect of the movie making process. Hailed as the “action film visionary of our time”, Darren got his training making motion pictures on the streets, exploding onto the scene with his directorial debut, Operation Eagle Tears, at the age of 19.
Other films include The Human Missile Crisis, Playa Del Spice, Confidant and Confidant 2: Overconfidant. His current project, Red Harbor, was shot exclusively on the Vado HD Pocket Camera. Darren enjoys good conversation without the head games, vintage Chianti and high diving.
Matthew Ward
Matthew Ward got his start working at the Academy Award wining visual effects house, Industrial Light & Magic, where he contributed work on such films as The Mummy, Star Wars Episode I, and Wild Wild West. Since then, Ward has worked on numerous visual effects and animation films including Titan A.E., Behind Enemy Lines, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Doug Chiang’s Robota, The Polar Express, Catwoman, Superman Returns, War of the Worlds, Monster House, and Beowulf.
Ward is a jack-of-all-trades, much like a lot of you out there. He does everything from concept illustrations & designs, pre-visual animation & cinematography, editing, and character animation. As an independent director and filmmaker, his work has been featured in several international film festivals and he has been an Addy nominee for two of his commercials. He has also been a voice actor in several animated short films and the feature film, Beowulf.
With impressive judges like Noyce, Arlidge, DiSaronno and Ward on this contest, I can only imagine you are turning cartwheels right now. Tomorrow we will meet two more judges of the Vado Film Contest. Remember, you don’t have to be a film student to reap the benefits of this contest. Come December 5th, we will start the rating process of all the student’s videos. I am beside myself with anticipation- hopefully you feel the same.
Find out more information on the Vado HD cameras used in this contest.
