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This
application (“Application”) is for participation as a contestant in an
online short film competition whose purpose is entertainment. You must
satisfy all eligibility requirements and submission guidelines set forth
herein in order for your Application to be considered by Producer (defined
in Paragraph A.VI below).
Along
with your Application, you must submit a short film or video entry that
meets the submission requirements herein, for Producer’s consideration.
Please carefully read this Application and only submit an Application if
you (i) meet all requirements and fully and completely agree to comply with
all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and (ii) submit a short
film or video pursuant to the requirements and submission instructions set
forth herein and on the ShakeShock.com Website (“ShakeShock.com Website”).
- Eligibility
Requirements: The following eligibility requirements must be met in
order to proceed with the application process:
I.
You must be at least 13 years of age at the
time of application. However, if you are under 18 years of age, your parent
or guardian must execute the “Parental Consent” form attached to this
Application in order to be eligible.
II.
You must follow the directions set forth in
this Application. The completed Application, and all materials submitted
therewith, will not be returned to you.
III.
Applications MUST be written clearly or
typed. Please do not include anything except the completed Application
forms and the Submission (As defined in paragraph B below).
IV.
All applicants who believe they meet our
criteria, including persons with disabilities, are welcome and encouraged
to apply to be a participant.
V.
You must not now be a candidate for public
office and must agree not to become one until six months after initial
broadcast of all Website materials, shorts, and Dockeys in which you
appear.
VI.
Neither you nor any of your immediate family
members or anyone living in your household may be or have been within the
past two years employees, contractors, officers, directors or agents of any
of the following: (a) Richard D. Tucci or Tucci Enterprises (“Producer”);
(b) any sponsor of the Website or its advertising agency; or (c) any person
or entity supplying services to the Website. In addition, Producer reserves
the right to render ineligible any person who Producer determines, in its
sole discretion, is sufficiently connected with the production,
administration, judging, or distribution of the Website such that his or
her participation in the Website could create the appearance of impropriety.
- Short
Film Submission Requirements: Any short film and/or video that you
submit along with this application (“Submission”) must meet the
following requirements:
I. CONTENT:
The Submission shall consist of both (1) a 30-90 second introduction of
your Submission and yourself as a filmmaker (“Intro Video” to be uploaded
as a separate file) and (2) a “short” film or video which has a beginning,
middle and end in a broad sense based upon a pre-approved piece of
classical poetry (“Short”). The Submission may be any poem (i.e.
Shakespearean Sonnet; Haiku; Greek poetry; etc.) as long as it is
pre-approved by ShakeShock.com judges, and may be in any genre (other than
pornographic) and must be in English. You must be the director of the
Submission, though it may be edited by someone else. You must own and
control all rights to the Submission to the extent required under the
Submitted Materials Release attached hereto and incorporated in this
application.
II. Submissions
may not contain nudity, excessive profanity, use of obscene language or
gestures or any depiction of real or simulated sexual acts, extensive
violence or any actual illegal acts or written descriptions thereof.
Submissions should not contain references to actual people and events,
other than references to people and events in the public domain, or to your
personal history in the Intro Video. Submissions may not contain any
derogatory references to Producer, or any affiliated entity or person
thereof or any announced promotional partners.
III. LENGTH:
THE INTRO VIDEO SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF THIRTY SECONDS AND A MAXIMUM OF
NINETY SECONDS, AND THE SHORT SHALL BE MAXIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES.
IV. FILE
SIZE AND FORMAT: Maximum file size of 100 MB.
V. E-MAIL
ADDRESS: Each entrant submitting a Submission must be the rightful owner
(or have authorized use) of the e-mail address identified in the
Application below.
VI. NUMBER
OF SUBMISSIONS: There is no limit of submissions per person. Any participant can enter as many entries
as willing.
VII. ANY
SUBMISSIONS THAT EXCEED THE FOREGOING LENGTH, SIZE AND FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED BY PRODUCER.
- How
to Send in Your Submission: In order for your Submission to be
considered you must submit your Submission in the following manner:
I.
You must upload your Submission directly onto
the ShakeShock.com Website (“Uploaded Submission”). Both videos (your director’s video, and
your short poetry adaptation) must be uploaded as separate files. Your Uploaded Submission will not be
posted to the viewable ShakeShock.com Website, nor viewed by any person
unless and until Producer approves your entry. They must also include the word Dockey in
the KEYWORD or TAGS section to be considered eligible.
II.
Your video will not be considered under
official competition, until Producer’s have received your fully completed
and signed Application, which shall be submitted pursuant to the
instructions below. Submissions without cleared music and scoring (i.e.,
you own or have obtained the rights to use such music and scoring), as set forth
in Section 5 of the Submitted Materials Release, will not be posted on the
ShakeShock.com Website and shall be only submitted for consideration by
Producer using the procedures set forth below.
III.
PLEASE NOTE, ONE OR MORE OF THE
CONSIDERATIONS THAT PRODUCER MAY USE IN DETERMINING WINNING SELECTIONS MAY
BE BASED ON VIEWERSHIP, FEEDBACK, AND/OR VOTING ON SUBMISSIONS BY THE
GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE SHAKESHOCK.COM WEBSITE. IF YOU CHOOSE TO SUBMIT A
SUBMISSION THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN CLEARED MUSIC AND SCORING, YOU SHALL
FORFEIT YOUR RIGHT TO BE INCLUDED IN ANY SUCH ASPECT OF THE SELECTION
PROCESS.
IV.
In order to upload your Submission directly
onto the ShakeShock.com Website, please follow the instructions on the
ShakeShock.com Website listed under “SUBMIT FILM.” IF
YOU CHOOSE TO UPLOAD YOUR SUBMISSION, PLEASE PRINTOUT, REVIEW, SIGN AND
MAIL ALL APPLICABLE SIGNED RELEASE FORMS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH D.1.a. BELOW
TO THE ADDRESS BELOW IN ORDER FOR YOUR UPLOADED SUBMISSION TO QUALIFY.
V.
DO NOT mail in a copy of your video
submission. ONLY UPLOAD IT DIRECTLY
TO THE SITE.
- Additional
Requirements / How to Submit Your Application:
I. Applications
will only be considered if they are complete and properly submitted
pursuant to this Application. Complete Applications consist of the
following:
a.
Signed originals of the following documents:
(1)
Application Rules and Requirements
(2)
Applicant Information Sheet
(3)
Submitted Materials Release
SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT EACH OF THESE SIGNED
DOCUMENTS ARE INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION AND WIL | 
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