Flash contest!

[KidCorruption]

So, yesterday I posted a thread lookin' for help making a flash cartoon for one my band's (very) short songs.
Today, I decided to turn it into a contest.

Here's the deal:
The song is 15 seconds long. It's about Earth finding an advanced civilization and blowing it up. We're looking for a clever depiction of that simple story. No shots of stick people playin' instruments or anything like that.
Stick people ARE okay as long as you do something clever with it.

All entries will be posted on our website and local scene forum and a vote will be cast. There will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner.

1st prize wins -
A credit/thank you in the liner notes of our new album due out this summer, three signed CDs, a t-shirt, a hat, and a shitload of patches, stickers, buttons, posters, etc...

2nd prize wins-
Two signed CDs and a t-shirtshirt

3rd prize wins-
A signed copy of our first album.

And all entries will remain on our website and be featured on a DVD (if we make one) in the near future, with full credits.

There is no current deadline. E-mail me at [e-mail] or send me a private message if you're interested in entering.

Here's the song: The Wish You Weres - Scum Of The Universe

Here's the lyrics:
Depending on the probability of reaching out across the universe and finding other life-forms with abilities to reason and communicate, and respond telepathically, allowing us to multiply was purely out of sympathy, and then, with our technologies, defending insecurities, we blow your fucking planet into bits.

[Flatthead]

I might be able to come up with something.

[KidCorruption]

Hell yeah!

[KidCorruption]

Anyone else?

[jossospro]

At 4/30/08 11:04 PM, KidCorruption wrote: Anyone else?

i might try. can we have lyrics?

[joshman7]

hey dude il do it, but i need more than the lyricks i need the song so i can figure out the timing ect.

[joshman7]

my bad sorry, i didnt see the link :D

[Cryoma]

For me it cuts off at around 7 seconds.

[adam2510]

i'll give it a shot

[Omenator]

Me me!

I will totally do a mega-ultra-awesome one.

[adam2510]

also once i have done it do you mind if i put it on youtube

[KidCorruption]

At 5/1/08 07:17 AM, adam2510 wrote: also once i have done it do you mind if i put it on youtube

I was gonna put them all on youtube, so hell yeah!

[adam2510]

hell yea i can do it or hell yes i'm screwed if i do it

just checking

[KidCorruption]

At 5/1/08 10:57 AM, adam2510 wrote: hell yea i can do it or hell yes i'm screwed if i do it

just checking

Haha. You can do it.

[Kembry]

Maybe i am in, but where is garanteed ?
Maybe you are lying about prizes !

[Gatling]

I think it's an awesome song to animate to.
I'll maybe make something if I have the time I have an idea. If I do make an animation I would like to put in here on Newgrounds, if that's alright with you.

Does your band have a website or something?

[KidCorruption]

At 5/1/08 12:55 PM, zooominsh wrote: Maybe i am in, but where is garanteed ?
Maybe you are lying about prizes !

I don't have any reason to lie about the prizes. I wouldn't give my band a bad name like that.
I promise the prizes WILL be given.

[KidCorruption]

At 5/1/08 01:39 PM, Gatling wrote: I think it's an awesome song to animate to.
I'll maybe make something if I have the time I have an idea. If I do make an animation I would like to put in here on Newgrounds, if that's alright with you.

Does your band have a website or something?

Sure, put it on Newgrounds! Spread it all over.

www.thewishyouweres.com - (hasn't been updated in a couple of months)

The Wish You Weres Myspace - (Updated more frequently)

[KidCorruption]

By the way, I keep getting told that the song file is bad.

Try this one:

The Wish You Weres - Scum Of The Universe

This one is a WAV file.
Just scroll to the bottom and download it.

[KidCorruption]

Any word on whether this WAV works better than the mp3?

[Mercenary81]

At 5/1/08 08:53 PM, KidCorruption wrote: Any word on whether this WAV works better than the mp3?

Worked perfectly.
I love the idea of the song, but i wish you guys would expand on it somehow. I'm gonna try to cook something up, but i might not be able to make anything worth shit. Depends on how i approach it i guess.

[KidCorruption]

At 5/1/08 10:03 PM, Mercenary81 wrote:

At 5/1/08 08:53 PM, KidCorruption wrote: Any word on whether this WAV works better than the mp3?

Worked perfectly.
I love the idea of the song, but i wish you guys would expand on it somehow. I'm gonna try to cook something up, but i might not be able to make anything worth shit. Depends on how i approach it i guess.

Thanks!
Trust me, we have longer songs about aliens and junk, but the point of this one was to squeeze as much song into that little bit of time as possible.
I think it'll be interesting to see what people can do with 15 seconds.

[Wurmy]

Haha, that song is great. You should send a PM to Tom, explaining him your contest. Me may put it up on his next News post for all you know (which means more publicity) :)

[KidCorruption]

At 5/1/08 10:18 PM, Wurmy1029 wrote: Haha, that song is great. You should send a PM to Tom, explaining him your contest. Me may put it up on his next News post for all you know (which means more publicity) :)

Thanks, and good call.

[Aracid]

Ermm... Sounds tricky, summing that up into fifteen seconds...

[ChilliDog]

Haha, awesome. I'm so down for this.

[KidCorruption]

At 5/2/08 12:29 AM, Aracid wrote: Ermm... Sounds tricky, summing that up into fifteen seconds...

That'd be the trick.

[BrokenVoice]

I might give it a go!
Jon

[KidCorruption]

At 5/2/08 01:39 PM, BrokenVoice wrote: I might give it a go!
Jon

This is shaping up to look like a real competition. I'm excited!

[KidCorruption]

I guess the animations don't have to be limited to 15 seconds. You can do a whole elaborate Michael Jackson style production.
Haha.