FAQ

A: Contestants are presented with the opportunity to create a music video submission using one of three pre-selected songs from "The Ataris" new album, "Welcome the Night". We are looking for the best and most innovative entries that showcase the Ataris's songs by utilizing the visual assets provided by Blizzard Entertainment's "World of Warcraft" and "World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade".

• Song 1: "Not Capable of Love" (download)
• Song 2: "Connections are More Dangerous Than Lies" (download)
• Song 3: "The Cheyenne Line" (download)

var FU = { movie:"/flash_mp3_player/mp3player.swf",width:"240",height:"100",majorversion:"7",build:"0",bgcolor:"#FFFFFF", flashvars:"file=/media/ataris/playlist.xml&lightcolor=0x663300&backcolor=0xffffff&frontcolor=0x000000&displayheight=0" }; UFO.create(FU,"playlist");

A: See the Official rules for details, but the skinny is this: You must be 18 years old and have Internet access. You cannot enter if you are affiliated with Blizzard, Sanctuary Records, NVIDIA Corporation or Machinima, Inc.

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A: No entry fee and no need to purchase anything to enter or win.

A: You can enter one machinima music video per song. Just make sure that each video is submitted separately. An entry will be disqualified if it has more than one video associated with it.

A: All entries will be final, so make sure everything is perfect before you hit the submit button!

A: We will select the 10 finalists from all of the entries. The Three Winners (First Place, Second Place and Third Place) will be chosen through community votes. Machinima.com can select a winner if there's a tie, or reject a winner if the content is deemed unsuitable. See the Official rules for details.

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• 1st place: NVIDIA GeForce series graphic card plus an autographed copy of the "Welcome the Night" album and poster.
• 2nd place: NVIDIA GeForce series graphic card plus an autographed copy of the "Welcome the Night" album and poster.
• 3rd place: NVIDIA GeForce series graphic card plus an autographed copy of the "Welcome the Night" album and poster.

A: Yes. However, we also retain the right to use the video for various promotional and marketing purposes. See the Official rules for details.

A: Contestants must choose one (1) of the three available Ataris songs for use in their entry. The entire song must be used and unchanged in the entry. Only one song may be used per entry. Permissible songs for contest use are listed below:

• Song 1: "Not Capable of Love" (download)
• Song 2: "Connections are More Dangerous Than Lies" (download)
• Song 3: "The Cheyenne Line" (download)

 

No other songs will be considered eligible for the contest. Videos may include a maximum of 30 seconds of story before and/or after the song. Only the selected song may be used in the entry. Do not include any other music in the submission.

Submissions must feature a title at the beginning of the entry containing the following information placed in the lower left hand corner for at least 3 seconds.

• Title of the song
• name of the band ("The Ataris")
• Album ("Welcome the Night")
• Director: (Your name) (Can be your real name or your character name)

Video must properly represent the song used

• No remixes, changes, alternate or shortened versions of the song.
• The song must be the primary audio focus of the majority of the duration of the entry.
• Refrain from using any imagery that is not derived from or based in the World of Warcraft universe. Parody names, such as imitation brands, and other concepts introduced in the video should be based on existing in-game objects, events, or characters. (link to product screenshot contest, e.g. Noggenfogger Coke ad).
  • Do not include Copyrighted materials, including but not limited to: unlicensed sound effects, logos, artwork, video footage, other than that which has been released and permitted for use by Blizzard and/or The Ataris.

Video must comply with a "Teen" rating.

• No inappropriate language.
• No sexually explicit content.

Other

• Any apparent violation of the World of Warcraft Terms of Service or End User License agreement appearing in the submission may result in disqualification at the contest holder's discretion.
• The contest holder reserves the right to request changes to submitted entries. Contestants will need to have the time and resources available to make any changes requested by the contest holder to be considered eligible for placement.

A: Here are the suggested format guidelines:
Resolution: Minimum of 320x240, maximum of 800x600.
Framerate: Minimum 20 frames per second.
Audio: Minimum 22khz 16-bit audio.
Size: 100 Mb.

A: Because everyone uses different software to convert their videos to WMV, MOV, or AVI, you will have to consult your software manual or look online for some help. Some areas to consider are: higher compression, shorter time, smaller window/screen size, and/or lowering sound quality to mono (single channel) and lower quality. You don't want the final quality to be so bad that it detracts from the idea you are pitching, so review your final file to make sure it displays well and looks and sounds legible. It may compress further in our video player.

A: You can download the free Flash Player by clicking here.