It is the third time that OpenCut has opened for entries. I remember the first time and I am sad to say I forgot about it and never even saw the second competition. But now I make amends for that and have paid the $35 (R342) and entered. The next step is to wait and see how I am to obtain the footage: either to ship a 250GB hard drive or get sent a collection of DVDs with the content on it.
This time the competition is for vfx treatment of two scenes in the movie Sensored – directed by Ryan Todd. Check out the Project Details Here.
This will be the first time that I will be working with 4k 2:1 footage from the RED One (apart from looking at a number of tiff frames). I talk about the RED so much and champion it in every sentence about a camera so I think it is time to actually get some experience in working with footage from it. This may not be as ultimate as working with the RED One but at the moment it it the closest I can get. Maybe I can win 
and therefore obtain the rental unit which is part of the prize – Niiiice.
Prizes as shown on the site (quoted):
- Named as one of the members of the “Sensored” visual effects team
- A copy of the new Adobe Creative Suite 4: Master Collection ($2499 value)
- One week free rental of RED ONE #21 on a production of your choice ($8000 value)
Although the film is a bit disturbing - at least the trailer makes it look like that, hmmm, but the story seems to justify that by saying that the film is about Wade Mixon’s battle of good and evil in his mind.
Quoted from the site:
“Sensored” tells the story of children’s book author Wade Mixon, trying to keep his frayed mind from unraveling. Wade’s stability and lucidity are in question, and his thoughts are increasingly being invaded by the terror of his murderous past and present. Wade’s battle with his own demons causes him to believe there is a conspiracy against him. The line between reality and delusion steadily grows more and more uncertain and the fight between good and evil in his mind is beginning to dilute any chance he has at living in the here and now. In the balance hangs Wade’s only shred of existence–his legacy–and he’ll stop at nothing to prove its reality.
