It's been quite a year for the movie business. Actually,
2009 was the biggest year ever! That's quite spectacular considering things like DVD's, Video games and the internet are very entertaining in their own right. But thanks to movies like Twilight and Avatar, people flocked to the theater last year. The box office then skyrocketed...setting a North American record in 2009.
As you can probably tell, us Habbo Staff have a deep attachment and love for movies. We've even run events and games specifically around the concept of 'B-Movies'. With the Academy Awards just around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge what makes movies awesome! So...for the next couple weeks, we'll be hosting several events, competitions and polls revolving around movies. But for now, enough talk! Let's go make some of our own!
[size=large]Make a Movie Competition[/size]It's been long on our minds to expand our
Habbo US YouTube Channel with as much user content as possible. With that, comes our first film competition of 2010. We want you to make a short film for our YouTube Channel and
Habbo Movie Group page! It's easy to make a movie nowadays, but follow these specific rules for the competition...
Rules:1) Your movie must be less than 3 minutes long.
2) You can use in-game, or real life footage (but you cannot show real life faces).
3) Tell a unique story with or without a Habbo theme (we will also accept commercials, trailers and spoofs).
4) The Director must include their Habbo name somewhere in the video to prevent plagiarism...especially for real-life film submissions (
do not steal other peoples movies).
5) Upload your video to YouTube, then place the URL from your movie into the poll below. Be sure to title your film on YouTube and give appropriate credits to the Director and other participants.
Deadline for the competition is
Monday, March 8th @ 9am PT. There will be a voting competition for best 'Habbo Theme' film, and 'Unique Story Film' later that week. More information on specific times will be posted later.
Winners will receive an exclusive
Directors Badge and
Movies Badge, along with a full set of
Movie Poster Stickers (as seen below) and
2 Months Habbo Club! Your film will also become a permanent addition to our
Habbo US YouTube Channel and
Habbo Movie Group. The films Director can assign up to
5 Habbos to join them for a Film Ceremony to take place after the voting is complete. These 5 Habbos must have assisted in the creation of your film, and will also receive the
Movies Badge.
We've also added the entire
Habbowood furni line to the Catalog for all you aspiring Directors.
Good luck DirectorsP.S. There's also a Movie Poster Art Comp, Hollywood Room Comp and an Academy Awards Prediction Poll running this weekend! More chances to win more prizes!
