CrimeCraft is filled with cinematic moments, from sunrise over city hall to the gently wafting toxic clouds around the Isopach Oil platform. Think you have what it takes to direct the action in a gangster opus? Here’s your chance to prove your skills behind the camera in the first Sunrise City Indie Film Fest.

Starting today, you’ve got three weeks to produce and direct your film. Post your finished product on YouTube and post a link in the contest forum thread. Then get your friends to support your video by clicking on the “Like” button.

Based on your community support and our internal evaluations, we will pick the top videos to go in a poll at the end of the three weeks.

The first place finisher will win $200 in cold hard cash, plus their winning video will be featured on in-game billboards!

Check out the full rules to the contest here, then get your camera in focus and on the action.

Last Edited on: Jun 04 2010 04:20 PM UTC (Feb 10 2012, 10:56am GMT)

So is this an actual Machinima? Or are we allowed free reign to post montages and the like? What are the limitations on the videos?

 How long should the video be?

what format do u want???

Quote | gutsnglory posted on Jun 03 2010 06:52 PM UTC

what format do u want???

Well he wants a YouTube video. So that kind of format.

Hey guys,

We're not putting limits on the content because we want to see YOUR video vision. But, if you want some ideas, we recently put in some new content, the Nightclubs, that make for some compelling video. Remember, we're an unrated game, so we don't have qualms about edgy content :) Entries don't have to be solely game footage, so feel free to spice it up with real-life scenes. Montages, game video, funny kills, nightclub dance parties, it's all free game.

Just don't use any copyrighted material that you don't have the rights to ... like music or TV/movie footage. That's one of the few things that will get you disqualified.

--KevinB

Time limits would all be 10 minutes unless we have some youtube partners with us. 

For those interested to team up - I really suck hardcore at video editing/recording and Machinima; however.. I'm very creative.

I already have a storyboard ready with some really good ideas; a music track to use and already flagged events on a timeline to give a good editor an idea of the video footeage my project requires.

Quote | CapoDeiCapi posted on Jun 04 2010 09:25 AM UTC

Hey guys,

We're not putting limits on the content because we want to see YOUR video vision. But, if you want some ideas, we recently put in some new content, the Nightclubs, that make for some compelling video. Remember, we're an unrated game, so we don't have qualms about edgy content :) Entries don't have to be solely game footage, so feel free to [filtered]e it up with real-life scenes. Montages, game video, funny kills, nightclub dance parties, it's all free game.

Just don't use any copyrighted material that you don't have the rights to ... like music or TV/movie footage. That's one of the few things that will get you disqualified.

--KevinB

Not all music, TV, and/or movie footage is copyrighted.  In fact there is a great deal of content out there that is available for download and to be edited and used.  I hope you all don't kill my video because you dismiss it out of hand.  I assure you that I only used collective commons material, and it was all obtained from sites specifically set up to share material.

 Yo dont tripp cc i got a video for you and yall will like :)