"Canon has launched a new multi-dimensional marketing campaign titled Long Live Imagination, which centers on a unique collaboration with one of Hollywood's most influential directors, Ron Howard."
In this contest, photographers of all levels are invited to submit their most imaginative photographs based on a series of movie themes for "Project Imagin8ion," the first user-generated photo contest in history to ultimately inspire a Hollywood short film.
The "Long Live Imagination" site, designed as an interactive and engaging community for Canon users and photography enthusiasts can be found at www.youtube.com/imagination.
Here is how the contest will work:
Over the next month, Ron Howard, with the help of Canon and the Project Imagin8ion community will select 8 imaginative photos to set the stage for his next production. These 8 winning photos will inspire the 8 movie themes for this film: setting, time, character, mood, relationship, goal, obstacle and the unknown.
HOW CAN YOU ENTER PROJECT IMAGIN8ION CONTEST?
1. Select a category to which you would like to submit your photo.
a. You may submit photos to the Setting, Time, Character and Mood categories from May 22nd through June 2nd
b. You may submit photos to the Relationship, Goal, Obstacle and The Unknown categories from June 3rd through June 14th
2. Upload your photo. As a reminder, you may upload a maximum of FIVE photos per category.
a. Easily upload a photo from your computer or select from your Facebook photos or Flickr photos.
b. Photos must be original and owned by the entrant and cannot have been previously published or won any award and cannot depict or refer to any brand trademark other than Canon. The photograph cannot contain any material that is offensive or that promotes a political agenda. If the entry identifies or depicts any person other than yourself, you must have prior to submission obtained such person’s written consent to the use.
c. Please refer to the Official Rules for complete photo guidelines.
Yes me too, congrats to the winners and I'd like to know when there be a other one
Posted by: Jerrie McGehee | 06/24/2012 at 06:30 PM
Bummer ... I also missed the second phase
Posted by: Joanne | 12/17/2011 at 07:39 AM
Glad you asked Charles -- just checked myself and learned the 2nd phase of the contest is what is now going on... now through December 15, 2011 you can enter photos for this stage of the contest. In the words of he Canon Imagination Contest rules: "Each Photograph must be inspired by one of the excerpts from the script of the film tentatively entitled “when you find me” (the “Film”) which will be posted on the Website during the Promotion Period."
You can view the rules here: http://canon.thismoment.com/rules.html
and read the 'Script Excerpts' via the link on the main page indicated in my post above.
Posted by: Chet Davis | 11/21/2011 at 06:36 PM
If the contest was over in June, why are there commercials about it in the third week of November?
Posted by: Charles J Sorg | 11/21/2011 at 05:54 PM
Sorry you missed the entry deadlines Mark for this contest. You may want to check out Canon's learning website for classes, contests and other events for still and video imagery: http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/home/home.shtml
Posted by: Chet Davis | 06/28/2011 at 10:15 AM
Just discovered this Ron Howard event. Darn it ... too late to enter. Please let me know when you are doing it again.
Tks
Posted by: Mark | 06/27/2011 at 09:17 PM