Boy wins Film Contest. Uses Digital Blue's stop motion technology to make toy robots dance, dance, DANCE! Check out winning film at www.playdigitalblue.com
June 22, 2004 (Press Release) --
ATLANTA, June 22, 2004 – The undeniable magic of ‘stop motion’ filmmaking and a nonstop parade of funky robots helped 12-year-old Robbie Reekes, of California City, California, capture top honors in Digital Blue’s second annual online film contest for young people.
Robbie’s high-energy 4 minute film, ‘Toys Are Real!’ breathes joyous life into a parade of toy robots who gyrate, boogie, ‘do the robot,’ even dance their bottom halves off before reassembling piece by piece, all matched perfectly to a pounding techno dance beat. His painstaking masterpiece won the most votes from online voters and earned the title of ‘Movie of the Year,’ along with a prize package of new Digital Blue products.
Robbie used the ‘stop motion’ feature in the Digital Movie Creator software to create his amazing film. With this technique, the filmmaker clicks one frame of a subject, then repositions the subject a fraction of an inch, to continue shooting hundreds or even thousands of frames. Digital Blue automates the process so it is quick, easy and fun to make toys, cartoons – or any still object – come to life.
Ten-year-old Nick Adair, of Trabuco Canyon, California, is the runner-up. Nick stars in his own film, ‘Alien Invasion,’ a live action adventure about a boy abducted by aliens and transported to outer space. Nick’s film is loaded with Digital Blue’s special effects: animated aliens, flying saucers and lasers, stock footage of the earth in space. Most convincingly, he uses editing tools to make it look as if he is standing on an alien world.
Digital Blue announced the contest on its website in December, inviting filmmakers aged 8-14 to submit proposals for short films made with the Digital Movie Creator camera and software. This year the contest fielded 100 applicants and almost 40 films, which were emailed to judges. The best five films were selected to play on the website for online voters. Other finalists included an outdoor documentary about skiing, a stop motion film featuring dolls, and a superhero comedy.
“Put our Digital Movie Creator into the hands of a creative kid and watch the imagination soar,” said CEO Tim Hall. “That’s why Digital Blue’s camera remains a top seller at retail. We congratulate ‘Movie of the Year’ winner Robbie Reekes and runner-up Nick Adair for their excellent films, and expect to see more work by these budding directors at Cannes in a few years.”
Don’t miss the winning films, showing now at www.playdigitalblue.com.
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Robbie’s high-energy 4 minute film, ‘Toys Are Real!’ breathes joyous life into a parade of toy robots who gyrate, boogie, ‘do the robot,’ even dance their bottom halves off before reassembling piece by piece, all matched perfectly to a pounding techno dance beat. His painstaking masterpiece won the most votes from online voters and earned the title of ‘Movie of the Year,’ along with a prize package of new Digital Blue products.
Robbie used the ‘stop motion’ feature in the Digital Movie Creator software to create his amazing film. With this technique, the filmmaker clicks one frame of a subject, then repositions the subject a fraction of an inch, to continue shooting hundreds or even thousands of frames. Digital Blue automates the process so it is quick, easy and fun to make toys, cartoons – or any still object – come to life.
Ten-year-old Nick Adair, of Trabuco Canyon, California, is the runner-up. Nick stars in his own film, ‘Alien Invasion,’ a live action adventure about a boy abducted by aliens and transported to outer space. Nick’s film is loaded with Digital Blue’s special effects: animated aliens, flying saucers and lasers, stock footage of the earth in space. Most convincingly, he uses editing tools to make it look as if he is standing on an alien world.
Digital Blue announced the contest on its website in December, inviting filmmakers aged 8-14 to submit proposals for short films made with the Digital Movie Creator camera and software. This year the contest fielded 100 applicants and almost 40 films, which were emailed to judges. The best five films were selected to play on the website for online voters. Other finalists included an outdoor documentary about skiing, a stop motion film featuring dolls, and a superhero comedy.
“Put our Digital Movie Creator into the hands of a creative kid and watch the imagination soar,” said CEO Tim Hall. “That’s why Digital Blue’s camera remains a top seller at retail. We congratulate ‘Movie of the Year’ winner Robbie Reekes and runner-up Nick Adair for their excellent films, and expect to see more work by these budding directors at Cannes in a few years.”
Don’t miss the winning films, showing now at www.playdigitalblue.com.
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