EDITING CONTEST: The DarkRoom Editing Challenge

Check out the DarkRoom Editing challenge that I just announced on the YouTube channel to win some cool prizes. Best part: Tell a 60 sec. story with sound only. How good are you at engaging an audience when you cannot use any video?

For this editing challenge, I partnered with Epidemic Sound, which is a premium library with 30,000 music tracks and 60,000 sound effects.  

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME when I tell you that sound is the most important part of editing? Take this challenge and find out for yourself. Can you engage an audience with just audio? 

 I want to pose this editing challenge to you with a chance to win the new DJI Mini Mavic (Fly More Kit), 6- and 3-month plans to the Epidemic Commercial Plan, free lifetime memberships to the Go-To Editor course, Screenbar Plus by BenQ and some cool merch from the new This Guy Edits line.   

Weighing under 250 grams, Mavic Mini is almost as light as the average smartphone. In the United States and Canada, you can fly Mavic Mini without the need to register your drone with the government.
For more product details: https://amzn.to/2rUy6O9  

But what is the exact challenge?  

Since we are focusing on audio, I'm asking you to edit a simple scene. Design a 60 sec (or less) film with just sound. No picture! Just sound! 

DO THIS: Get a 30-Day Free Trial COMMERCIAL PLAN from Epidemic Sound using this link: https://thisguyedits.com/darkroom.  

Download some music tracks and sound effects, feel free to cancel the account once you are done (you still get 30 days full access). Start designing your story. (Tip: You may want to also record some dialog or voice over to help with the story. Think about a concept where it would make sense that we don't see anything).   

Tell that story that in 60 seconds or less. Don't use visuals!  

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. It is not required to buy epidemic sounds. But I will judge each submission based only on storytelling AND sound design.  

There are two rounds of submissions: 

• June 15th for early birds 
• July 15th for procrastinators. 

PRIZES: 

I will pick five winners from each round and one grand prize winner that wins the drone (So a total of eleven winners).  

PLUS EVERYONE WHO SUBMITS A CUT (WIN OR LOSE) WILL GET A $150 OFF COUPON FOR THE GO-TO EDITOR COURSE 2.0 (https://thegotoeditor.com)  

First place winner for each round will get a lifetime membership to the Go-To Editor course worth $479,-.  

The second place for reach round will get a 6-month membership to Epidemic Sound  (Commercial Plan worth $294,-).  

Third place winner for each round will get a 3-month membership to Epidemic Sound (Commercial Plan worth $147,-).  

Fourth place winner for each round will get a BenQ ScreenBar Plus worth $129,-. You can check it out here: 

• BenQ Website:  https://www.benq.com/en-us/lamps/comp... 
• Amazon Link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DP7RYXV  

Fifth place winner for each round will get a TGE mug or T-shirt of the new design (Editor's Eye worth ca. $17-$25,-)  

Deadlines: 

➜Early Birds: Submit by June 15, 2020, 11.59pm PST

 ➜Procrastinators: Submit by July 15, 2020, 11.59pm PST
You can only submit once.  

 All submissions should go to epidemic@thisguyedits.com. And if you have any questions feel free to send me an email there too.  

Happy editing :)  

More Fine Print: You need to be of legal age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence on or before the end date of the promotion. Void where prohibited by local law. Winners to be announced on August 1, 2020, via email. See also the TERMS & CONDITIONS for the DarkRoom Competition here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_...