1. THE CONTEST:
The ÒLEFT ON MISSIONÓTRAILER CONTEST (the ÒContestÓ) is a promotion for creative minded comic bookfans (the ÒEntrantÓ) who are invited to test their production skills and submitan original trailer for the comic book LEFT ON MISSION
2. SPONSOR:
This Contest is sponsored and conducted by Boom! Studios,1800 Century Park East, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067 (ÒSponsorÓ)
3. ELIGIBILITY:
This Contest is open to persons who are over the age ofmajority in their jurisdiction. Employees of Boom! Studios and their respectiveparents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies and assigns, and their immediatefamily members (spouses and parents, children and siblings, and their spouses)as well as individuals living in the same households of such employees areineligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, local andprovincial laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON. Entries generated by script,macro or other automated means are void. All entries become the property ofSponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
4. HOW TO ENTER:
a) Submit your registration through the designated ÒLEFTON MISSIONÓ TRAILER CONTEST website. Byregistering you acknowledge reading, accepting, and agreeing to any and all theterms as set forth in these Official Rules.
b) Once registered you will receive an email (theÒregistration emailÓ) with a link to a site where you can download all themedia assets involved you will need to make the trailer, including artwork fromLEFT ON MISSION, a trailer script, andtheme music. Using this media you will create a video trailer that is 45-90seconds long (see Trailer Requirements below).
c) When yourtrailer is complete, compose an email to Òlomsubmission@gmail.comÓ with a link(see Trailer Requirements below) to your submission including your name,daytime telephone number, address, city, state, zip code, date of birth, emailaddress. This email must be sent by 11:59 p.m. PST on May 13, 2007.
d) In the eventof a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having used thesame e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at thetime of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with theserules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned thee-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provideror other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses.
5. TRAILER DESCRIPTION AND SCORING:
Create a 45-90 seconds long video trailer (ÒTrailerÓ) usingthe supplied artwork, script and theme music. Before you start, please readthese Official Rules, including the Terms of Submission (below), carefully.Your Trailer must be original and unpublished. See below for complete Terms ofSubmission.
Entries will be judged on originality (30% of score),creativity (30% of score), and ability to generate interest in reading LEFTON MISSION (40% of score).
6. TRAILER REQUIREMENTS:
Your Trailer entry must satisfy the following requirements:
(a) The Trailer must promote LEFT ON MISSION
(b) The Trailer must successfully communicate the genre and toneof LEFT ON MISSION. Depiction ofcharacter, setting and plot should be consistent with LEFT ON MISSION
(c) The Trailer must focus on the content of LEFT ON MISSION
(d) The Trailer mustbe 45-90 seconds in length and must feature fifty percent or more of theartwork, script and theme music provided.
(e) The Trailer mustbe 320x240 or greater resolution in MPEG4 format with MP3 audio at 30 framesper second and QuickTime compatible.
(f) The final 5-10 seconds of the Trailer must feature:
1. The supplied logo for LEFT ON MISSION
2. The text ÒCreated and Written by Chip Mosher,Ó ÒDrawn byFrancesco Francavilla,Ó ÒColored by Martin Thomas,Ó ÒCovers by Steph StambÓ ona single title card in descending order.*
3. The supplied logo for Boom! Studios as its own title card.
4. The text ÒTheme by Mike GriffenÓ and Òwww.mikegriffen.comÓ ona single title card in descending order.*
5. The text ÒTrailer by (EntrantÕs Name)Ó as its own title card.*
*All text must match font and sizeexcept for supplied logos.
(g) The Trailer must NOT include:
1. Any material (artwork, photographs, etc.) created by partiesother than you.
2. Any music other than the music supplied by Sponsor.
3. Any recognizable trademarks or logos other than Boom! Studiosand LEFT ON MISSION.
4. Nudity, profanity,or explicit sexual themes.
(h) The Trailer may include:
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(i) The Trailer must be hosted by Entrant.
7. TERMS OF SUBMISSION:
Originality: Yourepresent and warrant that your Trailer is your original work and does notcontain any third-party music or content (such as writing, poetry, text,graphics, artwork or logos), or any inappropriate or offensive materials.
People Appearing in the Trailer
8. ASSIGNMENT, GRANT AND WAIVER:
All rights in and to LEFT ON MISSION
By submitting your Trailer, you acknowledge that you haveread and understood these Official Rules, and you accept these Official Rulesand agree to abide by their terms and conditions, and all other applicablerules and regulations.
9. SELECTION OF WINNER:Beginning on the day of the first Trailer submission, each eligible Trailerwill be reviewed by qualified judges as assigned by the Sponsor (ÒJudgesÓ) whowill review Videos on a rolling basis, as they are submitted, up until theentry deadline. The Contest winner will be selected on or around May 16, 2007.The decisions of the Judges are final and not subject to challenge or appeal.
10. PRIZE: One (1)Grand Prize winner will be selected by the Judges (the ÒGrand Prize WinnerÓ).All judges' decisions are final. The Grand Prize Winner will, at Sponsor's solediscretion, have his/her Trailer used as part of the LEFT ON MISSION
11. RELEASE OF LIABILITY:: Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, its licensees,successor and assigns (collectively, ÒReleased PartiesÓ) are not responsiblefor lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, damaged, incomplete,incorrect, misrouted, undelivered, garbled, illegible or postage-due mail,entries or email; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server,Internet Service Provider (ISP), website or other connections, availability oraccessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone orcable transmissions, lines or technical failures or difficulties, or othererrors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, network,typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with theContest, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connectionwith the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, theannouncement of the prizes or any Contest-related materials; or the incorrector inaccurate capture of any entry or other such information or the failure tocapture any such information. Released Parties are also not responsible for anyincorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering,hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in theContest. Released parties are not responsible for injury or damage toparticipants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting fromparticipating in the Contest or downloading materials from or use of Sponsor'sweb sites. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or thewebsites of Sponsor or its affiliates, as solely determined by Sponsor, will bedisqualified. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OFCRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THERIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW(AND TO DISQUALIFY SUCH PERSON FROM THE CONTEST, IF APPLICABLE).
Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor's solediscretion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized humanintervention or other causes which, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, corruptor impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submissionof entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel,terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in any manner, and conduct judgingfrom amongst all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken.
12. PUBLICITY: Thewinner, by acceptance of a prize, except where legally prohibited, grantspermission to Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city andstate), photograph, voice, and/or other likeness and prize information foradvertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, inall media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, in perpetuity, withoutnotice or review or approval.
13. CONDITIONS: By entering thisContest, you release and agree to defend, hold harmless Sponsor, its parents,subsidiaries and affiliates, its licensees, successors and assigns, itspromotional and advertising agencies, as well as the officers, directors,employees, representatives and agents of each of the foregoing entities, fromany and all claims (whether resulting in ultimate liability or not), damage,loss or liability to person or property, due in whole or part, directly orindirectly, by reason of the production and/or submission to or use by Sponsor,of your Trailer and/or its contents or by reason of the acceptance, possession,use or misuse of any prize or participation in the Contest. These OfficialRules cannot be modified or waived except in writing and unless signed by allparties.
14. JURISDICTION AND ARBITRATION:
15. WINNERÕS LIST:For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to LEFTON MISSION TRAILER CONTEST, c/o Boom!Studios, 1800 Century Park East, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90067, by May 31,2007.