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RytelCSF · Postby **RytelCSF** » 18 Mar 2009, 10:11

X Ways to Blow $25,000, maybe?

Dominic Appleguard · Postby **Dominic Appleguard** » 18 Mar 2009, 15:06

spartanhelmet wrote:So, what are you going to do with the monies... get the LRR bus running for the next DB?

Pimp out the LRR bus with a television and Sega CD, then drive the Desert Bus to Las Vegas WHILST DRIVING AN ACTUAL BUS TO LAS VEGAS?

spartanhelmet · Postby **spartanhelmet** » 18 Mar 2009, 15:47

".. so I put Desert Bus in your Desert Bus, so you can bus all day."

So crazy, it might work...

Might

UDP · Postby **UDP** » 18 Mar 2009, 19:40

Voted. Can you see who's winning?

tak197 · Postby **tak197** » 18 Mar 2009, 22:55

Graham wrote:
Lyinginbedmon wrote:What kind of new content can we expect for C$2000?

$25,000.

And, I don't know. But it'll probably look shinier. I guess?
Don't hold me to that.

What new equipment would you consider? A make up trailer? A robot that writes funny jokes and offers candy? Weather-alteration machinery?

Or perhaps, ***GASP***, a second camera? I know, it's insane to think of right?

Graham · Postby **Graham** » 18 Mar 2009, 23:08

tak197 wrote:Or perhaps, ***GASP***, a second camera? I know, it's insane to think of right?

That's a very likely scenario, actually.

Lyinginbedmon · Postby **Lyinginbedmon** » 18 Mar 2009, 23:40

Maybe overhaul the LRRBus a bit so it doesn't cost so darn much to operate?

Graham · Postby **Graham** » 18 Mar 2009, 23:51

Lyinginbedmon wrote:Maybe overhaul the LRRBus a bit so it doesn't cost so darn much to operate?

More likely buy a panel van.

Lord Chrusher · Postby **Lord Chrusher** » 19 Mar 2009, 01:31

A Mac Pro to speed up the editing process?

Unlucky · Postby **Unlucky** » 19 Mar 2009, 03:44

Lord Chrusher wrote:A Mac Pro to speed up the editing process?

Depends what Canadas Mac Pro's look like - the Australian ones are a bit outdated now unfortunately and still cost $4000 for a $1,500 rig. Still, a solid idea - faster editing it all ways good.

And I do mean, all ways.

ecocd · Postby **ecocd** » 19 Mar 2009, 03:48

tak197 wrote:Or perhaps, ***GASP***, a second camera? I know, it's insane to think of right?

Anything that increases the amount of time Graham gets to edit seems to be a good possibility.

Don't for the the 1% of net sales! That might be like, $100!

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EDIT: It's hard to say how Doritos is counting the fan voting into their 50% formula, fan vote vs. judges vote. KaBLAM ended up at #157, but they've taken down the ratings. They were intentionally vague on how the fan vote would be tallied, though. Even if it's straight rating, they were all voted down heavily and that's likely going to put most of them on a fairly even field. The fan/judge combined vote cuts it down to 20 and then the judges pick the top 5 semi-finalists from that. Results will be announced on March 24.

It would be a huge boon just have them selected as semi-finalists.

Section 6.A.iv wrote:By accepting a Semi-Finalist prize, confirmed Semi-Finalists agree to accommodate and participate in all reasonable media appearance requests made by Contest Sponsor, including but not limited to interviews, press-releases, photo sessions and other Contest- and/or Product-related promotion...

To have Graham and/or Paul's face plastered over Canadian television and the Tnternet would be pretty good free exposure.

Red Charlie · Postby **Red Charlie** » 19 Mar 2009, 07:55

ecocd wrote:To have Graham and/or Paul's face plastered over Canadian television and the Tnternet would be pretty good free exposure.

OH NOES THEY WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THE YOUTUBE STUFF! NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Seriously though, money for LRR = good.

You will let us know right? With a big celebratory huzzah!

Nintendownz · Postby **Nintendownz** » 19 Mar 2009, 09:27

The hand in the kablam one looked kinda fake, which put me off a bit. Still funny though. Personally the overload one was not only the best one I saw (I got really bored and scrolled through a bunch of them on that site) but also a good name to match. A lot of the other videos that were decent had a really bad/too long of a name. Good luck in the contest, hope you guys win.

hidn_shadows · Postby **hidn_shadows** » 19 Mar 2009, 12:16

dude, I would TOTALLY buy those if this commercial won!

His_Ryanness · Postby **His_Ryanness** » 19 Mar 2009, 14:41

It seems to me like this one is the strongest opposition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDm8zZJ1Y2k

Gurei · Postby **Gurei** » 19 Mar 2009, 18:16

Hmm, I wonder how many script-writing monkeys one could get with $25,000....

tak197 · Postby **tak197** » 19 Mar 2009, 20:59

in the Top 40 most viewed is good right?

ecocd · Postby **ecocd** » 20 Mar 2009, 03:59

tak197 wrote:in the Top 40 most viewed is good right?

If you'll let me interject with complete conjecture, the rules are pretty vague in how the internet vote would be counted in the first rounds. The only aspect specifically mentioned in the offiicial rules is how the rating system would work (thumbs up vs. thumbs down). It didn't say those would be used, so views may very well play into it. They can massage them any way they want to get a favored video or two squeaking into the Top 20, then the judges can legally move it into the top 5 semi-finalists. The internet vote was something of a sham for the first round, but everyone entering probably know that.

The winning commercial will, unfortunately, be based solely on Internet voting. Maybe Nunchuck Fail should've been their Doritos Ad.

arch4non · Postby **arch4non** » 20 Mar 2009, 22:11

Overload made me giggle like a little girl.

His_Ryanness · Postby **His_Ryanness** » 20 Mar 2009, 22:28

It should also be pointed out that when you sort by highest rated, that's by percentage of people who liked it out of the people who voted for it, so if you submitted your video like a minute before the deadline and asked your friends to vote for it, you probably got pretty high because nobody had a chance to mark it down.

They'll probably have to do it by the number of positive votes as opposed to the %, or perhaps a more complex formula.

But like I said earlier, the rules clearly state that the internet vote is only one component of the decision process.

MrPayneTrayne · Postby **MrPayneTrayne** » 22 Mar 2009, 16:41

Quick question for the crew about this video.

Did you guys even enjoy the doritos?

His_Ryanness · Postby **His_Ryanness** » 22 Mar 2009, 18:27

I think it's funny that there are "semi-finalists" but no "finalists". Somebody should probably explain to the Doritos guys what "semi-finalist" actually means.

tamaness · Postby **tamaness** » 22 Mar 2009, 18:30

His_Ryanness wrote:I think it's funny that there are "semi-finalists" but no "finalists". Somebody should probably explain to the Doritos guys what "semi-finalist" actually means.

semi-final rounds determine finalists.

they would be more accurately called "pre-finals."

Watch a pro-sports tournament at some point. When there are semi-finalists, there are no finalists.

His_Ryanness · Postby **His_Ryanness** » 22 Mar 2009, 18:36

So "semi-finalists" means the people who won the semi-finals? That's never been how I understood it.

tamaness · Postby **tamaness** » 22 Mar 2009, 18:37

His_Ryanness wrote:So "semi-finalists" means the people who won the semi-finals?

it means "the people who will be in the semi-finals," or "halfway to the finals."

finalists have won the semi-finals.

the winner wins the finals.

semi- (lat) (pref) half.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/semi-

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