PRIZES
Our 2017 finalists won one or more prizes from Glidecam, Zacuto, Azden, MW Books, F&V Lighting, 9.Solutions, MZED, and Suspense With a Camera. See details below.
Select entries will also be considered for inclusion in our feature film Not From Space, a sci-fi comedy about a dysfunctional cable news channel on the day aliens arrive in orbit.
If your company would like to donate a prize, see info here about becoming a valued festival sponsor: Spoofdance Sponsorship PDF
2017 Prizes are below. 2018 prizes TBA.
Glidecam iGlide (BLUE) ($159 value)
The Glidecam iGlide is for cameras weighing from 4 to 16 ounces. The lightweight and state-of-the-art Glidecam iGlide hand-held Camera Stabilizer will prevent that hard to watch, shaky camera footage and instead allow for hypnotically smooth, professional footage. With the Glidecam iGlide hand-held Stabilizer your camcorder seems to float, always balanced, isolated from your hands undesirable motions.
MZed 1-Year Membership + Philip Bloom Masterclass
($399 value)
Unlimited 12 month access to more than 140 hours of MZed's critically acclaimed catalogue of education, including filmmaking and photography courses from Shane Hurlbut ASC, Vincent Laforet, Alex Buono and many more. Also included is Philip Bloom’s Cinematic Masterclass - a six-hour journey in 4k with filmmaker, educator and pioneer Philip Bloom. From the wind-swept coast of Ireland to the unforgiving heat of the Mojave desert, USA, travel with Philip as he guides you through the art and science of filmmaking.
F&V Lighting Gift Certificate ($500 value)
Over the last 10 years, F&V has invested heavily in applying the latest advancements of LED technology – the highest LUX and color rendering (TLCI) & (CRI) at an optimal cost benefit – to photographic and video applications. Working closely with key LED sources, we have been able to quickly and effectively integrate these innovations into all of our products. Today F&V boasts the broadest offering of exceptional-quality LED lights with a great value proposition. www.fvlighting.com
Suspense With a Camera (Book) ($24 value)
Each finalist of Spoofdance will receive a signed copy of the new filmmaking book: Suspense With a Camera written by Hitchcock whisperer Jeffrey Michael Bays. Learn how to make your next film more suspenseful so your audience doesn't fall asleep! Bonus features include:
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Foreword by Film Riot's Ryan Connolly
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Q&A with 'Bourne' director Paul Greengrass
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Q&A with '10 Cloverfield Lane' director Dan Trachtenberg
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Q&A with the editor of 'Bourne Identity'
Zacuto Gift Certificate ($500 value)
Filmmaking camera accessories and rigs designed by filmmakers for filmmakers. Zacuto creates products designed to make your life easier and your long shooting days more comfortable and streamlined. Browse their line of Run'N'Gun rigs to the Z-Finder Pro viewfinder extension for DSLR cameras. It's all at your fingertips when you win this $500 gift certificate. store.zacuto.com
Azden SMX-30 Video Microphone ($249 value)
One Spoofdance winner will receive this attachable camera mic from the company that specializes in audio for video production. The SMX-30 was engineered to be the ultimate video microphone with outstanding audio quality, appealing design, ergonomic form factor, and all of the functional features one expects in a top-of-the-line, camera-mounted microphone. Azden designed the SMX-30 with a +20dB gain booster; so you can get a strong, clean audio signal into your camera, minimizing the need to turn up the noisy preamp. Named “Best Microphone” in Videomaker Magazine's Best Products of 2016.
Michael Wiese Books Bundle ($145 value)
Keep your mind sharp and learn the tricks of the trade with this bundle of filmmaking how-to books from the top film book publisher in the world. Books being awarded at Spoofdance this year are:
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Make Some Noise - by Ric Viers
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The Hidden Tools of Comedy - by Steve Kaplan
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White! Shoot! Edit! - Deborah Patz
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Making the Magic Happen - Peter D. Marshall
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Shooting Better Movies - Paul Dudbridge
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Romantic Comedies - Pamala Jaye Smith
9.Solutions Gift Certificate ($500 value)
Choose from their wide range of supporting solutions for mounting, holding, and clamping different kinds of equipment. 9.Solutions gets its name from the “9 dots puzzle”, which in turn is the origin of the phrase ”thinking outside of the box” – and thinking outside of the box is what 9.Solutions strives to achieve for all its design ideas. 9.Solutions specializes in creating innovative support products for a variety of creative industries like photo, film, stage and music, among many others. 9.solutions