Speaking of games: Guess the Oscars, win a prize.
This isn't a contest sponsored by The Movie Show, but friend and local filmmaker Stephen Van Vuuren is running a his own little Oscar Pool on his film's website.
Over the last few years, Stephen has worked diligently on a computer-animated IMAX film entitled Outside In. Down in his basement no less. Anyone who understands the technical specs of IMAX knows this is a huge deal. To shoot a 60-minute nature film, it would cost $16 million due to the film stock and equipment costs, but Van Vuuren has mastered a way to make his film for a tiny fraction of that cost.
The Oscar Pool is a humble yet inventive fund-raising attempt, and I'll probably enter it myself once some of the political dust in Hollywood settles, giving me a greater edge of certainty. It kind of reminds me of the raffles my old peanut football league used to run back when I was a kid growing up in the mountains. They once ran a year-long raffle for a hand-sewn quilt featuring a fire-truck red wildcat (our school's mascot) at the very center. The only difference is that instead of a tacky quilt, Van Vuuren is giving away a $250 gift card to Best Buy for the person who gets the most categories right.
You can find out more about Van Vuuren's Oscar fundraiser by clicking here.
Over the last few years, Stephen has worked diligently on a computer-animated IMAX film entitled Outside In. Down in his basement no less. Anyone who understands the technical specs of IMAX knows this is a huge deal. To shoot a 60-minute nature film, it would cost $16 million due to the film stock and equipment costs, but Van Vuuren has mastered a way to make his film for a tiny fraction of that cost.
The Oscar Pool is a humble yet inventive fund-raising attempt, and I'll probably enter it myself once some of the political dust in Hollywood settles, giving me a greater edge of certainty. It kind of reminds me of the raffles my old peanut football league used to run back when I was a kid growing up in the mountains. They once ran a year-long raffle for a hand-sewn quilt featuring a fire-truck red wildcat (our school's mascot) at the very center. The only difference is that instead of a tacky quilt, Van Vuuren is giving away a $250 gift card to Best Buy for the person who gets the most categories right.
You can find out more about Van Vuuren's Oscar fundraiser by clicking here.
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