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The UK side of Machinima.com have an interesting proposition for all you UK Machinima artists. Make a machinima video using one of Jonathan Coulton's songs (either "Bacteria" or "Todd the T1000") and you can win sweet prizes. The songs are available for free download, and the rules are simple. The following are from the contest FAQ: Q: What is this contest about?
A: We want you to create a machinima music video for one of Jonathan’s songs - Bacteria or Todd the T1000, both of which you can download, exclusively and free of charge here and here. You have free reign to go crazy with this, and your video can be as abstract or as obvious as you like. There are prizes for the videos that get the most votes, and you can win just by registering to vote!
Q: Who is eligible to enter the contest?
A: Check out the Official rules for details, but the skinny is this: You must be a citizen of the UK, at least 18 years old and have Internet access. You cannot enter if you are affiliated with Rustlers, Jonathan Coulton or Machinima, Inc. – cool with that?
Q: What are the contest dates?
A:
Submission Period: June 20, 2008 - August 1, 2008
Voting Period: August 2, 2008 - August 9, 2008
Winners Announced: on or about August 15, 2008
Q: Is there an entry fee?
A: No entry fee and no need to purchase anything to enter or win. Just give us your soul...
Q: Am I allowed multiple entries?
A: You can enter one machinima music video per song. Just make sure that each video is submitted separately. An entry will be disqualified if it has more than one video associated with it.
Q: Can I change my entry once it is submitted?
A: Machinima.com know no mercy. All entries will be final, so make sure everything is perfect before you hit the submit button!
Q: How are the winners chosen?
A: We will select the 10 finalists from all of the entries. The Three Winners (First Place, Second Place and Third Place) will be chosen through community votes. Machinima.com can select a winner if there's a tie, or reject a winner if the content is deemed unsuitable. See the Official rules for details. For those on the fence about entering, the prizes should shove you right off of said fence: MACHINIMA MUSIC VIDEO ENTRIES:
GRAND PRIZE: A Machinimist’s dream PC, pre-loaded with all the software you need to create amazing videos!
Area-51® m15x Alienware Laptop with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.
SECOND PRIZE: • Sanyo Xacti DMX-HD2 Cam
10 x RUNNERS UP PRIZES: Jonathan Coulton’s ‘Thing A Week’ CD boxset
EVERYONE WHO SIGNS-UP AND VOTES:
GRAND PRIZE: Xbox 360 Elite Console + a game of your choice
SECOND PRIZE: £100 of GAME Vouchers
5 x RUNNERS UP PRIZES: Jonathan Coulton’s ‘Thing A Week’ CD boxset For the complete rules, and to download Jonathan Coulton's songs that are being used for this contest, visit the official contest page here. 
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