Short movies of any type or length, such as drama or others....
MoreShort movies of any type or length, such as drama or others.
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For any animated pieces, whether simple stop-motion or frames put in order or 3D animation from a computer program.
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MoreFor any animated pieces, whether simple stop-motion or frames put in order or 3D animation from a computer program.
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For any format of comedy sketch, parody, or other related work. Cutting Edge is for trying new film styles, messages about public awareness, and the t...
MoreFor any format of comedy sketch, parody, or other related work. Cutting Edge is for trying new film styles, messages about public awareness, and the types of film and movie work that does not fit into other categories by its very nature.
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For movies made by sportsmen of their stunts and endeavors, such as skateboarders, surfers, bikers, and more. ...
MoreFor movies made by sportsmen of their stunts and endeavors, such as skateboarders, surfers, bikers, and more.
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For short introductory works to other longer movies or works, whether real movies or imagined....
MoreFor short introductory works to other longer movies or works, whether real movies or imagined.
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A category for all those humorous or strange short clips that you want to submit as that lighter side of life, but can't find the place for. Here's yo...
MoreA category for all those humorous or strange short clips that you want to submit as that lighter side of life, but can't find the place for. Here's your shot to show off whatever you can, on camera.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
The Acoustic category is for music that solely uses acoustic instruments, such as the acoustic guitar, banjo, violin, piano, cello, voice, and others.
The Country/Americana category is for the more traditional American styles of music, usually very centralized on a single or two guitars that are often acoustic, with a very strong emphasis on a vocal track with particular lyrical styling.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
The Indie/Alternative category is for modern rock songs that often do not have a consistent beat throughout the song and feature sound patterns that change over the course of the song and often diverge from the standard rock or pop music sounds. Some of the recent indie musical efforts that gathered national attention have been The Postal Service, Interpol, and Modest Mouse.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
The Pop category is for the mainstream popular styles of music, usually with a certain melody and a pattern of verse and chorus.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
The Rock category is for music with a prominent vocal melody, usually accompanied by a guitar, drums, and bass. Many rock songs also involve pianos, synthesizers, or other instruments. Some of the mainstream bands that model the sound of rock music range from The Rolling Stones to The White Stripes.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
The Hard Rock category is for rock music that usually involves heavy use of electric guitars, drums, and bass guitar. Hard rock is often characterized to the sound of Alice in Chains, Led Zeppelin, or Pearl Jam.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Hip-Hop music category consists of rhythmic lyrics and an instrumental track or beat, often performed with a DJ or drum samples.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Experimental music category is any music that challenges the commonly accepted notions of what music is. There is an overlap with avant-garde music.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Electronic music category is a term that covers a wide range of electronic or electronic-influenced music. The term has been defined by some to mean modern electronic music that is not necessarily designed for the dance floor, but rather for home listening. Some of the archetypal electronic musicians include John Digweed, Orbital, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Paul Oakenfold.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Rhythm and Blues/Soul is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by African American artists. Some famous R&B musicians include Chuck Berry, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, and B.B. King.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Jazz Music and Blues Music category is use improvisation, blue notes, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and syncopation, and blends African American musical styles with Western music technique and theory. Jazz music usually focuses on a full set of brass and wind instruments with one or two vocalists, and blues music usually focuses on a single vocalist that is backed by one or more instruments with some kind of narrative expressed through the song.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
The World Music category is for music that usually uses distinctive ethnic scales and usually non-Western styles in music, and is very frequently accompanied by classical ethnic instruments like steel drum, the sitar or the didgeridoo.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Punk Rock category often features one or more electric guitars, an electric bass and drums with vocals. Vocals are often accompanied by a shouting vocalist that backs them. It has been described as very anti-establishment music and very rebellious to the normal characteristics of rock music and other genres. The term rises out of 70s bands like The Clash and The Ramones, or the Sex Pistols.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Metal Rock category is a genre of rock that developed during the late 60s and early 70s, with a thick sound from drums and guitars, with fast paced guitar solos and heavily amplified. It is now characterized by heavy use of electric guitars, and electric bass with other accompanying instruments at times, with loud vocals that are often accompanied by crashing drums. Some famous metal bands include Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Motley Crue.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Solo Performance is a category for solo artists to show off their best pieces. All types of instrumentation are welcome here, but we strictly limit performances to a single instrument and vocalist. A song in this channel should be capable of being performed live by a single person. And no, a synthesizer doesn't count as a single instrument, since you can't program it to play five instruments live.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Latin music category is music featuring traditional Latin American instruments and rhythm. Particular percussion and instruments are commonly found in Latin music and not frequently seen elsewhere. It is also generally in Spanish or Portuguese.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Alternative Hip-Hop is a sub-genre of Hip-Hop that frequently includes more of the laid-back, groovy, conscious and lyrical music in the genre. It also frequently draws from funk, jazz, and other genres of music.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Gangsta/Club category is a style of Hip-Hop that became popular in the late 1980's and remains very popular today. Many of the long-standing important commercial artists in this genre are cited as being Ice-T, Snoop, and Dr Dre.
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Live performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happe...
MoreLive performances are acceptable. Music Videos do not need to be professionally recorded. This means, if you happen to be out at a band show and happen to capture your favorite group, YES you can submit this video as a music video.
However, for your own protection, we do ask that you please make sure you have the approval and consent of the performers to submit the video.
Reggae is a style of music developed in Jamaica. It is founded upon its rhythm style, which is frequently characterized by its regular chops on the backbeat, played by the rhythm guitarist and a bass drum often hitting on the third beat of each measure
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