SPECS FOR GP-S-2PTX (FOR SONY F3)
Input: DC 11-17v
Output for Camera: DC 11-17v, Unregulated 4-Pin XLR Female
Output for TWO P-Taps: DC 11-17v, Unregulated
Size: 3.25" x 5.5" x 0.5"
Weight: 0.4 lbs.
V Mount Plate with P-Tap output and 12" 4-Pin XLR Female

SPECS FOR GP-S-EPIC10 AND GP-S-EPIC20 (RED EPIC AND RED SCARLET)
Input: DC 11-17v
Output for Camera: DC 11-17v, Unregulated
Output for TWO P-Taps: DC 11-17v, Unregulated
Size: 3.25" x 5.5" x 0.5"
Weight: 0.4 lbs.
V Mount Plate with P-Tap output and 10" or 20" 1B 6-pin Lemo Connection

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ABOUT SWITRONIX
Over the past decade, Switronix has established itself as one of the most prominent suppliers of batteries and charging solutions in the professional film and video industry. Switronix's line also includes superior LED lighting, camera supports, converter cables, and accessories. For more information about Switronix, please visit switronix.com.

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Filmmaker: Edward Vilderman

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FILM: SLEEPER

Synopsis: A business man learns the strange prank calls he is receiving have a sinister purpose.

Equipment Used: Canon hfs-10, handy35 35mm adapter with Nikon lenses.

 

Filmmaker: Chris Keaton

Bio: Chris Keaton is an aspiring screenwriter living in sunny Arizona. He writes screenplays short and feature length in most genres, but horror is his favorite. Chris also delves into prose and has a young adult fantasy novel soon to be released. You can learn more about his projects at 'http://chris-keaton.com' and more about his novel at 'http://TheMosaicNovel.com'.
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FILM: THE BOATSHED

Synopsis: Mike Mannis has lived in fear of the very boatshed that claimed his twin brothers death. In this astonishing documentary, Mike faces his fear and returns to the boatshed to confront his innermost demons.

Equipment Used:  Canon 550D T2i Rebel and a Tokina 12-24 lens.

 

Filmmaker: Matt Harris

Bio: Matt Harris is a horror and science fiction filmmaker residing in West Hollywood, California.Matt writes, directs, edits and scores his own films in his production facility Soul Studio 7.He is currently working on his debut feature length film, a science fiction horror story that takes place in a post apocalyptic America.
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FILM: GLOOMY SUNDAY

Synopsis: I made this song for the short film "Belated by Valentine's Lover". It's a Trip Hop remix of Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday. I wanted to put the track on youtube and decided to lay down some footage from the film as the video. But then on a whim I decided it would be cooler if I altered the footage and made it really trippy. So I ate a bunch of pot cookies and then said "let's see what happens!" Then things started getting out of control (as you might notice) and I ended up using highly altered footage from various short films I had worked on and ended with this mind melting black and white video that will either make you smile or freak you out. Either way you're welcome/sorry.

 

Equipment Used: DVX100A, HVX200, PC Computer, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Adobe Premiere, Fl Studio

 

Filmmaker: Jimmy ScreamerClauz

Bio: Jimmy ScreamerClauz is a filmmaker, graphic artist and musician from the back woods of Pennsylvanian. He has released two full-length albums and a plethora of films.
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FILM: EAT ME

Synopsis: EAT ME is the story of two people so madly in love they take it past the grave, continuing their everlasting love as zombies.

Equipment Used: Bolex 16mm silent fim camera. It was shot on Black & White reversal 16mm film and i originally edited it on a Steenbeck, phycically cutting and splicing every little edit. It was later cut down and edited digitally by Jimmy ScreamerClauz.

 

Filmmaker: Victor Bonacore

 

Bio: Victor Bonacore started making films as a kid. His older sisters raised him on the likes of GG Allin, Richard Kern and other outlaw art that influenced him to began making his epic, backyard, camcorder horror films. Continuing to make little movies throughout high school, he decided to go to college to study film further. He attended and graduated from Adelphi University in New York with a degree in film and an award for creativity in film & video.

Victor then worked for Media Blasters, a NYC DVD distribution and film Production Company, where he was a casting director, script editor, and associate producer on the films "The Pick-Up" Damnation and "Late Fee." First and foremost Bonacore puts his time behind "Chainsaw Kiss," an underground art collective focusing on creating dangerous film & music. Some of Victor's films include "Pretty" a short with Linnea Quigley, "Eat Me," a 16mm Silent Zombie Love Story, and "Ice Cream Sunday" a 16mm controversial short being distributed with Unearthed films. His short "They Made Me" was distributed by Alternative Cinema as part of there Shock Festival DVD release. His films have been accepted and screened at "The Coney Island Film Festival," "Rock & Shock Festival," "The Boston Underground" and "Fantasia International" in Montreal, Canada. Victor also directed the retrospective documentary "The Legend Still Lives: 30 Years of Madman." Currently in distribution from Code Red DVD. He has done all the music video's for Long Island recording artist Johnnie Lee Jordan, and most recently for the Boston's Sexcrement. Bonacore even directed a few commercials most notable the "Crystal Lake Wines" commercial with Adrienne King.

Currently resides in the mountains of Pennsylvania where he continues to run Chainsaw Kiss & work on his many upcoming projects:

The 16mm feature film "Blood Wings: A Satanic Fantasy," currently in production. He is wrapping up his documentary "Diary of a Deadbeat: The Story of Jim Vanbebber", and is about to start pre-production on "Shitfucked: A Vile Love Story" a Super 8mm, punk rock, lesbian, gang film, written by feminist author Hanna Neurotica.

He promises that Chainsaw Kiss will deliver a plethora of music videos, film and other visual oddities in the near apocalyptic future.

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BACK TO SHORT HORROR FILM CONTEST PAGE
 

The month of October is full of creeps, blood, guts and bumps in night. You have Halloween, haunted houses and an immeasurable amount of horror films. While some of these seasonal blessings are great, they only last as long as the candy corn and those delicious marshmallow pumpkins. Not horror films;horror films transcend through every season.

Independently made classics like Halloween and even more recent, and soon-to-be classics like Let the Right One in for example, have and will influence filmmakers, probably forever.This contest is more of a celebration of the genre and the filmmakers than anything, but all is not right in the world of "horrodom". The genre demands fresh blood to continue and you're the victim.

We want this contest to lampoon new and rising filmmakers in hopes of bringing the horror genre back from the dead (all puns intended) but we need your help.

Read the rules and instructions below:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Void where prohibited. The Switronix Horror Short Film Contest ("The Contest") begins on Sept 28, 2011 and ends on October 31, 2011. Finalists will be announced on or around October 24, 2011. Winners will be announced on or around Oct 31, 2011.

ELIGIBILITY
Entrants must be 18 years of age, or have the consent of legal guardian to participate in contest.

HOW TO ENTER
Submit your videos via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Videos submitted should only run appx 5 to 8 minutes these videos should already be shot, directed, edited and done*, videos will be posted on the Switronix Facebook once the finalists have been decided

*We are not asking you to make a movie, we are asking you to submit an already made short film that you have produced within the last 10 years.

RULES FOR SUBMISSION
Submissions must be original, unpublished, created solely by the Entrant(s), and predominantly written and spoken in English. All entry submissions must not infringe on any third party rights and if applicable, entrant has obtained permission from anyone who helped direct or produce the film, including a representation from the person(s) that their contribution to the film does not violate third party rights. By submitting your entry, you are stating to Switronix that you have secured any and all rights necessary for any and all content included in your short film. At any point, Switronix may request any and all release agreements and/or content sources for your short film. Please note that if you are under 18, you must have your parent's or legal guardian's consent to enter the contest and grant sponsors the rights you grant in these rules. Switronix shall have the right to edit and publish all entries as Switronix deems fit and may publish and republish in whole or in part in all media now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity without additional compensation. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. You may enter as many times as you wish. Illegible entries are void. Submission of an Entry further constitutes the Entrant's consent or in the case of a minor, the parent's or legal guardian's consent, to irrevocably assign and transfer to Sponsors any and all rights, title, and interests in Entry, including, without limitation, all copyrights, and to use Entrants' names, hometowns, and likenesses and biographies without further compensation, for advertising or publicity purposes (except where prohibited by law). This is not an express or implied application for employment.

JUDGING
Preliminary Round: On or shortly after October 11th, 2011, a group of appropriate finalists will be chosen by no less than five employees of Switronix based on the following weighted criteria:

    Adherence to the Theme
    Technical Proficiency
    Creativity & Originality of the Story and the Method of Storytelling

If Switronix receives fewer than 10 total qualifying entries, Switronix reserve the right to terminate the contest.

Winner Announcement: On or about October 31st, 2011, the winner will be announced and posted to the homepage of www.switronix.com and on the Switronix Facebook and Twitter feed. The decisions of the Switronix judges are final and Entrants agree to be bound by these decisions.

HOW TO WIN

The submitted films of the finalists will be posted on the Switronix Facebook page where they will be voted on by being "Liked", the films with the most likes wins. So encourage your friends to like Switronix and VOTE.

FIRST PLACE
Subject to eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the Grand Prize Winner will be awarded the stated prize package : To be released TorchLED BOLT

SECOND PLACE
Subject to eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the Second Place Winner will be awarded the stated prize package: TL-50

THIRD PLACE
Subject to eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the Second Place Winner will be awarded the stated prize package: FLEX-RC1


DISCLAIMER
All Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by their participation in this contest. ALL NOMINEES RELEASE Switronix AND THEIR RESPECTIVE ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, THEIR PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES, AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES, AS WELL AS THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES, FROM ANY SUCH LIABILITY.

Sponsors, or their respective advertising and promotion agencies, their parent, subsidiary, and joint venture companies, as well as their respective officers, directors, and employees assume no responsibility for any injury (including but not limited to any personal injury), damage, or losses of any kind to any Entrant, or to any Entrant's or other person's computer, relating to or resulting from participating in this contest. The Sponsors and their respective advertising and promotion agencies, their parent, subsidiary, and joint venture companies, as well as their respective officers, directors, and employees are not responsible for mail-in entries that are illegible, incomplete, late, lost, or postage due, nor for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled, or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this event or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this event. If for any reason the Competition is not capable of running as originally planned, or if infection by a computer (or similar) virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by Entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the sole opinion of Sponsors corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Competition, Sponsors reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, extend, modify, or suspend the Competition, and select the Winner from all eligible entries received. Sponsors reserve the right to terminate the entry period prior to its scheduled end date and to choose among entries received prior to the date of such termination.