Another awesome turnout for the Sound Design Challenge. There were a lot of unique approaches, and I thank my fellow judges (Miguel Isaza, Howard Phillips and Judge Rice) for helping me narrow it down to five Finalists. A big thank you also goes out to Colin Hart, and Hart FX, for sponsoring this challenge.
As you review the entries remember that, first and foremost, the entries are supposed to work as a piece of advertising. Participants were asked to also play up the horror aspects in the footage, and to match the sound and tone of their entry to the time period the footage was produced in (1950′s). Please keep these ideas in mind as you make your decision. [Poll at the bottom of the post and in the side-bar on the right.] Voting will remain open until 7PM on December 26th (Eastern Standard Time).
Update: I have reviewed Andre Albino’s entry after continued comments and have decided that it should indeed be disquailified. One of the rules for this challenge stated that all of the original audio needed to be replaced. This was a gross oversight on my part. It was not one of my picks, I did not inform the other judges properly of the entry’s status, or catch it when it was nominated in the judging process. This is not meant as an excuse, merely an account of what happened. I apologize to the community and Andre for this. The voting will continue with the remaining four finalists. If you casted a vote for Andre and would like to have your vote re-allocated, please e-mail me.
Here are your finalists:
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