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Background rendering by Coroflot member David Fearnley.

Cars are a huge part of our lives. They not only drive us from point A to point B, they drive memories. From that first road trip with the crew to losing our virg...er...keys, we have a long standing love affair with our automobiles.

In honor of this cultural icon, we're stepping it up a notch: We want to see you put to paper the sickest ride you can dream of. Seriously, we want to SEE you do it. This 1HDC is more than just a 1 Hour Design Session. To be eligible you must video tape yourself spilling your ink and your soul into this one. We will then ask you to compress that one hour down into a 2 Minute Video and post it, along with an image of the final rendering, for the world to see.

Doors open:
Tuesday September 16, 2008
9 PM PST (4AM GMT)

Doors close:
Sunday, Sept 28, 2008
9 PM PST (4 AM GMT)

CRITERIA:
Judging will be based on quality of presentation and whether or not your work could have realistically been done in 1 Hour. The 1 hour does NOT include thinking in the shower, procrastinating, setting up the video camera, editing the video, uploading to Core77, or anything not related to creating the sick-assest rendering you can come up with. Use this Core77 4 minute sketch session as guidance for how to set-up your camera. If you're a digital hack, a screen capture will do nicely.

PRIZE:
Publicity in the October Core77 Newsletter, publicity on the Core77 Blog, bragging rights that Ralph Gilles, VP of Design at Chrysler chose your design!

JURY:
Guest judge on this 1HDC is Ralph Gilles, the VP of Design of Chrysler, and designer of the Chrysler 300. Community discussion is encouraged to help ensure the best design wins.

Important guidelines and entry link after the jump!

>>Submit your entry here!<<

TWO IMPORTANT THINGS FOR THE SHOT:
Things to consider when Making a 1HDC Time-Lapse Movie:
1. Make sure you have a good view of your drawing, occupying most of the frame (see image below).
2. You must have a clock or some other timepiece in the frame!

TWO IMPORTANT THINGS FOR TECHNOLOGY:
Be sure your hard drive has enough space before starting!
Your final movie file size will be large: up to 1GB or more depending on the camera you are using, so have at least that amount of free disk space.

Record a trial run first!
Computers + cameras + 3rd party software = potential mess-ups. Make a few trial movies to be sure everything is working before you record your 60 minutes.

DELIVERABLES:
Your entry should be comprised of 2 elements. A jpg image of your final rendering, and an embedded video of your Time-Lapse movie. You can use your favorite video sharing platform such as YouTube or Google Video or Blip or Vimeo. In the discussion forum, paste the name of your rendering, a sentence or two description if you'd like, the jpg image, and a link to your video. Easy!

Remember that movies must be submitted as *Time-Lapse* movies--ideally recorded at only a single frame per second. This means that your hour-long drawing will play in around two minutes, preventing the viewing audience from dozing-off during your show... DO NOT POST MOVIES THAT ARE 1 HOUR LONG!

Creating a Time-Lapse movie can be done by recording at normal speed and then time-compressing the footage in a video editing program such as AfterEffects. Another, more efficient way is to make your initial recording in time-lapse mode. It will keep your movie file size small and eliminate processing time. Some video cameras have this functionality built in, so be sure to check if your's does. But most likely you'll have to use a camera-to-computer connection (webcam or camcorder) and a time-lapse capture program. Two no-cost solutions are referenced below:

NOTE:
A tablet sketch is acceptable - try to frame both monitor and tablet as closely as possible.
A cintiq sketch is acceptable - point the camera at it as you would a normal sketch pad.
In either case, a screen capture is acceptable but be sure it includes a *readable* clock or timer in the captured area.

FREE TIME LAPSE SOFTWARE AND TIPS
Windows XP, Vista
HandyAVI
http://www.azcendant.com/download.htm
(10 day free trial)

Can be used with an attached video camera or a webcam. We used it with a logitech quickcam and it worked great. If you have trouble check out the azcendant site for help.

Some quick instructions:
Go to the "capture" menu and choose "time lapse". A new window pops up: Time-Lapse Capture. In this window: Choose your capture device. Select a location to save your movie. Leave compression alone. Choose to "Take one frame every 1.000 seconds". Playback rate should be "30." Click the "Start" button to start recording. When done, click Stop. Your movie is automatically saved.

Mac OSX
SingleFramer
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/28460
(Freeware)

Can be used with an attached video camera, a webcam, or a mac laptop's built-in isight camera. We used a Macbook Pro's isight.

Some quick instructions:
Go to the "Watching" menu, choose "start watching." Go to "Movie Setup" menu, click "Start new DV movie." Enter a name for your movie in the dialog box which pops up. In the main window, next to the video feed, you will see a green "grab frame" circle - ignore it - to the right of it is the Time-Lapse Control. Choose "1" SECONDS between frames. Use the little green "start" button here to start recording. When done recording YOU MUST click the big pink "FINISH" button at the bottom to save your movie!

>>Submit your entry here!<<