Welcome To The Jameson Empire Done in 60 Seconds Competition

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Looking for inspiration? Check out last year's winners who dared to remix Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire to hilarious effect, and then triumphed on the night.

If you want to be walking up the red carpet with all those other A-Listers, have a glance at these handy hints on how to make the perfect Done In 60 Seconds movie.

Danny Boyle's Tips On How To Make The Perfect Done In 60 Seconds Film

Preparing The Film

Remake a movie of your choice - no originality please! (HINT: well known films make it easier for the public to vote for you).

Create as many films as you want (it's your time).

Scriptwriting

Feel free to 'adapt' the film to fit the 60 second format (HINT: you don't have to be completely faithful, humour goes a long way, but we should be able to recognise the source material).

Make your film in English or use English subtitles (HINT: makes it easier for the international Judges to understand what they are watching!)

Don't slander anyone (no one likes a court case).

Shooting

Don't feature pornography or nudity of any kind (we are trying to run a decent magazine here).

Use your friends and family (but make sure everyone involved has agreed to take part).

Some Technical Pointers...

Improvised equipment from home can create special effects - Peter Jackson began by baking prosthetics in his mum's cooker.

Make a boom out of a broomstick - okay, it may not look very De Palma, but we're going to need to hear what's going on.

Create a dolly shot (the ones on tracks) with a wheelbarrow - it's what Sam Raimi did for The Evil Dead.

Explosions and ballistics should only be attempted in controlled conditions - the idea is to have fun, not lose limbs.

Editing

You need to include either the animated or the static Jameson Empire Done In 60 Seconds logo at the start of the clip (Download logo zip here). Please note that the animated logo does not form part of the 60 second length of your movie - so you still get those vital few seconds for your genius.

Don't go over one minute in length, no matter how brilliant your movie, you'll be disqualified and that defeats the object.

Don't upload films that are over 30MB (or you'll crash our server).

Referencing is fine, but make sure you don't incur the wrath of Hollywood lawyers by infringing any copyright laws (i.e. using images, footage, pictures, etc. that don't belong to you).

Original music can only be used if it's for no more than 30 seconds in its entirety.

So, In Summary...

Finally

Enjoy yourself! We await your masterpiece. The competition ends Friday 29 January.

All entries will be judged by an expert panel, otherwise known as Empire Magazine, and whittled down to 20 finalists. These will be ready for you, the public, to vote for from Monday 8 February to Friday 12 March. All finalists will be notified on 19 March.