Wick Editor Animation Contest - The Art of Weightlessness

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Hey Wick community!

We’re thrilled to announce The Art of Weightlessness Wick Editor Animation Contest!

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Watch The Art of Weightlessness here!

The Art of Weightlessness is an award-winning animated short film documentary that chronicles the evolution of artist and performer Bill Shannon. Born with a degenerative hip condition, Bill developed new ways to express himself through dance and skateboarding on crutches.The short film was directed by Entertainment Technology Center Assistant Teaching Professor Moshe Mahler who has generously commissioned two custom The Art of Weightlessness themed skateboard decks which will be given away to the winners of this contest (Pictures to come!)

Whether you’re new to Wick or already a pro, this is your chance to show the world what you can make with Wick Editor. In keeping with the theme of the film, the theme of this contest will be “Motion and Expression”.

:trophy: PRIZES

• 1st place: $100 Amazon Gift Card and 1x The Art of Weightlessness custom skateboard deck

• Runner-up: $50 Amazon Gift Card and 1x The Art of Weightlessness custom skateboard deck

:spiral_calendar: IMPORTANT DATES

• Submissions open: Today, May 7th

• Submissions close: June 15th

• Winners announced: June 29th

:clipboard: RULES

• The content of your animation and your forum post must adhere to the Wick Editor Forum rules

• Your animation must be made in Wick Editor – Animations made in contemporary forks of Wick Editor i.e. Candlestick will be accepted!

• Submissions must be submitted as replies in this thread – please do not make your own submission threads; we will not see them

• One entry per user

• Your submission must be your own work

:question:We’ll be in the replies answering your questions, but here are some FAQs:

Q: Does my animation have to be a certain length?

A: Nope! There’s no minimum or maximum length requirement.

Q: Can I use sounds or music?

A: Yes! Just make sure any audio you use is either original or properly licensed.

Q: Can I enter if I’m a beginner?

A: Absolutely. This contest is open to all skill levels.

Q: How will winners be chosen?

A: Stay tuned — we’ll share judging details soon.

We can’t wait to see what you create. Good luck, everyone!

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Thats crazy im working on smth for my school talent show maybe i can put it here

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Hey there! I’m very excited to participate in this.

By the way, I was making a web-series that was going to be published in Youtube, and it was made on Wick Editor: Candlestick. So, am I allowed to submit that animation here? It contains dialogue, and of course; A lot of expressions!

Good luck to everyone :)

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#5

Can you do it in a group?

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#6

Can it be anything as long as it includes lots of motion and expression?

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@DanteMations as long as the animation is made entirely in Wick or a fork, you should be allowed to submit it. However, doing extra compositing (e.g. editing the exported video in external software) is not allowed.

@nate_henry I’m actually not sure what the rule on teaming is so Anthony would have to answer this, but my guess is no. Also keep in mind that even if teaming is allowed, the prize would have to be split among the teammates if the team wins (which is kind of hard to do for a skateboard).

@Gabriel_Brown as long as you think the animation fits the theme of motion and expression, it should be allowed! Your animation doesn’t need to have anything to do with the original film’s premise.

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Also, one last question, if I have the animation done BUT I want to edit it, am I able to edit some audio? Since that’s not related to the animation but audio. I’m asking this since wick editor has some issues with the audio sometimes. By the way, is the skateboard deck prize optional to claim it or not? For example, if i win, can I get to pick if I want it or not?

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If there are issues with the audio, I’m sure you’ll be allowed to give us the .wick file and we can watch that instead of the video export. (In fact I would guess that you are required to submit the .wick file anyway)

(Also, you’re allowed to edit audio externally to your heart’s content, as long as you import said audio into your project, use it directly in Wick, and save/export the project for us to view.)

I’d imagine theres nothing wrong with declining a prize, though you can’t expect to substitute the skateboard deck for anything else.

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Aw man, I wish I saw this earlier. I don’t think I can give a submission :(