Can I get you to raise to limit to 42 inches?
Tournament de Tombstone Discussion
This is the thread for the discussion of our second challenge for the year 2006... the Tournament de Tombstone. The focus of this contest is building a tombstone.
I'm looking for some input as to what rules and guidelines we should have for this one. I'm thinking a price limitation, maybe a size limitation and possibly one other limitation to make this a bit of a challenge.
Jeff has also offered to donate another prize for this one. Do we want to do this one for a prize, or just limit that to the $20 Challenge (which will be repeated again next year)?
Feel free to post all your thoughts and ideas and then I'll formulate the rules thread on April 15th. This thread will remain open through the duration of the contest much like the thread for the $20 Prop Challenge thread did.
I'm looking for some input as to what rules and guidelines we should have for this one. I'm thinking a price limitation, maybe a size limitation and possibly one other limitation to make this a bit of a challenge.
Jeff has also offered to donate another prize for this one. Do we want to do this one for a prize, or just limit that to the $20 Challenge (which will be repeated again next year)?
Feel free to post all your thoughts and ideas and then I'll formulate the rules thread on April 15th. This thread will remain open through the duration of the contest much like the thread for the $20 Prop Challenge thread did.
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No animation. This is going to be a straight tombstone competition. I kind of want to see what kind of great designs some of you can come up with without the use of gimmicks or epitaphs.
Though, now that I'm thinking of it... maybe epitaphs should be included if you guys want to.
Though, now that I'm thinking of it... maybe epitaphs should be included if you guys want to.
Does it have to be a stone? How about a marker? not all of the things used to mark a burial location are made of stone. Im curious as to why a height limitation? if there is a dollar limitation it indirectly affects the height anyway.
I would vote for no height limit.
So no electricity at all? How about light?
I would vote for no height limit.
So no electricity at all? How about light?
Though, now that I'm thinking of it... maybe epitaphs should be included if you guys want to.
Thats completely up to you your the final decision on the rules, But dont let the lettering and and names make or break a vote. Curious about no lights like krough and halloweenrick mentioned also......can it be made of wood instead foam? Im having probs finding foam.
Thats completely up to you your the final decision on the rules, But dont let the lettering and and names make or break a vote. Curious about no lights like krough and halloweenrick mentioned also......can it be made of wood instead foam? Im having probs finding foam.
In my humble opinion, too many rules are a bad thing.
One of the nice things about the 20$ challenge was that there was but 1 rule 20$ or less in parts.
I think by having less rules there would potentially be more creativity. As we saw in the 20$ challenge, there was a wide variety of prop types submitted.
Thats my opinion take it for what its worth.
One of the nice things about the 20$ challenge was that there was but 1 rule 20$ or less in parts.
I think by having less rules there would potentially be more creativity. As we saw in the 20$ challenge, there was a wide variety of prop types submitted.
Thats my opinion take it for what its worth.
Can we raise the limit to 47" plzZombie-F said:as long as it'll be shorter than 36".
What kind of tombstone has no epitaph? I had a great idea, but I have to lose it if no electricity is involved. I mean, how many ways can you make a tombstone? If they are all static with no writing? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding the challenge. ( Happens to me all the time!) Also, who doesn't like prizes?
Also, who doesn't like prizes?
Well those goes my idea for an interactive pinwheel tomstone with the light on the back. Ok, about 48 inch max? You want to say yes Zombie. Just say yes. Please...
You can't promote a contest with only a 36 inch length. It is un-american.
You can't promote a contest with only a 36 inch length. It is un-american.
I think I understand this now...This challenge is about tombstone design.. not effects. Interesting. I would surely fail. I might have to sit this one out, but who knows. I might come up with some thing...might. I'm just not good at this kind of prop making. We'll see.
All one really has to do is do a google image search for tombstones and look at some of the real ones that are out there to find a nice design to work from. It doesn't have to be an original design.
I like the idea of cost limitation as not everyone has the same amount of dispensable income. It levels the playing field and stimulates the imagination.
I think I'll be sitting this one out as well. I am not a tombstone designer, but I am a prop builder (or so I think).Dr Morbius said:I think I understand this now...This challenge is about tombstone design.. not effects. Interesting. I would surely fail. I might have to sit this one out, but who knows. I might come up with some thing...might. I'm just not good at this kind of prop making. We'll see.
That helps..It might be do-able afterall. I should try, after all, it's good to expand ones horizons. I just wish I could throw in a special effect..Not animated, although it would really be cool to see rocking, or splitting tombstones, but lighting effects would be nice to include.Zombie-F said:All one really has to do is do a google image search for tombstones and look at some of the real ones that are out there to find a nice design to work from. It doesn't have to be an original design.
I don't think the contest should be limited to strictly foam. I've got leftovers but some folks may not and wouldn't want to buy a whole sheet of it just for one tombstone.
It doesn't matter to me whether we do epitaphs or not...maybe leave it up to the individual whether they want to add one? Also, I'm not crazy about the idea of a limitation on the height but will go with whatever Zombie says.
I do agree that the contest shouldn't include obelisks and monuments, etc.
One more thing...can we use any type of materials to embellish the tombstones? (plaster cupids for ex.)
It doesn't matter to me whether we do epitaphs or not...maybe leave it up to the individual whether they want to add one? Also, I'm not crazy about the idea of a limitation on the height but will go with whatever Zombie says.
I do agree that the contest shouldn't include obelisks and monuments, etc.
One more thing...can we use any type of materials to embellish the tombstones? (plaster cupids for ex.)
I agree with blackwidow except for the height thing. I think there should be a limit but 36 inches? Most people can't see that from the road. That is why 42 inches is best. That is what I suggest anyway.
I only chose 36" as a size because it's a fairly typical size I've seen in real tombstones... but yeah, I can up that to 42".
So here's what we're doing so far...
Make it out of whatever materials you can... wood, foam, concrete... whatever.
I will have a price cap on it though to keep the playing field level... a person with lots of money to blow could certainly come up with a better stone than a person with little money.
My feeling on the epitaphs is I want people to vote solely based on the appearance/design of the stone and not who came up with the most clever epitaph. However, I can see where the epitaph could be part of the design (like maybe a clever way of positioning/carving the epitaph), so I'll leave that up to the stone's creator whether or not to use one.
Now, does a price cap in the $25 - $30 dollar range sound reasonable?
So here's what we're doing so far...
- Height limited to 42"
- Price limit yet to be determined
- Tombstones only... no obelisks, monuments, crypts, etc.
Make it out of whatever materials you can... wood, foam, concrete... whatever.
I will have a price cap on it though to keep the playing field level... a person with lots of money to blow could certainly come up with a better stone than a person with little money.
My feeling on the epitaphs is I want people to vote solely based on the appearance/design of the stone and not who came up with the most clever epitaph. However, I can see where the epitaph could be part of the design (like maybe a clever way of positioning/carving the epitaph), so I'll leave that up to the stone's creator whether or not to use one.
Now, does a price cap in the $25 - $30 dollar range sound reasonable?
This sounds cool... enough rules to make it fair without limiting creativity. As for the epitaphs, it seems like a lot of people like the idea, so how about we have a separate little contest for the best epitaph. There doesn't have to be a prize or anything, but just another way for people to show their creativity.
I'm looking forward to the contest now becuase I can finally put my Hot Wire Foam Factory tools to work!
I'm looking forward to the contest now becuase I can finally put my Hot Wire Foam Factory tools to work!
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