Main Competiton Rules

Click here for Torchwood subround rules

  1. Must be your own work! No plagurizing or stealing!
  2. Must be made with actual video clips. No slideshows!
  3. Videos can be in any format and file size. All links are acceptable, though we prefer, if possible, download links over YouTube.
  4. Videos must be Doctor Who related. Any era is acceptable (New Series and Classic Series is fine.) Outside footage of an actor is fine, i.e. Blackpool, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, etc. If you use any of the more mature scenes from Secret Diary, please WARN US in the comments. Just so we know what to expect.NEW!Crossovers with Torchwood are fine, but they must be at least 50% Doctor Who. No other crossover is allowed.
  5. You may enter two videos each round. You cannot reenter a previous submission regardless whether it won an award or not.
  6. 25 submissions will be accepted each round. The round will close after a month or after 25 entries. If you need to, you may reserve a spot. Reserving a spot will guarantee you the full month in which to make your video. Round 5 Only! Reserved spots will only receive an extra week past the round's closing date. April and I are going to be busy during the end of August/beginning of September and need to get the judging done before then. Anyone who misses the reserved spot deadline will be guaranteed a spot in December's round (Round 6).
  7. You may choose up to 5 categories to enter each video in. Descriptions of the categories are listed below.
  8. All entries are required to have a feedback link. A feedback link is a place for viewers to leave comments or reviews on your video. The link can be whatever you want, a LiveJournal entry, the YouTube page, an email address, etc. This is not where the judges reviews will be sent. Those reviews will be emailed to you directly.
  9. To submit a video, follow the form on the 'Submit' page. To reserve a spot, either leave a comment in the tag box, at the LiveJournal posts, or at Foolish Passion Vidding Forums. For more information on how the videos are judged, please visit the Judging Policy page. Thank you and good luck!
Categories You Can Choose From:

Best Action - For vids that have a lot of running, fighting, explosions, or any other action/adventure type scenes

Best AU - For vids that differ from canon or what actually happened in the episodes.

Best Angst - For vids that deal with the darker emotions. Might be bitter, heartbreaking, or just plain dark.

Best Cast - For vids that focus on everyone in the show and not on a specific character or couple. Might show several Doctors and their companions or it might focus on one timeline but show all the secondary characters along with the Doctor and companion(s)

Best Character - Best portrayal of a single character's thoughts, emotions, or story.

Best Classic Series - For vids that use clips of the original Doctor Who series and/or the 1996 television movie.

Best Fluff - For vids that deal with the lighter, happier emotions. A good fluff video normally induces lots of squeeing and warm, fuzzy feelings.

Best Humor - For the lighthearted, cracky, or just plain ridiculous vids that make us laugh.

Best POV - Videos that are immediately clear who is telling the story.

Best Relationship - Any relationship is eligible, be it friends, couples, enemies, or slash.

Best Story - For vids that really focus on telling a specific story or event rather than portraying a character or relationship in general. Episodic/chronological vids also fall under this category.

Categories all videos are eligible for:

Best Effects
Best Audio (includes song, quotes, and sound effects)
Best Editing - divided into three classes based on editing software

   Class 1: Windows Movie Maker, imovie
   Class 2: Ulead VideoStudio (all versions so far), Magix Movie Edit (all versions so far), Adobe Premiere Elements, and Pinnacle Studio
   Class 3: Sony Vegas (both Movie Studio and Pro), Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Avid

Other video editing software not listed above will be researched and placed into a category based on its capabilities. If you disagree with any of these classifications, please email us with your reasoning. We're not personally familiar with all software so it is possible we got something wrong

Judge's Choice - One per judge
Best Overall