Wow, it sure has been a long time since I’ve updated everyone! Family issues have kept Melisse and I busy over the last month. But we are happy and proud to say we are new parents of a gorgeous little baby girl named BROOKLYN KAYLEE PHELAN! She was born May 23 and has had quite a hectic life already! Not too mention, I went under the knife for an appendectomy 2 weeks ago!
All that aside, Thunderstruck 4 is a rocking! The new artwork is up here and the FINAL TS4 TEASER will be up soon. We have an awesome special effects artist named Jeff helping us out to give TS4 a different look than all our other films and we also had Thomas Opre shoot some stuff for us which again will give TS4 tons of new flavor!
We are also ordering some AWESOME new hats. The front logo is the ‘X’ Logo but it is in 3-D!! Click this website for a sample: http://www.lonepinemarketing.com/ These new Thunderstruck Hats will be for sale when TS4 goes on sale soon! They have both our logos on them plus our TMX tagline around the brim. They ROCK!
The WORLD PREMIERE for Thunderstruck 4 is in Helena, Montana on August 13th. In the past, we have had 2 shows but this year we are only having ONE SHOW so PLEASE, get your tickets early!
We are also having Premieres in Minneapolis, Ogden, Boise and Spokane!
I am currently updating all the pictures in the gallery and it will be a HUGE overhaul! We’ll have over 200 NEW pictures on our site soon!
Due to some negative untrue press, our Great Footage Contest suffered as people thought bigskyx.com retained ownership of any footage used. This is not true and we only need permission to use it. The deadline is coming up July 8th so please, if you have footage, send it in! We have had some awesome submissions which will be spread out throughout TS4.
In the editing room, I just finished Brad Story’s and Shawn Hasting’s sections. I’m currently working on a new section for the film as Brandy from Boise got me some footage I needed! Thanks Brandy! Next I’ll be working on Trennis and Mustang Johnny’s Sections. TS4 will end up being about 1 hour and 15 minutes this year! Plus, with over an hour of extras, the DVDs will be full!
Happy summer and I’m going fishing!
CONTEST:
Persons wishing to enter should send as many different home sledding videos as they wish to:
GREAT FOOTAGE CONTEST, THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS, 5305 Brooklyn Court, Helena, MT 59602.
Please Download, print, complete and send the Use Agreement document below with your tape or tapes to the above address. Please include your HOME PHONE NUMBER in all correspondence!
Please put a label on your tape before you send it with your name and phone number!
RULES:
The First prize for the GREAT FOOTAGE CONTEST is $250.00 cash and $250.00 in prizes.
Please EDIT the footage if possible or give us the timecode where the footage takes place on the tape. KEEP A COPY FOR YOURSELF!
Tapes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. See below for information on deadlines.
Entrants should include their return address and telephone number and a brief written description of the clips being submitted.
All submissions shall become the sole property of Producer. Entrants should include a $3.00 handling fee per tape, in U.S. money order, if they wish Producer to return their video(s), which will be done on a rolling basis during 2004 – 2005. Producer reserves the right to destroy all videos for which return was not requested at the time of submission. Producer is not responsible for lost, damaged or misdirected tapes under any circumstances. Please keep a copy of your submission.
All home video formats are acceptable (VHS, 8MM, digital video) and must be shot with a consumer camera. NOTE: MINI DV is our choice of format! If you can, please send the footage on a MINI DV tape. Home videos transferred to DVD or CD-ROM will be accepted for initial screening and review, however the original tape must be provided to Producer upon request in order to meet eligibility and broadcast requirements. If not so provided, the submitted video will not be eligible for inclusion in the program. 8MM film transferred to videotape is also accepted.
Videos that purport to be spontaneous must be so, or entrant must explicitly disclose the circumstances of the taping at time of entry.
Producer reserves the right to edit and/or alter any submission.
Videos must be exclusive to THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS and BIG SKY X-TREME SNOWMOBILING PRODUCTIONS.
Decisions of the judges as to all contest matters are final and nonappealable. All submissions are subject to the terms of these rules and all entrants agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges. Producer reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.
ELIGIBILITY
Employees and riders of THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS and anyone involved in the production, or administration of the contest, as well as immediate family/same household members of anyone so employed or engaged are not eligible for prize awards.
Persons under 18 may enter but written parental consent will be required before their entries will be considered.
Entrants whose clips are chosen for inclusion in a film must sign a Release and Indemnity in the form presented attesting, among other things, to the fact that they are the rightful owners of the submitted clips and that the clip may be submitted and broadcast without obtaining permission from or making any payment to any third party. All persons appearing in the clips must sign consent forms and/or releases (which shall grant to Producer the right to use such person’s name, voice and likeness) before the submission can be eligible for prize awards. Parent or guardian must sign the consent/release form for minors. Failure to provide requested releases and/or consents will result in disqualification of entrant. These release and/or consent forms will be provided by the Producer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the submission of a videotape constitutes the submitter’s permission to use the videotape (and the name, voice and likeness of the submitter) in and in connection with the program and all exploitations thereof, including, without limitation, advertising and promotion and, further, constitutes the submitter’s representation that all necessary consents and permissions therefor have been obtained.
Each submission must be solely the original work of entrant.
Each entrant represents that his/her submission does not infringe on any third party’s copyrighted material, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
By submitting your videotape each entrant agrees to release, discharge, and hold harmless THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS and BIG SKY X-TREME SNOWMOBILING PRODUCTIONS and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives from any claim or liability arising from or related to submission of the entry, participation in this contest, appearance on the film, and/or acceptance or use of any prize.
Each entrant agrees that his/her submission shall be governed by and construed under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Montana applicable to contracts entered into and wholly performed therein. Each entrant consents and agrees to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts of the State of Montana, located in the County of Lewis and Clark.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Videos/footage/material will be judged for inclusion in films and for prizes on the basis of their humor and/or uniqueness.
PRIZES
The First prize for the GREAT FOOTAGE CONTEST is $100.00 cash and $200.00 in prizes.
Prizes will be awarded to the person(s) submitting the videotape, provided they certify and establish to Producer’s satisfaction that they are the owner(s) of the videotape and further provided that they have complied with the official rules and sign all necessary forms as determined by Producer.
Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes.
CONTEST DEADLINES
The first contest deadline date for the 2004 – 2005 season is JULY 8, 2005. The second contest deadline is JULY 10, 2006.
At Producers’ sole option, any video may be retained and considered for use and reuse, and used and reused, in any subsequent edition of the film, or any other program or ancillary use in any media.
RELEASES
All entrants must sign all consent forms, general releases and other authorizations in the form provided by Producer or be eliminated from consideration. Releases will include, among other things, a statement that the videos are the exclusive property of the entrant(s) and that the events purported to be spontaneous were in fact spontaneous and not staged.
Releases must be obtained from all identifiable persons depicted in videos. Parent or guardian must sign the consent/release form for minors.
For more information, e-mail to jim@bigskyx.com or write to Great Footage Contest, 5305 Brooklyn court, Helena, MT 59602
OTHER LEGAL STUFF
Any footage/material you send to THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS including photos, film, tape, or the like is, and will be treated as, nonconfidential and non-proprietary. Anything you send can be used by THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS or its sponsors for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting on the internet. Furthermore, THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication/footage/material you send for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such material.
Images of people or places displayed on sent footage are either the property of, or used with permission by, THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS. The use of this material by you, or anyone else authorized by you on or before November 30, 2005 for any other purpose is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions or by specific permission provided by THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS (This prevents you from sending your footage to other sled video companies and having the same footage show up in our competitor’s films!). Any unauthorized use of the material may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity and communications regulations and statutes.
Under no circumstances will THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS be liable for any damages (including, but not limited to, special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages either to person or equipment) arising out of the filming or shooting of said material or footage, even if THUNDERSTRUCK FILMS has been advised of the possibility of such damages.