Drew Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 So my roommate and I entered a little contest that involved making a 60-second film noir movie and the grand prize is a new Lenovo ThinkPad. I act in it (the tall and slim one), do the voice-overs and art directed about half of the shots. It took 23 hours from concept to delivery and was shot entirely in and around our house in Burbank. Now, my roommate and I are two of the biggest Macophiles you will ever meet and as such have little use for a PC, but we are making this a good cause. Our friend Ana, our favorite waitress at Fred 62 and the femme fatale in our movie, will get the laptop to replace her aging lappie. All you have to do is go here: And vote for our movie (called "Sucker for Dames"). You don't need to register or give your email address or anything. Just click and vote. You can see the first five finalists (including ours) here: The second five are here: We're really proud of our little film and we truly think it's the best one of the ten. We'd really appreciate your help in making it number one! Again, you don't have to register or give an email address or anything - just go to the URL and vote! It really doesn't take any time. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Voted... you are still down two though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 After my vote you are up one yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 rad. Thanks guys, you rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 You are now up three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I voted..nice work man, good luck! Your up five now by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Good stuff there. You're 35 votes up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Got my vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Up 43 wo0t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DePloderer Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Voted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmmmmbeeer Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I only watched yours and two others, but your film deserved the vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Up 51 now.. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldmember Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 voted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 thanks everyone...damn, "her name was Gizmodo" has rallied overnight and now we've only got a 5 vote margin. Polls close at midnight ET on Wednesday. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 voted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Wow, good stuff. Voted, and you're still up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Getting close, you're only up 7 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 I voted and broke the tie. 678-677 you are leading... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandy125 Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 Voted...You are down 10 680-690. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 voted. We could rig this you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 12:04 PM) voted. We could rig this you know? If you do that he'll be disqualified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted February 8, 2006 Share Posted February 8, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 12:34 PM) If you do that he'll be disqualified. The team that is leading along with his probally will be anyway. How come they have 894368 votes and no one else does near them? Fishy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(q\/\/3r+y @ Feb 8, 2006 -> 02:35 PM) The team that is leading along with his probally will be anyway. How come they have 894368 votes and no one else does near them? Fishy to me. Gents, I will turn away no one who wishes to help. My roommate is catatonic from the stress so basically, I'm El Duque in the 6th of game 3 at Fenway. Ice water veins. Just don't create bots or anything. They log IPs and cookies and stuff. However, I can tell you the ins and outs of every wi-fi network from here to Pasadena, as well as every Apple Store and CompUSSR. If we win this, I'll have a magnum of champagne in my trunk when I tailgate for the series at Angel Stadium and will toast each and every one of you. Edited February 9, 2006 by Drew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Just voted. You are down 60. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted February 9, 2006 Author Share Posted February 9, 2006 Well, we decided in the end to head over to the Fred and enjoy our last two hours of the poll with Ana and some clandestinely-enjoyed homemade piñacello. We just checked the results a bit ago. While we have our own opinions about the means of how the vote tallies were amassed, our methods weren't pristine, either. But that's not where I want the focus to be. All I have left to say is I could not be happier with the final product and the outpouring of support we've received from people across the country and beyond, and that friends of ours, many of whom we only know from what we read and post on the Internet, came out in droves because we asked for their help. The thrill of collaborating on a project that came together so quickly and successful well beyond our expectations, making the cut of the top 10, and garnering 1400-something votes in two days is really quite something, even if we have no Lenovo ThinkPad to validate it. We didn't need a PC laptop anyway. We'd also like to give a shout out to all the groups of people who voted for us. Even though some of you didn't know who we were, we appreciated the support. The following groups contributed en masse to our cause: People who read and post on the multitude of swing dance forums too great to name. Soxtalk.com Maricopa County Dept. of Corrections Bitterwaitress.com IntlNewsMedia.com Sony Pictures Studios LA Unified School District Distance Learning Program The Weinstein Company Foote, Cone & Belding, Chicago Florida State University College of Law Dave Ramsey Music City Motion Azusa Pacific University California Pizza Kitchen Glendale Fred 62 The Church of Scientology Baptist General Conference The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Judson College, Dept. of Art Design and Architecture USC School of Cinema/Television Sound Dept. most of the Apple Stores in Los Angeles County and a few in Manhattan Starbuck's The City of Burbank, CA Occidental College Erica's dorm floor at Colorado State University UC Irvine Our troops in Iraq Everyone on Matt's IM list And I am STILL planning on tailgating for the Angels series. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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