Got design skillz? Show us whatcha got.

I’m helping jury the Poster Contest for this year’s A/V Swap, an excellent mixed media (pun totally intended) event that matches filmmakers with musicians to create a mashup of sorts. Read below for all the deets.

This year, organizers are putting the poster design in the hands of the public.  Enter your design for a chance to be the face of the A/V Swap, a film/audio collaborative swap during the summer of 2009.

Due Date May 27th, 2009.  Yep, that’s Wednesday. Get crackin.

Images should be 11 x 17 and vector based. Don’t hold anything back; we want to see forward thinking graphic design!

Submit your design by Wednesday, May 27th to sean [at] theavswap.com. Please attach a 10 KB image.

Win free tickets to A/V Swap events, entrance for 2 to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and 2 free passes to a film at the River Oaks Theatre.

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About the A/V Swap 2009

Creative filmmakers submit a short movie without a soundtrack and musicians submit a soundtrack without a movie.

We’ll play matchmaker and trade each film and soundtrack.

Each musician will receive a film and every filmmaker a soundtrack.

Then you make a new composition to go with your movie or song. It’s that easy!

Info Session: Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Spacetaker, Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter St. Houston, TX 77007
Come hear about the A/V Swap, learn about digital filmmaking and recording with Sharad Patel

First deadline: Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Antidote Coffee, 729 Studewood St. Houston, TX 77007
Turn in your original film or soundtrack; you will receive your assignment within four days

Second Deadline: Monday, July 20th, 2009
Final collaborative films due

Format for the first deadline: Films and music should be at least 1 minute in duration and less than 7 minutes.

For video please provide at least 640 X 480 pixel size on a data DVD in Quicktime PNG or Quicktime photo JPEG. Please try to avoid NTSC DVD or MPEGs.

For audio please provide WAV or AIF files, please avoid MP3s to ensure best quality.

Format for the second deadline: Please drop off films formatted to play on any DVD player.

Every film in the A/V Swap will be played on the big screen in August and the Best Of screening will be held in September 2009