Script Contest 2012

@ComicWho #Contest 

Introduction

This contest is designed to engage Comic Who readers and make them part of the creative process behind the realization of the strip. Participants will be asked to write the script of a strip that will be brought to the attention of an international jury. The best one will be turned into a real strip and published on the Comic Who blog page.

The Subject

Each year we will propose a different subject on which the participants must rely to carry out their script. The subject this year is Smithy!

Every script must use our Eleventh Doctor as the main character; you can also include Tenny, Eccly and any other Comic Who character you want, but Smithy must be the protagonist. You can create parodies of events which occurred in the TV series Doctor Who, but original stories will be much appreciated.

The Jury

The jury will be composed by the following people: 

- Elisa Moriconi (Comic Who Illustrator) 

- Chiara Cavalli (The artist who realized the main price) 

- Francesco Spreafico (Doctor-Who.it webmaster) 

- Lady Soliloque (Writer and Video Editor)

- Luke Williams (The Doctor Who Site webmaster) 

- Michael David Key (Artist)

- Craig Hurle (Doctor Who and the Tardis by Craig Hurle administrator)

Contest Rules

- The contest will begin at 0:00 AM (GMT) on March 1, 2012 and will end at 11:59 PM (GMT) on March 31, 2012.

- Scripts must be uploaded through the automatic submit page at this link.

- All scripts sent outside of the validity period of the contest will be ignored.

- All scripts must be written in proper English (no slang will be accepted).

- It will be accepted only one script per person.

- The Comic Who staff will answer with an email by communicating the acceptance of the script or the reasons for which have been refused.

- Winners will be announced on April 8, 2012.

- The jury's decision is final!

Script Rules

- No obscenity and/or vulgarity and/or violence will be accepted.

- Every script must be divided into 4 (four) vignettes.

- You have to describe all the backgroungs as you are describing a picture.

- You have to describe exactly the laying and the facial expression of each character in the vignette.

- No more than 4 (four) characters are allowed into a single vignette.

- No more then 3 (three) balloons are allowed into a single vignette.

- No more then 30 (thirty) words are allowed into a single vignette (this includes onomatopoeia). Example: if you have two ballons into a vignette, you can write 15 words in the first one, 14 in the secont and use 1 onomatopoeia.

Tips & Tricks

- Strips are like puns, should make people laugh by saying a few things, basing mainly on the expressions and comic absurdities.

- Don't waste time creating complex stories, usually a simple situation is much more fun. Sometimes you do not even need words to make people laugh (think of the Valentine's Day spcial).

- Too many characters and dialogues are often synonymous with confusion and risk of boring the reader. Try to be as concise as possible.

- Remember that vignettes provide a limited space, so do not overdo the details, otherwise you may not have enough space available for carrying out the scene.

- Read this Facebook Note to understand how to create a script.

- If you have doubts or concerns, please send an email to comicwho@gmail.com. The Comic Who staff will answer soon as possible.

Contest Winner Award & Prizes

- The winning story will be drawn by Elisa Moriconi (the Comic Who Illustrator) and published on our comic blog (with all the credits to the original author). 

- The winner will receive a figurine of Smithy made in Polymer Clay (The one you can see on the flyer).

- The second place will win a Commission of a digital color illustration of a single character on white backgroung realized by Elisa Moriconi.

- The third place will win a Commission of a pencil sketch of a single character on simple backgroung realized by Elisa Moriconi.

The Fan Choice Award

After the contest scripts of stories that are classified by the # 2 to # 10 will also be published as Notes on the Comic Who Facebook Fanpage. The public will choose the best by putting the "like" on the favorite script.

- The vote will take place from April 8, 2012 to April 14, 2012.

- The winning story will be drawn by Elisa Moriconi (the Comic Who Illustrator) and published on our comic blog.

- The author will win a Commission of a digital color illustration of a single character on white backgroung realized by Elisa Moriconi.

Detailed picture of the figurine you can win!

Good Luck & Have Fun

Comic Who Staff

Contest Prizes

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The followings are the sketches Elisa made as rewards for our Christmas contest (the subject for the skecthes were chosen by the winners)! We waited for a while before post them here because we wanted to be sure the winners received the originals, but now it's time to share! Hope you like them!


    

Christmas Contest Results

It was difficult to choose the winners, because the temptation to reward everyone for their efforts and for their excellent work has been strong. In the end we tried to evaluate the entries basing on the sympathy, the originality and also the age of the competitors. We have divided the entries into two categories, one composed by simple images, the other composed by multi-panel images and between these we selected those that we believe were the most beautiful, funny but above all, more Christmassy. I hope you enjoy our choices, in addition all competitors will receive shortly a little surprise.

Following the winners for the Single Panel category:

Johanne (16)
from Norway

Cinzia (26)
from Italy

And now the winners for the Multi Panel category:

Justine (18)
from France

Anyssa (14)
from USA 

Nicolas (21)
from Colombia

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Here is the gallery of entries for the Single Panel category:

Stella from Italy	Hattie from USA	Markéta from Czech Republic
Alexis from USA	Elisabetta from Italy	Nadia from UK
Roberta from Italy	Luca	Agostina from Argentina
Natalia from USA	Eloise from France	Milly from UK
Rebecca from USA	Alani from USA	Rita from Poland
Meghan from USA	Rachel from Georgia	Nell from USA
Moni from USA	Jessica from Italy	Angela from USA
Hannah from UK	Mike from New Zealand	Dina from Italy
Gaby from USA	Rebekah from Australia

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Here is the gallery of entries for the Multi Panel category:

Kristin from Japan	Renzo from Colombia	Nicole from Australia
Benedetta from Italy	Jeane from USA	Becky from UK
Riley from USA	Alanah from USA

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All winners will receive an email from us asking for some information on the award. The drawings will be sent via e-mail as soos as they are ready and then the originals will be mailed to your home address. Congratulation to all the participants and thanks for all the Christmas wishes we received.

Merry Christmas from the Comic Who Staff!

Christmas Contest 2011 - Rules

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Christmas Contest 2011

Introduction

This contest is designed to engage Comic Who readers. Participants will be asked to draw an image (sketch, pin-up, strip or whatever you want) based on the Comic Who characters at Christmas. We will not choose the winning image basing on the tecnique or the drawing skills. The most important thing is the Christmas spirit, so we're not interested if you're Bryan Hitch or a 4 years old kid, just try to be Doctor-ish and Christmassy!

Contest Rules
 - The contest will begin at 0:00 AM (GMT) on November 23, 2011 and will end at 11:59 PM (GMT) on December 23, 2011.
 - Images must be sent at comicwho@gmail.com. Images submitted will not be accepted otherwise.
 - All images sent outside of the validity period of the contest will be ignored.
 - No obscenity and/or vulgarity and/or violence will be accepted.
 - Every image must contain at least one of the Comic Who Doctors (Eccly, Tenny or Smithy).
 - No image of Smithy without his bowtie will be accepted (:P).
 - It will be accepted only one image per person.
 - The Comic Who staff will answer every email received by communicating the acceptance of the image or the reasons for which have been refused.
 - Winners will be announced on December 25, 2011 and all the images will be published on the website and on the Comic Who Facebook Page.

Contest Winner Award & Prize

 - The winner will receive an original Comic Who Sketch with our signs and our Christmas wishes. 

Good Luck & Have Fun

Comic Who Staff