The deadline for the Louisiana Hot Sauce video contest was on my calendar for probably 3 months but I never got around to shooting an entry. Probably for the best since the winners were announced yesterday and I don’t think I could have topped two of them. The second place winner is just ok but the first and third place winning videos are great. I’ll post all three below.
The best video contest entries are those that include a quick moment of magic that makes the viewer want to watch the video again as soon as it’s over. As I was watching the first place winner I was thinking “oh this is neat, and it’s making me hungry…very effective…I can see….whoa!….HOW DID THEY DO THAT!?!” Watch the first place winner and you’ll know the “whoa!” moment as soon as it happens. Very nice work.
First place. Prize: $5,000
Second Place. Prize: $2,500
Third Place. Prize: $500
Special congratulations to friend of VCN, Danny Winn for taking third place. That song is good enough to be Louisiana Hot Sauce’s actual jingle!
Looks like Louisiana Hot Sauce got around 80 entries for this contest. That’s a pretty good number for a contest of this size. If you’re interested, you can see all the other entries on the company’s youtube channel.
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Beardy,
I’ve been following you since my first contest entries in the Doritos smash the Superbowl competition this year. I love this site and check it daily…”Don’t Forget” was my first victory, officially…but When you chose one of my Doritos commercials “So Worth It” as one of your favorites, that was really my first victory! I gotta say congrats to Danny as well because he produced a very slick video and not to mention a very catch tune. I found myself humming it randomly throughout the day. I’m getting addicted to all these contests it’s hard to find time for my job. Anyway thanks for all your doing I’m a big fan!
Tim,
Wow, well that’s awesome. “So worth it” was one of my favorite Doritos entries this year. You do great work! Thanks for being a fan. Next time you get a win, be sure to let me know and I’ll post it.
To everyone else,
If you want to check out Tim’s over-the-top Crash the Superbowl entry, you can find it in this post. It’s the one where the guy busts his head through his roof:
http://videocontestnews.com/2009/12/16/vcn%E2%80%99s-crash-the-superbowl-recommendations/
Hey Beardy,
I was amazed at the high quality volume of spots that LHS received considering the very small payday. I know I entered because there was nothing else on the horizon. I am glad though that LHS chose three deserving spots. Maybe the order could have been switched a little, in that I thought Danny Winn’s video deserved better than 3rd, but overall I think the judges did their job. I think it is a good example of having a contest at the right time. Guarantee that had LHS been running the contest over these next three months they would not be as fruitful.
The VCK