"Start A Band" Green Screen Challenge

THE CONTEST HAS ENDED! PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR THE WINNERS

They're long and boring, but seriously, read them.
Click here to read the rules.

Download the high resolution videos.
Right-click and "Save As."

These are big files, so they're going to take a while to download.
You can pick your favorite to use or mix and match.

		VIDEO 1: WIDE SHOT
		VIDEO 2: TIGHT SHOT
		VIDEO 3: MEDIUM SHOT

*If you are having trouble getting the videos to play on a Macintosh, try renaming the file extension from ".MPG" to ".MPEG"

The clips you just downloaded are synced up to the Amazon.com and iTunes version of "Start A Band," so if you drop the song right on top of the video, it'll match.

There's no purchase of the song necessary for the contest and it won't affect your chances of winning, but if you don't want that corny "Brad Paisley Play in stores now" message in your video, it's gonna cost you a buck at Amazon.com or $10.99 for the whole rockin' guitar album at amazon.com or you can go get it at the record store real quick.

We'll wait for you right here at Step 3 until you get back.

This is the fun part. Be creative. These green screen videos are a blank slate for you to do whatever you want and make your own Brad Paisley video. The beginnings and ends of the videos are blank so you can put whatever you want in there. Find a few good buddies and put yourselves in there or just get crazy with it. Brad is going to personally pick his favorites to post on bradpaisley.com, and there'll be a grand prize winner who wins a hi-def Sony camcorder and TEN runners-up that win Flip video cameras, so give it your best.

If you haven't messed around with green screen stuff before, don't let that stop you. It's pretty easy to learn if you've got the right tools. We extended the contest to January 19 so you can still PLAY if you're getting a video cam or software as a holiday present.

If you need some help with green screen editing, here are some links that will help you out. These are just a few of the programs you can use.

FINAL CUT PRO: YouTube Demo

FINAL CUT PRO: Text tutorial

SONY VEGAS PRO & MOVIE STUDIO: YouTube Demo

SONY VEGAS PRO & MOVIE STUDIO: YouTube Demo #2

SONY VEGAS PRO & MOVIE STUDIO: Text tutorial

COMPOSITELAB PRO: YouTube Demo

COMPOSITELAB PRO: Text tutorial

ADOBE PREMIERE: YouTube Demo

Upload your video to your YouTube channel, then post it as a video reponse to Brad's contest video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrGGbXPK32s

Check BradPaisley.com to see Brad's favorite videos, then hang tight for the end of the contest to see if you've won. We'll send you a message through the YouTube messaging system if you win a prize.

If you have technical problems, email us at countrymusic@sonybmg.com with the subject line "BRAD PAISLEY GREEN SCREEN."