As an experiment in exploring what makes a video go viral on YouTube, Movement Media is offering a Viral Video Contest.

Do you think you have what it takes to create a ‘video response’ to a popular dance video?

We challenge dance artists to try their hand at going viral on YouTube!

In case you’re not aware of the phenomenon of viral videos, this is an excellent opportunity to learn more.

Often, people who create ‘video responses’ attract THOUSANDS of viewers, and Movement Media wants to see how many ‘hits’ you can get with your video by participating in this contest!

We have chosen a dance video that has already gone viral, so you can make your own version of the video, to put up “side-by-side” online with the original version.  This means that you also have the chance to be viewed by hundreds or thousands of viewers…..possibly making your video as popular as the original video!!!

The winner of the contest will be announced and have his or her video screened at the “I Tube, You Tube, We all Tube for YouTube” Kinetic Cinema screening in NYC on December 9th.  Following the screening, Movement Media will also post the winner’s video on our blog, Move the Frame to help give your video even more exposure to viewing audiences.

The video we have chosen for Contest participants to create a video response to is:

YouTube Viral Video:  ‘Decale Gwada Blondinette (Vitesse Normale)‘

How to participate in the Contest:

• Make a 30 sec video response to this YouTube Viral Dance video.
• Upload your video response to YouTube, send the link and your contact information to:  movementmedia@pentacle.org by December 8th 2009.
• Whom ever gets the most hits with their video response between Thanksgiving (November 26th) and Dec 8th wins the contest!
• The sooner you upload your video response to YouTube, the easier it will be to increase the number of viewers or ‘hits’.

The winner is welcome to attend the Kinetic Cinema screening on December 9th, to discuss the results of this ‘YouTube experiment’.

The winner will also get free admission to our next Kinetic Cinema screening, and a handy book: “YouTube: An Insider’s Guide to Climbing the Charts” by Alan Lastufka and Michael W. Dean. 

When we post the winner’s video on our blog, Move the Frame, we will share what the winner did to help make his or her video go viral on YouTube.

Up Next at Kinetic Cinema:

I Tube, You Tube, We all Tube for YouTube

Curated by Jody Oberfelder

Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 7:30pm

Tickets: $10

Bring your friends and family to Kinetic Cinema!  Enjoy the Contest winner’s video and learn from dance film maker, Jody Oberfelder, about how videos become extremely popular and “Go Viral” online.