Blogging this a few days late, but I’m delighted to report that last week, my little TARDIS won me some very nice merchandise! Let me expain…
The guys and gals over at Firebox.com run a ‘video of the week’ competition, where they judge videos that have been made and uploaded to them that feature products sold on their website. Now, last year I purchased a 4-Port TARDIS USB Hub from them around about the same time I started the Interactive Media course; due to sheer number of USB devices I had.
I then produced this short video that was essentially a little bit of fun and allowed me to experiment with my video editing software. It took no more than 20 minutes to make, using a hand-held camera and Final Cut on my Macbook Pro.
To cut to the chase, I logged back onto the site recently and saw that users could upload video content, and immediately uploaded this little TARDIS experiment. To my surprise, I received an email a few days later informing me that I had won ‘video of the week’, and as a result was given a Firebox voucher allowing me to spend a whopping fifty pounds! You can see my submission on the Firebox.com product page.
Suffice to say I am very happy, and will go ahead and make another ‘TARDIS Experiment’ in the near future; something a little trickier this time however. For those of you who are interested in what I bought with the voucher…
USBCell Batteries – These beauties are AA batteries that charge up via your spare USB slots. Brilliant!
Coin Saving Jar – This plastic jar records the total of all the coins you have slotted into it! Useful!
Bubba Keg – A 1.5 litre keg flask that keeps cold drinks cold for 12 hours, and hot ones for 3! Woo!
And finally, something not really useful but fun nonetheless…
Desktop Ballista – Medieval warfare fun in the form of a self-assembled wooden Ballista weapon! Huzzah!
So the moral of the story is…making completely random, pointless videos means more merchandise!
Good night, and good luck.