Announcing the 2011 PlayStation Home Music Video Contest

I know it doesn't seem possible but this year we're taking this contest to a new level of engagement thanks to Sony's LOOT's Active camera where anyone with a  LOOT Active camera and a YouTube account will be able to participate; something that was very challenging back in 2009 when I first announced the PlayStation Home Music Video Contest. So, I'm very excited about the contest this year and expect to see tons of entries from the Home community.

So what do you have to do? First, if you haven't already done so, head over to the LOOT store in the Mall and pick up the Sony LOOT Active Camera. Then, check out http://youtube.com/editor. Login or Sign up for a FREE YouTube account. Click the Audio tab to expore the music selections available. It's recommended to use the licensed audio tracks available on YouTube.com however since your videos will fall under fair use copyright laws you're welcome to use whatever music you like. Now, once you've found a song you like, come up with a story around that song for your video. Remake a real-life music video but with a PlayStation Home spin on it. Or Come up with a completely new one. Get your friends to participate in shooting the video. Be creative and have fun with it! Upload it to your YouTube Channel from within Home or to your PS3 hard drive for editing via your favorite video editing software (not required). Make sure your video is public and include 2011 PlayStation Home Music Video Contest in the title.

Post a link to your video by December 31, 2011 11:59pm PST as a comment on my YouTube Channel (youtube.com/raausar) or this post.

Winners will receive the following:  1st place winner - $50 PSN redeemable code, 2nd place winner - a $20 PSN redeemable code, and 3rd place winner – a $10 PSN redeemable code.

Read the rules, and tips and tricks for additional information.

For inspiration check out this PlayStation Home music video created by Alinea3: