Tuesday, 19 June 2012

The Stupidly Huge Giveaway

In honour of the people who have liked my work, and to celebrate the imminent release of King of Thorns I have decided to do a stupidly huge giveaway.

Item 1 - a 14" x 10" x 1/2" canvas-on-frame print of the King of Thorns map.

Item 2 - a 15oz mug sporting the Prince of Thorns and King of Thorns covers on opposite sides.

Item 3 - A signed trade paperback Prince of Thorns (white cover) (a present for a loved one?)

Item 4 - A signed mass market paperback (black cover) (your stunt copy?)

Item 5 - A hardback mint condition A Dance With Dragons, signed and dated by GRRM (I love the series but I have a copy and I'm not a book collector)

Item 6 (not shown) - A signed, dated, doodled copy of King of Thorns (these regularly sell for £60/$90 on the site I do them for)

And all this can be yours if you win the competition!





Competition Rules:

To enter IDEALLY you need to make a video (camera phone is fine) of you, or you and a friend, or you and several friends, reading &/or acting out any scene or page from Prince of Thorns. The scene should be more than 20 seconds and less than 3 minutes. Puppets, claymation, lego, plush toys etc are all also valid actors.

HOWEVER - The deafening silence has spooked me into declaring that absolutely ANYTHING is a valid entry for this contest. Photo of your granny? Fine. Poem you wrote when you were 6? Sure. Interesting rock that looks a bit like an apple? Go for it. All entries will be subject to a vote. Winner takes all (excepting the bonus prizes). Mail me the thing &/or link to it and you're in.

There may not be many entries. It's possible you could win by reading 20 seconds' worth of page 1 with a bag on your head.

There may be several entries. It's possible the winner will have three friends with plastic swords doing the Chella-Nuban-Jorg scene in French accents.

All entries will be put on display and voted on. The winner gets the prize. There may be consolation prizes.

To enter - send me your entry or a link to it. If you're sending it to me it needs to be less than 20 megabytes. (empire_of_thorns@yahoo.co.uk)


Go for it! Have fun! Don't leave me with zero entries or ... I'll look like Billy NoMates.

Entries by July 10th please.

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Here's an example of the staggeringly high production values we at TSHG demand:




or try here if blogspot denies you:
http://princeofthorns.com/casting.avi

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31 comments:

  1. Mairi19 June 2012 at 14:37

    now all I have to do is find a camera phone.... and a friend

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    1. Mark Lawrence19 June 2012 at 15:00

      you don't even need a friend - you could solo it, or use a stuffed toy for character #2, or amaze us with your claymation skills, or your ability to substitute pickle jars for characters, or simply go Gollum on us.

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    2. Mairi20 June 2012 at 07:18

      How did you know about my collection of pickle jars... and I have had an urge to go gollum for some time now.. I'll see what I can do

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  2. AntonisM.19 June 2012 at 16:06

    That sounds so interesting and fun that I'm going to give it a try even though I haven't read the book yet! I'll try to find a solo or duo scene and give it a modern (or maybe post-) surrealistic feel to it! :D

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    1. Mark Lawrence19 June 2012 at 16:25

      yay! here's my effort from while back :D http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13338582/prince-of-thorns-the-movie

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  3. Anonymous19 June 2012 at 23:10

    It seems like I need to consult my brother for a camera. :D

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  4. Mieneke van der Salm19 June 2012 at 23:56

    It seems I should have a think on this. Use of toddler and baby or cats may be involved, as I'm about as photogenic (camera-genic?) as a potato!

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    1. Mark Lawrence20 June 2012 at 00:00

      ... you could use a potato?

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    2. Mieneke van der Salm20 June 2012 at 00:26

      Brilliant!! Guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend ;-)

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  5. Paul Weimer20 June 2012 at 06:19

    Ugh. I have a face for radio. And a voice for silent movies. I've little chance.

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    1. Mark Lawrence20 June 2012 at 06:30

      Don't discount the pity vote! This is a competition where the public decides. They may punish competence.

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  6. Justin20 June 2012 at 06:21

    Dude, that coffee mug looks absurdly large.

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    1. Mark Lawrence20 June 2012 at 06:29

      Technically it's a bucket with the handle on the side.

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  7. The Reading Frenzy20 June 2012 at 06:55

    Mark, I've seen plenty of contests in my time but yours is truly the most unique, now I'll just have to figure out which bloody scene to portray :)

    Deb

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  8. redhead20 June 2012 at 07:27

    Brilliant!! Mark, I adore you. :)

    I wonder how many seconds of video my cheapy digital camera can take? Cuz I totes want that gallon sized coffee jug.

    Also, I am in possession of a photogenic yam, a plush powerpuff girl, and a few cans of tomatoes.

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  9. Phoenix20 June 2012 at 07:35

    Too bad we can't get a large group together at a Renaissance Faire to film a scene. Maybe even just a 3 minute long shot. I might give this a try but no eureka moments yet!

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    1. Mark Lawrence20 June 2012 at 07:43

      paraphrasing and parodies are fine. Could do entire-book-in-2-minutes. A straight reading. A reading while balancing on a tightrope... the world is your lobster.

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    2. Phoenix20 June 2012 at 10:00

      You're so enjoying this whole idea, aren't you, Mark?

      I'll see what I can come up with and even if it is worth filming! I can't wait to see what people are going to do.

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  10. ediFanoB20 June 2012 at 10:56

    I look forward to see the results. I'm stupid when it comes to cameras.

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  11. Anonymous27 June 2012 at 11:49

    As English is not my mothertounge I'm moe likel to do nothing but wait for the results to judge, but it sure would be awesome to win and get all the items ... I almost had a heart attack! They are so ... Without words!

    Julia

    PS: Is it okay if I read something in my language? Or does it have to be in english? Is painting okay too?

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    1. Mark Lawrence27 June 2012 at 12:04

      Julia - at this point with no entries absolutely anything is acceptable as an entry. A picture of your cat could win the goodies! Please enter. Please. Did I mention please? :) You could be the only entrant and win by default!

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    2. Anonymous27 June 2012 at 13:07

      Is it okay if I read my favourite parts of the book without anything else? ... Does it really have to be a video, because ... well ... I DO NOT like to be on that particular side of the camera ... I have a great Idea ... I make a clip with a stickman, is this okay?

      Julia

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    3. Mark Lawrence27 June 2012 at 13:10

      absolutely! go for it!

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  12. Hilary27 June 2012 at 14:40

    Wow, if only I was creative. I'm going to have to enter this anyway. If I won I wouldn't have to buy that doodled KoT to go with my PoT :-D

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  13. Anonymous27 June 2012 at 15:08

    What if it is longer than 3 minutes?

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    1. Mark Lawrence28 June 2012 at 00:27

      as long as you have a link to it & it's less than 30 hours that'll be fine :)

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  14. Anonymous28 June 2012 at 14:49

    Okay! WE're in! You'll get our link or I'll carry the shame with me my whole life ... and I have a bad back ...

    Wait for it! I promise if it's just half as good as we imagine it, it would be mindblowing for our standards!!!

    JULIA

    PS: I want to win the Item 6. If the video is longer than 3 min. I can still win it, can I?

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    1. Mark Lawrence28 June 2012 at 15:33

      If you win you'll win all the items, #6 included! And yes, the time limit is merely advisory now.

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  15. Matt Garrett3 July 2012 at 08:40

    Two vids sent Mark, want me to post the youtube url's here?
    and does the prize include the mirror..?
    lol!
    MattG

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  16. Charlotte Freyja9 July 2012 at 14:48

    Just going to casually spam all outlets with my entry in the hopes that it is accepted. *fingers crossed*

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXCZs0bmbXo

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  17. Anonymous9 July 2012 at 18:24

    I just sent you my entry but I'll post it here just in case...

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/82278322@N03/7539770932/in/photostream

    -Rachel

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