2024-03-11 20:00:01
Short movie platform “TikTok” and Nippon Television Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd.March 11, 2024 (month)The award ceremony for the vertical video contest “JAPAN VERTICAL MV CONTEST 2023 Powered by TikTok｜NTV” was held at Nippon TV Hall on .
This contest is a new video contest that is open to all creators, including professionals and amateurs, and was held in collaboration with the short movie platform TikTok and Nippon Television. With the theme of “vertical music videos” that use free expression methods such as live-action, CG, and animation, this project aims to discover various types of creativity unique to vertical format and discover new talented creators. .
We solicited works in the form of “vertical music videos” from December last year to February 13 of this year, and received over 500 submissions in total. Many excellent works were collected. The contest song is the famous 90’s song “WOW WAR TONIGHT ~ Sometimes Wake Up Movement (JO1 ver.)” covered by JO1. With respect, we updated the famous song that was all the rage in JO1’s unique style with rap and dance. The applicants incorporated new visual expressions into their songs. NAKAO won the artist award selected by JO1 members, Raito Teramura won the audience award selected by the public, Cedric Rolando won the runner-up grand prize, and NAKAO won the grand prize. NAKAO will receive a double award as well as the artist award.
【Winner】
・Grand Prix: NAKAO
・Semi-Grand Prix: Cedric Rolando – neoyume
・Audience Award: Raito Teramura
・Artist Award: NAKAO
Comments from Mr. NAKAO, who won the Grand Prix
“surprised. I’m very happy. Personally, I still regret not being able to take full advantage of the vertical platform. I was having a lot of trouble deciding whether to make it look like a vertical manga or not. I tried to create it without deviating from the core story, while suppressing my desire to bring out the best parts of Volumetric and say, “I can do this.” I am happy to hear what Mr. Ueda said earlier. thank you. ”
[Judges’ general comments regarding this contest]
●Shinichiro Ueda
“Honestly, I was surprised by the high level of the submitted works overall.I wondered if there were so many such fierce people in Japan.I think the evolution of technology is also a big factor in making this possible.Professionals We are living in a world where it is impossible to tell the difference between amateurs and amateurs.The era has come when anyone can create high-quality video works.That is why from now on, the 0 to 1 part, the ideas and feelings of the project, will become even more important. I felt like it was going to happen.”
●Mr. Kazuaki Seki
“It was fun to see videos with so many different ideas.It was a very difficult contest, with questions like how to use vertical format, how to capture music, and how to use volumetric techniques. However, looking at your work, I was reminded once once more that individual ideas and techniques have permeated creators.At the same time, I was also excited to see that there are still many new expressions and methods.Thank you very much. I’m here.”
●Mr. Shinya Nakajima
“Anyway, I was surprised at how high the quality of the video was overall.How do you make such amazing videos?I have been making videos for over 40 years, but I came here and saw the super evolution of the video production world. I was amazed! There were so many different ideas and this was the first time in my life that the judging was so much fun. Thank you for giving me this opportunity! I’m going to aim for super evolution too!”
In addition, Sho Yonashiro, the leader of JO1, who was also selected for the artist award, took to the stage and said, “Not only is the quality high, but it also has a strong message, and I really felt the young protagonist’s feelings regarding not giving up on his dreams, and I thought it was wonderful.” ” and praised the high level of each work.
The winning works will be broadcast on the Nippon TV program “SENSORS” and on outdoor signage.
In order to make the works submitted to the contest known to more people and to create an opportunity for creators to take the next step, the winning works will be introduced on the Nippon Television program “SENSORS”. The work will also be shown on outdoor signage in various locations from late March onwards.
▼Program information
■March 21st (Thursday) 25:59-26:29 broadcast (*Kanto local)
■Distribution: Limited time missed distribution following broadcast on TVer
▼Tokyo outdoor signage information
Scheduled to be announced on contest SNS
【Official SNS】
Hashtag: #JVMC2023 #Vertical MV
Official X: @jvmc_tiktok
公式TikTok ：@jvmc.tiktok
[Contest Overview]
■Name: JAPAN VERTICAL MV CONTEST 2023 Powered by TikTok｜NTV
■Sponsor: TikTok, Nippon Television
■Contest partner: Vook
■Assignment song: “WOW WAR TONIGHT ~ Sometimes wake up movement (JO1 ver.)”
[About TikTok]
TikTok is a short movie platform for mobile. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok’s global headquarters are located in Los Angeles and Singapore, with global offices in countries and regions including New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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