In D-Trix‘s Dance Showdown Season 2 Episode 4, the 12 YouTube stars prep their dance moves for showtime with their appointed dance instructors. Mike Song leads BrittaniLouiseTaylor, StilaBabe09, and ScreenTeam. Anze Skrube leads ExoticJess, meghanrosette, and Miss Hannah Minx. Brinn Nicole leads Chester See , Chimneyswift11, and ONLYUSEmeBLADE. Lauren Froderman leads PranksvsPrank’s Jesse, Alphacat, and Andrew Garcia. Tensions rise in this special behind the scenes episode, as the contestants come face to face with their competition and prepare to perform in front of the celebrity judges! Who is ready and who is not? Get ready to see their routines next week.
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In Dance Showdown, 12 YouTube stars train and perform with 4 professional dancers in front of 3 celebrity judges and a global voting audience for the chance to win Dance Glory and $100,000!
The Top 10 contestants and guest judges Dominic “Dtrix” Sandoval, Andrew Garcia, Mystery Guitar Man, David Fickas, Brice Beckham, and Kassem G join judges Ryan Higa and Christine Lakin along with fans to celebrate the season and reveal the first ever “INTERNET ICON”. The contestant talk about their time on the show, the ups and downs, and more. The Top 2 contestants (Lana McKissack and Brothers Riedell) show the final videos to determine who will be the Internet Icon. Viewers decided, so see who will be crowned the champion.
The CMF Distinguished Filmmakers Network (DFN) and Lenovo have launched the “Seize the Night” Alternate Ending Challenge. DFN members produced alternate endings to Lenovo’s short “Seize the Night” video (beginning around when the enter button is pushed on the Ultrabook). The alternate ending with the most views by September 9, 2012 wins US $15,000. Several talented Asian American filmmakers are in the mix for the finals: Kelly Li, Anthony Bui, and Lanly Le. The top entrants received production budgets to visually capture the essence of Lenovo’s latest ultra-thin and ultra-light Ultrabook devices. Check out the final entries below.
Original video “Seize The Night”
Wake The Night by Kelly Li: An alternate ending to Lenovo’s “Seize the Night” with Can Nguyen of the Poreotix and Julie Zhan
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Kelly has already had a busy career since relocating from his native Ohio. An award-winning filmmaker with works featured nationwide on platforms such as MTV and Virgin America, Li is a firm believer in telling personal stories with universal themes. His last piece of work premiered at the Directors’ Guild of America at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Currently, he’s finishing development of his first feature film.
The Dummy by Anthony Bui : Tosh & Iba are after Quan’s Ultrabook, but they kidnapped the wrong guy…
More about Anthony Bui
Anthony was born and raised in Los Angeles, so it seemed like destiny that he’d end up in the film industry. After deciding from a young age that he wanted to pursue the visual arts, he crafted a road to USC where he studied film production. Upon graduating, Anthony immediately began working on building his portfolio by shooting promos, commercials, and music videos for both local talent and corporations. He’s worked with the largest content creators on Youtube, Maker Studios, and has numerous viral videos to show for it. Although shooting branded content for the likes of Tide, Intel, and Panasonic have also been great, his passion is to direct feature films–something he hopes to do soon.
The Exchange by Lanly Le : A special guest from out-of-this world shares a special exchange with some earthlings.
More about Lanly Le
Lanly Le is a fashion and beauty photographer and videographer. With a free spirit and a romantic eye, she hopes to instill passion and a bit of a love story in all of her images–whether they are moving or still. Le is based in Phoenix and also holds a heavy interest in rockclimbing, sushi, and betta fish.
The Top 3 Internet Icon contestants (FU music, Lana McKissack, and Brothers Riedell) compete in “The Guest Star Challenge”. In the biggest challenge so far, the contestants have 5 hours to shoot and edit a skit/sketch video using guest celebrity Damien Dante Wayans (chosen by the judges) as well as all 4 of the actors from the ICONography Wall. Additionally, they must shoot and edit a Vlog video along with a music-based video. That’s three videos in one day. Who has what it takes to take it to the finish line? They’ve got to be a well-rounded Internet Icon.
The Top 5 Internet Icon contestants compete in “The Judges’ Choice Challenge” where they have 5 hours to shoot and edit a video based on a topic chosen by the judges. The topics include: making a horror film (Dayside Productions), a silent video (Team Morgan), a video with one continuous take (The FU), an instructional video (Brothers Riedell), and a character-driven video made documentary style (Lana McKissack). Watch the videos below to see who does the best. Keep your eyes on Dayside Productions, The FU, and Lana McKissack.
The Internet Icon’s top 7 finalists complete their third challenge, the props challenge. They have 5 hours to shoot and edit a video using the following props: a hula hoop, a banana peel, a twinkie, a wig, and a rubber ducky. The contestants videos will be judged by Ryan Higa, Christine Lakin, and guest judge Mystery Guitar Man. Keep your eyes on Dayside Productions, Fu Music, and Lana McKissack.
Watch the completed props videos and see who you think will win. Find out in part 2.
