We are approaching Rethinkyoyo's third birthday (boy, does time fly). This time last year, to celebrate, Rethinkyoyo hosted a worldwide tutorial contest. The contest was sponsored by 4 companies and received over 70 tutorial submissions from many different countries. However, one of the things that amazed me most was that the four winners were from four different countries. It was truly a global contest, and it benefited the community greatly, supplying a fresh influx of new tutorials.
This year, Rethinkyoyo is again holding a tutorial contest. Once again, you, a player, creates a tutorial and uploads it for the whole community, and you will be in the running for some very fun prizes. This year, though, with even more prize contributors than last year. I selected companies that are either small companies or newer companies to ask to be a part of this contest, and I was delighted at the response to my invitations to contribute. Nine companies have all agreed to contribute prizes to the contest. More power to them, this contest would have been impossible without them. And thanks to them, even more participants will be awarded with great prizes this year.
This year, Rethinkyoyo is again holding a tutorial contest. Once again, you, a player, creates a tutorial and uploads it for the whole community, and you will be in the running for some very fun prizes. This year, though, with even more prize contributors than last year. I selected companies that are either small companies or newer companies to ask to be a part of this contest, and I was delighted at the response to my invitations to contribute. Nine companies have all agreed to contribute prizes to the contest. More power to them, this contest would have been impossible without them. And thanks to them, even more participants will be awarded with great prizes this year.
Create a video teaching a trick. You can use text, voice, or simple breakdown method to teach the trick, and the trick can be anything from a simple whip to a complex full-length to a flowing repeater. You then must:
Rules for Participating
Judging Criteria
- Upload the video to YouTube (or Vimeo)
- Name the video "Rethinkyoyo Contest 2012 - [Trick Name]"
- Insert the Rethinkyoyo Tutorial Contest Image into the beginning of your video. (Download the image here)
- Send your video to rethinkyoyo@gmail.com by 11:59pm EST on August 31st.
Rules for Participating
- 1A tricks only, please.
- All instructions must be in English (if you use words in your instructions).
- No profanity.
- You must insert the Rethinkyoyo Tutorial Contest Image into the beginning of your video. (Download the image here)
- You can create and submit as many tutorials as you like. Each one will be judged as a separate entity.
Judging Criteria
- Trick - creativity, style, eye-catching
- Video - quality, visibility, overall feel
- Instruction - clarity, effectiveness, specificity
Grand Prize
-Winning video will be uploaded to the official Rethinkyoyo YouTube channel
and added to the Rethinkyoyo website in the list of tutorials
(with music swapped out for a Mr.Bear tune).
- Two yoyos of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Packs of 5 Graou String's "Rethink Strings"
- Pack of 5 Toxic Strings
- Ten YoYo cap
- T-shirt
- MonkeyfingeR "Monkey SNOT" silicone
- MonkeyfingeR "Gorillus Lubricus" bearing conditioner
- Mr.Bear full-length album
-Winning video will be uploaded to the official Rethinkyoyo YouTube channel
and added to the Rethinkyoyo website in the list of tutorials
(with music swapped out for a Mr.Bear tune).
- Two yoyos of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Packs of 5 Graou String's "Rethink Strings"
- Pack of 5 Toxic Strings
- Ten YoYo cap
- T-shirt
- MonkeyfingeR "Monkey SNOT" silicone
- MonkeyfingeR "Gorillus Lubricus" bearing conditioner
- Mr.Bear full-length album
Second Place
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Pack of 5 Toxic Strings
- T-shirt
- MonkeyfingeR "Monkey Snot" silicone
- MonkeyfingeR "Gorillus Lubricus" bearing conditioner
- Mr.Bear full-length album
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Pack of 5 Toxic Strings
- T-shirt
- MonkeyfingeR "Monkey Snot" silicone
- MonkeyfingeR "Gorillus Lubricus" bearing conditioner
- Mr.Bear full-length album
Third Place
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- T-shirt
- MonkeyfingeR "Monkey Snot" silicone
- MonkeyfingeR "Gorillus Lubricus" bearing conditioner
- Mr.Bear full-length album
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- T-shirt
- MonkeyfingeR "Monkey Snot" silicone
- MonkeyfingeR "Gorillus Lubricus" bearing conditioner
- Mr.Bear full-length album
Bonus Prizes
Kyle's Pick ... Just at the heels of third place.
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Mr.Bear full-length album
Standout Trick ... Maybe not the best teaching or video quality, but a trick that caught my eye as I watched all the entries.
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Mr.Bear EP
Globble Award ... This prize goes to whomever I feel like awarding, honestly.
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Mr.Bear EP
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Mr.Bear full-length album
Standout Trick ... Maybe not the best teaching or video quality, but a trick that caught my eye as I watched all the entries.
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Mr.Bear EP
Globble Award ... This prize goes to whomever I feel like awarding, honestly.
- One yoyo of your choice from the pool of yoyos
- Pack of 5 Graou String's "Rethink String"
- Mr.Bear EP
Good luck to all those who are going to get involved. Get out there, polish up your best tricks, practice your editing skills, help the community and do your best to win the prize.
