Connections Design and Music Contest

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Call For Submissions

Design the program logo or the musical theme for “Connections, with Jennie Saunders” a new series produced by Plum and Jennie Saunders/CORE, debuting summer 2008.

The winning entries will be used in the titles and credits of the show - plus the winners get $1000!

Program brief:

The most compelling conversation – the kind that arouses your intellect, your senses, and your pulse – takes place when extraordinary people of different minds and talents meet.

“Connections with Jennie Saunders” brings together guests of divergent perspectives and disciplines, icons from the worlds of art, business, culture & entertainment, people who have prominence in their respective fields and an eagerness to engage. The result is a dialogue that is provocative and inspired. Jennie is the moderator and catalyst as her guests converse about life, ideas and the cultural landscape on location at Jennie’s relaxed home in the Hamptons, NY.

Guest will include:

Andy Lack (Chairman, Sony BMG)
Arianna Huffington (Author and nationally syndicated Columnist, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post)
Charles Koppelman (Chairman, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia; former CEO of EMI Music)
Curtis Martin (former NFL Player)
Gerry Byrne (The Nielsen Entertainment Group)
Jane Friedman (President & CEO, HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide)
Jean Nouvel (World Renowned 2008 Pritzker Prize Winning Architect)
Lyor Cohen (CEO, Warner Music)
Matt Blank (Chairman & CEO, Showtime Networks Inc.)
Nathan Myhrvold (former CTO, Microsoft)
Walter Isaacson (President and CEO of the Aspen Institute; former Chairman and CEO of CNN; Managing Editor of TIME)

“Connections with Jennie Saunders” will be aired each Saturday afternoon and re-broadcast on Sunday throughout the entire Plum TV network, as well as made available online, through CORE: net, Plum TV.com, and other partner websites.

About Jennie:

Jennie Saunders is the founder & CEO of CORE:, a lifestyle company whose members include leaders in the fields of art, architecture, business, entertainment, fashion, media, politics, sports, science and technology. Jennie’s gravitational pull connects leaders from across the spectrum and around the world.

Learn more at the CORE: website, www.coreaccess.net.

Design assets:

These themes of the program brief should be illustrated in a program logo and musical theme that complement each other.

The program logo should be designed as a piece of vector art designed to be read well on-screen and in print, at large and small sizes. The logo should lend itself well to animation in motion graphic sequences in the program. The logo may also suggest design motifs to be used in the expanded identity of the show. The logo may use color, but must also work as monochrome black. The winner will be required to submit the logo as an EPS file.

The musical theme should be presented as the soundtrack for the 30-second show open, but should also be suggestive for short and long edits, useful for stabs, bumpers and beds. The winner will be required to provide the theme as a broadcast-quality AIFF file.

Competition rules:

Submissions will accepted from May 1, 2008 to May 30, 2008.
Contestants may enter only one logo design and one music composition.
The submission must be an original piece made for this competition and not publicly displayed or performed prior to this competition.
All submissions must include only the creator's name and contact information and no other supporting information, resumes, or other work.
Two winners will be selected, one for the logo, and one for music. Each winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000, in consideration of which the producers will acquire sole ownership of all rights in the submitted material in all media.
Each winner will be required to sign and return the agreement forms shown in full here:
The producers' decisions on the winners shall be final.
The rights to work submitted by anyone other than the two contest winners will be retained by the creators.
“Connections with Jennie Saunders” is the exclusive trademark of Plum and Jennie Saunders/CORE and logos created for this competition may not be used publicly without written permission from the producers except when included as sample work in a professional portfolio.

Submission guidelines:

Submissions must be emailed as attachments to this address: connections@plumtv.com
Music shall be submitted as an MP3 file, maximum of 30 seconds.
Logo art shall be submitted as a JPG file, 600x400pixels, 72 dpi. If the logo is designed with color, a second monochrome black version must also be provided.
The body of the email must include this contact information:
The body of the email must also include following statement:

I agree to abide by all the rules of the “Connections with Jennie Saunders” competition. I certify that the attached files reflect original work by me or my firm, created expressly for this competition and that it does not violate or infringe the personal or property rights of any third party. I agree to indemnify the producers against any claims arising out of the use
of material, whether for any intellectual property infringement or otherwise. I have read the rules and the agreement I will be required to sign, and agree to adhere to the rules and to sign and comply with the required agreement.

Thanks To Our Partners

This contest is kindly promoted by our good friends at Billboard and Brandweek.