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RULES | FAQs | PHOTO SUBMISSION TIPS | VIDEO SUBMISSION TIPS VIDEO SUBMISSION TIPS Here's your chance to impress the masses in 3-D mode. Follow these instructions carefully—there might be a test! FORMAT: Tapes must be delivered in one of the following formats: Mini DV, HDV, VHS, BETACAM or DVCAM. WHERE TO SEND IT: Send your video to: 2007 Hometown Hotties Competition 1040 Ave. of the Americas, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10018 SETUP: Videos should be shot in the best possible light. Employ a simple light source, but try to use natural light if nothing else. Avoid using a low light setting on your camera—this will make the footage look grainy and dull. Also, avoid shooting directly into a light source such as the sun, windows, or TV. When setting your focus, make sure the auto focus is turned off. Leaving it on may create a "pulsing effect" on your footage, causing it to look blurry as it continually switches in and out of focus. Try using a tripod to shoot your video, or have a friend shoot you instead. Every attempt should be made to get the cleanest-sounding audio. Turn off any background noises such as TV, radios, phones…or dogs. Change up the locations and use your available environments: Shoot in your bedroom, around the house, with your pets, or anywhere that will be fun and best show off your personality and natural hotness. Hey, what better excuse to lounge about your backyard pool! LEGAL: The entrant must own the copyright to the video or the entrant will be required to have the copyright owner (that is, if the video was shot by a professional videographer, for example) complete a Copyright Release. We will tell you how to get a Copyright Release if and when you're contacted for the contest. Also, the copyright owner will not receive payment from Maxim, which brings us to our last point…We will not provide any sort of byline or videographer recognition. The footage must have been taken within the past 6 months. As much as we appreciate the human form in all its naked state, videos containing nudity will not be used on our site, but will instead be raffled off among our sex-starved interns. FOOTAGE: Send us raw footage or a rough edit of the material you shoot. If you do edit the material into a segment, do not include music or graphics on your video images. Make sure not to edit out the fun stuff—we want to see bloopers, outtakes and anything randomly funny that may happen during your shoot. Make sure to introduce yourself, your hometown, and the obligatory dog or cat certain to accompany you in your video. Naturally, we'll want to hear in 50 words or less why you are the hottest, most irresistible woman in North America, but we'll also want to see your hidden talents. Double-jointed: Good. Triple-jointed: Even better. Here are some suggestions… We also want to see your hidden talents: What special powers do you have that the other Hotties don't? Can you do something (Juggling! Sword-Swallowing! Sword-Juggling!) that no other Hottie would even try? Be safe and do not attempt anything that may cause you harm—we're looking for hotties, not jackasses! If you've any secrets to share, we'd love to hear them. Tell us revealing details about you that the world (and your parents) would be surprised to know. Double-jointed: Good. Triple-jointed: Even better. Finally, what characteristics do you possess that truly make you worthy of being a Hometown Hottie? This is your chance to show America what you gots! Good luck out there. Note: You needn't wait to finish your video before sending us the required affidavit. Please send us your affidavit at the earliest possible time. RULES | FAQs | PHOTO SUBMISSION TIPS | VIDEO SUBMISSION TIPS |