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FiringSquad Editor’s Challenge Week 1 Update

We’re only half-way through the first preliminary round and the talent we’ve seen so far has been amazing. There’s definitely a lot of upcoming talent out there, and there’s still another 6 more days for the rest of the contestants to submit their entries. Of course, by Valentines Day, only 15 will be invited to continue onto the next round. Those of you waiting for the second preliminary round had better pay attention – the competition is tough.

One thing to remember is that in these rounds, it’s going to be the public vote that matters. Got a favorite contestant? It’s up to you to rally support and get people to vote! Likewise, if you’re not happy with the number of votes you’re getting, it’s up to you to rally your friends and family behind you and to get listen to your readers’ advice… and our advice.

We’ve gotten together to look at the current entries in the competition. Some have been amazing. Some less so… Let’s see how the current contestants stand up under the scope of the FiringSquad Team.

Most importantly, VOTE! We’ve chosen many, but not all, entries to criticize and use as examples. One of the dozens of people who have entered our contest so far will eventually have their work featured here. It is up to you to make sure that the best and brightest are selected! There’s also the $1500 prize for the winner… and the $10,000 writing contract.

Check out the full list of Editor’s Challenge entries here! Also, the Video Challenge portion has just one entry so far! Yoda_blues is gonna walk away with the big prize unchallenged. And really, with a video that good, can you compete? I thought not.