When Cloverfield Hit Contest Winner

The grand prize winner for the When Cloverfield Hit contest has been selected. Congratulations to JonPhillips for his entry Cameras A-E.



* Thanks to MidgardDragon from CloverfieldMovieForums!

New Cloverfield Video Contest

The UK website LastBroadcast.co.uk, is running a Cloverfield video contest. They are looking for your best OMG face after seeing the Cloverfield monster, so send in your short clip (15-30 seconds) before July 9th for your chance to win. First place is a Samsung camcorder & Cloverfield DVD. Second and third place will receive a Cloverfield DVD.

Note: This contest is open to anyone (i.e. US residents), however... since they are in the UK, it is possible that the DVD and/or the Camcorder may be PAL.

When Cloverfield Hit Contest - Final 3

The votes have been cast, and the Top 3 videos have been selected in the When Cloverfield Hit video contest. Now it is all up to Matt Reeves to decide the grand prize winner. Which do you like best?

The Cloverfield staff also picked their top 10 favorite videos.



* Thanks to MidgardDragon from CloverfieldMovieForum

WhenCloverfieldHit Contest - Last Day To Vote!

Today is the last day to vote in the When Cloverfield Hit video contest. After the voting ends today, Matt Reeves will personally review the Top 3 videos, and select the grand prize winner. The winner will be announced on May 22. Good luck to everyone!

WhenCloverfieldHit.com - Vote Now

The voting has opened on the WhenCloverfieldHit.com video contest. Head on over and vote for your favorite videos. You have until May 13th to vote, and you cast one (1) vote per day per email address. Now get out there and "Rock The Vote!"

Contest Results

Here are the results for the Cloverfield DVD Contest.

1. The Giveaway - The winner of the giveaway drawing is beccapoobaby!

2. The Clue Hunt - The winner of the Clue Hunt Drawing is James Mehaffey, who scored a respectable 3 of 6, one of which was the super hard SUPERTANKER clue.

BTW, Three people scored a perfect 6 of 6 - Ramon Santano, Dave Thompson and Myk Zagoric. Nice work!

If you enjoyed the Clue Hunt, check out P4X The Riddle, which was the inspiration. You should already have a good head start!

3. The Kishin Caption Contest - After narrowing the entries down to eight finalists, and after consulting fellow Cloverfield blogger Eddy at Tagruato Blogspot, the winner of the Caption Contest is Chris Schretzenmayer.

THANK YOU to everyone that participated.

Cloverfield DVD Contests Are Officially Over

The CloverfieldClues DVD contests have officially closed. Thanks to everybody who participated, I hope you had as much fun as I did. I will announce the winners on Monday.

If you haven't already done so, please check out the entries to the Kishin Captions Contest and "vote" on your favorite by leaving comments here or on the entry itself. Thanks!

The answer to Clue #6 was PHANTOMS. If you wait 15 seconds (Phantoms in 15!), each letter would appear.

Clue Hunt Photo #6

The Clue Hunt for Photo #5 is over. The correct answer was SPLAT - the letter S plus Hud's last name Platt!

Just kidding :) The real correct answer is Japan, which is where Rob was headed, and the home of Tagruato, Slusho, Godzilla, and Ninja Warrior. I will also accept Jaran, even though that is not a real word.

The correct answer could be found by zooming in on the photo, finding the series of numbers, and connecting the dots.

Today's Top 5:

#1 - Michel
#2 - Caitlin Sadler
#3 - James Mehaffey
#4 - Jason Chandler
#5 - Dan Perry

Photo #6 is now up. Good luck!

Don't forget the Kishin Caption contest and the DVD giveaway!

* Special thanks to Jon Y for the splat answer!

More Cloverfield DVD giveaways

The Celebrity Baby Blog, of all places, is giving away some Cloverfield DVDs. They don't say how many DVDs they are giving away, but give it a shot! Hurry, the contest closes tomorrow at 7 am EDT.

BTW, They also have a cute picture of Mike Vogel with his cute wife and cute celebrity baby. Awwwwww.

DVD Talk has five Cloverfield DVDs that they are giving away. Their contest ends on April 21, 2008.

Bloody Disgusting has five Cloverfield DVDs that they are giving away. Their contest ends on April 25, 2008.

Shock Till you Drop has five Cloverfield DVDs that they are giving away.

Daily Game has three Cloverfield DVDs that they are giving away. Their contest ends May 4th

The Man Room has five Cloverfield DVDs that they are giving away, but their contest doesn't close until May 9th, which is a long time to wait...

If you find any other Cloverfield DVD contests, let me know and I'll add them to the list.

Clue Hunt Photo #5

The Clue Hunt for Photo #4 is over. The correct answer was RACHEL BLAKE - which is also the name of the heroine from The Lost Experience ARG. I would have also accepted RACHEL.

Popular incorrect answers were Dr. Albert and Lamp, which I'm guessing is because my profile says: "... I have three pygmy goats. I love lamp." BTW, "I Love Lamp" is a quote from one of my favorite movies, Anchorman.

The correct answer could be found in my August 9th, 2007 post titled Slusho! Make Me Look Cool!!!, where I say "(BTW, that's me on the left, Dr. Albert in the middle, and Rachel Blake on the right.)" Instead of reading through all of my 350+ posts, you could have used the search box on the right to search for "goat", and looked at only 3 results.

Today's Top 5:

#1 - Billy B.
#2 - Fransisco M.
#3 - Myk Z.
#4 - Joker
#5 - Kristen S.

BTW, I just want to mention that every time you get a correct answer, you get another entry into the Clue Hunt Drawing. You don't need to get all the clues correct in order to win!

Photo #5 is now up. There will be no hints.

Don't forget the Kishin Caption contest and the DVD giveaway!

Clue Hunt Photo #4

The Clue Hunt for Photo #3 is over. The correct answer was SUPERTANKER - which is what you see blowing up in the photo. You can see the burning Tagruato ship up close later in the movie as Rob and his friends cross the Brooklyn Bridge.

The secret word was hidden in morse code on the building on the far left.


Today's Top 8:

#1 - Billy (2/3)
#2 - Ramon Santano (3/3)
#3 - James Mehaffey (1/3)
#4 - Myk Zagorac (3/3)
#5 - Christian E (2/3)
#6 - David Hodgkiss (2/3)
#7 - Dave Thompson (3/3)
#8 - Gabriel Talavera (2/3)

We've reached a new low in correct answers, in fact the top eight are the only people with the correct answer! Congratulations to Ramon Santano, Dave Thompson and Myk Zagoric for their perfect scores so far!

Photo #4 should be MUCH easier. All you need to do is tell me the name of my goat. The answer is somewhere on this blog.

The Kishin Caption contest is still going strong. There are now 60 entries! Check them all out here, and leave a positive comment on the ones you like as an informal vote. (Please don't leave any negative comments. Thanks!)

Don't forget you can also enter the DVD giveaway, just by sending me an email!

Clue Hunt Photo #3

The Clue Hunt Contest for Photo #2 is over. The correct answer was CORNBREAD - which is what Jamie Lascano told her boyfriend Teddy Hanssen was the answer he got wrong in JamieAndTeddy video #2.

The secret word was not hidden in the picture itself, but in the properties of the photo. Viewing the photo's properties in Photoshop, Picasa, or even Windows would have revealed the message: The secret word is "cornbread".

Today's Top 5:
#1 - Sajid Anwar - 0:05 (1/2)
#2 - Theos - 0:47 (2/2)
#3 - Dan Glitch - 1:45 (1/2)
#4 - Francisco J. Marquez (2/2)
#5 - Sly Text - (2/2)

Needless to say, there were a lot less correct answers today. The leader board has reflected that, and we have a new overall leader:
#1 - Theos
#2 - Jeremy Pinkham
#3 - Sly Text
#4 - Francisco J. Marquez
#5 - Marcus Reynolds

The next photo, #3, is already up.

The Kishin Caption contest is still going strong. There are almost 50 entries! Check them all out here, and leave a positive comment on the ones you like as an informal vote. (Please don't leave any negative comments. Thanks!)

Don't forget you can also enter the DVD giveaway, if you haven't already done so.

Contest Leaderboard

The Clue Hunt for Photo #1 is over. The correct answer was TRANSFORMERS - which Odette Yustman had a minor role in, and was also the launchpad for the first Cloverfield trailer.

The secret word was hidden in the top right corner, in a shade just slightly darker than the wall color. It would have helped to save the file and fiddle with the contrast in Photoshop, Picasa, etc.

There are way too many people with the correct answer to mention, but here are the top 5:

#1 - Jeremy Pinkham - 2:34 (1/1)
#2 - Francisco J. Marquez - 2:39 (1/1)
#3 - Tragik The Kid - 2:41 (1/1)
#4 - Ralph Lincoln - 2:43 (1/1)
#5 - Zak Semerad - 2:54 (1/1)

Whaahh!?!? You didn't know it was timed, did you? :) Well, it's not really, that's just for fun and bragging rights.

The next photo, #2, is already up, and won't be so easy... or will it? BTW, I'll try to post the new photos at different times of the day, so everyone has a fair chance.

The Kishin Caption contest is also going great. There are already over 20 entries! Check them all out here, and leave a positive comment on the ones you like as an informal vote. (Please don't leave any negative comments. Thanks!)

Please note: I have already flipped the blank manga pages so they read left to right. If you need your story to read the "wrong way", please flip the photo back!

BTW, the correct response to the giveaway bonus question "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" is "I need, I need, I need!"

CloverfieldClues DVD Contest

Paramount has provided me with three Cloverfield DVDs (and some other cool stuff!) to give away to readers of CloverfieldClues, so I have created a fun contest! There are three ways for you to enter:

1. KISHIN CAPTION CONTEST
I have taken a bunch of the Cloverfield Kishin manga pages, and blanked out the text. Pick one you like and add your own text. Be creative! It doesn't even have to be about Cloverfield... but, it should be funny, and it MUST be family friendly. (%#$@! is your friend). You can submit more than one if you like, or even stitch more than one page together. I'll post all the entries in my contest Picasa album. Check out my sample on the left to get an idea of what I'm looking for. Email your entries to caption@cloverfieldclues.com.

2. CLOVERFIELD CLUE HUNT
Everyday (or more often!) I will post a new Cloverfield screen shot on the right. Somewhere hidden in the photo will be the secret "word of the day". How and where the secret word is hidden will change. This will give you a chance to brush up on your mad ARG skillz! Each correct answer will get you another entry. Email the correct answer to cluehunt@cloverfieldclues.com.

3. JUST GIMME A DANG DVD ALREADY!
This is the easiest and least fun way to enter. Just send a email to giveaway@cloverfieldclues.com. One entry per person please.

RULES: One winner will be chosen from each method of entry. You can enter all three ways to increase your odds, but you can win only once. You must have all your entries in by April 19 at 11:59 PM EDT (GMT -4:00). I will announce the winners on Monday, April 21, but I won't be able to send out the DVDs until the release date. If you have any other contest related questions, please leave them in the comments section. Thank you and good luck!

Cloverfield Contests Coming Soon

CloverfieldClues will be giving away some FREE Cloverfield DVDs and other Cloverfield stuff very soon. I haven't worked out all the details yet, but I didn't want to do a boring giveaway, so I am working on something fun. I will be starting the contest sometime this weekend, so keep checking back here!

When Cloverfield Hit DVD Contest

There is a new Cloverfield Video contest, titled When Cloverfield Hit, with the following theme "Where were you when the monster hit?". The grand prize winner will be selected by Matt Reeves from the top 3 user-voted videos, and the winner gets $4500 and a Paramount DVD prize pack.

There are some music and monster roar clips on the site that can be used in you video, but no other music can be used. See the official rules for full details. Good luck!

UPDATE: Eagle eye viewers have noticed a hidden Dharma logo in the video above. Nice work people!

* Thanks to Luis, Terry, and Chris F. for emailing me about this!

Slusho Laptop Prize

Austin was kind enough to send pictures of the Alienware laptop that he won in the Slusho commercial contest. He received the laptop yesterday, and had this to say: There was absolutely nothing Cloverfield-related included in the package, except the laptop cover (duh) and that everything was registered to Paramount and Bad Robot and stuff.

You can view more of pictures of the prize here.

* Coming soon: expect some catch up posts, part 2 of the Cloverfield Manga, and maybe another podcast.....?

Cloverfield In UK & Ireland

Cloverfield opens tomorrow, 1-2-08, in the UK and Ireland. Here is some Cloverfield information for our friends from across the pond.

Empire Magazine has an exclusive Matt Reeves interview in which he talks about "re-imagining the creature feature, the origens of the monster and his plans for a sequel." He specifically mentions the second video camera on the bridge and it's place in the movie.

BBC Radio's Movie Cafe has an great interview with NY journalist Ben Walters, and another Cloverfield expert, me! :) Cheers! to Bronwen Tulloch for the interview, but unfortunately, things went a bit pear-shaped when it came to pronouncing my name and plugging the website ;) Click the fast-forward "5mins" button, twice, to jump straight to the interview, and stick around afterward to hear an interesting piece about the history of the Statue of Liberty in movies.

Yahoo! Movies has a few new Cloverfield videos, including their review of Cloverfield (5 out of 5 stars), and interviews with JJ Abrams and Matt Reeves.

Also, check out the Yahoo Cloverfield contest to win a trip to NYC! There are also some exclusive Cloverfield contests over at the official Cloverfield site:

• Win A Digital Camcorder
• Win A Nokia 5310 XpressMusic mobile phone
  

If you are from the UK or Ireland, pop in and say "Hello!"

Slusho Contest Winners

The official list of winners have been announced for the Slusho Happy Commercial Contest of Joy! The winners of the Slusho branded Alienware laptops are:

• Slusho! Happy Happy For you!!!
• The Wild Slusho!
• The Slusho! Zoom!!! (with robots)
• Slusho! Blows you Away
• Slusho!: Powering Good Times Everywhere

There are also runner up prizes of a Slusho hat and mug.

Many Happy Congratulations to everyone!

Rob's Surprise Party in NY - Winners

THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.

Winners will be contacted today by phone:

The RSVP submission period has now ended and the list is closed. We will be contacting the 200 people that have been selected to attend TODAY via the phone number that you provided us. Keep those phones powered up and near by, you will be getting a call very soon!

If you don't receive a call from us today, you unfortunately were not one of our randomly selected guests and you won't be on the list to attend the party.

* Thanks to Garrett for emailing me this info!