Call for Entries // Getty Images' Invites You To Remix Its Vast Video And Music Archive For Its Mishmash Competition

For creatives everywhere, Getty Images can be a crucial resource, but also a frustrating tease. It puts a giant treasure trove of high-quality images, video and music at your fingertips, but the price tags force you to take only what really need to get a project done, leaving behind a world of possibilities.

In Getty's annual Mishmash competition, though, you can explore this world and use its vast digital riches for free. On top of that, you'll have a chance for global recognition and some sweet cash!

Now in its third year, Mishmash invites anyone to take advantage of its archive of over 825,000 video clips and 140,000 music tracks—including material from the likes of Universal Studios and Warner Brothers Film—and create a video remix. An earthshaking music video, mind-blowing video art, moving short story, fascinating mini-doc, an amazing ad—the choice is yours.

Feeling like a kid in a candy shop who's been told you can take anything you want? If so, Mishmash is probably for you. Take a look at the competition you'll be up against and then register to get started.

The deadline for entering is February 29, but the sooner you submit your video, the more votes it can rack up for the Public Vote prize (a cool $1000). Your ultimate goal, of course, should be global domination ($5000 and international exposure), but being a regional winner ($2000) or country winner ($1000) wouldn't be too shabby either. All of those prizes will be selected by a jury of top creative professionals.

Now fire up Final Cut and show 'em what you got!

-- John Ruscher