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Back in March, we announced an exciting partnership between The Vancouver film School and YouTube to award full-tuition scholarships to three YouTubers from around the world. The May 9 deadline for the competition is now 10 days away, so consider this your final (gentle) reminder to enter. The Vancouver film School’s motto is “Results Matter,” so we challenged you to create a short film, animation or creative pitch addressing the theme “What Matters To You” and to name the Vancouver film School program you wished to attend. The competition is open to filmmakers, directors, actors, writers, animators anyone who can seem themselves benefiting from programs like Acting Essentials, Classical Animation, Digital Design, film Production and Writing for film and Television (to see the full list, visit www.vfs.com). For those of you who still haven’t entered, here are some thoughts to consider. First, this competition is about finding students with creativity and drive, not with a perfect set of skills. If you already knew how to make a film, write a screenplay or design a game, why would you be going to school? So don’t be intimidated by the competition - if you have a great idea, express it! Second, this competition isn’t about why you want to go to Vancouver film School. It’s about what matters to you in the world. Is it family? Is it peace? Is it the environment? Is it love? Is it travel? Tell us a story through your film, animation or pitch, and let this question inspire you. If your work shows you have creativity and drive, you could find yourself in the top 10. The YouTube community will then vote for three winners. It’s not often you get a chance to go to a prestigious, international film school for free, so stop reading this blog and start creating. You have 10 days left! Good luck! Sara P. YouTube film

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What Is Parkour, Anyway?
In case you hadn’t noticed the athletes sprinting, crawling and vaulting all over our homepage today: we’re happy to present videos of the growing sport of parkour, selected by Julie Angel aka SlamCamSpam. Julie is a London-based filmmaker who has been documenting the sport for the past four years, mainly with an organization called Parkour Generations — a team of incredible athletes based in London, including some first- and second-generation parkour practitioners, dedicated to teaching and displaying the sport. So, what is parkour? Dan Edwardes, a member of Parkour Generations describes it this way: “Parkour is the art of moving through your environment using only your body and the surroundings to propel yourself. It can include running, jumping, climbing, even crawling, if that is the most suitable movement for the situation. Parkour could be grasped by imagining a race through an obstacle course, the goal is to overcome obstacles quickly and efficiently, without using extraneous movement.” Another athlete, Stephane Vigroux, describes it here: Parkour traces its origins to Lisses, France, and a soldier named Raymond Belle, who worked to develop efficient methods “to reach or escape.” He handed down these lessons to his son David Belle, who has spent a majority of his young (34) life working on these principles, and is featured in one of Julie’s 12 selections. The sport, or discipline, has drawn on myriad sources, been inspired by a number of notable individuals and evolved through several traditions to arrive at the modern iteration known as parkour. The sport’s beauty and broad appeal may lie in the fact that it’s not that different from what we all did as children: run, jump, roll. Parkour turns our confining concrete landscapes into a big playground. We couldn’t help notice the rising profile of parkour on our site and are proud to play a role in spreading it worldwide. The sport’s bounding popularity is growing, in part, thanks to the spread of online video sharing, and, well, YouTube. Parkour may be the first such sport in history to have this symbiotic relationship with online video. We hope this inspires you to learn more. Before you go running into the street, though, please understand that parkour can be dangerous if not practiced correctly, please seek experienced trainers and practice diligently! Allez! Andrew B. YouTube Sports

Trendspotting Tuesday: For Those About to Mock…
Welcome to Trendspotting Tuesday, week four, in which we take a not-so-straight-faced look at the genre known as “mockumentary.” From quirky pseudo-sports to rock bands that go all the way to eleven, countless subjects have been given the mockumentary treatment. filmmaker Christopher Guest is arguably the master mockumentarian, having perfected many of the genre’s conventions in films like Spinal Tap and Best in Show, while the Ricky Gervais-created British TV show The Office has spawned international spin-offs in America, Germany, France and Quebec. Online video makers have not been slow to document or perhaps that should be mockument the antics of characters who take themselves, and their hobbies, a bit too seriously. With over 9,500 videos on YouTube tagged as “mockumentary,” you can expect plenty of deadpan voice-overs, fictitious “facts” and painfully embarrassing interviews. YouTube users have posted mock-docs created as film-school projects, high-school projects and no-frills backyard productions. And while they don’t all reach the giddy heights of hilarity that Christopher Guest can wring out of an over-earnest interviewee, it’s obvious that people are having fun with the format. We’ve gathered together some of our favorite mocks for a Trendspotting Tuesday homepage takeover and this misinformation-packed playlist. Perhaps it will provide you with the inspiration to create a mock-classic of your own. Tune in next Tuesday for another take on the trends that make our video community unique. And if there’s a trend you’d like us to highlight, leave a comment below or drop us a note on the Trendspotting Tuesday channel, where you can find playlists from our previous trendspotting features. Cheers, The YouTube Team

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