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[Chloe]

Due to low member participation, we have postponed the production phase of the project. You may still submit your entries, please follow the instructions below. We currently have indefinite deadline. We will give a specific deadline until we feel like we've collected enough materials.

A Pink's anniversary is coming up on April 19, 2012! For this year's community created project, we will create a video compilation of Pink Pandas with their hand made pinwheels. We're all familiar with the pinwheels in Mollayo/I Don't Know MV right? The pinwheels are a perfect reminder of A Pink's debut, we hope that even if we're done with this project, you will still display your pinwheels in your bedroom.


How to participate

1. Create your own pinwheel/s. Tutorial is provided below.

2. Film or Take a photo of yourself: Go somewhere special or nice, example, a park, beach, zoo (? lol) or one of your country's land mark. Poke the pinwheels you made into the ground or put it in a vase or just hold them. Film / take a photo of yourself.

*** We encourage you to film / take a photo with your friends / fellow Pink Pandas
*** It's nice if the pinwheel actually spin, but it's not required lol.
*** Imagine A Pink's music video with Pinwheel scene. If you don't want to be in the photo / video, that's okay as long as you got the pinwheels in shot.

3. Zip your videos / photos and label it with: Username - Full Name / Nickname - Country - Specific shooting place

If you filmed in with your friends, include a .doc or .txt file with your names and username. Zip the files.

4. Upload your video on Mediafire and send the download link to projects@a-pink.net with the title [PINWHEEL] Username - Country. Please make the video clips are good quality but have small file size.


Tutorials
alternative tutorial: Click

Spoiler

First things first, gather up:
a bunch of cheap yellow pencils (you can sharpen and reuse them in September!)
scissors
pretty sewing pins
double-sided paper (stock up at your local scrapbooking store)
1. Cut your paper into 4×4″ squares. (5×5″ makes a slightly larger, equally cute pinwheel. Go ahead, experiment with sizes.)
Next make 4 diagonal cuts toward the center. Stop about an inch shy. No mathematical equations here. Just eyeball it.
2. Gently fold pieces to the left of each cut toward the center. Hold firm with your thumb.
3. Press pin through center, being careful to catch all 4 corners.
4. When the pin reaches the other side, bend it into a 90 degree angle. (Hint: I actually poked mine straight through the pencil eraser first, then bent down. It doesn’t matter how you bend it…As long as you get the job done.)
5. Press pin firmly through top of pencil eraser.
6. Give it a whirl! Easy, peasy, right!?



Credit: thewhitelibrary.com

Patterns & Colors
Color Restriction: Pink and white pinwheels only (Hint of other colors is okay)
You may use these patterns:
Hearts - Red and Pink Hearts on White BG
Hearts - White and Pink Hearts on Pink BG
Hearts - White and Pink Hearts on Blue BG
Gingham - Here and here (Pink ones)
Or find some more patterns on google
Or create your own pattern (printed or hand drawn using a marker, highlighter etc)

Some Inspirations
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Deadline: March 26, 2012
Extended Deadline: March 30, 2012

Deadliest Deadline: April 7, 2012

FAQ
1. Do I need to talk in the video?
No, audio will not be included in the final video.

2. Do I really need to follow the tutorial or can I make my own style?
You can follow other pinwheel tutorials in the internet or make your own style.

3. Can I use other colors?
Yes, but main colors should be White and/or Pink. Hint of other colors is okay.

4. Can I draw my own pattern on the paper instead of printing?
Yes.

5. What kind of paper should I use?
As much as possible, use a slightly thick paper. Something like construction paper or oslo paper. Card board is too thick while bond paper is too thin.

6. Can I make different sizes of pinwheel?

Yes.

Edited by Chloe, 01 May 2012 - 11:51 PM.

[purePink]

This is so great! I'll love to do this project!
This a great to make our girls remember their first debut!
I should have no problem doing this!

[Choi Piku]

Any photo file's spesification? Maybe the resolution or others?

[Sayura]

Great project , i just need to print the pattern , n the photos will be ready ^^

[930818jej]

already sent the photo ^^

[Choi Piku]

Sent photos from Indonesian PPs! Too bad there were only three participants

[Sayura]

Sent photos from Indonesian PPs! Too bad there were only three participants

Can i still participate , i didn't have time this week

[adpipi]

oh dear. looks like i couldn't make it in time. ><

[Chloe]

You can still submit photos & videos. Inform your friends about this~

[Acebl68]

I would like to participate in this. Unfortunately I suck in arts & craft and I can't cut straight. I will attempt to make one though. I'm going to try to get the beach and the ocean in my backround. Maybe Apink will see it and come to Hawaii for a performance.

[Aircon]

Chloe, I know deadline has passed, but above you said we can still submit. When is the project finally finally closed? I might be able to make it lol, I've been so busy, but I should have made time and took a pic/video for this project >.<. Thanks!

[Chloe]

Since we haven't received enough photos/videos, we're pushing back the deadline till April 7th. We're really hoping to get more submissions for this project. Thanks

[Angelo]

Yess! Thanks for the extension! Now I can get more people to join me in taking photos/taking a video! Thanks Chloe!

[Aircon]

Thank you for the extension! I have time next week to do it, woooh! Thank you Chloe!!

[theMVP]

do we need to watermark the pictures ?

[brieka_gd]

I'm hopping I have time to do this before this weekend - I REALLY WANT TO - I just forgot about it. XD But I loved the idea and I thought it was very cute and unique...so I'm hoping I have enough time to do it.

[Angelo]

I'm definitely going to finish making/taking pictures/shooting a short video for this proj.

I thought I would have the time to make a pinwheel video but I didn't... Well that went as planned....
Now I think I'm just gonna make one or two pinwheels and snap photos of them with me in it.

[rocky]

do we need to watermark the pictures ?

It's okay if you don't.

[theMVP]

yosh ~ OK already sent my participant.. hope it will be useful !!!

[Chloe]

^ Thanks for sending your entry!

Due to low member participation, we have postponed the production phase of the project.You may still submit your entries, please follow the instructions in the first post. We currently have indefinite deadline. We will give a specific deadline until we feel like we've collected enough materials.