We have a Winner!

For our Worst-Case Scenario Video Contest (closed January 31, 2007) entrants created a video survival tip based on the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series for a chance to win a $500 shopping spree in a participating store.

Competing with some very creative entries, Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo of Vancouver, BC have won the grand prize for their video “How to Escape from a Bear.” See it for yourself—I’m sure their tips will come in handy...

How to Escape from a Bear
by Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo

And if you liked that one, here’s the Runner-Up:

Woman on a Precipice
by Michael Boxall and Gretchen Elsner


 

OTHER VIDEOS


Worst Case Dating Scenario

How to Jump From a Window into a Dumpster

Philip Shaddock of PocketCine, who partnered with Raincoast to create and run the Worst-Case Scenario Video Contest, is is featured in a video interview on on PitchPage.com. Philip talks about the “third screen”, or videos viewable on cell phones, iPods and other mobile devices.

Watch the full interview here—and get inspired to create your own short video to enter in the Worst-Case Scenario Video Contest. Enter before January 31st to win some great prizes, including a $500 shopping spree.

What’s your worst-case scenario? There’s only week left to let us know.

Create a short video based on a survival tip from the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Handbook series, and you could win a $500 shopping spree in a participating store. The first 10 entries will also win Worst-Case Scenario books and other fun prizes. The contest closes on January 31st, 2007.

Get the all the details on the contest and how to enter your video here.

Don’t let your worst-case scenario be missing the deadline.

Raincoast Books got a great plug today on GalleyCat for the “What’s Your Worst-Case Scenario?” Video Contest.

Survival Tips from the Great White North

“Canadian publisher Raincoast Books is sponsoring a contest to promote the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook franchise, inviting people to submit their own amateur instructional videos illustrating various “survival” tips, from (to use their examples) how to get gum out of your hair to how to win a hockey fight ...” --Galley Cat (read the full post here)

Thank you GalleyCat!

Turn that worst-case scenario travel woe into a chance to win a $500 shopping spree in a participating bookstore.

Have a tragic travel tale? Create a video of a worst-case scenario travel tip and enter the “What’s Your Worst-Case Scenario?” video contest.

Need inspiration? Grab a copy of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel. Or check out the Worst-Case Scenarios website for tips on how to land a plane.

Enter the contest or find out more here.

The boil-water advisory for the Vancouver area is now on day seven. While your water is still brown, why not make a mini-film on what you’re doing to survive turbid water.

Experts say it could be weeks before the murky waters run clear, but don’t delay. Start your video project today and enter your short video in the “What’s Your Worst-Case Scenario?” Video Contest. 

One lucky entrant will win a $500 shopping spree in a participating store. There are book and gift prizes available too.

Want to see what Vancouverites are saying about boiling water? Check out the Change Everything website.