BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 9:16am CDT

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One of the many entertaining features at BotCon is the Transformers Fan Filmfest. This year our own talented voice actor and podcaster jON3.0 (Jon Bailey) managed to take home 2nd and 3rd place with his entries "Green Energy" and "The Best Transformers Botcon 2012 Fan Film Thingy EVER MADE". They've been embedded below.

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Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375500)
Posted by Mindmaster on May 1st, 2012 @ 9:55am CDT

Just... awesome. I like the scene where Soundwave and Bumblebee are just hugging it out.

The second was just downright comical!

Great job as usual, Jon!

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375503)
Posted by joevill on May 1st, 2012 @ 10:00am CDT

Congratulations jON3.0!

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375531)
Posted by RAcast on May 1st, 2012 @ 11:24am CDT

That was pretty great, haha.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375544)
Posted by Period on May 1st, 2012 @ 12:02pm CDT

Those were great! Congratulations on the victories. Well deserved!

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375549)
Posted by Tigertrack on May 1st, 2012 @ 12:09pm CDT

Ha ha HAAAAAHHH! Very funny stuff, Mr. Creative VOice Actor Guy.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375564)
Posted by triKlops on May 1st, 2012 @ 1:28pm CDT

anther great set of videos
congrats on the placings

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375569)
Posted by Blackstreak on May 1st, 2012 @ 1:40pm CDT

I like 'em!

But where's the #1 video?

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1375892)
Posted by vectorA3 on May 2nd, 2012 @ 6:32am CDT

Very funny and entertaining. Both vids. Thanks for sharing. Gotta watch the uncut version of Green energy now. The Vic Caroli cameo was epic. For a min. I thought it could've been Jon, but that voice is unmistakeable. Vic Caroli for Botcon 2013!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1376092)
Posted by Delicon on May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:43pm CDT

Blackstreak wrote:I like 'em!
But where's the #1 video?

I'm going to see if I can find it anywhere. I actually have met the guy who did it, his name is Ben (Hollywood Hoist on TFW) and he's a real nice guy. He's been in the contest for years and has finished second and third before. The video was called "Starting them young" and in it he shows his 2 1/2 year old son things about Transformers.

Very close call this year, but in my book a deserving winner.

Btw, here's a picture of Ben from one of our hotel room parties a few years ago. He's the guy standing in the middle of the picture.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378235)
Posted by vectorA3 on May 9th, 2012 @ 3:31am CDT

link for #1 vid???

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378520)
Posted by jON3.0 on May 9th, 2012 @ 10:59pm CDT

Delicon wrote:
Blackstreak wrote:I like 'em!
But where's the #1 video?

I'm going to see if I can find it anywhere. I actually have met the guy who did it, his name is Ben (Hollywood Hoist on TFW) and he's a real nice guy. He's been in the contest for years and has finished second and third before. The video was called "Starting them young" and in it he shows his 2 1/2 year old son things about Transformers.

Very close call this year, but in my book a deserving winner.

Btw, here's a picture of Ben from one of our hotel room parties a few years ago. He's the guy standing in the middle of the picture.

Yeah, I've emailed him but he hasn't told me when his video is going up yet. I'll check.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378728)
Posted by korisifu on May 10th, 2012 @ 8:22pm CDT

I love both of these as well as all the Ravage videos, my favorite is with him and Grimlock from last year. Nice touch on the "mayhem/Grimlock" insurance bit, made my wife laugh even!

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378736)
Posted by jON3.0 on May 10th, 2012 @ 9:04pm CDT

korisifu wrote:I love both of these as well as all the Ravage videos, my favorite is with him and Grimlock from last year. Nice touch on the "mayhem/Grimlock" insurance bit, made my wife laugh even!

I try to make my brand of Transformers humor broad enough so that even non-TF fans can still enjoy it.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378781)
Posted by jON3.0 on May 11th, 2012 @ 2:05am CDT

FIRST PLACE - Starting Them Young

SECOND PLACE - Transformers: Generation 1 - "Green Energy" UNCENSORED VERSION

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378817)
Posted by El Duque on May 11th, 2012 @ 8:16am CDT

Here's the BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest first place winner "Starting Them Young" by Ben Harpold. Own our podcaster jON3.0 took second and third place with his entries "Green Energy" and "The Best Transformers Botcon 2012 Fan Film Thingy EVER MADE".

Starting Them Young

Green Energy

The Best Transformers Botcon 2012 Fan Film Thingy EVER MADE

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378820)
Posted by joevill on May 11th, 2012 @ 8:40am CDT

El Duque wrote:Here's the BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest first place winner "Starting Them Young" by Ben Harpold. Own our podcaster jON3.0 took second and third place with his entries "Green Energy" and "The Best Transformers Botcon 2012 Fan Film Thingy EVER MADE".

AWESOME! Thank you for that! Now... ONLY if we can get Ben aka Hollywood Hoist to post the 2010 video. I believe it won 3rd place that year and it was classic!

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378827)
Posted by jON3.0 on May 11th, 2012 @ 9:04am CDT

joevill wrote:
El Duque wrote:Here's the BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest first place winner "Starting Them Young" by Ben Harpold. Own our podcaster jON3.0 took second and third place with his entries "Green Energy" and "The Best Transformers Botcon 2012 Fan Film Thingy EVER MADE".

AWESOME! Thank you for that! Now... ONLY if we can get Ben aka Hollywood Hoist to post the 2010 video. I believe it won 3rd place that year and it was classic!

I asked him about that too so I'm hoping he'll upload that as well.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378829)
Posted by Period on May 11th, 2012 @ 9:09am CDT

Great job! Congratulations on the win.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378847)
Posted by Starscream on May 11th, 2012 @ 10:20am CDT

You have GOT to be fucking kidding me, that crappy imovie family home video is the winner of the Botcon filmfest? Seriously, no one should even bother entering.

People and their kids... keep it to yourself! The other videos showed seriously TALENT and VISION. I call for a ban on the filmfest next year. No wonder I don't waste my time at botcon in that room.

Re: BotCon 2012 Fan Filmfest (1378863)
Posted by jON3.0 on May 11th, 2012 @ 10:56am CDT

Starscream wrote:You have GOT to be **** kidding me, that crappy imovie family home video is the winner of the Botcon filmfest? Seriously, no one should even bother entering.

People and their kids... keep it to yourself! The other videos showed seriously TALENT and VISION. I call for a ban on the filmfest next year. No wonder I don't waste my time at botcon in that room.

I thought it was cute! I wished I had thought of using my cutest kids!