Screenshot: Tyrias Next Top Superstar - Completed

Fierce competition ladies! I am loving this!!!!! =)

Sali!!! I had so much fun talking to you about being lesbians for our romantico assignment! Its sad to see you go, but I'm glad at least I could be on the eliminee block with you . Judge one was right on the mark actually. I was thinking of the bride from kill bill, but I did also worry about the glamor part =/. I kept thinking of action movie posters more then glamor i guess (wanted to show sue's killyouyetstaypretty side) but I dunno, we'll see with the next assignment. Oh and congrats to Rosemary and Ashling!

hehe oh you! You were secretly my arch rival for the competion. No little Canthan Mesmer was gonna steal Sali's spotlight!! :P

but after you aced week one... well....

Well, I'm sure you all want to know what assignment 7 is don't you? Well, guess what. It's not going to be posted! :P

We're going to be giving you all a few days break to spend time on other things whilst we put the competition back on it's normal schedule.

Yep thats right, no assignment for a few days, you guys get to kick back and relax. But don't get to comfortable, Saturday will bring our assignment 7!


TNTS Team

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wow

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hehe - go to london for a day

aweee
i was so looking forward to more assignments..

Wow that's awesome ty Stalker! I have so much on my plate right now that even though I checked the thread about 20x looking forward to the next assignment, I feel super relieved that I can get much other needed stuff done and know I might even get ahead without any TNTS work possibly suffering

Assignment 7: "Märchen"


So, we are now down to six lovely ladies, who are destined for the top spot in TTS productions. Who will it be?

I'm sure a lot of watchers have their favorites, whether they are still there or long gone. It would warm my heart if there was more support for the lady that has captured your hearts. Cheer them on, wave their colors, sport their look. It's getting down to the nitty gritty, and I'm sure these wannabe actresses are so worn out and getting frustrated while the numbers whittle down, that I'm sure their spirits will pick up if they knew they had some fans.

Of course, I have my favorite, but that is undisclosed for now.

Now on to the next exercise that TTS Productions will sponsor in order to find Tyria's up and coming actress. We are going to put you in a creative and magical role this week.

As you may know, from the many movies that have come out in the past years, that there has been a lot of remakes of movies. Whether they are remakes of old movies, old books, old cartoons, and even old pastimes that we loved so much. Remakes are making big bucks nowadays, with new technology rearing its head into these classics to make them more real for the audience. TTS Productions has now decided to dabble into this popular trend and we want to try it out on six ladies that are left.

We have only one problem, we haven't decided on what we want to remake into a big motion picture.

I was hired to be one of the writers of these movies, and I have a list of six stories that could possibly work for the next summer hit.

I felt that I could just assign a girl to each story that I have selected. I want each of you to portray a certain character of the story that is given to you, and become that character. Once you have found your character, I want you to take the story and come up with a movie poster or DVD cover to give to the graphic design team, so they can put the title of the movie and the credits for each movie. You must make this poster/DVD cover to unique and recognizable to the story so that the graphic design team can match the title to. So try to not make it so obscure that they cant recognize it.

As for the stories, I'm sure everyone has heard of these stories so no one should have trouble recognizing them and making them their own.

Little Red Riding Hood - Rosemary Marron

Hansel and Gretal - Tasha Darke

Rapunzel - Ashling Fey

Snow White - Queen Kitiara

Rumpelstiltskin - Eryn Shadowbane

The Frog Prince - Sue Aside

If you do not recognize your fairy tale, please e-mail me asap for the story. If I do not respond as fast as you thought I could, these are all Grimm Brother's fairy tales, and are very easy to look up.

I wish you luck girls, TTS Productions' summer hit rest on your shoulders.


Headgear is allowed, but be cautious of it.
No picture editing, Graphics's team will do that, but remember they don't know who has what fairy tale so make it easy for them to tell.


This assignment is due Saturday, October 20th 11:59 PM GMT +5.

Woah
Awesome Theme

good luck Queen Kitiara i hope that shot works out for u

Thanks Tidus! It was nice to meet your brother that is so cool u 2 can team up on GW together
And thanks to all the kind volunteers I met last night to help with with a daunting task! Snow White is a tough one! Im already looking at shooting some more for what I know can be an awsome shot They were all cool with being posted on TNTS so here's a shot of us setting up

/dies of impatience.

I didn't expect to get hooked to watching this, but I am. Eagerly awaiting the next round of shots.

And once again this week, we have quick results for you all! Less then 2 hours after the contestants had to turn int heir assignment! Good job to all turning things in early to give the judges and I stuff to do!

Sue Aside



Judges Comments:

Judge 1: AWESOME effect! Loooove the special effect you used, and Sue's surprised look! A few small corrections would be that the prince looks stoic, and I had hoped he looked more alive. The frog is great. Your angle is a little weird, I wish to see a little more of Sue's face, and you could have easily solved that by turning her a little to the camera. Clever use of effects!

Judge 2: Ooh I love the effects, and the surprised look of Sue in this picture. But I got to admit I didn't even know what fairy tale you had...and it took a comment from one of the other judges to point out the frog to me to understand what was going on here. Now that I know its there...this picture is really great with little swirly sparkles rising above the frog. Another angle would brought the frog out more. You need to realize your surroundings and positions, but I do love your creativity.

Judge 3: I love the animation showing that the price appeared. I figured he had already appeared and the frog part was already over, but then i noticed another judges comment on the frog being there. It isn't something that catches your eye, and when you finally see that, then you finally see which fairly tale you had. I felt you could have portrayed it better, by changing an angle to show the frog a bit more.


Ashling Fey




Judges Comments:

Judge 1: You had a very very hard fairy tale to portray, and I feel you did it justice. I mean, I got romance immediately and I saw the prince charming theme in it. Obviously you couldnt add on lengths of hair so I feel your initiative to be creative and make this romance instead of "fairy tale -ish" very smart. As well, the angle you put the audience in, makes me feel like the witch peaking at the couple and about to throw the prince off the tower. Good job.

Judge 2: Boy, I applaud you Ashling. You knew that you didn't have long hair to portray the princess, but you studied the other elements of the story. That was the basis of this assignment, was to study the other elements and produce a very eye-catching DVD cover and you aced it. If the girl doesn't have long hair, whats the other element of this story? The tower of course! It's very romantic and very fairy tale-ish, and I love that you both used the same colored armor, to make that glow from the light even more magical. You are the Queen of lightning, dear. I would of just asked you zoom out a little to see that tower a little bit more, but its great!

Judge 3:...I wish I was the Prince Charming...:P

On a more serious note, i love how you didn't go right for the obvious scene. It's awesome that you still included a tower in the shot, which floored me when I saw your submission for this week. I totally saw Rapunzel in this, before even seeing the title you where supposed to show us. Only thing i felt was bad is, you are kind of small in the picture, but I guess theres not much you can d about being high up in a tower.


Queen Kitiara



Judges Comments:

Judge 1: What a shot! Each of the elves have their own personalities, and you two make such a cute couple! Great GREAT shot, I looove the elves. But that might be a slight problem, when made into a cover, there might be just a litttttle too many distractions. However, the focus is still on Prince Charming and you. Another small detail is the legs, they look misplaced and like, torn apart... but I believe thats more of the armors bugging up than your fault. GOOD job.

Judge 2: Hehe...I love the pun that was defiantly intended here with the snow atmosphere, its really wonderful and brings out the dreary, yet beautiful outlook of the story of Snow White's plot. I especially like that you went out of your way, and had some kind friends to help you with the seven dwarves in the background(even if there isn't really seven). The only problem that I see, is the from the waist down of you and your prince. The waist up almost looks like he is lifting her up to give her that romantic kiss...but looking down it looks like a mess because of the boots you have. Other than that, I can really tell that this is Snow White, and good thing the graphic design team did too.

Judge 3: Damn, lucky prince. I want to be him too! *raises hand *pickme**
I love the snow, I love the white on your armor, and I love that you introduced the elves, in which are doing their own thing, instead of all doing the same thing, which you have done in previous assignments! It seems you finally got out of that habit hopefully, and you seem to be doing a lot better! Only thing is the boots glitch to much into your prince charming, but it's nothing you can help, unless you removed them.


Rosemary Marron



Judges Comments:

Judge 1: Lovely. The light on Rosemary's face makes her seem innocent, playful, exactly like Little Red Riding Hood. The background does not overwhelm any detail, and truly adds to the ominous ambiance created by the wolf. That wolf looks TERRIFYING, and I love how you got it to be positioned right behind the rock. Great execution of this shot. Ya know? Your hair also looks like a hoodie from that angle, and really, superbly done.

Judge 2: I really love this shot! The background is just so great, keeping with the scary and mysterious forest that this fairy tale had, along with the bright colors that you noted in this piece. Plus, how would it be Red Riding Hood, without it's antagonist the wolf?m I love the fact that you had placed him almost in a hiding position, while Little Red looks almost lost and confused and that cheerful innocence. I loved it!

Judge 3: Wow! I totally saw Red Riding hood here. I love the outfit you chose with this, and I love how you are int he woods, and the fact that the bad wolf is right there behind you! Theres nothing I can find bad about this picture, it's exactly what I would have expected from Little Red Riding hood, good job!


Eryn Shadowbane



Judges Comments:

Judge 1: I loooove the little elf in the background and you contemplating your escape. However, I must first point out that big board blocking your arm, very distracting, and like I've reiterated a million times... little details are soo important. Another small detail is that standing.. thing (Can't make it out) behind the elf. Its there and it shouldn't be. However, I really liked your concept very clever placement of characters!

Judge 2: I can easily tell which fairy tale this belongs to, and its very cute and simple. Which is what we are looking for, because if you give to much of the plot away in just the DVD cover...why should we watch it? It's really subtle, and I like that. I especially like that you used an elf for your Rumpelstiltskin(my god that is a hard name x.x) and the way you positioned him far away with the campfire...it makes it more personal. I loved the scene you picked where the protagonist is being sneaky and trying to listen in on the goblin. It would of added a little more touch if you had him dancing...because he is a freak. Other than that, the only thing that is distracting is the board that is in your way and the brightness of your clothes. Yes, your the center of attention but you don't want to blind us.

Judge 3: Very simple to tell which fairy tale you had. Only thing that really bugs me ...and i mean really bugs me is the "board" or whatever it is right in front of you. You seem to notice things that distract the image from you, but it seems you don't want to fix it, instead going with a shot that you can clearly see mistakes in. I think thats something you could improve on, and should. But all around a well performed assignment.


Tasha Darke


Judges Comments:

Judge 1: You really have a great sense of color, it always makes your pictures pleasant to look at. Great execution of Hansel and Gretel, I totally got that, and with both of you looking sad I wish I could just jump into the picture and lead you back home. The use of coins were smart, however I wish you placed the male in front of the shiny effect because right now, the shineys look like they're coming from him. Lastly, your shoulder looks displaced, not completely your fault, but small details add up.

Judge 2: Hansel and Gretal. Hehe, I liked that you used a fellow ranger, and honestly I couldn't think of a better profession to use in this fairy tale (way to go Bob!). I like your position along with "Hansel's" and how you are both contemplating either where to go or where to get the hell out of there. Snowy atmospheres seem to be popular when trying express doom hehe. One thing I kind of find faulty in your execution is the trail of gold that you added (which is a nice touch), is hard to tell if there was a trail or not and the fact your "Hansel" was sitting on one. Possibly a better angle to show the trail would of been nice.

Judge 3: The gold with Hansel is the first thing that caught my eye. It was very distracting, although I did understand where you where trying to go with this shot. It's very creatively thought out, and the fact that you used another ranger as your brother worked out well. As another judge said, another angle could have been used to show the gold trail more.

Results to be posted soon!

Ahhhh good job everyone! Competition is getting SO much harder. You all are putting on your A-games!

Well, here we have the results for this weeks assignment. You all did great in portraying your Fairy Tale, but as we all know, someone has to be eliminated. Here are this weeks Scores.

Sue Aside - 1 + 1 + 2 = 4(UP FOR ELIMINATION)
Eryn Shadowbane - 2 + 2 + 1 = 5(UP FOR ELIMINATION)

Tasha Darke - 3 + 3 + 3 = 9
Ashling Fey - 4 + 4 + 4 = 12

Queen Kitiara - 5 + 5 + 5 = 15(UP FOR IMMUNITY)
Rosemary Marron - 6 + 6 + 6 = 18(UP FOR IMMUNITY)

Immunity Holder: Ashling, you've lost your immunity title to the winner of this weeks winner. Congratulations on getting it, and your performance this week to show us you put 100% effort into your shot.


Eliminates:

Sue Aside - You've held Immunity multiple times. It seems that after you did, you let it get to your head, thinking you could hold the top, and since then, you haven't done so well. To stay alive in this competition, you need to keep the same focus, or better, not jump around.

Eryn Shadowbane - You've done a mediocre job throughout this competition, and we feel you could have done much better on some of your shots. You realize some of your own mistakes in the shot before you submit it, but choose not to fix them before you turn them in to us.

Immunity:

Queen Kitiara: Congrats, your first time in the immunity bracket. Surprising isn't it? This week you've earned it. You've gone from being someone who was in the eliminatee bracket, to mediocre, and where stuck there. Now you've risen to the top, and we hope you can keep yourself here.

Rosemary Marron: Once again you've given us a stunning performance this week. We hope to see more of this from you whilst in the top 5 of this competition.


And now, for the eliminatee:

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And as for our New Immunity Holder:



Congrats to you girls, You've made it into the top 5. From here now, this gets even harder then before.

oh my..i've been looking at the thread from the beggining and never posted but i'm quite sad that sue got eliminated
her shots were always very appealing to me T__T

All I can say is... wow. So many surprises this round! I was so used to always being a little short of the top that getting immunity really made my jaw drop. Also, I really wasn't expecting Sue to get eliminated. It would have been really weird to see Eryn get eliminated, but it's just as weird to see Sue go.... You had such wonderful shots, and I hope to see more of your mesmer one way or another!

Competition is getting really fierce. Eeeek.

nice job ladies u can really tell what u were going for

Ashling- the big red armor and the black wolf make it very striking as well as descriptive to the fairytale

Kitiara- thats the stuff! go the elves

Eryn- a bit off the mark this week but, not by much looking forward to the bounce back this week

congrats Rose! very nice shot - I also loved Kitiara's, it's a brilliant setting

Sue, we'll miss you! is it only me or is it really freaky how fast the time goes?

well well. even though I realize it's not my desicion, and it won't change anything, this time I feel like i want to explain a few things about my shot cuz the stuff on there is not just so random as everybody seems to think I know this will not make my shot better but still...

the board thing is actually part of a carriage I'm hiding behind. it might not have turned out that well, but it was carefully planned - Eryn was meant to be half hidden in order to appear as if she's just sneaked up to Rumpelstiltskin. the person in the back is there on purpose too, it's supposed to represent the hunter that originally overheard rumpelstiltskin. the queen isn't even supposed to be in this shot, however I thought this the most remarkable scene of the märchen and interpreted it with a little more freedom. and third, the brightness of my dress. again, this is probably due to 'bad' light conditions, but I don't think I have armor that would be less white - plus, Eryn's supposed to be a queen, I wanted to bear that in mind. the elf is dancing, even if it doesn't look like it.
I don't want to seem /pout-ing all over the place, but just to show you I do think about my shots

Wow you guys, I have to say I am completely in awe at some of the work you guys are doing, especially this week!!

I really love the effects in Sues picture, and my favorite has to be Kitiaras this week, I also love the lighting is Ashlings.

All of you are doing fantastic!

Whoa, thats some awesome concepts. However, reading your description and looking at your picture sparked a light bulb! I agree with you that sometimes it's hard to show your thoughts in your shot, but likewise, I guess you can't expect people to see your "thoughts" if your image isn't a clear translation of your thoughts.

I really like the idea of sneaking behind the carriage is clever, but looking at the picture, it really doesn't like a cart? As well, 85% of your body is evident, which really doesn't suggest the sneaking you intended. And like you said, you couldn't try to camouflage Eryn into the background (because of dye issues, and the queen character), so why not try and hide your body more behind the "cart," and use /doubletake to pop your head out. Many different ways to execute your idea.

Secondly, like you yourself said, "the elf is dancing even if he doesn't look like it." If he doesn't look like he's dancing, then who would know apart from you? It's great you knew, but unfortunately even I didn't until your telling us.

Lastly, the hunter is a great touch! I totally remember that part from the story. But again, the hunter is just standing there with no reaction from the elf, or any sort of action himself. He's just there without justification from the image. It's great you justify it now, but the image should be able to speak for itself as well.

You have some of the best shots in this competition, and clearly you're a smart human. I had that problem too all the way back in TNTM when I was "heady," "over thinking stuff" and probably my worst crime was that I didn't always translate my thoughts into the image. Don't fall into the same trap I did!

Assignment #8 "Author Anyone?"

Congratulations to you five girls. You've made it this far into the competition. You started with twelve of you, now after seven of you have been eliminated, here is where we stand. Five gorgeous girls, all wanting to be Tyria's Top Superstar, and you've all shown what you can do image wise, but now for a new twist.

Many superstars make up their own things as they progress along in their careers. Some write music, some write books, or other things. This week, you guys will be doing the same exact thing. We're going to have you write. About what you may ask? Well, if you all remember your Application assignment (which was choose your favorite location, and tell us about it), then you won't have to much of a hard time with this one, but everything does count.

This week, you girls will once again go to your "favorite" spot, and you will have to write a 100 word or more "story" to it. Describing what happened before the shot took place, when the shot took place, and what happened after the shot.

Here is a short example of something I'm talking about.



So, to clear it up. You are to take a shot of your favorite spot in the game, and tell us a story on it. Yes, it has to be detailed enough that the judges can see the image BEFORE they see the image.

I will be only giving the story to the judges and after they rate these stories, I will give them the image itself. Then they can compare how well the story was written to the image, and if they could vision your story similarly to the image, then you know you've done it right.

This week will have 2 scores per person, per judge. One being the story before the image was seen, second how well the judge thought your story matched the image. This one is tough, and will require for your artistic writing to be a skill you hone in on.

If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me, or contact me in game if I am online. You'll have more luck with e-mail.

Notes:
- Your favorite spot. (Doesn't have to be the one you gave us in your Application shot.)
- You must be in it, of course showing an action to go along with the story.
- No image editing. (Cropping allowed)

This Assignment will be due, Saturday, October 28th 11:59PM GMT +5.

Dang, an easy one. Wish I got eliminated after that one. But ah well, I think in the beginning I was more motivated and everything to do well (also, it was before school started up again) but then I guess I didn't realize how much MORE thought and work it was going to be, and my mind got all mushy. Congrats to those of you still there, i'll still be watching on the sidelines!

WOW omg this is going to have my brain analyzing for a while can u see the steam coming from my head???

Thank you so much for the very kind comment Silhouette! We all appreciate the encouragement, especially when it's getting harder and the judges have to critique harder I really would love to keep getting better and better, who knows maybe I can win immunity this week and be the judges' fav picture I certainly am making it my goal...good luck to all with this assignment!

Eryn, I think it was great you commented on why you shot what u shot - because Geishe's insight was super helpful and extremely valuable...wow Geishe ty for taking the time to say all that! I am DEFINATELY taking notes on that!

oooh this is gonna be interesting... writing you really want us to get creative in every aspect, hm? well, why not. I've got a lecture on conservation law this afternoon, time enough to think something up

Geishe's feedback there is pretty spot on and all the remaining actor/models (lol) should take note. Your all lucky to have someone willing to take the time to provide that sort of in depth feedback.

Grats to all on another highly successful week, especially Rosemary whose shot was total win imo.

With Sue gone, there are no mes left... makes Jules a sad panda

Nice job everyone! I love this competition. Awesome shots, wish I could do that. lol Maybe I'll even start doing the assignments for fun, they sound so cool!

Good luck to everyone and can't wait to see how it all turns out!

P.S. I loved the fairy tale story but I had no idea who Rumplestiltskin was so I had to look it up. Now it's all coming back to me.

hey queen, it's frodo. this is that avatar :P and gl to all of you with your pictures, most of them are simply astounding!

Thank you for all your help Frodo! (ac0okiemost3r) I couldn't have done it without you! This next assignment involves writing so I couldda used some tonic jk :P Judges should post our work on Sunday!

This week, once again, our contestants turned things in a little early, and I bugged the judges enough to get to work early, once again! :P <3 my Judges.

This week was a hard one to do, a lot of reading on the judges parts, and as you all will see, every single one of these girls stepped up their game in their shots, and made this week, harder to judge, then any of the ones we've had so far.

Now I will explain this weeks judgment. I gave all the judges the stories first, without the Shot. They scored it before they received the images, hence the two different comments per judge.


Ashling Fey

Story:

"What a cliché – the country girl lost in the vast sprawl of the city for the first time. That shan't be me, I had told myself as my ship drew into the thick, grey waters alongside the Bejunkan Pier. I am no ignorant foreigner. I am Canthan. This city is my home of homes, though I have yet to set foot amongst its streets.

What a shock to me, then, were the endless stinking Bukdek slums. The noise, the stench; the place is a sheer assault on the senses. I was quite utterly lost in no time at all.

Yet what a treat for the eyes which, at first affronted by the rotting wooden sprawl of the slums, suddenly find rising amongst such squalor the ancient Canthan architecture of Old Kaineng, and the great gold- and jewel-encrusted walls of our Emperor's grand palace.

And yet, how lucky I am, I thought, to have grown up in the lush haven of Shing Jea, where a poor girl is a farm girl and still gets to feel the damp grass beneath her feet, and the clean breeze in her hair; to learn how to survive on her family's kindness and nature's gifts, instead of out of the pockets of a stranger. For all the unexpected beauty of the rich man's city, how different would my life have been had it begun here.

How privileged I am, in fact, to look on this place with an outsider's eyes."

Image:





Tasha Darke

Story:

"She was tired, she ached and she was running out of arrows. Tasha paused for a minute to gaze over the grassy, fertile hills below, looking for the road and the Charr. The beauty of the waterfall and river nearby, along with the hazy red afternoon sun and the trees in their autumn colours, reminded her of Ascalon before the Searing. Her thoughts flew back to her childhood – her mother’s screams as the Charr rampaged through their home, her father telling her to hide as he grabbed his bow. A shout in the distance brought her back to the present day and the task ahead. She’d run in front of her party of heroes to scout for the road to their destination – Doomlore Shrine.

Her skilled grey eyes searched for a point in the horizon amongst the trees, before tracing the dirt road back toward her. There was a group of Charr approaching, although they seemed to not have noticed her yet in her earthy attire. She smiled. Entertainment was needed and she couldn’t think of anything better than vengeance."

Image:





Queen Kitiara

Story:

"Jagged walls of rubble pierced the amber sky like the swords from the graves of dead warriors; challenging any who threaten their sacred land. No stone was spared in the city of Rinn; all was charred after the devastating Searing. From atop of Horn Hill, a lone warrior stood watch, disgusted with her view. Sent from Nolani Academy, the birthplace of many a great warrior like Kitiara, she was assigned to protect Prince Rurik. “That frikin idiot is going to get me killed” she grumbled. While she whole heartedly agreed with Rurik’s cause; she completely disagreed with his fighting style influenced by General L. Jenkins. She scowled as she looked on the other side of the hill at Prince Rurik flaunting his Fiery Dragon Sword, telling Olias how “Praise be to Dwayna if this works”.

She recalled when her father held her little hand ten years ago, giving her the amulet which she still wore on her forehead as he stood first in line to join Prince Rurik’s cause. She had been raised at Nolani Academy by the seasoned guards of King Adlbern after her father had sacrificed his life while protecting Prince Rurik. An ingenuous ambush led by Bonfaaz Burntfur had mercilessly attacked her father’s small scouting troop. Not to see the end of his dream of a restored Ascalon, her father insisted the prince and his guards flee to safety while he tanked at the last standing gate. Kitiara became orphaned that day. She had lost her mother at birth and had only known a father. Now, not only was her home lost because of the Charr, but her only loved one as well. The escort guards insisted the King allow them to raise her when hearing her father was to never return. It then became no surprise when she learned to wield lightening from her axe whilst being surrounded by the guards and elementalist instructors who taught in the academy. She was hell-bent on avenging her father; and everyone knew if there was a mission involving killing Charr, Kitiara need not to be asked, for she was, like her father, first in line to volunteer.

The rain had begun to fall and pulled Kitiara from her thoughts. Whether her eyes burned from anger or the sulfuric mist in the sky; one could not tell. She turned her face upward, searching the boiling clouds for a blessing from Balthazar to help avenge her father. Her raven black hair clung to her face as the rain fell faster; pelting her cold and rusty embellished armor. But like her armor, Kitiara’s build was strong even though her slender body hid her steely resignation, as if it too was forged by the mighty dwarves of Droknar. She gazed from her vantage point, looking for the shaggy red silhouette of General Bonfaaz. All she saw was the demoralizing crumbling walls, sagging toward its fellow stones as if heartsick to be apart. Even the steep rocks seem to weep as the falling rain soaked its untouched paths, depressed that no child of Rinn was skipping across its shoulders. “Fear not, old city of Rinn. I will walk your streets again. I will walk them now as I pursue this murderer of my father, destroyer of my home. After I have ended his oppression and restore you to glory; I will skip in your streets to remember my once happy childhood.” With one last gaze at a sunless, brooding, sky; Kitiara felt Balthazaar’s Aura bless her spirit. Out of the corner of her eye, a bristly red figure strode across an abandoned courtyard. She scrambled over to her axe as flashes of her father burst into her mind. "You no longer need to send your tears from the heavens Father! For today, I will avenge you!”"

Image:





Rosemary Marron

Story:

"Her feet made loud thudding sounds as they pounded on the forest floor. At first she thought the sounds were made by her pursuers, but as soon as she noticed that they were her own she came to a halt, listening to her surroundings in a panic. The forest was quiet – only the birds sang in the trees, which was a good sign. Taking a deep breath to try to calm her shattered nerves, she continued her way more silently and carefully. Her camouflage outfit was enough to conceal visibly, but it would do nothing if the raptors heard her.
The bridge loomed ahead of her, and with it the promise of safety. She had never meant to go that far into the forest with the hunting group, but they had needed a healer. In the end her presence hadn't made a difference. There was something else in the woods, something even the hunters didn't know how to deal with.

They were all dead.

Now her feet pounded over the wooden boards of the bridge. This time, the loud creaking sound was welcomed rather than something feared. She ran more confidently, panic subsiding in the face of hope. From the bridge she could see her village, and the familiar faces of people who were turning to look in her direction quizzically. There would be endless questions and tears shed for the lost ones. Still, for this one moment, she could feel elation for simply managing to stay alive."

Image:





Eryn Shadowbane

Story:

"Though barely past noon, the weak sun cast but a deceptive, fleeting light over the vast, bleak ridges of the Poisonous Outcrops. This far in the north, Abaddon’s dark clutch was almost physically tangible, defying the otherwise supreme reign of Elona’s sun. The continuous battle of day and night plunged the region into perpetual twilight, occasionally broken only by vicious flashes of green where Abaddon’s poison prevailed over the seemingly impenetrable black rock. A haunt of the undead. A haunt of demons.

Eryn had long since given up wondering why time upon time she felt drawn to this forbidding place. Brought up by the Sunspears, Eryn had never known her parents. The order had educated her, trained her to fight darkness and injustice and had christianed her with a surname they felt would plant fear into the hearts of their enemies. Yet deep inside her something powerful lurked in sinister silence, always watching, barely on the brink of awareness. A dark stigma that clung to her, setting her apart from others, inspiring dark dreams and dark moods. A stigma that had scared her in the past but that she had long since come to accept. A stigma that time upon time pulled her to this place like an invisible force, making her wander eerie paths, the cold shadows that stain her spotless armor reflections of her troubled mind."

Image:





Scores will be posted soon, with the description of how the scores work this time.

ZOMG AWESOME JOB GIRLS!!! Sheesh I was soooo hoping to shoot for Immunity...now I'm just ....scaredandhonoredtobewithyouall

/runs off and prays to fight another day! EEK!

This weeks shots, as you all can see, where very good. You will also soon see that the judges will slowly start to form different opinions for contestants now, as the numbers slowly dwindle down. The end is so close, it's almost scarce how fast this has gone by, but for now, we shall show you, which of these ladies, continues on to the top 4.

Scoring:

The judges where told to score each story separate from the image, thusly giving each judge 2 different things to score. So this week, we have 3 sets of numbers to present to you.

The first set is the scores for the stories from each judge with their totals, the second set will be from the image, and how well it matched to the story. The third, and final score is the compilation of the two previous scores added together, this is the one that counts!

So, here we go with the scores!

Story:

Eryn Shadowbane: 1 + 2 + 1 = 4
Tasha Darke: 2 + 1 + 2 = 5
Rosemary Marron: 4 + 5 + 3 = 12
Ashling Fey: 3 + 4 + 5 = 12
Queen Kitiara: 5 + 3 + 4 = 12

Image:

Tasha Darke: 2 + 1 + 2 = 5
Ashling Fey: 3 + 2 + 1 = 6
Eryn Shadowbane: 1 + 3 + + 4 = 8
Rosemary Marron: 4 + 4 + 3 = 11
Queen Kitiara: 5 + 5 + 5 = 15

Total:

Tasha Darke: 5 + 5 = 10(UP FOR ELIMINATION)
Eryn Shadowbane: 4 + 8 = 12(UP FOR ELIMINATION)

Ashling Fey: 12 + 6 = 18

Rosemary Marron: 12 + 11 = 23(UP FOR IMMUNITY)
Queen Kitiara: 12 + 15 = 27(UP FOR IMMUNITY)


Current Immunity holder:

Rosemary, you have lost your immunity to the persona that we felt did the best on this weeks assignment. You did well, and we hope to see you continue your rise to the top, and into the final three!

Eliminatees:

Tasha Darke: You came from a slump back when we first started, then you turned yourself around, and have kept yourself at a wonderful pace. This week, we felt that your story did not match your image, all though we felt that your image was one of the best you've ever given us.

Eryn Shadowbane: You've lingered along the bottom of this competition a couple times. We've noticed you like to stay in the same type of "style" in your shots that we've seen up till this point.

This weeks elimination will be tough needless to say. We have 2 strong competitors, but one must go.

Immunityees:

Rosemary Marron: You once again have shown yourself in the top 2. Congratulations for keeping yourself in the top when the scores really start to count. We hope to see more great performances.

Queen Kitiara: Once again you are here, fighting for immunity. You've been in this position three times, counting today, and you've yet to receive a week of immunity, yet you still show us your hard work every week. My only feat I feel you've accomplished thus far is, I wish everyone els would put as much effort into this, as I've seen you do! This competition would be a lot harder if it was so!


Now for the elimination:

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And the Immunity Winner:





Congratulations girls, top 4. You should be proud of yourselves. As I've always said, it only gets harder from here on out, so don't get to high on your horse, and keep on your toes!

Next assignment to be posted within 24 hours.

whoa, awesome job everyone! kitiara, yours was just amazing, loved the story the picture was perfect
haha, nolani academy...its been so long since i did that mission....those were good times hehe

go kitiara and congrats! i'm cheering for you

Congratulations Kitiara! *hug* You really deserved it this round, your shot and story were just amazing.

Eryn, sad to see you go. Your story somehow made me think of Lovecraftian tales and it was quite interestingly written. I was so expecting to see the word "gibbous" in there somewhere. Or "primordial". I hope you continue to post here or in the outtakes thread, it'd be sad to not see any more wonderful para shots.

Huh, this contest is getting really fierce. Each week I find myself praying that I don't get eliminated, even though I'm personally happy with the shot choices I've made throughout the contest.

whew. out. even though I'm a little sad that I had to go after this assignment, because I really loved it, I have to admit that I will not miss all the hard work and the nervous waiting for results more time for real playing again I'm proud I got this far, and I wish you all the best! it was a wonderful competition and it was a great lot of fun apart from teaching me/us how to make better screenshots

congrats Kitiara, great job. but then, everybody did a great job, I think (and I include myself here cuz no matter what you're gonna say, I still very much like my story )
congrats to Tasha for staying in, give them hell from me

I loved your shots SO much Eryn, the judges must have had a hard time with this, especially with Tasha being part of the formula. I truly miss you! I totally had you pinned for Top 3 >.<

And girlies... psychic powers tell me you all better suit up for this next assignment. I think you'll all be fine with such fine screenshot taking skills and writing skills... but I sense a massive assignment this week that would easily eclipse this weeks in mere size.

Oops, I guess I should have submitted something more like this one
My bad.

Great stuff from everyone this week - I'm getting really nervous about the next assignment now

And Eryn - so sad to see you go! Had so much fun working with you - I hope you'll continue to post your pictures =]

congrats Kitiara i know how hard u were working on this assignment it has really paid off for u

Eryn i am sad to see u go u were one of my fav's GO PARAGONS :P

Sad to see you go Eryn, and congrats to Kitiara for the shot and the story.

I have to say I'm in the same boat as you Peryenne - hoping that I don't get eliminated, wondering after I've sent that email what I could have done differently even though I'm happy with the shot.

Its stange though, it seems like things go two ways for me - either I read the assignment, know the shot I want to take and get complimented on it, or I'm left with a feeling of foreboding and spend all week searching for something I'm happy with. This week's was very much half and half - I knew the shot, but the story wasn't there. I'll post a previous draft of the story in the outtakes thread which I personally preferred, but didn't fulfil the requirements set.

Here's hoping for next week.

WAHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Omg thank you judges and guys thank you so much for all the well wishes!!!

I was like a hyper little kid running around in glee till 4:30 am I think it was...so elated and excited to do well amongst some seriously great shots! I can't tell you how my emotions rollercoastered from hopeful to attaining immunity to hopeful I'd stay another week lol! I couldn't have gotten there without some wonderful encouragement and Perynne I'm blown away by how classy you are offering me a hug right away after you worked so hard on your assignment!

Eryn, I'm glad you are not down on yourself because your submission was beautiful It truly is going to be sad not to see your beautiful paragon next week!

I am TOTALLY heeding Geishe's psychic powers this week...even the results were saying not to get on a high horse and I already planned on working hard...lawl - I went farming right after the results cuz I need money for possibly armor needs next week ha haha! (I'm the proud owner of 2k) I'm gonna keep working hard! There is no way I would dishonor anyone by slacking just cuz I have immunity, it makes me want to try and get it again : I gotta prove I deserve to be here!