Rootclip is at it again.

My buddies over at Rootclip.com have just updated their video contest website with a bunch of new features, profile pages, celebrity judges, user stats, and multiple storylines so that Rootclip.com will soon have new submissions and voting every week!

Most exciting is that they have a new Rootclip Contest - Chance Encounter.

Here's a quick summary of the story:

Every day, Ryan Brown and his friend KC walk the same path to the same bus stop on their way to the same job. Not today. An incredible event forever changes the mundane lives of Ryan, KC, and an unknown news reporter waiting at the bus stop. Where will their journey lead? Only you can determine their path.

What I like about this contest, is that the story is much more open to interpretation than some of the last stories. It seems to me that they are branching out into a different type of story, and that's really cool.

For this contest, Rootclip is giving away a $2,000.00 Cash Grand Prize, and each chapter winner will receive a $250 VISA Gift Card, a really cool Balance Beam from Trig Industries, Retail Value $249.50, a "Video for the Web" training DVD by VASST, Retail Value $80, and The DV Rebel's Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap by Stu Maschwitz, Retail Value of $44.99. (ARV: $615.49, subject to all contest rules)

If you are new to Rootclip, here's the basic concept. They create a short video clip or "Rootclip" to start the story. You watch the video, then shoot your own rendition of what should happen next in less than 2 minutes. Once you've created your video, upload it to Rootclip.com during the submission period and compete for votes against the videos from other users. Gain the highest percentage of user and judge votes during the voting period and your video becomes the next chapter in the story.

If you know any film enthusiasts, pass it along, this looks like a fun contest to join. I only wish I knew how to make films myself!