What everyone was told

Every person who entered got notes on their own entry. They are all here, so you can see what was asked of everybody else and not only of you. Closed 2026-10-02, 5:00pm Eastern.

The entries

Listed A to Z by handle. That is not an order of merit and there is no ranking on this site.

@0x5a84The facts never leave the screen, so a viewer who drops in at any second knows where to be.2 things to do next @0xc9d0One clear idea held for the whole reel, and an honest account of each failed upload.3 things to do next @0xde14Short, complete and clear, with the site address on screen the whole way.3 things to do next @assayThe schedule builds on screen as Zaal names each act, so a list became the reason to keep watching.2 things to do next @barsamKeeping the date, the street and free on screen for the whole reel was the right instinct.3 things to do next @leoxcraneDate, town, noon and free are readable in the first second without sound.3 things to do next @noniwontmissThe lineup card with each act's photo is a strong graphic, and the closing card is clear.3 things to do next @pascalineThe captions have energy and the closing card is clear.3 things to do next

What it was judged on

Vertical, 1080x1920, 90 seconds or under, a video file that posts to Instagram with no further editing.
Star 97.7 named on screen in text, long enough to read, because a reel plays muted first.
ZAOstock, Saturday October 3 and Ellsworth Maine readable early, and the last frame showing zaostock.com long enough to type.
Captions burned in, word for word, and the session's own voices with no library music over speech.
One idea carried through, rather than six minutes squeezed into ninety seconds, with the hosts vouching for the day.

Next: the recap round

Closes 5pm Eastern, Sunday 11 October

One vertical recap of ZAOstock itself, 90 seconds or under, cut from the six public stream recordings of the day, with the acts' own music and every act you show named as zaostock.com/artists spells it.

It goes live when Zaal casts it, and the board at https://poidhz.com lists it within the hour. Download the recordings early: Twitch keeps them about a week.