Bec Hill

Comedian. Presenter. Dork.

 i’ll be bec

edinburgh fringe 2019 poster competition

Are you a doodler? A tinkerer? A drawer of dragons, or a photoshopper of faces? Fancy helping me sell my show at Edinburgh Fringe? Then I’m inviting you to have a go at designing the poster for my 2019 Edinburgh Fringe show: I’ll Be Bec! This is just a fun marketing experiment and a chance for the public (and me!) to see your creativity, but I will happily pay £200 to the design I use in Edinburgh and £50 each to the most shared designs on Twitter and Facebook. That’s up to £300! No previous experience is necessary!

FACEBOOK ENTRIES SO FAR:
To share your favourite design, click the image to be taken to the original Facebook post!

TWITTER ENTRIES SO FAR:
To RT your favourite design, click the image to be taken to the original tweet!

rules:

  • GENERAL

    • The competition starts: 5th of April, 2019 at midday (BST), and ends: 3rd of May at 11:59pm (BST) with the winner/s announced: 6th of May, 2019. (If the competition is extended for any reason, the new deadline will be announced via Bec Hill’s Twitter and Facebook Page, and reflected on this page.)

    • To enter, upload a JPEG version of your poster design to Facebook and/or Twitter and tag Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian on both Twitter and Facebook) in the image.

    • If tweeting, it MUST include a clickable ticket link for the show: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/bec-hill-ill-be-bec.

    • If posting on to Facebook, it MUST also tag the Facebook event page. In order to do this, type “@I’ll Be Bec at Edinburgh Fringe” and it should pop up as an event option in the drop-down box. If you have trouble finding it, you may need to mark yourself as “interested” in the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2275658705817656

    • Please ensure that you follow Bec Hill on Twitter (https://twitter.com/bechillcomedian), or already like her Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/bechillcomedian), to ensure that she is notified when you tag her.

    • You can enter at any point before the competition ends.

    • You can enter as many different designs as you wish, but they must be separate. They cannot all be in the same tweet/facebook post.

  • ASSETS

    • The design itself is completely up to the entrant, but high-res ready-to-use images can be downloaded from this folder.

    • All designs MUST include the following information (layout up to you) and is not case sensitive:

      • Bec Hill

      • I’ll Be Bec

      • 5:40pm

      • 31 July - 25 August (not 13)

      • Book now: www.pleasance.co.uk 0131 556 6550

    • The design MUST also include a Pleasance Dome logo, available to download from: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/logos

    • The following information is optional and can be edited down for space:

      • ★★★★ "Hill is a multi-coloured ray of eternal sunshine. In a world of pain and darkness, her total lack of cynicism is refreshing."
        The Scotsman

      • ★★★★ "Silly, fun and a seemingly bottomless well of enjoyment, Bec Hill on stage is someone we all should aspire to be."
        Broadway Baby

      • ★★★★★ "Brilliantly conceived, this is one of the stand-out shows in this year's comedy programme."
        The Sunday Herald

      • Amused Moose Comedy Award Nominee BEST SHOW Edinburgh Fringe 2017

    • You can also include any other information/graphics you think are necessary or will help sell the show (without spoilers if you have seen it), as long as it is truthful.

  • THE WINNERS

    • There are 3 prizes:

      • Winning Poster: £200.00

      • Most Shared Poster (Twitter): £50.00

      • Most Shared Poster (Facebook) £50.00

    • Should the same entry win more than one prize (for example: the Winning Poster is also the Most Shared Poster on Twitter), the amounts will be paid as 1 total sum, rather than multiple separate sums (i.e.: £250 as opposed to £200 and £50.)

    • Winner/s will be paid via bank transfer or PayPal. International winner/s can ONLY be paid via PayPal and will not include any conversion fees incurred by PayPal.

    • THE WINNING POSTER…

      • Will be used as the main show poster for “I’ll Be Bec” at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe in print and online form. (Should Bec Hill want to use the design again for a different run of the same show, the winner will be contacted to arrange permission/further payment if necessary.)

      • Once chosen, will need to be available as an A3 (portrait layout) high-res print-ready PDF file, including bleed and crop marks.

      • May be subject to reasonable and minor edit requests (for example: spelling errors).

      • Will be chosen at Bec Hill’s discretion.

    • THE MOST SHARED POSTER (TWITTER)…

      • Will be awarded to the person whose tweeted poster gains the most retweets by the end of the competition.

      • The tweet MUST include a clickable ticket link for the show: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/bec-hill-ill-be-bec

      • To avoid confusion or dispute, the winner will be decided on how many times THE ORIGINAL TWEET has been retweeted and does not count quoted tweets. It is not possible to combine retweets from several tweets.

      • Does not need to be portrait dimensions, but other dimensions may disqualify it from being considered for the Winning Poster prize.

      • Will be shared on social media with credit.

    • THE MOST SHARED POSTER (FACEBOOK)…

      • Will be awarded to the person whose poster design gains the most shares on Facebook by the end of the competition.

      • The Facebook post MUST include the clickable tag for “I’ll Be Bec at Edinburgh Fringe” in the description. In order to do this, type “@I’ll Be Bec at Edinburgh Fringe” and it should pop up as an event option in the drop-down box. If you have trouble finding it, you may need to mark yourself as “interested” in the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2275658705817656

      • To avoid confusion or dispute, the winner will be decided on how many times THE ORIGINAL uploaded post is shared.

      • Does not need to be portrait dimensions, but other dimensions may disqualify it from being considered for the Winning Poster prize.

      • Will be shared on social media with credit.

  • TIPS FROM BEC

    • I prefer that my name is bigger than the title. People should always remember my name more than my title.

    • The show’s theme is “the future”.

    • Think about what might make the poster stand out next to all the other posters it will be beside.

    • Think about what sort of image might grab your attention on social media.

    • An eye-catching poster with the minimum amount of information on it is better than a boring poster with far too much to read on it.

    • On Twitter, if you put the tag at the beginning of the tweet, it can sometimes limit the amount of people who see it. This may hinder your chances of it being shared by your followers. To be safe, put the tag later or at the end of the tweet.

    • Please feel free to contact me if you have questions about the design which aren’t answered on this page.

8th April, 2019: The competition description has been amended to provide further guidance, but this does not change the competition parameters.