The voting has now come to a close for Character #1.  I’m pleased to announce that the name chosen for this character is Sam Weber.

Congratulations go to the winner, Rochelle Ramos, for getting the most votes!  Rochelle not only named this character, but her own name will appear in the movie credits!

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Now starts the Voting Period for Character #1!  The Judges discussed the pros and cons of each name and then voted on them.  Names were chosen by majority rule, which meant that a minimum of three votes were needed to move the names to the Voting Round.  There were some good submissions but, in the end, the Judges felt that three of the names really fit the character, so much so that we were all four in agreement on the names.  Congratulations to the three finalists who made it to this round!

Now the naming of this character rests with all of you.  It’s out of the Judges’ hands.  It’s your decision. 

Some reminders:

• Be sure you are logged on to this Blog.
• Each person gets only one vote, including the contestants who entered the contest and the finalists.
• Enter your vote in the comments section (below) of this Blog post.
• You have one week to enter your vote.  The comments will be closed Monday, December 13, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. PT.
• This is a popularity contest.  The most popular name wins!  So finalists are free to campaign if they wish.

Here are the finalists’ character names.  Vote for only one of them! 

Burt Rollins
Sam Weber
Henry Roland

The Submission Period for Character #1 has now come to a close.  I’ve closed the comments on the thread so no further names will be accepted.  We had 13 submissions for our first round!

For the next week the judges will deliberate and choose our favorites.  The finalists will be notified by email that one or more of their entries made it into the final round.  If you don’t receive an email from me, your entry was not chosen.  But there are four more characters to be named, so please keep trying!  I will post the names on the Blog next Monday where everyone will get a chance to vote for their favorite!

Welcome to the beginning of the NAME THE MOVIE CHARACTERS CONTEST! This post starts the First Round, which is where you get to submit names for one of the characters in the movie.

A few reminders:

• Be sure you are logged on to this Blog.
• You will enter your submissions for this character only in the comments section of this Blog post below. 
• Remember, only one name per comment.  But you can submit as many names as you wish. 
• Don’t forget to fill out the Entry Form.
• You will have one week to enter your submissions.  The comments will be closed Monday, November 29, 2010, at 6:00 p.m. PT.
• Please keep in mind that you need to follow all the rules to avoid the risk of being disqualified, so be sure you read and understand the Rules and the Terms & Conditions before entering this contest.

Character #1

The first name we need is for a character anticipated to be played by the fantastic Eddie Jones.  For this character we are looking for both a first name and a last name.  Here’s a short character description:

He’s the owner of a San Francisco toy company.  There is a side to this man that would astonish his customers, who only know him as the jolly and friendly toy man.