The HISTORY Channel is teaming up with Aniboom to give you the chance to put your take on a great historical speech on television.

This is what you need to do:

– Download these recordings by Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, and others.

– Animate 30 seconds of the sound clips.

– Send in your First Cut storyboard, animatic, or animation to Aniboom.

Five First Cut Finalists receive $5,000 to finish their submissions for consideration for the Grand Prize. The Finalists and a Wildcard Finalist vie for the Grand Prize: a $10,000 cash prize, and a $15,000 development deal and their work aired on The History Channel.

Submissions Phase 1: July 15, 2009 through September 2, 2009

Submissions Phase 2: September 9, 2009 through November 4, 2009