Video Project for Competition

Concept Proposal: 25 Points

Script: 50 Points

Edited Video: 300 Points

 

Objective:

During the course of this term, you are expected to produce a major work every three weeks that is suitable for entry into either the Teen Digital Reel Showcase (TDR) or the Sacramento Educational Video Awards (SEVA). 

 

Instructions:

Select one of the categories listed below. Brainstorm possible ideas with potential collaborators. Submit a concept proposal for prior approval.  Each person must submit their own proposal, although partnerships are encouraged.  You may share the description with your partners, but your individual proposal must spell out what role you will take in the production of the video.  For example, one person may take responsibility for the sound and they may operate the boom pole and create the original music for the production.  Another person may take the role of the producer, which includes ensuring that all of the required paperwork is completed for the TDR Showcase.  If you have a minor role in the production, then you must make sure that you are involved in a number of smaller productions, during the three week project period.  If this major project does not have enough tasks to keep you busy for the three week period, then you must become involved in other productions.  These can include working on commercials for the LINK Crew or for other school events and activities.  While you don’t have to have all of these smaller projects listed in detail, you should list your intent to do them to improve your total point score.  Submit the concept proposal as a Microsoft Word document and turn it in to SchoolLoop. 

 

Grading Criteria

  1. The project is appropriate for a school project and clearly fits into one of the competitive categories.
  2. The project  is described in enough detail that the scope of the project is clear
  3. The project has a story with a beginning, middle, and end.  It has a satisfying conclusion and a moral or point that is appropriate for a teen target audience. 
  4. The concept clearly outlines the responsibility of each of the people collaborating on the project.  If the participation requirements can be completed in less than three weeks, then mention is made of the need to complete other smaller projects.
  5. The proposal represents three weeks worth of work. 
  6. The proposal is typed and turned in on time to the appropriate SchoolLoop assignment link.
  7. The full names and date of the submitters are listed at the top of the paper. 

 

You are to produce a video in one of the categories related to either competition. 

 

SEVA CATEGORIES

1. School News and Events
Campus news programs or coverage of an event in your school such as a concert, play, theater production or other activity.

 

2. Public Service Announcement (PSA)
A short promotional piece about an educational topic.

 

3. Documentary
An in-depth educational study about classroom curriculum topics, issues or people in current events or history.

 

4. Instructional / How To

Provides “How To” advice or teaches a subject or skill related to an educational topic.

 

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TEEN DIGITAL REEL CATEGORIES

 

1. Perspectives on the Environment (3 minutes or less)

Are you concerned about the health of the planet? Perspectives on the Environment will give you the opportunity to speak out on an issue that will affect humanity for generations to come. Topics may include, the air we breathe, the water we drink, bio-diversity, endangered species, the effects of commercial development on the natural landscape, overpopulation, our role as planetary stewards, and any other topic about our relationship with our natural environment.

 

2. Public Service Announcement (60 seconds and 30 second versions)

Each entry shall require a set of 2 versions of the same PSA. The first, 60 seconds and the second, 30 seconds presenting successively shorter versions of the subject followed by screen credits at the end of the duet to not exceed 3 minutes in total. This shall highlight a particular social issue, advocate an idea, promote a business, demonstrate a technology, or offer a service real or imagined. Demonstrate and market what you feel will bring value to people’s lives.

 

3. Commercial (60 seconds and 30 second versions)

Each Entry shall require two successive versions of the same commercial. The first limited to exactly 60 seconds, then a 30 second version followed by a single set of screen credits not to exceed 3 minutes in total. Its purpose is to advertise a product, service, technology, or commodity, real or imagined, aimed to promote market success.

 

4. The Art of Partnership (Up to 3 minutes in length)

Express what cooperation looks like or means to you. What does it mean to work creatively with others? Show how partnerships can bring out the best among people, influence our lives and help us achieve our goals. Everywhere we look people combine their talents and abilities to improve our lives, society and the economy. Partnerships may include anything such as those in school, in community, among family and friends, in business or studio relationships in media arts. Be insightful and imaginative!

 

5. Music Video or Creative Audio Design (Up to 3 minutes in length)

This Category invites creating and handling audio tracks as the major artistic and technical challenge. This requires audio as the driving force, the special creative emphasis, the central intent to emphasize either sound design digital video, with our without music, or be submitted as a Music Video. Stop WATCHING MUSIC VIDEOS AND MAKE ONE!! This is your chance to imaginatively show what you’ve got!! Video hounds can hook up with bands and even performers to produce the next big original hit! Great sound and visual design are at the essence of our culture’s entertainment breakthroughs. Are you up for it?

 

6. Experimental Beauty/Surrealism (up to 3 minutes in length)

This entry category invites a major emphasis on THE EXPRESSION OF VISUAL CREATIVITY. This may include experimental or surrealism content that aligns with the “art standard” in California Curriculum frameworks. These works look for “videos from the fringe”, “out of the box”, “at the edge” in visual content and form!

 

7. Documentary (up to 3 minutes in length)

We invite entries that focus on important factual journalism and poignant non-fiction narratives that PROVIDE AN EXPOSE OF ACTUAL EVENTS, SERIOUS ISSUES AND SITUATIONS, HUMAN INTEREST, that demonstrate reliable information gathering, and creative presentation. This quality news reporting format, or documentary movie making, has traditionally been used to raise society’s awareness about important and dramatic realities in order to strengthen truthfulness, democracy, accountability and public decision-making in society.

 

  1. Short Story – Live Action (entry length may be 3 to 5 minutes in this category)

CREATE AND TELL A COMPELLING, SHORT, DIGITAL MEDIA TALE! Story is the foundation of successful media producing. Great media makers tell great stories, first and foremost. Any future in producing media requires skill in telling a story. Special attention will be paid to the script writing – and acting - in this category and may include “Adapted” short stories. Production

 

9. Short Story – Animation (entry length may be up to 3 minutes in this category)

These original entries will utilize ALL or MAJORITY 2D OR 3D ANIMATION OR CG IMAGERY, All considerations in Short Story Live Action apply here. This Category will materialize as a separate one provided the jury receives competitive quality animation entries for award recognition. Again, original or “Adapted” short stories” as in “Live Action will be accepted with documented essential copyright permission where applicable.

 

10. Best production portfolio award (1” binder)

This will be judged on “Guidelines” and Portfolio Checklist compliance and the artistic rendering of the pre-production, production and post-production aspects of each entry, A Jury selected, single best “Production Portfolio” will be awarded. The portfolio should STRIVE TO DEMONSTRATE COMMERCIAL QUALITY, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. (See Deliverables Checklist.)

 

 

 

 

 

Teen Digital Reel Deliverables Checklist

 

EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MUST BE ARRANGED IN A 1” BINDER

 

COVER:

• Name of Partnership School or Community Based Program

• Production Name (Title)

• Cast and Crew Listing

• Promotional Poster (optional)

 

INSIDE:     

•Completed Showcase Entry Form (Click here to download)

• Treatment

• Script

• Storyboard

• Shot List

• Cast/Crew

§         Student profile (100 word Bio: name, age, interests, inspirations, aspirations, experience)

§         Job Descriptions (What specifically is expected of this person to met the goals of the project?)

§         Basic Work Log (what did each person do and when?)

§         Journal

§         Any sketches

                                    -Location

                                    -Wardrobe

                                    -Characters

 

§         Problems

§         Solutions or alternatives to problems

§         Successes

           

            Self Assessments (1 per crew member- Please give complete explanations)

                        -How well did I perform my job according to my job description?

                        -How did I meet the goals of the project?

                        -How could I improve on the next project I work on?

 

 

§         Actor Releases

§         Signed Consent Form to provide Tower of Youth rights to publicly exhibit, disseminate and market the production on a non profit, educational basis.

§         List of all licensed material sources that must be documented with signed Waiver Form of non-liability for infringement of any copyright material.

§         Signed Consent Form to provide Tower of Youth rights to publicly exhibit, disseminate and market the production on a non profit, educational basis.