FILM TECHNOLOGY

OVERVIEW

Participants develop a film/video that focuses on a subject of their choice from one or more of the following areas: the arts, social studies, science, or technology. Possible subjects include but are not limited to social study documentaries, nature films, advertisements, comedies, or dramas. Sound may accompany the film/video.

PURPOSE

Use film/video skills, tools, and processes to communicate, entertain, inform, analyze, or illustrate a topic, idea, subject or concept. An extremely powerful and ubiquitous medium, film technology has great potential, strengths, and limitations that should be understood by all.

E L I G I B I L I T Y

Entries are limited to three (3) teams per state.

T I M E L I M I T S

A. Entries must be started and completed during the current school year.

B. The video must not be longer than five (5) minutes in length (½" VHS format).

C. The time starts with the first image or sound and continues until the last sound or image ends.

ATTIRE

Business Casual dress as described in Competitive Events Attire is the minimum requirement.

PROCEDURE

A. Participants check in their entries at the time and place stated in the conference program.

B. Entries are reviewed by evaluators. Neither students nor advisors are present at this time. A finalist list in random order is posted.

C. Ten (10) finalists are announced at the awards ceremony.

There's no denying the widespread influence of film in modern society. With this event, you can demonstrate your mastery of this powerful tool in any way you choose.

REGULATIONS

A. Videos must be submitted in ½" VHS.

B. Notebooks and videos become the property of TSA, Inc.

C. Entries should (not must) be a group project.

D. All video footage must be the original work of the team and must have been completed within the current school year.

E. Where applicable, all ideas, text, images, and sound from other sources must be cited. If copyrighted material is used, proper written permission must be included. NOTE: Failure to follow this procedure results in disqualification.

F. The video and an 8½" x 11" notebook are turned in to the event coordinators. The notebook is presented and organized in a professional manner. Each of the sections is double-spaced and no smaller than 11 pt. type. The notebook (a standard three-ring binder) consists of the following sections:

1. Cover page with title of video, date, and conference, one (1) page.

2. Purpose and description of video, one (1) page.

3. Team's self-evaluation of video using criteria from official rating form, one (1) page.

4. Storyboard, pages as needed.

5. Script, pages as needed.

6. List of hardware and software used in the development of the video, one (1) page.

7. List of references that include sources for materials, copyrighted and otherwise, pages as needed.

8. Permission letters for copyrighted material, pages as needed.

9. List of the team members and their contributions, one (1) page.

EVALUATION

Evaluation is based on the video footage and on the accompanying documentation. Depending upon the stated purpose, videos are judged on story concept, artistic and/or social value, camera techniques, transitions and pace as well as technical attributes, creativity and organization, and the overall effect.

Notebooks should be complete, well-written, and professional in organization and appearance. They should include the storyboard and a narrative of the project planning and organization process. Please refer to the official rating form.

Read the General Rules and Regulations in the front of this book for information that applies to all of TSA's competitive events.

For Film Technology, especially note the rule about original work and the use of materials from other sources.