VIDEO CONTEST RULES (for Middle and High School)
Students in grades 6-12 should produce a video that features kindness.
Contest rules
· Entries may be created by an individual student or a team of up to three students. Only one student can get a gift.
· Entries should be between 40 seconds and 1.5 minutes long.
· Any material shorter than 40 seconds or longer than 1.5 minutes will be disqualified.
· Live action is encouraged.
· Moving or still pictures may be used only if they are original material, which means taken or designed by the contestant.
· The video may be produced with or without music.
· All music must be original, either performed for or by the contestant or created on software products such as GarageBand.
· No copyrighted or trademarked material, audio or visual, will be accepted.
· Videos must be in good taste and must not contain any indecent and inappropriate content or physical violence.
· No fighting is allowed, even to show that it is wrong.
Submission Details
· Each entry should be titled with the name(s), school name and grade of the creator(s).
· By uploading a video for entry, permission is given for its use, publication, broadcast or display by characternc.org
· The entries will be reviewed by judges, using scoring guidelines that account for creativity, message and presentation quality.
· A first-, second- and third-place winner in each of the MS and HS categories will be selected. Each winning entry will receive a single prize award.
· Awards will be presented by the TMSA/QCSS Board of Trustees March, meeting.
Poster specifics
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Posters must be on 11” x 17” paper.
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Lightweight paper, if used, should be mounted on tag board.
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The student’s name, grade, and school must be on the back of the poster.
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Crayons, felt tip pens, markers, paint, pen and ink, pencil, etc. may be used to create the poster.
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Do not use photographs or Xerox copies.
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Do not use wood, plastic, glass, metal, string, fabric, felt, collage materials, stencils, internet downloads, or computer art.
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Posters cannot include copyrighted characters from comics, cartoons, television programs, movies, newspapers, magazines, etc.
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Judging Criteria:
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Originality
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Design
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Attention to theme
