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April 18-20, 2010 Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Convention Center
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It's time for the Nineteenth Annual South Dakota Student Media Fair!

Sponsored by the South Dakota Association for Communications and Technology (SDACT), a section of the South Dakota Library Association in partnership with the MSET program at Dakota State University and the TIE Office.

Below please find information about the 2010 Student Media Fair, including general rules and a link to the official entry form.
Here are the important dates:

  • Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010
  • Winners will be notified by email by March 30, 2010
  • The Media Fair will be held at the TIE Conference in Sioux Falls on April 18-20, 2010.
  • Additional information about the show and the awards ceremony will be available later.
  • Direct questions and concerns to:
    Ann Smith
    (605) 367-7923
    ann.smith@k12.sd.us

Please encourage students in your school to explore the possibilities of communications through audiovisual media productions.
GOOD LUCK!
PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS.
 
GENERAL RULES

  1. The contest period for this Media Fair runs for a full calendar year from one contest due date to the next. Student projects completed after the TIE conference last spring are eligible for this competition. However, entries submitted to this Media Fair may not have been entered in any prior competition.
  2. The media categories in this contest are: studio video, home video, commercial print authoring design program, computer presentation with sound, animation, computer generated art, and digital photography. Productions in these categories may be entered on any topic or theme that student producers select. A special category, Book Trailers, is being piloted in 2010.  There are four separate grade classifications in each category. Please check the age category on the entry blank carefully so that student producers will be competing against other producers approximately their own age. Entries that are the work of more than one student should be entered in the category of the oldest member of the group.
  3. All entrants must give SDACT approval to make copies of their entry to be used for contest promotional purposes.
  4. All entries must register online at https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey= dFhHZGZ1ZnBKeWtVWUoySm0yYURlYkE6MA . All information requested on the form must be completed or the entry will not be considered in the competition. All entries must portray language and subjects appropriate to the school setting. Entries will be judged by a panel of media professionals and graduate students.  Entries will be returned after the TIE conference.
  5. Faculty or parent guidance is recommended, especially at the lower grade levels; but selection of subject matter, planning and production must be accomplished by the student(s).  All entries must be completely generated by students; and may be part of the regular academic program, or may be a creative endeavor that is student-initiated.
  6. Participants may enter as many times as they wish, but prizes to any producer will be limited to one.  Awards for first place and honorable mention will be given within each media category and grade classification. The Award of Merit (a cash prize!) will be awarded to the most outstanding entry of all media. Each participant will receive a certificate of participation.
  7. Entries should comply with the copyright law. This includes music. Contents of productions should be original in nature.   For further information on copyright, see The Fair Use Frequently Asked Questions at the Center for Social Media,  http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/publications/ fair_use_frequently_asked_questions/
  8. Each entry should be sent in a plastic bag clearly labeled with the teacher’s name, school name, entry name, and student name(s).
  9. All entries must be completely labeled. Entries must include the correct entry fee:
    • $7.00 for individual (for a project developed by one person - to be judged individually)
    • $12.00 for each entry from a group (2-10 people worked on the project -and it is judged as ONE entry)
    • $27.00 for each entry from a class (over 10 people worked on the project - and it is judged as ONE entry
  10. This fee is to cover part of the costs of the Media Fair.  Please make checks payable to SDACT/SDLA. All entries will be judged in three areas: content and organization, technical quality, and general effectiveness.
  11. Entries must be sent to:
                  Ann Smith
                  Instructional Planning Center
                  201 E. 38th Street
                  Sioux Falls, SD  57105        
  12. A compilation video of all winning entries will be shown during the conference. Awards will be presented at the afternoon Exhibits Break on Monday.

SPECIFIC FORMAT RULES
Book Trailers – NEW CATEGORY for 2010

  1. Entries are limited to 60-90 seconds.
  2. All entries must be in .avi, .wmv, .mov, or .mpeg file types submitted on CD or DVD media.
  3. The full bibliographic citation for the book must be included.
  4. Any images or illustrations scanned from the book must augment and not be the basis for the Book Trailer.

VIDEO

  1. Entries must be submitted on DVD media.
  2. The use of slides or films on the video should augment the video script and not be the basis of it.
  3. Video entries must be identified with the producers name and school on both the cassette and storage box.
  4. Entries will be divided into four categories:
    1. Studio Single Concept:  2 (two) minutes or less
    2. Studio Feature video:  10 (ten) minutes or less
    3. Home Single Concept:  2 (two) minutes or less
    4. Home Feature video:  10 (ten) minutes or less
  5. All entries must comply with general rule #5.

ANIMATION

  1. Entries must be submitted on DVD media. 
  2. The animation may either be stop action, or from a computer animation program like Flash, or Photoshop.
  3. Video entries must be identified with the producers name and school on both the cassette and storage box.
  4. Entries will be divided into two categories:
    1. Single Concept:  2 (two) minutes or less
    2. Feature video:  10 (ten) minutes or less

PHOTOGRAPHY

  1. Entries may be entered as individual color, black and white, or digital (black and white or color) pictures; no photo essays please.
  2. Entries should be mounted and properly packaged to avoid postal damage.
  3. The photograph may range in size from 5" x 7" to 11" x 14".
  4. A title or caption may be used.
  5. Full documentation for exposure, film type, lens, light source, and printing data should be provided if available.
  6. Entries must have proper identification on the back.
  7. Digital photographs may have no other manipulation other than minor exposure correction.  Manipulated images should be entered under Computer art.
  8. All entries must comply with general rule #5.

COMMERCIAL PRINT AUTHORING PROGRAM

  1. Entries for this category include computer-generated projects that communicate a central idea and are completely original in text and artistic content. These projects have been created using a commercial print and design authoring program such as Publisher or InDesign.    Examples of appropriate projects include: a local history project, a combined creative writing and art project, or a class document covering an environmental project in the community (including text and graphics).
  2. Entries must include documentation including the computer model, level of operating system, and the version of the program used.  All documentation must be identified with the producer's name and school.
  3. Entries should be submitted in a printed version only.
  4. School yearbooks, newspapers, and newsletters have their own competition via journalism departments.  Please do not submit those types of productions to this contest.
  5. All entries must comply with general rule #5.

COMMERCIAL PRESENTATION AUTHORING PROGRAM

  1. Entries for this category include computer-generated projects that communicate a central idea.  These projects have been created using a commercial presentation authoring program, such as PowerPoint and are completely original in text and artistic content.  They must be automatically progressing and include both sound and text. Examples of appropriate projects include: a local history project, a combined creative writing and art project, or a class document covering an environmental project in the community (including text and graphics).
  2. Entries must be submitted on CD or DVD media.
  3. Entries must include documentation including the computer model, level of operating system, and the version of the program used.  All documentation must be identified with the producer's name and school.
  4. All entries must comply with general rule #5.

COMPUTER GENERATED ART

  1. Entries should be submitted in a printed version only.
  2. Entries must include documentation identifying the computer model, level of operating system, name of software and version used.  All documentation must be identified with the producer's name and school.
  3. The nature of the project may be instruction or entertainment.
  4. Entries should be mounted and properly packaged to avoid postal damage.
  5. All entries must comply with general rule #5.

 

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