RCC-TV Video Festival
RCC-TV Video Festival
8th Annual RCC-TV Video Festival
April 30, 2015
7 pm
Cultural Arts Theater
The RCC-TV Video Festival is a student-run annual video competition held in the Cultural Arts Theater. Awards are presented in each category and there is also a grand prize winner. All entries must be received by the Multi-Media Production Center by March 31, 2015. Late entries will not be accepted!
Rules
- You must be an RCC student, RCC alumnus or a Rockland County high school student to compete.
- No plagiarism.
- Keep it clean – No profanity, vulgarity and/or pornography.
- No gratuitous violence – No violence for violence’s sake. Any violence in a production must be an integral part of the story.
- Originality - Do not submit a re-edited version of a commercial video that you did not shoot. Generally, your video should be your work.
- Deadline: All entries must be received by the Multi-Media Production Center by March 31, 2015. Late entries will not be accepted!
- Entries - Entries can be submitted via CD, DVD or .mov file. One entry per category for each RCC student. By request, entries will be returned after the festival.
- Miscellaneous - One winner per category. You must keep within the time length. Entries exceeding the time limitations will be disqualified.
Categories
|
Category |
Time* |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
PSA (Public Service Announcement) |
30 or 60 secs. |
This category focuses on non-commercial public welfare issues such as: anti-smoking, anti-drugs or alcohol use, volunteerism, civic beautification, etc. Generally, it includes any topic that is widely viewed as improving social welfare. |
|
Commercials |
30 or 60 secs. |
Create a commercial on a product – real or fictitious |
|
Short Film |
Up to 12 mins |
A short film must tell a story. Think beginning, middle and end. Length is measured from the first of the title to the end of the credits. |
|
Comedy |
Up to 5 mins |
This is a broad category for entering what you think is funny. This can be school-related or otherwise. |
|
Movie Trailer |
Up to 3 mins |
Create a movie trailer of your short film or create your own! |
|
Music Video |
Up to 6 mins |
Any appropriate song may be used. See rules of appropriateness. |
|
Animation |
Up to 3 mins |
This is a specialty category for those students who excel in computer graphics, computer animation or flash. Be sure your animation tells a story. |
|
Promotional |
Up to 5 mins |
A chance to promote anything! |
*Time lengths are "up to" – they can be shorter but not longer than the
indicated times. Entries exceeding the time limitations will be disqualified.
The annual video festival is funded by RCC-TV, the RCC Alumni Association, the RCC Student Government Association and the RCC Hospitality Program.
For further information, contact the:
Multi-Media Production Center
Technology Center, Room 8330
845-574-4429
jgoldste@sunyrockland.edu
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