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Rules follow Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) guidelines for the International Student Media Festival (http://www.ismf.net)

 ELIGIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS: Entrants must be students attending a public, private, or parochial school in the state of Oklahoma.
STUDENT PRODUCERS: All entries must be written, produced, directed, edited, filmed, photographed, or taped by the students entering the production in the festival. The signature of the teacher/sponsor on the Official Entry Form must certify that the entry is the work of the student producers. Entries may be the work of one student, group of students, class, or student organization.
GRADE CLASSIFICATION: An entry that is the work of more than one student is to be entered in the grade level of the oldest member of the group. The grade level classifications are K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.

PRODUCTION TEAMS: Entries may be produced by an individual student, a group, a class, or a club. The entry needs to include the names of all students and teachers who participated in creating the entry in end credits.

 PRODUCTION DATE: Any entry completed during the year prior to the scheduled festival is eligible.

SUBJECT AND TREATMENT: For the state festival, entries may deal with any subject or theme. The subject may be treated in any way. Examples include a story, a documentary, teaching unit, or simply as entertainment.

PRODUCTION DESIGN: The design of the entry must not deviate from the instructions provided in the section entitled "Types of Entries." Productions that do not conform to the guidelines will not be accepted.

LENGTH OF PRODUCTION: Entries may be as long as producers deem fit. Judges will view as much of the entry as needed to ensure a fair appraisal of the work.

 

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TYPES OF ENTRIES

1) Any material used from outside sources (including electronic/online, print, and non-print) must be credited and copyright permission must be submitted with each entry.
2) Judges will be required to watch only the first seven (7) minutes of each entry including any title and credits.

Each division (K-4, 5-8, 9-12)

• Live Action – The Live Action production type includes full motion productions that generally have on-screen talent in the form of actors, instructors, hosts, or narrators. This production type may be dramas, comedies, documentaries, commercials, new shows, talk shows, interviews, instructional presentations, etc. Often, a computer will be used for titles, credits, overlays, and editing. Media accepted are MiniDV, VHS, CD, or DVD.
• Animation – An Animation includes drawn images, clay models, and/or real-life models that are animated to create the illusion of movement. If a piece integrates live action and animation, it falls under the animation production type. Famous examples of integrated animation are the 1945 Gene Kelly film, Anchors Aweigh and 1988’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Media accepted are MiniDV, VHS, CD, or DVD.
• Sequential Stills – A Sequential Stills production is a series of images with text, music, video clips and/or narration added. The order that the stills are viewed is fixed by the producer. Often, sequential stills pieces are created in slideshow software like Microsoft PowerPoint. Media accepted are MiniDV, VHS, CD, or DVD.
• Interactive Stills – An Interactive Stills production includes images that are viewed in an order chosen by the viewer. Interactive Stills use navigation buttons and/or menus to enable the viewer to select a path. Text, music, video clips and narration may be incorporated into an Interactive Stills production. Media accepted is CD.
• Website – A website is similar to an Interactive Stills however, it must be available on the Internet until November of the festival year. No media will be required but a website address URL must be provided.
• Photographic Essay - A photographic essay involves the organization of a number of original photographs on a single theme. It gives a deeper, fuller, more rounded, more intense view of the subject than any single photograph could. The photographic essays will be judged on the quality and appropriateness of all the photos submitted. (See photo requirements at http://www.ismf.net/info.asp?pg=info#photoReg.) Media accepted is CD.
• Single Photograph - An outstanding image on any topic may be submitted for this new festival option. It will be judged on its artistic and technical merits. Entrants wishing to submit more that one photograph in this production type should complete separate entry forms for each photograph. See photo requirements at http://www.ismf.net/info.asp?pg=info#photoReg.) Media accepted is CD.

PURPOSES
• Instructional – The purpose of an instructional piece is to teach something. This goes beyond simply presenting facts. Examples include: tutorials, teaching tools, and interactive games with assessment.
• Informational – The purpose of an informational piece is to inform the audience but not persuade opinions. Informational pieces could briefly cover multiple topics or focus on one or two. Examples include: News Programs, Biographies, Community Calendars, and Personal Websites.
• Documentary – The purpose of a documentary is to document an actual event or topic beyond the scope of a typical news story. It should reflect serious research and present facts objectively without fictional matter.
• Persuasive – The purpose of a persuasive piece is to present an idea, product, concept, organization or individual in a credible way, so as to change public opinion and/or encourage audience approval, support or participation. Examples include: Advertising, Public Service Announcements, and Movie Trailers.
• Story – The purpose of a story piece is to tell a story, whether serious or lighthearted, fictional or non-fictional. Examples include: Comedies, Dramas, and Student/Family Experiences.
• Entertainment – The purpose of a piece in this category is to entertain and/or amuse the audience in a format other than telling a story. Examples include: Music Videos, Variety Shows, Interactive Games, and Game Shows.

ENTRY PACKAGING AND LABELING:

The entry form is now a web-based form. Please label media with the correct title of the production and name of the producer.

SUBMIT ONLY ONE ENTRY ON EACH VIDEOTAPE, DVD, or CD-ROM. EXCEPTION: all still photographs from one school is simpler to handle on on CD. All entries must be clearly labeled with the title of the entry, the school, school district, and complete return address.

Entries will be accepted on the following media: online, CD-ROM, DVD, or website URL. You may want to post all entries to SchoolTube and just submit the link. (Instructions are available at http://www2.schooltube.com/Help.aspx)

Certifications

Sponsors will be required to sign each entry form certifying the following:

  1. The entry was produced by students.

  2. Sponsors have the full power to enter the above-noted piece in the Oklahoma Student Media Festival and have obtained in writing the right to make the grants contained in this entry form, including but not limited to, the copyright and other intellectual property rights therein, from the student who created the work.

  3. The visual and/or audio material in this production is student produced and adheres to the Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia. If the material in this production does not adhere to the Fair Use Guidelines, sponsors will enclose written permission from the owner(s) of the copyright(s). Sponsors understand that if unreleased copyrighted material is found in the media project by the judges, the project will not be exhibited at the Festival or allowed to be part of the Judges’ Favorites DVD.

  4. Sponsors grant Oklahoma State University permission to make copies of the entry to be used for festival viewings, fundraising, and promotion, as the Director of OKSMF deems appropriate. This may include, but is not limited to, print, electronic, and broadcast distribution.

  5. Photographs taken of participants of the Oklahoma State Student Media Festival may be used for promotion, as AECT deems appropriate. Usage may include, but is not limited to brochures, promotional videos, and the OKSMF website.

  6. In the event that OKSMF is rendered liable for any damages which result from any breach of the above representations and warranties, then sponsor will hold OKSMF harmless from and against such liability, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred at arbitration, or any trial or appeal.

Mailing Address for Entries

Dr. Susan Stansberry, OKSMF Director
207 Willard. OSU College of Education
Stillwater, OK 74078

 
 
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