Thursday, July 14, 2011

Movie Contest

Teens 12-19 are invited to make their own short movies to enter in Sebring Public Library's You Are Here movie contest. One winning movie will be chosen on August 13, and the creator will be awarded an Amazon gift card, Top Summer Movie certificate, and will be featured on the library's teen blog, YAccept.

Your winning movie must:
  • Be no longer than 90 seconds.
  • Contain all original content, produced by you.
  • Give credit to sources of any non-original content. Ex., if you decide to use Katy Perry's “Firework” as the background music for your 4th of July video, be sure to say so in the credits.
  • Be in a YouTube-supported format (.MPEG4, .3GPP, .MOV, .AVI, .WMV, etc.) if not submitted as a URL to an already uploaded video.

We recommend that your movie at least loosely connects to the You Are Here theme OR is a book trailer for something you've read this summer. You are welcome to work in partnership with friends, but keep in mind there is only one gift certificate!

There are several options for how to submit your movie. If you have uploaded it to a video-sharing website (YouTube, Veoh, etc.) simply email the full URL to andrea at myhlc.org, along with your name, age, school, and home library. Alternatively, bring your movie file on a USB drive, CD, or DVD to either Sebring Public Library or Lake Placid Memorial Library. Once your movie has been approved it will be embedded on YAccept for others to watch and comment on. If your movie is chosen as the You Are Here winner you will be able to pick up your prize at the Sebring Public Library's circulation desk after August 13. All movie submissions must be received by August 6 in order to be considered for the contest. 

If you need help learning the basics of Windows Movie Maker, this video has some useful tips.  

Also, below are some of my favorite book trailers to help get the creative juices flowing: 





Happy movie making!

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