GCISD's 5th Annual Video Festival is an opportunity to showcase and celebrate the creative talents and accomplishments of students and staff. Join in the fun event with a chance to have your movie featured at the Awards Ceremony in April. Entries will be accepted between Feb. 20-March 2 at the Administration Building Lobby. Early Deadline is Friday, Feb. 23; last day to submit a video is Friday, March 2 at 12 p.m. (noon).

Complete on online application so that your information is part of the Video Festival database.
A copy of your application should be printed out and attached to the front of the envelope with your video inside.

All entries must fit into one of the following categories:

• Teach Me Something
  • Make an instructional or "how-to" movie
• Make Me Laugh
  • Make a movie sure to get the audience laughing
• Tell Me a Story Fiction or Non-Fiction
  • Non-Fiction - Tell a story about your family, your community, your culture or about you!
  • Fiction - Make a movie that is a drama, action, sci-fi or fantasy.
• Character Education
  • Make a movie that illustrates one of the district's Characeter Education themes. Themes may be found on the district's website at www.gcisd-k12.org/character/character_main.html
• Documentary - (Middle School, High School and Staff only) - Make a factual and informative movie that examines either political, social, community, cultural or historical subject matters.
• Animation
  • Includes computer animation, hand-drawn, clay animation, frame animation or anime.

Information about the 2006-07 Video Festival, how to enter, categories, guidelines, entry forms and deadlines are available here:

Download the guidelines, release form and sample rubric (judging guide)

Judging Criteria

• Content Quality - The flow of information and the quality of the images
• Technical Merit - Appropriate use of transitions, titling, background music, special effects, etc.
• Impact - The degree to which the movie achieves the intent of the category
• Accuracy - Precision with respect to content information and English usage.

Answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Video Festival. Check it out now...

View previous years' video finalists

Stimulate your creativity by watching some sample videos done by students at another school district.
Salesforce Foundation's (San Francisco, CA) mini-media festival

Check out these sites where you can download royalty-free music, sound effects and graphics for your video.

Top 10 Reasons Nobody Watches Your Video Clips from Bethel High School, Spanaway, WA
http://www.mashell.com/~parr5/videoclip.htm

Top Ten Digital Video Tips from the O'Reilly Network
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/06/13/dv_tips.html

Select the links below to learn more ...

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