RULES AND REGULATIONS

NOVICE DIVISION -  ALL STUDENTS INVOLVED MUST BE AN AVTF 1 STUDENT OR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT.
ADVANCED DIVISION- ANY FILM CONTAINING A STUDENT WHO IS AVTF 2-4.  

LIMIT:  3 NOVICE SUBMISSIONS/ 3 ADVANCED SUBMISSIONS FROM EACH SCHOOL 

  1. General Requirements:    
    1. Each team can have up to 10 members with half being currently enrolled in video production courses.
    2. Adults/younger children can be on camera – LIMIT 1 spoken line each.
    3. Non-speaking extras can be used (not part of the 10)
    4. Film must contain a) Character Name, b) Prop, c) Line (released by host school on April 9)
    5. Designated contest prop must be interacted with or used in some way, not just part of the background.
    6. Each team will pick their Genre: Comedy, Drama, Action, or Suspense.
    7. You have until April 20, 2018 at 11:59 pm to plan, shoot, edit, and submit film.
  2. Time Limit:  
    1. Movie must be five minutes (05:00:00) or less.
    2. Slates (white title over black screen) must be 5 seconds or less;
    3. closing credits must be 10 seconds or less and do not count as part of film time.
    4. No bloopers or out-takes allowed.
  3. Slating:  Slating is for Judges identification and contain the following:
    1. Five second black clip, then white title on the black background:
    2. Slates must contain:  Film Title, Team Name, Genre, and Category (Novice or Advanced)
  4. Footage:   All footage must be original and shot during the 2 weekS of competition. You may not use video clips from projects already completed for another purpose.  
  5. Audio/Music:  Up to 60 seconds of a copyrighted song can be used. Credit must be given at the end of the movie for all copyrighted audio. Original and royalty-free audio does not have to be cited.
  6. Teacher Involvement
    1. The teacher must preview all films prior to submission to verify all rules have been followed.  If any rule is broken or requirements not met, the home teacher must disqualify the entry prior to submission to the contest.
    2. The teacher may not make suggestions, critique, nor assist in entries.
  7. DOs and DON’Ts:
  8. Absolutely NO real or look-alike tobacco, drugs, alcohol or weapons can be used on campus.  When possible, any violence should be insinuated, not seen.  Younger children will likely attend the Award’s Night, so be careful to not offend for the sake of offending.
  9. Absolutely no profanity spoken, mouthed and bleeped or inferred.
  10. No blatant Sexuality: (such as couples lying down or in bed, showing too much flesh, or adopting an attitude of a particular sexual preference.)
  11. The name of your school cannot be visible anywhere in your movie; not on shirts or walls.
Inadequate or inappropriate entries may be withheld at any teacher’s discretion.   

8.  Awards Night
  1. Only the top entries will be shown the night of awards, determined based on the total entries and will be at the discretion of the host school. (Goal = 10 Advanced/ 5 Novice Films) 
  2. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded for each winning video within its division.
  3. Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Character awards will be given in each division.
  4. Your proper behavior as an audience member is expected and required. No one is to disturb other audience members at any time nor should anyone be disruptive during the showing of each short film.  All cell phones must be turned off.
This is a school sanctioned event. All Fulton County School Rules Apply.