vasantvalley.org Vasant Valley Interschool Multimedia Contest 2015

Organisation : Vasant Valley School
Announcement : Interschool Multimedia Contest 2015

Notification : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/1664-RulesMMC_070815.pdf
Home Page : https://www.vasantvalley.org/

Vasant Valley Interschool Multimedia Contest 2015
Multimedia Contest –
1. One team from each school comprising of 4 students from Classes 9 to 12 will be allowed to participate.
2. Details are given on second page.

Pixel-o-graphic –
1. One team from each school comprising of 2 students from Classes 9 to 12 will be allowed to participate.
2. Teams will be given a theme on the 4th of September 2015.
3. Students should bring their own cameras.
4. They will be given 1 hour to go around the school campus and click photographs related to the theme.
5. Teams will then use Adobe Photoshop CS3 to edit the pictures and create one image that best depicts the theme.
6. Time allotted will be one hour.

Tech-o-bytes –
1. One team from each school comprising of 2 students from Classes 9 to 12 will be allowed to participate.
2. There will be a preliminary round from which the 4 top scoring teams will be selected for the Final round of the quiz.

Game-o-matic –
1. One team from each school comprising of 2 students from Classes 9 to 12 will be allowed to participate.
2. Students will play a first person shooter game on a PC console.

Since all events will be taking place simultaneously, schools are requested to send a total of 10 students for all the events.

Schedule of Events for Friday, 4th of September 2015 :
Event 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m. to 12 noon 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Pixel-o-graphic Registration Photo shoot Editing Judging of Pixel-o-graphic and Final Round of Tech-o-byte Final Round of Multimedia Contest
Tech-o-byte Preliminary Round
Game-o-matic Preliminary Round Final Round
Multimedia Contest Preliminary Round

Lunch Break: 12 noon to 12:30 p.m.

Rules and Regulations for the Interschool Multimedia Contest 2015
Topic: “Treat the Mind like the Body”
The focus of the topic revolves around the infamy attached to mental illness. There is a lot of awareness about ailments like Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiac problems etc. However, those suffering from mental illness have been stigmatized for ages due to lack of awareness, fear and misunderstanding. People with mental disorders are isolated and face exclusion both from their family and society. The concern is that the World Health Organisation has said this could be one of the most widespread illnesses in the next few years.

Through this contest we wish to sensitize students to understand the real facts about mental disorders. They will then be in a position to spread this knowledge and thus help people with these disorders to live a life of dignity and respect.

1. The team must comprise of 4 members from Classes 9 to 12.

2. The presentation must have original content and should not be a presentation downloaded from the net. Such presentations will be disqualified. The source from where information was obtained must be mentioned in the presentation.

3. It must contain all elements of a multimedia presentation such as videos, visual effects, music, images to put forward your perspective on the topic.

4. The teams need to bring their completed and published presentations on 4th September 2015 on CD’s/Flash drives. No team will be allowed to modify the presentations on that day.

5. The teams can create their presentations using Multimedia software like MS-PowerPoint 2010, Adobe Flash CS3/CS4 or any movie making software. The presentation then needs to be published/converted to movie format .avi, .wmv, .mov, .m4v etc.

6. The duration of the presentation must be a maximum of 8 minutes. A one-minute optional live introduction or conclusion by the team members can be made by the team. A warning bell will be rung at the end of 7 mins.

7. There will be no live speaking while the presentation is running (other than the introduction/conclusion which can happen either before the presentation starts or after it concludes). Commentary should be incorporated in the sound track of the presentation itself.

8. The presentations must run on their own – team members will not be allowed to manually play the presentation.

9. The contest will be in two rounds. For the first round teams will be divided into 2-3 Pools, out of which 3-4 teams will be chosen from each pool for the final round.

10. Teams will also go through a technical interview after the first round is over. A technical judge will ask each group how they made the presentation and question them on the tools and techniques used. However good their presentation may be, teams must score a minimum of 50% in the technical interview in order to qualify for the final round.

11. The presentations will be judged on storyline, use of multimedia, aesthetics and creativity.

12. There will be a panel of three judges for the final round. Vasant Valley School reserves the right to appoint the judges whose decision will be final.