Categories

NEWS STORY
​A video package, containing interviews, b-roll, natural sound, interviews, voiceovers, and optional reporter stand-ups, presenting a clear and fact-driven style (including who, what, where, when, why, and how) that gives a timely account of a recent, interesting, and significant event or development in your school or community.
​Entry Time Limit: 2 minutes or less

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FEATURE STORY
​A video package, containing interviews, b-roll, natural sound, interviews, voiceovers, and optional reporter stand-ups, presenting an interesting look at an event, community occurrence or person. Features should contain less of a news angle and need not be timely, rather be driven by human interest. The story should be an in-depth look at a particular subject, event, or location that keeps the audience’s attention throughout, delivering a compelling narrative to create a lasting impression.
​Entry Time Limit: 3 minutes or less

NAT PACKAGE
​A feature story solely driven by sound. These should not include reporter track or voiceovers, rather tell a complete and compelling story using only interviews/soundbites and natural sound. Topics may range from news to features. These stories should feel complete, even without a reporter closing, so they should close with a strong sound bite. 
​Entry Time Limit: 3 minutes or less

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SHORT FILM
​A short-form movie with a clear, compelling story that can be any genre (drama, comedy, horror, etc.) or form (documentary, live-action, animated) of filmmaking. Like feature films, short films tell closed-ended stories with a distinct beginning, middle, and end.  Title slate and credits are required and count toward your total run time.
​Entry Time Limit: 3 minutes or less

SILENT FILM
A story with no synchronized sound for dialogue, but may include music. The music should be an essential part of the story, providing the audience emotional cues for the actions and reactions taking place on the screen. There should be an emphasis on body language and facial expression, so that the audience could better understand what an actor was feeling and portraying on screen. Title slate and credits are required and count toward your total run time.
​Entry Time Limit: 3 minutes or less

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MUSIC VIDEO
​A music video is a visual performance of a recorded song, accompanied by cinematic imagery, visual effects, or musicians performing to provide a dramatic visual interpretation of a song. A music video should capture the essence of the song’s message through compelling visuals and storytelling.  
​Entry Time Limit: Full length of provided song

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HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE
​Teams will produce a video package, containing interviews, b-roll, natural sound, interviews, voiceovers, and optional reporter stand-ups, focused on ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Features should contain less of a news angle and need not be timely. The story should be an in-depth look at a particular person or persons that keeps the audience’s attention throughout, delivering a compelling narrative to create a lasting impression. Max TRT: 90 Seconds | Team Size: Up to 4 Team Members

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MOVIE TRAILER
​Teams will produce a movie trailer based on a given prompt that portrays scenes, basic plot, and mood of a fictional film in order to gain audience interest and promote the film.
Max TRT: 60 Seconds | Team Size: Up to 6 Team Members

PERSONAL VLOG
​A vlog is a personal video where creators filming themselves while talking about a subject or doing something relevant, then published to the web. A vlog can be educational, documentary, or comedic. It may include video, text, images, and other fun features that help you make your point and entertain your audience. 
​Entry Time Limit: 3 minutes or less

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
​A 30-second creative piece highlighting a current issue in society. It should include a mention of the issue, a statistic to support why it is a societal problem and a call to action. These can involve actors and live action, or can be completely made up of graphics. Entry Time Limit: Exactly 30 seconds

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COMMENTARY
​Teams will produce a commentary piece based on a given prompt that expresses the reporter’s personal opinion about a current event or controversial issue. It should reflect a biased, subjective point of view with a clearly stated opinion that focuses on persuading the viewer’s feelings on the issue instead of informing on the facts.
Max TRT: 90 Seconds | Team Size: Up to 2 Team Members

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CONVENTION / VIDEO FEST PROMO
​Teams will produce a commercial advertisement based on a given prompt with the intent to inform the audience of the mission and purpose of the OUR PRIDE VIDEO FEST at the 2023 STN National Convention. The prompt release will take place during the Opening Ceremony pre-show and students will capture content throughout the convention to use in their entry. This is a “free edit” contest, meaning teams will edit on their own and not in the Edit Room.
​Max TRT: 90 Seconds | Team Size: Up to 6 Team Members

Go Vertical 

VERTICAL FEATURE STORY
​A video package shot and edited in 9:16 ratio exclusively for vertical distribution on social media, containing interviews, b-roll, natural sound, interviews, voiceovers, and optional reporter stand-ups, presenting an interesting look at an event, community occurrence or person. Features should contain less of a news angle and need not be timely, rather be driven by human interest. The story should be an in-depth look at a particular subject, event, or location that keeps the audience’s attention throughout, delivering a compelling narrative to create a lasting impression.
​Entry Time Limit: 2 minutes or less

VERTICAL SHORT FILM
​A short-form story shot and edited in 9:16 ratio exclusively for vertical distribution on social media, with a clear, compelling story that can be any genre (drama, comedy, horror, etc.) or form (documentary, live-action, animated) of filmmaking. Like feature films, short films tell closed-ended stories with a distinct beginning, middle, and end.  Title slate and credit are required and count toward your total run time.
​Entry Time Limit: 2 minutes or less

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VERTICAL NAT PACKAGE
Teams will produce a mobile-ready, 16:9 ratio feature story for vertical social media distribution solely driven by sound. These should not include reporter track or voiceovers, rather tell a complete and compelling story using only interviews/soundbites and natural sound. Topics may range from news to features. These stories should feel complete, even without a reporter closing, so they should close with a strong sound bite.
​Max TRT: 90 Seconds | Team Size: Up to 4 Team Members