Reading Film and Video Makers

COMPETITION RULES

Films or videos entered for the One Minute and Four Minute competitions must obviously have a maximum running length of those times.
Entries for the Burke Trophy are restricted to a maximum of ten minutes and for all other competitions the maximum running time is no more than fifteen minutes.
For all competitions the running time limit should include all titles, credits, visuals and sound.

JUDGING

The winners in Club competitions are decided by a confidential vote of the members present in the audience. Everyone present is given a voting slip. Those who have entered the competition are asked not to vote for their own entry.The voting slip gives guidance and workspace to record marks and space to record the best three films as shown below.

STORY
*Interest
*Originality

CAMERA WORK/TITLING
*Composition
*Imagination
*Graphics

EDITING
*Flow/pace
*Technique

SOUND TRACK
*Commentary
*Music
*Sound effects

OVERALL IMPRESSION
*Emotional impact
*Entertainment value
*Would you want to see it again? (the acid test)

JUDGING MATRIX Mark each section out of 10, ie total available points per film/video is 50

Film/Video Entry Number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
STORY
CAMERA WORK/TITLING
EDITING
SOUND TRACK
OVERALL IMPRESSION
TOTAL POINTS =

RESULTS [No ties for 1st , 2nd or 3rd places]

FIRST:

SECOND:

THIRD:

Please enter the number of the film for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd not the film name

WILD CARD AWARD (discontinued)

A new award for club competition entries was introduced in September 2002. It was replaced in 2003 by:

THE STAN OLMAN AWARD

Its aim is to encourage and recognise films/videos which show

Creativity
Originality
Innovation
Technical Excellence

Any past of present President/Chairman or any club member (or external invitee) who holds a film/video qualification of at least Master Member, of the IAC or professional body such as the IOV. 2 judges are preferable, but one is sufficient.

The committee will decide from amongst those who have been nominated during the year

Further details

POINTS AWARD

The Points Award Cup is presented to the Club member who has accumulated the most points during the current season by participating in club events.

Notes on Scoring