Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Make a Short Film for Staff Day!

Are you the Steven Spielberg in your family?

WE NEED YOU!!!

Submit a short film for the Staff Day 2007 Big Screen Movie Event and win a PRIZE.

Submission Guidelines:

1. Any individual, Branch or Department, or team in the BPL systemcan submit a film.

2. Films should be under 5 minutes in length.

3. Films may be animation, live action or a combination.

4. Films cannot exceed 100 MB.

5. Films should be submitted to Public Relations on either a DVD or a USB.

6. Please label your submission(s) with the names(s) and location(s)of the artists.

7. Submissions are due no later than *Friday, September 25, 2007.*Late entries will NOT be considered.

8. Topic must be library related and work with the 2007 Staff Day theme which is 'Cruise'. To find out more about the theme, contact Donna DeMedicis atSpringville Road.

You can use your cell phone or digital camera (if they have videocapability) or video camera.

If you need help with the technical end of making a short film you may begin at:

http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/video.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

Search the internet for tips and suggestions. You'd be surprised how much advice is available to you.

You may also contact Michelle Devins in RLCC with technical questions. Or ask others whom you know have made films.

Top 5 submissions will be screened at Staff Day with the winning entry awarded the Grand Prize. Get busy!!

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