THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009
9:00AM - 2:15PM

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SCHEDULE

9:00 - 9:20      REGISTRATION Viewing art in gallery

9:20 - 9:30      INTRODUCTIONS in Auditorium

9:30 - 10:15    PROFESSIONAL INNOVATIONS: 

10:15 - 10:30  VIDEO TALK

10:30 - 10:45  ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION

10:45 - 10:50  NEW YORK SUMMER SCHOOL OF MEDIA ARTS DISCUSSION
                       Adjudication for NYSSSA in Media Arts will occur during Film Festival

10:50 - 11:00  BREAK

11:00 - 12:25  FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION
                       Students and judges view 12 minutes from each participating school.

12:30 - 1:00    LUNCH 
                       Available in the school cafeteria or students may bring a brown bag lunch.
                      All teachers are invited to a complimentary pizza lunch along with the judges.

1:15 - 2:00    FILM FESTIVAL COMPETITION CONTINUES

2:15               DEPARTURE

Students interested in presenting their portfolios for the NEW YORK SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS please meet see NYSSSA representatives when they arrive to set up interview.

Judges decisions will be emailed to teachers. Award certificates will be presented at the
CLOSING RECEPTION AWARDS, Tuesday, April 7 , 6:30 PM
Awards at 7:00pm
Pick-up artwork on Thursday, April 9 before 4:00PM

FESTIVAL RULES  

1. Pay Participation Fee: $25 per district.

2. The Festival and Competition are limited to high school students.

3. Students may sign up for the NYSSSA adjudication with the form.

4. A maximum of 22 students (15 Visual Arts, 7 Music if entering Electronic Music) per high school may attend the festival.

5. Maximum entries:
     - 20 hardcopy artwork
            - Videos: 15 minutes total per school with NO SINGLE WORK GREATER THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES 
   Entries must be transferred onto separate DVD-R for EACH of the categories entered.  (i.e.  All PSA submissions should be on one DVD-R and all Stop Action submissions on another DVD-R.)
            - Original Electronic Music:  7 minutes with NO SINGLE WORK GREATER THAN ONE (1) MINUTE (CD with hard copy of music score.) Submissions must be original compositions created in a computer sequencing program such as GarageBand, Logic, Reason, etc.  No use of pre-made commercial loops is allowed.  Submissions can incorporate the use of live instruments, but they must have the electronic element as well.
            - Web Design: up to 3 (submit on CD and URL)

6. Electronic Inventories, for accuracy, are available for download from website. Please fill out in WORD, print a copy to submit with artwork, and email as an attachment to Barbara Colose.

7. Artwork with Inventory printout due Thurs. March 12 or Fri. March 13, 2009 by 4:00PM at the Art Office, Room F105, Nott Street Entrance.

8. ALL STUDENTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A TEACHER/PARENT.

9. All students and teachers are asked to wear a NAMETAG. These will be available upon your arrival at Niskayuna.

10. All students are asked to follow the schedule and stay within the designated areas.

11. Lunch available in the school cafeteria or students may bring a brown bag lunch. 
    All teachers are invited to a complimentary pizza lunch along with the judges.

12. Teachers will receive CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION for all students at the Festival.

13. Judges decisions will be emailed to teachers and award certificates will be presented at the Award Show. First, Second, Third prizes in HARDCOPY categories; "Best" in VIDEO categories. Honorable mentions may be awarded by the judges.

14. CLOSING RECEPTION AND AWARD SHOW, Tuesday, April 7, 6:30 PM. Awards at 7:00PM. Pick-up artwork on Thursday, April 9 before 4:00PM

15. APPROPRIATE CONTENT FOR SCHOOL SETTING REQUIRED. We are asking that all videos fall within the PG-13 rating.  Please see Movie Ratings.

      16.       Hard Copy  ~ 20 MAXIMUM ~ Award CATEGORIES (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, Honor)
        - All hard copy work must be mounted/matted, labeled and delivered by Thurs. March 12, or Fri. 13, 2009.
        - Do not use glass when preparing hard copy work for the competition display.
        -   Attach the ID Label to the bottom right corner on the back of mount.
        - Hard copy work will be hung by the following categories and stapled to panels BEFORE the Festival Day.

PHOTOGRAPHY                  1. Darkroom Special Processes (i.e. - sepia, solarizing, toning)
                                                  2. Black & White
                                                  3. Color

COMPUTER                           4. Digital Fine Art
                                                  5. Digitally Enhanced Photography
                                                  6. Graphic Design

17.  WEB DESIGN (up to 3)    7. Web Design (submit on CD and with URL)

18.  FILM/VIDEO Award Categories ~ showing of film/video entries will be limited to 15 minute total per district. NO SINGLE WORK CAN BE GREATER THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES. (Videos not submitted by March 14 will not be part of the public viewing.)

        - Entries must be transferred onto separate DVD-R for large screen viewing for EACH category of the 10 categories entered. (i.e. All PSA submissions should be on one DVD-R and all Stop Action submissions on another DVD-R.)

Submitting your schools entries in this manner will allow the judges to view all the entries in each category at one time.
* NOTE - Editing, Directing, and Sound awards are determined by the judges.

        -  Total of all films SHOULD NOT be longer than 15 minutes with NO SINGLE WORK GREATER THAN FIVE (5) MINUTES.
        -  Films will be viewed through large screen projection.

FILM/VIDEO                          8. Public Service Announcement
                                                  9. Documentary
                                                  10. Narrative: Comedy
                                                  11. Narrative: Drama
                                                  12. Narrative: Action
                                                  13. Music Video
                                                  14. Visual Arts
                                                  15. Animation: Computer Based
                                                  16. Animation: Claymation
                                                  17. Animation: Stop Action
                                                  18. Best Editing
                                                  19. Best Directing
                                                  20. Best Sound
                                                  21. People's Choice  

Note: Editing, Directing and Sound are determined by the judges.

Judging Criteria:  
Hardcopy 
Video 
Web Design

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Co-Chairs

Mindy Noxon Iannotti, Program Manager, Capital Region BOCES
(518) 464-3910, miannott@gw.neric.org
Scott Walroth, Director of Arts Education for Niskayuna Central Schools
(518) 382-2511 x 338, swalroth@niskyschools.org
Steve Honicki, Video Presentation Host, Cinematography Instructor, Niskayuna CSD