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Mashup Contest 2011
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2009 Winner
2008 Winner
2007 Winner
2009 Winner
2008 Winner
2007 Winner
Create a Video. Win a Prize. Be Famous. First Prize: Video Camera or similar item of $500 value*
mashup video. /ˈmæʃ∙əp ˈvɪd∙ɪ∙əʊ/. noun. A video that remixes or repurposes material from existing video. Addition of original footage is acceptable.
Create a mashup video for Mashup Contest 2011. All mashup videos are welcome! Videos bringing in this year's Penn Reading Project theme of Water will be considered in a separate category, and we welcome students to interpret the theme broadly. Sponsored by the Penn Libraries and the Cinema Studies Program.
* Prize may be taxable.
* Prize may be taxable.
Guidelines
Length: Run time not to exceed 2 minutes
Format: DVD quality video and/or online video (through YouTube, Vimeo, etc.).
Eligibility: Currently enrolled Penn undergraduate and graduate students (individuals or teams). Each student can be the lead filmmaker on only one entry.
Submission: Due by 9 pm on Monday, May 9, 2011. Entry must include a completed application form and DVD disk. Please bring entries to the Vitale Digital Media Lab in the Weigle Information Commons, 1st floor west, Van Pelt Dietrich Library Center.
Judging: A panel of Penn faculty and student judges will review the mashups on criteria including:
- Creative, sophisticated use of existing material for new purposes
- Quality of technical aspects, design and structure
- Ability to engage a variety of audiences
- Relevance to this year's theme of water
Suggestions for applicants
Review the 2009 winners, the 2008 winners, the 2007 winners and our online tutorial on Steps to Making a Mashup.
Explore the resources of the Weigle Information Commons. The PCs and Macs in the Commons provide video and audio editing software. The Vitale Digital Media Lab provides capture capabilities. Students can explore hands-on workshops on video-editing, and borrow videocameras and audio recorders.
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