Homeless Youth Coalition

 2008 PSA Video Contest

Who may enter:

• K-12 students of any school in Warren and Washington Counties
• Entries may be made individually or by a group of students

Topic

• The entry should be a 30 second or less Public Service Announcement about the homeless youth problem in Warren and Washington Counties and asking for support of the Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition.

Entry Submission: Your entry must be in the possession of HYC by 4:00 PM Monday September 1, 2008. Your entry must include:

• Your PSA. It must be submitted as a full quality/full frame (720X480) pixel QuickTime/MOV, WMV, MPEG, AVI or DVD format video, delivered on CD or DVD. Be sure to label your entry with your name, address, phone and email, your age, your school, what grade you will be in for the 2008-2009 school year. Your entry will not be returned to you. Save a copy for yourself.
• Completed entry form.
• Signed participation contract
• Video/Photograph release form signed by each person appearing in the video, and his/her guardian if the are under the age of 18.

NOTE:

The video cannot use any copyrighted material used without permission or acknowledgement.

The video must be ENTIRELY the work of the student(s) submitting the video.

The video must meet the minimum technical requirements and not be missing any required paperwork.

Winners

• Submissions will be grouped into the following categories:
  • Elementary K-5
  • Middle School  6-8
  • High School 9-12

Entries will compete only at their own grade level.

• Entries will be evaluated using the following scale:
  • Creativity 20%
  • Content meets the stated contest criteria 20%
  • Technical quality of the submission 20%
  • Persuasiveness 20%
  • Overall Presentation 20%

Winning entries will be selected based on a two tiered screening process:

• The first tier screening will determine whether the video submission meets all entry requirements.
• Videos passing this tier will be presented to a panel of judges for scoring. Wining entries will be based on the average of scores awarded using standardized criteria. The decision of the judges is final in all respects.

Submission Address:

Anne Fuller

HYC

PO Box 3252

Glens Falls, NY  12801

Fine Print

Ownership of the underlying intellectual property of the project remains with the entrant, with the following exceptions.

• By entering the contest and/or accepting a prize, the entrant grants permission to Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition and Northern Broadcasting Company, or their authorized agents, to use the entrant’s name and/or likeness, statements, quotes, testimonials, and, if applicable, the name of entrant’s school and district name without further compensation to entrant.
• Entrants also grant Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition and Northern Broadcasting Company, or their authorized agents, to use, reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, and/or display, and exhibit, in any form or by any means, the entrant’s project video without further compensation to entrant.
• Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition and Northern Broadcasting Company, or their authorized agents, maintain the right to reproduce, reprint, distribute, perform, display, and exhibit the project for the purpose of promoting HYC to students, parents, and teachers on their websites, or at educational conferences/events.

By accepting prizes, winners agree to Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition and Northern Broadcasting Company, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and assigns harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of such prizes. Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be causes, from participation in this contest or use/redemption of any prize. Entrants agree to be bound by the official contest rules and the decisions of the judges.

Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition and Northern Broadcasting Company or their authorized agents, are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest, or announcement of the prizes

Homeless Youth Coalition

2008 Video PSA Contest

Pre-Application

Yes, I am interested in producing a video PSA for the Homeless Youth Coalition Video PSA Contest.

Name:______________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________

Phone:____________________________email:_________________________

____I will be producing a video on my own.

____I will be producing a video with a group.

(If you are part of a group of students producing a video, each student must submit a pre-application)

____Please mail me the information packet about the contest.

____Please email me the information packet about the contest.

Parent/Guardian Permission:

I give my permission for my child to participate in the Homeless Youth Coalition Video PSA Contest. I understand that the information packet will contain a more detailed release that will be required to be submitted with the finished video.

Parent/Guardian Name (printed)__________________________________

Signature:_____________________________________________________

Date:_________________________________________________________

Please return this completed form to Anne Fuller PO Box 3252 Glens Falls, NY 12801 by June 15^th.

Homeless Youth Coalition PSA 2008 Video Contest

 Video Release

Submit one form per each person whose image appears anywhere in the video

I understand that ___________________________ (student(s) name(s)) has submitted an original video in which images of me or my child appears. In some cases, these images may be accompanied by verbal statements made by me, my child or others. I understand that this video has been submitted as part of contest called The Homeless Youth Coalition PSA 2008 Video Contest.  I grant full permission and authority to grant The Homeless Youth Coalition and the Northern Broadcasting Company or anyone authorized by these organizations to use, publish, and display my or my child’s image and/or statements contained in the video along with identifying information including name, school, and school district name.

I recognize that there will be no compensation in any way.

If I have supplied photographs or video clips in connection with this video project, I warrant that I am the owner of the copyright interests in these images. For any images I have provided of a minor child, I certify that I am the child’s parent or legal guardian. By signing this form, I certify that I am legally authorized to grant the permissions and waivers as stated.

_____________________ ____________________________ _____________

Name (please print)                   Signature                                  Date

_____________________ ____________________________ _____________

Parent /Guardian Name                         Parent/Guardian Signature         Date

The Homeless Youth Coalition

 2008 Video Contest

Affirmation of Eligibility, Rights to Submission,

Releases, and Compliance Statement

If a group of students is submitting a project please submit one form for each student.

One copy of this document must accompany an entry, signed by the student and the student’s parent or guardian responsible for its submission. Be sure to read and abide by all contest rules .

By signing this document, you affirm the following:

I do hereby declare that I have read and understood all contest rules , and agree to abide by those rules.

I do hereby declare that I have full authority to enter this project into this contest, and that the project is either original and/or owned by me or my education institution, and/or that I have obtained the necessary release or permission to enter the project. I further declare that I own or control the rights and/or permissions to use the image(s) of any identifiable person(s), including teachers, students, or others appearing in the project. I agree that I shall submit a written copy of any release, license, or permission I have received from a third party. I understand that in the event my submission is selected as a winning entry by the judges, and the rights and/or the originality of my entry cannot be verified to the satisfaction of the contest judges, or my entry is in any other way ineligible, the judges may select an alternate winner based on the same judging criteria.

I hereby grant The Warren Washington Counties Homeless Youth Coalition and the Northern Broadcasting Company and its agents and assignees full permission and authority to use, publish, and display my project, statements, quotes, testimonials, photographs, designs, and/or any other materials provided by me as part of my entry in the contest, as well as my name, photograph, likeness, and the name of my school and district, without additional compensation, for the purpose of promoting this contest and the Homeless Youth Coalition or for any other similar lawful purpose.

I understand that entries will not be returned. I hereby release The Homeless Youth Coalition and the Northern Broadcasting Company, their agents, employees, licensees, and assigns from any claim that I may have, now or in the future, relating to this project.

Student’s Name:____________________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________

Phone:______________________________email:______________________________

Parent or Guardian’s Name:__________________________________________________

Student Signature______________________________________________

Homeless Youth Coalition

PSA Contest

Prizes

• The Winner of each category (Elementary, Middle and High School) will receive two complimentary tickets to HYC’s Autumn Gala
• The winners’ PSA’s will be screened at HYC’s Autumn Gala
• The winners’ PSA’s will be aired on  Local 8.
• The winners will have their photo taken with Carissa Phelps, the Gala’s special guest.
• The winners PSA’s will be placed on HYC’s website for viewing.

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