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TELL US YOUR STORY & ENTER IT IN THE
I5 DIGITAL VIDEO COMPETITION!
...............and the winners for 2013 are!
YouTube link
Winner's List
SPREAD THE WORD Summer is a great time to get started!
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SO WHAT IS i5?
A digital video competition for middle and high school students on the impact of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) in their lives - namely:
innovations
issues
individuals
inspiring careers
incredible income potential
Tell your story! Make a video of five minutes or less that shows how science, technology, engineering and/or math (STEM) are an important part of your life. (link to examples)
Entrants must not be an employee of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh or Pittsburgh Filmmakers, or their immediate families and members of their household.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!
format:
digital video of 5 minutes MAX
not including title page/credits
Quicktime movie format (.mov)
title page including name of film, student(s) names, school name, grade
please include your science sources and any photo/film/approval for sources in the credits after the video
content must be tasteful and appropriate for all ages
dates:
February 14, 2014 SUBMIT topic by email (the deadline)
You get a judging point for submitting this form!
(download story outline submission form)
March 24, 2014 ENTER competition (the deadline)
(how to enter)
March 30 - April 13 2014 VOTE for Viewer's Choice Award
(how to vote for the Viewer's Choice Award)
April 24, 2014 ATTEND the reception & Awards Ceremony @ Carnegie Science Center, OMNIMAX Theater
(invitations will be emailed & rsvps are a must!)
(reception & Awards Ceremony 'the details')
prizes:
(by the way everybody - all participants - 'win' a chocolate Oscar...and receives a certificate of participation)
middle school
Best Story-telling Award ($150)
Communicating Science Award ($150)
Best Use of Technology Award ($150)
Artistic Vision Award ($150)
Viewer's Choice Award ($150)
high school
Best Story-telling Award ($150)
Communicating Science Award ($150)
Best Use of Technology Award ($150)
Artistic Vision Award ($150)
Viewer's Choice Award ($150)
Grand Prize - the best of the whole bunch!
($300 + a $400 tuition certificate that can be used for any media class, camp or workshop at Pittsburgh
Filmmakers)
+ PLUS trophies for each winner's school
All category prize winners also receive:
two general admission tickets for the Carnegie Science Center
AND
two general admission tickets for
Pittsburgh Filmmakers Theaters*.
*good for one screening - not valid for festival screenings or special events)
judging:
think clarity of message, ability to deliver message, connection to Pittsburgh region, use of technology available to you, creativity (approach or concept),
use of research, adherence to submission guidelines and of course the judges' discretion
to help you get started (link to judging criteria, prizes, and to sample titles & videos)
how to enter:
1. submit your topic, video and all the paperwork on or before the deadlines (dates)
2. follow the judging requirements (judging criteria)
3. upload your video (link)
* Please submit a hi resolution hard copy to Geri Baker@ Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
If you have any trouble uploading to our YouTube site (the size is limited) please use a lower res version of your video to upload,
or load to your own Youtube site. Email bakerg@carnegiesciencecenter.org the video name/website and I will go grab it and put it on the i5 site!
4. submit your paperwork:
-story outline submission due Feb. 14 (form)
-entry form, release forms (individuals/talent,
locations, materials/music)
-please have the signature of your parent! (on the entry form unless you are over 18)
how to vote for the Viewer's Choice Award: (March 30-April 13)
Go online to your Youtube or Google account (if you do not already have one they are free!):
1. Click here (or go to http://www.youtube.com/user/cscsteam)
2. Then, click to view films
3. Next, click 'like' for up to 3 middle school and 3 high school films
resources:
STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) toolbox
video toolbox
copyright information
classes - Youth Media Program @ Pittsburgh Filmmakers
reception & Awards Ceremony 'the details' :
Everybody is invited to come down on April 24 to celebrate the i5 Awards.
We'll send you an email invite.
(all entrants plus passes for your family/friends as requested
- three seats may be reserved (which includes a seat for the participant) by emailing bakerg@carnegiesciencecenter.org by April 13 after which remaining seats will be open for reservation)
Pre-registration is a must (we do have to make plans)
Everything starts at 6:30pm!!
6:30-7:30pm
Sign-in, and, all video entries will be shown in the lobby of the OMNIMAX Theater
during the reception (think tasty snacks).
7:30-9:30pm
Awards Ceremony including all finalist films shown on the largest screen in Pittsburgh
(that's in Carnegie Science Center's OMNIMAX Theater).
9:30-10pm
Photos of award winners
2013 speaker at the
i5 Digital Video Competition Awards Ceremony
Co-founder,
along with the late Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture,
Don Marinelli.
of Carnegie Mellon University's
Entertainment Technology Center
Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center (ETC-Global) is a unique program that brings together students from a variety of academic backgrounds.
Graduates are among the most highly sought-after
professionals in the interactive media industry.
SPREAD THE WORD: Summer is a great time to get started!
downloadable flier/poster
short program description
expanded program description
We are back!...and expanded to include middle schoolers and all of STEM!
See what was being said about us even before the new look!!
U. S. News & World Report
Where Some of Our Previous Winners Are Now!
Winners List
middle school
Best Story-telling Award
“Grandma, if they find a cure do you think they'll call me?” Sead Nikšic (Winebiddle Homeschool)
Communicating Science Award
“Conservation: the Eco-Tech Way” Suvir Mirchandani (Dorseyville Middle School)
Best Use of Technology Award
“The King's Pollution” Sheldon Johnson, Jacob Kefalos, Donovan Moore, Thomas Osterle, Jacquan Yancy (Woodland Hills Middle School)
Artistic Vision Award
“Science on the Shoulders of Giants: Jonas Salk” Declan Moffatt, Ross Peters, Michael Rashford, Stephen Rashford (Catholic Homeschoolers of Pittsburgh)
Viewer's Choice Award
“Grandma, if they find a cure do you think they'll call me?” Sead Nikšic (Winebiddle Homeschool)
high school
Best Story-telling Award
“Computer Science: A Changing Frontier” Vishnu Bashyam, Usman Saleem (Franklin Regional High School)
Communicating Science Award
“Wind Farms in Western PA” Evan Kinney (Cambria Heights High School)
Best Use of Technology Award
“Luddites and Leaders” Alan G. Shimp (The Pennsylvania Cyber charter School)
Artistic Vision Award
“Stepping Forward” Jill Weida ((Baldwin High School)
Viewer's Choice Award
“Studio Tech” Christian Duncan, Gilaysha Kirkland, Ian Snyder, Malik Turner (Propel Andrew Street High School)
Grand Prize - the best of the whole bunch!
“Science on the Shoulders of Giants: Jonas Salk” Declan Moffatt, Ross Peters, Michael Rashford, Stephen Rashford (Catholic Homeschoolers of Pittsburgh)
Want more information?
please do contact me:
Geri Baker
BakerG@carnegiesciencecenter.org
412.237.1552
Carnegie Science Center
One Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
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