Residential College Video Contest

$250 CASH PRIZE, BABY!

Are you an accomplished filmmaker? Are you an amateur filmmaker? Do you own something with which you can record videos? Do you have an enthusiasm for the Residential College that you want to share with the world? Then we want YOU to submit your Residential College promotional video, to get the word out about our hyperbolically awesome program!

The Residential College is looking to put together a short (30 second to 1 minute) video promoting why we are, in fact, superlatively awesome. The winning entry will receive a $250 cash prize!

Here are some basic guidelines to help get you started:

*Entries are due by Monday, November 30th, with the winner being announced sometime after an approximate 2 week review period.

*Entries should be about 30 seconds to 1 minute long. Remember, less is more: you are not making an entry for Cribs.

*You may enter this contest as an individual or as a group.

*Entries may be filmed on handicams, they may be filmed using only the most premiere equipment rented from the most high-end of studios, they can even be flash animations if that’s your bag. Don’t feel like lack of “nice” equipment should be a hindrance to you.

*That having been said, the one caveat is that the entries have to be in a format we can put online. (No VHS tapes.) A good rule of thumb: if it can go up on YouTube, it’s good enough for us.

*Focus on what about the Residential College as a program gets you excited. The goal here should be to make the viewer want to examine more about the Residential College. Make sure to explain any NYU specific
vocabulary (Stream, FFIR, RHD, etc.), as the winning entry will go up on the website, where it will be seen by prospective applicants. Also, since this is going up on the website, keep the language “website friendly”. Lastly, the focus for a proper entry should be on the Residential College as a Program, rather than a promotion for either of its buildings.

*No use of copyrighted material (such as songs outside public domain) without the appropriate permissions. All submitted videos become the property of the Residential College at NYU.

Have fun, and good luck!