Deadline
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You have till Friday Nov 3rd to Submit Films
The Festival NOV 10th
All Submissions
You have till Friday Nov 3rd to Submit Films
The Festival NOV 10th
All Submissions
RULES & GUIDELINES
Must be a Current DPS Student at time of Submission
The Film Must be a Dark Comedy, Horror, Psychological Thriller, Murder Mystery, Horror SciFi
Time Limit is between 30 secs to 7mins including Title and Credits
No Copyrighted Material may be used
(Except Music Video-Dance)
All visual materials must be student created
Students can use Royalty Free Musics and Tracks for Film
(Are Highly encourage to make their own music)
Films must follow PG and District Guidelines
(No Excessive Gore, Excessive Violence, Guns, Drugs, Drinking or Sexual Material)
Follow State and District COVID Guidelines while creating and Filming
Groups of student can submit Films
Films can be disqualified if one of the above criteria is not meet.
The Film Must be a Dark Comedy, Horror, Psychological Thriller, Murder Mystery, Horror SciFi
Time Limit is between 30 secs to 7mins including Title and Credits
No Copyrighted Material may be used
(Except Music Video-Dance)
All visual materials must be student created
Students can use Royalty Free Musics and Tracks for Film
(Are Highly encourage to make their own music)
Films must follow PG and District Guidelines
(No Excessive Gore, Excessive Violence, Guns, Drugs, Drinking or Sexual Material)
Follow State and District COVID Guidelines while creating and Filming
Groups of student can submit Films
Films can be disqualified if one of the above criteria is not meet.
JUDGING
All Films Will Be Judged by Evaluated and Given Feedback by either professionals working in the field and Academic Professionals.
Judging Areas & Criteria
Sound Use
Use of Sound in the film, dialogue, folio, and sound score
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Horror/ Thriller Elements
How does the film portray the aspects of horror to an audience.
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Camera & Lighting Use
The use of lighting and camera movement and shots to tell and progress the story
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Editing
Editing, including, color correcting, Cutting, Transitions, Titles, and Credits
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Use Film Elements to Create Story
How Elements come together to create an interesting and appealing film
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Categories & Prizes
Best Overall
The best overall Film from the whole Festival.This will be chosen by the Judges.
If you win this you cannot win any other category. |
Best Elementary
School The best Film from a school. This will be chosen by the Judges.
If you win this you cannot win any other category. |
Best Middle School
The best Film from a middle school. This will be chosen by the Judges.
If you win this you cannot win any other category. |
Best Group
The best Film from a high school. This will be chosen by the Judges.
If you win this you cannot win any other category. |
Best In Show
This is the Best film chosen by the community. The community will have from
Nov 1st - Nov 8th to choose. |