State 4-H Film Festival

Hosted by the California 4-H Technology Leadership Team

At the State 4-H Field Day, May 26, 2012, 1:00–2:00pm, Wellman Hall 119

Theme: Revolution of Responsibility

Video is a media that is continually growing and changing year to year. It is both an art and a science. 4-H has been using video to promote various aspects of the program and recruit new volunteers and members. Join the members of the 4-H Technology Leadership Team at the 2012 State 4-H Field Day by participating in the third annual 4-H Film Festival!

Coordinated by Ashlyn Aiu at ashlyn.aiu@gmail.com.

2012 Theme: 4-H Revolution of Responsibility

The new National 4-H Council campaign, Join the Revolution of Responsibility, tells the 4-H story through the lives of real 4-Her’s making a real impact in their communities and giving voice to the uncommon dedication and barrier-breaking commitment of the young people who are 4-H.

Are you or a 4-Her you know making a difference in the community? Share your story of leading positive change through multimedia. Though still images are allowed, please use video to tell a complete story! Don't forget to define the problem within the community, show how 4-H can be a part of the solution, and finally tell how the change is impacting your community!

Learn more about telling the 4-H story with 4-H Video Rubric

Divisions

Division I: Junior (ages 9-11)
Division II: Intermediate (ages 12-14)
Division III: Senior (ages 15-19)

Awards

Awards will be calculated by an “Audience Choice” system. The audience, at the end of the viewing, will be able to vote on their favorite video. Each person in the audience may submit a “Best Video” vote in each division. The films with the most audience votes will receive a “Viewer’s Choice Certificate.” Note: Encourage people to attend the viewing so they can vote! In addition, at the State 4-H Field Day Awards Ceremony, each group will also receive a critique form with suggestions for improvement. The critique form will be completed by experts in video editing techniques.

Rules

Videos must follow the theme described above.
Video length may not exceed 120 seconds (not including welcome title screen or end credits)
Preferred video format is .MOV. Other acceptable formats include .AVI, .WMF, and .MP4.
Make sure your video is in good taste (similar to G and PG ratings). The videos will be reviewed before the event by members of the CA 4-H Technology Leadership Team. Videos may be disqualified if deemed to have questionable content.
4-H members aged 9-19 are allowed to participate. Note: The choice of Division should follow the oldest member of a group entry.
Limit of 3 videos per person or group may be entered.
If interested in having your video posted on the 4-H youtube account, please leave out the full names of youth(both in audio and video; e.g., nametags youth may wear) and do not use copyrighted material (i.e. popular music). The State 4-H Office will determine which videos are uploaded to the California 4-H YouTube account at http://www.youtube.com/user/California4H

Shipping Information

Packages must be postmarked by May 4, 2012.
Videos are best sent on data DVDs. Do not create a DVD you would play in a DVD player. Simply burn the video file straight to the DVD.
How to test if your video is burned correctly - When the DVD is put in a DVD player, there is no menu screen.
Please enclose in package: your name(s), county, club, contact information, division you wish to enter in, and a brief description about your video.
Though it is highly not recommended, you may send your video through e-mail. Please note that video files have to be compressed substantially and will loss a great amount of quality if sent through e-mail.
Send DVDs to:

Steven Worker
California State 4-H Office
UC Davis, DANR Bldg
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616