Second Annual
4500 Digital Video Competition
GoggleWorks Theater, Reading, PA
April 29, 2007 Dan Screenwriting
   
Thursday
March 29, 2007
  

• Registrations, entry fees, and team photo are due to the 4500 DVC committee.
• Registration form (download form on bottom of page)
• $50 per team - maximum of 5 students per team.
• Open to all Berks County students in grades 9-12.
• In 2006 - 24 teams with 130 students from 10 Berks County Schools participated.
• In 2007 - 35 teams with 165 students from 14 Berks County Schools participated.
• Watch some of the 4500 movies from 2006 and 2007 - Click here
     
Thursday
April 12, 2007

• Film Making Conference at the GoggleWorks.
• 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
• Learn techniques, tips, tricks, and more from the professional guest speakers.
• Guest Speakers - click here to see the list.
• Donuts will be supplied for breakfast.
• Catered lunch will be available at the GoggleWorks.
• Sponsors Click here - Prizes and giveaways: Apple T-shirts, Reading Phillies Gifts, Y102 T-shirts, and more.
• Genre selection, character name, prop, dialogue, and rules.
2:00 pm 1. All groups will pick two genres (below) from a container
and select one Genre for their video. Number selected on the right
Action/Adventure - 2
Comedy - 6
Detective/Cop - 3
Drama - 2
Fantasy - 0
Holiday - 2
Horror/Thriller - 5
Road Movie - 2
Romance - 4
Sci-Fi - 4
Spy - 3
Superhero - 2
•••• The following 3 requirements must be in the finished film ••••

2. Character Name - Marsilia Ringler.
3. Prop - Must be an integral part of the film. Suitcase
4. One line of dialogue that someone must speak in the video.
"I'm telling you this because I think you need to know".

Actor Release Form
4500 Team Photos - Click Here
Team Genre Selections and Schools. Click Here
  • Do not film anything you wouldn’t hand in for a school project. Videotape safely!
• No copyright music or video clips wil be allowed without written permission.
• Useable free music for download and additional information is available below.
• Your teachers can also help you obtain free music for your films.
• All videos will be screened, those deemed unacceptable will not be judged or shown.
• No Guns may be used in the 2007 finished videos
     
Thursday
April 12, to
Sunday
April 15, 2007
   • Do you have what it takes to write, film, and edit an original short video?
• Download storyboard blanks • 4 • 5 • 8 • 10 • per page.
• The problem - You only have 4500 Minutes, or 75 Hours, 3 Days to create it?
• From 3 pm Thursday to 6 pm on Sunday.
• This is your chance to bring out your creativity and showcase your work.
• Gather your friends, 1-5 students per team in grades 9-12.
• Your original finished video must be between 2 and 5 minutes in length, not including title/credits.
     
Sunday
April 15, 2007
   • Completed videos are due back on a cued up MiniDV tape.
• Between 5:00 and 6:00 pm at the GoggleWorks Cafe.
• Any video turned in late (after 6:00) will not be eligible for judging, but will be on the DVD.
• Mr. Michael Farrara (Wyomissing HS) and Mrs. Patty Spleen (Twin Valley HS) will collect the films and prepare them for the judges.
     
April 16-28, 2007
   • Completed Movies will be judged on April 19 at the Peanut Bar with 14 judges (non teachers).
• Awards: TBA.
• DVD's will be created, burned, and printed.
• T-shirts will be printed.
     
Sunday
April 29, 2007
   • Completed movies will be shown in the GoggleWorks Theater and Room 238.
• Doors open at 8:30 am
• 3 Movie Showings - 9:00 am first showing - Click here for the schedule
• Awards Ceremony • Prizes and awards in room 238 at the conclusion of the showing of all the movies.
• Each team member will get:
•••4500 Digital Video Competition T-shirt
•••DVD with all the 4500 completed movies
• Results of the 4500 Digital Video Competition - Click here
     
   
Visit the 48 Hour Film web site to see the inspiration for our competition.
         
Home
  
Download the 2007
Registration Form.
Click Here
Visit the goggleWorks
for information and directions
Click Here
Download FREE Music
for your 4500 videos.
Click Here