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THE COMPETITION

Inline with jerneh's corporate philosophy of being a model in corporate social responsibility, this year Jerneh Insurance has come up with an interesting contest- Green Malaysia Film Competition Powered by EduSmith and supported by AMP Radio Networks namely Hitz.fm, X-fresh.fm and My fm, this contest is targeting students between the ages of 16 and 21 and requires participants' creativity and skills to produce a 50-sec film on environment. As we strongly believe that preserving our environment is essential for the future, this contest is set as a medium to educate secondary school students and college students to appreciate the environment as well as to create environmental awareness among participants. Apart from that, this competition also helps to encourage students to utilise IT peripherals and the internet in a productive manner.

• The competition is open to Malaysian students between the ages of 16 and 21
• Students are encouraged to work in groups with guidance from parents/teachers/friends
• Participants are required to produce a video on the environment for a duration of 50 seconds
• Students may utilise either video cameras or mobile phones
• The film can be shot anywhere and students may have their friends as models and narrators
• Students have the option to record the narration/dialogue (if any) either in Bahasa Malaysia or English
• 20 films will be shortlisted and will be given an additional 10 seconds allocation for the Jerneh and EDUSMITH branding which will be included by the EduSmith/Jerneh technical team at the end of each film
• Students must fill in the entry form available in Jerneh website and attach the 50 seconds film file to the entry form before sending it

 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Name the video as "FILM COMPETITION"
• Compress or zip the video and attach the video to the entry form
• The video can be in 3GP, WMV, MPG, MPEG, VOB, DVR, AVI, DIVX, and RM formats

 

JUDGING

1. Only 20 shortlisted entries will be uploaded to the EDUSMITH / JERNEH website gallery for public viewing.

2. All the 20 entries will be judged by a panel of JERNEH professionals and media experts.

    

   points will be awarded based on the following:

   • 60 % for Script (screenplay/story board)/cinematography/editing/Music/acting/
     dialogue /location

   • 40% for creativity
     
     

     STEP BY STEP FOR MAKING A SHORT FILM FOR THE GREEN MALAYSIA COMPETITITON

     
      

     • STEP-1 What you Need? 1. Camera Mobile phone (or) 2. Video Camera (or) 3. Digital Camera with video recording features Note: Make sure that the gadget you are using has the necessary accessories such as USB cable / Memory card reader / Bluetooth Connectivity to upload the short film to your PC.

     • STEP-2 Identify an issue or problem that affects the environment For example :- 1. Open Burning 2. Heavy Smoke Emission from Vehicles 3. Littering 4. Public Smoking 5. Illegal Logging 6. Water Stagnation

     • STEP-3 Quick research about the topic of your choice has to be done to gather information and determine sources of visuals such as images from internet / the location with the chosen problem or the necessary props if you choose to simulate a situation.

     • STEP-4 Write down a script sufficient for a 50 Sec. film.

     • STEP-5 Start Shooting (You may choose to have CUT SCENES or STRAIGHT RECORDING.)

     • STEP-6 (OPTIONAL) You may choose to edit / include background music or any other audio -video effects.

     • STEP - 7 After completing your shooting transfer the clip from your gadget to your PC. (Using the accessories such as USB cable / Memory card reader / Bluetooth Connectivity)

     • STEP - 8 Click here to upload your short film.

    

   EXAMPLE OF MAKING A SHORT FILM

   • STEP-1 Zidane has decided to use a mobile phone for the competition.
   • STEP-2 He has chosen "open burning" as the topic for the short film.
   • STEP-3 Zidane starts collecting information about open burning form the internet. He has decided to make the film using images collected from the internet. He has chosen his work station as the location for the film.
   • STEP-4 Zidane has prepared the following script.
     Shot-1: Image of the Globe has to be shown (5 seconds)
     Shot-2: Image of Green landscape to be shown (5 seconds)
     Shot-3: Image of open burning to be shown (5 seconds)
     Shot-4: Image of a desert to be shown (5 seconds)
     Shot-5: Image of skulls and skeletons to be shown (5 seconds)
     Shot-6: Zidane speaks: "Do you want this to happen to our earth? Do not change our green earth to a desert. Do your part for the environment…start recycling"(25 seconds)
   • STEP-5 Zidane begins filming by capturing the images he has saved in his PC (he follows the above script)
   • STEP-6 (OPTIONAL) Zidane skips this step as he decides not include any special effects.
   • STEP -7 Zidane transfers the clip from his mobile phone to his PC using USB cable.
   • STEP - 8 Zidane Clicks here to upload the film.

    

   PRIZES
   RANKING PRIZE	PRIZE
   1st placing 2nd placing 3rd placing 4th - 6th placing	RM 1000 cash + trophy + certificate RM 750 cash + trophy + certificate RM 500 cash + trophy + certificate 3 consolation prizes @RM 50 each + Certificate

    

   
   Note: Winning entries will be presented to the Ministry of Environment during the award ceremony which will be held in the month of June 2008. EduSmith will encourage a TV station to air the winning entries on World Environment day or any suitable day.

   LAST DATE FOR SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRIES IS 13TH JULY 2008  



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