Have a story to tell? Consider creating a stop motion short film. You could win $100!
The UTSC Library Makerspace is hosting its 3rd Annual Stop Motion Film Festival. You are invited to enter your short film. A prize of $100 will be awarded to the first place film.
Entry deadline is March 5, 11:59 p.m. Complete the registration form and send a zip file or link to a downloadable file to makerspace.utsc@utoronto.ca.
Requirements:
- Participants must be current U of T undergraduate/graduate students.
- Participants can work in groups of up to four people. Only one prize will be awarded.
- The short film must be a minimum of 60 seconds and no longer than 3 minutes.
- Submissions must be in MP4 format.
- The film must use the traditional stop motion technique of moving objects incrementally and capturing the motion with a series of camera shots or frames; animation cels are not permitted.
- Additional material such as images are permitted, though the film must primarily consist of original stop motion footage.
- Any material (images, music, text, etc.) that is used must be original, copyright-free or participants have permission for their use. All work must be credited.
- No theme restrictions, but the movie content must be legal and non-discriminatory.
- If dialogue is included, consider adding captions to reach a wider audience.
- Previous winners are not eligible to submit a film.
A panel will judge the films on the following criteria:
- Story: clear storyline, easy to understand
- Stop Motion: smooth, steady, in focus, movement is fairly natural
- Props: well crafted, used effectively
- Music and/or sound effects: fit well with the stop motion, makes the animation interesting
- Overall: cohesive, entertaining
Film festival disclaimers:
- Any material (images, music, text, etc.) used in this film is original, royalty-free or permission has been obtained for their use. The University of Toronto is not responsible for any infringing use of material.
- Participants retain all ownership of their short film
- Participants agree to publicly exhibit their short film at the film festival event
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