The KCPA Audio Visual Competition
Date for the 2012/13 Competition details to follow asap.
This Competition is an annual event and is organised by a Associate club on behalf of the KCPA. With awards for the following:
- Best Audio Visual
- Best Photography
- Best Sound
- Best Transitions
The Folkestone Town Council Trophy is awarded to the winner of the competition.
Rules
The Competition.
The competition is open to all members of Associates of the KCPA.
Duration.
The duration of a sequence must not exceed 10 minutes.
Authorship.
The production must be the original work of the entrant and his/her declared co-authors and collaborators.
Eligibility.
An entrant’s name may not be credited to more than one sequence, either as the author or a co-author.
Sequences already accepted at previous KCPA Audio Visual Competitions will not be eligible.
Judges.
A suitable judge shall be appointed by the sponsoring Associate and will decide the winners of the Various awards.
Preselection.
If the predicted running time of the entries exceeds the available time of the competition the organising committee reserve the right to pre-select or prioritise in accordance with the author’s wishes.
Technical Requirements.
- A digital projector, computer (Windows platform) and sound system will be provided.
- The entrant must submit on a disc containing an .exe program, i.e. the Sequence must run with no additional software requirements.
- The disc should be labelled with the title, name of entrant and duration.
- The Sequence should be programmed with no ‘run box’ and to return to desktop at the end.
- All discs will be copied to the hard drive for projection.
- All copied material should be erased immediately following the competition and the discs destroyed.
Fees.
Event entry fees shall be determined by the KCPA and the organising Associate and shall be paid with each Associate’s entry.
Closing Date.
Entry form and fee (if by cheque) must reach the nominated person by the closing date.
Unacceptable sequences.
The organisers reserve the right to refuse entry to sequences that they may consider, in their absolute discretion, to be undesirable, unsuitable or incorrectly programmed for projection at the event.
Copyrights & Responsibility.
In accordance with established copyright regulations, Sequences presented at the Competition should be free of all rights of ownership, artistic or otherwise, which others may hold. By participating in the Competition authors of audio visual Sequences indemnify the organisers against all and any action which may be taken against them by owners of copyrights. The organisers will accept no responsibility in the case of dispute or litigation. All care will be taken in the handling of Sequences, but the organisers cannot accept responsibility for loss, theft or damage.
Condition of Entry.
The submission of an entry implies the acceptance of these Rules and permission for the Sequence to be shown in public at this competition only.
You will be able to Download all the Forms for entry and lunch etc from here: