Competitions Rules
INTERNAL
The various internal competitions form an important part of our programme. They enable members to entertain (hopefully) other members, learn from those who excel and also learn from the mistakes of others. These competitions have their own rules and for the benefit of new members and of those who need their memories refreshing, the most relevant of these are described below. The movies/videos submitted must have been completed within the previous two years of the particular competition and the entrant must have been fully responsible for all aspects of the making of the movie, and must have been in direct control of all major stages of the production and completion.
All entries should be as short as possible with a suggested maximum of 15 minutes. Entries should have 10 seconds of black at the beginning and end and, if a countdown is used, it should count down to 3 and the audio and/or video should then start after 3 seconds of black. The preferred format for projection purposes is to start and end with a fade from and to black. Ensure that there is not a long gap before any credits are shown. DVDs should have a simple static menu with no animation or sound and title buttons should be big enough to be legible on a monitor screen and a selection button should be easily identified.
Details of the entry including the title, running time, a brief description of content, format (DVD, Blu-ray or MiniDV) and aspect ratio (4:3, letterbox 16:9 or full 16:9) must be given to the Competition Secretary at least one week before the particular competition, or by the date set by him. The Competition Secretary will send an email to all members with the competition details and entry forms etc. prior to the competition date. Competition entry forms will also be available for download from the HFM Web site. Completed entry forms should be emailed back to the Competition Secretary so that the running order and voting form can be compiled and sent out before the event.
Specific Competition Details:
THE PRESIDENT’S CUP - This was discontinued after the 2015-16 season when the Silver and Gold Categories were amalgamated.
THE CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD
The Shield will be presented at the AGM to the winner of this competition and held for one year. A replica will then be provided.
George Hawkins Shield
This will be presented at the AGM to the winner of the Documentary Section and held for one year.
Derek Austen Rose Bowl
This will be presented at the AGM to the winner of the Nature Section and held for one year.
Heather Lee Trophy
This will be presented at the AGM to the winner of the On my Mobile/Tablet Section.
The movie can be in any aspect ratio in miniDV, DVD or Blu-ray, and must not have been entered previously in the Chairman’s Shield competitions. Adjudication will be by ballot of members present on special voting forms to be distributed before the start of the meeting.
Points System
The points are awarded for each Individual competition as below:
1st 9, 2nd 7, 3rd 5 and thereafter 3 points for entering the competition. If only three films are
entered the points will be: 1st 7 points, 2nd 5 points, 3rd 3 points. If only two films are
entered, 1st 5 points, 2nd 3 points. If only one film is entered, 3 points.
At the Annual General Meeting separate trophies will be awarded to the winners of each of the categories based on the highest number of points obtained.
Suitability of entry to the Subject Title
At the end of each screening members may be asked by the Competition Secretary or Chairman for the evening for a show of hands to indicate whether the entry has met the subject of the competition or not. If it does not then the commentator will still give his/her comments but the movie/video will NOT be included in the placing.
THE SUBJECTS
Open/Holiday/Family
This is self-explanatory and would obviously include travel.
Nature
An entry must relate specifically to plants, animals, weather, landscape, mountains, rivers or natural disasters and not just include passing references to the above while on holiday.
Documentary
The Oxford Dictionary states that a documentary film deals with facts and is based on real events, places or circumstances and is intended primarily to record and inform. This does not mean that you cannot make a documentary while on holiday, like recording how cheese is made or the operation of an ocean going liner. The documentary therefore, should not include general holiday/family shots except to establish a location.
Video to a Music Track & 3 and 1 minute videos
The object of this section is to edit video pictures to the beat/mood/words of any music track. If a song is used, then the words must also have relevance – actual or humorous to the pictures. Entries will be disqualified if no obvious attempt has been made to fulfill the idea behind this section. Note there can be no added ambient sound or commentary. Since the entries are likely to be around 3 or 4 minutes long, we also have a 3 minutes or less non-musical competition and a 1 minute competition for any subject and visual jokes in order to develop member’s skills and to extend the evening’s entertainment.
Story Video
The video must be a fictional story produced by the member or a group of members, not a recording of a production by others.
On My Mobile
Any film wholly made with a mobile phone or tablet
THE KEN MILLS ANNUAL CHALLENGE CUP
This will be presented at the AGM and held for one year. A replica will then be provided.
Entry is open to all members and can include videos previously entered in all competitions. Videos previously entered for the Annual Challenge Cup do not qualify for entry. The video may be in any aspect ratio in miniDV, DVD and Blu-ray. Adjudication will be by an external judge who will give a verbal commentary.
INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS
Any Club or individual member’s video can be submitted. The entries are chosen by the HFM Committee.
Pinner Plate Competition
Annual competition between Potters Bar and HCVS. Each Club presents a programme lasting no more than 40 minutes. The winner is determined by external judges.
Staines Competition
This takes place at Staines in March and is between clubs. A video is selected by the committee from each participating club to represent them.
Enfield Challenge Shield Competition
This takes place in Enfield in October again with entries from many Clubs.
NTR Knock Out Competition
The competition is an annual event sponsored by the North Thames Region Council of the IAC and its aim is to encourage clubs and their members to make movies and to foster friendly competition between club members in the Region.
The event takes the form of a knockout competition and the clubs taking part are combined into groups of four, by organized draw. The club drawn first in each group will host the round, and will arrange the venue and date of the presentation in agreement with the other clubs in its group, provided it is suitably located geographically. The NTR Knock out Competition Officer will appoint a Referee to oversee each round of the competition.
IAC - The Film and Video Institute – COMPETITIONS
British International Amateur Film Festival. (BIAFF)
This is held in April and moves around the IAC Regions with entries to be in by January 31st. Details in the Film and Video Maker magazine. Entries are sent in annually to the IAC International Competitions. Many of the movies and videos are shown in four/five mini-cinemas at the Annual IAC Weekend movie event, as well as Audio Visual entries on the Friday evening. There is also an IAC Autumn Festival including the main IAC Annual General Meeting and the Mermaid and Mini-Mermaid competitions.
NORTH THAMES REGION ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL
Entries should be in by mid-September. Five major trophies and cash awards are offered. The competition is held in November. Details are in the North Thames Region Newsletter.
NTRIAC On-Line Competition
This Competition is open to all members. More informaion in the NTRIAC Newslette or via its web site
http://www.adhocvideos.co.uk/ntriac/index.html
08 March 2017
The various internal competitions form an important part of our programme. They enable members to entertain (hopefully) other members, learn from those who excel and also learn from the mistakes of others. These competitions have their own rules and for the benefit of new members and of those who need their memories refreshing, the most relevant of these are described below. The movies/videos submitted must have been completed within the previous two years of the particular competition and the entrant must have been fully responsible for all aspects of the making of the movie, and must have been in direct control of all major stages of the production and completion.
All entries should be as short as possible with a suggested maximum of 15 minutes. Entries should have 10 seconds of black at the beginning and end and, if a countdown is used, it should count down to 3 and the audio and/or video should then start after 3 seconds of black. The preferred format for projection purposes is to start and end with a fade from and to black. Ensure that there is not a long gap before any credits are shown. DVDs should have a simple static menu with no animation or sound and title buttons should be big enough to be legible on a monitor screen and a selection button should be easily identified.
Details of the entry including the title, running time, a brief description of content, format (DVD, Blu-ray or MiniDV) and aspect ratio (4:3, letterbox 16:9 or full 16:9) must be given to the Competition Secretary at least one week before the particular competition, or by the date set by him. The Competition Secretary will send an email to all members with the competition details and entry forms etc. prior to the competition date. Competition entry forms will also be available for download from the HFM Web site. Completed entry forms should be emailed back to the Competition Secretary so that the running order and voting form can be compiled and sent out before the event.
Specific Competition Details:
THE PRESIDENT’S CUP - This was discontinued after the 2015-16 season when the Silver and Gold Categories were amalgamated.
THE CHAIRMAN’S SHIELD
The Shield will be presented at the AGM to the winner of this competition and held for one year. A replica will then be provided.
George Hawkins Shield
This will be presented at the AGM to the winner of the Documentary Section and held for one year.
Derek Austen Rose Bowl
This will be presented at the AGM to the winner of the Nature Section and held for one year.
Heather Lee Trophy
This will be presented at the AGM to the winner of the On my Mobile/Tablet Section.
The movie can be in any aspect ratio in miniDV, DVD or Blu-ray, and must not have been entered previously in the Chairman’s Shield competitions. Adjudication will be by ballot of members present on special voting forms to be distributed before the start of the meeting.
Points System
The points are awarded for each Individual competition as below:
1st 9, 2nd 7, 3rd 5 and thereafter 3 points for entering the competition. If only three films are
entered the points will be: 1st 7 points, 2nd 5 points, 3rd 3 points. If only two films are
entered, 1st 5 points, 2nd 3 points. If only one film is entered, 3 points.
At the Annual General Meeting separate trophies will be awarded to the winners of each of the categories based on the highest number of points obtained.
Suitability of entry to the Subject Title
At the end of each screening members may be asked by the Competition Secretary or Chairman for the evening for a show of hands to indicate whether the entry has met the subject of the competition or not. If it does not then the commentator will still give his/her comments but the movie/video will NOT be included in the placing.
THE SUBJECTS
Open/Holiday/Family
This is self-explanatory and would obviously include travel.
Nature
An entry must relate specifically to plants, animals, weather, landscape, mountains, rivers or natural disasters and not just include passing references to the above while on holiday.
Documentary
The Oxford Dictionary states that a documentary film deals with facts and is based on real events, places or circumstances and is intended primarily to record and inform. This does not mean that you cannot make a documentary while on holiday, like recording how cheese is made or the operation of an ocean going liner. The documentary therefore, should not include general holiday/family shots except to establish a location.
Video to a Music Track & 3 and 1 minute videos
The object of this section is to edit video pictures to the beat/mood/words of any music track. If a song is used, then the words must also have relevance – actual or humorous to the pictures. Entries will be disqualified if no obvious attempt has been made to fulfill the idea behind this section. Note there can be no added ambient sound or commentary. Since the entries are likely to be around 3 or 4 minutes long, we also have a 3 minutes or less non-musical competition and a 1 minute competition for any subject and visual jokes in order to develop member’s skills and to extend the evening’s entertainment.
Story Video
The video must be a fictional story produced by the member or a group of members, not a recording of a production by others.
On My Mobile
Any film wholly made with a mobile phone or tablet
THE KEN MILLS ANNUAL CHALLENGE CUP
This will be presented at the AGM and held for one year. A replica will then be provided.
Entry is open to all members and can include videos previously entered in all competitions. Videos previously entered for the Annual Challenge Cup do not qualify for entry. The video may be in any aspect ratio in miniDV, DVD and Blu-ray. Adjudication will be by an external judge who will give a verbal commentary.
INTER-CLUB COMPETITIONS
Any Club or individual member’s video can be submitted. The entries are chosen by the HFM Committee.
Pinner Plate Competition
Annual competition between Potters Bar and HCVS. Each Club presents a programme lasting no more than 40 minutes. The winner is determined by external judges.
Staines Competition
This takes place at Staines in March and is between clubs. A video is selected by the committee from each participating club to represent them.
Enfield Challenge Shield Competition
This takes place in Enfield in October again with entries from many Clubs.
NTR Knock Out Competition
The competition is an annual event sponsored by the North Thames Region Council of the IAC and its aim is to encourage clubs and their members to make movies and to foster friendly competition between club members in the Region.
The event takes the form of a knockout competition and the clubs taking part are combined into groups of four, by organized draw. The club drawn first in each group will host the round, and will arrange the venue and date of the presentation in agreement with the other clubs in its group, provided it is suitably located geographically. The NTR Knock out Competition Officer will appoint a Referee to oversee each round of the competition.
IAC - The Film and Video Institute – COMPETITIONS
British International Amateur Film Festival. (BIAFF)
This is held in April and moves around the IAC Regions with entries to be in by January 31st. Details in the Film and Video Maker magazine. Entries are sent in annually to the IAC International Competitions. Many of the movies and videos are shown in four/five mini-cinemas at the Annual IAC Weekend movie event, as well as Audio Visual entries on the Friday evening. There is also an IAC Autumn Festival including the main IAC Annual General Meeting and the Mermaid and Mini-Mermaid competitions.
NORTH THAMES REGION ANNUAL FILM FESTIVAL
Entries should be in by mid-September. Five major trophies and cash awards are offered. The competition is held in November. Details are in the North Thames Region Newsletter.
NTRIAC On-Line Competition
This Competition is open to all members. More informaion in the NTRIAC Newslette or via its web site
http://www.adhocvideos.co.uk/ntriac/index.html
08 March 2017
You can download a PDF version of the rules here:
| hfm_comp_rules_2017.pdf |
Edited by RKL (08-03-2017)
