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SLF Handbook
Section 3.f Audio Visual (AV) Competition
October 2017
FEDERATION COMPETITIONS
Section 3.f
The Audio-Visual Competition
For
many
years
the
Federation
has
organised
a
one-day
audio-visual
event,
open
to
all
individual
members
of
Federation
the
competition
is
held
annually
or
bi-annually
dependent
on
demand
from
member
clubs.
The
competition
rules
may
be
adjusted
for
each competition iteration in order to accommodate members’ needs, changes in technology, and the inspiration of the organisers.
For
any
occasion
that
the
competition
is
held
the
AV
Challenge
Trophy
will
be
presented
to
the
individual
presentation
judged
to
be
the
best
shown
on
the
day.
In
addition
the
organisers
may
at
their
discretion
offer
certificates
for
other
entries
and
awards
for
club
entries.
The
rules
for
each
Audio
Visual
Competition
together
with
an
invitation
for
submission
of
entries
will
be
notified
to
to
all
SLF
member
clubs in good time to allow members to prepare their entries.
The
rules
for
the
most
recent
iteration
of
the
Audio
Visual
competition
held
at
Carshalton
in
February
2017
are
listed
below
for
reference.
EIGHTEENTH AUDIO-VISUAL COMPETITION
Saturday 18th February 2017
Organised and hosted by Carshalton Camera Club
RULES and REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY
The competition is for Digital Sequences only.
The judge will be Carole Speight ARPS.
For this event entries are invited from:
(a) Individual members of clubs within this Federation.
Each entrant may submit up to two sequences with a total running time of 12 minutes.
For co-productions, a maximum of two persons may produce a sequence jointly.
The
entry
fee
is
£5
per
entrant.
The
fee
provides,
for
one
person,
an
admission
ticket,
one
copy
of
the
programme
and
refreshments
during
the
break.
In
a
co-production
this
will
apply
to
the
first
producer;
the
co-producer
needs
to
buy
his/her
own
audience
ticket
for admission and refreshments.
(b) Club sequence
Each
club
in
the
Federation
is
invited
to
enter
one
sequence,
the
production
and
image
content
of
which
must
have
been
contributed to by 3 or more members of the same club.
The
entry
fee
is
£5
per
club
sequence.
The
fee
provides
one
admission
ticket,
one
copy
of
the
programme
and
refreshments
during
the
break
for
the
principal
producer
of
the
club
sequence;
other
club
members
who
contributed
to
the
sequence
need
to
buy
their
own audience ticket for admission and refreshments.
General, for both (a) and (b) categories:
The
maximum
duration
per
sequence
is
8
minutes,
but
note
the
restriction
above
applicable
to
one
entrant
submitting
two
sequences.
Producers
are
advised
to
avoid
including
any
image
or
reference
in
the
sequences,
which
might
be
construed
as
readily
identifying
the producing club or individual.
If
the
total
running
time
of
all
submissions
exceeds
the
available
time
for
the
competition,
the
organisers
reserve
the
right
to
reduce
the
total
number
of
sequences.
Preferences
should
be
indicated
on
the
entry
form
so
that
the
entrant’s
second
choice
may
be
removed if necessary.
The Organising Committee will determine the order of showing of the sequences.
Copyright
The
majority
of
the
images
must
be
the
work
of
the
entrant(s).
It
is
the
responsibility
of
the
entrant(s)
to
obtain
copyright
clearance
and hold appropriate copyright licenses for any work (including images and/or soundtrack) not owned by the entrant(s).
By
participating
in
the
Competition
entrants
indemnify
the
organisers
against
any
action
which
may
be
taken
by
owners
of
copyright.
The organisers accept no responsibility in the case of any dispute or litigation.
Technical Requirements.
A
digital
projector
(1400
x
1050
px),
computer
(using
Windows
operating
system),
screen
and
a
stereo
sound
system
will
be
provided by Carshalton Camera Club.
Each
entry
must
be
submitted
on
a
MEMORY
STICK,
CD
or
DVD
as
an
.EXE
file,
i.e.
the
sequence
must
run
with
no
additional
software
requirements,
marked
indelibly,
which
should
contain
no
more
than
two
sequences.
All
sequences
copied
to
Hard
Drive
for
the
competition,
will
be
erased
from
the
Hard
Drive
after
the
competition.
A
representative
from
each
club
should
collect
the
Memory
Sticks, CDs or DVDs after the event.
THE
LAST
DATE
FOR
SUBMISSION
OF
ENTRY
REGISTRATION
FORMS
AND
FEES
IS
Monday
9th
January
2017
and
SEQUENCES ON MEMORY STICK, CD or DVD are also to be received by that date.
These instructions supplement the “Audio Visual Challenge Trophy” competition rules in the
Federation Handbook which states, at present,
“FEDERATION COMPETITIONS
Section 3.f
The Audio-Visual Competition
For
many
years
the
Federation
has
organised
a
one-day
audio-visual
event,
open
to
all
individual
members
of
Federation
societies.
Sometimes this has been held on alternate years rather than each year.
The
rules
may
vary
for
each
occasion,
according
to
experience,
members’
wishes,
changes
of
technology,
and
the
inspiration
of
the
organisers that year.
There
is
a
trophy,
the
AV
Challenge
Trophy,
which
is
presented
to
the
best
individual
presentation
on
the
day.
In
addition
the
organisers may at their discretion offer certificates for other entries and awards for club entries.
The rules for each AV Day will be provided to all clubs in ample time for their members to prepare their entries.”