In order to enter the contest, you'll need to sign up. Go it alone to show what makes your passion tick, or team up with your friends.
- All entrants must be enrolled MIT students.
- Register in advance (before submissions end on March 12rd at midnight).
- We welcome submissions by both individuals and teams (Note: Winning team will share prize among members.)
Digital video from any source is acceptable: video cameras, digital cameras, cell phones. Contestants may also borrow video cameras.
Content Criteria/Guidelines
- Illustrate the contest theme: Open - that means pick any subject/story you want.
- Format: video.
- Speak to a non-technical audience. (Content that could be deemed offensive or inappropriate for a middle school audience is not admissable.)
- It's nonfiction that's "real" (not PR fluff). No fiction please.
Video length/file size: up to 5 minutes (maximum) and 100 MB.
File formats: most common formats such as - .mov, .avi, .wmv, and .m4v
*By submitting videos to this contest, entrants agree to allow MIT, and it's affiliates, the right to use their works in publications and MIT promotional materials giving full credit to the owner of the video (that's you!).*
Entrants must agree to "terms of use" when uploading videos to MIT TechTV website, including:
- Be sure to obtain signed releases from individuals featured in your video. Minors appearing in works will need the signature of a parent or guardian. Releases are not required for individuals in public spaces that are incidentally captured on video.
- Verifying that the work contains no copyrighted music, film clips, photos, or other media.
NOTE: Entrants will be provided complete "terms of use" agreement for their review and acceptance at time of submitting videos online on MIT TechTV.
Quality of the content/message is important; quality of the production is less so. However, consider the limitations of your technology (e.g., a narrative with lots of dialogue may not come across well if you're shooting with a cell phone because of poor-quality audio). Check out Tips & Support.
- Profile an inspiring person, program, activity -- even yourself (tell when/why you decided to get into engineering or science, etc.)
- Show "how stuff works" -- how to take apart, build, what's behind everyday things, etc.
- Just for Fun -- blend engineering with art or sports, etc.
- Show that engineering and invention can be for anyone.
- Have fun with the content.
- Show the artful/aesthetic side of engineering and science (i.e. "eye candy" is fine).
- Use video footage and/or photos you took in a class, such as Mechanical Engineering 2.007 or 2.009, or a project. (You could already be a winner!)
- Illustrate themes: working together, making a difference in people's lives, working to help solve an important problem.
- "Only at MIT."
- Demonstrate the design process, especially including the learning points from "failures."
Looking for a few video examples? Look here >
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Sign in to MIT TechTV and upload your video. BE SURE TO CATEGORIZE YOUR VIDEO BY PUTTING IT IN THE "IAP VIDEO CONTEST - EXTENDED" GENRE AND WITH THE TAG "IAPVideoContest".
