Georgia Student Media Festival 2013

The SPARK submission deadline is Thursday, February 28th!

Media Release
Copyright Compliance
Envelope Label
Entry Form for Music projects
About My Project


In order for the projects to be evaluated for the GSMF please submit the following to Ms. Turgeon or Ms. Cofield by Thursday, February 28th:

In a manila envelope include the following:
1. Copy of the project on DVD or CD-ROM, or website URL (for websites only)
2. Entry Form
3. Entry Label: Affixed to the outside of the envelope with the (CD/DVD) enclosed
4. Signed Media Release Form
5. Copyright Compliance Form

Students in grades K-12 whose projects score 96 – 100 in the Georgia Student Media
Festival will be automatically entered into the International Student Media Festival

Please check out the GSMF website for more info on requirements, tips, and suggestions!

Tips for Great Projects!

• Test your project on a variety of machines before submitting to GSMF (PC and Mac, if possible)
• Save your project in a format that doesn't require specialized software to view
• Be sure to embed your audio with the project - listen to your project on several different machines before sending
• Include your Fair Use Statements, Credits, Bibliography near the beginning of your project (judges view the first 7 minutes of your project)
• Use the best quality Audio and Video possible
• Check for spelling and grammatical errors
• Follow Digital Safety Guidelines by not including full names in the project
• Include Media Release form for each student in the project packet
• Follow copyright guidelines and include permission from copyright holder
• Follow Digital Safety Guidelines

Your project may be selected as a sample for the web. Do not include the last names of students on the project itself, unless there is a media release form signed by an authorized parent or legal guardian of the minor student.

All of the FORMS listed under Project Packaging must be filled out by each registrant.

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Also, if you're not sure how to embed audio check out these tips!
http://www.wikihow.com/Embed-Music-in-a-PowerPoint-Presentation

If you want to embed audio effectively you must convert MP3s and other formats to .wav files. There is a free converter called winff that you can download here.

Once you've converted your sound file you can edit your sound file to a shorter version (or fade in or out) using the free audio editor called Audacity. Sound clips of songs that are longer than 30 seconds are not allowed in the GSMF submissions, according to the "Fair Use" policy.