We have AWESOME PRIZES this year,

thanks to our sponsor CDWG!

Special thanks to Dan Shamburek our CDWG local rep.

1st Place:

Acer Aspire 1 Netbook with a 10" screen!

Use it as is, or, Hackintosh anyone?

These are great little machines, with wifi, web cam and XP.

2nd Place:

The magically delicious KODAK zi8,

an excellent memory card camcorder, yes real 1080, 5 mega pixel

stills and a sound input port. This is a great camera.

INCLUDES 4GB SD CARD

3rd Place:

SANSA FUSE MP3 Player

Listen, watch and play all day with 24 hours of battery life and room for up to 2000 songs. The Sansa Fuze from SanDisk is your portable music machine with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of storage. Watch your favorite video clips on the Sansa Fuze's 1.9" color screen. Jam to FM radio with 40 preset stations, play with the built-in voice recorder, and share your photos wherever you go. Incredible battery life in a 0.3" thin device - the Sansa Fuze marks the next wave of music and video players.

How Do I Enter??? 

Easy. Very soon, your teacher can sign up your school via an online form. Make a video of 30 seconds. Near the end of the submission window, a weblink will be published where you can submit your 30 second video online. That's it.

What Do I Need To Do???

Make a 30 second video that gets kids to enter this:

The 2010 edition of the Slick Rock Film Festival will be held on May 15, 2010. It's open to students in grades 6-12 from Mariposa, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings and Tulare counties. It's a pretty cool show, held at Visalia's Fox Theatre. Last year, more than 500 people went to the show. Kids can enter in the following categories: Documentary, Advertisement, Music Video, Animation, or Foreign Film. In 2009, over 46 high schools competed, with over 250 videos entered. It's the biggest, baddest student film festival in the entire Central Valley and last year over $20,000 worth of prizes were awarded.

A couple rules:

• You must show the CDWG logo (our sponsor) for 5 seconds. You must add these words in titles or audio (or something to this effect):

"CDWG is pleased to sponsor the Slick Rock Film Festival."  Be creative if you like, but this is one key to winning.

• The idea of the video is to ATTRACT kids to make videos and enter them in the Festival. DO NOT MAKE A VIDEO ABOUT GOING TO THE FESTIVAL, that's not what we want.

• You must use Royalty Free or Creative Commons music. It must be cited in the video. If the judges can't verify your music is copyright free, your video could be disqualifed right there. Jamendo.com is a good source.

• Make sure to include these items prominently: The Slick Rock web address (SlickRockFestival.org) and sponsor logos: CTAP, Visalia Unified, COMCAST, College of the Sequoias

How Do I Get Judged?

Scoring Guide ~ The Road to Slick Rock III

Official Judging Sheet –Road to  Slick Rock Student Film Festival

KEY =  E, Excellent: G, Good: F, Fair P, Poor                                                                             e  g  f  p

1.  The video fills the time limit requirement without going over 30 seconds!             Over time= disqualified

2.  The video is technically well-executed (focus, exposure, audio, composition)                            e  g  f  p

3.  The video meets the requirements outlined in the category description                                      e  g  f  p

     (elements may be combined):

The ad is attractive to (i.e. likely to result in entries) students, parents

and teachers; and is focused on the entry of students in the festival

            SlickRockFestival.org text appears enough to be effective                                                                                                                          

            * Music is properly attributed or project is disqualified

4.  The video creates an appropriate atmosphere or tone consistent with                                          e  g  f  p

      the message or purpose of creating interest in Slick Rock

5.  Video PSA is free of copyright issues (uses SR music or certified by teacher)                            e  g  f  p

     Copyright issues include: still photos, video and soft ad placement

I Need More Info!!

Speak with contest coordinator Brian Lucas for more information: blucas@visalia.k12.ca.us

How Do I Sign Up My School? (teachers only, please)

Click here for the pre entry form

Get The MEDIA Kit HERE

It has all the logos and graphics you need to succeed!

SR3 Media KIT.zip

What's the DUE DATE?

Submissions must be in by midnight DECEMBER 3

Where do I upload?

We will notify you soon...