SOUTH WEST VIDEO CLUB INC

VIDEO COMPETITION RULES

(Effective from February 2010)

1. GENERAL RULES

1a Entrants for all club competitions must be financial members of the club.

1b No professional video can be used in club competitions. (eg a video produced for

financial gain.)

1c A video can only be entered once in any club competition and cannot be submitted

in any future SWVC competitions.

1d A maximum of 10% of footage from outside sources not produced by the entrant

can be included in any competition entry, and must be essential to the storyline.

All competition entrants must sign an entry form declaring that copyright clearance

of all visuals and sound recorded is their absolute responsibility. The club cannot

be responsible for any unauthorized use of such material.

1e A separate entry form must accompany each entry. Titles and credits are to be

included in the running time.

1f Joint entries will be accepted, but only the principal producer will be eligible for

any award. Other members of the same group are eligible to submit entries in any

categories in their own name.

1g Entries for all competitions are to be submitted by the relevant closing date.

1h The committee reserves the right to exclude any entry from the competition deemed

to be offensive to the majority of viewers. (The Competition Manager should notify the committee of any such entry before the entries are shown at a club meeting. The

committee should then view the entry in question and decide if it complies with this rule.

If not, the entrant should be advised of the decision, and the entry will be rejected.)

1i Where possible, outside judges will be appointed to judge each competition. Failing this, an audience vote will be taken.

1j The Competition Manager will be responsible for running each competition and keep records of the scoring.

1k The committee is to be responsible for all rules and regulations for competitions and to adjudicate on any dispute, with their decision being final.

2 COMPETITIONS

2a Each competition will have five categories for judging purposes:

- Documentary

- Music

- Travel

- Drama

- General Interest (any video not falling into the above categories)

2b Each entry will be judged from a score 0-100.

2c There is no limit to the number of entries submitted, however only your highest scoring

entry will be used as your score in that competition.

2d There will be three trophies awarded in each competition (First, Second & Third) with

Certificates presented to 4^th, 5^th and 6^th where entries permit.

2e To be eligible for the “VIDEO MAKER OF THE YEAR” award, a member must have entered the two competitions held throughout the year.

2f The highest score from both competitions held during the year will be totalled in a point score to determine the “VIDEO MAKER OF THE YEAR”.

2g Other awards may be presented at the discretion of the committee.