Design: Aathira Perinchery

Akira Kurosawa, Karan Johar, Jacques Cousteau - they all had to start somewhere. It's time NCBSians unleashed hidden talents and made your directorial debuts too! Ever wanted to showcase your skills as a budding film maker? The time is right, and here's a great opportunity - we're happy to announce the very first NCBS video competition this July: a basic, mobile/camera-recorded video contest. And the best part is – the theme is entirely your pick! Here’s a quick run through of the rules:

Timeline

Entries are invited from the 1^st of July 2011. The last date for uploading your work of art is the 31^st of July 2011. Results of the competition can be expected in the first week of August 2011.

Theme and prize winners

This time, it’s a completely free-for-all competition, and you can choose any theme that you would like to base your video on. The two best videos will be selected by competent judges. The creator of the prize-winning video will receive a voucher of Rs. 1000/- to buy any science or art-related book or CD/DVD, while the runner up will get a voucher of Rs. 500/- for the same.

The winner and runner-up videos will be also put up on the NCBS YouTube news channel.

Uploading your videos

We have set up a separate YouTube channel just for the competition, where you can upload your videos directly. A participant can upload a maximum of three videos on the YouTube channel. Just drop a mail to aathira@ncbs.res.in and you will be supplied with the username and password which will enable you to post your videos on the channel. We will be changing passwords each Monday week, to provide a modicum of security. But please keep back-ups of your video in case you do need to re-upload them.

You can find useful tips on uploading your videos at http://www.youtube.com/t/yt_handbook_produce.

So make the most of this free-theme video competition! Suggestions are also welcome, since this is a first venture – so send in feedback as well. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you run into any problems while uploading your videos, and if you need more clarifications regarding the competition. Have fun!