Essay Rules
WHO: All Colorado students 6th-8th grade are invited to participate in the Essay Contest.
WHAT: The media literacy essay topic for this year is
"How Can I Be An Independent Thinker In An
Internet Dependent World?"
Essays should be two typewritten pages, one side only.
WHY: The purpose of the contest is to further critical thinking about the media’s impact and should be done as a school class project.
WHERE: Students 6th -8th grade can submit their entries with entry form to:
PRIIME TIIME TODAY
P.O. Box 3285
LITTLETON, CO 80161
The essay judges will be made up of a panel of community leaders who will read the essays and decide on the first, second, third and three honorable mention place winners.
Judges' criteria: See the judging sheet they will use to evaluate your entry. (It is an Adobe Acrobat file.)
WHEN: The entries must be postmarked by Monday, April 7, 2008. All winners, their parents, supporting teachers, principals, judges, and all contributors will be honored at an awards luncheon on May 7th to be held at KUSA-TV, 9NEWS, 500 E. Speer Blvd., Denver, CO, 80203. Winners and their guests will be given a tour of the production studios after the luncheon.
Video Rules
What exactly is this contest?
This is the eighth year for a television Public Service Announcement entry in the PRIIME TIIME TODAY annual media literacy video contest.
What is the topic?
"How Can I Be An Independent Thinker In An
Internet Dependent World?"
Why?
The purpose of the contest is to further critical thinking about the media’s impact on how we make decisions in life.
Is there an example I can see?
Yes. Go to Winners for 2007 and view past spots. This is a large file and plays better if you download the whole file and play it off your hard drive.
Judges' criteria: Download the judging sheet they will use to evaluate your entry. (It is an Adobe Acrobat file.)
Who can enter the contest?
The contest is open to all Colorado high school students in grades 9 through 12 attending any high school in the state including home school students.
What is a Public Service Announcement? (PSA)
A public service announcement is an announcement that effectively focuses interest and marshals support for a community or area cause. For example, If your cause or point of view is that a third party presidential candidate should be allowed to be a part of the national debate process then you would produce your PSA to reflect that point of view. You might use interviews, "man-on-the-street" polling or other creative techniques to illustrate your point.
WHEN:
The entries must be postmarked by Monday, April 7, 2008. All winners, their parents, supporting teachers, principals, judges, and all contributors will be honored at an awards luncheon on May 7th to be held at KUSA-TV, 9NEWS, 500 E. Speer Blvd., Denver, CO, 80203. Winners and their guests will be given a tour of the production studios after the luncheon.
How:
1. Student’s name must not appear in movie.
2. Do not encode or compress movie file and do not author DVD.
3. Instead, provide only the original, full-quality, 34 second (see
#4) movie file in .mov (Quicktime) on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM.
4. Movie should include 2 second leader of black and 2 second trailer of black.
5. Movie file should be titled with student’s first and last name only (ex. “John Smith”).
6. Print student name clearly on disk and enclose in a see-through disk envelope or clear clamshell case.
7. Envelope or clamshell should have:
Student Name
Entry Title
Student's School
8. Print off waiver for video, fill it out, and submit it with your entry.