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Science of the City Video Contest

Science of the City Video Contest
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    Prizes for best English, Spanish, Best in Category and more

The Big Idea

Make a Two-Minute video About Science of the City!

Full Description

This Request closed Thursday, June 30, 2011
Read about the videos recognized after this Request
below and at:
http://scienceofthecity.net/2011/

UPDATE June 20, 2012
Read about the Science of the City exhibition hosted at Arts Santa Monica
http://thetechopensource.thetech.org/blog/science-inspires-art-science-city-exhibition

UPDATE July 15, 2011:

The awards
 
Best video overall (600$)
It’s why you don’t tip over and break your neck by youraentbenjamin
 
Best video in English (300$)
White-topped buildings, who loves the sun? by Anna Cabré
 
Best video in Spanish (300$)
La asombrosa composición del átomo by Núria Jar
 
Best video in category: a question (150$)
City Sounds- A new source of energy? by Emily DeHority
 
Best video in category: an experiment (150$)
Science of the Playground by Science at the Park by Jake
 
Best video in category: a discovery (150$)
Rozar y calentar – Rub then heat by Albert Mundet
 
The most voted video (150$)
La Luna en Montjuïc by Rubén Permuy and Inés Navarro

The complete post is at: 
http://co-creating-cultures.com/eng/?p=1277
 
It has been very hard to choose the best videos. The audiovisual quality, ingenuity, creativity, good intention, clarity and originality of the submitted pieces is very high. The Science of the City website has received almost 9,000 visits. Over 1,000 people voted for their favorite video. The Tech Virtual website and the Science of the City platforms have collected nearly 100 commments and Twitter has tweet a lot congratulating all the participants. However, the day when we get to know what videos were selected by both the public and the jury has arrived!
 
We would love to give many more prizes and we would like to congratulate bluntpencilprod for her counting cars experiment, Arthur Carcavilla for the four videos he made ​​with the help of his students, Armine I. Dingilian for asking herself how does corn pop, Punt TIC Joves, Emily Ramos for her explanation, the group of young people in Brooklyn who have been watching their streets with a critical view and they have shown us why streets have potholes, Nuria Sala and Martí Badal, Manuel Diaz Escalera, the Universidad de los Niños and Daniel Laguna’s students. In conclusion, many thanks to all the participants and thanks for all the excitement you have shown to us!
 
However, the contest is not finish yet! The deadline for submitting videos in French will be open until July 19th. These days the Paris Academy of Science is running workshops to show how to do science videos in the city of Paris. Do not miss the delivery of the best video in French prize at the Paris-Montagne Science Festival in Paris.
 

- Irene Lapuente

UPDATE July 15, 2011:
Judges have submitted their final picks.
Results will be posted here after I receive them from Mandarina de Newton, probably within 24 hours!

IMPORTANT UPDATES:
* Science of the City Video Contest is now closed for entries for consideration for the prizes below. 
* Voting is now open! Please go to http://scienceofthecity.net/2011 to view and vote for your favorites!

* The judging panel is being assembled now. Check back on this page for updates. 

* Winners will be announced Friday, July 15. 
* Note: Paris Science Academy is offering a separate prize for French language videos-that deadline is Tuesday, July 19.

* Thank You to all entrants! This is an amazing set of inspiring videos. 

Again, check back on this page for updates. 
Other pages where updates from Co-Creating Cultures and Mandarina de Newton can be found at the links below:
http://twitter.com/CoCreatingCult
http://co-creating-cultures.com
http://twitter.com/ilamandarina

Co-Creating Cultures (http://co-creating-cultures.com) invites you to make a two-minute video for Science Of The City!

Click here for Spanish version

Click here to download the flyer (PDF)

What kind of science can you find in your city?  Explore the science find in your city  in a two-minute (or less) video.  Look for technology and science principles all around  -  bicycles, boats, cars, fossils, fountains, mirrors, traffic lights, trees, trains - these are just some examples. 

There's science behind everything. Become a science communicator and show us what you found. 

Categories
Indicate the category for your video in the Full Description of your Project.
 
"A Finding"
What scientific discovery have you made on the streets of your city? 
(see a sample video)
 
"An Experiment" 
Can you use a street, a park or a square to perform an experiment? Show us! 
(see a sample video)
 
"A Question"
Do you have a scientific question about something that happens in the city? Do you have the answer to it? Share it! 
(see a sample video)

Click here for a list of over 70 ideas for Science of the City Videos
 

How to Enter
Step 1. Upload your video to Youtube.com 
            (YouTube.com accepts QuickTime .MOV, Windows .AVI, or .MPG files)
Step 2. Create a Project describing your video using the button at
             http://www.thetechvirtual.org/requests/science-city-video-contest
Step 3. Enter your video Title, Big Idea, Description, YouTube.com web address (URL) of your video and copy the embed code
            from provided by YouTube in the spaces provided. 

Selection Criteria
1. Videos must be on topic, clearly aligning with the theme of explaining science concepts through the modern environment.
2. Videos must not exceed two-minutes in length.
3. "Show, don't tell." Use video shots, illustrations, diagrams and more to get your point across. Talking-head videos are strongly discouraged. 

Judges
Judges  for this video contest will be announced on this web page soon. 

Format your video

* Formats: (YouTube.com accepts QuickTime .MOV, Windows .AVI, or .MPG files).
* Length:  Two minutes maximum length.
* Resolution: High Definition (HD) is preferred.
* Ratio:  16x9 (this is standard for YouTube) is preferred (landscape).

Dates, deadlines and other details
* Start date: Monday, February 28, 2011.
* End date:  Thursday, June 30, 2011.
* Judging and voting: June 28 to July 6, 2011.

* Screenings and Awards: Thursday,  July 7, 2011.

* Prizes: Total of $1800 in prizes. 

$600  Best Video Overall
$300  Best Video in English
$300  Best video in Spanish
$150  Best Video in Category: "A Finding"
$150  Best Video in Category: "An Experiment"
$150  Best Video in Category: "A Question"
$150  People's Choice Award (most votes)
Other local prizes may be offered by participating museums. 

* You must be at least 13 years of age to enter.

* The video and audio content must be your own.
* You may enter as many videos as you wish.

* If we select your video for a prize, you will need to upload your original file to
   http://thetechvirtual.org in MPEG2 format before prizes are awarded. We will contact you
   with details.
* All videos will be covered under Creative Commons Attribution
    license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) for use at The Tech Museum and by other
    member museums in The Tech Virtual program.  Winning entrants must agree to the Tech Virtual User
    Agreement detailed at: http://thetechvirtual.org/user-agreement
* Text credit captions may be added to prize winning videos.
* Videos may be featured on a looping reel of films displayed inside one or more of the participating museums. 


Information for museums:
Join this project!  
Emai us at info@thetechvirtual.org (English) or cocreatingcultures@gmail.com (English or Spanish) to join the fun.
Here are some ideas!
- Sponsor a prize! (memberships and equipment make great prizes)
- Hold a mini Science of the City video festival event at your location with local stars 
- Volunteer to be a judge
- Have your staff  make videos.
- Feature your  local stars on a screen at your museum.

Project website: http://scienceofthecity.net/2011
Connect with Science of the City on Facebook

Click here for Spanish version

Current participating organizations include
Co-Creating Cultures (http://co-creating-cultures.com)
La Mandarina de Newton S.L. (http://www.lamandarinadenewton.com)
The Tech Museum, San Jose (http://thetech.org)
Trànsit Projectes, Barcelona (http://www.transit.es)
Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona (http://www.artssantamonica.cat)
Biobus, New York (http://biobus.org) 
Observatori de Comunicació Científica de la UPF (http://www.occ.upf.edu)
Paris-Montagne (http://www.paris-montagne.org)
The New York Academy of Sciences (http://www.nyas.org)
Liberty Science Center    (http://www.lsc.org)
New York Hall of Science (http://www.nysci.org)
Singapore Science Center (http://www.science.edu.sg)
Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (http://w3.bcn.es/)
Wiser-U
L'Assocació Catalana de Comunicació Científica (http://www.accc.cat)
Tercer Milenio, suplemento de ciencia del periódico Heraldo de Aragón (http://tercermilenio.heraldo.es)

Sponsors

 

Participating Institutions
 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
 

Spanish version

La Idea en una Línea
Hacer un video de 2 minutos sobre la ciencia en la ciudad!
 
Descripción
Co-Creating Cultures (http://co-creating-cultures.com) os invita a hacer un video de 2 minutos sobre la ciencia en la ciudad!
 
¿Qué ciencia se puede encontrar en vuestra ciudad? Descubridnos a todos la ciencia que habéis sabido encontrar en vuestra ciudad en un vídeo de 2 minutos (o menos). Podéis mostrar los principios de la tecnología o de la ciencia en todo - espejos, semáforos, barcos, árboles, fósiles, bicicletas, trenes, fuentes, coches. Son sólo algunos ejemplos. Podéis mostrar cómo hacer un experimento en una calle, en un parque, plaza. O intentad contestaros una pregunta acerca de las ciencias y la ciudad.
 
Hay ciencia en todas partes. !Convertíos en comunicadores de la ciencia y mostrad a todos lo que os encontréis!.
 
Categorías de Videos 
 
El vídeo que filméis y que subáis ha de poder clasificarse en una de estas categorías 
 
Descubrimiento: ¿qué has descubierto en tu ciudad que tiene algo de ciencia detrás?
Experimento: usad la ciudad para mostrar y explicar un principio científico. Cread un experimento basado en vuestra ciudad!
Pregunta: ¿cuál es vuestra pregunta científica relacionada con la ciudad? ¿También habéis encontrado la respuesta?
 
Para inspirarse: echad una mirada a los tres videos de muestra, uno por categoría, que CoCreating Cultures ha creado aquí: http://co-creating-cultures.com/es/?p=1175
 
Cómo participar en el Concurso 
Paso 1. Haced un video de 2 minutos o menos sobre la ciencia y la ciudad.
Paso 2. Subidlo a Youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com) (YouTube.com acepta QuickTime. MOV, Windows. AVI o archivos. MPG) 
Paso 3. Cread un proyecto en este website del Tech Museum donde describáis qué hay en el vídeo: (http://www.thetechvirtual.org/requests/science-city-video-contest). 
Paso 4. Introducid el título del vídeo, una breve descripción, ponedle algunas etiquetas descriptivas y la dirección de YouTube (URL) donde se puede ver el vídeo.
 
Criterios de selección 
 1. Los vídeos deben ajustarse a las categorías que hemos descrito más arriba. Deben estar claramente alineados con la idea de explicar conceptos científicos a través del entorno urbano moderno. 
2. Los videos no deben exceder los 2 minutos de duración. 
3. Mejor mostrar que decir - usad planos fijos, secuencias, animaciones, fotos, ilustraciones, diagramas y lo que haga falta para que vuestra idea quede bien expresada.  Son preferibles a los vídeos de “bustos parlantes".
 
Jueces
Los jueces para este concurso de vídeo se darán a conocer en esta página web en breve.
 
Formato del vídeo 
* Formatos:. QuickTime MOV, AVI de Windows, los archivos MPG 
* Duración: 2 minutos como máximo 
* Resolución: Preferibles videos en Alta Definición (HD) 
* Ratio: Preferible 16x9 (este es el estándar de YouTube) (apaisado, “landscape”)
 
Fechas, plazos y otros detalles 
 * Fecha de inicio: 15 de Febrero 2011 
 * Fecha de finalización: 30 de Junio 2011 
 * Premios: la estructura de premios se darán a conocer pronto
 
Mejor vídeo en inglés
Mejor vídeo en español
Mejor en cada categoria
El más votado
 
 Los participantes deben tener al menos 13 años de edad para poder entrar en el concurso.
 El contenido de vídeo y de audio debe ser original.
 Cada concursante puede subir tantos videos como quiera.
 Si aceptamos vuestro video... aparecerá en la lista http://www.thetechvirtual.org/requests/science-city-video-contest
Si se selecciona el vídeo para un premio, se tendrá que subir el archivo original a http://www.thetechvirtual.org/requests/science-city-video-contest en formato MPEG2 antes de los premios se otorgan.
 
 
 
 * Los vídeos ganadores que se suban a este webbiste estarán abajo licencia  de Creative Commons Attribution (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) para su uso en el Tech Museum y los museos participantes en el Programa de Tech Virtual.
* Los participantes ganadores deben estar de acuerdo con el acuerdo para usuarios del Tech Virtual:   http://thetechvirtual.org/user-agreement 
Se podrán añadir textos y títulos de crédito a los vídeos premiados.
* Los videos  se podrán mostrar en los museos participantes en instalaciones de vídeo de bucle contínuo.
Información para los museos: 
* Colaborad con este proyecto! Enviadnos un mail a info@thetechvirtual.org (inglés) o cocreatingcultures@gmail.com (inglés, español, català) para uniros a la fiesta!.
 
De qué manera puede colaborar un museo? Algunas ideas: 
* Apoyando a un premio! (regalar equipo o un carnet de miembro de vuestro museo es una gran opcion) 
* Montad un mini festival de video “Science and the City” en nuestra institución. 
* Participar como juez voluntario 
* Que vuestro personal de media realice algunos vídeos de muestra personal en favor hacer videos como ejemplos 
* Mostrad vuestras “estrellas locales” en una pantalla de proyección e vuestro 
 
Entidades que participan:
Co-Creating Cultures (http://co-creating-cultures.com)

La Mandarina de Newton S.L. (http://www.lamandarinadenewton.com)

The Tech Museum, San Jose (http://thetech.org)

Trànsit Projectes, Barcelona (http://www.transit.es)

Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona (http://www.artssantamonica.cat)

Biobus, New York (http://biobus.org) 

Observatori de Comunicació Científica de la UPF (http://www.occ.upf.edu)

Paris-Montagne (http://www.paris-montagne.org)

The New York Academy of Sciences (http://www.nyas.org)

Liberty Science Center    (http://www.lsc.org)

New York Hall of Science (http://www.nysci.org)

Singapore Science Center (http://www.science.edu.sg)

Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (http://w3.bcn.es/)

Wiser-U

L'Assocació Catalana de Comunicació Científica (http://www.accc.cat)
Tercer Milenio, suplemento de ciencia del periódico Heraldo de Aragón (http://tercermilenio.heraldo.es)
 

Fecha de inicio:

28 de Febrero , 2011. Doce de la noche.
 
Plazo:
30 de Junio, 2011. Doce de la noche.

 

Science of the City Press and Blog Coverage:

 
El Heraldo de Aragón

 
L'Observatori de Comunicació Científica de la UPF
 
L'agenda de cultura científica

 
La Mandarina de Newton's Newsletter

 
Arts Santa Mònica website and Newsletter
 
CCCB educació

 
Daniel Laguna's blog

    

Start Date:

Mon, 2011-02-28 12:41

Deadline:

Thu, 2011-06-30 23:59

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