NEW CATEGORY! Highlight Reel
3 min. – Judged by UHSFF Directors
Create a highlight reel of any person, place, or thing in or out of school. You may not use game/coaches film or Rocky music (Eye of the Tiger).
PSA (Public Service Announcement)
60 sec. – Judges Coming Soon!
Create a PSA that focuses on improving social welfare such as: anti-smoking, -drug or -alcohol use, volunteering, civic beautification, etc.
Patriotic PSA More Info
60 sec. – Judged by The Freedom Foundation
Are you proud to be an American? Create a PSA that shows your love of freedom and country. What is liberty? Why do you love America? What makes it great?
Video Soup
2 min. – Judged by UHSFF Directors
This category is for experimental videos that don’t fit in any other category. Videos entered because they exceed another category’s time limits (e.g. commercials longer than 60 sec.) won’t be considered.
Comedy
2 min. – Judged by UHSFF Student Advisors
What do you think is funny? Tell a humorous story that will have everyone rolling on the floor!
Music Video
3 1/2 min. – Judged by UHSFF Directors
Create a music video to your favorite song, or better yet, your own song. Often times, great music videos tell great stories and are entertaining.
Short Film
8 min. – Judged by SLCC Communications Students
A short film must tell a story. Think beginning, middle, end, climax, and denouement. “Mock-umentaries” can be entered in this category.
5 sec. Comedy
5 sec. – Judged by UHSFF Student Advisors
Can you make someone laugh in 5 seconds? This is your chance! Tell a funny story in exactly 5 seconds.
Scholarship PSA More Info | Entry Form
exactly 30 or 60 sec. – Judged by UHEAA
Create a humorous video either exactly 15 seconds or exactly 30 seconds that follows the theme: “Convince your friends that they need to file the FAFSA”
Commercial
60 sec. – Judges Coming Soon!
Create a clever, funny, memorable commercial advertising a school-related product, event or activity.
News Story
2 min. – Judged by The News Hour
Broadcast journalism is all about presenting information in the most effective way possible. Each entry should effectively communicate the who, what, where, when and how of the topic.
Animation
2 min. – Judges Coming Soon!
Tell a story using your animation skills. This includes stop motion, Flash animations, computer or hand-drawn animations.
48 hr. Shootout
5 min. – Judges Coming Soon!
Get your friends and plan, shoot, and edit a video in just 2 days! The topic and requirements will be published in April 2012.
Documentary
8 min. – Judged by BYU Film Students
This an engaging, in-depth, non-fiction look at an event, person, place or thing. No “mock-umentaries”.
*All times are the maximum time limit for each category unless otherwise stated.
