ATPI Top Video Program Award

Rules and Submission Guidelines

• Schools must enter two videos in a category to compete in that category. Schools may enter up to four categories in the contest. The two videos in the category will be judged together to decide each place. The Top Program will be awarded to the school with the highest number of winning videos, with four points awarded for a first place school in each category, three points for second place, two points for third place and one point for honorable mention. If there is a tie for Top Video Program, the judges will judge all entries from each school in a head-to-head contest.
• Sponsoring teacher must be a Texas member of ATPI.
• All videos must have been produced after the deadline of the previous contest – April 28, 2023 and while working with the sponsoring teacher.
• Videos must not contain copyrighted music. Any music used in the video must have attribution.
• Entries should contain credits at the end identifying all students involved with the video. Credits do not count against the time limit.
• Individual students may only enter one video as Director per category. Students may however be on multiple crews. Students must be currently enrolled in the program.
• Videos must be hosted on any publicly-accessible website. The URLs for each video must be submitted through the ATPI contest site by 6 pm on the deadline day.

Judging

• Films will be judged on the following criteria:
  – Video Quality – videos are in focus, white balanced and exposed correctly. Advanced video techniques are used such as use of multiple shots and angles.
  – Audio – audio is clear and consistent. Mixed properly.
  – Editing – edits are smooth, with no jump cuts, smooth audio transitions.
  – Credits – videos include appropriate credits for the director and crew.
  – Creativity – have the students found a unique and creative way to tell the story?
  – Timing – do the entries fall within the time limit set for the category?
• The two videos in a category will be judged as a set and schools will be awarded places based on the set of videos.

Winners Lists

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

Contest Statistics