BSoA National High School Film Competition
The City Hall Arts Centre17 Church StreetHamilton HM11
Bermuda
Gallery DirectorNzingha Ming
Phone: 1.441.292.3824E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.bsoa.bm
Mission Statement:
Discovering Bermuda’s next generation of media creators today.
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FILM COMPETITION
National High School Film Competition
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Summary
Bermuda Society of Arts (BSoA) would like to encourage a young generation of future professional video artists.
We will stage a series of film production workshops. By the end of June 2018, 10 teams of high school students will have produced a 10 – 15 minute film, and submitted the films to the BSoA to be judged by local and international jurors.
The workshops for the high school students and their teachers, delivered by 3 videographers, will encompass the following:Pre-Production - Roles & Duties, Scripts & Breakdowns, Scheduling & Logistics, Budgeting, and Pre-Visualization.Production - Cameras & Lenses, Grip & Lighting, Camera Movement, Set Management & Etiquette, Directing, Sound
Recording and DIT(Onset media management).Post-Production - File Management & Ingest, Editing, Compositing & Video Effects, Colour Correction & Grading,
Post Sound, Finishing, Rendering & Distribution.
The students will work in teams of up to 15 individuals and will produce the films from scripts provided by playwrights from The Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society, from their “Famous for 15 Minutes” plays. The plays selected for this, our first annual competition, will all have Bermudian content. The films will be judged by local and international jurors and trophies and prizes will be awarded to the teams and the schools. All Bermuda high schools have agreed to participate.
Public Schools: Cedarbridge Academy, The Berkeley InstitutePrivate Schools: Bermuda High School, Bermuda Institute, Mount Saint Agnes Academy, Saltus Grammar School, Somersfield Academy, Warwick Academy
Perspective
The international film industry generated $34 billion in ticket sales in 2012.
In Canada alone, in 2013, the Film and Television sector produced over 262,000 full time jobs including 132,000 contracted film and television production jobs.
It is difficult for Bermuda tocompete head-to-head,but we CAN participate.
State of Play
Unfortunately, there is no consistent, institutional outlet for kids under 18 in Bermuda to gain the necessary theoretical, technical and hands-on knowledge of moving picture to consider it as a career path.
The Solution
A team based, national short film competition for high schools that includes professional training and access to industry standard equipment.
How It Works:
Step 1High schools assemble teams of 10-15 students, aged 14-18.
Step 2Each team adapts a stage play into a screenplay and produces a 10-15 minute short film.
Step 3Films are scored by a jury. Institutional, team and individual prizes are awarded.
Competition Overview
Workshops
Film Production
Local Exhibition and Judging
Awards and Festival Participation
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The workshops will cover each category of film production and will be offered throughout the process, evenings during the week and on weekends. All workshops will be taught by Bermudian videographers who will also mentor the teams during the actual film production. We generally expect to have 1 ½ to 2 hr workshops held at the Bermuda College with lectures and practicals.
Lectures will be supported by PowerPoint presentations, while practicals would give participants the opportunity to gain hands-on instruction with processes, equipment, and software. Handouts and resources would be provided to participants digitally using wafer USB cards.
Day One
Theory Lecture
Hands-on Practice
Week 1: Pre-Production
Week 3: Post-Production Day Two
The Workshops
Week 2: Production
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Adapt into screenplay
Shoot filmSelect script
Randomly drawn at the final workshop
Plan and budget shoot
Post- Production
Picture and sound editingVisual Effects/CGIRendering and delivery
Storyboard, Script breakdownAssign crew, Scout locationsDraft equipment list, Cast key players, Finalize budget
Each team will select a script to adapt from a shortlist of the Bermuda Musical & Dramatic Society's “Famous for 15 Minutes” plays. The plays will be selected based initially on their Bermudian cultural content. The teams will produce their films between the months of February to June 2018. January will be taken up with orientation, and some workshops. A uniform equipment kit will be made available to each team for the production of their respective films. We have budgeted 3-4 weeks of equipment use per team. Each team will be managed by their respective school media teacher and be mentored by workshop instructors.
Film Production
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Completed films will be judged at a special screening at the BsoA. In attendance the teams, sponsors and partners.
The Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF) and the Bermuda Music and Dramatic Society (BMDS) will provide 1 judge each. BSoA will provide five additional jurors for the competition (at least one international juror).
The National High School Film Competition Awards Gala will be held at a local cinema, where all films will be shown. At the end of the screening, a Peoples Choice winner will be selected, and the juried winners will be announced.
Local Exhibition and Judging
Public Screenings Jury Scoring
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Awards and Festival Participation
Winners will be determined via both jury scoring and people's choice voting. The film with the top jury score is declared the competition winner. The top three films will all be screened at BIFF 2019.
The winning team and Peoples Choice Award winner will receive a trip to a summer film camp in the USA or Canada. The winning school will receive a cash award to invest specifically in its media arts programme. The winning film will be serviced on the international student film festival circuit.
In addition to the team awards, the following individual awards are up for grabs:
Best Director Best Cinematography Best Editing Best CGI Best Audio Best Adapted Screenplay
Pilot Programme
We are collaborating with Somersfield Academy to beta test our curriculum and execution.
The Team
Hayden Lowry Lara Smith
Programme DirectorA teacher and post-production
specialist with 17 years of international experience in
children’s television, advertising, and corporate video.
Workshop DeveloperOwner of LDS Multimedia and media instructor at Bermuda
College.
Jacin Lowe
Workshop DeveloperFounder of Awesome Light
Rental & Post. Freelance DoP and cameraman.
Benefits
Exposure
Opportunity
Professional training
Institutional incentive
Healthy competition
Life skills
National pride
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Benefits
Each year of the competition will involve 100 – 150 high school students.
Provides students exposure to professional grade film making tools and techniques.
Provides students the opportunity to get a taste of the film production industry.
Provides training by industry professionals.
Provides an incentive for schools to improve media education.
Provides a forum for healthy inter-scholastic competition.
Team building, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Provides an opportunity to showcase Bermudian talent locally and internationally.
Let’s be clear: these are your children, children from your communities. These children are Bermuda’s future. Helping to create this opportunity in turn will plant seeds that will develop future employers, employees and critical thinkers. This can be in print or broadcast media, new media, IT, public relations, advertising, marketing, event management, or corporate communications. It will enhance the artistic output of Bermuda and foment a solid foundation of skilled labour as we continue to encourage tourism and film production on the island.
Needs
Payroll for instructors
Rental of film equipment
Funding for overseas Summer Camp
Funding for festival applications and travel expenses
Funding for awards night and prizes
Approx. $100,000Curriculum, workshop lectures, mentor fees, and lecture rooms
Video equipment rental fees
Marketing, awards and trophies
Needs
Total $300,000
Approx. $100,000
Approx. $100,000
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Budget
Curriculum 27,000 27,000 Workshop lectures and mentoring fees
3,000 per month Note 54,000 54,000 Video Equipment rental fees – workshops and productions - 97,850 97,850 Bermuda College lecture rooms - 4,500 4,500 Lunch and refreshments – workshops - 9,375 9,375 Workshop materials 1,500 - 1,500 Marketing materials, T-Shirts, logos etc. - 3,000 3,000 Prizes and trophies - 75,000 75,000 Contingency 10% 2,850 24,373 27,223
10% 2,850 24,373 27,223
34,200 292,470 326,670
Jan – Dec 2017
Jan – Jun 2018
Pilot Programme
Film Competition
Total – 2 Years
3 videographers
BSoA Production fee
Note: No fees paid during pilot programme
What can you do to help?
Title Sponsor: $75,000
Award Sponsor: $50,000
Team Sponsor: $25,000
Supporting Sponsor: $10,000
Community Sponsor: $ 1,700
Donate!
Sponsor Benefits
Title Sponsor
Opening & closing credits on all
films.Branded on all
media advertising.Free tickets to gala.
Opening & closing credits on all films
Branded on all media advertising
Free tickets to gala.
Award Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor$10,000
Community Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Opening credits on team film and
closing credits on all films
Branded on all media advertising
Free tickets to gala.
Closing credits on all films
Branded on all media advertising
Free tickets to gala.
Free tickets to gala.
Team Sponsor
To make your contribution please contact:Nzingha MingGallery Director, BSoA,3rd. Floor, City Hall, Hamilton 441-292-3824 [email protected]
Or donate online at: http://www.bsoa.bm/become-a-donor/Or at https://www.bdatix.bm
For any questions or additional inquiries:
Irving Minors441-704-4290 [email protected]
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