rules
Rules & guidelines
We're not fond of placing limits on what you can and can't do as part of iMovieFest, but we have identified a few rules that we think are important. Some are necessary to make sure we can show your movie. Others are designed to create a fun, competitive environment. Still, even with these rules we think you will find that you have quite a lot of freedom to create a truly great movie. Best of luck to you.
- Your movie may not contain material protected by copyright law unless you have obtained permission from the copyright holder and provide a copy of the permission to iMovieFest crew. Failure to do so will prevent us from being able to show your movie at Premiere Night, post it on the Web, etc. See the music section for information and tips regarding music in your film.
- You may not begin creating your movie prior to Friday, April 10th, 2009 other than to think of ideas your team could use for the movie. Some people don't sign up until the last minute and if your team has already chosen an idea and started filming it before they joined it can be really boring for them.
- Your movie must be submitted on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, by 4 p.m. in the Student Technology Center. See your team manual for details on how to submit your movie.
- Each residence hall floor (or stack, depending on where you live) is an iMovieFest team. Each team may only submit one movie. In other words, you must work with the other students living on your floor (or in your stack, again, depending on where you live) to make a movie.
- iMovieFest is only open to students living on-campus in the residence halls. Our goal is not to host a general campus film festival. iMovieFest is about meeting people you live with that you might not have otherwise talked to, making a movie as a floor and pitting it against all the other floors on campus in a fantastic fight to the death. Sort of. (Not that last part).
- Your movie may not be longer than five minutes including credits.
- Your movie may be edited only in iMovie using original footage shot by your team (in other words, your team must have filmed it as part of iMovieFest). This keeps everyone on a level playing field.
- All work on your movie must be performed by members of your team. You may not employ the skills of people outside of your team in creating your movie, though it is ok for people outside of your team to be actors in the movie. (In other words, don't take advantage of your brother who is a professional editor and could make your movie a candidate for an Oscar. Also, don't sign up as representing your floor and then make the movie with all your off-campus buddies.)
- Your movie may be about anything you want but may not contain inappropriate content. Exercise your own judgment and avoid material that others may find offensive such as profanity, nudity, racism, etc. If you are hesitant about your content contact iMovieFest project coordinators at imoviefest@restek.wwu.edu.
- Guns or fake guns are not allowed on campus. If you are planning using fake guns as props, you must contact University Police at 360.650.3555 and negotiate the conditions of use, which may include posting of signs and coordinating your activities with university police officers. This is for your safety as well as the safety and well-being of others in the area.
Last revised on February 18, 2008. Subject to change.
iMovieFest is produced by the student staff of Residential Technology Services