RIT - Digital Arts, Film, and Animation Competition for Deaf and Hard-of-Heading Students

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Interactive Media:
Interactive media pieces use a combination of graphics, animation, text and user controls in a computer-based environment. The goal of interactive media is to allow people to interact with the image on the screen, controlling what happens. Two examples of widely used interactive media pieces are DVD menus and computer games. Interactive media pieces should be submitted in a Macintosh compatible file format. Self-running interactive media pieces are preferred.

Graphic Media:
Graphic media pieces are two-dimensional pieces that are created using a combination of graphic elements including: typography, graphics and computer generated imagery that is used for printed materials. Graphic media pieces are intended to deliver a message to an audience. Some examples of graphic media pieces include: logo design, illustrations, technical illustration, advertising posters, product labels, and fine art illustration. Graphic media entries should be submitted using a .PDF file format.

Photo Imaging (formerly Photo Illustration):
Photo imaging is a single image that uses photography imagery that is combined to create a composition. Successful photographic imaging pieces are photos of any origin that have some aspect of digital manipulation, such as airbrushed, collage, and manipulated using various digital techniques. The goal of a piece created for photo imaging should achieve a visually interesting and unified composition. Some examples of photo imaging include advertisements that are digitally altered and photographs that have been retouched digitally. Photo imaging entries must be submitted using a .PDF file format. Please also include the original images before alteration, or the original images that were used as part of a composition for judging purposes. All photos must be shot by the photographer, not taken from the internet or another source.

Web Page Design:
Web page design is the art of creating a visually appealing, easy-to-use web page. Successful web page designs are complete, functional web pages that have good, consistent layouts, use of hypertext links, images, and uses web coding. Web page design entries should be submitted as a compressed file that includes all files and images used to create the web page.

Film/Animation:
Film/animation pieces are essentially a sequence of moving images that are viewed at high speed, giving the illusion of motion to communicate a message and/or story. Successful film/animation pieces are film or animation shorts that show visually creative ways of expressing a story using time and motion. Techniques used to create film or animation such as cinematography, lighting, and editing will b part of the criteria. Film length should be up to 10 minutes. Film/animation entries must be submitted as a QuickTime .MOV file.

Students who enter must:

be in 9-12 grade at time of entry.
be deaf or hard-of-hearing.
have a parent’s or guardian’s permission to participate.
have a sponsoring teacher.
sign a statement that their work is original and no copyrighted materials are used in their submission.
have appropriate permission forms if required by their school district.

Artwork must be submitted at the same time as the entry form packet. Students may submit two entries and they must be in two different categories.

Students must:

submit artwork on a CD or DVD by postal mail. Students may submit up to two entries each in a different category. A separate DVD/CD must be submitted for each entry.
complete and submit the application form.
include a recommendation form from a sponsoring teacher.
submit a 150-300 word descriptive essay of the processes used for their project.
submit work that is their own original creative design. Student work must be original, not copied from photographs, images, clip art, or other resources that are not original.
submit artwork that is an individual work, not part of a class project.
give RIT permission to use names, submitted images, likenesses and voices for possible promotion.

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