{"id":469,"date":"2018-08-28T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/?page_id=469"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:58:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:58:15","slug":"faculty-audio-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/festival\/faculty-audio-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Audio Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEA\u2019s Faculty Audio Competitions of the Festival of Media Arts provide an opportunity for full-time faculty at colleges and universities to showcase their audio production skills. <\/p>\n

Entries will be accepted from November 15 \u2013 December 15 and winners will be showcased at an awards ceremony at the BEA Convention in Las Vegas in April.<\/p>\n

Faculty Audio Categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n

FA1 \u2013 Audio Documentary:\u200b<\/strong> Submit no more than a \u200b15\u2010minute\u200b scoped audio clip that reflects the program content. Documentaries are traditionally programs that utilize actuality audio, narration, music, and other elements to present actual events, real people or any factual account of a situation.<\/p>\n

In your description of entry (see below), please provide details on these specific parameters, angles, and characteristics for judging context.<\/p>\n

FA2 \u2013 Audio Promo, PSA, or Commercial:\u200b<\/strong> Submit one spot not to exceed \u200b60 seconds in length. Promos are traditionally spots produced to promote listening or enhance a station or production\u2019s (e.g. podcast, show or special program) image. PSAs are traditionally spots produced to promote a charitable or nonprofit organization. Commercials are traditionally spots produced to sell goods or services.<\/p>\n

In your description of entry (see below), please provide details on these specific parameters, angles, and characteristics for judging context.<\/p>\n

FA3 \u2013 Short-Form Production:\u200b<\/strong> Submit no more than a \u200bfive-minute\u200b production that does not fit in the above categories. \u200bThe content must be unedited and unscoped; e.g. no \u201cbest of\u201d-type clips.\u200b Topics may include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u25cf Audio commentaries.
\u25cf Podcasts.
\u25cf Soft news\/feature news stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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FA3 entries will be judged on topic, voice, interviews, narration, and\/or technical quality. In your description of entry (see below), please provide details on these specific parameters, angles, and characteristics for judging context.<\/p>\n

FA4 \u2013 Long-Form Production:\u200b<\/strong> Submit no more than a \u200b20\u2010minute\u200b scoped audio clip (minimum 5:01) that reflects the program content of a radio or audio program or series that \u200boriginally exceeded five minutes in length\u200b and does not fit in any of the preceding categories. Topics may include:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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