The assignment\/elements email will be sent to the email address provided by the team\u00a0captain\u00a0on the entry form.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
VI. Content Requirements<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n- Each participating group will be assigned the required elements that must appear in the film, such as a genre, a character, a prop, and\/or a line of dialogue.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The required Character and Prop must be seen on-screen.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- The required Line of Dialogue must be used verbatim. It may be spoken, sung and\/or written. It may be in any language but must be translated and\/or subtitled to demonstrate its use.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- In order for\u00a0a film to qualify for the competition, each team’s film must be in the genre assigned to it and must contain all required elements within the official time limit and prior to the credits. The Film\u00a048\u00a0organizers have sole discretion to determine if an entry meets all the eligibility requirements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nVII. Student Status<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- All production crew members must be students at the BEA Chapters institution.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Actors in the film don\u2019t have to be affiliated with the University. However, these actors still count as team members. Extras may be used in the films but do not count as team members. They may not help in any aspect of the film\u2019s production and cannot portray specific characters or have speaking roles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
VIII. Team Size<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Each team must have a minimum of five members to be eligible to compete in the BEA Film 48 competition. A maximum of ten members will also be enforced. All members must be listed on the competition registration form before the start of the competition.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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IX. Camera Use<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n- Any type of video or film camera may be used, and the number of cameras is not limited.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
X. <\/span>Music\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n- Participating groups\u00a0may\u00a0work with a composer and\/or musicians to write and record original music for the films. It is permissible for a participating group to use pre-recorded music, assuming they have copyright clearance to include it. In the absence of a composer, we recommend using free public domain music.\u00a0\u00a0Use of\u00a0original music will be\u00a0taken into account\u00a0during judging.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nXI. Total Running Time<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n- The finished film must be a minimum of three (3) minutes in duration, and within a maximum of six (6) minutes in duration, not including end credits. (In other words, the official running time begins after the required slates and ends prior to the end credits. The required slates and the end credits do not count towards the minimum time of three (3) minutes. The film story may not be longer than six (6) minutes.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nXII. Credits\/Slates<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nPRE-FILM REQUIRED SLATES: Before the finished film begins, the media should have:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Five (5) seconds of black<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- A title card\u00a0with:\u00a0team name, title, genre, and date<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- A title card with: “This film was made for BEA Film 48, Fall 2025”<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Two (2) seconds of black<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- OPENING CREDITS: After the two (2) seconds of black, some films start with opening credits. These are not encouraged, but if you use them, opening credits are considered to be part of the film, and therefore count against the\u00a0six minute\u00a0maximum.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- END CREDITS: Credits at the end of each film are limited to a maximum of 60 seconds. The 60 seconds is considered additional to the length of the film. That is, a film may be six (6) minutes long, with an additional 60 seconds of credits, for a total running time of seven (7) minutes. The end credits must include the words: “This film was made for BEA Film 48, Fall 2025.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- SLATES AND CREDITS AFTER BEA Film 48: After the competition, films screening online should retain the pre-film title card that says: “This film was made for BEA Film 48, Fall 2025\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
XIII. Submission Requirements\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Submissions must be uploaded by each team to the submission site by Sunday, October 12th at 4:00 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Notes on submissions:\u00a0<\/span>We recommend that you make sound levels relatively even throughout your film. (If your film has uneven sound or sound that peaks, it may be modified to protect the playback equipment.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n