YouTube accepts the following video formats: .MOV .MPEG4 .MP4 .AVI .WMV .MPEGPS .FLV 3GPP WebM DNxHR ProRes CineForm HEVC (h265). Uploading video is the original format in which they are created will offer the best quality
Videos must be non-partisan 30 second commercials that promote the importance of voting in the November 3rd general election. The video cannot directly or implicitly promote a particular person, party or cause. the entrant from inclusion in the contest.
Videos must NOT include profanity, sexual or other images that persons may find offensive. May not contain hateful or harassing content.
Video cannot contain brands, logos or other product promotional material.
If you are under the age of 18, your parent must acknowledge release form
All rights to the video will be released upon submission. Anyone acting or otherwise participating in the development of the videos must be aware that they are waiving the right to any content included in the video.
No music that is not in the public domain or that you own the rights to may be used as part of your production.
All videos will be hosted on the YouTube platform. All guidelines and policies of YouTube must be adhered to. These guidelines can be found at www.youtube.com.
You must respect copyright laws. This means don’t upload videos you didn’t make, or use content in your videos that someone else owns the copyright to, such as music tracks, snippets of copyrighted programs, or videos made my other users without necessary authorizations.
If you are under 18 and need technical assistance, email info@socialcinemafoundation.org and one or our instructors will contact you
Failure to adhere to guidelines will result in disqualification from the contest