RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
One Minute Movies should highlight something in your life, school, or community that you enjoy
or that is important to you. Videos may be of whatever type, style or genre that the entrant
wishes – animated, documentary, drama, music video, comedy etc. As long as they tell an
original story about something you like!
Videos must be suitable for viewing by all ages. Videos containing vulgarity, violence, or
defamatory language will be immediately disqualified. Business entries may not be
commercials. Businesses are, however, invited to submit “day in the life” style movies.
Other ideas would be to highlight an employee or business owner or to highlight the community
impact created by a service provided by the business.
Entries are welcome in any language. If submitted in a language other than English, please
provide an English language translation of the script (if the movie does not have subtitles).
Eligibility
To participate in the Homewood Public Library One
Minute Movie Festival, you must live, work, or have
family in Homewood or it’s surrounding area.
SAMPLES & INSPIRATION
1. Write down what you want your video to look
and sound like.
2. Grab a camera and shoot what you wrote down.
3. Edit everything you shot to be in the order that
you planned on in step one.
4. Export a video file and share it with the world.
WEBSITES TO VISIT FOR INSPIRATION
Plan, Shoot, Edit, Export.
Everything else is about being efficient. Shooting your film doesn't mean
starting on page one and going in order to the end. Organize your shoot
based on what you have available. If you have all the people and props
for scenes 2 and 5, shoot them and worry about scenes 1, 3, and 4 later.
ONLINE RESOURCES
BBC Resources
The BBC used to have a 1 Minute Movie contest. Although it is no longer active,
all of their resources still are! They include “How To” guides on creating a story,
directing, editing, and sound.
bbc.co.uk/films/oneminutemovies/howto/
PBS Resources
PBS created some very detailed resources for general digital storytelling,
complete with videos and downloadable pdf files. Includes guides on creating
voice overs with Audacity (free soft-ware) and editing via Windows Movie
Maker (free software).
pbs.org/nationalparks/for-educators/digital-storytelling/#tier3
Storyboarding Resources
Learn How to Storyboard from Disney Storyboard Artist Sherm Cohen through
his YouTube channel.
youtube.com/user/StoryboardSecrets
Kids Movie Making Resources
Made with kids in mind, this site can be useful for anyone. They’ve got quick tips
and resources.
minimoviemakers.com/
Free (and Royalty Free) Sound Effects Resources
freesound.org
freesfx.co.uk
mediacollege.com/downloads/sound-effects/
General Film Making Resources
blog.bufferapp.com/video-tools
readwritethink.org (Search for the term “filmmaking”)
edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-classroom-filmmaking-resources
filmmakingstuff.com/filmmaking-lesson-8-make-some-short-films/
ipadartroom.com (Search for the term “movie”)
mediacollege.com/video/shots
ABOUT OUR JUDGES
About Our Judges & Judging
Your Films will be judged based on artistry, communication, skill, and emotional impact/engagement. A
copy of the judging guidelines can be downloaded from the Homewood Public Library website.
We are lucky to welcome back Mr. Ben Kolak of Scrappers Film Group as our head judge. Assistant
judges to be determined.
Ben Kolak, Scrappersgroup Filmmaker, Chicago, IL
Ben alternates between work as a director, cinematographer, editor, producer & educator. Ben’s directorial
debut, Scrappers (2010), went on to win awards at numerous festivals and make critic Roger Ebert’s list of
the top 10 documentaries for 2010. Ben edited the documentary Hairy Who and the Chicago Imagists
(2014 Newport Beach Film Festival) and co-directed the web series Central Standard: On Education, made
in partnership with WTTW 11 and PBS Digital Studios. Current projects include the web series Rights Lab,
in partnership with Truthout.org, and Popcorn Politics, with The A.V. Club.
ASSISTANT JUDGES TO BE DETERMINED