The Videographer Awards, Honoring all aspects of Video Production.

CLAPBOARD AWARD

The Videographer Clapboard Award is one of the most coveted awards in the video industry. Since 1996, thousands of production and communication professionals have entered their best and most creative work. The goal of The Videographer Awards is to identify and recognize the artisans who do an outstanding job with what they have to work with. Winners range from network news operations to local cable access…from major advertising agencies to freelancers.

The Videographer Clapboard Award is a high-profile recognition piece symbolic of the evolution from film to a multi-platform world. The Videographer Clapboard is an attractive focal point for a desktop, shelf or trophy case. The jade acrylic is three quarters of an inch thick, eight-inches-tall by eight-inches-wide and features a black-screened background and stationary clapper. Each award is individually lasered with winner and/or client information. Many winners present Videographer Clapboards to their clients as a constant reminder of the excellent work they did together.

The Videographer Awards keeps its entry fees low by not making all entrants subsidize awards won by others. Consequently, Excellence and Distinction Award winners will be charged $150 if they wish to have a personalized handcrafted 8X8 inch acrylic clapboard award.
Each award is custom lasered with the winner's name
and entry title. Extra certificates and awards are available
at an additional cost.

Why Enter?

It's all about recognition. Recognition for you, your clients and others in your organization.

■ The Videographer Awards is one of the oldest and most respected awards programs in the
     industry.
■ Winners are listed on the Videographer website and in next year's Call for Entries, a brochure
     that is seen by tens of thousands of decision-making communication professionals.
■ Winning an award from a noted third party evaluator of creative work is an important marketing
    point that can be used for news releases, resumes and marketing materials.
■ Videographer logos and awards can be used to visually enhance your marketing materials.
■ Winning awards is an inexpensive way to distinguish your work from others.
■ Prospects want to do business with award winning firms.
■ Your clients are assured that the work you are doing for them is exceptional.
■ The attractive Clapboard Award will look great on your desk, in your trophy case and
    especially in your client's office.

The Videographer Awards is an international awards program directed by communication professionals to honor talented individuals and companies in the video production field. Entrants include video production companies, advertising and public relations firms, corporate communication departments, cable and broadcast television operations, government agencies and schools, independent producers and wedding and special event producers. Past winners have come from all 50 states and numerous countries.

The Videographer Awards is designed to identify communication professionals who are raising the standards of the industry and to give winners and their clients the recognition that the work they are producing is outstanding and highly regarded by their peers. The competition provides an equal chance of winning to all entrants, regardless of size and budget. Since there are no lengthy essays to accompany the entry, all work will be judged solely on its own quality, creativity and resourcefulness.

The Videographer Awards is an international awards program administered by communication professionals to honor talented individuals and companies involved in all aspects of digital production. Entrants include video production companies, advertising and public relations firms, corporate communication departments, cable and broadcast television operations, government agencies and schools, independent producers and wedding and special event producers. Past winners have come from all 50 states and numerous countries.

The Videographer Awards provides an equal chance of winning to all entrants, regardless of size and budget. Since there are no lengthy essays to accompany the entry, all work will be judged solely on its own quality, creativity and resourcefulness.

Each entry will be carefully scrutinized and evaluated by award-winning professionals. Entries will be judged against a high standard of excellence rather than against each other. Perceived budget is taken into consideration by the judges.

Entry Fee
Entry fee is $75.00 per entry. If a piece is entered in more than one category, please enclose $75.00 for each time it is entered.

Deadline
Entries should be postmarked on or before May 1, 2012 If you need an extension, call 817-276-9829 or email info@videoawards.com

Entry Format
Judging
Awards
Notification
Categories
Entry Form

Entries can be on DVD, BetaSp, CD, USB flash drive or provide a URL address. Virtually any digital file is acceptable. Multiple entries can be on the same video source. If a piece is entered in more than one category, only one copy is necessary. Please enclose an additional entry fee for each time it is entered. Entries will not be returned.

No special labels are needed. Write the title of entry on the DVD or other media. Write the same title on the entry form. Submit only one copy of the entry. For web sites, write the URL address under the title of entry on the Entry Form.

To be eligible for a Videographer Award, each entry must have been produced in the last two years.

The Videographer Awards respects the proprietary nature of your information. The Videographer Awards assumes that you have rights to materials and the authority to enter them. Entries are seen by the judges only. Each entry is destroyed before disposal.

Judging for The Videographer Awards will be done this year by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). AMCP is a third party evaluator of creative work by marketing and communication professionals and has been judging competitions for over a decade.

AMCP judges are chosen based on their extensive experience and proven creativity in the video field. The Videographer Award of Excellence is awarded to those entries whose ability to capture the event or communicate the message is exceptional. The Award of Distinction is presented for projects that exceed industry standards, while Honorable Mention is awarded to projects that uphold industry standards.

All Excellence, Distinction and Honorable Mention winners will receive a certificate at no cost. Excellence and Distinction winners are eligible to purchase the jade acrylic clapboard award to commemorate their achievement.

The Videographer Awards keeps its entry fees low by not making all entrants subsidize awards won by others. Consequently, Excellence and Distinction Award winners will be charged $150 if they wish to have a personalized handcrafted 8x8 inch jade acrylic clapboard award. Each award is custom lasered with the winner's name and entry title. Extra certificates and awards are available at an additional cost

The Videographer Awards recognizes that entrants want to know the results quickly. Every effort will be made to notify all entrants by mail as soon as possible, usually within 45 days after the deadline.

Award of Excellence and Distinction winners will be listed on our web site, www.videoawards.com.

Included with the notification is information that winners can use in their marketing materials and web sites, and in preparing releases for their local news media, clients and prospects.

PRINT CATEGORIES

COMMERCIALS
1. Amusements/
    Entertainment
2. Car Dealers
3. Education/ College/
    University/Trade
4. Financial Institution
5. Furniture
6. Image
7. Health Care
    (Non-Hospital)
8. Health Care (Doctor)
9. Hospital
10. Legal Services
11. Political Campaign
12. Product
13. Public Service
      Announcement
14. Restaurant
15. Retail
16. Service
17. Utilities
18. Low Budget under
      $1000
19. Other _______

NEWS
20. Newscast
21. Documentary
22. Feature Story
23. News Story
24. Other ______

TV PROGRAMS
25. Arts
26. Children's
27. Community Access
28. Documentary
29. Entertainment
30. Government Access
31. Information
32. Issue
33. Promotion
34. Public Affairs
35. Sports
36. Talk Show
37. Other ________

CREATIVITY (TELEVISION
PRODUCTIONS)
38. Art Direction
39. Cinematography
40. Directing
41. Editing
42. Humor
43. Original Music
44. Special Effects
45. On-Camera Talent
46. Use of Sound
47. Use of Music
48. Use of Graphics/Design
49. Use of Special
      Effects/Animation
50. Videography
51. Voice-Over Talent
52. Writing
53. Other____________

NEWS
20. Newscast
21. Documentary
22. Feature Story
23. News Story
24. Other ______

PROGRAMS
25. Arts
26. Children's
27. Community Access
28. Documentary
29. Entertainment
30. Government Access
31. Information
32. Issue
33. Promotion
34. Public Affairs
35. Sports
36. Talk Show
37. Other ________

CREATIVITY (TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS)
38. Art Direction
39. Cinematography
40. Directing
41. Editing
42. Humor
43. Original Music
44. Special Effects
45. On-Camera Talent
46. Use of Sound
47. Use of Music
48. Use of Graphics/Design
49. UseofSpecial
Effects/Animation
50. Videography
51. Voice-Over Talent
52. Writing
53. Other____________

VIDEO PRODUCTIONS
54. Company Overview
55. Corporate Image
56. Cultural
57. Demo Reel
58. Documentary
59. Educational Institution
60. Environmental Issue
61. Facility Overview
62. Fund Raiser
63. Informational
64. Instructional
65. Legal
66. Marketing (Service)
67. Marketing (Product)
68. Meeting Open/Close
69. Movie
70. Music
71. Non-Profit
72. Orientation
73. Recruitment
74. Safety
75. Sales Motivation
76. Sales Presentation
77. Slides To Video
78. Sports
79. Travel
80. Tribute
81. Training
82. Video News Release
83. Low Budget Under $1,000
84. Other __________

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
85. Produced for a School
86. Produced by Students
87. Low Budget Under $1,000
88. Other __________

GOVERNMENT
89. City
90. County
91. Educational
92. Federal
93. Fire
94. Informational
95. Judicial
96. Law Enforcement
97. Medical
98. Military
99. State
100. Training
101. Utility/Public Service
Dept.
102. Other __________

MEDICAL
103. External Communication
104. Fund Raiser
105. Internal Communication
106. Patient Education
107. Product or Service Overview
108. Other __________

RELIGIOUS
109. Ceremony
110. Documentary
111. Educational
112. Fund Raising
113. Inspirational
114. Television Show
115. Low Budget Under
$1,000
116. Other __________

SPECIAL EVENTS
117. Business
118. Non-Profit
119. Special Occasion
120. Wedding Ceremony
121. Wedding Highlights
122. Wedding Love Story
123. Other __________

VIDEOS FOR SALE
124. Children's Programming
125. Documentary
126. How To
127. Informational
128. Instructional
129. Sports
130. Other __________

CREATIVITY (VIDEO PRODUCTIONS)
131. Cinematography
132. Directing
133. Editing
134. Humor
135. Original Music
136. On-Camera Talent
137. Use of Graphics/Design
138. Use of Music
139. Use of Special Effects/Animation
140. Videography
141. Voice-Over Talent
142. Writing
143. Other____________

DIGITAL MEDIA
144. Entertainment
(YouTube)
145. Flash
146. Games/Contests
147. News and Information
148. Podcast
149. Program
150. Streaming
151. Training
152. Web-Based Mixed
Media
153. Webcast
154. Webmercial
155. Other _____

VIDEO FOR THE WEB
156. Company Overview 157. Corporate Image
158. Cultural
159. Demo Reel
160. Documentary
161. Educational Institution
162. Environmental Issue
163. Event
164. Facility Overview
165. Fund Raiser
166. Government
167. Informational
168. Instructional
169. Legal
170. Medical External
171. Medical Internal
172. Marketing (Service)
173. Marketing (Product)
174. Meeting Open/Close
175. Movie
176. Music
177. News & Information
178. Non-Profit