WPC 2010 Video Competition



Video Competition Submission Deadline: Closed
 Submitters will be notified by: Friday, July 23, 2010

Watch the videos submitted for the competition.


What is this competition about?
Who is eligible?
How to submit a video
Guidelines & Rules
Prizes


What is this competition about?
The World Parkinson Congress 2010 is hosting a video competition to help raise awareness about Parkinson's and to put a face on the disease. This is about raising awareness, getting people involved, and having a little fun at the same time. Nearly 50 people from 15 countries submitted videos to the competition. They identified themselves as people with Parkinson's, caregivers, friends, and researchers.

In the videos people tell us why or how they are staying strong in the face of Parkinson or why they won't let PD stand in their way or how they are researching a cure. Their videos show us what they are doing to make a difference for people, or even just one person, who is or are living with Parkinson's. Some videos tell the message about how difficult and dreadful life with PD can be in spite of your best efforts and others poke fun at the disease they have been living with for years. The videographers had free reign in making their video and choosing the topic. We just asked that the videos touched the viewers with a happy, frustrating, uplifting, educational or sad message — it just needed to move us to be considered a winning video.

All accepted videos will be played in a 'video display area' in the Exhibit Hall on a loop for the duration of the Exhibit Hall hours. After the WPC, they will be made available on the WPC Facebook page and a select few will be shown on the WPC website.



Who is eligible?
ANYONE touched by Parkinson's was invited to submit a video up to three minutes thrity seconds long.


HOW TO SUBMIT A VIDEO - Submission is NOW CLOSED.

1. Create your video. Maximum length is 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Videos must be in English or have English subtitles. YouTube recommends that you save your videos as either QuickTime .MOV, Windows .AVI, or .MPG files — these are the most common formats and they work well within the YouTube system. Recommended: Original resolution of your video - for HD it is 1920x1080 (1080p) or 1280 x 720. Codec H.264 or MPEG-2. Preferred containers are FLV, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4.

Because your video may be shown on large screens at the WPC Congress site in Glasgow, it is important that you create it at the highest resolution you can.

2. If you don't already have an account at YouTube, it is free and it only takes a couple of minutes to register at http://www.youtube.com/create_account. Register now!

3. Make and upload your video to YouTube. Your video will be assigned a unique URL, You'll need to save the URL so you can insert it into the WPC video online application form.

4. Fill in the WPC video online application form at this link is now CLOSED

5. Go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQpZAEAexaM

6. Click “Post a video response” to this video, then click on “choose a video”

7. Highlight the video you want and then hit the “Use the selected video” button to upload the video.

8. Your WPC video will be viewed by the video competition committee. Notices will go out via email on Friday, July 23, 2010 to all who entered the competition regarding final decisions.

Questions can be submitted via email to: videos@wpc2010.net


GUIDELINES & RULES

Download the Guidelines & Rules (PDF file).

Submission deadline: CLOSED
All participants will be notified via email by: Friday, July 23, 2010



PRIZES

If you submit a winning video and are unable to attend in person, you will be permitted to give your prize to another person.

Grand Prize:
Video to be shown at the WPC 2010 Opening ceremony
Free registration to attend Congress
Two night's hotel accommodation
Video to be highlighted on WPC website and Facebook page
Video to be shown on televisions placed in exhibit hall

First Prize:
Free registration to attend Congress
One night hotel accommodation
Video to be highlighted on WPC website and Facebook page
Video to be shown on televisions placed in exhibit hall

Second Prize:
Free registration to attend Congress
Video to be highlighted on WPC website and Facebook page
Video to be shown on televisions placed in exhibit hall

Honorary Mention:
Video to be highlighted on WPC website and Facebook page
Video to be shown on televisions placed in exhibit hall