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Imagineer

Reel life and Real life, two things sometimes so close, sometimes so far apart. Blessed are those, who blend them so skillfully to take the unreality out of one and the boredom out of the other. If you have the wits and skills why waste time, grab the opportunity as well as a camera to create a memorable blended magic.

There was an age when cartoons used to be an obsession with each of us. The beauty of giving life to the sketches you draw is a high only a few people experience. If you still doodle masterpieces during important lectures then gear up, it?s time to take another step ahead. Imagineering brings to you the ultimate platform for animators too.

Positives about anything sink below the negatives. Common it might seem, but you can make it uncommon. Bring out what you got behind your skull and use it to lighten the brights, and shade the darks. Not a piece of cake, but yes, you can make!!

Use the latest technology and multimedia to create an enthralling experience.

Register for Imagineer

Event Structure

Divided into 3 categories

  1. Live the non-living
  2. Avatar
  3. Smarty Adverti

Live The Non-living

This event requires making of Non-graphical videos .This will include video making of non-living /inanimate objects only. For eg. You can make a movie between a pen and a pencil where they are characters of the movie. Stop motion animation would also come under this category.

In case you are having difficulty understanding this category, a sample movie by the name ""sindbad_IMAGINEER sample movie" has been uploaded on college LAN and on Youtube with the same name. We hope this sample movie would help you to get a general idea about this category.

Avatar

Start scratching your head to bring out the avatar in you..

You are required to develop a 2D/3D movie using the latest multimedia tools. The participant is allowed to choose any theme of his choice, but the movie has to reflect upon the theme.

Smarty Adverti

Try to sharpen your marketing skills and challenge the existing Ad gurus. This category involves the creation of a video Advertisement. There is no specific theme for the competition and you are required to select your own product. Videos can be animated as well as real.

Judgement Criteria

  • Concept and the storyline of the movie will be given emphasis.
  • Extent of Creativity
  • Emphasis will be on relevance to the theme of the movie
  • Participants are expected to give good quality videos.

Special judgment criteria

  • Live The Non-living : No special addition to the common judgment criteria.
  • Avatar : Concept and the storyline of the movie will be given more weight-age.
  • Smarty Adverti: A lot of emphasis would be given on the selling factor of the advertisement i.e. it should be appealing to the consumers.

Rules

  • Last date of submission is 7th February 2010.
  • You are required to submit a CD of your work before the end date.
  • The CD should contain a script with the following format:
    1. Title of the movie(must be related to movie)
    2. Team name
    3. Name of the participants and their colleges, e-mail ids, contact no.(if any)
  • You can also upload your video on youtube and mail us the link with the script attached at imagineer.synapse@gmail.com
  • A short note must be attached with your entry explaining your theme/subject.
  • Only one submission is accepted per team per category. A team can take part in more than one category.
  • Submitted CDs will not be returned.
  • We will not be responsible for the damage of any kind.
  • Materials illegal or obscene by the laws in force will not be considered for entry.
  • If your movie/poster is not found original but plagiarized, you will be penalized for it.
  • Judges' decision will be final.
  • These rules may subject to some changes due to nature of the event.

Rules for Live The Non-living

  • Minimum length of movie: 40 seconds
  • Maximum length of movie: 600 seconds
  • No living beings should be filmed in the movie. Though body parts (eg.fingers, movement of hands) can be used as characters only.
  • No max team size

Rules for Avatar

  • Minimum length of movie: 25seconds
  • Maximum length of movie: 5 minutes
  • No max team size
  • Your CD should also contain:
    1. The source files (if any) and script in pdf format( format as specified before ) followed by:
    2. Software used
    3. Storyline (should not exceed 1000 words)
    4. Statement indicating that it's your original work
    5. The Document format should be PDF

Rules for Smarty Adverti

  • Minimum length of movie: 15 seconds
  • Maximum length of movie: 90 seconds
  • No Max Team Size

Prizes

  • Lots of exiting prizes to be won in each category.
  • A special prize will be awarded to the video with the most catchy and captivating name(only if there is one).

CD Submissions

Mit Sheth
G-311, DAIICT-Hall of Residence (Men), Near Indroda Circle,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382007

Srijan Anil
G-309, DAIICT-Hall of Residence (Men), Near Indroda Circle,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382007

Event Coordinators

  • Mit Sheth - 9428394098 ( mit_sheth@daiict.ac.in )
  • Srijan Anil - 9824979808 ( anil_srijan@daiict.ac.in )