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Hunter Garner Scholarship - Project Yellow Light (ID 1513)


Scholarship Description

Start Date:
1/1/2017
Deadline:
4/1/2017
Website:
http://www.projectyellowlight.com/about
Form:
http://www.projectyellowlight.com/apply
Amount:
The first place winner will receive a scholarship in the amount of $5,000. Second-place finisher will receive $2,000. Third-place finisher will receive $1,000.

Additionally, U-Haul will provide both first place winners with up to $2,500 of moving expense.
Description:
Your mission:
Create a video EITHER exactly :25 or exactly :55 seconds.

Your audience:
Young drivers who are new to the road.

Your topic:
Stop distracted driving. And like drivers, videos are better when they are focused, so pick one type of distraction as the subject of your video:
•Texting while driving
•E-mailing, Tweeting, Facebooking or anything else someone does with their thumbs and their phone instead of keeping them on the wheel.

Why:
Prevent serious car crashes and deaths.

How:
You have creative license. Just be sure it's in good taste and that you DON'T film yourself or anyone else driving while distracted.

Contact Information

Title/Attention:
Hunter Garner Scholarship Co Julie Garner
Name:
Address:
One Shockoe Plaza
City:
Richmond
State:
VA
Zip:
23219-4132
Phone:
(804) 698-8203
Contact Notes:
Use this link for online messaging: http://www.projectyellowlight.com/contact

Eligibility

Gender:
NA
Enrollment:
Full(12+ Credits)
Eligibility:
•No entry will be accepted with footage of a person ACTUALLY texting while driving! But there are ways to get around it.
•Videos are limited to to EITHER exactly 25 seconds or exactly 55 seconds. If your video is selected as a winner and is distributed as an Ad Council PSA, we will add on a 05 second end frame to make the full video 30 or 60.
•You must be a high school junior or senior or a full-time college student to participate.
•If you are under 18, your parent or legal guardian must sign an eligibility form.
•For a full list of rules, please read the Official Rules.
•Please keep all your unused video footage taken during the making of your film. If you are the winning entry, the Ad Council will need the footage to turn your video into a broadcast quality PSA. Please note that all original footage filmed must be broadcast quality. To ensure this, please use the following guidelines while filming:

- The use of a consumer or “prosumer” camera, preferably high-definition (HD) quality;
- Film resolution for all footage must be at least 720 x 480;
- If an iPhone or some form of a flip camera is used, please shoot footage horizontally, not vertically;
- Overall, please select the highest resolution possible with any camera use.
Special Criteria:
No entry will be accepted with footage of a person ACTUALLY texting while driving!

Please keep all your unused video footage taken during the making of your film.