Best of Photojournalism 2012: Video News Editing: Entry Rules

An unplanned news event edited in an hour or less.

The clock for Under-Deadline editing starts with the first in point or keystroke after ingestion (if on a non-linear system), which manipulates any raw material that may end up on the final timeline, sequence, or master tape. The story must air within 24 hours of the event.

Editors only. No video shot by the editor is allowed in this piece.

General news coverage of a story, edited in an hour or less. File tape may be included, but may take up no more than 15% of the total length of the piece.

Editors only. No video shot by the editor is allowed in this piece.

Daily news coverage of an event that was shot and edited within 24 hours of that event. This category may include spot news as well as daily news stories. Simple effects (one layered dissolve, freeze frame, slow motion, color effects) are allowed but not necessary.

The judges will have the option of moving an entry to Editor’s Effects if they feel the entry best fits that category.

Photographers may enter, but will be judged separately. Please indicate clearly whether any of this entry was photographed by the editor of the piece.

Anything goes. Judging is based primarily on the Editor’s use of effects to enhance a piece. This category may include Year Enders.

This is a combined category. Editors and Photographers will be judged against each other.

A feature story requiring narration, airing on a newscast or special. Effects are allowed but not necessary.

Photographers may enter, but will be judged separately. Please indicate clearly whether any of this entry was photographed by the editor of this piece.

A natural sound piece, photo essay, year ender, show open or close, without narration, in which the editor had considerable input into the production of the piece. These pieces demonstrate exceptional use of natural sound, sound bites, sound effects, and/or music. Effects are allowed but not necessary.

Photographers may enter, but will be judged separately. Please indicate clearly whether any of this entry was photographed by the editor of this piece.

Any story featuring a person or persons involved in a sports event, setting and/or competition. The outcome of a specific sporting event is not required, however, greater weight will be given to stories that have sports action video and focus on the competition.

Effects are allowed but not necessary. Editors and Photographers will be judged against each other.

Judges reserve the right to move an entry into another category if they feel there’s not a strong enough “sports presence” in the entry.

A story on a single topic which aired on a local or network magazine show.

If the entire show lasts more than 30 minutes, segments of that show are allowed, but those entries must not be cut-down within that segment.

Editors only. No video shot by editor is allowed in this piece.

The person recognized as Editor of the Year must show a high level of skill and professionalism.

To enter this category, submit a composite clip showing editing typical of your work. The chairperson will not assemble entries from other categories for this award. However, edited stories entered in other categories may also be a part of the composite entry for this category.

Entries must include Under Deadline as well as four of the six following categories: General News-Simple Effects, Editors Effects, News Feature, Photo Essay, Sports, and Magazine.

Stories submitted must be in the category order listed above.

Please include 3 copies of a log sheet listing the stories and the categories they fall in.

• Enter no more than two stories per category.
• Also email a biography to the contest chair (kyphotog@aol.com).
• Re-Editing is not allowed.
• Editors only. No video shot by the editor is allowed on this entry.