Call For Entries
Deadline: May 31, 2013. $4,000 in Prizes. No Entry Fee. 5 Categories: Nature, Arts, Travel, People AND Mobile.
What We Are Looking For
Smithsonian.com is looking for original videos that explore and document the world around us:
- Documentaries — Find a subject and tell us a story
- Timelapse — Use this technique to capture everything from cityscapes to plant life
- Split-screen — Tell us any story you choose using multiple frames
- Interviews — Capture people’s stories and experiences with "man on the street" interviews
- Animation — Set an interesting personal or historical event to animation
- Mobile — Shoot a video entirely on your phone
Find a story big or small and capture it on video.
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NatureFrom the Porcupine Mountains to the northern lights over Marquette, this timelapse captures the true beauty of the UP
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NatureOff the shores of Koh Tao, Thailand lies a fascinating world of plants and wildlife
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NatureThe mountain range system that stretches across eight countries in Europe captured in this stunning high definition timelapse
Posted May 10, 2013 | By Ryan R. Reed
Editor’s Pick: Wrongfully Admitted to Sunbury Asylum
In 1945, Maraquita Sargeant, a mother of five young children, was admitted against her will to Sunbury Mental Asylum in Australia
Read More at: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/inmotion/2013/05/10/editors-pick-wrongfully-admitted-t-sunbury-asylum/
Posted May 03, 2013 | By Ryan R. Reed
Editor’s Pick: The Tape Artist
Using empty boxes and masking tape, artist Sarah Anne DiNardo crafts beautiful and ornate sculptures
Read More at: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/inmotion/2013/05/03/editors-pick-the-tape-artist/
Posted April 26, 2013 | By Ryan R. Reed
Editor’s Pick: Amp Up the Classroom
At Fairmont Heights High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, an unusual class is aimed at students with the gift of music
Read More at: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/inmotion/2013/04/26/editors-pick-dj-class/
Posted April 19, 2013 | By Ryan R. Reed
Editor’s Pick: The Homemade Rock Climbing Wall
Inspired by a magazine photo showing a professional climber with a rock wall in his house and fueled by her passion for the sport, Kathrin Houston set out to build her own custom rock wall
Read More at: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/inmotion/2013/04/19/editors-pick-the-homemade-rock-climbing-wall/
Posted April 12, 2013 | By Ryan R. Reed
Editor’s Pick: Michigan’s Spectacular Upper Peninsula
There are few places in the United States more picturesque than Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Read More at: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/inmotion/2013/04/12/editors-pick-michigans-spectacular-upper-peninsula/
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