Deadline Extended! All entries are due by 6 a.m.
on Tuesday, February 14th.

We need a short video (30-90 seconds) that captures what the NCSU Libraries means to you, to your friends, to NC State, to North Carolina, to the world—to any or all of these.

And we think you are the most qualified to create it.

You are the ones who have worked in D. H. Hill all night, who have regularly met friends here to get the work done (and probably made a few new ones here too), who best know what the Libraries has done to help you grow as a thoughtful person, a student, a researcher, an entrepreneur or employee.

And we’ve seen the great video work that NC State students do. Even Oprah loved it.

The “Create the Libraries’ Super Bowl Commercial” contest gives you a chance to show off your video chops, do some good for the Libraries, and perhaps carry away a nice prize.  Be serious, be whimsical, be whatever it takes to capture the essence of the the spirit of the NCSU Libraries.

We can’t actually play the winning video at the Super Bowl (when, as you probably have noticed, the most market-savvy companies on the globe pay millions of dollars to roll out the very best of their ads).  But we’ll make you “famous” on the Libraries’ website, and your video will be shown for years when we introduce people to the Libraries.

If you need a video camera, you can—of course—always check one out at D. H. Hill Library; if you need technical support or peer expertise with your video, you can always find it at our Digital Media Lab.

All entries are due by 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14th.

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How to submit your video

You can submit your entry in one of two ways:

Online submissions

a) Go to http://velocity.ncsu.edu (Velocity is an NC State program that makes it easy to electronically transfer big files such as videos).

b) Sign in using your NC State email address.

c) Create a “cabinet.”

d) Upload your video.

e) Use to “send file” button to send your video to dwhiscoe@ncsu.edu.

f) We’ll send you a confirmation that we’ve received your video within 24 hours.

In-person submissions

a) Put your video on a disk or a flash drive.

b) Put it in an envelope with your name and an email address.

c)  Hand it to any staff member at the Circulation Desk at D. H. Hill Library.

d)  We’ll send you a confirmation within 24 hours.

Basic Rules

• To enter, you must be a registered student at NC State.

• Your entry must obey all laws, including applicable copyright and privacy laws.

• You agree to let the NCSU Libraries place your entry on its websites and use your video in its promotional and educational efforts.

• When filming, you will get permissions to use the images of any recognizable people who will appear in your video–and you will, of course, be courteous and respectful of others’ study needs while working in the Libraries.

• You are responsible for the tax implications (if any) if you win a prize through the contest.

• Entries must be submitted by 6 a.m., February 14, 2012, to be eligible.

Questions?

Please direct them to dwhiscoe@ncsu.edu.