Contest Rules

ELIGIBILITY:

The Get Up and Do Something Video Contest is open only to legal U.S. residents who attend high school in the state of Delaware. Participants are ineligible if directly related to the panel of judges for the contest. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Contenst Rules and the Terms and Conditions of the contest. The University of Delaware and the Division of Public Health reserves the right (but is not obligated) to verify eligibility qualifications of any entrant or winner.

CONTEST RULES:

Each participant or group may submit up to 2 entries. All submissions must be received by March 1, 2008. Late entries will not be accepted. All submissions must be original work of the student(s).

HOW TO ENTER:

Beginning at November 5, 2007 but prior to March 1, 2008,

  1. Visit www.getupanddosomething.org and click on the "Do Something Video" Contest" banner/link
  2. Click on any of the "Submit Your Video" buttons that will take you to the registration form. Fill out the form and agree to the Terms and Conditions.

    Note: You will not be allowed to enter the contest if you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions.

VIDEO CRITERIA:

All videos must:

  1. Be 30-seconds long.
  2. Be sure to mention "Get Up and Do Something" in your video and fit in with the appropriateness of the previous campaign messages of Get Up And Do Something. Click here for video examples
  3. Must be submitted in avi, mov, mpg or wmv format.
  4. Video files may not exceed 7MB

Videos will be judged on the following criteria:

  1. Creativity
  2. Message clarity and relevance
  3. Motivation and inspiration
  4. Overall impact

Also see the Video Do's and Don'ts on the Video Contest Home page.

SOME CAMPAIGN BACKGROUND:

The Get Up and Do Something (GUADS) campaign has been up and running for 7 years. It focuses on healthy lifestyles and nutrition of Delawareans. In accordance with the goals set forth in the Healthy Delaware 2010 report, the program aims to increase regular physical activity and improve the nutritional health of Delawareans.