meStories is a digital film competition and showcase in which undergraduate UCF students are given the opportunity to express their views and ideas on contemporary topics. This competition is open to currently enrolled undergraduate students. Students can enter individually or in groups (limit 4 students per team).

 

Click here to Download the Application

 

Click on the video below to view the meStory produced by Jon Deckert, last year's "Best In Show" winner.

The general theme for this competition is defined by UCF's Unifying Theme. This year's theme is:

"Water Conservation".

In keeping with this theme, the title of this year's meStories contest is "The Downstream Effect"

For this competition you are to assemble a two to three minute personal story that is recorded on video about change.... and how you, as an individual, could be the catalyst to change the world as it relates to water conservation. The video should be produced in the form of a personal narrative and relation to this topic.

The Essential Question is:

"How could you change the World (i.e., environment)?"

Other questions might be:

• "Can changing me change the world?"
• "Can one person change the environment?"
• "What effect can one person have on to positively impact the environment as it relates to water conservation?"

You need to explain things like what changing you means and tell about you and your story and your perspective - anything you care to share about yourself and how your story could make a difference in changing the world you live in or tell how you could change the world around you.

The videos must be told in narrative form. In other words, these are personal stories (either real or fictionalized) that present the concept that you are proposing.

Not sure how to tell your story?

Check out the Resources Page on helps and hints on the Story Invention Process and a Powerpoint presentation on Story as a Change Agent

This year, we will be running two contests.. one in the fall and one in the spring to coincide with academic terms. Two sets of prizes and two sets of winners each term!

FALL DEADLINES are as follows:

• Application with Treatment/Storyboards Due: September 25, 2009 (emailed as attachments to ucfdmvideo@gmail.com) no later than 5:00PM
• Final Project Due: November 20, 2009 (Upload Instructions TBA)

See Calendar Page for remaining deadlines.

If you are interested in learning more or how to submit a story concept for the MeStories video contest, please consult the Rules and FAQ section of our website.

For questions and/or further information, contact the Project Director: Dr. Robert Kenny at rkenny@mail.ucf.edu