In its third year, the Show Your Reel 2011 Portfolio Contest is open to students across Central Texas at no charge. Students participate in on-line projects and attend tours of local businesses as they develop portfolios in one of 4 broad fields Media/Communications, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Entrepreneurship/Financial Services and Music/Arts. Students that successfully complete the entry requirements become eligible to participate in one of our intensive summer institutes led by University of Texas graduate mentors and business leaders. Summer institutes are service learning projects in which students work directly with professionals to provide value to a local business or non-profit. During the summer of 2010, students worked with their professional mentors to develop an ad campaign for local Austin restaurant Hoover's Cooking.

To be eligible, students must:

1. Be between the ages of 13 and 20 years old.

2. Live in the Greater Central Texas area.

3. If you are under 18, have a Community Adviser or Teacher.

4. Be a registered member of the Media Xperiments web site. (Become a member Now!)

To enter, download ShowYourReelEntryForm.doc, complete and email it to mentor@mediaxperiments.com.

Show Your Reel Contest Guidelines

Media Xperiments is implementing the Show Your Reel 2011 Portfolio Contest in Central Texas. A key component to being successful in gaining acceptance to college is developing and maintaining a good portfolio. A portfolio can be printed and/or electronic examples of your work that help potential employers, educational institutions or business partners understand the range of your talent and skills.

The Show Your Reel 2011 Portfolio Contest allows students to visit a broad range of facilities and interact directly with professionals while they work to develop their own portfolios. Students may choose from media/communications, science/technology, entrepreneurship or music/arts as fields of interest.  At the end of the tour series, students have their portfolios evaluated by local experts within their fields of interest and compete for scholarships to attend one of our four intensive summer institutes within those 4 major disciplines.

Contest Dates

Contest Awards

Awards will be given in 4 broad categories with allowance for several subcategories.

Category 1: Media / Communications

Media / Communications Subcategories:

Video Production

2. Audio Production

3. Journalism

4. Graphic Design

5. Photography

Interactive Media

CatCategory 2: STEM

STSTEM Subcategories:

SciScience

TecTechnology

EngEngineering

Ma Mathematics

CatCategory 3: Music / Arts

MMMusic / Arts Subcategories:

MuMusic Performance

SoSongwriting

DDDance

PPPainting /Sculpture

AADrama

CaCategory 4: Entrepreneurship

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Contest Guidelines

· Entrants in the Show Your Reel Content must participate in at least 1 Industry Tours before March 1^st, 2010.

· Entrants must register on mediaxperiments.com.

· Entrants must finalize their online portfolios on mediaxperiments.com by March 1^st, 2011.

· Entrants may participate in only one category.

· There is no cost to enter.

Judging Criteria

Declaration of Field of Interest (40% of score)

Your declaration if field of interest will inform the judges about the thought process behind your work. What inspires you to create? What is your vision/philosophy? What techniques and style do you use? What are the important messages that you would like to convey with your work? What are your goals for the future?

Your statement should be 200 words or less.

Note: Be sure to describe your role in creating the elements of your portfolio. For example, if you were a camera operator on a video production, but not the editor, please indicate the role you played on the production team.

Portfolio (60% of score)

Your portfolio will consist of your best examples of your work. The requirements are different for each category:

Media / Communications

STEM

Music / Arts

Entrepreneurship