SVG — College SportsVideo Summit

What are the submission divisions and pricing?

1. There are three separate divisions
   1. Professional/Media Companies ($395 per entry) – (examples – ESPN, FOX, CBS, NBC, Comcast, Direct TV, Independent Producers)
   2. Collegiate 1 – Institutions and Leagues or Conferences ($150 for the first entry and $100 for each additional entry). Defined by status of Men’s Basketball Program according to the NCAA.
   3. Collegiate 2 – All remaining Institutions (D2, D3, NAIA, NJCAA, Other), and Leagues or Conferences (D2, D3, NAIA, NJCAA). $150 for the first entry and $100 for each additional entry.

What are the categories within each division?

1. There are three categories in each of the three divisions.
   1. Live Game or Event – Submission maximum 5 minutes in length, contiguous footage – Games, Press Conferences, Pre-game, Post Game, Halftime, Coaches’ Shows, Special Events – must have originated as a live-to-consumer video production that is solely about college sports.
   2. Features – Submissions maximum 8 minutes in length – Player, Coach, Team, Fan, etc.  As a standalone piece or a segment or series of segments of a longer produced program that is solely about college sports.
   3. Promotional/Marketing – Submissions maximum 5 minutes in length – PSA, Branding, Ticket Sales, Program Promotion, Tune-in commercial, that is solely about college sports.
2. In addition, one video will be chosen as College Sports Video Production of the Year. That video will be selected from the winning videos among all divisions and all categories as “Best in Show.”

How are the winners selected?

1. There are two separate rounds of judging that take place.  During the initial round, all entries will be reviewed by a select panel of judges that will narrow the entries to approximately five nominees per category.
2. The second round judging, conducted by a larger panel of industry experts, will review only those nominated entries and select winners based on a point system.
3. In the case of a tie, two awards will be presented in that category.
4. The College Sports Video of the Year Award will be selected from among the winners in the nine categories by a select panel of judges.

What is the judging criteria that is used?

1. The most important question is what is the overall goal of the video production?  The judges can then make an assessment of how well the video accomplishes that goal, no matter neither the composition of content nor the level of budget.
2. We also look at the distribution environment, since that is a critical measure of how a goal was accomplished (or not).
3. All videos will be judged on the on the quality of overall production that enhances the consumer experience, which includes the following:
   1. Video – how well is the shot framed?  Is the editing clean? Did the producer take full advantage of the scope of their resources?
   2. Audio – is it clear?  Does it match up to the video?  Is it an enhancement of the video?
   3. Graphics and Effects– are they clean?  Are the transitions timely and enhance the experience?  Do they help communicate the message more accurately?

How are the entries submitted?

1. Entries submitted online, through a form (www.csvsummit.com/awards).
2. The accompanying video must be in one of the following formats: Flash, Quicktime, or Windows Media.
3. The video will be hosted by the submitting entity and linked through a url that is posted on the submission form.

When are the entries due?
Entries must be submitted and all entry fees received by April 22, 2010.

If I am nominated, when will be notified?
Nominees will be announced in early May after the first round of judging.  Each nominated entrant will be required to submit a Quicktime video version of their entry that will be used to produce a nominee video piece for the awards event and also to be screened at the NACDA Convention in Anaheim in late June.

If I win, when will I be notified?
All winners will be announced on June 8, 2010, at the SVG College Sports Video Summit.  Each winning entrant will be asked to make a short “case study” presentation at the awards presentation.

What do I win?
Each winning entrant will receive a 2010 CSMA trophy, engraved, and it will be shipped directly to them after the event.  No trophies will be handed out at the event.

Will Roleson is in his fourth year as Associate Commissioner for Communications and Multimedia at the Horizon League following two as Assistant Commissioner for Communications.

In addition to serving as the League’s primary media contact for men’s basketball, he coordinates television and radio partnerships and handles future scheduling for men’s and women’s basketball. He also is co-chair of the Indianapolis Local Organizing Committee’s media services committee for the 2010 NCAA Men’s Final Four.

Roleson previously was the SID at Kent State University, where he handled media relations for an 18-sport program and managed a staff that included three full-time assistants, an historian and various students. He was the primary media contact for Kent State’s Division I-A football program for five years and the men’s basketball team from 2000-2002, during which time the Golden Flashes twice advanced to the NCAA Tournament, including a run to the Elite Eight in 2002.

A native of Brookville, Ind., Roleson served as an assistant editor at Host Communications, Inc., in Lexington, Ky., from 1994-96, and was an intern in the men’s sports information office at the University of Wisconsin from 1993-94.

Roleson graduated cum laude from Miami (Ohio) University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.