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Stop Motion Video Contest

Teen Stop Motion Video Contest

  • Entries may be submitted October 1-15.

  • Open to students in grades 6-12

  • Students must live in the City of Fredericksburg or counties of Spotsylvania, Stafford, or Westmoreland--or have a library card from the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

Contest Rules

  • Videos may be created and submitted by individuals or groups.
    • A teen may submit up to two videos, either as an individual or as part of a group.
    • Names of individuals or group members submitting video must NOT appear anywhere in the video.
    • Video must be appropriate for viewing by a general public audience (if it were a movie, it would be rated “G”).
    • All videos will be accepted contingent on being reviewed by a submission committee. The library reserves the right to refuse any submission.
  • The contest is open to teens in grades 6-12 who live in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland, or any teen with a CRRL library card.
  • All portions of the video must be original creations of the individual or group submitting the video.
    • Maximum video length: 30 seconds.
    • Video must be submitted via upload to the online submission form, October 1-15
    • At least 75% of the video must employ stop-motion animation. See explanation below.
  • Winners will be selected anonymously by a panel of judges.
    • Winners will be selected from participants in two categories: grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. For group submissions, the video will be entered into the grade category of the oldest group member.
    • Creators will be contacted by library staff once judging is finished. Winning videos and a selection of other submissions will be posted on this page.

Questions? Please contact Sarah Smethurst at Howell Branch Youth Services

What is Stop Motion?

Stop motion is a filmmaking technique that makes inanimate objects appear to move on their own. This is accomplished by taking an image of a still object, then moving the object a tiny bit and taking another image. Repeat this process, play back the sequence in rapid progression, and the object appears to move fluidly across the screen.

Stop Motion Blog

Stop-Motion Animation: A Brief History

Step back in time to the early days of stop motion animation and its pioneers who left a lasting influence on modern film.
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Prizes generously donated by the Friends of the Library.

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