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Do you have to be a member of NATAS Mid-America to submit an entry You do not have to be a member to enter, but your entry fees are discounted if you are. You can join at the time of entry. Fill out a membership application and submit a SEPARATE payment for your dues. To get the member rate for an entrant, the email address associated with their membership must be provided to allow verification of active membership status. If the email address is not found, the nonmember rate will be charged. If a non-member rate is charged for someone who is an active member or who will now immediately renew their membership, select pay later type option. The emailed copy of the entry will contain a link allowing the entry to be updated with the verified membership status so the entry price can be updated before payment. When in doubt, please confirm your membership before submitting a new application. To Confirm Memberships - follow the Member Login link on our website. If you duplicate your membership, EMMY® Express will not be able to recognize your membership. Your duplicate membership will have to be deleted from the system. Please contact the office to have your duplicate membership deleted. I submitted my entry and now I need to make changes. EMMY® Express allows you to modify your entry after the process has been completed and an email is received by the original submitter. You’ll find the link on the bottom of the email receipt titled EMMY® Express - Email Copy of EMMY® Entry, “Use this link to modify your entry.” You have the ability to change information or add entrants to the entry. NOTE: All memberships must be verified before proceeding, so please make sure you have all entrants email addresses. How do I change a category on a submitted entry EMMY® EXPRESS does allow categories to be changed, but it can only be done through the administrator. Please email Maggie at Maggie@ emmymid-america.org and include the title of the entry, the current entry category, the category number and the proposed new category. Do not forget to include your contact information. What forms of payment are accepted All payments must be received by April 23 rd . Keep membership and entry payments separate please. Paypal is our preferred payment method, but you may also pay with CHECK or PAY LATER WITH Credit Card. If you select pay later with credit card or check, you must include your credit card information or check with the Entry Form (page 26). Who is the “Submitter Contact” on the entry This is the person who is submitting entries (i.e. completing the online entry forms) on behalf of their station or production company. This is the first person we will contact if we have any questions or require additional information regarding the entry. This person may or may not be listed as an “entrant” as well. Page 32 Click here to return to Table of contents • 2013 Mid-America Emmy ® Awards - Call For Entries • www.emmymid-america.org
Video Upload – What do I need to know VIDEO PREPARATION and Formats Entrants are responsible for the technical quality of their videos. FORMAT: Your video must be one of the following formats: flv (flash video) mp4 (MPEG-4 H.264 encoding) vp6 (True Motion) mov (QuickTime PTEG-4 H.264 encoding) SIZE: The video file size should not be larger than 500MB to make upload times reasonable. All video files should be sized to 480x320 pixels or larger but the preferred width is 480 wide. Videos less than 480 will NOT be up-scaled to 480, so submit 480 or greater to ensure your video is comparable with others in the category. Videos larger than 480 wide will be transcoded to fit by the player. All video are played back in a 480x320 video player window (or 480x270 if 16:9 ratio) but can also be viewed full screen during the judging process. LENGTH: Do NOT submit more than is allowed because it will be truncated. Please submit the correct length (or LESS) as allowed for the category you are entering. For example, DO NOT submit a 22 minute clip for a category with maximum length 15 minutes. The clip will be truncated at the specified time length. Can I promote my regional EMMY® statuette If I am awarded an EMMY® statuette, can I promote it and for how long EMMY® USAGE DISTINCTION All publicity, advertising or any written reference undertaken by nominees and award recipients to Area EMMY® Awards, must clearly state that the awarded achievement is for a “Regional EMMY® Award,” so that the distinction between Chapter Area Award recipients/nominees and National Award recipients/nominees is clearly established. (from page 61 of the Regional Awards Manual, under “Appropriate Symbols of Excellence”) EMMY® Trademark & Promotion There are strict guidelines regulating the display and promotion of the EMMY® statuette statue. For details please follow the guidelines set forth by the National office regarding acceptable ways to promote/advertise EMMY® awards. Please keep in mind the EMMY® statuette statue is a symbol of excellence in broadcasting and not of being the best. “Recipients can’t claim to be the ‘best’. The protocol that should be followed is for each winner to state that they were an EMMY® winner in a given category; nowhere in our rules, judging procedures or ballots is it expressed or implied that winners are the ‘best’; they are ‘EMMY® recipients’ or “EMMY® winners”. The spirit of the ‘standard excellence’ should prevail.” Page 33 Click here to return to Table of contents • 2013 Mid-America Emmy ® Awards - Call For Entries • www.emmymid-america.org
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