GUIDELINES AND MECHANICS OF EVENTS
COSPLAY
1. The competition is
open to all bona fide Religious Education students, male and female, duly
endorsed by their respective REED Advisers.
2. Participants can
cosplay any biblical characters or saints that they love to dress up and look
like.
3.
The contest will be held on September 24, 2015,
10:00 AM at the University Gymnasium.
4.
All
cosplayers must pre-register to join the contest. Pre-Registration Forms can be
secured from REED teachers and to be submitted to MRS. MARY JANE ERANISTA at
the REED Office on or before August 14. Only those who have pre-registered and
submitted the complete requirements within the specified date will be eligible
to join the contest.
5. All registrants are
required to submit a reference picture
of their respective character.
6. All cosplayers shall
be identified by numbers.
7.
Contestants
shall be given a maximum of TWO MINUTES for their performance. Exceeding the time provided will result in a maximum
deduction from the overall score of the contestant or even disqualification.
8.
Dangerous
articles such as metallic weaponry (swords, knives, etc.), firearms, and
pyrotechnics of any kind that may cause damage to the venue or harm to fellow
cosplayers and/or event staff and attendees are strictly not allowed
as props for the Cosplay Competition. Any articles made from any other material
such as cardboard, PVC, Styrofoam, etc. are allowed to be used as props for the
competition.
9.
The
organizers reserve the right to (a) refuse entry/display of any costumes
entered into the competition that they deem inappropriate; (b) to cut short any
acts that they deem to be inappropriate; (c) to disqualify any contestants
within reason; and (d) to adjust the rules of this competition in any way it
sees fit and disqualify any entry for non-compliance with the rules and
regulations outlined in this document.
10. By entering the
competition, the participant agrees to abide by all the terms and conditions as
set out in this document. Participants who do not follow these rules will be
disqualified.
11. The cosplayers in
both categories shall be judged using the following criteria:
40% - Craftsmanship
30% - Accuracy/Authenticity
20% - Stage Performance
10% - Audience Impact
12. Judges’ decision is
final and can’t be appealed.
13. Top 3 winners in
each category will be announced and awarded in the afternoon of September 25,
2014.
14. Orientation and
Rehearsal of contestants will be on September 16, 2015, 4:00 P.M.
PHOTO CONTEST
A. Mechanics
1.
The
contest is open to all bonafide Religious Education (REED) students— amateur
and professional photography enthusiasts.
2.
All participants are required to
submit the copy of the signed REGISTRATION AND WAIVER FORM which can be secured from
their respective REED Advisers and to be submitted to Dr. Dennis Madrigal at
the REED Office on or before August 14, 2015. Only those who submitted the complete requirements are eligible
to join the contest.
3.
All
participants are responsible for providing their photographic equipment,
including cameras, spare batteries, lenses or additional memory cards. They are
expected to come prepared with their own photographic equipment needs.
4.
The participants can submit a maximum
of three
(3) photos for the photo contest which is open
for both point-and-shoot and DSLR users.
5.
Photos
must be original, entertaining and wholesome, depicting “Caritas et Scientia” — service, community life, interiority,
Marian, moral integrity, peace and justice, love, and passion for excellence.
6.
“Set”
shots with models, and other paraphernalia that will be part of the image are
not allowed.
7.
Entries
which suggest and/or show obscene and indecent acts or poses, offensive to
Catholic moral standards are not eligible and therefore be disqualified as
entries.
8.
Use
of logos and brand names, foul language and violent actions are grounds for
immediate disqualifications.
9.
The
following are the list of equipment that you can bring and utilize for the
Photo Contest: Digital
Cameras-Point-and-shoot & DSLR, Built in flash, Speedlite, Ring Lite, Macro
Twin Lite, Flash Unit, Speedlite Transmitter & Flash Diffuser, EF/EFS
Lenses and other third party lenses, FILTERS: Polarizing, Neutral Density,
Close-up, Skylight, Softmat, Infrared Filters, Tripods, Monopods and the like;
Remote switch trigger and wireless controller, Battery Grips.
10. All participants
must abide by the competition rules. Violation of any above-stated rules and/or
non-compliance of the same shall be a ground for automatic disqualification
B. Submission of
Entries
11. All entries must be
submitted both in hard copies/printouts and digital copies. No RAW files will
be allowed. Images may not be altered by any image editing software.
Enhancements must be limited to basic post-processing such as adjustments of
contrast, minimal color — balancing, sharpening, cropping, and dodging and
burning. For digital copies,
images will only be accepted in JPEG format. Image size should have at least
1800 pixels X 1200 pixels at 280/300 DPI. For hard copies/printouts,
images will only be accepted in 8” x10” canvass size in 300 resolution.
12. All entries should
be submitted on or before September 21, 2015, until 5:00 PM only. The
REED Days 2014 Photo Contest Organizing Committee shall have no liability for
delayed, corrupted or lost entries. The organizers reserve the right to
refuse and disqualify the photo entries which will be submitted beyond the
deadline.
13. All entries must be
an original material taken by the photographer and should not include
watermarks, signatures, frames, date and/or time stamp or any other markings on
the photo. Names of photographers shall be included only after the judging and
during the photo exhibition.
14. Entries must be
unpublished and not be submitted or to be submitted to any other competition,
owned by other entity, nor subject of any copyright issue.
15. Costs of photo
developing and other related expenses shall be shouldered by the participant.
16. By participating in
the contest, the photographer shares his/her copyright to the REED Photo
Contest Organizing Committee. The organizer reserves the right to use any
submitted photograph for the purpose of information, advocacy, campaigns
and promotions in all its activities and projects in the future, whether print,
online, or any other medium without compensation to the photographer. Proper
acknowledgement will be made.
C. Selection of Winning
Entries
17. From all the
submitted photo entries, judges composed of photographers shall pick three
winners.
18. The decision of the
organizer and competition judges is final. No appeals will be entertained.
19. The criteria for
judging the photos are as follows:
|
CRITERIA
|
DESCRIPTION
|
%
|
|
Thematic Relevance
|
Relevance
of the Photograph to the Theme of the Contest
|
40
|
|
Creativity and Originality
|
Style,
Technique and Skill
|
30
|
|
Technical Excellence
|
Visual
Impact, Clarity and Quality of Photograph
|
30
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
100
|
20. Top 3 Winners will be announced and awarded in the afternoon
of September 25, 2015.
Logo Design Contest
1.
The
contest is open to all Religious Education students duly endorsed by their
respective REED teachers. Contestants should fill-up the registration form.
2.
The
contest duration is from August 1, 2015 to
September 1, 2015.
3. Contestants may submit up to three original (3)
entries. The
logo design must incorporate Augustinian symbols (pierced flaming heart and
book), the Cross, and the words UNO-Recoletos
Catholic Faith Festival.
4.
The logo may be done by
free-hand rendered in Markers, Ink, Pastel, Watercolor, Oil or Acrylic or by
computer. The logo should
be drawn/illustrated in A4 bond paper size.
5.
The
logo should not carry the name of the artist.
6.
Entries should contain a brief description
or rationale (not more than 500 words) explaining the components (symbols,
colors, etc.) of the logo.
7.
Entries
should be submitted in print (short bond paper size) and digital versions (flat
jpeg format with minimum 300 pixels).
8.
The
printed version of the logo should be sealed in a short brown envelope and
forwarded to: DR. DENNIS MADRIGAL, Catholic Faith Festival 2015 Chair at
Religious Education Department Office.
9.
The
digital version should be e-mailed to: catholicfaithfestival@yahoo.com. Filename is your
name and artwork title. Example: dennismadrigal_cff-logo.jpeg
10.
All entries (print and
digital versions) should be submitted on or before September 1, 2015.
11.
The
logo-making competition shall be judged according to the following criteria:
Concept/Relevance – 40%, Originality – 30%,
and Creativity and Visual Impact – 30%
12.
Entries
will be judged on September 10, 2015. The decision of the judges is final.
13.
Winners
will be announced and awarded in the afternoon of September 25, 2015.
14.
Three winners shall be chosen and shall receive a certificate and cash
prize.
Special Citation will be awarded to the Most Popular Entry on Facebook.
15.
Winners will be announced and awarded on September 25, 2015.
*Internal
Process of Selection:
1.
All
entries will be displayed prominently on the Religious Education Bulletin
Board.
2.
The
Top Ten entries shall be uploaded in the Catholic Faith Festival Official
Facebook page. A voting period for the Top Ten Entries will be allotted to
select the Most Popular Entry based
on the Facebook votes or “likes”. The voting shall commence as soon as the
entries will be uploaded on Facebook page and will run until September 22,
2015.
3.
The
Religious Education Director, Area Chair, and Faculty Members shall constitute
the screening and selection committee to determine the winning entries on
September 10, 2015. The decision of the committee is final.
SHORT FILM CONTEST
1.
The
Short Film Contest aims to provide opportunities for the Religious Education
students to develop and enhance their interest in and knowledge about film
production; promote a culture where members of the academic community engage in
the film making as a medium in promoting and disseminating social, cultural,
environmental and religious realities and issues while at same time
communicating Gospel values; encourage the members of the academic community to
produce short films for evangelization, University core values, media literacy
and promotion of the indie film making in the University.
2.
The
film must explore and communicate the theme, “Caritas et Scientia” — service, community life, interiority,
Marian, moral integrity, peace and justice, love, and passion for excellence.
3.
Each
REED adviser can only endorse one (1) team/class to join the contest. A pre-registration form is available at the
REED Office and be submitted to Dr. Dennis Madrigal on or before August 14,
2015.
4.
The
film entry must be an original work and produced by REED students. Participants
are responsible for all production costs of the filming.
5.
The
total running time of the video must not be less than 5 minutes and must not
exceed 8 minutes, including the opening and closing credits.
6.
All
entries should begin with a 10 second full-screen “title screen” that includes
the following information:
A Religious
Education Short Film Competition
in celebration of 2nd
Catholic Faith Festival
Produced by
REEDCS3C0-M22
“Title of the Video”
7.
The
film must be in English and/or Hiligaynon (subtitles in English must be
provided).
8.
The
film may use any genre as long as it can best explore and communicate the
theme.
9.
Original
musical score is strongly recommended but the production team may adapt musical
scores from varied sources provided a detailed acknowledgment (the name of
the album, composer and artist) must be included in the final credits of
the film.
10. The film must be
viewable for all audiences. Profane language or personal attacks on people or
organizations are prohibited. Any entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable will
be disqualified.
11. All entries must be
submitted in digital format. It must be saved and submitted as mpg, mpg4 or vlc formats on DVD.
12. One DVD copy of the
official entry must be submitted to the REED Office on September 21, 2015, not
later than 5:00 PM. All entries will
become property of the Religious Education Department. Participants should keep
at least one copy of their video. The organizer is not responsible for any
video entries that are lost and damaged.
13. The judges’ decision
is final. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
A. CONTENT (The story
and structure of the film: Script/Story - 10%, Creativity - 10%
Originality and Coherence - 10%)
B. TECHNICAL
EXCELLENCE (The technical aspects of the
film: Cinematography and Visual Creativity - 10%, Sound Design and Soundtrack - 10%, Editing and Effective Use of Sound
Effects - 10%)
C. OVERALL QUALITY
(Overall quality of film: Overall Impression - 10%, Enjoyment Factor - 10%, Meaningfulness and Relevance - 10%)
14. Winners will be announced and awarded in the
afternoon of September 25, 2015.
BRAIN CHALLENGE
1.
REED
Advisers can endorse two (2) teams to participate in the contest. There must be
a maximum of five (5) participants per team.
2.
All
participating teams must pre-register to join the contest. Forms can be secured
from their respective REED teachers and be submitted to MR. JOEL C.
TAMBUSON/MR. REY AGITA at the REED Office on or before August 14, 2015.
3.
Participants
are to report to the University Gymnasium by 1:00 PM on September 24, 2015 for
the formal registration and determination of their official contest numbers and
competition briefing. Any late arrivals will be disqualified. The contest will
immediately follow around 1:30 P.M.
4.
All
questions will only cover Biblical Characters/Personalities, Recollect saints,
and Augustinian Recollect History in general.
5.
Questions
will be prepared by the REED Days Quiz Bowl Committee.
6.
The
contest is divided into two main parts: the Qualifying Round and the Final
Round.
7.
There
will be forty-five (45) questions which will be distributed into three
categories: Easy Questions (20), Moderate Questions (15) and Difficult
Questions (10).
8.
Questions
shall be Multiple Choice for the qualifying round, easy and moderate questions.
No choices shall be provided for the difficult questions.
9.
Since
the questions will be flashed on screen, the questions shall be read only once
after which no repetition of the same will be done.
10. The contestant shall
not write the answers until the signal is given. Timer will start as the
quizmaster gives the signal “GO.” A bell shall be rung to signal that the time
I up and the contestant should stop writing.
11. Contestants will be
given 10 seconds to answer each question in the qualifying round, easy and
moderate questions, and 20 seconds in the difficult questions.
12. No points shall be
awarded for incomplete and wrongly spelled answers.
13. The points to be
awarded for each correct answer will be as follows:
|
Questions
|
No.
of Items
|
Point
|
|
Easy
|
20
|
2
|
|
Moderate
|
15
|
3
|
|
Difficult
|
10
|
4
|
14. At the end of each
round, the total score of each contestant will be computed. Only those
contestants who belonged to the Top Ten highest scores will qualify and proceed
to the Final Round.
15. The contestant with the highest score at the
end of the difficult round shall be declared the Champion; while the second and
third highest scoring contestants as the first and second runners-up
respectively.
16. In case of a tie, a
clincher question/s will be given. The first contestant to gain a point
advantage shall be declared winner.
17. Protest arising from
the contest must be addressed to the panel of judges which will be composed of
the REED Area Chair and all REED Teachers. The validity of the answer shall be
decided upon by the judges. The decision of the judges is final and
irrevocable.
18. The audience must
observe silence while the contest is going on. COACHING IS STRICTLY NOT ALLOWED
FROM THE AUDIENCE.
19. All contestants must
abide by the contest rules.
20. One point will be
deducted from the total score of the contestant for every violation of any
above-stated rules and/or non-compliance of the same.
21. Winners of the
contest will be formally announced and awarded in the afternoon of September
25, 2015.
CHURCH BUILDING CONTEST
1.
Each REED faculty member is eligible to send
one (1) group composed of 15-20 members to represent his/her team.
2.
The group must fill-up pre-registration form
and submit it to Mrs. Mary Jane Eranista on or before August 14, 2015.
3.
The participants must provide and bring their
materials together with tools and equipment needed to build their Church of the
Poor (Simbahan Sang Kubos).
4.
The project must be done on September 24, 2015 at
University Amphitheater and must be completed within the allotted time of three
hours from 1:30 until 4:30 P.M.
5.
Native Materials (lumber, bamboo, seeds,
shells, rattan, amakan, nipa, coconut husks, “ginit and “suwak,” cogon leaves,
etc.) must be used and laid out before the contest begins. They may also use
glue, varnish, and paint of any color, nails and other fixing materials.
6.
The base of the church must be made of plywood
with a size of 31”X19” (1/4 size of plywood).
7.
One table will be assigned for each team for
the church building contest. The team should make their building fit in the
space provided for them.
8.
The participants must observe CLAYGO at all
times. They should bring a black trash bag for their garbage. Cleanliness is
part of the judging. One point will be deducted from the total score for the
group whose work area was not neatly clean-up and trashes were not thrown
properly.
9.
Entries shall be judged based on the following
criteria:
20% - Relevance to the “Church of the Poor” (Simbahan Sang Kubos) Concept
20% - Visual Impact
20% - Resourcefulness and Use of Materials
20% - Creativity and
Originality
20% - Neatness and Sturdiness of Structure
10. Church
building will be displayed until the end of the Catholic Faith Festival 2015 or
extended according to
public demand.
DANCE INTERPRETATION CONTEST
1.
The
competition is open to all bonafide Religious Education students duly endorsed
by their respective REED Advisers.
2.
There
shall be 20 – 30 participants for each group. Contestants shall be identified
by numbers only.
3.
To
join the contest, each group must pre-register to join the contest.
Pre-Registration Forms can be secured from REED teachers and to be submitted to
Mrs. Genie Pedrosa at the REED Office on or before August 14, 2015. Only those
who have pre-registered and submitted the complete requirements are eligible to
join the contest.
4.
The
official dance music to be interpreted shall be determined by the organizing
committee.
5.
Costume
and props must be used.
6.
Dangerous
and flammable items and pyrotechnics of ANY kind that may cause damage to the
venue or harm to fellow participants and/or event staff and attendees are
strictly not allowed
as props for the dance competition.
7.
The
dance interpretation will be judged based on the following criteria:
Mastery
of Performance – 30%
Accuracy and precision of performance,
fluency of entrance and exit, use of dance area
Choreography
– 30%
Originality, appropriateness, variety
Costume
and Props – 30%
Appropriateness of costumes and props,
clarity of their symbolic meaning
Overall
Impact – 10%
Effectiveness of performance, difficulty
level and energy and rapport
8.
The
decision of the judges is final and irrevocable.
9.
Winners
will be announced and awarded in the afternoon of September 25, 2015.
10. General Orientation
of dancers (5 representatives) shall be held on September 16, 2015, 4:00 P.M.
at TV202.
11. All participants of
the contest must attend the general technical rehearsal on September 23, 1:30
P.M.
SONG WRITING CONTEST
1. The song composition must be based on the theme, “Caritas et Scientia” — service, community life,
interiority, Marian, moral integrity, peace and justice, love, and passion for
excellence.
2. The song composition
must be in English.
3. The song must be
originally composed by ReEd students only. The group must pre-register.
4. No vulgar/obscene
words shall be used.
5. No copyright
infringement on melody, tune, and lyrics of the composition.
6.
Submission
of all entries shall be on September 1, 2015.
7.
Entries
must be submitted in the DVD/CD with the title and lyrics of the song and name
of the composer.
8.
Each group must be
composed of at 7-10 members. Singers and
instrumentalists must be ReEd students only.
9.
Only
the Top 5 in the Musical Composition shall perform on stage for the formal
presentation of the song on September 25, 2015. Special Citation shall be given
to the Best Song and Best Composer.
10.
The composition shall be judged based on the
following criteria:
Lyrics – 50 %
Originality – 25%
Musicality – 25%
TOTAL – 100%
11. The decision of the
judges is final.
12. Winners will be
announced and awarded on September 25, 2015.
CULTURAL PRESENTATION
1.
There
must be one group representative of students (20-30 members) from each
full-time REED Faculty.
2.
The
performance must run from 5 to 7 minutes only including the entrance and the
exit.
3.
The
presentation must depict the cultural peculiarities of the countries where OAR
Educational Apostolate are present.
1. Spain – Mr. Joel
Tambuson
2. Mexico – Mrs. Leah
Garbanzos
3. Philippines – Mrs.
Genie Pedrosa
4. Brazil – Mr. Jessie
Rey Agita and Friends
5. Panama – Mrs.
Anacita Egana
6. Dominican Republic –
Dr. Dennis Madrigal
7. Argentina – Mr.
Jovito Moral
8. Colombia – Ms. Elvie
Tunogbanua
9. Venezuela – Mrs.
Mary Jane Eranista
4.
The
cultural presentations will be on September 25, 2015 at the UNO-R Gymnasium.
5.
REED
faculty members, CMO staff, and Fr. Latoza shall join in the cultural
presentation.
6.
Each
REED group representatives shall be responsible for their respective
choreographer, schedule of practices, costumes, and props.
7.
Each
faculty advisers shall provide a short background of their respective cultural
dance.
8.
REED
faculty members shall coordinate with Ms. Genie Pedrosa for the schedule of
practices in the Gymnasium.
9.
Deadline
of Cds and background of dances will be on September 14, 2015.
10. General Orientation
of dancers (5 representatives) shall be held on September 16, 2015, 4:00 P.M.
at TV202.
11. All participants of
the cultural show must attend the general technical rehearsal on September 23, 1:30
P.M.
ON-THE-SPOT ESSAY WRITING CONTEST
1.
There
shall be a maximum of two participants (one for English, one for Filipino) per
REED teacher. Pre-Registration Forms can be secured from their respective REED
teachers and to be submitted to Ms. Elvie Tonogbanua at the REED Office on or
before September 16, 2015. Only those who
have pre-registered and submitted the complete requirements are eligible to
join the contest.
2.
The
Essay must be original and must expound the theme, “Caritas et Scientia” — service, community life, interiority,
Marian, moral integrity, peace and justice, love, and passion for excellence.
3.
Writing
materials shall be provided to the contestants.
4.
All
Essays should be written in English/Filipino and shall consist of not less than
500 words nor more than 600 words.
5.
The
entry shall not, in whole or in part, offend any religion, sect or creed, nor
violate neither the standards of decency nor the laws on libel and oral
defamation.
6.
Participants
are to report to Fr. Cuenca Hall by 1:00 PM of September 24, 2015 for the
formal registration and determination of their official contest numbers and
competition briefing. Any late arrivals will be disqualified. The contest will
immediately follow around 1:30 P.M.
7.
All
essays shall automatically become official property of the Religious Education
Department.
8.
No
distinguishing mark or name of the contestant shall appear in the entry.
9.
All
entries shall be judged based on the following criteria:
Content and Relevance to
the theme - 50%
Language/Style - 15%
Organization - 15%
Mechanics (Grammar) - 20%
ON-THE-SPOT POSTER MAKING CONTEST
1.
A
maximum of three (3) pairs of contestants per REED teacher shall be allowed.
Pre-Registration Forms can be secured from REED Advisers and to be submitted to
Ms. Elvie Tonogbanua at the REED Office on or before August 14, 2015. Only those who have pre-registered and submitted the
complete requirements are eligible to join the contest.
2.
Participants
are to report to the University Lobby by 1:00 PM on September 24, 2015 for the
formal registration and determination of their official contest numbers and
competition briefing. Any late arrivals will be disqualified. The contest will
immediately follow around 1:30 P.M.
3.
The
poster must depict/illustrate the theme, “Caritas
et Scientia” — service, community life, interiority, Marian, moral
integrity, peace and justice, love, and passion for excellence.
4.
The
contestants are free to use any medium in making the poster.
5.
The
poster must be done and submitted in ¼ illustration board size.
6.
The
illustration board and other materials must be provided by the contestants.
Allowed materials to be used are as follows: markers/pens/pencil, colored
pencils, crayons, pastel, oil paints, poster color, water, color, ink.
7.
The
poster must be done only on the spot on September 24, 2015 at University Lobby
and must be completed within the allotted time of three hours from 1:30 until
4:30 P.M.
8.
All
entries will be pre-numbered. No signatures, names or other identifying marks
should appear at either side of the material of the entry. All posters will
automatically become official property of the Religious Education Department.
9.
All
entries shall be judged based on the following criteria:
Concept
and
Design
- 30 %
Relevance
to the Theme - 30 %
Originality
- 20 %
Overall
Visual Impact
- 20 %
10. The judging of
entries will be done on September 25 at the University Lobby. Winners will be
announced and awarded in the afternoon.
