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Best First Year Audio Project

This category is accepting audio submissions of either podcasts or collaborative radio shows. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 104; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their content and overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 104

Best First Year Digital Media Project

This category is accepting graphics, posters, album covers, or motion graphics. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 103; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on their visual cohesion and overall design.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 103

Best First Year Project - Video Production

This category is accepting video submissions produced in either video art, single-camera or multi-camera format. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 213, RTA 201 or RTA 243; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their narrative and overall production.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 201 RTA 213, RTA 243.

Best First Year Project - New Media

This category is accepting computational works, or experience design pieces. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 222, or RTA 223; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the work, and the artistic direction.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 222, RTA 223.

Best First Year Project - Sport Media

This category is accepting video productions, multi-camera, single camera or features. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 106; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the content and the overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 106.

Best Intermediate Video Production: Media Production

This category is accepting video productions, multi-camera, single camera, features or documentary. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 313, RTA 314, RTA 983, or RTA 984; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the content and the overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 313, RTA 314, RTA 983, RTA 984.

Best Intermediate Video Production: Sport Media

This category is accepting video productions, multi-camera, single camera, features or documentary. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 234, RTA 330, RTA 957 ; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the content and the overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 234, RTA 330, RTA 957.

Best Intermediate Audio Production

This category is accepting audio submissions. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 311, RTA 907, RTA 921, RTA 971, RTA 972, RTA 974, or RTA 981; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their content and overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 311, RTA 907, RTA 921, RTA 971, RTA 972, RTA 974, RTA 981.

Best Intermediate Digital Media Production

This category is accepting digital-based media projects. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 312, RTA 317, RTA 320, RTA 933, RTA 975, RTA 979, RTA 982, or RTA 993; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on their visual cohesion and overall design.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 312, RTA 317, RTA 320, RTA 933, RTA 975, RTA 979, RTA 982, RTA 993.

Best Narrative Script/Written Project

This category is accepting scripts or written pieces. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for RTA 909, RTA 926, RTA 941, RTA 942, RTA 943, RTA 944, RTA 945, or RTA 991; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their writing and overall project. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the content and the overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 909, RTA 926, RTA 941, RTA 942, RTA 943, RTA 944, RTA 945, RTA 991.

Best Intermediate Tangible Media Piece

This category is accepting projects created in the second or third year New Media curriculum, where possible projects include (but are not limited to) Robotics, Interactivity, and Coding Projects. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 320, RTA 928, RTA 948, RTA 953, or RTA 959; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judge on the quality of their content and overall production value.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 320, RTA 928, RTA 948, RTA 953, RTA 959.

Best Intermediate Computational Media Piece

This category is accepting submissions of projects coded in Processing, Arduino, HTML, CSS or other common languages. Eligible submissions must have been created within the RTA curriculum for RTA 321, RTA 925, RTA 953, RTA 954, RTA 958, RTA 962, or RTA 968; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Submissions for this category will be judged on the quality and artistic approach of the computational arts project.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 321, RTA 925, RTA 953, RTA 954, RTA 958, RTA 962, RTA 968.

Best Intermediate Sports On-Air Feature

This category is accepting the submissions for on-air performances in video productions, multi-camera, or single camera, features, and live sport productions. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 233, RTA 234, RTA 236, RTA 330 and RTA 955; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the content and performance.

Eligible Course Codes

RTA 233, RTA 234, RTA 236, RTA 330, RTA 955.

Best SpiritLive Show

This category is accepting radio show submissions. Eligible submissions must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media as a part of SpiritLive show for the 2017-2018 school year.. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their programming and overall production value.

Best Documentary

This category is accepting fact-based documentary submissions. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for an RTA course; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the content and the overall production value.

Best Audio Post-Production

This category is accepting audio submissions. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for any RTA class; they must have been created by a student within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of the ADR, Foley, or SFX, and the overall production value.

Best Live Event

This category is accepting both live event planning and multi-camera coverage. Eligible submissions must have been created within the curriculum for any RTA class; they must have been created by a student within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their coverage (or in the absence of such, EPKs and Production Bibles (PDF format) can be submitted to illustrate the merits of the production.

Best Maker Project

This category is accepting any project that is DIY based. This includes using any available equipment such as the 3-D printers, laser cutters, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and any other new media specific equipment.All projects must have been created within the RTA curriculum. Projects must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the artistic quality, and ingenuity of the project.

Best Experience Piece

Submissions for this category will be judged on the quality of an interactive based project created students in the RTA School of Media. Projects that can be submitted include OpenCV/Kinect, escape rooms, apps, or any other interactive piece. Projects must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018.

The RTA Student’s Choice Award presented by FCAD

This category is accepting project submissions in any artistic medium. Eligible submissions must have been created beyond the RTA curriculum as an extracurricular activity, and cannot have been used for class credit; they must have been created by students within the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 18, 2018. Judges will narrow submissions down to five nominees for the RTA student body to vote on. Each student is entitled to one vote through their Ryerson email.

Best Practicum – Media Production

This category is accepting practicum submissions for Media Production. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 701; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 15, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the overall quality of their practicum.

Best Practicum – Sport Media

This category is accepting practicum submissions for Sport Media. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 431; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 15, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the overall quality of their practicum.

Best Thesis Project – New Media

This category is accepting practicum submissions for New Media. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 82A/B; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 15, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the overall quality of their practicum.

Best Practicum – Written

This category is accepting practicum submissions for Media Production. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 703 or RTA 705; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 15, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their written work. The work being judged is not eligible for submission if it has already been produced.

Best Cinematography in a Practicum – Media Production

This category is accepting practicum submissions for Media Production. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 701; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 15, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their cinematography. The work being judged must have been completed by a 4th year student currently enrolled in the RTA School of Media and not an external hire.

Best Storytelling in a Practicum – Sport Media

This category is accepting practicum submissions for Sport Media. Eligible submissions must have been created for within the curriculum for RTA 431; they must have been created by students in the RTA School of Media; they must have been created between March 21, 2017 and March 15, 2018. Nominees for this category will be judged on the quality of their storytelling within a given project. The work being judged must have been completed by a 4th year student currently enrolled in the RTA School of Media and not an external hire.

New Media Community Engagement Award

This category is accepting submissions for New Media students in the 3rd and 4th years of study. Ideal nominees are students who have made significant contributions to the various events, activities and programming in the New Media curricular and co-curricular space, and/or have created and introduced new programming or other activities in the New Media community within RTA. A brief description of the activity is required for submission, and can be supported by any relevant audio/visual elements available. Students can submit on behalf of themselves, or as a recommendation for another student.