Youth may work individually or as a team to create educational videos about alpacas, cats, cattle (beef/dairy), dogs, goats, herpetology, horses, llamas, poultry, rabbits, sheep, small animals, or swine to enter in the NJ 4-H Animal Science Video Contest. A selection of videos will be shared at the film festival during an afternoon session of the Junior Animal Science Symposium. Youth of the top scoring videos will receive awards. Videos will be scored on educational value, creativity, clarity, pacing, and technical quality (sound, lighting, etc.). Youth are encouraged to have fun and be creative in designing their video entries!
Youth created videos are due March 4.
To enter your video in the contest, register online by Feb. 26. You will then receive a link to use to upload your video and media release form(s).
Entries must:
- be educational—must educate the audience on some aspect of alpacas, cats, cattle (beef/dairy), dogs, goats, herpetology, horses, llamas, poultry, rabbits, sheep, small animals, swine.
- be 3:30 minutes or less (1 point deduction per second over 3:30).
- be uploaded by the end of the day, March 4.
- be the original work of youth in grades 4-13.
- be created from October 2023 - March 2024.
- include the names of all youth responsible for the creation of the video (credits—names and roles).
The youth of the top scoring videos will receive awards at the film festival on March 23 at the Junior Animal Science Symposium.
Videos will be scored on educational value, creativity, clarity, pacing, and technical quality (sound, lighting, etc.)—20 points each, 100 total. See the judging criteria description, tip sheet, and link to previous winners—all available on this site.