LONG-FORM REPORTAGE VIDEO

assessment criteria

Format & Structure

• Video must be no longer than 3 minutes. This does NOT include credit roll. Must be filmed in landscape! 

• Must have a title of no more than 140 characters. 

• Must be submitted to the National Operator in a file format supported on YouTube.  

• Must be technically and artistically of good quality. This includes composition, lighting, color, sharpness, and subject. 

• Recommended to have an introduction and conclusion, use a documentary or reporter/interview style and answer the questions of who, what, where, when why and how. Music is not recommended.  

  
  

Honest & Unbiased Reporting

• Facts, statistics, and scientific information must be supported by credible sources. 

• Any quotes used must be from real and credible sources. 

• Sources used in the video must be cited either in a credit roll at the end of the video or with a separate ‘References’ list.  

• It is recommended that approximately 70% of the final video should be made up of students’ own original images, video footage and audio. If additional images (photographs, illustrations, diagrams, etc.), video footage or audio is used, the original author/source must be cited 

• The video is a fair and truthful representation of reality and the subject(s) and/or scene(s) have not been manipulated or altered.

  
  

Constructive & Well-Rounded Perspective

• The video is original in subject and/or scope. The student has picked a challenging and/or creative topic or has depicted a topic in a different and/or creative way.  

• The participant has engaged in fieldwork and conducted research and interviews (either in-person or over the phone) outside of their school grounds. 

  
  

Originality & Independence

• The video is original in subject and/or scope. The participant has picked a challenging and/or creative topic or has depicted a topic in a different and/or creative way.  

• The participant has engaged in fieldwork and conducted research for the video outside of their school grounds. 

  
  

Dissemination

A total of 5 points may be awarded for dissemination through the following channels: 

• Personal Sphere = 1 Point 

• School Community = 1 Point 

• National Operator Organization = 1 Point 

• National Media (Newspaper, TV, radio) = 2 Points 

Evidence of dissemination must be submitted with the photographs and published on Exposure below the Photo Story.

NOTES

Use of any form of AI will not be accepted in this category. Points should be deducted should the use of AI be detected.

Long-form reporting video should be recorded in landscape.

Long-form reporting video entries can also be included as entries as part of the International Collaboration category

**Note for National Operators: max 3 entries (1 for each age group: 11-14 years, 15-18 years, 19-25 years) for International Competition., Regardless of the type of video (Long-form or Short-form)