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Video Challenge

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Rules & Information

For the 2022 Spaceport America Cup, ESRA will once again be running a Technical Challenge for the best team video. This video must be between 2-5 minutes long and covers the team’s year-long journey to the Spaceport America Cup and include onboard launch video, and some footage at the event. 
New Sponsor!!
GoPro has recently signed up to sponsor the event. GoPro will be offering cameras to fly on your rockets. You can swap out existing GoPros for newer models that you don't have to buy. This will make unfortunate events a little easier to swallow. Additionally, GoPro would like to mount cameras on the outside of some rockets, so if you are looking for some airbrakes to lower your altitude, then feel free to reach out.


Videos should include the following to score maximum points from the Video Challenge judging committee:
  • Videos should include a good combination of photos, video, and music
  • Videos should clearly show a progressive timeline of your team participating in the design, build, test, travel, and launch of your project
  • Include images or video of community outreach events
  • Team video should answer the question “Why did your team enter the Spaceport America Cup competition?”
  • Team video should answer the question “How has this competition prepared you for a future career?” 
  • Onboard video of launch at the Spaceport Cup, and some clips at the event.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
  • Videos should be professional, entertaining, and inspirational 
  • All submitted videos should have quality editing, transitions, artistic scenes and a strong story line
  • Make sure to include excellent visual appeal (good combination of still photos versus live video)
  • Videos should clearly show the energy and excitement of the competition and efforts the team have made

PRIZES SUPPLIED BY GoPro & ESRA:
  • 3 Separate Prizes will be awarded at the closing ceremonies
    • Best Overall Video Submission
    • Best Onboard Video Submission
    • SPECIAL PRIZE!   - Best 360 camera footage
  • Submitted videos will be played prior to the beginning of the awards ceremony and immediately following
  • The winning teams will have their video played during the awards presentation

SUBMISSION: 
  • Videos must be submitted on a USB stick labeled with your team name and ID number to the Launch Operations Information table. Find or ask for Dustin Koehler if you have questions or need to submit your video.
  • Videos should be submitted as early as possible between Thursday, 6/22, and 9 a.m. on Saturday, 6/24/2023. This means you will likely need to launch before Saturday, unless you are really lucky on your recovery, and fast at editing.

**ESRA, Spaceport America, and GoPro will have non-exclusive rights to all videos submitted** 
This means you can still use and share them and you will still own them, but we can use them on any media platforms in present and future, and those mediums that do not yet exist. We can also share with our sponsors allowing them to share on their media platforms. We will not sell for profit, but the organizations and sponsors using the footage will benefit in the from of advertising their companies and organizations.
Additionally, video footage from GoPro cameras will be accessible to teams, but you may not be allowed to use the footage until later this year. All students will be required to fill out a form which has more non-disclosure information from GoPro. See HeroX for more information.


A downloadable copy of this rules and information page is available on the SA Cup Documents & Forms page.

ESRA Live Stream

ESRA will again be live streaming the 2023 IREC. Teams will be required to submit a video before the event in two parts. A full version and a shorter vison, only including introductions for the college, team name, and team leads. As these videos are required before the competition, they do not count as a submission to the video challenge. However, being the efficient future engineer that you are, students are highly encouraged to use the same video and splice in the launch footage and some event footage into the existing video, then submit as the video Challenge. 

See HeroX for more details on required videos. Below is a video giving some great tips on what we are looking for. Keep in mind the full video should be NO MORE than 5 mins. Ideally videos should be closer to 2.5 mins in length.
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    • 2021 Virtual SA Cup
    • 2020 SA Cup
    • 2019 SA Cup
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      • 2010 IREC - 5th Anniversary
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