B&H Photo is happy to provide you with the opportunity to share a short piece from your film with our readers. What we are looking for is a clip no more than three minutes long that showcases a shot or series of shots that stand out or were extremely difficult to accomplish. The clip should include any behind-the-scenes footage and audio voice-over commentary that you wish. Please make sure to highlight what made this shot so unique or important to the film. For example, let us know if you used specialty gear in an interesting way, or perhaps you were faced with a particularly difficult acting situation, extreme makeup concerns, post effects, or you were trying out an odd physical effect. Whatever it is, we want to see it and share it with our readers. To submit, just read and follow the directions. We look forward to viewing your shots. You can see all the accepted submissions on the Show Us Your Shot landing page and join in on the conversation and community.
Guidelines
What to Submit
- The completed video (no more than three minutes long)
- A one-hundred-word written description of what you are submitting with a secure link to your film's web page in a Word document (Links must be https:// only; we cannot publish non-secure links)
- A 500-character Bio (Word document)
- An image of you for the web page
- Additional BTS images that may be used
Content
- Submissions are to be no longer than three minutes long, from start to finish
- Submissions must be a single clip incorporating any behind-the-scenes footage and voice-over commentary
- You can submit entries that are from complete works, or from works in progress
- Think: family friendly
- No profanity or objectionable language
- No nudity, no sex
- No recording of actual criminal acts
- No politics, political ads, or use of political figures
- No firing of guns real or simulated
- Do not submit a promotional or sales video for a product or service. Any submission deemed too commercial will be rejected.
- B&H Photo is the sole judge of what will or will not be accepted
Technical
Video
Minimum Resolution – 1920 x 1080
Encoding - .MOV or .mp4 are the best way to go. Do not use Apple Intermediate, HDV 720P60, Avid Merridian or DNxHQ, CineForm, SWF, WMA lossless CODECS
Audio
Voice-Over – We recommend lowering the source video's audio when there is voice-over.
Panning – Center all tracks
Normalize – to 0.0 dB or -0.5 dB
Structure of the Video
- Please submit a single video clip, adhering to the technical specs above
- Recommended structure is to start with an excerpt from your film without voice-over, followed by the slate, followed by the voice-over/BTS portion of the submission
- The slate should last about five seconds and include the name of the film, your name, your position on the film, and what you are showing
- Unless there is a compelling reason otherwise, such as the entire film is less than a minute long, the slate should appear within the first 20 seconds of your submission
Please check out our FAQ Page.
Submitting your Project
We can download your video via Vimeo, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Please follow the instructions below for whichever system you use.
Vimeo: Upload your video to Vimeo and make it private. For privacy settings please select:
- Who can watch this video – People with password
- Or People with the private link
- Make sure that download is allowed
Dropbox, Google Drive, or other file sharing process: You must send an open link so that it can be downloaded by our IT department and is not locked to the email address.
Send your submission to: [email protected] with the Word documents, still photos, and a download link to your video, along with any necessary passwords.
Legal
By submitting your content to B&H, you hereby grant B&H a revocable, non-limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to broadcast, exhibit, market, or otherwise distribute the content in connection with the Show Us Your Shot: Behind the Scenes Video Showcase, and you represent and warrant that you have the legal right to do so. Further, you hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold B&H harmless from and against any and all claims arising from a breach of the foregoing.
Use of B&H websites are subject to the B&H privacy policies in effect at the time of use. B&H websites such as Explora can contain links to external sites and social media pages including those of photographers, artists, and other contributors. B&H does not assume responsibility and is not liable for your data privacy on any external sites. Please consult the privacy policy of the site/s.