Stony Brook
University, in cooperation with the NYU Film Department, is holding a nationwide
contest to produce videos depicting vivid friendships between Jews and Muslims.
The videos will be used in a study intended to enhance positive feelings
and reduce anxiety and distrust between Jewish and Muslim college
students.
THERE WILL BE PRIZES OF $2000 FOR FIRST-PLACE AND $1000 FOR SECOND PLACE. THERE ALSO WILL BE FIVE $200 AWARDS FOR SUBMISSIONS THAT RECEIVE HONORABLE MENTION,
GUIDELINES
EACH CONTESTANT MUST SUBMIT TWO VIDEOS:
The first video will depict a friendship between a Muslim and a Jew. The second will show a friendship between two people whose religious identities are not apparent in any way.
The videos should run between two and eight minutes. The main characters may be either two young women or two young men, from 17 to 25 years of age. The plots can be either fictional or based on real-life friendships. The important thing is that the friendships should be vibrant and the plots engaging. Actors should have no foreign accent and there should be no romantic or sexual interest between the friends.
The first video should make the religious affiliation of the friends obvious in some way. It could simply give them first names like Baruch and Muhammad, or recognizable Jewish and Muslim family names. Or something in their conversation or the action of the plot could make their identities plain. If the pair are women, the Muslim's dress could be a good indicator of her identity.
The second video should follow the same guidelines for length, quality, etc. It could involve the same actors or different ones, and the plot and setting should be similar to the first video, if possible. Either way, it should not reveal the religious identities of the friends.
DEADLINE:
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 1, 2013, Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and contestants should email links to Professors Stephen Spector and Arthur Aron at Aron_Spector_Research_Study@stonybrook.edu If you have questions, you may email Professor Aron.
THERE WILL BE PRIZES OF $2000 FOR FIRST-PLACE AND $1000 FOR SECOND PLACE. THERE ALSO WILL BE FIVE $200 AWARDS FOR SUBMISSIONS THAT RECEIVE HONORABLE MENTION,
GUIDELINES
EACH CONTESTANT MUST SUBMIT TWO VIDEOS:
The first video will depict a friendship between a Muslim and a Jew. The second will show a friendship between two people whose religious identities are not apparent in any way.
The videos should run between two and eight minutes. The main characters may be either two young women or two young men, from 17 to 25 years of age. The plots can be either fictional or based on real-life friendships. The important thing is that the friendships should be vibrant and the plots engaging. Actors should have no foreign accent and there should be no romantic or sexual interest between the friends.
The first video should make the religious affiliation of the friends obvious in some way. It could simply give them first names like Baruch and Muhammad, or recognizable Jewish and Muslim family names. Or something in their conversation or the action of the plot could make their identities plain. If the pair are women, the Muslim's dress could be a good indicator of her identity.
The second video should follow the same guidelines for length, quality, etc. It could involve the same actors or different ones, and the plot and setting should be similar to the first video, if possible. Either way, it should not reveal the religious identities of the friends.
DEADLINE:
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS DECEMBER 1, 2013, Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and contestants should email links to Professors Stephen Spector and Arthur Aron at Aron_Spector_Research_Study@stonybrook.edu If you have questions, you may email Professor Aron.
Applicants who are selected to receive prizes must agree to give the Stony Brook friendship study team rights to the use of the videos. In our expanded study, we will give full credit to the creators of the videos.
