Judging is based on five basic criteria: Content, Creativity, Technical Elements – Audio, Technical Elements – Video, and Overall Reaction. There are a total of 15 competitive categories.
All payments or purchase order must be received by Feb. 29, 2024 or the entry may be disqualified. Contact gfairfield@piscatawaynj.org if unable to meet this deadline.
Pay online with PayPal or Credit Card at the registration site, a municipal purchase order, or by check. If you don’t know if you are a current Jersey Access Group member, please contact Linda Besink at: lbesink@gmail.com.
Make checks payable to Jersey Access Group
Mail check or purchase order to:
Jersey Access Group, PO Box 164, Metuchen, NJ 08840
Entries must be no longer than 10 minutes.
If the entry is 10 minutes or less, you will submit the entire program.
If your entry is over 10 minutes, you will submit a video consisting of 3 sections: the opening of the program, a portion from the middle of the program, and the closing of the program minus any credits unless they are part of the program closing; the entire submission is not to exceed 10 minutes in total run time.
Each section of the “Over 10 Minute” entry must be clearly separated as follows:
Begin with the Opening Section: at a time of your choosing, fade to black
followed by 10 seconds of black
then fade up into the middle section; at a time of your choosing, fade to black
followed by 10 seconds of black
then fade up into the ending section: at a time of your choosing, fade to black
the entire entry is not to exceed 10 minutes
How long each section will be is up to you but the committee suggests that you show your program in its best light possible
You must not re-edit the program sections themselves; they must appear as they were originally produced and broadcast (cablecast).
All entries must have a 30 second highlight clip for use as part of the JAG Video Awards presentation. Highlight clips are due by February 29, 2024.
Each entry will be adjudicated in the following method:
Gold (76 to 100% of the maximum score)
Silver (51 to 75% of the maximum score)
Bronze (25 to 50% of the maximum score)
Each category will have the following awards:
Award of Excellence
Award of Distinction
Award of Honor
Ties for the Award of Excellence will be broken
2 Additional Awards will be presented to a JAG member for the following:
Highest Scoring Independent Producer’s entry
Highest Scoring Non-Profit Organization’s entry
These awards are only available to current Independent & Non-Profit JAG Members in good standings.
All adjudication Certificates and Awards will be available for pick up at the JAG Awards Banquet.
Judging and Submitting
Judging is based on five basic criteria: Content, Creativity, Technical Elements – Audio, Technical Elements – Video, and Overall Reaction. There are a total of 15 competitive categories.
Pay online with PayPal or Credit Card at the registration site, a municipal purchase order, or by check. If you don’t know if you are a current Jersey Access Group member, please contact Linda Besink at: lbesink@gmail.com.
Make checks payable to Jersey Access Group
Mail check or purchase order to:
Jersey Access Group, PO Box 164, Metuchen, NJ 08840