Nihang Singh Would Like To Have A Few Words With You

Dear Nihang Singh fans,

He's back! Nihang Singh wants to tell you something...  

Before watching these videos, though, do keep in mind that there is about 1 MONTH left before the deadline! Entries to the SikhNet Youth OnLine Film Festival are due August 31, 2014. That is time enough to decide to make a film that you will never forget, and, perhaps, others won't forget either.

You don't know if you can make something special unless you try. Perhaps that will be an act of courage for you. So if you haven't yet.... START NOW! 

Enjoy these 2 brand new Nihang Singh videos. And watch the 3rd video below about this year's SikhNet Youth OnLine Film Festival theme: UnCommon Courage.

1. Keep the camera steady
   • Shaky camera work might make us sea-sick. Holding your camera still will make viewers more confident in you as a director.
2. Make the sound nice
   • It’s hard to hear the message in film when there are car horns, airplanes, wind blowing into the mic, or the actors are being drowned out by background sounds. Some people even decide to do post film dubbing (where the actors re-record their voice).
3. Work from a script
   • Every film needs a beginning, middle and end. Many videos fall short because they weren’t planned with story structure to start with. So, write it, review it, rewrite it, review it, rewrite it and THEN shoot it.

Prizes
Intermediate Prizes (Ages 18-28.):
- Make Me Cry: $1,000
- Make Me Think: $1,000
- Make Me Laugh: $1,000 (Hint: there tends to be less competition in this area)

Junior Prize (Ages 11-17):
$500 prize for best film

Senior (age 29 and up):
Pat on the back :)

Voting
This year, we are doing a hybrid system: The audience vote will be factored in with the judges votes to determine the winners. More details later. 

Brief Rules

• Theme: Uncommon Courage
• Max film length 25 min.
• Deadline: Aug 31st 2014.

SikhNet.com/FilmFestival

Happy filmmaking!