A few months ago, i was told about a competition that involved me making either a newspaper article, a radio broadcast or a TV report on a politcal issue of my choice. I love filming and so i thought it would be nice to enter a TV report...
Eventually (with 2 weeks until the submission date), i started on my piece on the Energy Crisis in Britain (where i is from). I couldn't get hold of real interviewees so i used my Dad and my head teacher to be energy experts. Anyway, i final finished the entry and struggling to get my DVD burner to work, i sent it off the day before the closing date. Then nothing....
Suddenly, i got a phone call from the competition organiser saying that they had lost some of my details and they needed them becuase my entry had got into the top 6 in the country! I sent off an E-mail with my details and they said they'd keep me informed. Then nothing....
Today, i recieved a letter that said:
Quote: "I am writing, as promised, to inform you that the judging for the National Political Journalism Competition has finally been completed. reaching the national final is a huge achievement, as over 500 teams of young people took part in the competion this year; you should be very proud. As i said before, the standard this year was extremely high and the judges were impressed by the quality of all the entires, especailly at the short-listing level"
My entry was in the short list with 5 others
Quote: "Although the judges felt your lack of "real" interviews was a problem (as yu suspected), and you therefore weren't chosen as one of the winners, they were so impressed by the standard of your entry overall, that it was decided that you would be offered a special award for "Production"."
They're sending it shortly along with more detailed written feedback from the judges (most of whom are or were politcal editors of either a newspaper or a news programme).
So, there you have it; i got me an award. :grin:
My entry will hopefully be posted up on the organisaters website for all you to watch if you're interested. I will give you the link when i see it.
AE