Science happens on the edge of what is known.

Edge, the Cambridge Science Festival’s first national video contest, demonstrates how science, technology, engineering and math can surprise us, inspire us, or simply make us laugh. Create a video to raise awareness about cancer, a mock news cast on cloning, or super fast animation of the Big Bang. Make us laugh or cry, your videos can be light-hearted, corny, or serious; just remember to keep a smile on your face behind the scenes. Deadline is April 10, 2010! 

Here are some tips to keep your video fresh and exciting:

• Music! A good soundtrack can make or break a video.
• Own it! Be fully invested in what you are doing - commit!
• Give it a good title. An interesting title with words like 'exclusive' or 'behind the scenes' in it attracts a  larger audience.
• Try to use a proper video camera. Cell phone videos are acceptable, but a higher quality camera will keep your audience interested. 

Rules

1. Your Edge video can be about anything to do with science, technology, engineering, or math. Include some form of music - even dancing if you feel so inclined!

2. Keep your video between 5 seconds to 5 minutes long (no larger than 2 gb).

3. All contestants must be enrolled as a student in college, high school, or middle school.

4. Submissions are due April 10, 2010. To submit your video, upload it to YouTube, then email the link to cambridgescifest@gmail.com, with the subject "Edge Video Contest". Please convert your video to a mpeg-2, mpeg-4, or flv format before uploading (see http://media-convert.com/ for assistance with conversion). If you are unfamiliar with this, send us your Edge video and we will convert it for you. Mail your video on DVD to:

Cambridge Science Festival
MIT Museum, N52-200
265 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

5. When submitting your video, please include your name, school, title of your video, your email address and phone number. Also, include a brief explanation about your video.

6. You may submit multiple videos.

7. Movies that contain nudity, sexually explicit scenes, or socially offensive material will be rejected.

8. If your entry is selected as a winner you will be asked to submit a file of your Edge video for the final screening, where your video will be showcased at the Cambridge Science Festival Carnival on April 24!