Wind Player, Battery, or Mallet Audition Video 2 Guidelines
Solo Audition - “Show Us Your Stuff” (No Marching Required):
VIDEO INTENT: To display the best representation of your musicality, technique, and virtuosity on your instrument.
VIDEO CONTENT
Music: You may include ANY music that showcases your strengths and talents on your instrument.
Location: The video may be a concert or rehearsal situation, but you must be clearly visible and your playing must be clearly heard on the video among the other musicians.
NOTE: You will only be able to upload one video for this segment of the audition, so if you have multiple video segments, you must compile them to one video to be submitted online.
Video Length: All compiled segments of this video should not exceed 2 minutes in length.
ADJUDICATION: Judges will consider your musicality, technique, and virtuosity on your instrument.
VIDEO UPLOAD: Go to http://aamb.opusevent.com and click "New User" to create your application and upload your audition videos.
Video Production Tips
Camera Distance: If a camera is being staged, back your camera up enough to show your head and instrument throughout the audition. If using an existing video, only include segments that show and feature you.
Video Format: Flash (.flv) is the easiest and recommended video format for audition upload (see conversion ideas below)
Other Acceptable Video Formats: wmv, avi, mov, mpg, mpeg and mp4
File size restriction for uploading video: Video compression rates should be roughly 9 seconds per 1 MB. If your file is larger than 100 MB, then you should open it in your video editing software and export it to a new, compressed file with one of the accepted formats and a higher compression setting.
Some Sites to convert a video file to Flash (.flv) – (for your convenience, following are only a few resources available for video conversion. MENC does not endorse or warrant any products or information on these Web sites)
- http://media-convert.com/ – Free site – no download necessary
- http://download.cnet.com – free site to convert or compress
- Upload your video to YouTube - then go to http://keepvid.com and download as Flash file (.flv)
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