Calling children, designers & film-makers
MYLAPORE TIMES is organising two contests and a project for film-makers in connection with Madras Day. Here are details:
It’s of, by and for YOU
The 2010 celebrations of Madras Day that is Chennai Dinam will take place from August 15th to 22nd.
Being one of the catalysts of this event, I thought it would be appropriate for me to trigger an interest in all those people who want to take a lead in the celebrations.
Madras Day is of, by and for the people of this wonderful city.
What began as a one-day event has now become a week-long affair with over 100 events across the city.
Talks, heritage walks, exhibitions, contests, sales, film shows, music and dance... all these have been conceived, hosted and run by people.
We do not have a centralised command, we do not engage an event management company, we do not go after sponsorship and funds.
But we do seek out hyperactive communities, groups and clubs who have the capacity, resources and passion to get involved, come up with their own event and celebrate this city.
Here are some leads you can build on now (we are a few weeks away from the event).
- If you live in an interesting neighbourhood you can organise a heritage walk and make people aware of the greatness of the area.
- Adyar, Tiruvanmiyur, Vadapalani, Vepery, George Town, Kottur, Royapuram, Gopalapuram, Triplicane. Every neighbourhood has its landmarks, its famous people and its distinct architecture. Do some research, plan the route and invite people and end the walk with a nice breakfast!
- If you have senior people who have stories to share of Madras of the 40s, 50s and 60s, organise a talk.
- If people can share old photos of the city, present a slide show or have an exhibition.
- A show on Anna Nagar or of K K Nagar or of East Coast Road as it was 25 years ago. The neighbourhood will be fascinated.
- Organise a fun cycle/bike/car rally – give people clues on the city’s less-known landmarks and drive them off to locate them. End with a picnic at Fort St. George or in Guindy Park or atop St. Thomas Mount.
Your effort is vital to celebrate this city. You can get backgrounders on the past celebrations at www.themadrasday.in. If you have queries, mail them to madrasday@yahoo.com. And when you do finalise your event share the info with us.
Vincent D’ Souza |
1. Design a T-Shirt contest
A contest for the graphic / fashion / digital designers of the city to show their creativity to design a T-shirt for the city.
The design should reflect the spirit, uniqueness of Chennai. It should also carry the legend – CHENNAI – inside the design or outside it. The design can be done using Adobe/CorelDraw design softwares.
How to submit your entries:
Submit your design as a jpeg file or a PDF file (700 x 700 pixels size of minimum 150 dpi). You may submit your design as a jpeg file through email to madrasday@yahoo.com or mail the CD with the design to: The Organisers, The Madras Day, c/o Mylapore Times, 77 C. P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai - 600 018.
Last date to submit your entries August 5, 2010.
The best design will WIN Rs.2500 and a certificate.
The BEST submission for this contest may be used on a T-shirt planned for next year.
Or, the best designer will be invited to create a unique design for future use.
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2. Multimedia Presentation Contest for City Schools
Contest date: August 17, 2010
Last date for submission of entries: August 11, 2010
This contest encourages city school students to explore Chennai’s history and heritage and present the topic of their choice in multimedia form.
Buildings and monuments, religious places and tiled houses, colonies, forested areas and lakes, institutions – be they cinema houses, schools, business houses... any of them can be the subject of your presentation.
The contest is open to schoolchildren studying in classes 8 to 12.
A school can send only one team. Each team MUST have three members.
Guidelines for the contest
a) Identify a less known landmark to focus your project on and ask your school teacher to seek the approval of the organisers. (Please do not choose well known places like Central Station/Sri Parthasarathy Temple/Fort St. George /etc.) Call the organiser, Revathi, at 98405 44629 and get the project approved and registered before you set out to work on it.
b) Once the project is approved, do some research at the desk and then undertake a tour of the place to take pictures on the spot, notes and interview people who can give you more inputs.
c) Back at your desk, put the project together with pictures and the main points in the Power Point presentation capsule and explanation notes written on sheets of paper (Do not dump all info / text into the PP capsule).
d) At the contest, your team of three students (all of them) will take turns at the mike to present the project using the PP. You can use your notes for reference as you speak in English or Tamil.
e) The duration of the complete presentation – PowerPoint and Oral – should not exceed 10 minutes. Participants should be prepared to answer on-the-spot questions from the judges.
f) Use of the standard design templates only in MS Office 2000 / XP is permitted. DO NOT download templates from the Internet.
g) The PowerPoint presentation should be submitted to the organisers on or before August 11th 5.30 p.m. in a Compact Disc (CD). Address for submission – Mylapore Times, 77 C.P. Ramaswamy Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18. (Please courier the pack. We do not entertain hand delivered entries!)
h) The team should retain a copy of the CD and bring it to the venue of the contest. The organisers will provide a PC and a projector at the venue to help you make a good presentation.
i) Contest is open to first 20 teams to register on first come first served basis.
j) The contest will take place on August 17th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch break at about 12.30 p.m.
k) The best THREE presentations will be awarded TROPHIES and certificates. All participants will be given certificates. The prize-giving function will be held on the same day at about 4 p.m.
l) Prizes will be awarded based on quality of research / presentation of old/new pictures-visuals / presentation format and answers to the questions posed by the judges.
3. Frames of Chennai (Documentaries on our city)
This is all about producing films on Madras that is Chennai. On its people and places, its landmarks and its institutions, its lifetrends and its communities.
We produce films through the year and screen the best at a festival during the MADRAS DAY/WEEK.
The project for 2010 is now open to students of Vis Comm and Media, Film and Botany and History, to young film-makers, artists and writers and journalists, to anyone who loves Chennai and is capable of making small documentary films.
How to be part of this project
Submit a note in 100 words on the THEME OF THE DOCUMENTARY FILM you wish to produce and how you plan to do it. We are particular that the research on the subject is done well. We can provide resource people and material on your subject to make sure the script and visuals are good and factual.
We give you a bonus – Entries whose subjects and material are good will also get a onetime fund of Rs. 2000 for your expenses.
Note: Only one person who plans to produce/direct the documentary should apply. He/she in turn can employ others for shooting/editing/sound design, etc.
We also accept for screening any documentaries on Chennai that you may have made in the past.
Screening: Selected films will be screened at a city venue on August 21 afternoon. Certificates will be given to all team members for films accepted by organisers.
Contact – Vincent D’Souza at 98410 49155
Email: madrasday@yahoo.com
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REVATHI (mailrevathi@ gmail.com), another coordinator of Madras Week, is organising two participatory programmes for children.
1. Photowalk for children
Coordinated by N. Ramaswamy of http://chennai dailyfoto.wordpress.com
Starts on August 1st at 7-8 a.m. (approximately). Open to children of classes 5 to 12.
Route: From Rathna Cafe to Presidency College on the Bharathi Salai
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On August 8th 7-8 a.m. (approximately)
Route: From Ega theatre upto Pachaiyappa’s College on Poonamallee High Road
Children with a camera (any type) and who love Chennai can join. Prior registration required. Limited to first 25 registrations on each of these days. Contact 98405 44629 – Revathi, for registration.
Selected photographs will be printed and displayed in an exhibition at various venues during the Madras Week (from August 15th to 22nd).
Parents and adult photo enthusiasts are also welcome to join the walk, but the exhibition will be of photographs taken only by the children.
Please carry your own water bottles.
2. Madras Kathai Contest – Grand old stories of Chennai
Last Date: August 7, 2010. Open to students of class 6-10.
Listen to stories on Madras from your parents, grandparents or a neighbour who is a senior citizen. Write down the stories and e-mail them through the website www.themadrasday.in/madraskathai.php or mail hard copy to YOCee, New no. 15, ‘Sri Padma’, Karpagam Garden First Main Road, Adyar, Chennai 20.
The story should be of a specific area/neighbourhood. Not of the entire city of Chennai. Your story should not be of more than 300 words. Prizes for the best THREE entries. Details on www.themadrasday.in/
All info on Madras Day events are posted at www.themadrasday.in
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