Dallas Students Create "Start With Trust" Videos for BBB Student Video Contest
Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) March 04, 2014 -- Two groups of Dallas and Richardson teens are gaining valuable creative and marketing experience by producing videos based on the theme of “Start With Trust®” and sharing the videos on social media for a student film contest sponsored by Better Business Bureau® serving Dallas and Northeast Texas. The students are members of the BTW Film Club of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, and the Magnet Communications Program of Richardson High School in Richardson. The filmmakers can win prizes for themselves and for their schools.
Students worked in teams to produce short videos and are marketing the videos through social media. Platypus Productions, a video production and online marketing firm in Redmond, WA, is providing technical support and guidelines for video production and social media marketing. Prizes will be awarded for the videos that best represent the theme of Start With Trust and get the most views on the BBB Dallas You Tube channel.
See the videos now at youtube.com/thedallasbbb, find your favorites, and share through social media. Follow the contest on Facebook at facebook.com/dallasbbb.
"We are excited to work with these talented students and see the different ways their videos express the theme, Start With Trust,” said Jeannette Kopko, spokesperson for BBB serving Dallas and Northeast Texas. “We hope the students also are having fun creating memorable videos and marketing them through social media.”
“The film club members have been eager to create compelling videos about trust that viewers will want to vote on and share,” said Niloo Jalilvand, Film & Video Technology / Mathematics Instructor, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas, TX.
“Our students have enjoyed the challenge of creating videos with a fresh perspective that will spark conversation and will hopefully get votes,” said Brent Morton, Director of Magnet Communications, Richardson High School, Richardson, TX.
One team will be selected as the overall group winner and one team from each school will be selected as runners up in the BBB Dallas Student Video Showcase. Winners will be named based on how well the theme of trust is conveyed and how many votes their video receives on the Dallas BBB YouTube channel.
There will be a winning group from each school, as well as an overall group winner. Each school’s winning group will receive $600 cash per group and a plaque. The overall group winner will receive 3 GoPro Hero03+ Silver Edition cameras, $600 cash, and a trophy. All student participants will receive a certificate of participation.
The school with the overall group winner will receive a donation of $3,500 in equipment, and the other school will receive $2,500 in equipment.
“Everyone is invited to see these videos and share their favorites,” said Jeannette Kopko. “Visit BBB Dallas on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/thedallasbbb, view video showcase, find your favorites and share by social media. Follow the contest on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/dallasbbb .”
About BBB
BBB Serving Dallas and Northeast Texas is an independent, non-profit business-supported organization that sets and upholds high standards for fair business practices and works for trust in the marketplace. BBB helps consumers find and recommend businesses, brands, and charities they can trust. Businesses that earn BBB accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organization's Standards For Trust. BBB provides services for both BBB Accredited Businesses and non-accredited businesses. BBB services include BBB Business Reviews on businesses, lists of BBB Accredited Businesses by category, customer complaint resolution services, advertising review for truth in advertising, and tips and alerts for consumers and for businesses. Dallas BBB was founded in 1920 and is one of 113 BBBs serving the U.S. and Canada. Last year, people relied on BBBs 124.5 million times for Business Reviews, consumer tips, and scam alerts. For more, start at http://www.bbb.org.
Jeannette Kopko, BBB Serving Dallas and Northeast Texas, http://www.dallas.bbb.org, +1 214-740-0320, [email protected]
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