- Duration: 2:00 to 12:00 minutes
- Description: Fictional short film that follows a storyline with live action characters demonstrating storytelling and visual artistry.
- Description: At the end of the night guests will vote on their favorite video of the night.
- Duration: 3:00 minutes max
- Definition: Promotional or hype video for an event, school or club. Could follow one specific event or cover a year or season.
- Duration: 2:30 minutes max
- Description: The best factual story profiling a person or group, reporting events, or examining trends delivered through narrative storytelling using creativity in reporting.
- Duration: Song dictates time (3 minute minimum)
- Description: Video accompanying a complete unedited clean song demonstrating storytelling and a 3 minute minimum. This category is for any student to submit a music video not created in an introductory media class.
- Duration: Song dictates time (3 minute minimum)
- Description: Video accompanying a complete unedited clean song demonstrating storytelling and a 3 minute minimum. This category is for any student to submit a music video not created in an introductory media class.
- Duration: 2:30 minutes max
- Description: Video montage of 10 to 30 photos displayed for 3-5 seconds each with music demonstrating storytelling or visual artistry.
- Duration: 3:00 minutes max
- Description: 2D video of a model, scene, sequence, or animated short film demonstrating storytelling or visual artistry.
- Duration: 3:00 minutes max
- Description: 3D video of a model, scene, sequence, or animated short film demonstrating storytelling or visual artistry.
- Duration: 5:00 minutes max
- Description: Non-fictional film that provides a factual record documenting reality for the purposes of education or maintaining a historical record demonstrating storytelling and visual artistry.