| F.A.Q. |
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| GET YOUR SHOW ON SHOW OFF |
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| Can I upload or email clips
from my computer? |
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Yes!
You can upload your larger clips by visiting www.showoffuk.com
and following the upload instructions.
Use your PC to email smaller clips to video@showoffuk.com
Remember – do not edit down your clips or add graphics or slow-motion
replays. This may prevent your clip from being useable.
You must include a contact number or address with your email –
if your clip is selected for use, we will need to send you a form
to be completed by the people featured in your video.
Without completing this form you cannot be shown on tv. |
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| Do you accept videos
filmed on a mobile phone? |
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| Yes! Having filmed
your video on your phone, you can use the email facility on your phone
handset to send us your clip. (We unfortunately cannot accept clips
via MMS – multimedia messages do not deliver videos to us in
a quality clear enough for TV.)
Just open an email – and insert your video as an attachment.
Don’t forget to include your name and contact details in your
email.
The address to email your video to is: video@showoffuk.com
Ideally you will have set your phone camera to record the video
in HIGH QUALITY (You can do this in the Camera Settings on your
handset) but if you forgot to do this before filming your clip,
then send it anyway – the picture may still be clear enough
for TV.
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| What format should
I send the clip? |
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| Remember –
the bigger your file size the better. 720 x 576 or 360 x 288 is the
ideal screen size to show your clip on TV. Any lower than 180 x 144
– and we may not be able to blow your video up to a TV size.
PAL format is preferred, but if you have to send it as NTSC please
state in your email that it is an NTSC file.
The file types accepted for uploading now are mp4, avi, wmv, mov,
swf, gif, 3gp, 3g2, 3gpp.
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| What is the address
for posting tapes and DVD’s? |
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| The address for posting
tapes and DVD’s to the programme is:
SHOW OFF!
PO BOX 58321
LONDON
NW1W 9HE
Please ensure you enclose your name, address, email and telephone
number and a note explaining how many clips you are sending, and
where they can be found on the tape or DVD.
Tapes can be sent all year round.
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| What Tape/DVD format
is acceptable? |
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| You can copy your
tapes onto a VHS (the regular-size tapes that play in your video recorders
at home) and send us the copy. We accept clips on Mini DV, CD–R
and DVD. You can also upload your clips to our website.
IMPORTANT: If the material on your original tape is irreplaceable,
we recommend that you send in a copy. While we make every effort
to look after your tapes, damage may occur in transit, or the tape
could get lost in the post (although this is extremely rare, as
with anything sent by mail we cannot guarantee that it will reach
its destination).
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| How do I know if
my tape/DVD has been received, and are they returned? |
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| A ‘confirmation
of receipt’ email will be sent out to you within 3 weeks of
posting your tape. This will also give you your own tape reference
number. If you do not receive an email within this time, please contact
us at enquiries@showoffuk.com.
We do not return the videos we receive. Should you decide to send
in your original tape and would like it returned, you can send it
by recorded delivery along with a stamped, self addressed envelope.
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| How many clips
can I send and how do I know if any of the clips have been selected?
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You can send in as
many clips as you like – the more the merrier! (and the better
your chances of getting one on the show …)
When we email you, you will find an attached letter informing you
whether we have short-listed and made copies of your clip(s) for our
video files. If we have short-listed a clip, you will then receive
a 'copyright & consent for use' questionnaire that you need to
complete and return. |
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| What happens then?
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| Once on our files,
your clip is then available for use in our shows. We may show the
clip more than once for repeated viewing. We cannot give any guarantees,
however, that a clip will be selected. You are free to withdraw your
clip for any reason at any time, at which point we will delete it
from our files.
If your clip is selected for a show, we will contact you via email
letting you know the first transmission date.
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| How long does the
viewing and selection process take? |
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| A long time! We need
you to be patient with us. Post or upload your clip then forget about
it for a few weeks! We’ll be in touch when it’s your turn
to show off! |
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