AF announces "For Airmen, By Airmen" video contest Published Dec. 5, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs is conducting a recruiting and retention video contest open to all Airmen. The goal of the contest is to provide an opportunity for Airmen to develop and produce videos to capture their vision of an effective Air Force recruiting and retention TV commercial. The videos will be in the "mission-documentary" format, in which Airmen talk about what they do for the Air Force and our Nation. All video contest entries will be due to the 435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office by Jan. 7, for review before forwarding to U.S. Air Forces in Europe Public Affairs and on to SAF/PA. A chief of staff of the Air Force coin and congratulatory letter will be awarded to the winners in each category, and letters to the runners-up in each category. All videos submitted in either category will be posted to Air Force Blue Tube, where all Airmen can view and download them. The guidelines for submission are: -- Send a high quality recruiting video for possible use in the next Air Force recruiting and retention advertising campaign. -- Submit in one of two categories: (1) Professional team and (2) Individual Airman. -- Don't send videos with a soundtrack or background music (though suggestions are welcome), or send videos that violate Air Force ethics standards. -- Videos should be between 27 to 30 seconds long and no larger than 40MB -- The minimum video dimensions are 640x480. -- Acceptable video formats: QuickTime, MPEG1, MPEG4, Windows Media, AVI -- Preferred specifications: Windows Media Video 9. Total bit rate of 700kbps at 480x360, QuickTime (MPEG4 h.264 codec). Total bit rate of 700kbps at 480x360 -- Avoid filming anything that could be construed as copyright infringement. This includes, but is not limited to: background music, visible logos, endorsing a product, using any video footage that does not belong to you -- Publicly available multimedia for use: · Video: www.dvidshub.mil, www.defenseimagery.mil, www.af.mil · Images: www.defenseimagery.mil, www.af.mil · Music: www.usafband.af.mil For more information or clarification, contact 435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs or check out the SAF/PA CoP.