Sorry it’s taken me this long to post the winner of this year’s Phylm Prize. It was a nail biter. In fact, no two judges voted for the same number one. So we had to have a run off. To see the winner of my $100, watch the video below. Then scroll down and catch the top ten entries in their entirety.
Here are the top ten highest ranked entries, according to YouTube ratings as of May 31, 2007. They are ordered by date of posting.
1 comment June 7th, 2007
So I’ve received a few emails from people who just missed entering the Phylm Prize. As you may remember from the rules, May 1-14 is the YouTube rating window, an opportunity for the YouTube community to rate entries. The official judging begins on the 15th with the winner being announced on the 1st of June. Given the current number of videos, we’ve decided to accept entires during the rating window. That means, the submission deadline has effectively been pushed back to May 14th at midnight GMT. So get working; you still have a shot at my $100.
Add comment May 1st, 2007
The First Annual Phylm Prize got its first entry today, and it’s from the people over at Science Made Fun, a student-run podcast over at the University of Manchester, England. One of the great joys of running this contest has been finding other people just as passionate about science education as myself. That being said, there’s still time to put together an entry. Check out the rules: http://www.phylm.com
Add comment April 11th, 2007
So I just confirmed the judges panel for the first annual Phylm Prize, and it’s packed full of talent. We have professors from Harvard and Tufts, TV professionals from both sides of the Atlantic, innovative digital educators, and even mad scientists. You can find a list of the judges and links on the competition’s main page at http://www.phylm.com. We’re all super excited to see what you come up with. So get working, and send us your stuff.
3 comments March 27th, 2007
One of the side projects I’m working on right now is a video podcast of really short science lessons, the type of pieces I’d like to see entered in the Phylm Prize. Consequently, I’ve been having loads of fun scouring the web for B-roll footage and copyleft music,. My two favorite sites at the moment both offer content under Creative Commons licenses. For music check out Jamendo, a community of artists committed to sharing their work under CC, and for video try the Internet Archive where you can find some nice old films now in the public domain. If you have any favorite repositories, please leave a comment.
3 comments February 16th, 2007
So in promoting the first annual Phylm Prize I have been making a loads of online friends and discoveries. A while back I was introduced to some very nice people over at Planet Scicast. They’re asking for science videos too. Unfortunately, their competition is focusing exclusively on science demos, is limited to UK contestants, and requires the physical posting of your entry. However, as they have real sponsors, you can expect bigger prizes than I can afford to give away on my teacher’s salary.
If you enter their competition you can go ahead and enter to win the Phylm Prize too. Not all Phylm entries will qualify under the Scicast rules, but all Scicast eligable entries should qualify for entry in the Phylm Prize. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and get started: Phylm Prize Website, Planet Scicast Website
1 comment February 14th, 2007
In an attempt to help spur interest in the educational use of new media, I’m sponsoring a YouTube competition. You can find the official rules at http://www.phylm.com
Add comment January 2nd, 2007
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