DESIGN

AND MEDIA
 CONTENTS:

1. TAKEONE
2. DEPARTMENT PROMO
3. PHOTOGRAPHY
4. FIFA 16
5. AOE
6. CALL OF DUTY: MW
7. DOTA 2
8. T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION
9. LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION
1) TAKEONE (10-8-6)
RULES:
There is no special theme. The Short film can be of any genre and
language (HINDI, TAMIL, ENGLISH, etc.) With mandatory english subtitles.
Compulsory element: 5 sec of time lapse, Stop motion or slow motion.
The maximum running time of the film should at least be 8 min and
cannot exceed 15 minutes including the credits.
All films must be submitted in CDs/DVD/USB drive in standard .avi or
.mp4 format on March 30th (Day 0) before 11.59 PM. Screenplay of the
movie should be submitted along with the movie, Any non-adherence to
aforementioned specifications will lead to negative marking. The
submissions must be made to the event organizer who will be present in
the NITTFEST Control Room from 11:30 PM onwards.
 The entries have to be original. Plagiarized or heavily inspired content
will not be entertained.
Soundtracks can be adapted, but credits should be given.
The movie should start with 2 seconds of black screen followed by a
poster of NITTFEST'17.
There is no restriction on the number of people who can appear before
the camera or behind the camera. But only a maximum of 3 non-
departmental people (having at least a dialogue or an action relevant to
the script) can act. Performance by non-departmental actors will not get
credits during judging.
Technical crew cannot have non-departmental technicians.
Presence of any form of vulgarity (Judges discretion) or obscenity will not
be tolerated.
The list of technical crew members and actors should be submitted in a
word doc during the submission of the movie.
IF the act of drinking or smoking is shown on screen, the
necessary warning must be given to the viewers.
Decision of the Judge will be final and binding.
Obscenity: Nudity, use of narcotics and drugs.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Screenplay
Direction
Cinematography
Editing
Sound mixing
Acting (Departmental artists only)

2) DEPARTMENT PROMO (8-6-4)

GENERAL RULES:
 The Promo should relate the department to NITTFEST17.
Soundtracks can be adapted and can be in any language.
Composing your own sound tracks will not earn extra points.
If promo includes dialogues, English subtitles must be given.
All promos must be submitted in CDs/DVD/USB drive in standard .avi or
.mp4 on March 30th (Day -0) before 11:59 PM. The submissions must
be made to the event organizer who will be present in the NITTFEST
Control Room from 11 30 PM onwards.
The maximum running time of the promo cannot exceed 1 min
and should have scenes of the departments practicing for the fest.
There is no restriction on the number of department people who
can appear before the camera or behind the camera.
Using other department people or criticizing other departments will
not be tolerated.
Presence of any form of vulgarity (Judges discretion) or obscenity will
not be tolerated.
The decision of the judge will be final and binding.

Obscenity: Nudity, use of narcotics and drugs.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
Creativity
Editing
Cinematography
Entertainment value

3) PHOTOGRAPHY (6-4-2-1-1-1)

1. ELIMINATIVE STAGE
 This stage is to test the participants photography techniques. The photos
will be judged based the photographs appeal and the techniques used in
it. 3 photos to be submitted from each department in a Zip File along with
the originals.

Three themes will be given and the participants are expected to edit only
in front of the organizer. The themes and rules will be announced on 24rd
March 2017. All photographs are to be taken only after announcement of
the theme.

In this stage two participants are allowed from each department. The
name of the participants along with mobile numbers and camera model to
be used during the contest need to be specified on 17th March 2017 (Two
weeks before NITTFEST).

The teams are required to be ready with their photos on 28th March 2017, 9
P.M. They must bring their laptops and post process the photos within a
stipulated time. Online editing and usage of Adobe Photoshop is NOT
ALLOWED.

The participants need to give a caption for each photo.

Judging will be based on creativity in bringing out the theme and also on
how well the image and caption complement each other. The
photographs must be submitted by any of the 2 participants in a single zip
file with the department name as the file name. The results of the first
round will be announced by 29th March 2017 11:59pm.

The top 6 departments will be selected to participate in the final stage. The
themes for the second round will be intimated to the department
coordinators of the shortlisted departments.

2. FINAL STAGE (6 DEPTS): "NITTFEST 17"

 Each department is required to click 5 photographs during NITTFEST17, 4
of which should be based on the 4 themes that shall be mentioned on
Day 0 and the remaining 1 can be out of the participants interest. Post-
processing is allowed. It must be very evident that 5 photos have been
taken during the course of NITTFEST 2017.
A maximum of 2 cameras can be used by each department. If a
department wants to cover any of the stage events happening in any of the
Auditoriums or the Barn Hall, only one photographer will be allowed to
stand in front of the stage under any circumstance and permission should
be taken before hand from the organizer.
The photographs must be submitted by any of the 2 participants in a
single zip file with the department name as the file name. The submission
must be done using pen drives to the event organizer by 11.59 PM, April
1nd (Day 2).
The main judging criteria would be the relevance to the theme, creativity
and technical quality of the picture.
Only the first three positions will be announced. The 4th, 5th and 6th
positions will not be announced but will receive 1 point each.

RULES:
Only one submission per department for both the stages.
All photographs must be clicked in RAW.
The EXIF information for the photographs must be intact. The
Copyright information on the camera should be specified as:
Copyright: Name of your department Ex: MME ICE ARCHI etc.
Participants are allowed to post-process their photos only using ADOBE
LIGHTROOM or any other non-destructive photo editing software.
Usage of Adobe Photoshop or online editing is strictly not allowed.
The participant might be asked to re-edit the pics in front of the
organizer in case of any doubt.
Any indication of the violation of alcohol/tobacco/drugs prohibition
rules in campus, by the students for the sake of photography will lead to
disqualification.
For post-processed images, the originals must also be submitted.
 Minimum resolution of the photos should be 8 Megapixels. Mobile phone
cameras are not allowed.
Only one picture per frame is allowed. Collage of 2 or more pictures in
a single frame is not allowed.
Department coordinators are requested to submit the names, personal
phone numbers, year and email ids of the 2 photographers along with the
make and model no. of the cameras (maximum 5) which will be used
during the contest before 17th March 2017 (Two weeks before NITTFEST).
After this no further changes in the list of photographers will be allowed.
The participants assure the organizers that they completely own the work
submitted.
The participants agree that any photographs irrespective of their
departments may be selected and exhibited by the judge/event manager
at an appropriate venue.
Photographs for the second round can be captured at any location,
but must be taken between the dates 31st March and 1rd April 2017.
All the final photographs submitted must be in JPEG format only. Originals
submitted should be in RAW.
Photographs must not have any borders, name, personal logos or
watermarks.
Under any circumstances, photographs once submitted cannot be
taken back for changes or modifications.
The decision of the judges is final and no discussion or correspondence
will be entertained regarding the same. The judges reserve the right to
cancel or vary the position awarded in case of discrepancies.
Entries may be disqualified if any of the above criteria are not adhered to.
Any negotiation needs to be done only through department coordinators.

4) FIFA 16 (3-2-1)
GENERAL RULES:

The participants are expected to report on time, specified by the

 organizers. Failing to do so will lead to disqualification of the team (max
10 min wait time.)

The participants are expected to be from the current batch of

students, any previous batch student is not allowed to participate.
All the match making will be done in a random manner.
GAME RULES:

2 members from each department are allowed to register.

Games will be hosted on laptops provided by the organizers.
Keyboard players are not allowed. Players are required to bring their own
controllers for the event. No controllers will be provided by the organizers.
Game played is FIFA 16 and default squads will be used (no
updated versions).
Half Length : 5 minutes
Only Tactical defending is allowed.
The participants will be classified into 8 groups.
Participants from the same department wont be in the same group and
hence won't be facing each other during the group stage.
Winners of each group will qualify to the quarter-finals and will be ranked
on the basis of (in order) -
Goal Difference
Goals scored
Goals conceded
The winner of the quarter-finals will qualify to the semi-finals.
The winners of semi-finals will qualify to the finals.
The third place match will be between losing teams of the semi-finals.
Tie resolution will be done based on (in order)-
Goal Difference
Goals scored
Goals conceded
Organizers are not responsible for the malfunctioning of the joysticks or
other equipment brought by the players themselves.
5) AGE OF EMPIRES (3-2-1)
GENERAL RULES:
The participants are expected to report on time specified by the
organisers. Failing to do so will lead to disqualification of the team (max
10 min wait time)
The participants are expected to be the current batch students , any
previous year student is not allowed to participate
The entire match making will be done in a random manner.

BASIC RULES:
Of the 5 maps given the team which wins the toss get to first eliminate 2
maps and the next team can eliminate two other maps. The last map
remaining will be played.

Civilizations will be fixed and must be written in a sheet of paper and

given to the organizer before the match begins.

Teams once chosen cant be changed and the civilizations of both

the teams would be announced simultaneously.
One team per department

A team consists of 4 members and no spectators will be allowed in

the gaming hall.
Calling of GG leads to immediate surrender

Screening is considered as cheating and a warning will be given,

maximum of one warning per team if exceeded, teams are DQ-ed.

Games are double elimination type and fixtures will be generated in

a randomized manner by the computer.
Participants must bring their own Laptop and other requirements

Organizers are not responsible for the malfunction of the

equipment bought by the participants.
Version: AOE II Conquerors (version 1.4)
GAME RULES:
Map Style : Standard
Maps : Arabia , Mediterranean , highland , Black Forest, Oasis

Resources : Medium
Starting age : Dark Age
Population cap : 200
Victory Condition : Conquest
Map Size : Large
Reveal Map : Standard
Cheats : Disabled
All Tech : Disabled
Teams Together
Lock team : Enable

6) CALL OF DUTY: MW (5-3-2)

GENERAL RULES:
The participants are expected to report on time, specified by the
organizers. Failing to do so will lead to disqualification of the team (max
10 min wait time.)
The participants are expected to be from the current batch of
students, any previous batch student is not allowed to participate.
The entire match making will be done in a random manner.

GAME RULES:

Standard Search and Destroy mode.

 Perks will be allowed. However, Juggernaut, Last Stand and Martyrdom
are strictly banned.

Each match will consist of one map.

5 seconds arm time bomb. 45 seconds fuse. 5 seconds defuse time.
Map will be chosen after a coin toss. Winner will get to choose the map.
Map Pool: mp_backlot, mp_crash, mp_crossfire, mp_district, mp_strike.

Participants must bring their own laptops and other devices; the
organizers will provide none.

Organizers are not responsible for any malfunction of any

equipment brought by the participants.
One team per department. Each team must have 5 members.
Tournament type will be double elimination.
Finals will be best of three.

7) DOTA 2 (5-3-2)
GENERAL RULES:

Participants are expected to have the latest patch

updated. Win condition:
1. Completely destroy the tree or the throne of the opponents team.

2. Should any team choose to concede/surrender in the midst of the

game, an auto win will be awarded to the opposing team

3. Should any team accumulate 3 warnings in the course of the tournament,

an auto win will be awarded to the other respective team.
 Organizers are not responsible for the malfunctioning of the joysticks or
other equipment brought by the players themselves.

The match will begin with a coin toss and winner of the coin toss will get to
choose: Radiant/Dire side of the map or Draft order (1st/2nd pick).
The side that loses in the coin toss can choose the latter.
Competition method: 5 Vs. 5 (1 team per department).
Game: Dota 2
Game mode: Captain's mode.

The hero draft will take place on an online web application. Laptops
will not be provided. Players must bring their own laptops.
The tournament type will be double elimination.
The finals will be best of 3.

Organisers will ensure that there is no issue regarding lag. In such

condition a decision will be taken on spot.

8) T-SHIRT DESIGN COMPETITION (5-3-2)

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

The design submitted by the department must follow all the guidelines
below.

The design submitted must be relevant to the department.

The design must be on the sleeves, or collar of the T-shirt. Back designs are
permitted if front and back designs are continuous.
 The entries must be submitted in .jpeg (maximum resolution) format. In
addition two .psd OR .eps (illustrator) files of the design must be
submitted such that-
One file contains the design in the T-shirt template provided. The
design and the T-shirt template layer MUST NOT BE MERGED.

The other file contains the design in an A4 size layout without the T-shirt
template. If both the front and back are used for the design, both need to
be submitted in separate A4 size layouts.

A short, one paragraph description of the design must be submitted in a

*.pdf document, explaining the design and its significance, to allow for
unbiased judging.

The date for submission for the t-shirt design would be 27th March
2017 (within 11.59 PM).

Submissions by mail will not be accepted. The submissions should be given

in a pen drive to the Design Head, NITTFEST17 who will be present at the
NITTEST control room.

DESIGN GUIDELINES:

The NITTFEST logo provided by the organizers shall be placed on the

right sleeve of the T-Shirt.

The NIT Trichy logo provided by the organizers shall be placed on the
left sleeve of the T-Shirt.

The design must only consist of distinct colors. Any gradients of colors will
not be accepted. In these cases, the participants will be forced to
substitute the gradient with a solid color, and points reduced. Different
opacities of same color are treated as different colors.

The design must NOT be an unmodified or barely modified stock image

or photograph
 The design must NOT be an unmodified or barely modified standard
clipart.

The design must NOT contain any text or graphic that is considered vulgar,
insulting or derogatory to any part of society, or humanity as a whole.
Interesting misspells of explicit language will not be encouraged either.

Word play is permitted.

Failure to comply with these rules may lead to disqualification. The organizers
decision in this regard is final.
The participants must produce individual design elements on separate layers at
any time during the judging process(If asked) to ensure that plagiarism does not
take place.
Participants are hence advised to keep their design elements to distinct
layers and to rasterize any smart object or text layer before submission.

JUDGING CRITERIA:

Creativity
Content (Relevance to the theme.)
Coherence (Interplay of various design elements)
Typography (Font selection and utilization)

Colors (Colors must not exceed 5 distinct colors, including the base
color)

Mass appeal

9) LOGO DESIGN COMPETITION (8-5-3)

GENERAL INFORMATION:
AIM:
To design a logo for your respective department. This will be used as
the departments identity during NITTFEST 17.
 The deadline for the design submission is 27th March 2017(Within
11:59 PM).

Submissions by mail will not be accepted. The submissions need to be

given in a pen drive to the Design Head, NITTFEST17 who will be present in
the NITTFEST Control Room.

SPECIFICATIONS:
The dimensions of the logo may be of any proportion
(Square/Rectangular).

The Logo must reflect the essential attitude, nature and psyche of a
particular department.

The Logo must be submitted in 3 files, of the following specifications:

1. 2000 x 2000px, 300 dpi, RGB at 100% (.PNG)

2. 2 different submissions, 1 Monochrome in (.JPEG) and 1 Color (.JPEG).

3. Banner: 1.5 ft by 6 ft, 72 dpi, CMYK (.JPEG)

All dimensions given are maximum dimensions

The logo used in all three files must be similar, and of identical dimensions
and color scheme.

The participants need to submit their *.psd files or *.eps files and the
layers of the design MUST NOT BE MERGED.

It is ideal to keep the number of Colors minimal.

Bleed must be 5%.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
 All 3 versions of the logo will be taken into consideration for the final
score.

Any non-adherence to aforementioned file specifications may result in

a NULL score for that version of the logo.

The specific areas that a design will be judged on are

Creativity

Color Scheme

Relevance to department

Symbolism

A short, one paragraph description of the design must be submitted in a

*.pdf document, explaining the design and its significance, to allow for
unbiased judging.

Participants are required to provide a base Color for the banner.

Any additional design on the banner may be interpreted as part of

the Logo, and hence may be subject to disqualification.

Also note that vulgarity and plagiarism will be considered serious

offences, and may lead to disqualification from the competition.

Vulgarity and Plagiarism will be the sole discretion of the judges.