Matthew Ruggiero International Woodwind Competition

VIDEO UPLOADS

• After you complete your application and pay your application fee, you will receive an email from the Boston Woodwind Society inviting you to join a shared network folder that you will use to upload your videos. This email should arrive within 24 hours after we receive your application fee payment.
• Whenever you upload a video to the folder, be sure to also email us at woodwinds@boswinds.org to let us know that your upload is complete.

VIDEO REQUIREMENTS

• Recording location: Recordings must be made in a space with good natural acoustics, such as a small hall or rehearsal room.
• Format:
  • Type: MP4 (MPEG-4)
  • Video resolution:
    • 720p (1280x720) with maximum bitrate 4000 kbps, OR
    • 480p (854x480) with maximum bitrate 2000 kbps
  • Audio resolution:
    • 44.1 KHz
    • 320 kbps
• Content:
  • Your name should not appear anywhere in your videos.
  • The camera should focus on a close-up shot of you so that your image fills the screen as much as possible.
• No editing:
  • Each movement must be recorded in its entirety with no breaks and no editing.
  • Within each movement of each piece, the picture must remain stationary without any panning, fade-in/fade-out, close-up techniques, or use of multiple cameras.
  • You may record each movement as a separate video if you prefer. Or you can combine them into one larger video.

IMPORTANT NOTE

The audio quality of your video is very important and can make a difference in the impression your performance makes on our judges. You are therefore urged to make every effort to use high-quality audio equipment and NOT the internal microphone or audio circuitry of your video camera.