Rules

If you’re expecting a huge long set of complicated rules — sorry to disappoint. SciCast has very few rules. You’ll find them below, but also see the page on who’s eligible for some general comments.

The Rules

Your film should be:

  1. Related to any branch of Science, Technology, Engineering or Maths. See note 1, below.
  2. No longer than 2½ (two-and-a-half) minutes. But see the Future Morph Best Careers Film notes below.
  3. All your own work — including music, sound effects, still photographs, backgrounds, and so on — or using the work of others under appropriate licenses. See note 2 below.
  4. Not boring.

SciCast Physics

The Institute of Physics’ SciCast Physics category has an additional rule

  • Your film must explain some aspect of physics. If there’s no explanation, your film will be eligible for all categories except Physics.

See the IoP SciCast Physics page for more.

Future Morph Best Careers Film

Films entered for this category work to a slightly different set of rules. They must:

  1. Show science knowledge or skills being used within a job.
  2. Be no longer than 3½ (three-and-a-half) minutes.
  3. Be all your own work (as above)
  4. Not be boring

Gratnells Best Film from a Science Technician

For this category, the usual rules apply, with the addition that the category is intended for those working as science technicians.

It’s OK to rope in help from students or teachers, but the principle performer or creative talent must be a science technician.

Notes

  1. By ‘related to’, we mean, for example: about a demonstration or experiment, an activity, explaining some phenomenon, or revealing science, technology, engineering, or maths in peoples’ work. Your film could be a drama, documentary, animation — we don’t mind. Just as long as it’s broadly about science stuff.
  2. We reserve the right not to publish films which contain music, still pictures, video clips or other media for which we can’t demonstrate correct licensing. If you’re in any doubt, the best advice is: make sure it’s all your own work. However, there are circumstances in which you can use other peoples’ music, pictures, and other materials; see the advice in the Film School pages on using other peoples’ stuff.
  3. We also reserve the right not to publish films that we think might be unduly offensive, or that might put anyone at particular risk, particularly children or young people.