Be creative and WIN! Optus and Bell Shakespeare invite you to choose one of the selected Shakespearean quotes and interpret it in your own way. The winner will be the most creative and unique entry as voted by our panel of judges and will walk away with $5,000 cash and an Apple iPhone. If the winning entry has been supported by your school, they will receive $10,000. There are also big prizes up for grabs for each category winner and the most popular entry, so don't forget to tell everyone to vote for you by viewing your entry!
- for the school of the overall winner
- + Apple iPhone 3G for National Prize winner
- + Apple iPhone 3G for the "People's
Choice" award - + Apple iPhone 3G for winners of each
category
- Junior Encouragement Award (Still Image)
- Junior Encouragement Award (Audio or Moving Image)
- Senior Encouragement Award (Still Image)
- Senior Encouragement Award (Audio or Moving Image)
Choose one of the 5 quotes listed below as inspiration for your entry.
- When the sun sets the earth doth drizzle dew
Capulet, Romeo and Juliet 3:5:127 - Disguise, I see thou art a wickedness
Viola, Twelfth Night 2:2:26 - Had I but the means to hold a rival place with one of them
Bassanio, The Merchant of Venice 1:1:172 - Thus conscience does make cowards of us all
Hamlet, Hamlet 3:1:83 - But screw your courage to the sticking place, And we'll not fail.
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth 1:7:61
Interpret the quote in one of the following ways.
- Image
Take a digital picture of your creation, be it a drawing, illustration, photograph, painting, sculpture, mixed media, cartoon imagery or any other still visual art imagery.
Accepted Formats: JPEG, GIF or a PNG accepted. File size no larger than 500KB.
- Audio
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Compose a Shakespearean serenade or spoken word (30 seconds max).
Accepted Formats: MP3 format only.
Acceptable values are "8 kbps", "16 kbps", "20 kbps", "24 kbps", "32 kbps", "48 kbps", "56 kbps", "64 kbps", "80 kbps", "112 kbps", "128 kbps", and "160 kbps". - Video
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Make a movie, animation or video (30 seconds max).
Accepted Formats: MPEG, AVI, MOV; maximum file size 10MB.
Think big, think different but most importantly, make it original. We will be checking your entry to make sure it’s all your own work, including the music.
Show it to the world. The only way to submit your entry is here, online from 1st of October.
Dates for the diary
Submit your entry: From Thursday 1 October
Competition closes: Friday 30 October 5:00pm AEDST
Voting ends: Friday 13 November at 5:00pm AEDST
Winners announced: Wednesday 18 November (Winners will be notified by phone)
Who can enter
Entry is open to Australian residents who are enrolled in an Australian High School and who are 18 years or younger (at the time of entry). You will need a parent or guardian's approval before entering.
For the teachers
Each of the set quotes appears in the 2009 Actors At Work program. Bring these Shakespeare phrases to life in the classroom with discussions and activities that highlight the background, themes and characters of the plays.
Use the information and activities in the Actors At Work Teachers' Kits available via the ‘Actors at Work 2009’ title from the left hand menu and Download the Teachers' Kits.
Note the passwords:
Love’s Magic: Oberon
Macbeth Intensive: Banquo
Hamlet Intensive: Polonius
Romeo and Juliet Intensive: Tybalt
Trick or Treat: Viola
To find out more about teaching Shakespeare visit the education page on The Bell Shakespeare website.
Judges
- John Bell (Artistic Director, Bell Shakespeare)
- Geoff Nevill (Arts & Community Sponsorship Manager, Optus)
- Josh Rowe (Digital Creative Group Head, MARK)
- Andy Griffiths (Author of books for children)
- Choose your quote
- Select 1 of 5 for your inspiration
- Interpret the quote in your
own way - Think big, think different, and most importantly, make it original
- Submit your work here for your chance to WIN!
Entries for the 2009 Make A Scene Competition have now closed.
