How to enter
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Choose your quote
Select 1 of 5 for your inspiration -
Interpret the quote in your own way
Think big, think outside the box, and most importantly, make it original -
Submit your work here for your chance to WIN!
Show us your Shakespeare and you could WIN
When Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage”, he was really on to something. Just think of all the daily dramas that go on around you!
Show us the Shakespeare in your life to win $5,000 cash, a MacBook and an Apple iPhone, plus $5,000 and a semi-pro DV camera for your school in Optus and Bell Shakespeare's 2010 Make A Scene competition.
Entering is easy.
Interpret 1 of the 5 Shakespeare quotes on our website using film, paint, animation or whatever you like. It's your world, your stage. You could win incredible prizes, and if your school helps you enter, they could win too.
Enter by 1 October 2010 and get your mates to vote for you.
Ready? Then show us your Shakespeare!
Prizes to WIN| Award category | Prizes |
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| School of the overall winner | a semi-pro DV camera worth $5,799 for the school of the overall winner |
| National Prize | the new 250GB MacBook worth $1,299 + an Apple iPhone for National Prize winner |
| People's Choice | Apple iPhone for the People's Choice award |
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Encouragement Awards (for junior/senior in still/moving image categories) |
a digital still Camera (still category) or a digital camcorder (moving category) + an Apple iPhone for winners of each category |
How it works
Choose one of the 5 quotes listed below as inspiration for your entry.
1. Graze where you will, you shall not house with me!
2. This is the very painting of your fear
3. Men should be what they seem
4. Neither a borrower nor a lender be
5. Love look not with the eyes, but with the mind.
Interpret the quote in one of the following ways.
| Image | Video |
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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. |
Make a movie, animation or video (30 seconds max). |
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Accepted Formats: Jpeg, GIF or a PNG accepted. File size no larger than 500KB |
Accepted Formats: MPEG, AVI, MOV max 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 by 1 October 2010.
Dates for the diary
Competition closes: Friday 1 OCTOBER 2010 at 11.59pm AEDST.
Voting ends: Friday 1 OCTOBER 2010 at 5.00pm AEDST
Winners announced: Wednesday 20 OCTOBER 2010 (notified by phone).
Who can enter
Entry is open to Australian residents who are enrolled in an Australian High School and 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 appear in the 2010 Actors At Work programme. Bring these Shakespeare phrases to life in the classroom with discussions and activities that highlight the background, themes and characters of the plays.
Access helpful information and activities on Shakespeare’s plays in the Actors At Work Online Learning Packs.
Download the Online Learning Packs by clicking on the links below, using the password provided:
Note the passwords are case sensitive:
Love’s Magic: Oberon
Macbeth Intensive: Banquo
Hamlet Intensive: Polonius
Romeo and Juliet Intensive: Tybalt
Trust and Betrayal: Iago
To find out more about teaching Shakespeare visit the Learning page on the Bell Shakespeare website.
Judges
John Bell (Artistic Director, Bell Shakespeare)
Geoff Nevill (Arts & Community Sponsorship Manager, Optus)
Genevieve Hoey (Senior Copywriter, M&C Saatchi)