Rules & Judging

The Rules

Please review the competition rules before submitting your entry.

1. You can enter a maximum of 2 times, but each submission must be entered into a different category. (E.g. You can enter a drawing into the Arts Category, and also enter a dance video into the Active category).
2. You can enter individually or with ONE other person who must be in the same Stage Group as you.
3. You can submit the following formats: PDF, JPEG, gif or png, MP4/video file. The maximum file size for any format is 1GB.
4. You must have your parent’s permission to enter the competition and to upload your submission to the website
5. Your parents/carers or others may help you to film, record, take a picture or upload your submission but it must be your own work.
6. Video clips must be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
7. Your entry may be shown in assemblies and/or in the school newsletter.

Competition Dates

Entries will be accepted from Friday 25 September 2020
The Competition will close on Sunday 8th November 2020
Round 1 winners will be announced at the assembly on 13 November 2020
The Stage Group winners will be announced at the assembly on 20 November 2020
Student Voting will open on 20 November and close on 25 November 2020
The Grand Final winner will be announced at a special assembly on 27 November 2020.

The Judges

The judging panel will be:

Mrs Batten
Miss Sara Peters
Mr Donaldson
Mrs Duffy
Mrs Peters

The judges decisions will be final.

The Grand Final winner will be judged by YOU the Bayview students! Each student will be allocated ONE vote.

The judges will use the following criteria to judge the entries:

Judging Criteria

OVERALL IMPRESSION

The contestant’s ability to draw a positive response with a strong, confident submission

10 POINTS

The contestant put in a good effort

20 POINTS

Great effort overall!

30 POINTS

The contestant achieved all expectations and the submission was well organised and/or rehearsed.

CREATIVITY / ORIGINALITY

Original material that is distinctive from other submissions

10 POINTS

There were some aspects of creativity/originality.

20 POINTS

The submission was creative.

30 POINTS

The submission showcased originality or was distinctive/unique from other submissions

DELIVERY / QUALITY

Quality of the performance/talent especially for age, amount of mistakes

10 POINTS

Some mistakes were made but good quality of material

20 POINTS

Fairly consistent submission with few mistakes and the ability to engage

30 POINTS

Impressive, engaging submission with no or minor mistakes

PERSONALITY

Contestant’s personality/ character is displayed in the submission

10 POINTS

Some of the contestant’s personality came through

20 POINTS

Personality was recognisable

30 POINTS

Personality naturally came through

How to Win

Round 1

All entries are critiqued and scored by our judges to decide the winners of each Category in each Stage Group. Therefore, there will be a total of 12 winners in Round 1 and these will progress to the Stage Group Final.

Stage Group Final

Using your original entry, the judges will decide who is the overall winner of each Stage Group. The 4 winning contestants will then proceed to the Grand Final.

Grand Final

Using your original entry, the Grand Final winner will be decided by a vote. Each student will be given one vote. The contestant with the most votes will be declared the winner of Bayview’s Got Talent!

The Winners & Prizes

All Entries

Each entrant will receive a gift pack containing a Participation Certificate, special bookmark and treats.

Stage Group Category winners

The Stage Group Category winners will also receive a gift appropriate to that category.

Category winners

The Category winners will receive the gift appropriate to that category and a medal.

Grand Final Winner

The Grand Final Winner will win a gift, the inaugural Bayview’s Got Talent Trophy and get the opportunity to bask in the glory of being victorious!

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