Lights! Camera!

Get creative and Animate It this winter by taking part in the Let Nature Feed Your Senses Animation Competition. Be inspired by Shaun the Sheep and his farm friends to animate the nature, food and farming sounds we've collected.

So what do you need to do? Well...

	Take a listen to the sounds we've collected from around the farm and in the countryside. They are in the country sounds library here (or use the country sounds link at the top of the page)
	Choose your favourite, or favourites. You can use as many as you like to tell a story or mix them and mash them up!
	Animate it!

What you could win

Morph edition animation kit from Aardman	an annual family pass to @Bristol*	entry into the quarterly Animate It! competition

 * 1 annual family membership gives the winners and their families (for four people, max 2 adults) unlimited return visits for a year to At-Bristol. If a class or group wins one of the categories Animate It! will accommodate the whole class. (Note we can’t offer every child family membership for a year.)

Things you REALLY need to know

1. Entries must be no more than 60 seconds long (including titles and credits if present). There is no minimum length. Any forms of animation are acceptable.

2. The closing date for the competition is 30th April 2012. Winners will be announced on the 15th June on this website and contacted by email and phone. Prizes will be delivered by registered post.

3. There are 4 age categories for entries, under 12, 12-16, 17-25, over 25. The competition is open to entries from individuals or groups and classes.

4. There will be a first prize for each category with one of the category winners selected as overall winner.

5. All entries must use sound from the Let Nature Feed Your Senses Country Sounds collection. No other sound effects or music can be used.

Other things you need to know

1. Entries must be submitted by uploading to YouTube or Vimeo, and then completing the entry form on the LNFYS website at URL. We will check the animation for compliance with these rules. You will be notified of acceptance.
2. On submission of an entry you agree to keep your animation available on YouTube or Vimeo until June 30th. You also grant permission for us to use it in publicity but we will always acknowledge the author.
3. Many of the animations will be displayed on our website by linking to your YouTube or Vimeo version.
4. If  your film is shortlisted, we will ask you to send us the best quality copy you have, so please keep the original safe!
5. This competition is for non-commercial productions only and we ask that the makers respect this requirement.
6. Decisions of judging panel are final and no correspondence will be entered into. Richard Goleszowski, Aardman's creator and director of Shaun the Sheep will judge the winners from the shortlists.

Get out and smell the farm for yourself on Open Farm Sunday, 17th June 2012

Explore your senses further this summer with Shaun the Sheep and Open Farm Sunday

Shaun the Sheep

Open Farm Sunday

Aardman Animations