MUSIC PRODUCTION

"It is said that a song can be used to express feelings that mere words cannot describe. To be able to convey such a message is in itself, a form of art. This ITH, make that song, as you carve out a name for yourself among the musicians of today."

No: of Rounds: 1

• One Round

Allowed Categories

UAE

• Common (5 to 25 yrs)

INDIA

• Common (5 to 25 yrs)

General Instructions

• Registered Cultural Schools (Art school/Music school/Film school/ Dance school/ Cultural Club etc.) students across UAE, and registered Academic Schools/ Colleges across India are only allowed to participate.

• A participant represents only 1 school

• Declaration in this effect shall be signed along with the registration via respective Cultural Institution. Organizers may authorize one of the registered organizations to represent any Major Cities in UAE if no Cultural School is available for participation from the particular UAE Sector.

• Contestant Registrations open from July 10th to December 5th

• Video/ Audio Submissions for the 1st Round to be made between July 20th to December 15th

• Online Voting/Streaming & Jury Judgment for the 1st Round along with submitted videos will be happening between 20th to 30th December 2021

• List of Grand Finalists will be published on 3rd January 2022

• Grand Finale of ITH 2021 will be happening on 20th & 21st January 2022

Rules & Regulations

• After Registration on Official website, Audio Submission should be mailed to registration@indywoodtalenthunt.com between July 20th to December 15th . with the following details:

1. Name of the Participant
2. Date of Birth
3. Parents/Guardian Name:
4. Mobile Number
5. Email
6. Cultural/ Art Institute Name

• The Audio content should be submitted to the mail registration@indywoodtalenthunt.com . Contestant can use services like WeTransfer/Google Drive etc. to mail the content

• Contestant videos will be uploaded via ITH YouTube platform by the Official team (Copyright consent to be submitted by contestants while Registrations)

• The organizers have the right to use the Audio content submitted by the contestants for promotion, advertising and screening in ITH YouTube channel & other ITH Social Media pages

• The song produced must be Original. Otherwise, it leads to disqualification.

• Fusion of languages can be done.

• Duration – 2 to 5 mins. Variation from time limits will lead to disqualification

• Any Genre is applicable.

• Rap is allowed

• Purely classical numbers are not allowed, however a classical refrain is permitted.

• Candidates to make sure YouTube Copyright issues are not violated. ITH will not held responsible in case the submitted video in YouTube gets removed by YouTube.

• Applicants must agree to abide by all rules, as changed from time to time by the organizers.

• The Submitted Audio will be available for Online Voting & YouTube viewing process from ITH event Website (http://www.indywoodtalenthunt.com) from 20th to 30th December 2021.

• The applicant details & the video thumbnail will be visible in the ITH website followed by the voting button.

• During Voting, Any information about the identity of the voters will not be disclosed.

• Each person can only register and vote one time

• Registration and voting can be most easily be done anytime in minutes online from your computer, smartphone, tablet or mobile device.

• Grand Finale of Music Production will be happening on 20th & 21st January 2022.

• For Grand Finale, Score will be calculated from, Jury Marks for the Submitted Audio (50 Marks), number of votes obtained via online voting (25 Marks), No: of YouTube Views obtained (25 Marks).

• Jury Judgment on submitted audio will be based on Creativity with Genre, Lyrical Content, Original tune, Uniqueness, Coherence – Harmony of the melody and lyrics, Rhythm

• Obscenity of any kind is not allowed and will lead to immediate disqualification.

• Decisions of Judges will be final

• The final results will be published 22nd January 2022 via ITH Website - (http://www.indywoodtalenthunt.com) & ITH Social media platforms.

• ITH reserves the right to cancel this competition at any stage, if deemed necessary in its opinion, and if circumstances arise outside of its control, or if the number of participants does not exceed the minimum number decided by ITH during finale.

Prizes & Opportunities

• Prize winners will be honored Certificates/ Opportunity for Entry to Indian Film Industry through Indywood network

• Grade system will be applicable to find out Individual Champions in Sub Junior, Junior, Senior & Super Senior (Girls/Boys) Music/Dance/Fine Art/ Acting & Filmmaking/ General Events.

1. 70% and above       A Grade - 5 Points
2. 55 – 70%                B Grade - 3 Points
3. 40 – 55%                C Grade - 1 Point
4. First Prize               Grade points + 5 Points
5. Second Prize          Grade points + 3 Points
6. Third Prize              Grade points + 1 Point