Submitting a Video Entry
If you are submitting a video entry as our scholarship entry you must submit the video in 2 different formats:
1) Submit a copy of your video on DVD or CD to the committee at one of the mailing address shown on this page: Scholarship Instructions.
2) Upload your video to www.youtube.com for review by the committee using the following instructions.
We require the "youtube" submission because the committee is composed of members from all across the US and this makes review of the video by the full committee possible.
To protect your entry you will need to mark the video as private until after the scholarship review process. You will then include the DISC Scholarship Committee as a friend able to view the private video.
Guidelines for uploading a video:
1) This is not a a detailed explanation of how to upload a video to www.youtube.com. If you need help with this process, contact the Scholarship Chairs at scholarshipchairs@idodi.org and we will put you in touch with someone to help you with this process.
2) When you upload a video, make sure you select the following options:
a. Title: Your choice for Title
b. Description: A short description of the video
c. Video Category: Select education
d. Tags: Include Destination Imagination, DISC, and any other keywords of your choice
e. Broadcast Options: Select “private”; there is no need to select friends at this time.
f. Date and Map Options: Optional (not required by DISC)
g. Sharing Options:
i. Allow comments: DO allow Comments AFTER I approve them.*(see note)
ii. Comment Voting: DO NOT allow voting on comments.
iii. Video Responses: DO NOT allow video responses.
iv. Ratings: DO NOT allow the video to be rated.
v. Embedding: DO allow external sites to embed the video.
vi. Syndication: DO NOT make this available on mobile phones and TV.
After your video has been uploaded:
1) Sign on to www.youtube.com using your account.
2) Navigate to: http://youtube.com/user/discvideo1
3) In the box labeled “Connect with discvideo1”, click the “INVITE” button.
4) Youtube does not notify you when the FRIEND invitation is accepted so you will need to wait a few days for the committee to respond to the invitation. (As the scholarship deadline approaches we will respond quickly to the invitations so as not to hold you up.)
5) To see if the invitation is accepted:
a. Sign on to www.youtube.com using your account.
b. Click on the “Account” button at the top of the page.
c. Select “My Contacts” under “Contacts & Subscriptions”.
d. Select the “Friends” link on the left side of the page and make sure that user “discvideo1” is in the list.
6) Once you have verified that discvideo1 is your friend, return to MY ACCOUNT and select “Uploaded Videos” under the “My Videos” category.
7) Select your scholarship video and click the “Edit” button.
8) Under “Broadcast and Sharing options” you will want to leave the “Private” button selected . Select the “Friends” link and check the box beside “discvideo1”. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the “Save Changes” button.
*Please note that disabling of comments is VERY important. If your video becomes a live video available to the general population we have to protect our team members from those youtube users who post profane and disparaging remarks.
