Hi guys
We have queries on why we are having Preliminary Selection on the 17th and 18th Jan 09.
Why not combine Preliminary Selection with Submission on 1st Jan 09.
For those interested to know :
1) The committees and volunteers have a real job, some may have to work on 2nd Jan. For the record, the Submission on 1st Jan ended around 3pm. Can you imagine what time it would have ended if we were combined Preliminary Selection on 1st Jan?
2) During the Preliminary Selection, each participants are given an average of 20 mins personal session with our Facilitators (some of whom are also our Judges) to help them select their best 3 works, gaining higher chance of works being selected for the Final 100, to ponder and put into words, the things you want to say to support your choices.
3) During the sharing session, participants can also learn how to refine your works,
4) This Prelim Selection is considered the crux of the whole Eye e City event purpose. In sharing can one learn more about the objectives, refine the technical skills and perspectives, as well as to inspire expansion of consciousness, awareness and love of our city...
5) If participant has an urgent / important matter to attend and cant make it the either of the Preliminary Selection Days, we will select the 3 photographs on their behalf.
6) If a participant just dont wish to attend the Preliminary Selection, we will still select the 3 photographs. Sad to say, the participant dont understand the true meaning of Eye E City.
Edit :
7) We need to send the negatives (film users) for developing and scanning after collection on 1st Jan.
http://eyeecity.multiply.com/calendar/item/10045/Eye_e_City_2008_Preliminary_Selection
We hope the participants can now better understand the way we plan and execute things.
Dennis Kee
Eye E City Committee