Astronomy is one of the oldest natural Sciences in the world. Mankind has been fascinated with the cosmos and studied it for millennia. Yet there are still innumerable questions relating to Astronomy to which the answers are merely speculative at present.
ASTRON is a documentary and presentation competition which invites students to devise an answer for some of these unanswered questions. The competition is planned to be held in two categories: an Intraschool competition and an Inter- School competition. Students will be able to show their inner astronomer and storyteller to the world through their documentaries and presentations.
OUR TOPICS
Millennium Falcon: Is warp/hyperdrive speeds possible?
An avid Star Wars Fanboy? Well here is your chance to debate on whether Commander Han Solo’s iconic ship the Millennium Falcon’s warp/hyperdrive speeds could be brought to reality. Prepare a 3 minute documentary or presentation.
Mars: Building a Colony, but how?
With interplanetary colonization and ascending the Kardeshev scale as a species being a hot topic, plot out a course or roadmap of how humans could potentially colonize Mars using a 3 minute documentary or presentation.
Deaths of stars
The biggest light shows, prelude to stellar corpses, death is an inevitable fate for something as gargantuan, and mighty as a star. Define your perspective on these cataclysmic cosmic events and their remnants by means of a 3 minute documentary or presentation.
Time Dilation
Pause, time itself is an abstract concept and of which the theory of “Time Dilation” throws a curve ball at its comprehension. And when looked at through an astronomical point of view it becomes ever the more intriguing. Use your time bending skills to build a 3 minute documentary or presentation.
SELECT YOUR SEGMENT AND REGISTER TODAY!
Guidelines
- The team can consist of 5 members or less.
- Each school is allowed to have a maximum of 2 teams if they wish, with each team participating in only one segment each.
- The documentary or the presentation could be presented in either English or Sinhala.
- The duration of the video must be between 3 minutes and 4 minutes long.
- The video should be exported as an mp4 file with 720p or 1080p resolution.
- Participants must maintain a file of information sources. It should be
presented to the judges if necessary (Bibliography). - It is advised to use royalty free music and non-copyrighted video clips.
Submissions should be uploaded to the Google Drive link, which will be provided later on after registrations have closed.
Guidelines
- The team can consist of 5 members or less.
- Each school is allowed to have a maximum of 2 teams if they wish, with each team participating in only one segment each.
- The documentary or the presentation could be presented in either English or Sinhala.
- The presentation must have at least 10 slides excluding the title and credits.
- A screen recording of the presentation with a synced voice over should be submitted as an mp4 video file.
- Participants must maintain a file of information from credible sources. It should be
presented to the judges if necessary (Bibliography)
Submissions should be uploaded to the Google Drive link, which will be provided later on after registrations have closed.
REGISTER TODAY!
Guidelines
- The team can consist of 3 members or less.
- The documentary or the presentation could be presented in either English or Sinhala.
- The duration of the video must be between 3 minutes and 4 minutes long.
- The video should be exported as an mp4 file with 720p or 1080p resolution.
- It is advised to use royalty free music and non-copyrighted video clips.
Guidelines
- The team can consist of 3 members or less.
- The documentary or the presentation could be presented in either English or Sinhala.
- The presentation must have at least 10 slides excluding the title and credits.
- The presentation must be presented to the judge board.
- Participants must maintain a file of information from credible sources. It should be
presented to the judges if necessary (Bibliography)
GET IN CONTACT WITH US!
Got any questions or inquiries regarding the competition? Email us via astro@trinitycollege.lk. Our team will respond to you soon!