About the event:

Get your creative juices flowing and show off your sense of humour in the “MEME WAR”! We challenge you to create the funniest, cleverest, and most shareable memes around a particular theme or topic.

Event Details:

The picture memes can only be created using Canva.

The video memes can be created using any video editing app which you are comfortable with such that participants should make sure that the watermark doesn't cover the screen completely.

Round 1: Try it yourself!

• The team or the individual will have to select 2 templates (one picture and one video) from the internet get it approved by organisers before proceeding to edit the templates under a given amount of time.
• Based on the judging criteria, points will be given by the judges and selected teams will be advanced to the next round.

Round 2: Try the untried!

• Organisers will provide 2 templates (one picture and one video) to create 2 memes under given amount of time.
• Based on the judging criteria, points will be given by the judges and selected teams will be advanced to the next round.

Round 3: Recreate it!

• The teams or individuals will be given a certain amount of time to go around the NMAMIT Campus and capture pictures with a smartphone to recreate the famous meme templates given by the organisers.
• The meme created must be a recreation of the template given.
• The pictures must be taken only with a smartphone.
• The picture clicked must be made into a meme under a given amount of time back in the computer facility in which the event is taking place.
• Based on the judging criteria, points will be given by the judges and the winner will be adjudged.

Rules and Regulations:

• Participants can enter the event individually or as a team of 2 members.
• The team or individual must have a Canva account, preferably a one linked to a Google account for the ease of access of the pictures uploaded to the Google Drive.
• The team or individual must bring an USB cable for the transfer of the pictures from smartphone to Computer.
• Teams should not copy or try to download pre-edited memes from the internet. If found so, organizers can disqualify the participants.

Judging Criteria:

• Creativity: Judges will look for memes that are creative, and stand out from others in terms of ideas and execution.
• Humour: Memes are meant to be funny, so the humour factor is essential. Judges will consider how well the meme delivers its humour and how well it connects with the audience.
• Relevance: Memes that are relevant to current events or popular culture tend to be more successful. Judges will look for memes that are relevant and relatable to the audience.
• Time Management: Managing time and being accurate with the memes are important. Submit quickly, score more!
• Professionalism: The choosing of a clear image template, right type of font to be used as caption. Minimal watermark on static memes, less of patch work.