Brotherhood/Sisterhood Assembly (BSA)
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Assembly (BSA) is an annual Lincoln High event and tradition that emphasizes and celebrates the diversity around the school. Each year we have a theme based on the issues around school and in our society. The assembly is composed of Lincoln students and teachers from over 25 clubs uniting as one.
Best Practices for BSA Videos
Audio Required Specifications
In order to provide the best possible viewing & listening experience for
the audience members of our annual BSA, the ASB & ALHS Tech Crew request
that all clubs/student groups follow these guidelines for submitted media for
the BSA. Thank you.
For Videos to be played during the BSA:
Video should be taken (captured) using a video camera (or smart phone)
that can shoot High Definition (HD) quality video so the image is not
pixelated & looks poor on a large screen.
Video should be captured holding the video camera so that it captures
widescreen video (a wide shot with a horizontal frame), NOT a tall
skinny video with large black boxes on the sides (this is very
unprofessional).
Video should have credits at the end which include: names of the
individuals in the video (first names only are fine), who the video was
shot by, edited by ; citing the source of any music used in the video
with the following 3 things:
1. Artist/singer/band/DJ
2. Official name of the song in quotes
3. The name of the official album that the music is from
Do not shoot video of people/objects in front of a very sunny/bright
window/glass door or else the people/objects will be dark-lit & hard to
see in the video (move away from bright windows to avoid this).
A Video’s Audio:
o If you have background music in your video, make sure that it is
NOT too loud & therefore makes it difficult to hear the voices of the
people in your video.
o Make sure you capture video where there is NOT loud &/or
distracting background noise happening or we won’t be able to
hear the voices of the people in your video.
Turn in your video as a HD video file format (these formats are
acceptable: .mov (Quicktime), .mp4 (H.264 Format), or .avi video (NOTE:
no BluRay video formats will be accepted).
Please test your video BEFORE submitting it for the BSA by playing in
a VLC Video Media Player ( http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html ) on
a computer PRIOR to turning it in by the deadline. Be sure to watch your
whole completed video, from start to finish, & make sure the audio & the
video quality are good & if not, fix it in your original video editing
software & re-export it.
Submitting your video (ONLY 2 ways):
1. Each video must be saved as an individual digital video file onto a
CD or DVD that is playable on a computer’s Media Player (i.e.: VLC
Player) (NOTE: No BluRay Discs will be accepted). Please label the
CD/DVD (using a Sharpie) with the name of the club, duration of the
video & the name of the contact person for the club.
OR
2. Each video must be saved as an individual digital video file that is
playable on a computer’s Media Player (i.e.: VLC Player) and
uploaded to Google Drive and share with an open link to a BSA
coordinator. Please NAME the video file with the name of the club &
duration of the video.
For Audio (Music) to be Played during a BSA Performance:
Make sure that you have a high quality audio file to turn in, which is
created using iTunes and formatted as a music CD which works in a
CD player (NOT JUST A COMPUTER).
Please label your CD (using a Sharpie) with name of club, the contact
person and duration/length of the music.
Please test your Audio/Music BEFORE submitting it for the BSA by
playing in a CD Player PRIOR to turning it in by the deadline.
Past Brotherhood/Sisterhood Themes
1993- First Annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood Assembly
1994- Welcome to Mustang Air
1995- Common Threads
1996- Hand-in-Hand
1997- Imagine a World Full of Love
1998- Peace'n It Together
1999- Peace'n it Together
2000- Uniting Voices
2001- Unleash the Heart
2002- A Decade of Uniting Voices
2003- Imagine a World...
2004- Give a Little Love
2005- Got Heart?
2006- Perfect Harmony
2007- We're All in This Together
2008- Where is the Love?
2009- Change Begins With Us
2010- The Power of One
2011- Take a Stand
2012- Love Yourself, Love Your People
2013- Dream Big, Make It Work
2014- Building Bridges
2015- Positivity is Key, Lead by Example
2016- Disconnect to Reconnect
2017- Tear Down Walls: BSA-- Creating Community for 25 Years
BSA Club Representative Responsibilities:
- To be the link between club and ASB – get info to participants and back to ASB
- To attend 2 lunchtime meetings per month
- To check the BSA webpage daily for important information.
- To help sponsor organize club’s 3 minute performance.
- To meet deadlines and provide information to