Your See Yourself in SODA competition entry must be conceived for a digital exhibition; therefore, it must be created considering specific parameters, dependent on whether it has been created for our LED Façade, Internal Screens, or our Virtual Gallery.

See below for more details on how to tailor your artwork for different applications. 

SODA LED Façade

Work created for the LED Façade will typically include animated content. For specific details and to download the LED Façade design guidelines, click here.

SODA Facade Screen featuring student artwork

Internal Screens

Work created for our internal screens will typically include, 2D/3D art and animation, film, photography, illustration, animatics, etc. 

Video Formats: 

Film Length 2 mins 
Codec H.264 
File Types  MOV MP4 
Aspect Ratio 16:9 
Resolution 1920 X 1080 
Audio  ACC  Stereo 48kHz 
Bitrate Max Minimum: 8.5mbps (15mbps for HD)  Maximum: 50mps 
File Size Maximum 1GB 

Image formats: 

File TypesJPG, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP 
Aspect Ratio16:9 
Resolution1920 X 1080 

Work created for our virtual gallery space may include video, photography, sound environment, works that require an interaction with the users, etc.  

Our 2021 See Yourself in SODA Virtual Exhibition

Video Formats: 

Film Length 2 mins 
Codec H.264 
File Types  MOV MP4 
Aspect Ratio 16:9 
Resolution 1920 X 1080 
Audio  ACC  Stereo 48kHz 
Bitrate Max Minimum: 8.5mbps (15mbps for HD)  Maximum: 50mps 
File Size Maximum 1GB 

Image formats: 

File TypesJPG, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP 
Aspect Ratio16:9 
Resolution1920 X 1080 

Permissions

You must have permission to use any work that you submit to us. In submitting your work to this competition, you agree to its display in our exhibition and sharing on SODA’s social media channels.  

Any further enquiries, please contact: soda@mmu.ac.uk