YOUTUBE THUMBNAIL

YouTube Thumbnail Rule

Each film must submit a YOUTUBE THUMBNAIL of their film.  

Your custom thumbnail image should be as large as possible. It will be used as the preview image in the embedded player. We recommend your custom thumbnails:
  • Have a resolution of 1280x720 (with minimum width of 640 pixels).
  • Be uploaded in image formats such as JPG, GIF, or PNG.
  • Remain under the 2MB limit.
  • Try to use a 16:9 aspect ratio as it's the most used in YouTube players and previews.

Name the file the TITLE OF YOUR MOVIE.
  • For example:  If your movie is called "The Godfather", save your thumbnail as "TheGodfather.jpeg".  Get it?

The LINE OF DIALOGUE can NOT be the title of your film.

It must be submitted BY 4:00PM on Day 10 by the student filmmakers.  

You must use the SUBMIT FINAL PRODUCT page of this website to upload your thumbnail.  You will be uploading the THUMBNAIL as part of the final submission process for your film.  

As a last resort, you can email to [email protected]  Include in the email the NAME OF THE MOVIE and YOUR SCHOOL.    ​

SAMPLES