Notes About Submitting
Yes! You want to submit a review, article, paper or video to Crash/Cut!
That's Awesome!
BUT we do have a few rules.
Please read them to ensure you get published.
That's Awesome!
BUT we do have a few rules.
Please read them to ensure you get published.
Articles, Reviews and Videos
Rules
- No hate speech or derogatory writing or video will be accepted or tolerated.
- Plagiarism will not be accepted or tolerated.
- No slander, or made up facts. You are responsible for this. Additionally, if caught, your work will be refused publication.
- Please proof read your work. Yes mistakes will fall through the cracks, but please go over your work at least once.
- If you do have outside sources, please make mention of them or else the article will not be published.
- Opinion articles are accepted, but please base it in fact.
- HAVE FUN.
Selection Process:
We have the right to turn down any article if they break any of the rules mentioned above. Additionally, if the writing quality isn't legible or poor, we have the right to refuse that submission as well. A good rule of thumb is that if it appears to be a first draft, it will likely be sent back. Unlike the scholar section of Crash/Cut, the articles, reviews, and videos aren't held to academic standards, yet that doesn't allow for sloppy writing. Of course, we also encourage you to have fun with this content, so don't feel bound to extreme formality either.
We have the right to turn down any article if they break any of the rules mentioned above. Additionally, if the writing quality isn't legible or poor, we have the right to refuse that submission as well. A good rule of thumb is that if it appears to be a first draft, it will likely be sent back. Unlike the scholar section of Crash/Cut, the articles, reviews, and videos aren't held to academic standards, yet that doesn't allow for sloppy writing. Of course, we also encourage you to have fun with this content, so don't feel bound to extreme formality either.
Style Guide
- Titles of films should be in italics. Example: Shawshank Redemption
- Actors names should be mentioned in brackets after first mention of their character.
- Keep swearing to a minimum.
- Keep reviews around 500-800 words.
- Reviews should include a list of the film, director, rating, genre and run-time above the article.
- Each review gets one photo, you may submit one if you believe it fits your review.
- If you have specific photos in mind for an article, please attach them in your document or email.
- Additionally, please ensure that the photos used are stills from the movie with the actor labeled with the film title. Please include the rights owner to the film as well. Example. Actors Name in "Movie Title" | Studio name.
- Articles have no word limit.
- Must be titled.
- Follow the basic laws of Grammar and writing etiquette and spelling.
- Avoid spoilers.
Tips
- Sign up with gofobo.com to receive advance screening tickets to the latest movie releases.
- If you see an advance screening, please submit review before the films wide release and include the films embargo date. Embargo is when the film studio allows reviews to go public, a simple google will often suffice in find the date.
- Writing about local film events is highly encouraged.
- If writing a review about an older film, write about its historical significance.
- Writing in frequently (1-2 times a week) is encouraged.
Crash/Cut Scholar
- Ensure you've made corrections to your paper.
- Ensure it follows an academic format, such as: MLA, Chicago, APA, ETC...
- Please include class you wrote the paper for and the professor.
- Make sure the paper you've submitted isn't for a class you're currently enrolled in, and that you've successfully completed that semesters course.
- Plagiarism is not accepted.
- Make sure sources are correctly referenced.
Selection Process:
We hold the right to turn down any submissions if they do not meet our standards. Reasons for not publishing may be due to illegible grammar, lack of citations, inconsistent thesis, unprovable concepts, inappropriate content (only if it's deemed unnecessary to your argument) and lack of formal analysis. We of course will try to get back to you and provide suggestions if your paper is turned away and seeing how this is a primarily undergraduate level publication, we take common mistakes into account. We are primarily searching for papers that have received an A level range from a U of C professor.
Submission Area
Please attach your work to an email with your name, and a brief explanation of your work. Expect your work to be published on the site within 1-2 weeks.