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According to the YSTV constitution (wow… that’s a boring start to an article, what have I become?), the Head of Presentation and the Production Director should work together to co-ordinate NaSTA awards entries. In recent years, however, the head of Presentation has taken charge – this is all the fault of Steven Perring. In this article, I will give some tips on how to organise both the Best Broadcaster showreel and the awards entries as a whole, based on my reasonable success.
This article contains tips on how to organise both the Best Broadcaster showreel and the NaSTA awards entries as a whole [mostly written by Kieron Moore, Head of Presentation 2013 - 2014, based on my reasonable success, but feel free to add to it].


N.B. You don’t have to take any of my advice. After all, we won Best Broadcaster for “doing whatever the fuck [we] want”, so stick to that ethos.
Constitutionally (wow, that's a boring way to begin), the Head of Presentation and the Production Director should work together to co-ordinate NaSTA awards entries. In recent years, however, the Head of Presentation has taken charge (all the fault of Steven Perring). Hence this article may be a useful guide for future HoPs.


== AWARDS ==
N.B. You don’t have to take any of this advice. After all, we won Best Broadcaster for “doing whatever the fuck [we] want”, so stick to that ethos.
 
== Awards Co-ordination ==


* In the Christmas break, discuss with the Production Director and Station Director what to enter for everything. If you unanimously decide there’s an obvious entrant for something, great. Make shortlists for the others.
* In the Christmas break, discuss with the Production Director and Station Director what to enter for everything. If you unanimously decide there’s an obvious entrant for something, great. Make shortlists for the others.
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Throughout this section, I refer to the 2014 showreel, available [https://ystv.co.uk/watch/nasta2014/broadcaster/ here].
Throughout this section, I refer to the 2014 showreel, available [https://ystv.co.uk/watch/nasta2014/broadcaster/ here].


* Throughout the year (as in, starting from the week you’re elected as HoP), keep a document noting down EVERYTHING that is eligible for NaSTA. That’s everything from the time last year’s submission window shut. Basically, elections result night onwards.  
* Throughout the year (as in, starting from the week you’re elected as HoP), keep a document noting down EVERYTHING that is eligible for NaSTA. That’s every show uploaded to YSTV from the time last year’s submission window shut. Basically, elections result night onwards.  
** As well as this, if you have an external hard drive, make a backup of all of these shows from Finished Shows. You’ll thank yourself for it later.
** As well as this, if you have an external hard drive, make a backup of all of these shows from Finished Shows. You’ll thank yourself for it later.
** You may also want to add notes as to good shots and quotes – quick, snappy sound bites which sum up shows are good.
** You may also want to add notes as to good shots and quotes – quick, snappy sound bites which sum up shows are good.
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