The inspiration for your video can come from anywhere but here are a few ideas:

• Activities and talents - whether it’s hip hop or skateboarding
• Out and about - focus on an upcoming trip, visit or event
• Local pride - what's so great about where you live?
• Your view - debate the issues that really matter to you and young people in your area
• Diary - a snapshot of your project and its people

The winning videos will show real young people, real locations and real issues from your perspective. We want to see what makes your youth project so special.

Your video can be recorded using a mobile phone, an i-phone or a camcorder - take your pick.    

To get you started we've put together three short films showing how easy it is to create your own video. The films are a great way to kick off a discussion about your film: www.youtube.com/group/yourtakecompetition.

The competition will run from Monday 22nd February till 12th March. All entries must be received my this date.

Videos will be judged and the winners announced by 26th March.

Anyone appearing in the videos should be 13-19 years of age. Your video must be your own original work and you must have permission to enter it into the competition from anyone who appears in it (or permission from their parent/guardian if they are under the age of 18). If your video includes any music or other materials which are someone else's property, or if your video is filmed on private property, you must also have their permission to include it. For more details on this and full competition rules, see the terms and conditions.

How to enter

1. Upload your video to your own YouTube account (see details below on creating an account if you don't have one)
2. Send the video link to: yourtake@coi.gsi.gov.uk. We will then upload the videos onto the competition YouTube site above (as long as your video satisfies the competition rules).

The following information should be included in your email:

• Name and title
• Your date of birth
• Youth project
• Contact telephone number
• Title of video
• Length of video (Must be under three minutes)
• Description of video in no more than 50 words - what it's about and why it should win a pocket video camera:

How to create a YouTube Account and upload your video

1. Log onto www.youtube.com ( http://www.youtube.com/ )
2. Click on 'Create Account' in the top right hand corner
3. Choose a username that fits with your project (e.g. if you are called Bedford Community College you can be BCCvideo). You can change the name of your YouTube channel in the settings box.
4. Complete your projects address and your date of birth
5. Read and accept terms and conditions
6. Click on the yellow 'upload' button in the top right hand corner
7. Click on 'upload video' and browse your computer for your file entry
8. Fill in the description information for your video
9. That's it! You're up and running on YouTube!
10. To enter the competition, click on the video you want to enter and copy the URL into an email and send it to us at yourtake@coi.gsi.gov.uk

Good Luck!