About this event
Digital Animation has you create an original animated video on the topic FBLA releases each year, showing creativity, storytelling, and animation technique. Team event (1 to 3 members). How it runs: there is no test. You submit a link to the animation (no more than two minutes long), which is judged before the conference and played during your presentation, then present live: 3 minutes to set up, a 7-minute presentation, and 3 minutes of questions. Internet access is provided. At the National Leadership Conference your pre-judged score is added to your preliminary presentation score to decide who advances to the final round, and the final presentation decides the winners.
FormatPresentation
Duration3 minutes setup, 7-minute presentation, 3 minutes Q&A, plus the animation submitted before the conference
Solo or teamTeam event
CategoryInformation Technology
Your plan
How to study
Built from the official rating sheet and the event's own clock.
Read the guidelines and the sheet
Everything is scored on the rating sheet below. The official guidelines give the rules, the deadlines and what to submit.
Official guidelines (opens in a new tab)Outline it against the sheet
Give each part of your entry the room its points earn, starting from the biggest rows, so nothing on the sheet is left out.
See the sheetMake it yourself
Your entry should be your own work. ChapterPrep's judge scores it and asks questions; it never writes it for you.
Rehearse the presentation
Type or say your presentation. The judge scores it on the official rating sheet and times you against the 7-minute limit.
Get judged on your presentationRehearse to the clock
You have 7 minutes, then 3 minutes of questions. Time every run, out loud, start to finish.
Judging
What judges score
The pre-judged animation100 points
Concept and Design
- Fully addresses the concept or topic10
- Color, contrast, background, typography, sound and design suit the concept or topic10
- Graphics are appropriate for the concept or topic10
- Information related to the topic is accurate10
Project Evaluation
- Overall quality of the elements of animation20
- Quality of editing and transitions15
- Logical flow of thoughts10
- Ends with proper credits and acknowledgement of copyright and sources10
- Video time5
The presentation130 points
- Demonstrates understanding of the event topic10
- Describes the development process15
- Describes the production process15
- Describes software and hardware used20
- Describes animation techniques used20
- Copyright and source information is noted and documented, and content is original10
Presentation Delivery
- Statements are well organized and clearly stated10
- Displays confidence, poised body language, engaging eye contact and effective voice projection10
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively answer questions10
Presentation Protocols
- Adherence to Competitive Events Guidelines10
Guidelines and resources
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Free guides for this kind of event
- Reference · Blender FoundationBlender Manual: Animation and Rigging, Introduction (opens in a new tab)
- Book · Open SUNY TextbooksExploring Movie Construction and Production, Ch. 3: What Are the Mechanics of Story and Plot? (opens in a new tab)
- Book · Open SUNY TextbooksExploring Movie Construction and Production, Ch. 7: What Is Editing? (opens in a new tab)
- Book · Open SUNY TextbooksExploring Movie Construction and Production, Ch. 8: What Is Sound? (opens in a new tab)
- Book · OpenStaxIntroduction to Intellectual Property, Sec. 3.7: The Fair Use Defense (opens in a new tab)