Regionals:
Now with regionals, I want it to as real a possible. We are the only school that competes in our region and generally I have 8 -12 teams (24 students or so) competing for a spot to go to states. I want to get as many teams as possible participating for many reasons. First, it gives teams a chance to practice a few years until their turn and still makes it competitive enough where they could actually go if they train hard enough. I also make a big deal out of the event with real prizes, professional judges and big trophies. AND is always a combination of stress and fun for all.
Here the Colorado state prompts from the last few years (the ones I can remember):
2008 - "Create a 20-40 second Department of Transportation presentation pointing out the safety issues with a new transportation related device from the year 2050."
2007 - Using only privative shapes, tell a "toy story" and demonstrate the principles of animation
2006 - Create an animation that sells fruit that was grown in the Arctic Circle - something like that
Here are links to the animations.
Colorado SkillUSA 2008 Winner YOUTUBE It is blocked here . . .
Colorado SkillUSA 2007 Winner
Colorado SkillUSA entrants 2007 and 2006
Here the some state prompts from the past (the ones I can find):
2005 - Plan, storyboard and create a very short animated subject which brings the Stikfa character to life. Using the kit provided, assemble a character with its contents. You will be modeling your character as precisely as possible in 3d. At a minimum, the character should fly into the scene and upon landing, exercise a short walking sequence. Keep in mind, this character is supposed to be an evil villain. . . . more
2004 - Plan, storyboard and create a very short animated subject around that animated segment of the stomach cross-section. You will find an animated cross-section of a human stomach. You are to re-create this animation. You are to replicate the model, textures, motions and effects as closely as possible. Your re-creation must be done with all original models and textures, etc. Along with it, include an animation showing a camera’s eye view traveling into a human mouth, down the throat, through the esophagus and into the stomach. Working as a team and each other as models, do your best to create as much realism as possible.
2003 - Plan, storyboard and create a very short animated subject which clearly shows the orbital mechanics which cause the phases of the moon as they appear from earth. Show the phases and why an eclipse does not occur every new lunar cycle.
2002 - Create and storyboard a very short subject where you have an alien arm reach in from another dimension, fumble around for and grab at an object, and then retreat through the inter-dimensional portal.
Here is the official description:3-D Visualization and Animation
Mimics the real world production environment where creative output must be accomplished within specific time frames, resources and design constraints. This is a two-person team event. Contestants must produce high quality images and an animated short subject using 3D computerized images. Students are tested on their technical knowledge, production skills and creative/artistic abilities, take a preliminary written exam and do storyboarding (visual planning).
