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6.3 Scoring Criteria
Content Communication (40pts) - Distinction in the use of design and animation to illustrate
and communicate a specific aspect of what FIRST means to your team.
Entries are measured in terms of how well your team clearly and accurately articulates that
aspect of FIRST.
Drawing from your team members, your school and corporate partnership, your community
involvement, and/or your robot: Illustrate and communicate a specific aspect of what FIRST
means to your team. Using graphic imagery and animation developed with 3ds max™ (as well as
other Autodesk products if you wish), create an informative and clearly focused 30 second spot
about a particularly appealing or effective aspect of FIRST. You must include a statement in
your animation as to what “appealing aspect of FIRST” you are trying to communicate. Think of
what you are producing as being a 30 second “spot” that might be intended for use on national
television to inform viewers about FIRST and to illustrate a specific aspect of the benefits of the
FIRST experience. Examples of Appealing Aspects of FIRST: Mentorship, Collaboration,
Leadership and/or Community.
Compelling Creativity (40pts) - Distinction in the use of design and animation to generate
excitement about your team’s experience with FIRST.
The challenge is to tell a compelling, creative story about what FIRST means to your team, about
your team or your robot, or about your team’s participation in The Competition – and to make
that story memorable. We measure in terms of how well your team identifies a concept and
organizes the content for your 30-second story, and by how well your team executes on that
concept and creates a distinctive and memorable spot – one that stands out from the rest.
Technical Execution (20pts) - Distinction in the application of Autodesk software.
The challenge is to demonstrate how skillfully you use specific Autodesk products and how your
final animation is brought together from storyboard through design, production, editing, adding
FX and sound, and post-production to final product.
Entries are measured in terms of how well your team uses modeling, materials application,
lighting, camera motion and angles, sound effects, texture mapping, color, special FX, character
animation, editing technique, voice over, music, photography, or live video.or live video.