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Re: AVA Compitition rules question?

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Originally Posted by Koko Ed View Post
How is Autodesk going to know what you used to edit the video? They're getting a MOV file. It doesn't come with a program name attached to it and there are plenty of programs that do it.
Thats why they give us the choice to use what we want. As long as the animation part is made in 3ds max, you're fine.

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Originally Posted by JRosselet View Post
Hey,

This is my first year working on the Visualization award, and I'm a little confused as to the animation rules... It states that "Credits may follow that still frame."

Would this be the 5 second slate? In other words, are we required to place credits before the animation, or are we allowed to show credits after the 1 second of black following the animation?

Although I've read the criteria, what is best to focus in the animation? Finally, simply out of curiosity, how far are some of you experienced teams by this point in the competition?

Thanks,
JR
I'm 80% sure they want the credits at the end. It does not really matter, because I've seen animations that put them after the 5-sec slate and they weren't disqualified. Ours was at the end, and the winning animation had the credits at the end, so thats your safest bet.

As far as the best focus, just to have a focused point is very good. Make sure your idea makes sense and brings an important message.

Our team just finished storyboarding yesterday, and we start animating today.