Video During Presentation?

[Graham Donaldson]

I can say last year our team did show our 3-minute video during our chairman's presentation at Champs (I was presenting that one, but not at regionals, so I don't know what they did there - I think the same thing). Our logic was that we had put a lot of effort into our video (and it wasn't just a basic windows moviemaker movie, a guy in the film class had spent a week plus on it) and we knew the material in it was just as good as what we could say ourselves, so we showed it during the presentation knowing that it would then be included for review by the judges. We used the remaining two minutes by having each presenter speak for 40 seconds, covering anything missed or expanding on other topics from the video. We then went to Q&A.

I know we got a lot of really good feedback from this from the judges - they really liked our video and like I said, it covered the information well. My opinion would be this - it's up to the individual teams, but if you've put a lot of effort into making your video (especially more than just MovieMaker), and know that the material in it is good, and it shows off your team well - show it. A video doesn't forget information like the presenters might, and if it's done well, may impress the judges nearly as much if not more than a student.