DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
Digital Video Production has become a prominent and effective way of conveying new ideas and products. This event provides recognition for members who demonstrate the ability to create an effective video to present an idea to a specific audience. This competitive event consists of a pre-judged project and presentation component.
Event Overview
Division: High School
Event Type: Team of 1, 2 or 3 members
Event Category: Presentation
Event Elements: Pre-judged Project and Presentation with a Topic
Pre-judged Component: Video URL due by date specified in the State Conference registration packet
Presentation Time: 3-minute set-up, 7-minute presentation time, 3-minute question & answer time
NACE Connections: Career & Self-Development, Critical Thinking, Communication, Leadership, Professionalism, Teamwork, Technology
Equipment Provided by Competitors: Technology and presentation items for presentation
Equipment Provided by FBLA: Table for presentation
2023-2024 Topic
Create a video that instructs others how to use a technology tool (hardware or software) found in a business setting. All video content must be original.
District
Check with your District leadership for District-specific competition information.
State
Eligibility
· FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 1 of the current school year.
· Members may compete in an event at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) more than once if they have not previously placed in the top ten of that event at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). If a member places in the top ten of an event at NLC, they are no longer eligible to compete in that event.
· Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
· Members must stay in an official FBLA hotel in order to compete.
· Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled qauota system found on the Florida FBLA website.
· Each competitor can only compete in one individual/team event and one chapter event (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, Partnership with Business Project).
· Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, prepare their pre-judged component. They must also set up their presentation by themselves.
· Each competitor must compete in all parts of an event for award eligibility.
· All members of a team must consist of individuals from the same chapter.
· If competitors are late for a presentation time, they may be disqualified or placed later in the schedule. The decision is solely up to the judges.
· Participants must adhere to the Florida FBLA dress code established by the Florida Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.
Recognition
· The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5.
Event Administration
· This event has two parts: pre-judged project and final presentation
· Pre-judged Project
o Submission Deadline: A URL of the video must be uploaded in the conference registration system by the date specified in the State Conference registration packet.
o Project Specifics
§ The video should be no longer than two minutes.
§ All content must be original.
o Competitors must prepare projects. Advisers and others are not permitted to write reports. Projects must be original, current, and not submitted for a previous NLC.
o Competitors are responsible for ensuring the URL is viewable by judges. If judges are unable to view the video, the pre-judge score will be zero.
o The project is pre-judged before the SLC.
o Pre-judged materials will not be returned. Projects submitted for competition become the property of FBLA. These projects may be used for publication and/or reproduced for sale by FBLA.
· Final Presentation
o Equipment Set-up Time: 3 minutes
o Presentation Time: 7 minutes (one-minute warning)
o Question & Answer Time: 3 minutes
o Competitors/teams are randomly assigned to sections.
o Based on the pre-judged project scores, only the five highest scoring teams will move on to the presentation round of this event.
o Presentations are not open to conference attendees.
o The presentation is judged at the SLC. Presentations are not open to conference attendees.
o Competitors present directly from a laptop/device. Screens and projectors are not allowed for use, and competitors are not allowed to bring their own. Power will not be available.
o Competitors can present with and bring any of the following technology into the presentation as long as it fits on the small table in front of the judges’ table or is held by the competitors:
§ Laptop
§ Tablet
§ Mobile phone
§ External monitor that is approximately the size of a laptop monitor
o The video should be shown to the judges during the presentation.
o Visual aids, and samples related to the project may be used during the presentation; however, no items may be left with the judges or audience.
o When the equipment set-up time has elapsed, the timer will automatically start the seven-minute presentation time.
o If performing as a team, all team members are expected to actively participate in the presentation.
o No animals (except authorized service animals) will be allowed for use in any competitive event.
Scoring
· The project score will be added to the final presentation score to determine the top winners.
· The project score will be used to break a tie.
· Decisions of the judges are final.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
· FBLA meets the criteria specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act for all competitors with accommodations submitted through the conference registration system by the registration deadline.
Recording of Presentations
· No unauthorized audio or video recording devices will be allowed in any competitive event.
· Competitors in the events should be aware FBLA reserves the right to record any presentation for use in study or training materials.
Penalty Points
· Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.
National
Be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/fbla/fbla-competitive-events/