VanishedChallengeOrientationWebinar
November8,2106DougDeFreesandRickSaleAffiliateChallengeMastersCaliforniaDestinationImagination
Groundrules
• TeamManagersandSchoolCoordinatorsonly• Yourvoicewillbemutedbytheadministrator• Youcanaskquestions,answerquestions,orcommentonanything…let’shaveadiscussion
• Usethechatwindowatanytime• “Raiseyourhand”tospeak• KeeptherulesaboutInterferenceinmind• NothinganyonesaystonightisbindingataTournament,usetheofficialClarificationprocess
Introductions
• AffiliateDirector:DickPinney• AffiliateChallengeMasters• DougDeFrees• RickSale
• RegionalChallengeMasters• BestoftheBay:MichaelBlunk &ShannonLubetich• CentralCoast:MichelleBerlin• LA-DI-Land:CatherineSchmidt• ONE:RickSale(ACM)• SanJoaquinValley:KimDyck• SiliconValley:DougDeFrees (ACM)• WavestoDunes:BobbieThibault
Resources
• ProgramMaterials• RulesoftheRoad• PublishedClarifications• Roadmap• TravelGuideforTeams• idodi.org• caldi.org
QuickTipsfromtheRoadmap
Vanished
• Researchthemeanings,rolesandusesofateam-selectedcolor.• Presentastoryabouthowthedisappearanceofasinglecolorchangesaworld.• Createacolorfulcharacterthatcausesorisaffectedbythecolor’sdisappearance.• Usetechnicaltheatermethodstocreateavanishingactthatmakessomethingdisappear.• CreateandpresenttwoTeamChoiceElements
TheStory
Imaginediscoveringthatacolorhasvanished!Howwoulditchangealife,atownoraworld?
• Theteamwillpresentastoryabouthowthedisappearanceofasinglecolorchangesaworld.• Thestorymaybesetinanylocation,realorimaginary,andinanytimeperiod(s):past,presentorfuture.• Theteamwillearnpointsfortheeffectivetheatricalportrayalofhowthedisappearanceofthesinglecolorchangesaworld.
• Points• Theteamwillearnpointsforthecreativityofthestory.• Theteamwillearnpointsforclearandeffectivestorytelling.Thismeansthatthestoryhasaclearbeginning,middleandend,andispresentedinawaythatiseasytofollowandunderstand.
TheStory
Notethatthepointsareevenlydistributed
TheColor
Colorplaysmanyimportantroles.Itcanexpressemotion,affectthinking,andhelpcommunication.Colorcanevencausephysicalreactions– itcanraisebloodpressureorlowerappetite.Howwillacolor,anditsdisappearance,affectyourPresentation?
• TheteamwillselectonecolortointegrateintothePresentation.• Thecolorthattheteamselectsandresearchesmustbethesamecolorthat
disappears.
• Points• Theteamwillearnpointsfortheintegrationofresearchoftheteam-selected
colorintothePresentation.• Theteamwillearnpointsforthecreativeuseoftheteam-selectedcolorinthe
Presentation.
TheColor
ColorfulCharacter
Somecharactersareasvibrantasthecolorsoftherainbow.Whatmakesacharactercolorful?Coulditbeanoutrageousoutfit,awackywalkorapowerfulpersonality?YourteamgetstodecidewhatmakesyourColorfulCharacterstandout!
• ThestorymustincludeaColorfulCharacterthatcausesand/orisaffectedbythedisappearanceoftheteam-selectedcolor.
• Points
• TheteamwillearnpointsforthecreativeportrayaloftheColorfulCharacter.• TheteamwillearnpointsfortheintegrationoftheColorfulCharacterintothestory.
ColorfulCharacter
VanishingAct
Nowyouseeit,nowyoudon’t!Modernmagicshows,stageplaysandmusicalsoftenusetechnicaltheatermethodstocreateinnovativespecialeffectsandillusions.Nowitisyourteam’sturntouseTechnicalTheaterMethodstofascinateaudienceswithaVanishingAct!• Theteammustincludeoneteam-createdVanishingActthatmustmakesomethinginthePresentationseemtovanish• TheVanishingActmay,butdoesnothaveto,depictthedisappearanceoftheteam-selectedcolor.• TheVanishingActcanhappensuddenlyorgradually.• TheVanishingActshouldbevisibleand/oraudiblefromadistanceofatleast25ft
VanishingAct
• TheteammayusetechnicaltheatermethodsthatarenotlistedinTableOne,butonlytheTechnicalTheaterMethodsfromTableOnewillbescored.
VanishingAct
Points!
• TheteamwillearnpointsfortheinnovativeuseofTechnicalTheaterMethod(s)intheVanishingAct.
• TheteamwillearnpointsforthedramaticimpactoftheVanishingAct.
• TheteamwillearnpointsfortheintegrationoftheVanishingActintothestory.
• IftheVanishingActisattemptedduringthePresentation,butfailstooccur,theteammaystillearnpointsfortheinnovativeuseofTechnicalTheaterMethods,butwillearnnopointsforthedramaticimpactandtheintegrationoftheVanishingAct.
VanishingAct
TotalChallenge
General
• Specifics• $150Budget.• 8minutesorless.• PresentationAreaisaminimumof8ftX10ft.NormalStage(NotTraverse)• ElectricalPowerwillbeavailable.
Requiredpaperwork
• DeclarationofIndependence• AsecondcopyisneededforIC
• ExpenseReport• TournamentDataForm• Fivecopiesofpageoneandpagetwo• Onecopyofpagethree
• Team-onlyclarifications(Fivecopiesplease)• Bringcopies,notoriginals,ofallyourpaperwork
Questionsanddiscussion