Skills USA Region 5 Competition

I'm including a list of the Regional competitions we will be participating in on February 5-6.  Take a look and consider if any of these competitions are things you might want to compete in.  This is a great way to test your skills and is a great preparation for the State Competition in March.

Broadcast News Production 
@ WestMEC Start Center - Team of 4 - 3 team per school limit

The contest is comprised of four student members. Two students serve as the news anchor team, one student will serve as the team’s director/technical director, and one student will serve as the floor director. Each team will have two hours to write and produce their rundown before assigned contest time. Teams will produce and complete a three-minute newscast as if it were live. Teams are evaluated on their broadcast writing ability, voice quality, diction, timing and pacing and performance techniques.

 Digital Cinema Production  
@ WestMEC Start Center - 3 team per school limit - Team of 2
Feb 5th and 6th

To evaluate each contestant’s preparation for employment and to recognize outstanding students for excellence and professionalism in the cinematography/short film production. The contest will be divided into four portions: a written exam that will assess knowledge in industry standards, a storyboard assignment to be completed in teams of two people, an interview with 1 or more judges and a short video (4.5 to 5 minutes) that will be filmed and edited on site. (meaning all work must be done between contest briefing and designated turn in time) All footage must be acquired after the contest has begun and must be filmed within the areas specified by the field assignment.

TV/Video Production
@ WestMEC Start Center - 3 team per school limit - 3 per school limit
Feb 5th and 6th

Teams of two contestants are required to plan and shoot a video (generally 30 seconds or one minute in length) on location to convey the “theme” of the event. Editing is done in the contest area with special emphasis on professional production of the video by industry standards, quality of audio and video, and adequate conveyance of the “theme” to the viewer.

WestMec Start Center | 5405 N. 99th Ave. | Glendale, AZ 85305