AndyMark, Inc. is partnering with FIRST Indiana Robotics (FIN) to conduct a contest among FIRST teams in Indiana to create informative, quick, five (5) minute videos. Prizes will be awarded to 6 entries. Indiana FLL, FTC and FRC teams are eligible for prizes, each being an AndyMark team sponsorship in the form of an AndyMark store credit. 

The intent of this contest is to build a video library covering topics related to FIRST teams, such as how they are supported, how robots are successfully built, how students and mentors are most productive and supported, how teams impact their communities and schools, to name a few topics. 

See the Playlist here – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9UFVOe2UANzPmkJrFmB23TthNA5OXSn_

  1. Contest rules
    1. Videos will focus on topics to help and support existing FIRST teams (teams) and start new teams. 
    2. Teams eligible to win prizes are Indiana-based FLL, FTC & FRC teams.
    3. Teams can submit an unlimited number of videos to be judged.
    4. Teams submit videos by uploading them to this web-based location:
      1. https://bit.ly/3ResQez 
    5. Teams submitting videos must send an email to videocontest@andymark.com describing their video(s), team and contact information:
      1. FIRST team name
      2. FIRST team number
      3. Main contact name (adult)
      4. Main contact email (adult)
    6. Duration of video must be 5 minutes or less.
    7. Intro and outro of video must contain at least their FIRST team number and name, along with the FIN logo.
    8. These file formats are accepted:
      1. .MOV, .MP4, .MPG, .AVI, .WMV, .FLV, 3GPP, WebM, ProRes, CineForm, HEVC (h265)
    9. File size must not exceed 500MB.
    10. Videos can be uploaded between the dates of September 2nd, 2022 and February 1st, 2023.
    11. Any video entry can only win one prize.
    12. Any team can only win one prize.
    13. No copyrighted music can be used within any submitted video.
    14. All content must be G rated, acceptable for all audiences
    15. All videos meeting the above criteria will be hosted on the FIN Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/IndianaRobotics
    16. Program-focused awards can be won by any eligible team. (example: an FTC team could win an award on how to run an FLL team)

 

  • Prizes
        1. All teams providing video entry will be given AndyMark merchandise.
          1. 3 t-shirts per team, regardless of the # of video entries
        2. Best FLL video
          1. This video is focused on an FLL team and/or program and is the most impactful, important, informative, or entertaining.
          2. Prize = $400 in AndyMark credit
        3. Best FTC video
          1. This video is focused on an FTC team and/or program and is the most impactful, important, informative, or entertaining.
          2. Prize=$400 in AndyMark credit.

 

  • Judging
    1. A panel of up to 5 staff members from AndyMark and FIN will judge these awards and decide on winners.

 

  • Announcement Video
    1. https://youtu.be/gB6bS2YOjGk

 

  • Dates & Deadlines for FLL and FTC ONLY
              1. August 30th Contest kickoff and announcement
              2. September 2nd AndyMark video released
              3. February 1st, 2023 Videos entries due
              4. February 8th Videos uploaded to FIN Youtube channel
              5. February 10th Winners will be announced by email and social media.

Please send an email to videocontest@andymark.com if you have any questions.