VIDEOS MUST BE COMPLETE BY MONDAY MAY 1, 2023

The winning city from the previous year becomes the setting for a video the students are being asked to make for this competition.  So, for this year, the city is New Venice, which is the present Venice 150 years from now (2173).  Students need to make a video maximum 7 minutes long that satisfies this criteria:

1) How the nature of the work has changed over the previous 150 years must be explained, whether that means that is different as a result of technological advances, the changing nature of the world or the environment, or even that this career never used to exist and now has become either possible or needed.
2) The actual nature of the daily work must be explained, including the responsibilities and the inter-relationships with others in the community or beyond. Whether this is described in the form of a summary of a typical workday or in some other creative manner, there should be detail of the actual work done, the tools and technology involved and the role this work plays in the community or beyond.
3) The video must discuss the training/formal education/skills needed to perform this work.  Stronger videos should capture this development as a continuing process, as education and skills development always continue.
4) The challenges of the work need to be depicted in the video.  These can be of any nature, whether they are related to the surroundings, the pressures, the physicality of the work, the need for strong analytical skills, etc.
5) The favorite aspects of the work need to be described.

Each category above is scored on a scale of 0 to 4.  A zero indicates the criteria has no mention.  A 4 does a stellar job, not only delving into the imagination but equally tying in concepts that while not maybe presently achievable with current technology, are convincing as potential future technologies. Equally, a “4” score would show a clear understanding of the nature of the work, whether that be by displaying understanding of the work as it exists today and indicating how the 150 years of time would alter that, or describing the work from scratch.  Remember, this city is on the moon 150 years from now, and all the issues that arise from that setting need to be considered.

Aside from the above categories related to the materials, there are 5 other points that will be given for the quality of the presentation.  We leave the format wide open: it can be anything from a recorded zoom call to an animation to a PowerPoint presentation to a live action film.  Even that can be left to the imagination.  In this, the imagination is everything.  No points will be given for special effects or costly production.  A “5 point “ video will make complete sense, have a flow to it, be both informative and entertaining, and be well rehearsed.

In the end, scores will be from 1-25.  There will be scheduled Q&A sessions.  There will not be a live gathering for this, but the awards presentation will be livestreamed, showing all videos, and it will be posted on YouTube after.