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Lisa Phillips & Marshall Rainey Team Manager Training December 12, 2020 CASE CLOSED o California Destination Imagination o Improv Challenge: Case Closed o Team Managers Training o December 12th, 2020 o Lisa Phillips & Marshall Rainey o Affiliate Challenge Masters CASE CLOSED Approaching This Challenge ● This Challenge can be solved on may levels, ranging from the simple to the complex. ● Focus on solving this Challenge based on the intent in which it was designed, ● All Challenge requirements must be met unless otherwise stated using the terms “should” or “may”. If you find the details of the Challenge unclear, we encourage you to ask for a Team Clarification. (See Rules of the Road for the 2020-2021 Challenge season.) Team Private Clarifications ● https://resources.destinationImagination.org/resourc es.php ● Sign in ● Go to Teams ● Go to Clarifications ● Actions/Ask for Clarification CASE CLOSED Solving the Challenge ● The information in the following materials in binding on all teams. ● Teams must read and follow this Challenge in its entirety, the Rules of the Road resource for teams and all Published Clarifications (on line at DestinationImagaination.org). Published Clarifications These Published Clarifications are in the Rules of the Road: 2020-11-11 Rules of the Road, Section XII.D.1.c In Rules of the Road, Section XII.D.1.c should read: “However your team choses to record your solution (see Section XII.D.1.b), no two team members may be in the same physical room during your team’s virtual Instant Challenge video solution AND no two team members may be in the same window. A window is defined as an area in the virtual Instant Challenge video solution that shows the video feed from one camera. This is to ensure a level playing field for all teams, regardless of health and safety guidelines in your local area.” This second Published Clarification we can disregard since props are not allowed in Case Closed. 2020-11-11 Rules of the Road, Section XII.C, Table B, Rubber Band In Rules of the Road, Section XII.C, Table B, Rubber Band should read: "7in (17.5cm) unstretched loop length; 1/8in (3mm) thickness width. Measure the unstretched loop length by pinching the rubber band at each end to lay the band flat. Then measure the distance from end to end." Published Clarifications ● When the International Challenge Masters feel there is an issue about a Team Challenge or the Rules of the Road that all teams must know about, they write a Published Clarification, which is then posted on destinationImagination.org. ● All teams must abide by any changes in rules established in Published Clarifications Published Clarification ● A Published Clarification supersedes Rules of the Road and the Team Challenge, as well as a Team Clarification. ● It is important to check the Clarification web page frequently throughout the time leading up to your tournament. Private Clarification ● Teams that have questions about their solution or the rules may ask for a maximum of 10 Team Clarifications, which are answered by International Challenge Masters (ICMs) ● Teams may only ask ONE question per Clarification request ● The deadline for requesting Clarifications is January 31st, 2021. ● It is your team’s responsibility to bring one copy of any Team Clarifications you receive to each tournament to make sure that Appraisers are aware of the answer to your question(s). CASE CLOSED COVID - Health and Safety ● Destination Imagination encourages your team to follow your area’s health sidelines and practice social distancing as you create and record you solution. In order to ensure your safety and the safety of others. ● DI recommends that your team find ways to limit in-person meeting. ● These ways may include phone calls, email, virtual chats and messaging, and video conferencing, all with parental knowledge and access ● Team meetings virtually should be supervised by parents and/or Team Managers CASE CLOSED Getting Started o Read and understand the Challenge o Be aware of the special Rules o Know the reward points o Understand Submission Requirements o Be aware of Unknowns release dates o Be familiar with what happens with Virtual Tournaments CASE CLOSED Getting Started o Understand the Rules of the Road o Published Clarification o Team Clarifications o All Challenge requirements must be met unless otherwise stated using the terms “should” or may” o If it doesn’t say you can’t then you can o Have fun! GETTING STARTED To Enter ● Create and submit a Video Presentation based on the Challenge requirements ● Your team is also encouraged to submit an optional Q&A Video to explain important elements of your solution Getting Started Time Limit ● Your team’s Video Presentation must be no longer that 5 minutes, measured from the start of the video ● All Challenge elements must be present within the 5-minute time limit ● If your team’s Video Presentation is longer, your team will not earn points for anything that is presented after the 5-minute mark ● Team’s optional Q&A Video must be no longer than 3 minutes, measured from the start of the video. ● If your team’s Q & A Video is longer, Appraisers will not review anything that is presented after the 3-minute mark Getting Started Tournament Data Form ● Your team must explain elements of your Challenge solution on the Tournament Data found on the Resource Area of DestinationImagination.org ● A version of the form can be found at the end of this Challenge for your reference ● The check mark icon pinpoints the elements that will appear on the form ● Your team is encouraged to focus on these elements in your optional Q&A Video CASE CLOSED Video Presentation ● Your team will create and submit only one Improvisational Challenge Video Presentation per tournament ● Your Regional, Affiliate, and/or Tournament Director will determine which Improv unknowns release date and submission deadline will be used for your tournament ● Your team may use as much time as you wish to prepare and record your Video Presentation, as long as you meet the submission deadline (See Rules of the Road, Submission Procedures for All Team Challenge Solutions.) Central Challenge A. Video Presentation ● The team will create an Improvisational Video Presentation that tells a story about a Detective and a Sidekick who team up to solve a Mystery with the use of a Forensic Technique ● The team will include a True Clue and a Red Herring in the Video Presentation ● Your team may include more than one of each Improv Element in your Video Presentation. However, only one of each Improv Element (Detective, Sidekick, Mystery, Forensic Technique, True Clue, and Red Herring will be scored. ● All Improv Unknowns your team must use in your Video Presentation will be publicly released on DestinationImagination.org on one of the following dates CASE CLOSED A. Video Presentation Release Date Submission Deadline January 22, 2021 scheduled for January 25, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. your release at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time local tournament time February 12, 2021 scheduled for February 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. release at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time your local tournament time March 12, 2021 scheduled for March 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. release at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time your local tournament time CASE CLOSED A Video Presentation ● Your team will create and submit only one Improvisational Challenge Video Presentation per tournament ● Your Regional, Affiliate, and or/Tournament Director will determine which Improv Unknowns release date and submission deadline will be used for your tournament ● Your team may use as much time as you wish to prepare and record your Video Presentation, as long as you meet the submission deadline (See Rules of the Road, Submission Procedures for All Team challenge Solutions CASE CLOSED California Release and Submission Dates ● Regional Tournaments: Release Date is January 22, 2021 Submission Deadline is January 25, 2021 ● State Tournament: Release Date March 12, 2021 Submission Deadline is March 15th, 2021 QUESTIONS SO FAR? CASE CLOSED B. Required Improve Element 1: Mystery ● On the Improv Unknowns release date for your tournament, three Mysteries will be released. Your team may choose which one of the Mysteries to include in your Video Presentation ● Your team will not know the Mysteries until the Improv Unknowns release date CASE CLOSED B. Required Improv Element 1: Mystery ● For this Challenge, A Mystery is a situation for which the characters in the story have no explanation ● Examples of Mysteries are “Someone stole all the cookies,” “The furniture has been rearranged,” and “There is a very strange smell in the air” ● The Mystery must be solved by the end of the Video Presentation CASE CLOSED C. Required Improv Element 2: Detective ● Before the Improv Unknowns release date for your tournament, your team will research the Detectives listed in Table 1 ● On the Improv Unknowns release date, three Detective will be released. Your team may choose which one the Detectives to include in your Video Presentation CASE CLOSED C. Required Improv Element 2: Detective ● Your team will not know the Detectives until the Improv Unknowns release date ● During the Video Presentation, the Detective must work with the Sidekicks (see Section 1. D.) to Solve the mystery Table 1: Detectives Allan Pinkerton Grace Humiston C. Auguste Dupin Harriet M. Welsch Encyclopedia Brown Precious Ramotswe Francois Vidocq Rose Mackenberg CASE CLOSED Table 1: Detectives ● Your team should use good judgment when researching Detectives to ensure your solution is appropriate for all audiences. (see Rules of the Road, Conduct and Concerns and Rules of the Road, The Team Manager’s Job.) CASE CLOSED D. Required Improv Element 3: Sidekick ● On the Improv Unknowns release date for your tournament, three Sidekicks will be released.