MSCI Mackinac Spring Tournament
2025 — Mackinac Island, MI/US
Nat-Geo Interpretation
Event Description:
Recommended Time - 5 - 8 minutes
Concept of Event: Performers will immerse themselves in the captivating world of nature documentaries found on either National Geographic or Animal Planet channels. This event will feature a blend of storytelling, narration and animal interpretation that invites audiences to experience the thrill and wonder of the animal world. Choose an episode of any nature documentary type show and create a cutting from the episode’s transcript that brings to life the captivating experience of your chosen animal. Performances must comply with the Standards For Performance. All other MIFA rules apply.
Example pieces include: Call of the Wild, Animals Gone Wild, Africa’s Wild Side, Big Cat Tales.
The piece should be suitable for all audiences.
BASIS FOR DECISION
Oral Presentation: The speaker's delivery should be effective in enlisting and holding the interest of the audience. The speaker may deliver the speech from a manuscript, memory, an outline, or any combination thereof.
Action and Platform Conduct: The interpreter may gesture and move around the platform as necessary. Good interpretation requires total physical, vocal, and emotional involvement. Interpreters should identify with the characters in the scene being presented. The degree of physical expression depends on the literature; thus, the student may sit or stand. The presentation should not be dominated by choreography, and movement should be appropriate to the theme of the presentation. Prompting from the audience is not allowed and could be the basis for disqualification.
Script requirements: Contestants must have a manuscript or an outline available for a judge to review in the round if requested. The script may be a hard copy or an electronic version on a device that can be made available to the judge in the round. A judge request for a contestant’s script must be made within the time frame of the round of competition. Should a judge need more extensive review time, the judge should make arrangements through tournament officials and the contestant’s coach.