How to Make THE Winning Entry | Breakthrough Junior Challenge

[@HillaryDianeAndales]

Hi everyone, please check this blog post for my tips on SCRIPTING, FILMING, EDITING: hillaron.com/how-to-make-the-winning-entry-part-2-breakthrough-junior-challenge/ Here are some timestamps for this video: 00:38 Three KEY elements for a winning entry 01:20 The secret sauce for winning 02:27 Overview of my six-step process 02:50 How to learn everything about the competition 03:50 How to use video references 04:40 How to choose a topic 05:25 Why demos are the most important component 08:06 How to do research 09:42 Strategies you have to know for the judging process 11:02 The software I use ♥ Good luck! Let me know in the comments if this was helpful ♥

[@surendrabhattarai824]

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[@clairey6729]

Started following you yesterday 🙂 the Gen Z role model 👏

[@adityaroshan1688]

the link is showing 404 error

[@jahnvigarg]

@@adityaroshan1688 Hi there! It's because the website address has changed. The post can be found here : hillaryandales.com/breakthrough-junior-challenge-how-to-make-the-winning-entry-pt-2/ . The pictures aren't fixed, I suppose Hillary doesn't know about the issue yet. Good luck!

[@nianyiit.3705]

Thanks so much for sharing such detailed tips and advice! The quality of your videos is solid, I can't imagine how much effort you put into all your vids (not to mention how you even balance this and your studies) I've joined this year and already submitted my application but I watched your entire video and read your blog post anyway lol Joining BJC has definitely been an interesting experience, my only regret is that I'll be too old to join again next year and actually apply all your advice.

[@ivyocampo-luis5383]

You're not only a science genius. I can tell that you also have a very excellent communication skills. I love your choice of words and sentence organization.

[@moniquefaithboodram]

Thanks for sharing these great tips! Your advice is super helpful. I sure have no regrets joining the challenge; I had an amazing experience. I'm eagerly awaiting your next video. You're awesome!

[@zs3326]

Thank you so much! I'm applying for the BreakThrough Junior challenge, and I'm so nervous. I loved your tips, and thank you again!! Congrats on the win!

[@danadiab9910]

Im joining this year too! I have absolutely no idea what im doing tho 🤣

[@zs3326]

@@danadiab9910 Sameee 🤣 Good luck!

[@megscorner3596]

oof I'm a bit late for this competition so I'm going to do it next year

[@SisterKallen]

There are still nine days left

[@atheeralboloshi]

I started yesterday you can do that!!

[@victori.o]

it isn't too late, i'm just starting too!

[@jennylieu123]

just found out today lmao

[@ethangondo]

@@jennylieu123 haha yeah same, was pretty annoyed but will go all out !

[@oluwamurewafadare3077]

Thanks so much for the tips. The quality of your video is amazing. What kind of camera do you use.

[@sam_is_sung]

Thanks for encouraging! Love from India ! Take Care and all the best !

[@RealGalaxyGamers]

Why does no one ever do math topics

[@shayak3236]

I mean someone did do string theory

[@itsklein73]

Math is pretty much included in physics, technically they are doing topics of math

[@thalasophile7894]

It's not that creative and difficult to demonstrate in an engaging way

[@user-cq8tt5ek3x]

Shayak dude string theory is my favorite topic in *mathematics*

[@andrewmacias7080]

@@itsklein73 Do you think I could do something on soley math; like a graph theory problem in geometry relating to Graham's number?

[@x_yosinbek]

Hello Hillary! At 07:50, you told us not to choose controversial topics. Is this your subjective opinion? I couldn't find any information about whether we should or should not pick such topics on the Breakthrough website or judging criteria. The reason why I am asking this question is because topics that are usually covered in advanced college math may not have any scientific evidence.

[@laibaf9622]

Thank you so much for sharing these great tips. I absolutely loved this video and you have such a great personality.

[@fiveoakproductions]

I have a question!!! Do you have to produce every single bit of content in your video yourself? Like, if I'm doing something about life science and I am talking about a wolf and want an image of it in my video, do I have to take this photo myself? Or can I use someone else's photo with permission? It seems very unrealistic...

[@lilianhuynh2662]

So the competition stays the same annually? If that's the case, am I able to start now but maybe enter next year's judging?

[@realestateforsale116]

Congratulations! To make care always

[@jahd5790]

Beauty with a brain. Have a great journey.

[@avinashp8125]

Hillary, could you tell me how you created that breakthrough challenge ending box at the end of your video?

[@sofiagaliana2549]

This was really helpful! I started at the beginning of June and I'm so nervous lolll, two days left and I still have so much to do

[@o.o2293]

Hi I have a question, are we allowed to use emojis in our videos, or are they copyrighted? Thanks!

[@siddharajgadge7361]

how did you do the animation !!!!!!! ,which software?? ,which tutorials did you follow ???

[@skyscraper6863]

Hey there Is it important that we have to nominate a teacher from our school only... Can it be a online teacher...the one whom i haven't met but has inspired me a lot

[@lesterorie6137]

If you're in the age bracket outlined but out of school this year, then would you still be eligible to partake in this competition?

[@Ty44789]

what can I use for animation?

[@reemrahmaoui6158]

HI Hillary! Amazing job! Do you think drugs effects on brain is an acceptable topic?

[@buhaymandaragat2993]

it's Amazing.,Congratulation.

[@physics_senior]

can we also make videos on the same topic-- relativity -- you did or is it has to be unique

[@okayhaffy]

what if the topic im interested in has already been covered by a previous semi finalist or other participant? how much unique is UNIQUE?

[@margieroselleopay3250]

Hello there Hillary, Huge fan of your works. What is your suggested software/apps for video editing apps?

[@alisinarahimi4367]

Can falcon heavy can be a good topic

[@Bossmanfromthetreets]

What app do you use for editing?

[@drewnotdrey5156]

this was a really well made video! excited for the next one.

[@gwenrosa]

@Hillary The blog post link isn't working🥲

[@StPioFilms]

what category does Paleomagnetism fall into: Physics, Life Sciences, Mathematics and COVID-19?

[@faiyazmahmudnirob5002]

Paleomagnetism is the study of the record of the Earth's magnetic field in rocks, sediment, or archeological materials. Magnetic minerals in rocks can lock-in a record of the direction and intensity of the magnetic field when they form. Paleomagnetism is the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.

[@faiyazmahmudnirob5002]

So it is under a branch of physics called geophysics.

[@StPioFilms]

@@faiyazmahmudnirob5002 Thanks

[@user-cq8tt5ek3x]

Physics

[@abe1ku]

Hi. I'm kinda stuck on selecting a topic but I'm thinking of the theory of elasticity

[@gracem1097]

Thank you so much! You are a huge inspiration to me!

[@avinashp8125]

Hillary, could you please answer my questions about this competition which are: 1. I only have a smartphone for filming...so should I take a selfie video explaining the topic? 2. No free software is working on my phone..could I add photos instead of animation? 3. If I record with my phone about Immune system...will that decrease any points for my video? Thank you so much for your wonderful videos Hillary

[@angelad230]

I saw one video where a girl made stop-motion animation from a bunch of photos. If that's what you mean, it still counts as animation.

[@timothyflood]

Do people study Paleomagnetism in college? I want to know this for it's difficulty level to see if my video would qualify.

[@Star_Scoot]

I've been feeling very intimidated and overwhelmed lately about it. I am a science but, but I tend to overthink so much and I don't know how to edit to make it more visually appealing

[@itsklein73]

Don't worry, focus on carrying forward your idea and enlighten those who watch the video, as far as the visual effects and editing goes, I am a complete blank page on it so I am taking the help of my friends (which is allowed by the way), I am entering this year too, best of luck to you :).

[@Star_Scoot]

@@itsklein73 thank you so much 💕. Are you a contestant as well?

[@itsklein73]

@@Star_Scoot Yeah, I am entering this year, waiting for a few details to come in though, looking forward to seeing your work

[@Star_Scoot]

@@itsklein73 I can't wait to see yours. Do you have any social media? I would love to make a new friend and possibly a collaboration partner if possible 😄

[@Star_Scoot]

@@itsklein73 Okie Dokie 😊

[@krisheka6247]

how do you edit the video

[@markvincentordiz]

13-18 is there a breakthough senior challenge?

[@katherinecheng6484]

haha wondering this as well. 10k would be a helpful sum for those of us already working/in college!

[@andromedainspace6583]

Dear Hillary.....does there is any chance to win breakthrough competition ...before 1 day of deadline,😞

[@prasannakumar7885]

What is 2016 special prize? Isnt it like a scholarship? How much is it ?

[@gracencube3886]

please send a link to other competitions you entered

[@Ajajqiqjaa]

The link is broken, could you please put in another link?

[@winstonchurchill9309]

Hi, my application is ready but it has refused to submit, telling me that I have to be 13 years old, yet i am. My date of birth is 19/05/2007. Someone help.

[@katherinecheng6484]

maybe you have to put your birthday in the american order (month/day/year)

[@theskitchen2710]

Hey Hillary, what was the aha moment in your video

[@thalasophile7894]

Is it necessary to show your face in the video or you can use animation

[@vikasfotos]

It's not necessary.

[@symphonicsco1014]

It is not necessary to show your face but it is very unlikely that you will win

[@rheayadav3539]

Hi! Are you joining this year? (Good luck if you are!!) :) I am joining as well! Have a great day!

[@Dilshod-r5h]

Thank you for information 😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@luvina706]

What platform did you use for you animations

[@brookek.4510]

I have a question! If you win, you are required to go to the ceremony to accept the prize but it doesn’t mention if flight and hotel are included. If you win do you have to pay for the flight? What if you can’t afford the flight it takes to get there? What happens if you can’t get the prize in person, do you forfeit the prize?

[@j10001]

Great question! I don’t know the details for BJC, but usually with this kind of thing sponsoring organizations pay for travel expenses (flights, hotels, food, etc) for you and any other people who are supposed to attend (your teacher, perhaps one or both parents). This is routine stuff for most professional organizations; they have plenty of money for travel costs.

[@symphonicsco1014]

If you win ..Breakthrough Junior Challenge will sponsor your and your parents' flight and hotel expenses.

[@DonnaChannel05]

what editing apps did you use for your winning videos?

[@menamurran9094]

What type of camera did you use to record the challenge

[@josephineomoyog8680]

"Accuracy is extremely important because, DUH, it's science. " 😂

[@yournexthome1173]

Are the questions asked when applying are checked and judged?

[@poorvashuklavideos]

Thank-you for such amazing tips for creating science videos!

[@wasumanapandey385]

Which app did u use for editing?

[@maebellerose5100]

is the Breakthrough junior challenge is for the STEM strand?

[@PrimoConfidence]

idol kababayan!

[@jojiedecastro1355]

Im proud of you ..

[@RealGalaxyGamers]

Are you allowed to have someone add Effects and edit for you since the challenge is explaining science

[@malaythakkar8772]

Galaxy Gamers no they said all editing should be done by the student. You can view all rules on their website

[@RealGalaxyGamers]

malay thakkar I already looked on their website it says you can’t have somebody add it for you as long as to the content is yours

[@RealGalaxyGamers]

Under FAQ it says can i have help filming edit etc look at it

[@malaythakkar8772]

Galaxy Gamers the answer said you can have help filming. It never said editing. But you should be fine if you are also editing but just getting help.

[@RealGalaxyGamers]

The question was can i get help with editing it never says you can’t

[@markvincentordiz]

like it's not my fault that i don't know about this before. no one told me. i dont have cp when i was junior high school, i dont have social media, our school didnt talk about this, i dont watch tv

[@ayamahmood8459]

what do u use to edit ur video

[@rosellaaj3709]

Premier Pro and After Effects

[@danielegimeno5975]

glow up!!

[@m4gn3tic82]

Should I change my channel name and profile?

[@yoselinsanchez546]

In my opinion, yes *to look more professional*

[@m4gn3tic82]

@@yoselinsanchez546 It's kinda too late, I changed my channel name 3 times in a row

[@darshita3561]

5:33

[@simpiec6015]

My sister made one can you check it out she’s 16 years old

[@h.187]

could we use our own theories that have not been proven yet?

[@cplnerf]

your audience retention curves are up to June 9 2019, so that's not a valid point to make on that data alone…

[@HillaryDianeAndales]

I only showed it to demonstrate that audience retention curves ALWAYS drop off towards the end. They vary only on how they drop. I showed the curves up to June 9, 2019 because data made from October to December 2017 (competition period) do not capture *true* audience engagement. I figured that in the Oct-Dec 2017 interval, the people watching were most likely those involved in the competition, e.g. participants, judges, teachers. They were likely to watch my video until the end even if they didn't want to anymore because they only wanted to assess my entry, compare my entry against theirs, etc. That would account for probably 10K views. By January 2018, the views ballooned to 800K because the public started watching it. At this point, the curve could capture *true* engagement because the viewers (general public) had no reason to stay in my video other than they liked it. So by including all views from time of upload (Oct 2017) until now, I could get a more accurate representation of audience retention. (I probably should've set the interval from Jan 2018 to Present but well I was rushing to upload 😂) Challenge participants now will never be able to use their OWN curves to guide them because they'll have submitted their entries by the time the curves are even available to view. Because of that, I figured that maybe I could just show them mine so they can speculate about which video elements make the curve steady or steeply sloping down--just so they have some semblance of a guide. I hope that clears it up a bit (?) although I'm not completely sure what you mean about the invalidity regarding the June 2019 date. I would love to hear from you about this though 😅 perhaps I missed something in my reasoning.

[@cplnerf]

​@@HillaryDianeAndales ahhh so you're taking total audience engagement as a proxy for popular vote engagement. thank you for the long response. Also do you mind if I email you or something? I'd like your advice on something. I just @'d you on twitter "pm" (pm me back)

[@m4gn3tic82]

I don't think my channel name and profile is appropriate idk

[@BoyLaboYT]

Nice video

[@durgaprasaddevkota7455]

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[@TheScienceBiome]

Hey! Thanks a lot. I hope you can check out what I’ve created. You really are inspiring.

[@palogancorneliog.2591]

Hi, what app did u use creating ur vid. ?

[@palogancorneliog.2591]

Hi, what app did u use creating ur vid. ?