1st Place
Rob Collett KARE
Judges Comments
kg wghp From Sinking Feeling, to Uplifted 10 9 9 10 Awesome story. Loved the nats, loved the way you shot the still photos in the water.
ag wghp From Sinking Feeling, to Uplifted 9 9 8 10 Good story from begining to end. Shot variety and use of natural sound was solid.
cw wghp From Sinking Feeling, to Uplifted 10 10 9 10 One of my favorite stories ever. Well shot. Well written. Well edited. Great use of nats. Love the prints in the water. Nice incorporation of the GoPro footage. And awesome surprise elements.
2nd Place
Chad Nelson KARE
Judges Comments
kg wghp They are my Girls 9 8 8 9 I liked the way the story was written and edited, especially as it lead to the very suprising reveal. Personally, I didn't like the way the moving shot was used. It would have been alright to use once or twice, but to use it multiple times, I fount it a bit distracting.
ag wghp They are my Girls 9 8 8 10 I really enjoyed the shot variety and transitions. Subject matter was really compelling.
cw wghp They are my Girls 8 8 8 8 Very compelling story. Very well shot. I did think the slider shot was a bit overused and there was one section that cut between shots a little too quickly for the pace the story was carrying.
3rd Place
Jonathan Malat KARE
Judges Comments
kg wghp Turtle Man 9 9 8 8 Solid story. Maybe a few more face shots, especially of turtle man.
ag wghp Turtle Man 8 8 8 7 Well shot, and written. All around really solid story.
cw wghp Turtle Man 8 8 8 9 Nicely done. Some fun moments with the girls. I always like when the sound in a story isn't or doesn't feel like a static interview. This story is a good example of that. Great use of sound.
Honorable Mention
Randy Shumacher WHO
Judges Comments
kg wghp A natural Thing to Do 8 8 7 7 Well written and shot. The progression from beginning to middle and end flowed well. I would have liked to have seen more about the hitch and more shots of it, especially showing how it worked.
ag wghp A natural Thing to Do 8 8 7 7 Overall I think this was a really nice story. Good use of natural sound and well sequenced shots.
cw wghp A natural Thing to Do 7 8 6 7 Nicely shot. Solid work. I think it took a little long to get to the point of the story but overall a very nice story.
Judges: WGHP