1st Place
Ted Nelson WTVF
Judges Comments
cw WGHP Ain't nobody gonna stomp on his chest 9 9 9 9 Solid throughout. The only thing I didn't like was the way you floated the picture of the guy standing on the flag. This is a great example of a story being 3 dimensional. Too often we get caught up in getting the story shot quickly and miss the elements that make a story like this great. Getting the phone call to the cops and the cop on camera were major to this story being complete.
AB WGHP Ain't nobody gonna stomp on his chest 8 8 8 8 "Solid story. It does dip in the middle when you get to the officer but
over all solid. The lack of graphic work on the image in inexcusable
though. "
kg wghp Ain't nobody gonna stomp on his chest 9 9 8 9 excellent work, well shot, great nats and audio editing. But something needed to be done with the picture. Even putting a little motion on it would show that you went the extra mile instead of just flashing it up
DM WGHP Ain't nobody gonna stomp on his chest "wow. Shot great. What was up with the black background on the pic. Could have used some help to make it look alot better. Overall, loved the story
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2nd Place
David Bradford WJW
Judges Comments
cw WGHP Helping the ones that count 8 8 8 8 I really like the punctuating nats thoughout. Be careful bringing them too loud. In my experience most nats don't quite need to be all the way up to where the voice is and bringing them in and out with a cross fade or a manual keyframing of audio levels is key. I feel like if I really start noticing the nats too much...it's too much. This was just about right.
AB WGHP Helping the ones that count 5 9 5 7 Great technical exicution but it go very very repeative. Solid shooting, editing, news gathering but I think it could've either been shorter or added more details about the veterans they were helping.
kg wghp Helping the ones that count 8 8 7 8 "Well done. Personally, for me, i felt that some of the cross disolves that you used were unecessary.
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DM WGHP Helping the ones that count 9 8 9 8 "Wow. Nice Shooting. I thought the nats worked well. Nice use of action camera on the mower and weedeater also. Very cool angles you wouldn't normally see.
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3rd Place
David Peterlinz KARE
Judges Comments
cw WGHP we are not afraid 6 6 7 7 Good use of nats to set the scene. I liked the surprise with the mom. Hate that it was so busy with everyone crowded around; lacked intimacy.
ab wghp we are not afraid 7 9 9 8 "Solid PKG. Everything the crew could control was great. I wish the interview with the mother wasn't a gangbang but you can't control those situations.
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kg wghp we are not afraid 8 7 7 8 like how you started with rush hour and kept the honking horns in until you introduced the priest. great nats, well shot
Honorable Mention
Catherine Steward WTVF
Judges Comments
cw WGHP No tips allowed 7 6 7 6 "Good stuff. Solid shooting. Nice nats. Hated to see that mic wire running down the chef's shirt above the apron but that's nitpicking.
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ab wghp No tips allowed 8 9 8 9 Solid story. Great blend of elements - sequencing him in the kitchen was a little rough but the story has great pacing, variety, and a clear and easy to digest approach.
kg wghp No tips allowed 7 6 8 6 great nats, audio was edited and mixed well, a couple of shaky tripod shots, but solid overall
DM WGHP No tips allowed 8 7 8 6 Nice nats and shots. Likes the closing shot. Happily ever after.
Judges: WGHP