1st Place
Chad Nelson KARE
Judges Comments
SR WBBH Run Dennis Run 8 9 8 10 Awesome hustle on this story! Commitment was obvious. Solid shooting and sequencing. The only thing I didn't care for was the opening shot.
DH WBBH Run Dennis Run 7 8 7 9 Great work ethic to follow the runners and get the shots from ahead of the pack. Excellent composition of shots.
KD WBBH Run Dennis Run 9 10 10 10 Not much about this story that I didn’t like. Liked how you varied your interview shots. Was a bit confused by the opening shot though, it really didn’t belong in my mind. Otherwise, great job.
TO WBBH Run Dennis Run 9 9 8 9 This story was told very creatively with great use of nat sound and shot variety. Kudo to your committment of shooting the runners un multiple locations!
2nd Place
Catherine Steward WTVF
Judges Comments
SR WBBH Rain Delay 8 9 9 9 Great character to wrap the story around. Loved the interaction with customers. Great sequencing and nats.
DH WBBH Rain Delay 7 6 6 7 The pace of the story was excellent and had a perfect mix of natural sound. Very creative visually to give the viewer a since of anticipation about football without ever showing the game being played.
KD WBBH Rain Delay 8 8 8 8 Really liked the main character of this story. Loved the way you mixed your shots of wide, medium, tight, etc…you were all over the place and it showed. Great job in a short amount of time!
TO WBBH Rain Delay 8 7 7 8 Good character! Solid use of nat sound and wireless mic. Good variety of shots that immersed me into your story.
3rd Place
Stephen Clapper WTVF
Judges Comments
SR WBBH My Strength 9 8 8 9 Awesome job! Great use of nats! Excellent storytelling. Good reveal. It was a story where I actually felt some emotion.
DH WBBH My Strength 8 8 7 7 The natural sound and sound bites off the top demanded attention and piqued interest. The variety of tight, medium and wide shots gave a fulfilling picture of the scecne. Video closely mirrored the script.
KD WBBH My Strength 7 7 8 8 Absolutely loved the reveal on this story. You had great and strong shot selections, mixed your audio very well, overall, I really liked this story.
TO WBBH My Strength 8 8 8 8 Nice use of the event to tell his story. Good reveal and solid storytelling with matching video.
Honorable Mention
John Duong WTHR
Judges Comments
SR WBBH West Side Flash Flood 8 8 8 10 This had to be a tough shoot! Great job positioning yourself in the middle of the chaos! Solid composition. Great sound and moments.
DH WBBH West Side Flash Flood 7 7 7 9 The video did an excellent job of showing the trip viewers were on the find the most damaged areas after the flood. Given the circumstances the shots were also well composed.
KD WBBH West Side Flash Flood 8 8 7 8 This was very well shot considering the adverse conditions. You utilized your nats very well, and you were steady even off the tripod. You gave me a sense of what was happening and I felt as though I was there. Well done.
TO WBBH West Side Flash Flood 8 7 6 8 This story is well done considering the circumstances. You took us to several locations and got a lot of sound. Don't only put nat breaks in the first third of the story...pepper them throughout the entire package.
Judges: WBBH