1st Place
Chris MosherKDVR Denver, "Front Row Seat"
Judges Comments
pp-kxan FRONT ROW SEAT 8 9 9 10 I'm a fan. A little too long would be the only thing for me.
tr-kxan FRONT ROW SEAT 8 9 8 9 Great shooting and editing. I loved how all the interviews were shot.
ks-kxan FRONT ROW SEAT 8 9 8 8 Interview framing was great. I think some could have been trimmed out. But overall, great shots, great pacing, and good storytelling.
cn-kxan FRONT ROW SEAT 8 9 9 9 This is a very well crafted story. Excellent job working the lav into the crowd.
2nd Place
Eric WilliamsKATU Portland, "Burns Rally"
Judges Comments
pp-kxan BURNS RALLY 8 7 7 7 I'm not a huge fan of the stick mic. But I'm a fan of the story. It would have been good to see what was seperating the two crowds, it looked like the same protest to me at some times.
ks-kxan BURNS RALLY 8 8 8 8 I thought you did a great job capturing the moment. The only thing I would have changed is trying to find one person to focus a bit more on.
tr-kxan BURNS RALLY 8 8 8 8 Awesome story, good job moving around and getting the chaos. you really took the viewer to the scene. My only gripe would be get the stick mic out of the shot. I know its tough to mic the people up, but zoom in a little tighter on the interview. the mic isn't important.
cn-kxan BURNS RALLY 8 8 8 8 Good, solid shooting and working the mayhem.
3rd Place
Bob FosterKATU Portland, "Occupiers Reax"
Judges Comments
cn-kxan OCCUPIERS REAX 9 7 7 9 Great job keeping the camera rolling during a very tense situation. I would like to see another wide of the scene, but this strory was more about the moment.
OCCUPIERS REAX 9 6 8 8 I think keeping that camera rolling was key. I thought it was well told. I think there could have been a few more creative shots. Again, amazing for the situation.
pp-kxan OCCUPIERS REAX 9 7 6 8 Great job catching those real moments. I would have liked to see some wide shots to set the scene - especially during the day time stand off.
Honorable Mention
Chris HansenKUSA Denver, "Stuck"
Judges Comments
tr-kxan STUCK 7 7 7 7 I fely like you coul've used a better variety of shots. We saw that flashing light shot a couple times and a lot of wide shots. you were there, take us there with you.
pp-kxan STUCK 7 8 8 9 Good story telling. Nice job working in the weather.
ks-kxan STUCK 8 8 8 8 Great variety of shots that kept with the theme of the story. I think some of the super wide shots got a bit distracting.
cn-kxan STUCK 8 7 7 9 Personal note: That looked like a miserable story to cover. Good interview subjects, and overall storytelling. Good work
Judges: KXAN (Austin)