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1st Place

Mike Perry KOMO, Seattle "Arlington Fire"

Judges Comments
CW - WIAT Arlington Fire 7 9 8 10 The opening sequence was wonderful. It really brought the chaos of a big fire home. I like that you used to viewer video, but didn't rely on it. So often we're pressured into playing great video multiple times. Beautifully composed shots and I loved the framing on the first interview. SD - WIAT Arlington Fire 7 8 9 9 This was an awesome way of telling the typical structure fire - I love the opening sequence making this sotry bigger than what it was - I love the position of the interview - would have liked some light on his face but i like the creativity. Great nats.

2nd Place

Sean Estes KTVK,KPHO, Phoenix "Petey the Parakeet"

Judges Comments
CW - WIAT Petey The Parakeet 8 9 8 8 Really good emotion off the top. I really felt for the kid thanks to your parrallel parking with the voice track between sound bites -- really glad you didn't cut away from that moment. I also liked the NATs underneath the opening establisher. Good mixture of showing the cell phone video full and on the actual phone. Really well done overall. SD -WIAT Petey The Parakeet 9 9 9 8 This was really well done. The emotion off the top was great - and I like how you unraveled the story with what happened and that awesome shot of the mom holding the cell phone. Great story.

3rd Place

John Thain KTVA, Anchorage "Parachutes and Cannons"

Judges Comments
CW - WIAT Parachutes And Cannons 8 9 7 9 What a cool (pun intended) look inside the military that we rarely get. There was a nice variety of NAT sound. I also like the variation of shots ranging from following motion to steady shots allowing action to happen inside the frame. I could've used a little more information about the drill via sound bites. The story also ended rather abruptly -- didn't feel like it was tied up with a nice bow. However, the quality of the rest of the story more than made up for it. SD - WIAT Parachutes And Cannons 9 9 8 9 This was really well shot - I love how well you strung the nats through

Honorable Mention

Kevin Horton KTTV, Los Angeles "Holiday Travelers"

Judges Comments
CW - WIAT Holiday Travelers 7 8 8 8 Glad I don't live in LA! The time lapses were well executed and used well. I loved that you got bites from people hurrying up to leave, etc instead of a bunch of static standard set-ups. The Rubix Cube guy was a good find. I loved the end with the tie-in between his ability to solve the puzzle and the speed of traffic. The reporter in-put was funny and effective at first, but it got old towards the end. Could've used more tight shots and NAT sound as well. SD - WIAT Holiday Travelers 8 9 10 9 Loved the sequence of shots and angles - really well done. I love the tone of this story - very lighthearted and very humorous especially with the reporter input. Love the way you wrote this otherwise typical holiday piece.
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Judges: WIAT