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Koven- Wake You Up (Unofficial Music Video)

Neuqua Valley
Music Video

Entry Description

This is a highlight compilation from my music video of Koven's song Wake You Up. The story follows a troubled girl who is picked on at school and at home that finds the first guy to ever stand up for her. The dreamy relationship seems to be perfect until she "wakes up". The overall focus is meant to display the different perspectives between people and the bliss or dismay one can learn from each. I had to cut one minute and twenty five seconds from the original narrative to meet the entry requirement, so I had to exchange the character development for the distinct events of the relationship.

Judge 1

Positives: The acting is strong and believable, especially the main girl. the facial expressions of the characters really carry the emotions of the characters. Some beautifully composed shots. Wonderful locations that enhance the shots. Some interesting camera movement. Love the "doll" story line. I would have loved to have seen the longer version because this has a ton of potential.

Improvements: Please don't take this the wrong way, but the excerpts don't work as a whole music video. The storyline is just too chopped up and the piece doesn't flow. You have a world of talent and I believe that the longer version is well edited. As an editor, you have the power to manipulate time and space. I think you could have condensed this down to make the time requirement as a whole piece (instead of excerpts) and still tell your story to the viewer. Edit the soundtrack first, maybe eliminate a chorus and then plug in the visuals. It's almost like creating a new project but it probably would flow better.

Judge 2

Positives: Nice key at the beginning to give credit to the artist. Nice use of nat sound in the intro. Variety of angles and footage used. Good POV of girls standing over talent at 0:21. Nice pacing throughout. Liked the symbolism of the dolls. Really nice lighting at 2:47. Acting was good throughout - convincing.

Improvements: Liked the visuals around 0:19, but they seemed too blue. Be sure to white balance prior to shooting. Difficult to fully understand the story because of the excerpts. May be better to include either the first or second half of the video instead of jumping around. Other than that, well done!

Judge 3

Positives: Very powerful storytelling! The use of color was great. The flashbacks to the ledge kept me on the "edge". : )

Improvements: The "excerpts" were very distracting. Needed some dissolves or something so it wasn't so harsh. The library scene had the wrong "POV" camera angle.