Gold

Call Me Maybe parody - Music Video - W2

Wheaton North

Music Video

Entry Description

Parody of "Call Me Maybe" to say goodbye to seniors.

Judge 1

Positives: Cute, fun and colorful. Good lyrics, parody works well. I think the acting and it's light-heartedness works well in the piece. The lighting and technical quality of the shots is good. Creative audio (lyrics personalized to school).

Improvements: A few minor problems with lip sync. Camera movement could be more effectively tied into transitions. Shots are technically strong but maybe some more creative composition. Some transitions could have used a quick dissolve verses a cut.

Judge 2

Positives: Good parody! Loved that you took the time to change all of the lyrics to the song. Also enjoyed that you had multiple people singing. Great to have students in t-shirts of the schools they will be attending. Good camera angles and composition throughout. The part with the dean was awesome! Cute effect put on the footage shot in the past. Good choice for locations. Great to see your teachers and principal get involved... Seems like you all have great chemistry and school spirit!

Improvements: May be better to use a key at the beginning and end to credit the song and artist(s). Some visuals - a bit too bright with nat light. For example, the 2 students at the 1:41 mark. Trying to iris down, or waiting until a day that's a bit more overcast to shoot may be better. Also may want to think about shooting the girl with the burger in the cafeteria in another location - harsh lighting behind her makes her difficult to see. Although the lyrics were great, it seems like every time the girl in the superman shirt would sing (0:32) - it was difficult to hear her. Possibly boosting her level in post may fix this issue.

Judge 3

Positives: Very creative song! It looked like a lot of fun to put together. The fish eye effect was cool. The lighting was really nice. Good use of closeups. It was nice to see lots of different locations being used.

Improvements: Nice job editing to the beat, there were a few parts that could use some fine tuning. Pacing could be faster in a couple places.