Silver

An American Education

Homewood-Flossmoor

Documentary

Entry Description

How funding and diversity affect the school system.

Judge 1

Positives: Nice mix of shots. Good use of professionals to make your point.

Improvements: VO felt a bit monotonous. Lighting needs help. Felt more like a news story than a documentary.

Judge 2

Positives: Good use of b-roll, good narration, use of multiple cameras

Improvements: Colors/black levels looked a little off, maybe more variety of b-roll, such as after school activities.

Judge 3

Positives: Good cuts/transitions. Good use of speed-up.

Improvements: Expand the interviews to students and not just the staff. Top of interviewee's head partially cut off (top third).