Silver

Swimming Excellence= Dedication, Coaching and Teamwork

Lake Forest

Feature Story

Entry Description

The story of two friends who have bonded over the incredible work and determination needed to be successful in swimming.

Judge 1

Positives: Great editing. Good organization and storytelling.

Improvements: There could be more variation in the energy through the piece. Maybe music choice? More b-roll w/ nat sound.

Judge 2

Positives: Great shots! Very eye catching and vibrant colors. They were shot very well. Steady and well-lit! Great use of music. All of the audio was edited well. The interviews looked great in front of that blue backdrop. Nice choice!

Improvements: Some of the nat sound was lost with the music. You're doing a feature on swimming, let us hear the water.

Judge 3

Positives: Great camera work to start the piece. A good variety of interviews with the swimmers. Great story telling - really well done with the connection between the swimmers and the coach and the swimmers themselves. I felt like I got a great sense of how they felt about swimming and each other.

Improvements: The end of the piece was slightly abrupt. I could have used some final thought like "Hopefully I'll be swimming with these guys at the Olymipcs in a few years" or something that gave me a glimpse as to what their future hopes were. Also, I would have interview the swimmers with the pool as the backdrop as opposed to a generic blue screen.