Gold

The Other Side Sober Bar

Barrington

Documentary

Entry Description

A sober bar in Crystal Lake, IL gets ready to open to the public.

Judge 1

Positives: 1) Very interesting topic to choose - nice assembly of back story! 2) Interviews are well shot and audio is balanced.

Improvements: 1) The first 2 minutes have a nice variety of images to cut to. The remainder is just interviews - would be nice to continue having other visuals. 2) The story might impact more if it were condensed down to its essentials - it feels a little long and, with added b-roll, could be stronger at around 3 min total.

Judge 2

Positives: Awesome interview framing. Multiple cameras really helped you out here with adding some diversity to the interview. Great colors for the background too! Crazy awesome story. Chris is a fascinating storyteller and his success story is addicting to listen to.

Improvements: Although I know there is probably a reason, there is no B-roll. This is such a great story but there is no supporting b-roll. I have no idea what the bar looks like, how many people go there, or what they serve. Is there food? Is it more of a social gathering spot or do they serve drinks and air sports games?

Judge 3

Positives: The constant changes of angles in the interviews is very useful, it works nice. Nice addition of the party ads/flyers, good use of graphics.

Improvements: A few more people to interview would have been nice to see meld into this story. Certain parts of the interview I felt that they were too far right in the frame, just something to consider.