Gold

 

Guys & Dolls Musical 2013

Barrington
Documentary

Entry Description

A documentary on the making of Barrington High School's musical, Guys & Dolls.

Judge 1

Positives: 1) Very nice summary of the musical - captures journey well with great behind the scenes and performance footage! 2) Nice use of soundtrack as well as interview bites - balances the tone and gives variety!

Improvements: 1) A little bit of stylization (color correction, etc) could give the piece a little pop and polish. 2) Great B-Roll footage - try and expand your shot types next time (don't be afraid to try different moves and perspectives).

Judge 2

Positives: Fantastic shot quality. Great framing and good use of color. It definitely makes me want to see the play now! Excellent storytelling. One of the first docs with a very chronological, accurate storyline. Good work.

Improvements: You should have used music FROM the musical!!! That would have been awesome. With a little research i bet you even could have found the instrumental versions so the pesky lyrics dont get in the way of your dialogue. Thats really all I got.

Judge 3

Positives: Great effort was seen through the entire process of all the footage that was gathered from auditions clear until show day. Great story telling and organization. The interview segments really helped tie everything together.

Improvements: Sometimes the focus was going in and out. Try and be a little more consistent with that. Perhaps had some of the students reactions to landing the parts once they were released on the bulletin board. A few more reactions, or students waiting in anticipation could've lead to more anticipation for the viewer.