3rd Place :: Division A

Lucid

Mundelein

Music Video

Entry Description

A distraught teen finds his courage to confront school bullies to the song Ribs by Lorde. If you are interested in see the full unedited version go here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8j6PdKlu-s

Judge 1

Positives: Almost everything worked well in the piece. Great editing, great pacing and well defined storyline and presented in a very imaginative way. Great job.

Improvements: The look of the dream sequences could have been defined better with a different or more of a contracting effect.

Judge 2

Positives: Good character/story development. I really like how you switch to a more saturated (color) image when the character is in a dream/imagining. Very nice job with forced focus and foreground and background elements in your frame.

Improvements: I wished your camera work would have stayed more consistent throughout the video. The first images at "home" when our hero wakes up and gets ready are so well done. Then, the camera work seems to go a bit downhill as composition, color, exposure and execution seem to have been "rushed". It took away from such a great start. Watch your white balance and exposures. Try better to execute smoother camera moves. Be more consistent with your compositions. Some were so good and creative and some could have been much better.

Judge 3

Positives: Camera work / shooting was creative - good quality. Acting performances - expressive, strong.

Improvements: Video quality different from shot to shot - different cams? Narrative was confusing at points.