This Is WMTH - ID# 339

Maine South

Commercial

Entry Description

The stresses and demands of WMTH news can turn the crew into a well oiled machine.

Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/27 6:56 am - Cute commercial and nice take on the “This is SportsCenter” commercials. What can you do during the commercial break segment to make it feel more stressful on the set? Faster editing? More people walking around the set? Just some suggestions...
• 3/6 8:27 pm - Good commercial. I like what you are trying to do. I think that you could have made it even faster or do something more over the top and make it longer. try not be between 30-:60, try to hit those on the mark. The one thing I wish was a little stronger is the lighting on the anchor talking shot at the start and end. I think there is a way to add more light to brighten that area up a bit. I am also not sure you had to switch angles for that shot. Overall very good job on this commercial.
• 3/5 11:12 am - I like the parody of the sports center, I thought you did a nice job of it with the characters and feel. As I watched it with my students many of them liked it too, but they said it moved a little slow. I think that was because I just kept jumping from wide shot to wide shot, don’t be afraid to throw in some close ups so your audience knows what to look at and give it a diverse look. Creative idea, good job, good sound effects/track.

Judge 1

Positives: 1. Great script - enjoyed the narrative and easy to follow 2. Well lit stage & good editing

Improvements: 1. Would have liked to see more camera angles on the docu interview part 2. Sound seemed a bit high, turn it down a just a bit

Judge 2

Positives: Concept is cute--"The Office" style documentary look/feel. The ringing phone at the beginning was perfect Font chosen for titling was fitting. Lighting on the TV set was quite solid and uniform.

Improvements: Not really a commercial. Not sure what if anything is being advertised. Lighting on the "interview" portions not great...lighting on the news set is better. Little distorted on the interview audio at the end... Didn't need second angle on the interviews. Might have benefited with some handheld technique, again kinda mimic-ing the Office style you were going for.

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