Old Faithful - ID# 117

Wheaton North

Division: AA

Music Video

Entry Description

In this visual-heavy, conceptual music video, two young men are kidnapped and thrown into two very different, unique paths of life. After following both of their powerful journeys, they relocate each other and realize that even though their paths of life are so different, they should still stay faithful to their family, friends, and everyone that helped them get to this point in their career.

Recent Teacher Comments

• 3/13 11:14 am - Interesting opening. Great attention getter. Nice shot composition. But you could add a little more production value if you have two people kidnapping the other two kids. It would be a little more believable. Good pacing. The passage of time was clearly communicated. Great shot to show their reunification. That helped your video a great deal. Graphics also helped to give it a more professional look. You could add more to your story. Why have they been kidnapped. What is the relationship between our two male characters? Why is it important that they get back together? Too many extreme long shots of characters walking. Vary your shot composition and present your characters with some obstacles.
• 3/7 1:23 pm - Visually, the music video is well done. The shots are clear, well focused, and framed well. Color grading seems to be balanced and looks very professional. The moving camera shots, the locations, and edits to the beat (at times) is done well. Would like to have seen the story develop a bit more. Starts with a kidnapping, and then the rest is just two guys walking the entire video. There could have been a lot more added to the story to make it more appealing. Pacing was an issue with the singers- they very rarely sang, and it was inconsistent which shots they would sing or not sing. Jump cuts at the beginning to the beat was a nice touch- would like to have seen more of that. Sparks at the end was very cool too. Just develop the story more in-depth and you're golden.

Judge 1

Positives: 1. Your framing and composition was very well done. You have a natural eye for that. You also had a good use of foreground elements to add depth to your shots. You also did a nice job of varying both static and moving shots. 2. The color grading of the piece was nice as well. It was natural and matched the theme of your piece. It looked nice and cinematic

Improvements: 1. The variety of your shots and your great compositions kept the piece moving along and interesting to watch. However, I wish there was a stronger story behind your piece. There wasn't much motivation for the kidnapping and then most of the piece was just them walking home. Maybe you could have intercut and incorporated a backstory during their walk home. 2. Be mindful of character wardrobe. You should avoid all logos on clothing unless it serves a purpose for the story. When you start to do this professionally, you not only have to remove logos bc of copyrights, but also logos can be distracting for the audience. If you are trying to make a fantasy world, then a logo for a big brand ruins that illusion. In your piece, I am talking about the North Face hoodie one of the characters was wearing.

Judge 2

Positives: Good editing to the beat. Good framing and composition and use of vanishing point. Good use of diverse locations.

Improvements: Why were the characters kidnapped? Where were they kidnapped from? Establishing a few quick details about where they were so we know where they're trying to get back to and even a hint about why they're kidnapped in the first place will help the viewer get into the narrative and root for the characters.

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