Lose Control - ID# 151

Metea Valley

Live Event Coverage Non Sports

Entry Description

Live dance performance excerpt from the 2021 Maine South V-Show.

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Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/30 8:55 am - It is very tough to get creative with cutting a solo dance performance because the medium follow shot works so well. Dissolving between camera shots would have been appropriate and anticipating breaks in the dancing for a CU of the dancer’s face would have worked well. The camera does a great job of following the movement and there are good cuts to the wide shot.
• 3/8 3:39 pm - A few shakey spots on the camerawork when following the girl. But overall, the camerawork was well done in knowing her movements and keeping her in the frame. A couple of times when she drops to the floor, a quicker cut to the full-frame would have been helpful to see the entire move. This was a very basic setup for the shoot. Looks like 3 cameras were used and shots were chosen randomly. It was a goot shoot, just nothing outstanding when it comes to video work. I was waiting for that one incredible shot, or cool edit, or neat transition and it never happened. Again, a solid video of the dance, but more variety in the shots (a couple extreme close-ups maybe? or some moving shots?) would have made this top notch.

Judge 1

Positives: Great use of different camera shots. I'm glad you were able to have a wide shot, a close shot and a medium shot. It really helped tell the story when you had the close shot on her face when she was showing emotion. I also felt like you used the right shot at the right time, when she was moving across the floor, you used the wider shot.

Improvements: Be careful with your shots, when she was close a few times her hands were cut off or the camera wasn't moving as fast with her. Don't be afraid to switch between cameras more.

Judge 2

Positives: Really nice job with this. Audio sounded great, and the camera angles were really nice. The viewer was really able to connect with the dancer -- the shots were tight and clear, and the edits were appropriate. The mid shots were great to give perspective and came at the right moments.

Improvements: I would have liked a few more mid/wide shots at times. There were a couple and they were powerful to see her leap, etc. A few of the tights were a bit too tight -- the framing was tricky/her head was almost out of the shot. It can be hard to shoot dancing!

Judge 3

Positives: Composition was great for the most part. As a director, knowing which camera you should have live is key, and you did a great job on that. I feel like the camera changes were at the appropriate pace to match the speed of the music. Over all, Great Job!

Improvements: Not all of the camera colors matched. Before you do a live show you always need to make sure cameras match so it will not be a distraction to the people watching. Sometimes one one of the tight shots the head would go out of frame of the camera, I always try to not let that happen.

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