Riding It Out - ID# 251

York

News Package

Entry Description

Following the story of how COVID changed the plans of a football athlete who had ACL tears in both knees

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Recent Teacher Comments

• 4/28 9:58 am - Could use a close-up of the athlete in the beginning of the story. Great interviews, especially the coach. Really nice anchor spots and good b-roll. Love the shots of the student but need to connect a bit more to the story you’re telling. Maybe show him working out. Keep up the good work!
• 3/28 9:07 pm - Good transition in the middle of your story from him as a person to the injury. Work hard on holding that camera steady - it’s hard when not using a tripod. Well told story. Don’t fade the video out at the end. Finish your stand up, wait 1 second, and then cut to black. By adding the fade, it starts fading before you’ve finished your sentence.

Judge 1

Positives: Great feature topic Really good using pictures or video over the long sots. Nice mix of athlete and coach sound

Improvements: It's hard to shoot off the shoulder without a lot of experience. A lot of the broll was shaky. There is a shot at 1:24 were the camera lens was dirty. I would replace that shot since you've got so much other video of the team. Be mindful of what is absolutely necessary to a story. I personally get grossed out easily, so the picture of the knee surgery was a bit startling. It's hard shooting at sunrise/sunset so make sure to always white balance.

Judge 2

Positives: - Overall, this is a good story. He has a great story and I think you did a good job of telling it. Nice balance of sound bites and reporter track. - You have a nicely edited sequence of shots around the :37 spot. Nice job of cutting from different shots to show him running.

Improvements: - These stories can be tough to shoot, but you would’ve benefited from some cutaway shots. Instead you have jump cuts of him in different parts of the practice field. The walking shots seemed a little forced as well. - You had a little natural sound at the beginning. I wish you would’ve used a lot more of it throughout (when you have video). That sound can break up your reporter track even more with regard to flow.

Judge 3

Positives: -Great start to the piece by personalizing Javonte’s story. Interviews well framed and informative -shots were creative and transitioned smoothly. I appreciated seeing sequences to transition in between clips. Editing well done!

Improvements: -- Would have to liked to hear more natural sound to drive the piece. Perhaps the sound of football being thrown or players talking to each other in between tracks. -

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