Boys Soccer - ID# 104
Deerfield
Natural Audio News Package
Entry Description
With a new coach and new talent, the boys soccer team drives toward the post season.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/19 9:46 am - This was a really well done piece, you covered a lot of ground in a really smooth way, it never felt choppy but rather each piece flowed well (either reinforcing what I just heard or introducing what is coming up next) I love how the interviews began or ended within b-roll. You did the same with the audio of the brolls coming in on interviews etc. You were in control of what your audience was seeing, hearing and feeling throughout your piece. Camera shots were diverse, creative, and the story was told with your visuals as well. Audio levels well matched, Not much to say except this was one of my favorites. Great job
- 4/16 1:31 pm - Not a bad story. Good use of natural audio up full at the beginning to start the story and get the viewer’s attention. Consider mic’ing up the head coach during a game so that you can use some of his audio talking with the team, encouraging them during the game, coaching during the game, etc in your package.
- 3/6 2:20 pm - I loved the opening shot and sound of your soccer team counting down before game play. You incorporated some great natural audio from the field and I am dying to hear more! When talking about your coach, it would have been great to hear additional audio and video of your coach "coaching." You also had a wide variety of interviews to help tell your story to convey the importance of winning and leaving your legacy on the school. This is a great start!
Judge 1
Positives: Great nat sound open as the package started to set the tone of the team spirit. Nice natural sound pop in the middle of the package to bridge the story.
Improvements: The Ryder Coleman shot needs to be framed a little tighter. There is too much space on the right side of the screen for rule of thirds formatting. I would have liked to see some more tight shots on the field to show more diversity of shots and have more natural sound throughout the whole package.
Judge 2
Positives: Interview audio is solid. Good use of lavaliere microphone and hiding the cords. Nice framing on the interviews.
Improvements: Rack focus doesn't work and is overused. It looks like a mistake when cutting to an image that is out of focus. Too many talking heads. We should see footage of what they are talking about. Needs more shot variety, especially closeups. Looking for reaction to compliment the action.
Judge 3
Positives: Ryan Crane - Good soundbites. Great sound mixing. The natural audio flowed in and out of the soundbites really well and the switch between audio wasn't jarring.
Improvements: Lower thirds went by a little too quickly for me to read. I would have started narratively with the coach and soccer players talking about the new coach, and then going into their goals. The coach being new is important context I missed because I didn't know he was new until halfway through the package. I want to know more about how the coach will change things to meet their goals as well, rather than just what their goals are. I would have liked more tight shots.
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