Latino Voices & Hispanic Heritage Month - ID# 285

Highland Park
School Promotion
Entry Description

This celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month highlights the Latino identity and community—embracing Spanish, English, and Spanglish while honoring familial roots and cultural pride. It weaves personal aspirations with collective resilience, urging the community to “be loud,” pursue dreams, and transform sacrifice into success.

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Recent Teacher Comments

  • 3/4 12:49 pm - POSITIVES: Nice job with the direc tional lighting for the CU shots on set. The B-roll that is included works well so that headshots don't become too repetitive. Your piece needed more of that in some sections. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: :31 - :41 could use some B-roll that supports the statements, and it wouldn't have been that tough to get, if you planned ahead.
  • 3/3 10:49 pm - Great concept. Simple and clean. Make sure to balance audio throughout. Some levels are higher than others. Some with background music. More pronounced in some areas...less in others. Message is clear.
  • 2/19 1:06 pm - -great to keep the background simple to focus on the message -great use of subtitles -great inclusion of b-roll towards the end -good audio -nice transitions between the people -didn't feel too formal
Judge 1

Positives: I love the scripting. So heartfelt, and the boys sounded really natural when they were speaking. It didn't sound like they were reading off of a paper or prompter. There's not a lot of B-roll here, but it's used very intentionally.

Improvements: Since there's not much variation in shots and very little b-roll, I would be very detail-oriented to make sure the shots you do have shine. The intro could be edited a little tighter. Less time between shots. You have a bit of dead space between one boy and another where no one is on screen. Eye-contact. When you're using this format of speaking directly to the camera, and there's nothing else to distract the reader, you want to make sure your characters are looking directly into the camera lens as they speak, so that it looks like they're speaking directly to the person watching the videos.

Judge 2

Positives: ¡Fantástico! I really like how you used the "Habla" format to share your thoughts. Nice clean editing and moving between Spanish and English, with and without subtitles. Very solid script, well delivered with a great message.

Improvements: Sorry, I can't think of anything to make it better. I look forward to sharing this with my school's heritage speaker classes.

Judge 3

Positives: The student effectively captured the school's culture through compelling storytelling. Their skillful interview editing was concise and empowering. Overall, this was impressive work, and I'm excited to see future projects from this filmmaker.

Improvements: While additional b-roll could have enhanced certain moments, this is a minor note in what was otherwise a well-executed piece.Very impressive work from this student! The student could have wrapped this piece up with title treatment to emphasize the impact of Heritage Month.

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