Art Club Nutcracker Project - ID# 376
Maine West
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Entry Description
The Maine West Art Club collaborated with local businesses to paint nutcrackers for an event at the Rosemont Convention Center, benefiting both the city and student community.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 2/26 1:43 pm - This is an interesting story that the reporter did a nice job of explaining at the start and then lead into the soundbite well. The interview should be done with the rule of 3rds in mind. The info in the story was excellent and informative. You led into the second set of soundbites really well. I liked the pacing of this story quite a bit. There was a variety and made a point.
Judge 1
Positives: - Great job getting so many different interviews and finding a way to incorporate them. I thought this added some good depth to your story - There's a clear beginning, middle and end here. That can be hard to do. Nice job writing!
Improvements: - The biggest thing this story needed was natural sound. I want to hear the tape being written, the paint being sprayed on. That makes the viewer feel like they're right there with you, which will hold their attention. You have to capture the video and audio, and then use both. - Visually, it looked pretty good, but we could have used more sequences here. Always look for opportunities to go wide, medium, tight to help your viewer understand what they're seeing.
Judge 2
Positives: I like how you showed the process from sketch to finished produce The pkg was a good length and not too long
Improvements: Make sure to source pictures if you didn't take them yourself. It looked like the convention center and Our Lady of Hope were from a website. If you have back to back sots, try to put your interviews in different places or switch angles. It can look like a jump cut. For example, the students at :50-:51. When shooting interviews, you want the audience to focus on what the person is saying. Having such a wide shot interview can be distracting. I spent a lot of time looking at anything but the person talking,
Judge 3
Positives: -Well written, reporter did a good job narrating the importance of the project. -All interview subjects are framed well, audio sounds great.
Improvements: -Highly suggest starting the piece focusing on one of the students working on the project then hearing from them. Starting with a personal focus on a character, then opening the story up to understand the big picture, is a great way to capture the viewer's attention. -Stand up from Casper would've been great! it establishes who the reporter is and who's telling the story.
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