Light Em' Up - ID# 87
Barrington
School Promotion
Entry Description
An inclusive school promotion video featuring every athletic team at BHS and highlighting their achievements.
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Recent Teacher Comments
- 4/24 10:13 pm - Some great technique and creativity throughout. Music and visuals (spin shot, lighting) are engaging. However, there are a lot of static shots for a piece as long as this. More action is needed in my opinion...dynamic shots. I love the use of the town/city, the police lights, the song. Very cool conceptually. Just need movement from the subjects to take it to that next level.
- 3/4 1:03 pm - POSITIVES: Nice drone shot near the opening--very smooth. Interesting camera rotation @1:09, and I'm glad you used it again, but didn't overuse it. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Story has a dynamic music bed, but for 75% of the shots the athletes are still and only the camera is moving. The shots where the athletes are moving are more interesting than the posed shots which lack intensity or impact. Even if they succeeded in emoting fierceness, just an expression of intensity doesn't do it. The neon lights are cool, but the set doesn't create the energy to match the music.
Judge 1
Positives: Love the shots of the athletes all raising their heads. It takes attention to detail to sync them up like that, and the fact that they are all lit the same really pulls it all together. The drone shots at the beginning establish the grandiosity of the school athletics department really well. And I like that you aren't just shooting athletes from behind. The shot of the football player going through the tunnel is lovely! The dynamic camera movement made the static poses of the athletes much more interesting visually.
Improvements: I like the fact that you put all the athletes in the same room with the same background, since they all play different sports. That means you have much more consistent shots, composition and lighting-wise. But I would have liked to see some action shots, too. Perhaps after each clip of the athlete you cut to their most exciting action shot from a game they've played recently. A football player scoring a touchdown, a baseball player sliding into a base, etc etc. I don't have a second comment, this was really well done!
Judge 2
Positives: Powerful intro with everybody ready to go before going to the drone shot and the street scene. Excellent job bringing every athletic team together and celebrating them!
Improvements: Maybe lead with the drone shot, go to the introspective athletes and then have it look like they're running off to the street scene.
Judge 3
Positives: The student demonstrated exceptional expertise in capturing the athletic teams, showcasing outstanding cinematography throughout! Very impressive! The editing was cut synchronized with the music, and the intro sequence was particularly compelling. I loved the creative lighting techniques enhanced the visual impact of each scene.
Improvements: While the highlight reel was impressively presented, the ending could have been stronger. Instead of the current fade-out, a more powerful conclusion would have better matched the energy of the piece. This is a minor critique of an otherwise excellent production. Great work!
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