AV News 184 - May 2011
Alan Heath - The Legend of Beeston Castle - The judges liked the use of
a narrative but there were a number of technical issues with the sequence.
The judges warned about using well know music as the audience could
connect this to better known films etc. More anonymous music would have
been better.
John Bell - The Rain Forest - The judges complimented the author on
having thought out the exit right from the beginning and this showed. There
was a narrative and there was a good balance between the words and the
music. We were all drawn into the exotic images and were all equally
shocked to find out we had only been as far as Cornwall!
Andy Polakowski - The Runaway - The author was complimented for
having had the courage to tackle a comedy subject which is not easy to do
in an AV presentation. It was generally agreed that Andy had succeeded.
On a negative note the judge didn't like the bar code on the chicken's ear.
Was this left there to return it to the shop once the shoot had been
completed!?
Chris Noble - The Windmill - This sequence showed that you don't always
need a music track and sometimes the narrative alone was sufficient. The
judges questioned the use of both colour and monochrome images. Would
it have been better to stick to the one medium?
Chris Davies - Transport Extavaganza - The judges again commented on
the images not 'dancing' to the music.
Bill Furse - Venice Carnival - The author fitted together the various
elements of location and costume. Including some historic images of the
mask and the history of the carnival could have taken this to a new level.
Ken Smyth - Villa Barbarolli - The judges felt that this fell down on the
communication to the audience. Where is it and why is it famous. Would I
like to visit it?
Bill Furse - Wild life of South Africa - The fades were not in sync with the
music. The images were not of the same size and varied only by very small
amounts but it was distracting.
The Judges Results were 1st
The Rain Forest
John Bell
2nd
The Runaway
Andy Polakowski
3rd
People of Cuba
Phil Parsons
Highley
One World
Chris Noble
Comm
Commended Hebrides
Pat Venn
The Peoples Oscars were decided by popular vote as follows:
1st
The Rain Forest
John Bell
2nd
People of Cuba
Phil Parsons
3rd
One World
Chris Noble
Well at least we agreed on the winner and two of the top three. Not bad for a
first time. See http://moldcameraclub.org.uk for more about the club.
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